In the town hall, the GIs still stayed in the cafeteria, because there was nothing to do at night, so it was better to learn to read and write with Uncle Makarov.

Many of the soldiers had learned to read and write, but most were still stumbling, so they formed makeshift support groups in the evening to help each other speed up their literacy.

Just as Müller was about to go to the bathroom, he saw Joseph escorting his father to the town hall.

"Huh? Joseph, what's going on? Didn't you go to celebrate your brother's birthday? ”

Joseph's face was full of sorrow and he didn't know how to answer, so he could only cope: "Hey... It's hard to put into words. ”

Seeing this, Mueller didn't ask much, so he reminded with a smile: "We spontaneously organized mutual aid literacy in the cafeteria, I remember that you have already learned to read and write, don't forget to teach everyone later!" ”

"Of course no problem!" Joseph smiled and nodded, and continued to escort his father to the Citizen Report Office.

Meanwhile, Ted and Chris are talking here, and they are working on how to allocate their limited resources perfectly, when they happen to see Joseph.

"Huh? It's you? Is dragon fruit good? What's going on? Caught a thief on the way? ”

Ted signed his name and handed it to Chris to record the file.

Since the free distribution of food, the crime rate in the north has plummeted, and everyone has not seen criminals for a long time, after all, most criminals only commit crimes because they have no food, not for the sake of committing crimes...

Immediately afterward, the two of them joined in the fun and came to Joseph.

Originally, Joseph just wanted to report his father, then pay the fine, and then kick him out of the house...

Quietly atoning for sins like this, not wanting anyone to know...

It's just that the plan never changed quickly, and I didn't expect Joseph to meet the captain first, and then meet the lord and his vassals.

If you let them know, your face will be completely gone.

"Your Excellency... I—" Joseph hesitated, but decided to confess the truth, he didn't have the courage to lie in front of the lord, and at least he could feel better by telling the truth.

"That's right... Listen to me, my lord..."

After listening to Joseph's explanation, Ted shook his head with a smile, pointed to the handcuffs and smiled, "Untie your father..."

"But... My lord..."

"Eh, you don't have to pay the fine, you do it alone, your father is an adult, he should pay the fine or something, given that he has no money and has a criminal record, then hand it over to the labor reform department..."

In order to solve Joseph's doubts in front of him, and also to popularize the law, Chris flipped through the "Northern Criminal Law" to the page of stealing public resources, and read carefully: "Article 122 of the Northern Criminal Law, anyone who has a criminal record, who commits a second offense, is less valuable and sentenced to 3 months of labor reform, in order to pay compensation and fines. ”

"Well, thank you, sir," Joseph didn't know what to say, so he could only come up with such a sentence in his head.

"Hi... What do you thank me for? You should be thankful for the law and your own law-abiding behavior. ”

Ted remembers very well that this law was revised by himself according to the future criminal law, and the original version only sentenced him to one month in prison and a fine, but he felt that such a sentence was too light and useless.

The law is not only about punishing criminals, but also about making those who are ready to act think about the consequences.

Let the criminals know that their mistakes can be corrected, and the punishment that is not light and itchy is useless, it is better to let the criminals sweat in the quarry and die tired.

Judging by the value created by working as a coolie in prison for three months, their theft is like 'renting' an ordinary object for hundreds of times the price...

The next time your hands are itchy again, you will first weigh whether your behavior is worth it?

"Your Excellency—" The guards came to the crowd and waited for orders.

"Take this man away and sentence him to 3 months of re-education through labor according to the law!"

"Yes! My lord! ”

After the guards took over the criminal, Joseph went home in disgrace, although the lord did not say anything about himself, but he always felt that his face hurt hotly, as if there was such a relative, if it was not his own problem, he would feel ashamed...

After the surroundings returned to calm, Chris took the small notebook in his hand and continued to ask, "My lord, are you sure you want to cancel the probation and bail?" Is there anything else that needs to be crossed out of this medical parole? ”

Ted picked up a copy of the Cygnus Code and explained: "Of course, my ideas are the same as those of some of the sages. ”

"No matter how good the offender behaves in prison, it does not justify his sentence reduction, and at the same time, they will not reduce or escape punishment for any reason, because this punishment is never enough compared to the victim and their family!"

Looking through all the legal codes in the system's library, only this one "Cygnus Codex" best meets your ideas.

Chris continued to investigate one by one according to Ted, and circled the next keyword: "The mentally disordered patient... Do you want to cross it out too? ”

"This article is a reservation to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the loophole and leaving the decision to the judge and the jury composed of the judge, so that they can cooperate with the local security in the investigation, and if it is forged, the crime will be increased by one degree."

Having amateurs form a jury, this kind of suffocating operation Ted can't do, since you want to set a sense of ceremony, you have to carry it out to the end! Combining those newly graduated trainee judges with serving judges to form a jury can not only reduce the error rate of the executive judge, but also make it more rigorous!

"Your Excellency... So this one... Do you want to change a human into any creature? ”

Ted already knew that Chris would ask this, after all, he didn't know much about the world, and there were far more creatures on this planet than human elves: "Of course, in the North, even if the criminal is a dog or a bug, he will be sent to court and sentenced to a normal person's sentence." ”

"But... So if a dog steals the bacon of the next-door neighbor, do we really have to judge the dog? And who is there to defend it...? Chris touched his non-existent beard and questioned his soul.

“... You have a point, change this to a sapient creature! ”

"Yes, my lord..."

The conversation went well, and Ted relied on this "Cygnus Code" to change many local laws, at least to make most people feel that the rewards and punishments were clear: "Again, the law protects the victim, not the offender, and there is little human rights in front of me, the criminal is deprived of all rights during his sentence, he is not a person, and when he leaves prison, he will return to the 'person'..."

"In that case..."Chris frowned, looking at the last entry in the book, "My lord, since you want to punish the perpetrators, then why do you want to abolish the death penalty?" Wouldn't it be unpleasant to raise them and waste food and execute them in public? ”

Ted smiled knowingly, he pulled Chris to the door, looked at the snow blowing in front of him, and asked, "What do you think... Those sentenced to death, are they afraid of death? ”

Hearing this, Chris stopped what he was doing, according to his own memory and the legal records of the past dynasties, most of these death row prisoners were not afraid of death, and there were even a large number of people shouting on the guillotine 'Eighteen years later, another good man' and the like.

"They... Not afraid of death..."

Ted turned around and snapped his fingers in response, "So, what's the point of you sentencing them to death?" Give them a good time, but it will fulfill them. ”

Then, Ted's expression changed, and he became eerie, like a demon from hell...

"I'm going to keep them alive, give them a little food every day to keep them alive, and then give them unlocked handcuffs and leg irons, as long as they are welded, they can't take them off if they keep breaking their hands and feet! Let them work in the quarries every day and be spit on by everyone! Until you go to the grave! ”

"Not only that, but I will also send troops to guard them, prevent them from committing suicide, and rescue them if they are injured, so that they will live like walking corpses for the rest of their lives."

"By the way, use them as negative teaching materials to deter those who want to commit crimes!"

These words scared Chris into a cold sweat behind him, this suggestion is good advice, but it is a little scary to be said by Ted like this.

"Of course, these are all needles for those who have committed the most heinous crimes, a lord like me who is kind to the people, and he is also very kind to criminals such as thieves, just go to the quarry and dig stones with the most vicious people for a few months~"

Chris took out a handkerchief to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead, picked up the pen and continued to record: "Ahem... Okay, my lord, I've made a note of it, and I'll have the legal department discuss it and revise it as soon as possible..."

Ted saw Chris's scruples and took out a pamphlet from his hand: "Steward, you have to remember one sentence, at the beginning of a person, the nature is evil, and the good are hypocritical, and we can only reduce crimes by relying on strict criminal laws, and if the sentence is reduced or something, don't mention it again!" ”

"Besides, it's not so ridiculous for me to gamble on other people's lives on whether someone is kind or not..."

"Yes, my lord, no problem..."

Chris has seen a different side of the lord today. It's a little scary, but he thinks what he said makes sense, and even makes him forget that this lord is less than 16 years old this year...

"By the way, do you know that there is a newly opened snack shop, they sell chocolate very hot, the price of 20 copper coins, about the cost of 10 copper coins, you say, can we sell it to other parts of the empire? Will anyone buy it if the price is set at 10 times? ”

As soon as the conversation turned, the surrounding atmosphere was blown away by the sweet chocolate...

"Your Excellency... Ten times more, I don't think it's as good as supplying it exclusively to the nobles, the commoners shouldn't have the money to buy it, and it should be no problem to package it as exclusive to the nobles..."

"Good idea, then write it down first, and I'll discuss it with Steve in a few days."

Referring to this sanctimonious prince, Chris couldn't help but sneer: "My lord, is he really a strict wife?" These days, he has been blatantly ~ at least 18 hours with Wa Zhai Na every day, without any remorse, not even the slightest remorse! ”

Ted opened a can of Coke, handed it to Chris, and brought himself another can, pointed to the welcome building opposite the city hall and said with a smile: "People are the second in their ability to deceive themselves, no one dares to say first, you look at it, as long as his wife doesn't know, he will definitely steal to the ground!" will also pretend to be a good man~"