Chapter 202: Kill one to serve as a warning to others
On the side of the Vine Tribe altar, Di Gu was tied with ropes all over his body and was kneeling on the ground, with two warriors watching over him.
Di Gu was trembling with fear, and even the unknown liquid was scared out. This made the soldiers guarding him feel disgusted and even disgusted.
Almost all the people from the Vine Tribe came, some knew the situation and some didn't. They looked at the bones, pointed, and talked about it.
"Everyone be quiet!"
When everyone arrived, Jiang Xuan pressed down with his hands, and the people of the Vine tribe shut up and looked at Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan stood in front of the altar, and Chi Shao stood beside him, their faces very serious.
"Today, a very bad thing happened to us in the trading area!"
"Di Gu, using the power given to him by the tribe to manage the tool shop, asked for benefits from those who came to trade, and then sold the weapons and tools at a low price."
"Di Gu's behavior has seriously damaged the interests and reputation of the tribe. It is an unforgivable crime!"
Jiang Xuan glanced at all the Vine tribe members with sharp eyes: "I know that the tribe is bigger and richer than before. After some people can eat enough every day, they start to have other thoughts and want more!"
"But I want to tell you, if you want to get more things, you have to pay more. Only what you get through hard work truly belongs to you!"
"If someone doesn't want to pay but wants to take the tribe's things, he will definitely pay the price!"
"Now, Wu will announce the verdict on Di Gu's corruption and bribery!"
Jiang Xuan turned to look at Chi Shao, who nodded and then took a small step forward.
"As evidence by the Vine God, I declare that starting from today, I will take back the power of Di Gu to manage the equipment shop, deprive Di Gu of the power of the Vine tribe warriors, cancel the identity of the Vine tribe members, and send them to the west of the tribe to open up wasteland!"
After Chi Shao finished speaking, he turned to face the altar and worshiped.
After hearing the verdict, Di Gu was paralyzed with fear.
To deprive the warriors of their strength and cancel the identity of the Vine tribe members is something that is more uncomfortable than death for the tribesmen.
What's more, being sent to the west of the tribe to open up wasteland would be a life worse than death.
Others don't know, but Di Gu knows one thing. The so-called tribe is opening up wasteland in the west, which is just a cover-up. In fact, it is sent for mining.
If a warrior is deprived of his power and sent to mine, can he ever get it back?
Thinking of this, Di Gu's body trembled even more.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, an emerald-green vine quickly extended downwards from the stone mountain, and finally wrapped around Di Gu's body.
"No, no, no...don't..."
"ah……"
As Earth Bone screamed in terror, the green vines pierced his skin and began to draw out the warrior's power.
This is a very painful and torturous process. Just hearing the screams is enough to make people feel numb.
Among the crowd, there were some who were greedy and had taken things from the tribe, or had corrupt ideas. After seeing what happened to Di Gu, they broke into a cold sweat and quickly gave up the idea of taking advantage of the tribe.
After the green vines drained the warrior power from the earth bone, they immediately retracted to the stone mountain.
Di Gu had already fainted, and after the vines left, he collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud.
Jiang Xuan waved his hand and said: "Take him away and send him to the west to open up wasteland!"
"yes!"
The guardsmen immediately dragged the bones away, very roughly.
Jiang Xuan looked at the members of the Vine Tribe again and said: "Our Vine Tribe has just developed a little. We are not even a medium-sized tribe. There are many more powerful tribes than the Vine Tribe. Danger may come at any time!"
"I hope everyone can put aside those bad thoughts, unite and work hard to develop the Vine Tribe, so that our Vine Tribe can survive the crisis we encounter!"
"Also, I have something to announce."
"Starting from today, the Vine Tribe will set up a law enforcement hall, specifically responsible for dealing with those who violate tribal regulations or harm the interests of the tribe!"
Jiang Xuan knew very well that no matter how severe the torture, it was impossible to shock so many people for a long time.
Only by establishing an institution like the Law Enforcement Hall, which is responsible for monitoring and punishing various violations and crimes, can it be effective.
Jiang Xuan also plans to draft a simple law, so that the people of the Vine tribe will know what they can and cannot do, and the probability of doing something wrong will be greatly reduced.
Of course, drafting laws is not that simple. It takes a long time to grind and there is no need to rush.
After the verdict, the Vine tribe members dispersed one after another. It was spring now and everyone was very busy.
Jiang Xuanze, Chi Shao and others discussed the specific matters of drafting laws and establishing a law enforcement hall.
In Jiang Xuan's room, a new wooden table was placed on the left side.
This table is very large and made of very thick wooden boards. It is the first result of the research on mortise and tenon structures in the shipyard.
Although it looks simple, if you don't have bronze, it is not that easy to make it.
Jiang Xuan and others sat around the wooden table. This was a very novel experience because they used to sit around the fire pit.
After everyone sat down, Jiang Xuan said: "Everyone has seen what happened today. The tribe is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more people with various small ideas. We can no longer use the same methods as before.
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"In the past, the tribe was relatively small. Anyone who made a mistake would be punished by me, the witch, or the various leaders. The intensity of the punishment was relatively random. People who made the same mistake might receive different punishments."
"So, I think it is necessary to draft a law that clearly stipulates what can be done, what cannot be done, and what punishment will be received for doing something."
"From now on, clan members who have made mistakes can no longer be punished casually by us or others. They will be handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall and let the Law Enforcement Hall deal with them."
"We'll talk about the legal issues later. Let's talk about the law enforcement hall first."
"I have only one requirement for the Law Enforcement Hall, and that is to be fair and just!"
Jiang Xuan looked at everyone and said: "Who is willing to be the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall? Or has any good candidates to recommend?"
Leaders, you look at me and I look at you. In fact, everyone has no idea about the Law Enforcement Hall, and they don’t know how to do it. No one said anything for a while.
Jiang Xuan frowned and said, "Isn't there anyone willing to be the leader of this hall?"
At this moment, a leader at the end of the table said hesitantly: "Chief, I...can I try?"
This person's name is Bai Shu. He was once the leader chosen by Jiang Xuan from among many captives. He specialized in managing those captives and was a very capable person.
But after last autumn's sacrifice, all the captives of the Vine Tribe were freed from their status as captives and became real members of the Vine Tribe.
Bai Shu, the temporary leader, has become embarrassed. Although he has the status of leader, who does he care about?
Because of this, when Jiang Xuan needed a leader of the law enforcement hall, Baizhu realized that his opportunity had come, so he had the courage to recommend himself.
Jiang Xuan looked at the others and said, "Is there anyone else who wants to be?"
Everyone shook their heads. To put it bluntly, they had not realized how much power the Law Enforcement Hall had. They still tended to lead the team to do things like hunting and fishing.
"Okay, since no one else wants to be the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall, Baizhu will be the leader!"
"Thank you, chief."
After Jiang Xuan made the announcement, Bai Shu was overjoyed. He could finally get out of the current embarrassing situation.
"Baizhu, I said before that the most important thing in the Law Enforcement Hall is fairness and justice. If your Law Enforcement Hall also abuses power for personal gain, you will be punished more severely than others. Do you understand?"
Bai Shu's heart trembled, and then he nodded solemnly: "Chief, I will definitely make the Law Enforcement Hall fair and just."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, let's start discussing the legal issues."
Everyone began to discuss the various criminal phenomena that have occurred, such as murder, theft, corruption, etc., which are very complicated.
Every time a crime was listed and a punishment was discussed, Chi Shao would record it in witchcraft.
Eventually, these crimes and punishments will be gathered together and become the first law of the Vine Tribe.