Early the next morning, as soon as Todd woke up from his deep sleep, Huggins knocked on the door urgently and brought him bad news.
Just in the early hours of this morning, a riot caused by immigrants outside the city broke out.
The cause of the matter is not complicated.
A few months ago, a fleeing businessman from Yinhuan City, in order to escape the war, took his only family, his young and beautiful daughter, to settle outside Muxi City. They were in the immigration area,
After meeting a young and handsome owner of a weaving and dyeing workshop, the two families got to know each other, and the two young men of marriageable age entered into an engagement.
However, not long after, the merchant met a spice shop owner in the city. The latter was a widower, over sixty years old, and widowed in middle age. During a visit, he fell in love with the merchant's daughter and hoped to marry her.
Originally, the merchant explained his daughter's marriage contract and declined the widower's request. However, the spice shop owner coveted his daughter's beauty and put forward the conditions of security and accommodation, which made the merchant waver and hesitate.
Speaking of which, we have to talk about the threshold for settling in Muxi City.
Taking into account the infiltration of spies and the management of the city, Todd originally proposed two conditions for the identification of residents of Muxi City - guarantee and accommodation. First, any outsider who wants to become a resident of Muxi City must find a person in the city.
A resident must act as a guarantee, and provide detailed life history and past experience for filing and review; second, residents of Muxi City must own independent real estate in the city, that is, have a fixed residence, and the real estate must be purchased by the resident himself, or by an immediate relative
Buy.
Only after meeting the above two conditions at the same time, outsiders will be eligible to become official residents of Muxi Town and enjoy citizen rights such as tax exemption, education, appeals, etc.
For a businessman, leaving the dirty and messy pit in the immigration area and officially becoming a member of Muxi City, a place of miracles, is a dream he wants to realize all the time. Whether to regret the marriage or keep the promise is a matter of decision.
The difficult choice before him.
After some ideological struggle, the businessman finally chose the former. After accepting the gift from the old shop owner and signing the second marriage contract, he planned to take advantage of the silence of the night to take his daughter and secretly move into Muxi City.
Everything was going smoothly, but he forgot one thing.
After his daughter learned about her father's decision, she ran out of the house in the dark, found her fiancé, and stated the whole story.
The angry young man called in his brothers and sisters and blocked the moving businessman, asking for an explanation.
Just when there was a lot of commotion in the immigration area, the old widower, who had not seen a beautiful woman for a long time, could not sit still. When he took his family and apprentices out of the city, he happened to meet all the above.
When love rivals meet, they are extremely jealous, disagree with each other, and fight.
The fight continued until the Muxi City Security Team intervened.
Faced with the different opinions of residents and immigrants, the security forces, who had no good impression of the latter, made a judgment that was obviously biased in favor of the widower. They asked the businessman's daughter to immediately execute the second marriage contract. This behavior completely ignited the situation.
The fuse of the powder keg.
At first, it was just a conflict between a few people and the security team, but then it turned into a rapidly spreading chaos. The anger and anguish that had been stored deep in the hearts of the immigrants for a long time swept through the entire immigration area like a volcanic eruption. Hundreds of people, high and low,
Shouting injustice and oppression, he picked up the weapons at hand, defeated the security team, attacked Muxi City, and even occupied some buildings in the outer ring of the city.
When news of the riot reached the camp of the Knights of Muxi, Cumberland made a prompt decision without having time to ask the king for instructions. On the one hand, in order to avoid suspicion, he invited Alfonso and Friar Joe as warlords, and on the other hand, he mobilized regular troops.
and the Alien Combat Group, curbed the rioters' offensive and launched a decisive killing spree.
By the time Huggins reported the incident to Todd, a full five hours had passed since the riot occurred.
"What are the casualties?" He waved the maid away, and Todd took off his robe and put it on himself, his voice low and terrifying.
Huggins stood at the door of the palace, lowering his head and looking at the report in his hand: "Two members of the regular army of the Knights were seriously injured; Thirteen people of the Muxi Security Team were killed and seven were seriously injured; Six residents of the city were killed and 20 were seriously injured.
Two people were seriously injured; more than fifteen shops and residences were burned and smashed, and nearly 6,000 silver moons were lost."
Todd buttoned the last button and looked up at Huggins: "Where are the casualties in the immigration area?"
The latter was a little surprised by this question and lowered his head: "The specific number has not yet been calculated, but according to the visual inspection of the successor of the investigation department, it is estimated that more than 190 people have died."
Todd took the ceremonial dagger from the table, hung it on his waist, and walked past Huggins. There was no emotion in his voice: "Let the monks do their best to rescue the injured, and notify the Holy Treasury to prepare food and cold protection products."
, to ensure that the losses will not expand. In addition, notify all officials in the kingdom to hand over the affairs at hand, and hold a meeting in the meeting hall in two hours."
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At 9:30 in the morning, the Grand Council Hall of the Knights Headquarters.
Todd was sitting on the high throne, holding his right cheek and looking solemn.
In front of the long table below him, the senior officials of Muxi City who were officially appointed by the king were sitting on chairs. No one spoke. The only sound of burning wood in the brazier could be heard in the quiet air.
After a while, Todd broke the silence: "Have the supplies from the Holy Treasury been distributed?"
Queen Mary stood up, raised her head and glanced at the audience. The seriousness on Todd's face that she had never seen before made her temporarily absent-minded: "The victims have been counted, and the suppliers, catechumens and believers have been contacted.
Food and blankets are being distributed now."
Todd nodded and turned his attention to Cumberland: "How are the rioters doing now?"
The old knight stood up and saluted the king: "There were about 870 people participating in the riot. In front of the crossbows and shield walls, these mobs were as obedient as rabbits. The sergeants were confirming the identities of the deceased.
, and count their crimes.”
Todd asked again: "The source of this riot, the businessman's family, the young shop owner and the old widower, have they been found?"
Cumberland nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that they are the main persons responsible for this incident and have been imprisoned by the army."
Todd leaned back, leaned on the back of the throne, and exhaled: "This riot has sounded the alarm to Muxi Kingdom. Our enemies not only come from the outside, but also deal with internal conflicts.
important."
Rachel was a little surprised when she heard the king refer to the conflicts between immigrants and residents as internal conflicts, but after thinking about it carefully, she understood the deeper meaning of this statement.
Todd patted the armrest of the throne with his hand, looked at the officials of the kingdom, and said slowly: "How should this riot be handled? How to prevent similar incidents? Tell us, I want to hear your opinions."
The people in front of the long table looked at each other, and everyone confirmed each other's expressions and movements. For a long time, no one spoke.
Just when Todd was about to say something more, a person he didn't expect stood up.
Queen Mary bent down and bowed, and with everyone watching, she said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, when the Muxi Kingdom was first established, there was one thing that should be perfected first."
Todd nodded for her to continue.
Queen Mary took out a thin book from her arms and held it gently in her hand: "Your Majesty, the book I am holding is the law of Muxi City, with a total of one hundred and seventy-eight clauses, a total of three
More than a thousand words."
After placing the books on the table, Mary took out nine books as thick as bricks from the luggage at her feet and placed them in front of her: "These are the secular laws of the Papal State, which include fifteen major categories and five
One thousand nine hundred and forty-four clauses, totaling one hundred and seventy-nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five words."
Todd looked at the two contrasting legal documents on the table, thoughtfully.
Queen Mary, who has the power of super memory, pointed to the book in front of her and said: "The cause of this riot was the ruling on double engagement. If the security team can refer to the Taylor Civil Code when handling the incident, the 100th
Article 26, for Heavenly Father believers
Sacred marriage is inviolable. If the validity of the marriage contract is determined according to the order of the believers' contract, then this riot will not happen. In contrast, the lack of laws in Muxi City and the unprofessionalism of law enforcement personnel have laid the foundation for this disaster.
Entering the fire..."
Todd leaned forward, listening to the beautiful woman's analysis, and couldn't help but nodded and asked: "So in your opinion, what should be done?"
Queen Mary crossed her hands and placed them on her lower abdomen, looked downwards, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, I suggest: 1. Expand and formulate the laws of Muxi to ensure that the laws of the kingdom can bring order and tranquility to our people; 2.
, establish courts and recruit scholars so that professionals are responsible for the enforcement and adjudication of daily affairs."
Todd looked at Mary and tried to ask: "Where are the candidates? Do you have any recommendations?"
"Knight Dion was born in a legal family. He and his classmates can take on the work of formulating laws; as for the establishment of the court, we can openly recruit and invite capable scholars to work for Muxi City..."
Before Queen Mary finished speaking, a voice interrupted her.
"I object!"
Todd followed the sound, and another unexpected figure came into his sight.
Rachel's face was solemn, her brows were knitted together, and her eyes when looking at Mary were as cold as ice.
Cumberland raised his eyebrows, first looked at the two women sitting on both sides of the long table, then quickly glanced at the confused king, and finally closed his eyes and sighed.
The factional disputes in the Muxi Kingdom gradually moved from underground to above the surface.