When the Viscount of Melbourne heard this, he also thought that in the presence of Lord Broughham, he would have a good conversation with Arthur about the prosecution of the Swain riot.

And there's no better way to get people to take on the drudgery than to package it as an honor.

The Viscount of Melbourne said with a smile: "A pragmatic attitude is always good for work. Concrete analysis of specific issues is also my political view. Although I am a Whig, I can also support Tory on certain issues. It's like in this Swain riot, I chose to stand with Peele. ”

Melbourne first clicked on Peel's name, and then chatted with Arthur about his family history.

"It's been almost two years, but I can still remember the headlines from that time. The media in Fleet Street, the British public, and the citizens of London all rejoiced that a police officer had always stood by the side of truth and justice had emerged in the courtroom.

And it's not just your personal honor, the case set off a number of ripple effects that ultimately led to Parliament's resolve to reform the Bloody Act. There are only 56 of the 222 capital charges left, Arthur, and at least half of the credit for this is yours. ”

For the praise of the Viscount of Melbourne, Arthur did not dare to be greedy for heaven.

As a graduate of the University of London, he knows all about the ins and outs of the campaign to repeal the Bloody Laws.

If you want to list the pioneers in this field, in addition to the leader of the movement, Lord Samuel Romilli, followed by the Duke of Sussex, Sir Robert Peel, and Lord Bruham, and so on.

Adam Jr.'s case only served as a trigger, and at that time, it was a turbulent period for the passage of the Catholic Liberation Act, and the Duke of Wellington and Sir Peel and others urgently needed to establish a propaganda image of an upright Catholic.

Therefore, with their acquiescence and encouragement, Arthur was able to be pushed to the front of the stage and take all the honors. As a result, the official fortune in Scotland Yard was prosperous, and the journey was smooth.

And knowing how many pounds and taels he has, when to reach out and when not to reach out, is Arthur's winning formula for staying in Scotland Yard until today.

What's more, Lord Broughham, another leader of the movement to repeal the Bloody Act, was on the scene, and whether it was for the original intention of dragging him into the water, or for saying a few innocuous and cheap words, Arthur had to give credit to the teacher.

"The movement to repeal the Bloody Act, the abolitionist movement and the parliamentary reform movement, all three are in essence the same, and there were calls for this as early as the end of the last century. Although there were few supporters at the beginning, after more than 30 years of development, everything seems to fall into place.

To insist that the abolitionist movement is all the work of Wilberforce and that the repeal of the Bloody Act is all my credit is obviously unfair to other leaders who have long supported the reform movement. If it weren't for my education at the University of London, as a little swineherd from the Yorkie countryside, I would definitely not have understood what sport was and what the Bloody Act was. ”

Arthur turned his gaze to Lord Broughham, and he said with a smile, "I first learned about the sport because of Lord Broughham's lectures at school. It is fair to say that it was because of this period of education that I became a staunch opponent of the Bloody Bills, an abolitionist, and at the same time a supporter of parliamentary reform. ”

When Arthur said this, even with such a cold personality as Brougham, he couldn't help but show a shy and proud smile.

He walked up to Arthur with two glasses of wine, handed one over, and said jokingly: "Although Thomas and I have always believed that the University of London will one day produce many talents for Britain." But what we never expected was that there was already a rising point among the students in the first batch. ”

Arthur took the wine glass and replied with a smile: "Your Excellency, in fact, there may not be only one. As far as I know of a brilliant person, another of the University of London is floating in the waters of South America. ”

Broughham raised his eyebrows in a cheerful mood and said, "Oh? I don't know about that. Are any of our students serving in the Royal Navy? Do I know him? ”

"You should know him." Arthur spoke, "Mr. Elder Carter of the Department of Classics, who graduated as a cartographer in the Royal Navy, and is now on an arduous but glorious voyage around the world on the orders of the Admiralty. ”

"Elder Carter......"

When Broughham heard the name, he thought for a moment and suddenly clapped his palms and said, "I seem to be a little impressed, after all, it is really rare for students to get three school warnings in a semester. Had it not been for Mr. Bentham's constant opposition to the dogmatic and blunt management of Oxford, the school board would have fired him if they couldn't figure it out. He is developing so well now, it seems that Mr. Bentham is really right in what he said, and outstanding people have never been conformists. ”

Broughham complimented Elder so much that Arthur didn't immediately choose to follow suit.

He just drank to himself.

Others don't know how Elder got the school warning, but he's a friend.

Although Arthur is not in favor of conformity, it seems that it is not a glorious deed to bribe the professor after being caught peddling obscene materials.

Seeing that Arthur diverted the topic, the Viscount of Melbourne hurriedly picked up the conversation again.

"While I've assumed you're an opponent of the Bloody Bills, it's always reassuring to have confirmation in person. However, it is gratifying to be able to develop a good perspective from your education at the University of London, but unfortunately, I think you may have chosen the wrong college and department.

Judging by the debating skills you have shown in court, if you had studied law under Lord Bruham, you would have achieved much more than you do now. Thankfully, the creation of the London District Prosecution Service has allowed us to have a position like a prosecutor, which means that even if you are not qualified as a lawyer, you can do your best in what you are better at.

More importantly, if you can do something about the prosecution of the Swain riots, you can also silence those who think the police are not up to the job of prosecutors. In this way, it is only fitting that we nominate you to become Deputy Attorney General of the London Region. ”

Arthur never expected that the Viscount of Melbourne would actually play a set of first cut and then play for him.

He didn't agree, and the Viscount of Melbourne had unilaterally begun to plan for him a vision for the completion of the work.

Arthur knew that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was probably determined to let him go up this time.

After all, the arm can't twist the thigh, and it's not impossible to take this job.

And in front of Lord Bruham, he didn't want to ruin his image as a good student.

Since the strong attack could not be done, after thinking for a while, Arthur quickly decided to outwit him from the other direction.

"It is a great honour to be able to entrust me with this important responsibility and honor. But if I want to prosecute so many people, I am afraid that it will not be possible to do it alone. After all, the London District Prosecutor's Office was only in its infancy, and there were not enough prosecutors and it was not adapted to criminal prosecution. If the quality of prosecution is to be guaranteed, a number of police officers with extensive prosecution experience may need to be drawn from Scotland Yard. ”

Arthur's request was not particularly excessive, so the Viscount of Melbourne had no intention of refusing.

He nodded, "You've thought it through. If there is a real need for this, I will ask Director Rowan to help coordinate it. ”

Lord Broughham, who was on the side, saw that the student had taken on the drudgery, and also whispered: "I have not yet stepped down from the post of president of the British Bar Association, and if you need a lawyer, I can also help you contact some people through personal connections." ”

Arthur smiled and nodded, "If that's the case, then I have a lot more confidence in completing the prosecution." ”

Speaking of this, Arthur turned his head to look at the Viscount of Melbourne again: "By the way, Your Excellency, I heard that the Home Office is considering the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829, and Scotland Yard may need to be reorganized?" ”

Naturally, such a thing as amending the law cannot be hidden from others, and the Viscount of Melbourne has no intention of hiding this aspect.

In the view of the Ministry of the Interior, the main obstacle to amending the Metropolitan Police Act is the local municipalities, which are not willing to pay an additional security fee without full control over the newly established local police organizations.

And Arthur's shot in Liverpool, just like his wonderful speech in the courtroom that year, immediately suppressed the local opposition to the establishment of a police organization.

The previous control measures to quell the Swain riot also led the Viscount of Melbourne to a conclusion that the fault is not necessarily punished, but the merit must be rewarded.

If Arthur, a young man who had helped him out of a lot of troubles, wanted to make some 'reasonable' suggestions during the revision of the Metropolitan Police Act, for the sake of their friendship and Lord Broughham's face, the Viscount of Melbourne would not be unacceptable.

"The amendment is still in the process of investigation, and we are very happy to hear from everyone, especially those who have been serving on the front line for a long time."

The Melbourne Viscount blinked: "Actually, I had already convened the senior police officers of Scotland Yard for a seminar before, but you went to Liverpool at that time, so I missed your opinion." Now is the right moment, why don't you just share your thoughts here? ”

Arthur didn't immediately throw out his opinion, but asked, "What advice did the other officers make?" ”

The Viscount of Melbourne leaned on the sofa with his legs crossed: "It is mainly a proposal to strengthen the professional functions of Scotland Yard in all aspects. At present, the management of Scotland Yard is still too extensive, and the functions of various departments often overlap with each other, and other responsibilities are not fully defined except for front-line patrols.

Moreover, when Scotland Yard was first established, it was only positioned to maintain the daily patrol and law and order of the London metropolitan area, ignoring the investigation of cases that had a great impact on the social reputation of the police. In addition, police officers also pointed out the negative impact of sending the army and military police in the process of suppressing the riots, and suggested that a department should be set up in Scotland Yard to deal with similar situations.

Therefore, in the process of restructuring Scotland Yard this time, we initially believe that we should focus on these two aspects. Arthur, I'd like to hear your advice in particular when it comes to criminal investigations. ”

Arthur asked, "Did they mention to you that I had suggested that a separate Criminal Records Center, Fingerprint Section, Archives Section, and Toxicology Laboratory be set up under the Criminal Investigation Department?" ”

"Huh?"

When the Viscount of Melbourne heard this series of new terms popping out of Arthur's mouth, he immediately felt a little confused: "I have heard Rowan's suggestion that I hope to merge the London Police Intelligence Service and the Criminal Investigation Department. I also think that since they are all police departments, there is no need to manage them in parallel, and it is too cumbersome to deal with. ”

"Merge management?"

As soon as Arthur heard this, he immediately understood what Rowan was thinking.

Although the Police Intelligence Service is nominally a secondary department of the Metropolitan Police Department of Greater London, the budget is allocated directly by the Home Office and does not require a second trip from Scotland Yard.

As we all know, if you can't hold the financial power of a department, then you can't hold it in any way.

As a result, the officers who worked in the Police Intelligence Bureau had always ignored the orders of Scotland Yard and had only listened to the commissioner, Arthur Hastings.

And this situation will naturally make the rest of Scotland Yard look down. When they have the opportunity, they naturally have to find an opportunity to tie up this brother department that eats police funds but does not obey management.

Seeing that the new department under his command has not yet been established, but the backyard may be on fire.

Arthur hurriedly picked up the key questions first and defended: "Your Excellency, if the Police Intelligence Bureau only handles police intelligence, then of course there is no problem with merging management. But in reality, we don't just deal with police intelligence, and if we combine management, some things can't be explained. ”

"Can't tell?" Hearing this, the Viscount of Melbourne was puzzled and said, "Do you have any other business lines besides police intelligence?" ”

Due to Lord Broughham's presence, Arthur could only nod vaguely: "On this point, you can consult Sir Peel, or the Duke of Wellington and Viscount Palmerston." Of course, if you need a detailed report, I'll go back in a moment and ask someone to summarize the results of the work of the Police Intelligence Bureau this year in front of your case.

If you insist on merging the Police Intelligence Service into Scotland Yard, my suggestion would be to split it partially, i.e. the Police Intelligence Division into the Criminal Investigation Department, and the remainder into a new department, renamed the London Intelligence Service. But in that case, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to explain to Parliament and the press what the new system is for. ”

When the Viscount of Melbourne heard this, he immediately understood what Arthur meant, he took a sip of wine and flipped through the documents on the table: "Let's talk about the Criminal Records Center, Fingerprint Department, Archives Department, and Toxicology Laboratory Department you just mentioned." What are they used for? ”

Seeing that the Viscount of Melbourne was no longer entangled, Arthur immediately smiled and said: "Actually, I also suggest that you should set up a special police detective training school to train professional police officers for Scotland Yard, and establish a police education system to provide a steady stream of fresh blood for Scotland Yard and local police organizations." ”

(End of chapter)