Codex Pirates

Chapter 129 A Wall

In the palace, King Norton I was discussing the murder case discovered this morning with his ministers.

At that time, William thought about how a group of nobles and ministers would respond to this incident. He once joked that this group of people might consider building a high wall. about this countermeasure.

Perhaps this is because William could not imagine the fear of these princes and nobles for this matter.

Before that, the nobles and the poor lived in two worlds. The poor and dirty slums were just a symbol for the nobles. They have nothing to do.

But now, as a viscount, Andre, known as the "kingdom's strongest warrior", was beheaded, and they realized that when the people in the slums were desperate, these damned untouchables had no upbringing and honor. He will obediently hide at home and starve to death, or commit suicide, and what is more likely to be a crime, or even commit a crime!

At that time, these people would not take into account how long the nobles had been inherited and how lofty their status was. When they were on the verge of crime, the order and laws that maintained the status and safety of the nobles had been forgotten by them.

In the beginning, those criminals were only confined to the slums, but now it seems that with the gradual deterioration of public security and living conditions, crimes tend to spread to civilian areas and even noble areas.

"The old minister has heard of the reputation of the Kingdom of Goa," the potbellied, gray-haired Minister of the Interior said loudly, "The royal city of the Kingdom of Goa is divided into layers to expel those lazy and greedy maggots to the tall walls of the city." Outside, keep company with garbage. Inside, the place where the nobles and the royal family live is also surrounded by a layer of walls to protect the safety of the nobles and the royal family, and at the same time maintain the dignity of the nobles and the royal family, distinguishing us from those low-status civilians Come."

"On the walls of the entire royal city of the Kingdom of Goa, there is only one entrance to enter and exit the place where the poor live. The interior of the city is orderly, and the place where the nobles and royal families live is even more spotless. It is regarded as a model of segregated society!" Interior Affairs The minister gradually increased his voice, "Your Majesty, this excellent system is worth learning from our country!"

The ministers talked a lot. These people were all nobles, and their own safety was involved. They seemed to agree with the proposal of the Minister of the Interior.

Arcadio, who was the Minister of Finance, sighed, stepped forward and asked only one sentence:

"Where's the money?"

The responsibilities of the Minister of the Interior include security and crime issues, but not financial work. He does not have a precise understanding of the country's finances, but Arcadio knows that it seems convenient to follow the example of the Kingdom of Goa to implement social isolation. He also thinks this policy is good, but the construction The walled Kingdom of Chanavia cannot afford it these days.

"We can raise taxes on civilians!" proposed the Home Secretary.

But without waiting for Arcadio's response, a minister asked back, "Do you still want to expand the slums?"

"Is the safety of the royal family and nobles less important than a group of civilians?" The Minister of the Interior glared at the opponents.

"Expanding the slums will only further deteriorate the security conditions, and our safety will become even more of a problem!" Opponents expressed their reasons, "Moreover, Andre's death has not been found out, whether it is a slum It is still uncertain what he did, this case is a bit strange and must be thoroughly investigated."

The Minister of the Interior said sharply: "Whether there is something strange about this case or whether there is a secret behind it is not an imminent issue. The existence of slums has already threatened the safety of our royal family and nobles. This is the most important thing now!"

"You're right," Arcadio nodded, but his tone suddenly changed: "But even if we decide to build the city wall, the city wall can't be built overnight. Before that, the further deterioration of the law and order is not good for us. What a good thing."

Seeing that there was no result in the debate among the few people, Norton I, who had been silent all this time, suddenly proposed: "In this case, how about raising taxes on the nobles?"

There was a sudden silence in the hall, followed by voices of opposition like a storm.

"Your Majesty! The nobility and the royal family are the cornerstone of ruling the country, and it is also the face of the country," a minister said sadly. "If the nobles can't maintain their own decency, how will others view this country? They will think that this country is weak and poor. to what extent?"

Norton I frowned: "In this case, what is your opinion?"

Seeing that Norton I seemed a little impatient, and even put forward a proposal to increase taxes on the nobles, this made a group of ministers who were nobles themselves tremble with fear.

Arcadio couldn't care less about opposing the Minister of the Interior's proposal, and he had a sudden change of mind, and immediately had an idea: "Your Majesty, the two proposals of building a city wall and raising taxes for the common people are actually feasible, but before the city wall is completed, there is still a need to To solve a key problem, that is to prevent further deterioration of law and order, threatening the safety of the royal family and nobles."

"Do you have any good ideas?" Norton I asked.

"Stolt and his militia," Arcadio said slowly while sorting out his thoughts, "originally their duty was to assist in maintaining law and order, and the current plan is to let them Go to the post, organize law and order, especially arrest the lawless criminals in the slums! Before the wall is built, protect our personal safety."

"Can they do it?" Norton I was worried.

You must know that it is not someone else who is dead now, but his guard captain, who is known as the "kingdom's strongest warrior". In Norton I's impression, the criminals in the slums are even more dangerous than Germa 66, at least in the future. Those who are still far away, but the problems of slums are close at hand.

"Stolt is so brave that even Andre is no match for him, not to mention that he himself hates evil, so he will definitely be able to do this job well."

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"I can't do this job." William said to Arcadio in a continuous embarrassment.

As soon as the meeting in the palace was over, Arcadio returned home, summoned William, and told him the content of the meeting in the palace, which was regarded as an advance notice.

Arcadio thought that with William's consistent performance, he would readily agree to the suggestions he mentioned in the meeting and implement them honestly, but he did not expect that William would refuse without hesitation.

"What can't you do?" Arcadio asked coldly.

"There are only more than 300 people under my banner, and they are all pirates. Going ashore to maintain law and order is not what they are good at. What's more, with such a small number of people, how can it be possible to manage the entire slum area and at the same time protect the safety of residents in the noble area? ?” William spread his hands.