Roland was studying the layout of the residential complex's power grid when he learned of this, and after listening to Carter's report, he put down his quill and sighed lightly. Pen ~ fun ~ Although www.biquge.info knew that there would inevitably be such a day, but when it happened, he still felt a little helpless, after all, the requirement of strictly prohibiting the sale of private grain has been repeatedly preached, and some people will still take risks for so much money. Obviously, for the first case of this type, it is natural to impose a heavier sentence.

In addition, it is also necessary to improve all kinds of laws as soon as possible, and then recruit special legal officials to interrogate and judge cases, after all, after the construction of the city, criminal acts will only increase, and he will not have time to serve as a judge all day.

The trial was finally chosen to take place in the castle hall.

Roland summoned the governor Barov to the castle to try the crime of smuggling grain.

In the hall, the two arrested suspects sat on their knees, pale and glazed-eyed, as if they had never experienced such a battle.

After Roland took the throne, he cleared his throat, "Tell me everything you have done, any concealment or lying will make your sin even more serious." ”

"Yes, yes, my lord," the two men scrambled to recount the grain trafficking as if awakened from a dream, and the serfs, in particular, cried out almost hoarsely, "Your Highness, Your Lordship, I know that I am guilty, but I will not sell the wheat...... I really can't live anymore! Those officials don't buy wheat according to your request, and I can't do it!"

The whole case was very simple, and Roland had already sorted out the idea by halfway through it.

In order to stabilize people's minds, the city hall set a limit on the purchase of grain slightly more than the actual consumption, so that the townspeople who bought the maximum amount each month always had a small amount of wheat left. Pike, who lives in the Sixth Quarter, seized a business opportunity by grinding the extra wheat into semolina, mixing it with some wild vegetables he had picked himself, and dragging it into fragrant pancakes to sell in the market, only to find that the sale was quite good - another major feature of the convenience market, which limited the trading of only staple foods, and the chickens, ducks, and eggs raised by the townspeople could be sold at their own stalls.

This business can bring him several silver wolves every month, but there is only so much wheat left, and if he wants to expand, he will have to save his diet. So Pike set his sights on the serfs who had not sold all the grain to the town hall, and after several inquiries he contacted the gold, and the ensuing affair began.

However, the serf's last sentence made Roland frown, what does it mean that the official does not buy wheat according to the regulations?

He looked at Barov, who leaned over and whispered, "It's the Ministry of Agriculture that is in charge of the purchase, and the minister is Seni Dali, so it's unlikely that such a mistake will be made, you can call him over and ask about it." ”

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

Seni Dalí soon arrived in the hall, and after a standard knightly salute, he asked His Highness what his might wish, and there was still some of the former knight of the Wolf House in his gestures.

The prince recounted the ambiguity of the case, "Have you refused to buy grain from the serfs?"

"Your Highness, this is the case," replied Saini without the slightest hesitation, "according to your instructions, after the bumper harvest, we did not suspend the harvest, but gradually lowered the purchase price according to the quality of the wheat, which in the first month or two was not much different from the original price. ”

After a pause, he continued, "However, in the winter, the quality of the wheat deteriorated considerably due to the lack of suitable storage places for most of the serfs and the relocation from the original shanty houses to temporary settlements. We can often check for wet, discolored, and moldy grain when we buy it, so the price is two or three percent lower than at the beginning. And most of the serf's grain was damp and moldy, and it was almost impossible to store it any longer, so the price I gave was 20% of the harvest. ”

"There is no difference between 20% and not buying, Your Highness!" shouted the serf, "I have been in the field for a year, and the things I grow can only be sold at this price, which is worse than cutting down in the black streets!

"That means paying on time, fool!" Barov rebuked in displeasure, "do you think no one knows what you are really hoarding wheat, and if there is a problem with the food supply in the town, you will be able to sell it for three or four times the price!"

The case has been fully understood by now, but the result is a little surprising to Roland, who thought it was just a simple smuggler of grain, but he didn't expect that a black-hearted food case was involved later - Pike obviously knew that this batch of grain was of poor quality, and still agreed to buy it many times at a price of fifty percent, and probably didn't care whether the moldy wheat could be eaten.

The serf's crime was undoubtedly a felony, and Pike's sentence made it difficult for Roland to decide. He had heard books about the lives of the poor, who were short of food, not to mention moldy black bread, and that even tree trunks and blades of grass could be used to satisfy their hunger. It is for this reason that the scroll repeatedly emphasizes how great it is to be able to make all the people eat wheat. Pike, who was also a pauper, probably didn't realize that it was a crime to make wheat cakes out of low-quality grain.

After a few moments of discussion with Barov, Roland finally made a ruling.

He stood up, looked around the room, and said in a deep voice, "I pronounce the verdict -- both of them are guilty! The serfs violated the ban by selling grain privately, and knowingly committed the crime, and the crime was increased by one degree, and was punished with ten years of hard labor in the mines. If the subsequent performance is good, the length of service can be reduced as appropriate. ”

Pike, a townsman, also violated the ban and used inferior wheat to make pancakes to sell to other townspeople, and was punished for both crimes, with a penalty of ten years' hard labor and a fine of three times the proceeds of the pancakes. The above judgment will be executed immediately!"

The two of them collapsed to the ground involuntarily, and the guards standing next to them stepped forward and dragged them out of the hall.

The prince then instructed Seni, "Write a notice about this matter, give it to Barov for review, and then publicize it, and I will let all the people know the cause and effect of this case, so that this kind of thing will not happen again." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After the trial, Roland called the chief knight to his office, "I heard that the captor this time is Vader again?"

Kart nodded, "It's just that they went a little too far this time, took off their police uniforms and went to arrest people, and in the process of twisting and turning, they were reported by the people as a brawl, and I will warn him." ”

"Not really, in fact, you should praise him," Roland said, touching his chin. Isn't this a plainclothes policeman, who knows how to be flexible, and has experience in arresting criminals, and he used to be a patrol member, and he knows a lot about the forces in the streets, and he is simply a natural inspector.

When the time comes, it will be good to recruit him into the Security Bureau, the prince thought to himself, Nightingale is running out of hands. (To be continued.) )