After hearing what Lorraine said, Catherine couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. Then she sighed emotionally and said, "Oh~! If it were like what Lorraine said, military generals are not afraid of death and civil servants do not love money, our Ru Man
Maybe we could have unified the entire continent long ago."
Lorraine was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look at her, and finally felt relieved - well, fortunately, this beauty is quite normal, and should have nothing to do with that unlucky child from Chongzhen.
Catherine felt Lorraine's strange gaze and thought he had another bad idea. She twisted her waist shyly and said, "What's wrong?"
Lorraine immediately sneered, and then said: "Nicole, please save it~! Although you are a member of the royal family, you do not send people like this. You only work without eating, and you are not afraid that the people of the empire will put a trap on you.
The title of 'Julian Peking'."
Catherine also knew something was wrong, so she hummed and said, "That's all I said."
Lorraine waved his hand and said: "Forget it, everyone becomes an official and leads the army not just for wealth and honor. Those who can put the interests of the people second are already rare and good officials.
There are also those who claim to be as honest as water and dedicated to serving the people, but these guys are either hypocrites who want other things, or they are perverts, or they are just bent on climbing up, wanting to be the ancestors, and playing your management buyout.
Do you dare to use this kind of person?"
Catherine was stunned and speechless.
Leo, who was standing next to him, slapped the table and praised loudly: "That's right! Everyone is just here to fool around. If you don't get some benefits, who will do the work for you?
The managers and salesmen under me all get commissions. The more profits I make, the higher their salaries will be. I wish they all got high salaries. If anyone dares to say with a shameless face that he doesn't want money,
It’s all for nothing, and I still have to worry about whether you are a commercial spy who came to steal my confidential information~!”
Melina blinked, put down the tableware, and asked crisply: "But sister Nicole and brother Lorraine, why do you want to let these local officials in Freetown go? They can spend such a huge price to buy us. It can be seen that
Officials like this have done a lot of bad things, shouldn't they be investigated and punished resolutely?"
The adults at the table looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Catherine sighed, and then explained seriously: "Although we are members of the royal family, we are subject to restrictions and do not have much power.
And we are just passing through here. This place is still managed by local officials, and we cannot interfere too much in their affairs.
Even though Lorraine and Leo are having a great time playing gangster and extorting money all day long, the empire still has to abide by the law."
Lorraine immediately protested with dissatisfaction: "Hey, hey, hey...I'm still sitting next to you~! Do you think I'm dead?"
Catherine ignored him and continued: "Otherwise, this is a bad start. In the future, some members of the royal family will take advantage of their power, act arbitrarily, hijack the place, or even raise an army to rebel. What should we do?"
Milena blinked her big watery eyes, thought seriously, and then nodded.
Lorraine continued from the side: "Melena, you have to remember that no matter how talented you are, you can't do everything. We still have to rely on these officials to manage the country.
.”
Melina thought for a moment and said: "It's like Leo's cock or something. To make money, you still have to rely on your employees, right?"
Leo was furious and corrected him loudly: "What a rooster, it's a company, a company."
Lorraine smiled and continued: "Take the city lord of Freetown as an example. Everyone knows recently that he is going to be dismissed, but what is he doing? He is intensifying his search for money, selling off his properties in Freetown, and preparing to return.
Go home.
What will happen when the new city lord takes office? Why don't we just follow what this city lord did before and do it again and feed himself first?
But with great power comes great corruption. In this feudal era where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there is a lack of effective supervision, who would not do this? Can you guarantee that when the next official comes, he will be as clean as water and will never commit any crime?
"
All the people present were silent after hearing what Lorraine said.
Although Catherine, the female governor-general, has been in power for many years and is very familiar with this situation, she has never thought of summarizing the problem from the perspective of this theory. After listening to Lorraine's analysis, she couldn't help but show her eyes.
There was a flash of light in it, and she looked at him in surprise.
Lorraine continued: "And for His Majesty and Russell, as long as these bureaucrats do not betray the country, embezzle public funds, or support the army privately, they can ensure local stability and pay taxes on time and in amount, even for small sections.
If you have some problems with your job, if you make a little more money, you can be considered a good official."
Adele also came forward, smiled, then gently stretched her arms and put them on Lorraine's shoulders, saying: "What's more, we also have a governor and an heir to the throne here. Before he took office,
The first thing to discuss is how to collude with officials and businessmen, how to pay bribes, and how to make money. Melina, you can imagine what the following people will be like."
Leo protested: "You can't say that. Boss and I are engaged in industrial investment. We can't just see us making money. We should see our outstanding contribution to local economic development, increase the employment rate, and strengthen
The consumption index has been improved, local taxes have been increased, and so on, but it was all achieved through us.
As long as the people below can make money for me, that's fine. As for playing office politics, arranging for two brothers-in-law, teasing the female secretary, etc., I don't care about that.
Our Flying Eagle Group has directly contributed to this year’s bumper grain harvest in the country, and even the Emperor’s uncle has acknowledged it.”
Adele put a piece of meat on Leo's plate, and then said angrily: "Okay, okay, I get it, you are very good. Is this okay?"
Milena nodded with some understanding.
The issues in Freetown were finally settled. Lorraine and the others finally no longer had to deal with the local officials. They dropped all their baggage and took their family around Freetown.
The scenic spots went around in a circle.
When Lorraine returned to the hotel in the afternoon, the attendants came to report that the commissioner sent by Governor Ayton of this province had been waiting here for a long time.
Catherine said "Oh" and said to Lorraine: "Just go and see me. Just say that I am tired and don't want to go out. Let's see what the commissioner says."
Leo rolled his eyes and said, "I'll go too, I'll go too."
With that said, without waiting for Catherine to say anything, she pulled Lorraine and ran straight to the reception room.
The two came to the reception room.
As soon as she entered the door, Lorraine saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting in the reception room. His hair was meticulously combed, his skin was well maintained, his face was fair, and he was wearing well-tailored black casual clothes, and he could still see the dust.
Traces of servants.
Seeing Lorraine and Leo walking in, the governor's envoy quickly stood up, bent down to Leo, and said: "See your highness, Lord Lorraine."
Leo waved his hands carelessly and said, "No need to bother."
Lorraine nodded to him and said, "Who are you?"
"My Lord, Baron Kenfa, Rhodes, Kenfa, is the political assistant to Governor Ayton."
Lorraine nodded, then saw a light layer of dust on his clothes and said, "Baron Kenfa just got out of the car, right?"
"Yes, sir, the Governor told me that when I arrive in Freetown next time, I must first pay homage to His Highnesses and the Governor, and bring our Governor's greetings to His Royal Highness the Princess, His Royal Highness Leo, and Lord Lorraine. Governor
Because I am busy with government affairs, I ask for your forgiveness, Your Highness and Your Excellency."
Lorraine smiled and said: "Oh, Lord Ayton has to worry about it. Did Lord Kenfa come alone?"
Kenfa didn't expect Lorraine to ask this. He was stunned for a moment and said truthfully: "With me, there are several legal officials and my family members."
Lorraine said oh, thinking, since he brought his family here, it seems that this is the newly appointed city lord. Lorraine smiled and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Kenfa."
Baron Kenfa smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Actually, I have something else to ask for your Highness and Lord Lorraine's permission."
Leo came running over like this, in fact, it was for a gift. Since Governor Ayton sent someone to the door, of course he couldn't go empty-handed, especially since Lorraine and Leo were making him disgraced here. Of course, he had to stay in Catherine
Make up for the lost impressions in front of Leo.
Otherwise, our Leo would have put on the crown that day and remembered Governor Ayton's incompetence, and not have a good impression at all. Wouldn't it be terrible?
But after waiting for a long time, Lorraine and this Baron Kenfa were here to be polite. They almost dozed off. When they heard that they had something to ask for, their eyes lit up.
Lorraine said: "Sir, please tell me."
Baron Kenfa said: "Tomorrow I will start to interrogate this group of robbers. I know that Baron Peter Ank is temporarily under the custody of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Can you please..."
Lorraine interrupted him and said: "Okay, please don't worry, sir, we will escort Baron Peter Ank to the court tomorrow."
Lorraine knew that Kenfa wanted to ask Lorraine to hand over Baron Peter Ank to him, but Lorraine and Catherine had their own ideas about this baron. They couldn't trust the people in these places. Who knows how many people in this place would want to
Baron Peter Anker was speechless, or whatever he wanted to say.
It is related to the credibility of Catherine and Lorraine. The eldest princess just walked around the place and made the place a mess. There was also a nobleman who died in mysterious circumstances. Others will most likely think that our eldest princess
He is a harsh person.
Therefore, although Baron Peter Anker has done absolutely bad things, during Catherine's stay in Freetown, Catherine and Lorraine must ensure that he gets a fair trial until Catherine and the others leave, or Baron Peter Anker is taken to Governor Ayton.
In prison, whether the baron lives or dies has nothing to do with Catherine. That is Governor Ayton's business.
All Lorraine interrupted Baron Kenfa in advance was to keep Baron Peter Ank in his hands.
When Kenfa heard what Lorraine said, he was stunned for a moment, and then said helplessly: "That's fine, thank you for your support."
Lorraine looked at Kenfa and knew what he was thinking. He shook his head and said, "His Excellency, Baron Kenfa."
"Ah? Yes, sir." Kenfa was stunned for a moment and said.
Lorraine said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is unwilling to interfere in local affairs. Her Royal Highness rarely meets with local officials along the way. Her Royal Highness the Princess and I fully support your work."
"Thank you, Your Highness and Your Excellency." Kenfa hurriedly bent down and said
"However," Lorraine continued: "Baron Peter Anker, as the Sheriff of Freetown City, committed such a crime. We are afraid that other people will be involved here. In order for the case to be fair and safely concluded,
His Highness attaches great importance to Baron Peter Anker. I think you understand what I mean."
What Lorraine means is that we cannot trust you local officials to prevent you from killing people with a knife and ruining our reputation. I must keep an eye on this person before we go on the road.
Baron Kenfa thought for a moment and understood what Lorraine meant, and hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand. Then please ask Your Highness and Your Excellency to supervise the case."
Lorraine waved his hand and said: "How you try the case is your local magistrate's own business. We will not interfere. I can assure you that Baron Peter Ank will cooperate with your trial work. Do you think this is okay?"
Baron Kenfa thought to himself, dare I say no, and said: "Thank you to Her Royal Highness the Princess and Lord Lorraine for supporting our local work. Then I will not disturb your Highness and Lord's rest. My subordinates will come down tomorrow to report
It’s time for your Lordship’s court session. Oh, and Governor Ayton has asked me to deliver some specialties of this province to His Highness and Your Excellency, so I will take my leave.”
After Baron Kenfa went out, Leo jumped up and cheered, saying: "I have received another gift. This transaction is really worth it. Boss, let's continue to catch the bandits on the way down."
Lorraine: "It's a beautiful idea. If we go through this trouble, I guarantee that the road down there will be extremely peaceful. Foreign wealth like this is only one chance."
In order to recover the image points he had lost in front of Catherine and Leo, Governor Ayton scolded the local magistrate of Freetown for his incompetence, and at the same time mobilized the power of the entire province to launch a vigorous campaign to crack down on bandits, robbers and other security crimes.
Early the next morning, people sent by Baron Kenfa came to the door and informed Lorraine that the first interrogation would start at nine o'clock.
Leo was dissatisfied with the gifts given by Governor Ayton. They were all paintings and calligraphy, which seemed meaningless to Leo. However, Adele liked these things very much and was convinced by her. If Ayton
The governor knew that these valuable works of art he had sent were ignored by the eldest princess and Leo, and he would definitely die of frustration.
After Leo heard the attendant informing him that Kenfa had sent someone, he said dissatisfiedly: "That baron is not lovable at all."
Lorraine patted Leo on the head and said, "Although that Baron Kenfa is a bit rigid, he acts resolutely and seems to be a serious person."
Catherine did not want to go to this court hearing. With her status, those officials would have to be timid in everything they did.
Adele happily followed Lorraine and the others on the pretext of collecting materials. Together with Vera and Melina, a group of five people escorted Baron Peter Ank under the protection of the Guards.
Arriving at the court in Freetown.
Last night, Kenfa had summoned all the officials of Freetown and held an emergency meeting. The original city lord was officially dismissed and went home to retire. Kenfa took office as the city lord of Freetown. The officials below looked at Kenfa's board.
With a stern look on his face, he could only accept it with his nose pinched in fear.
Baron Kenfa has rich administrative experience and made arrangements for the trial at the meeting that night. So early the next morning, relevant officials from Freetown City and legal officials sent by the Governor had gathered at the Forbidden City.
The court proceedings in Lidun City.
After Baron Kenfa and Leo Lorraine met with each other, they did not show any politeness and arranged for Lorraine and the others to sit down, and the court session began immediately.
The first is the examination of the prisoner, the stolen goods, and the evidence.
The gang of bandits caught by Lorraine and Leo were pulled up one by one. In fact, there was nothing to ask. Lorraine's group of guards had already dealt with them miserably a few days ago.
Now, how many bad things these guys have done to me, they all confessed one by one.
Now these confessions are placed in front of the chief inquisitor, and he just reads them out according to the script. These bandits below are also very bachelors. They know that they can't escape this knife. It's better to die early, or else they will be dragged to the Imperial Guard.
Going to court is really a life worse than death.
Lorraine and Leo were sitting at the back of the court, accompanied by officials from Freetown.
Bullide had a higher official position and was a little familiar with Lorraine, so he stayed with Lorraine.
After a while, Baron Peter Ank was brought up. This guy also suffered a lot at the hands of the Guards. He had lost twice as much weight in the past few days, his clothes and hair were messy, and he was detained with a dull expression.
took the seat.
The officials of Freetown City couldn't help but feel a little sad when they looked at it. Here and there it was still the same arrogant police chief from before, and he was simply an old bad guy.
Bullide looked at Baron Peter Ank and sighed, and said in a low voice: "What a pity."
Luo Lin asked curiously: "Why do you say that, sir?"
Bullide said: "Well, there are only two aristocratic families near the city of Freetown. They have always been role models for the people of Freetown. The ancestors of Baron Peter Ank were still very capable, but it was only when he came here...
"
Lorraine said nothing and said nothing.
Bullide continued: "Baron Peter Anker is actually a good person, quite a friend, and somewhat loyal. He is just a gambler and a lustful person. These two things have harmed him!"
Lorraine disagreed with Bullide's statement in her heart. No one forced you to gamble or go whoring. It's okay to waste your property. If you want to do such a sinful thing, it would be an unforgivable crime.
But Lorraine won't be bored to argue with Bullide and the others about this. They just see what their former colleagues are like now and are afraid that this will happen to them.
Lorraine asked: "According to the law, what sentence will Baron Peter Anker be sentenced to?"