Chapter 203: Killing One to
Warn the Hundred On the side of the altar of the Teng tribe, Di Gu was tied up with ropes and kneeling on the ground, with two warriors guarding him.
Digu was shaking with fear, and even vomited an unknown liquid, which made the soldiers guarding him disgusted and even disgusted.
Almost all the members of the Teng tribe came. Some of them knew the situation, and some did not. They looked at the bones, pointed, and talked a lot.
"Everyone, be quiet!"
When everyone was present, Jiang Xuan pressed his hands in the air, and the members of the Teng tribe shut up and looked at Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan stood in front of the altar, Chi Shao stood beside him, both of them looked very serious.
"Today, a very bad thing happened in our trading area!"
"Di Gu used the power given to him by the tribe to manage the tool shop to demand benefits from people who came to trade, and then sold weapons and tools at a low price."
"Di Gu's actions have severely damaged the interests and reputation of the tribe. This crime is unforgivable!"
Jiang Xuan's sharp eyes swept across all the members of the Teng tribe: "I know that the tribe is bigger and richer than before. After some people have enough to eat every day, they start to have other thoughts and want to get more!"
"But I want to tell you that if you want to get more, you have to pay more. Only what you work hard to get is truly yours!"
"If someone doesn't want to pay but wants to take things from the tribe, he will definitely pay the price!"
"Now, Wu will announce the verdict on Di Gu for corruption and bribery!"
Jiang Xuan turned to look at Chishao, who nodded and took a small step forward.
"As witness to the God of Teng, I declare that from today on, the right of Di Gu to manage the tool shop will be taken back, Di Gu will be deprived of the power of the Teng tribe warriors, and his status as a member of the Teng tribe will be cancelled. He will be sent to the west of the tribe to open up wasteland!"
After Chishao finished speaking, he turned around and bowed to the altar.
After hearing the verdict, Di Gu was so frightened that he collapsed.
Depriving the warriors of their power and canceling their identities as members of the Teng tribe is more painful than death for the tribesmen.
What's more, being sent to the west of the tribe to open up wasteland was simply a life worse than death.
Others didn't know, but Di Gu knew one thing. The so-called reclamation of the west by the tribe was just a cover-up. In fact, the tribe was being sent there to mine.
Deprived of the warrior's power and sent to mine, can he ever come back? Thinking of this, Di Gu's body trembled even more violently.
“Buzz!”
At this moment, an emerald green vine quickly extended downwards from the stone mountain and finally wrapped around the body of the Earth Bone.
“No, no, no…don’t…”
"ah……"
As Di Gu screamed in fear, green vines pierced his skin and began to drain the warrior's power.
This is a very painful and tormenting process. Just listening to the screams is enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Among the crowd, there were some greedy people who had taken things from the tribe or had thoughts of corruption. After seeing Di Gu's fate, they were scared and broke out in cold sweats. They quickly gave up the idea of taking advantage of the tribe.
After the green vines had drained the warrior's strength from the Earth Bone's body, they immediately retracted back onto the stone mountain.
Di Gu had fainted, and after the vines left, he collapsed to 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 guards immediately dragged the bones away very roughly.
Jiang Xuan looked at the members of the Teng tribe again and said, "Our Teng tribe has just developed a little bit. We are not even a medium-sized tribe yet. There are many tribes stronger than the Teng tribe. Danger may come at any time!"
"I hope everyone can put aside those bad thoughts, unite, and work hard to develop and expand the Teng Tribe, so that our Teng Tribe can survive the crisis we encounter!"
"Also, I have an announcement to make."
"From today on, the Teng Tribe will establish a law enforcement hall to deal with those who violate tribal regulations or harm tribal interests!"
Jiang Xuan knew very well that no matter how severe the torture was, it would not be able to intimidate so many people for a long time.
Only by establishing an institution like the Law Enforcement Hall, which is specifically responsible for monitoring and punishing various violations and criminal acts, can it be effective.
Jiang Xuan also planned to draft a simple law, so that the members of the Teng tribe would know what they can and cannot do, and the probability of doing wrong things would be greatly reduced.
Of course, drafting laws is not an easy task. It takes a long time and cannot be done in a hurry.
After the verdict, the members of the Teng tribe dispersed. It was spring and everyone was busy.
Jiang Xuan discussed the specific matters of drafting laws and establishing the Law Enforcement Hall with Chishao and others.
In Jiang Xuan's room, a new wooden table was placed on the left.
This table is very large and is made of very thick wooden boards. It is the first result of the shipyard's research on mortise and tenon structures.
Although it looks simple, it is not so easy to make without bronze ware.
Jiang Xuan and others sat around the wooden table. It was a very novel experience because they used to sit around the fire pit.
After everyone was seated, Jiang Xuan said, "Everyone has seen what happened today. The tribe is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more people with various small ideas. We can't use the same old methods anymore."
"In the past, the tribe was smaller, and anyone who made a mistake was punished by me, the witch, or the various leaders. The severity of the punishment was quite arbitrary, and people who made the same mistake might receive different punishments."
"So I think it's necessary to draft a law that clearly stipulates what can be done and what can't be done, and what kind of punishment will be imposed for doing it."
"From now on, tribe members who have made mistakes can no longer be punished by us or anyone else at will. They will all be handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall for handling."
"We will talk about the legal issues later. Let's talk about the Law Enforcement Hall first."
"I have only one request for the Law Enforcement Hall, and that is to ensure fairness and justice!"
Jiang Xuan looked at everyone and asked, "Who is willing to be the head of the Law Enforcement Hall? Or do you have any good candidates to recommend?"
The leaders looked at each other. In fact, no one had any idea about the Law Enforcement Hall, and didn't know what to do. No one spoke for a while.
Jiang Xuan frowned and said, "Is there no one willing to be the hall master?"
At this moment, a leader at the end of the table said hesitantly: "Leader, can I...can I try?"
This man's name is Bai Zhu. He was the leader selected by Jiang Xuan from among many captives. He was in charge of managing those captives and was a very capable person.
But after the autumn sacrifice last year, all the captives of the Teng tribe were no longer captives and became real members of the Teng tribe.
Bai Zhu, the temporary leader, became embarrassed. Although he was the leader, who should he manage?
Because of this, when Jiang Xuan needed a leader for the Law Enforcement Hall, Bai Shu realized that his chance had come, so he bravely recommended himself.
Jiang Xuan looked at the others and asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to be the leader?"
Everyone shook their heads. To put it bluntly, they had not yet realized how much power the Law Enforcement Hall had. They were still inclined to lead the team to do things like hunting and fishing.
"Okay, since no one else wants to take the position, then Bai Shu will be the head of the Law Enforcement Hall!"
"Thank you, Chief."
After Jiang Xuan's announcement, Bai Zhu was overjoyed. He could finally get out of his current embarrassing situation.
"Bai Shu, I've said before that the most important thing for the Law Enforcement Hall is fairness and justice. If you abuse your power for personal gain, you will be punished more severely than others. Do you understand?"
Bai Zhu's heart trembled, and then he nodded solemnly: "Chief, I will make sure that the Law Enforcement Hall is 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 so far, such as murder, theft, corruption, etc., which are very complicated.
Every time a crime was listed and a punishment was discussed, Chishao would write it down in witch language.
Eventually these crimes and punishments will be compiled into the first law of the Vine Tribe.
(End of this chapter)
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