Chapter 1680 Double-Edged Sword

"Regardless of whether they have participated in kidnapping, smuggling and trafficking, as long as they are caught holding, imprisoning and abusing foreign girls, it is enough to convict them for violating the Japanese Convention."

"As for the charges and punishment guidelines," I smiled slightly and said, "We can follow the charter of the Zephyr Continent Convention. For those who violate the convention, other countries can jointly try them and formulate punishment specifications."

The old Duke's eyes flashed and he chuckled: "What do you think, once successful, we need to formulate a punishment specification for York Hancheng?"

"On this point, it is better for Your Majesty, you and a group of important ministers to discuss this after the trial is successful. After all, I am still too young."

"Don't talk to me about being young or not." The old Duke waved his hand and said disdainfully: "I have seen too many official routines, and I am tired of them. If you have any ideas, just say it. I think it is right. Yes, I will naturally support you. If I think something is wrong, just pretend I didn’t hear it and won’t blame you.”

"Since you said so, may I dare to say it?"

"explain."

"I think the best standard of punishment is one that does not shake the foundation of York and Seoul, but also makes Simmons Locke feel the pain."

"Yes." The old Duke nodded and said, "What kind of punishment do you think can meet this requirement?"

"Mineral deposits" I said: "York Hancheng has always been a closed country. The only country that has trade relations with it is Airui City. However, the scale of trade is still very small, so the problem is that there is no external supply and it can meet the needs of the domestic people. , and a country that has survived for thousands of years must contain huge resources, especially mineral deposits that regenerate very slowly."

"As we all know, mineral deposits are important resources for maintaining a country's daily life and military development. As long as we set a series of compensation clauses related to mineral deposits and force Simmons Locke to implement them, he will definitely be heartbroken. After all, these can These are all important resources he used to arm the country, but he handed them over to the enemy with his bare hands. Haha, I can even imagine the pain on this guy's face."

"Mineral deposits, well, using mineral deposits to compensate is indeed a good way to punish him," the old Duke nodded.

President Aoli thought for a while and said slowly: "If you do this, I'm afraid it will hurt those compatriots who are still suffering in Hanoi."

"This is unavoidable, President Auli." The old Duke closed his eyes and said seriously: "Even if we don't force York Han City, we still can't save those poor children. The Zephyr Continent Convention makes it very clear that unless we break the contract, we will not be able to save those poor children." Comply, otherwise you will have to rashly invade the territory of other countries. Once violated, other countries can jointly conquer it."

"That means that unless Simmons Locke insists on going his own way and resists the Zephyr Continental Convention to the death, there will be no way for us to invade York Han City and rescue those compatriots who are in dire straits?"

President Aoli's tone was a little excited.

"Yes," the old Duke said solemnly.

"Go to hell with the Zephyr Continent Convention!" President Steel Hammer on the side said angrily: "Among the victims, there is also a little girl from our dwarf tribe. She is only a little older and is covered in wounds. After seeing me, she cried like I'm in tears, I really want to smash the heads of those piggies one by one with the war hammer in my hand!"

"Ahem, President Steel Hammer, please calm down and be careful what you say." I quickly advised: "There are also pig people in the orc tribe. If they hear what you say, they will definitely come to you for explanation."

President Steel Hammer was startled, and immediately apologized to the old Duke: "I'm sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to scold them. As you know, I'm just like this. I'm outspoken. It was really an unintentional move!"

The old Duke smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay. You can be forgiven for saying the wrong thing occasionally. Besides, I quite like your character. It's cheerful and direct, exactly like when I was young."

President Aoli sighed and said: "I really didn't expect that the convention that was originally extremely beneficial to us would suddenly turn into a shackles that imprisoned us. It is simply a double-edged sword."

"Yes," I said: "This Zephyr Continent Convention is really a double-edged sword. It can protect yourself, but it may also hurt yourself. So the Dwarf King reminds you to take the time to read the Zephyr Continent Convention, but you Just don’t listen.”

"This is indeed my mistake." President Aoli said dejectedly, "I will pay more attention to it in the future."

"Actually, you don't have to be so sad." I comforted President Aoli and said, "Although you haven't read the Zephyr Continent Convention, at least you already understand the most important one, right?"

"You mean all living things are equal?"

"Yes, all living beings are equal," I said: "On the one hand, we can rely on the victims to suppress York and Han City, and on the other hand, we can let the bards compile the victims' experiences into poems and sing them in the Zephyr Continent. Of course, in order to ensure It will not affect the victim himself, we can call him anonymous. In this way, we can not only portray York Hancheng as the public enemy of Zephyr Continent, but also win the sympathy of more people."

"Is it possible that doing this will arouse Simons Locke's rebellious psychology, leading him to refuse to compensate for the mineral resources?" President Aoli asked with some worry.

"He doesn't dare, because the Zephyr Continent Convention is forcing him!" I said hehey: "For countries that defy the Zephyr Continent Convention, other public officials can unite to crusade against them. Even if Airui City does not participate in the crusade, the three of us will The armies of one country are enough, but let alone the armies of three countries, they cannot defeat the country of York and Hancheng."

"Can't beat it? Haha, it doesn't exist." The old Duke sneered: "It can even destroy the country."

"That's right," I said hehe, "so, even if Simmons Locke develops a rebellious mentality, he will never show it. The most he can do is to torture and kill some foreign compatriots imprisoned in York and Hancheng. To vent the anger in my heart, of course, in order to save more compatriots, I think we can do something about the mineral resources, for example, how much mineral resources can be reduced by freeing a foreign slave."

"However, there is also a loophole in this transaction method. In order to retaliate against us, Simmons Locke probably tortured the slave half to death, then cut off his hands and feet, and then handed this poor man who was worse than death back to us to pay off the debt. And the possibility of this happening is not low. In order to prevent this tragedy from happening, we must set a standard for the returned foreign compatriots. Complete healthy compatriots are in one grade, and compatriots with partial limbs are in another grade, half-dead. The compatriots who have completely lost their ability to survive are in another category. Of course, there is a more important issue here."

I frowned and said solemnly, "That's the problem with mixed-race babies who are forced to give birth."