Chapter 323 Public Security Team

Having said that, Roland also has a rough plan for the security system of the territory in the future.

The current population of the town is about 20,000. In addition to the local aborigines, there are people who have turned in from the Long Song Fortress, and there are also fugitives from the east. When the envoys sent by Barov return, they may bring a group of people from the southern and northern parts of the kingdom. The population composition will be further complicated, and the quality will be uneven. There will only be more and more conflicts like today.

Therefore, he still needs to establish a public security system to replace the current patrol work of the First Army. It will be a matter of time before internal violence is separated from external violence. He has considered this issue before, but he stopped because of the shortage of manpower. Now the First Army needs to concentrate on fighting evil beasts, and the population is growing rapidly, so the time has come for this plan to be implemented.

It is up to itself to formulate laws, interpret laws, and try major crimes. The first trial is the final trial; the police arrest criminals in accordance with the law, and also handle civil disputes. The Security Bureau is responsible for maintaining the purity of each system, which can effectively avoid power corruption. At the same time, it can also use public security personnel to carry out cleaning operations and save human resources. This is the outline of the public security system conceived by Roland.

The most ideal situation is that this security system can be tested in Border Town first, and then extended to the entire Western Territory when the city is built next year.

At that time, regardless of whether it is an autonomous territory of the nobility, it will have to implement the same set of laws and accept the control of the unified department. He is the only one who is above the law.

Roland knew that he was the largest nobleman in the western region, so he could neither say that everyone was equal before the law, nor abolish the aristocratic system. But at least he can make his city free of feudal nobles in the traditional sense. If he wants to accept the asylum of the Western Territory, he must hand over his autonomy.

As for the person in charge of the public security department, Roland had already considered it.

The Chief Knight Carter Lannis, who has a sense of justice but is not pedantic, is a good choice.

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When Vader staggered back to the temporary residence, the old man Kukasim immediately greeted him.

"Are you OK."

"It's okay," he grinned, "it's just that His Highness punished him with ten lashes."

"Let me see," Kukasim said eagerly.

"Let's go back to the room." Vader walked into the room, the warm breath immediately dispelled the chill around him, and he closed the door, as if there were two worlds inside and outside. Compared with the previous wooden shack that was leaking everywhere, this mud hut that looked a little low and narrow made people feel more comfortable.

By the way, the locals seem to call this kind of house a cave dwelling?

The old man asked him to lie on the kang, pulled off the clothes behind him, and couldn't help but gasped.

"Your back is full of blood, I'll get some ashes and sprinkle it on you."

"No, don't use it. It's just the bloodstain left by the torture, and the blood stopped long ago." He stopped repeatedly, "Master Knight said, just open it like this. It only takes two or three days, and the wound will heal." heal."

"Two or three days?" Kukasim shook his head worriedly, "No, child, you may have a high fever because of this, and your back will swell into a ball. Even if you are strong, it will take at least a week to recover. You should know better than me."

"You may not believe it," he licked his somewhat dry lips, "I didn't feel the pain in the wound on my back, on the contrary, I felt a cool and slightly itchy feeling, which is a sign of healing. After whipping, They dumped a bucket of water behind me..."

"Salt water?" The old man frowned.

"I thought so too at first, but the scorching pain I expected didn't come." Vader chuckled twice, "The executioner said that this water can eliminate all pathogenic microorganisms, and he wants to heal quickly wound, don’t do unnecessary things, just let it dry.”

"Pathogenic micro... what?"

"Microorganisms," he curled his lips. "Ghost knows what it is. It probably has something to do with witches."

The old man lowered his head, and after a long time he said in a deep voice: "You shouldn't stand up for me, as long as you bear with it..."

"If you put up with it, you will be treated even worse. I know what kind of virtue that guy is. In other words, most of the nobles look the same," Vader spat. "I heard that the snow here lasts for several months. The combined money of both of us can't support that time." He paused, "And... I deliberately picked that time to beat him up."

"So, on purpose?" Kukasim was stunned.

"Because at this time of day, His Royal Highness will appear on the city wall of the West District. Since he promised to distribute food for free, he must hate this kind of behavior that tarnishes his reputation. This is also the most effective method. If it is just a simple fight, maybe It will not reach the ears of His Highness. After all, Keya Harveys may be instructed by others, and the officials of the city hall want to suppress these news, so it is useless for us to say anything."

"But he may also be instructed by the lord..."

"The possibility is extremely low. If Your Highness wants to save this little money, you can just reduce the three meals to two meals. And I have inquired beforehand. Whether it is the local residents or the serfs, they all appreciate His Highness's kindness and wisdom. Full of praise." He smiled smugly, "Look, I made the right bet, right?"

"So... so," the old man let out a long breath, "You really see it clearly enough."

But there was also a part he didn't get right, Vader thought, and that was the penalty.

As a patrol member who has served in Jinsui City for more than ten years, he has a deep enough understanding of the ugliness of the city's glamorous appearance. He has seen more than a dozen nobles who use their power to blackmail, even in the patrol team. It happens all the time inside. Therefore, it is not difficult for him to rectify these high-ranking nobles.

His Royal Highness's reaction was basically as he expected, except for the penalty that surprised Vader.

In this case, most famous lords would acquit the oppressed, but he punished everyone. Compared with reputation, His Highness seems to care more about the system.

This is indeed a rare quality for a lord who is used to doing as he pleases.

"What are you going to do next?" The old man asked again after a moment of silence.

"Take a rest for two days with the special permission of Sir Knight, and then continue to do some groceries for those guys carrying strange weapons as before."

"You could have lived in the inner city and lived a decent life with craftsmen."

"But you can't get in, Kukasim, don't talk about it anymore," he shook his head, "I won't leave you outside."

This old man is neither his family member nor his elder. Six months ago, the other party was still a prisoner in a prison. Everyone knew that the old man was just pushed out by black street rats to top the tank, but this kind of thing happened so often that the patrol team didn't even bother to pay attention. Later, Jinsui City was ransacked by a large group of pirates. He was going to die in the turmoil, but at a critical moment, the old man hid him in a prison cell, covered his body with a smelly bed sheet, and escaped by chance.

Vader didn't expect that he would be rescued by a prisoner who usually wouldn't look at him, and he suddenly realized that he was not fundamentally different from those disgusting nobles.

The other two people in the room knew Kukasim's identity, and it was okay to see him alone. Once he was gone, they would definitely trouble the old man.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." Vader patted the other party's shoulder.

Two days later, he heard news from the inner city that His Highness the Prince was recruiting police officers. (To be continued.)

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