Release that Witch - Chapter 447

[Chapter 440 Trial]

When Roland learned of this, he was studying the grid layout of the residential area. After listening to Carter’s report, he put down his quill and sighed softly.

Although he knew that such a day would inevitably happen, he still felt a little helpless when it happened. After all, the requirement to strictly prohibit private sales of grain has been preached repeatedly, and some people will still take risks for such a small amount of money.

Obviously, for the first case of this type, it is natural to impose a heavier sentence.

In addition, improving various laws as soon as possible, and then recruiting specialized legal officials to interrogate and judge cases must also be on the agenda. After all, after the city is built, crimes will only increase, and he has no time to be a judge all day long. job.

The trial was finally chosen to be held in the castle hall.

Roland also recruited Barov, the chief executive, to the castle to jointly try the crime of food smuggling.

In the hall, the two arrested suspects were kneeling on the ground, their faces pale and their eyes glazed over, as if they had never experienced such a battle.

After Roland took the seat, he cleared his throat, “Tell me what you have done, any concealment or lying will make you more guilty.”

“Yes, yes, my lord,” the two of them seemed to wake up from a dream, scrambling to tell the story of the food sales, especially the serfs, who almost shouted at the top of their lungs, “Your Highness, my lord! I know I am guilty , but if you don’t sell the wheat… I really can’t survive! Those officials and lords don’t buy wheat according to your request, and I have no choice but to do so!”

The whole case was very simple, and Roland had already figured it out halfway through hearing it.

In order to stabilize people’s hearts, the food purchase limit set by the city hall at that time was slightly more than the actual consumption, so the townspeople who purchased the maximum amount every month would always have a small amount of wheat left over.

Parker, who lived in the sixth community, caught a glimpse of a business opportunity. He ground the extra wheat into semolina, mixed some wild vegetables he picked, made delicious pancakes and dragged them to the market for sale. It turned out that the sales were not bad—— — This is another major function of the convenience market. Only the staple food is limited to trading, and the chickens, ducks and eggs raised by the townspeople can be sold at the stalls by themselves.

This business can bring him several silver wolves in income every month, but there is only so much wheat left, and if he wants to expand the scale, he has to cut down on food and diet.

So Pike set his sights on those serfs who didn’t sell all the food to the city hall. After a few inquiries, he contacted “Gold”, and then there was this smuggler.

However, the serf’s last sentence made Roland frowned. What do you mean the official did not buy wheat according to the regulations?

Could it be that the city hall is also involved?

He looked at Barov, who leaned over his head and said in a low voice, “The Ministry of Agriculture is in charge of purchasing, and the minister is Seni Dali. It should be unlikely to make such a mistake. You can call him over to ask ask.”

Roland nodded and asked the guards to summon the Minister of Agriculture to the castle.

Seni Dali quickly rushed to the hall. After performing a standard knight’s salute, he asked His Highness what his intentions were, and he still had the demeanor of a former wolf knight in his gestures.

The prince recounted the unclear part of the case, “Did you refuse to buy food from the serfs?”

“Reporting to Your Highness, the situation is like this,” Saini replied without the slightest hesitation, “According to your instructions, after the bumper harvest, we did not suspend the purchase work, but gradually lowered the purchase price according to the quality of the wheat. In a month or two, the price will be almost the same as the original price.”

He paused, then continued, “However, after winter, due to the lack of suitable storage places for most serfs, and the relocation from the original shanty houses to temporary residences, the quality of wheat has dropped sharply. We can often check when purchasing The price is 20% to 30% lower than the original price. Most of the serf’s grain has been damp and moldy, and it is almost impossible to store it. Therefore, the price I gave is 20% of the harvest price. .”

“Twenty percent is the same as not buying it, Your Highness!” The serf shouted, “I have been in the field for a year, and the things I grow can only be sold at this price, which is even harder than black street cuts! Didn’t you say that grain The price remains the same!”

“That means paying on time, idiot!” Barov scolded displeasedly, “Do you think that no one knows the real purpose of your hoarding of wheat? If there is a problem with the food supply in the town, I’m afraid you will pay three or four times the price.” They can all be sold!”

The case has been fully clarified so far, but the result surprised Roland a little. He thought it was just a simple smuggling of food, but he didn’t expect that a black-hearted food case would be involved later – Parker obviously knew that the quality of this batch of food was low, so he still agreed to pay the price of five I bought it many times at a high price, and probably didn’t care whether the moldy wheat was edible.

What the serf committed was undoubtedly a felony, but the punishment of the townsman Pike made it difficult for Roland to decide.

He had heard the books about the life of the poor, and he knew that when these people lacked food, let alone moldy black bread, even tree trunks and grass leaves could be used to satisfy their hunger.

It is precisely because of this that the UU reading www.sonicmtl.com scroll repeatedly emphasized how great it is to let all the people eat wheat.

And Pike was also a poor man before, and he probably didn’t realize that it was a crime to make wheat cakes with low-quality grain.

After discussing with Barov for a while, Roland finally made a verdict.

He stood up, looked around the audience, and said in a deep voice, “I pronounce—the two are guilty! The serf violated the prohibition, sold grain privately, and committed the crime knowingly, and the crime was increased. He was sentenced to ten years of hard labor in the mine. If the follow-up performance is good, you can use discretion Reduced service life.”

“Pike, a town resident, also violated the prohibition, and used low-quality wheat to make pancakes and sell them to other townspeople. He was punished for both crimes. In addition to ten years of hard labor, he was fined three times the income from the pancakes. The above judgment will be executed immediately!”

The two of them went limp and collapsed to the ground involuntarily. The guards standing aside immediately stepped forward and dragged them out of the hall.

The prince then instructed Seni, “You write this matter into a notice, hand it over to Barov for review, and then publicize it. I want all the citizens to understand the cause and effect of this case, so as to prevent this kind of thing from happening again.”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

After the trial was over, Roland called the chief knight to his office, “I heard that the arrester is Vader again?”

Carter nodded, “It’s just that they went too far this time. They took off their police uniforms to arrest people. During the seizure, they were reported by the public as a fight. I will warn him.”

“That’s not necessary. In fact, you should praise him well,” Roland said, rubbing his chin.

Isn’t this a plainclothes policeman who knows how to be flexible and has experience in apprehending criminals. He used to be a patrol member and has a good understanding of the underworld forces. He is simply a natural supervisor.

When the time is right, recruit him into the Security Bureau, Roland thought to himself, Nightingale is short of men.

[End of this Chapter]