After two weeks of study and exploration, at the end of the first month of spring of the new year, City Hall Director Barov, at the request of His Royal Highness, held the first City Hall General Conference in the castle reception hall. In addition to the heads of the departments of the first general conference, this conference also included some nobles of Stronghold, and the number of participants reached 65.
The learning process itself was a test. After Barov took charge of the City Hall for a year, it was easy for him to distinguish which nobles were suitable for this kind of work and which nobles were not worth training. Therefore, nearly half of the nobles were excluded from this test.
According to His Royal Highness, he had given these small nobles a chance to catch the express train. Since they missed it, there was nothing they could do about it. Those who could not keep up with the times would only be eliminated. Barov felt the same way. Whether His Royal Highness was a demon or a god, his territory had shown a completely different atmosphere from the rest of the kingdom. If this was the new era, he was happy to go with His Royal Highness.
The main content of today's meeting was to make a final vote on the unified laws after the city was built, and at the same time, let the nobles of Stronghold know the contents of the laws in advance. Barov had been preparing for this for a long time, and now it was finally time to unveil the curtain.
In front of everyone was a thin hardcover book with a string of golden characters printed on the cover — "The Basic Law of the Kingdom". This was also the core law drafted by His Royal Highness himself and embellished. Just from the name, it was obvious that His Royal Highness had a big plan, and he also believed that His Royal Highness's power should not only be effective in the Western Region.
"Let's begin." His Royal Highness Roland, who was sitting at the head of the long table, nodded.
"Yes." Barov cleared his throat. "I think everyone in the City Hall already knows that a new city is about to be built in the Western Region. The law in front of you is the general law that will be implemented in His Royal Highness's territory after the construction. You can read it yourself or listen to my presentation. If you have any questions, you can ask His Royal Highness on the spot. "
There was a rustling sound of the book being turned. He also opened the thick cover, revealing the first page written on fine parchment.
"The first content you will see is the general outline, which mentions the structure and system of the new territory..."
"The first rule, all the territories under the rule of Roland Wimbledon belong to Roland Wimbledon." "
[Second, the City hall is the highest authority in the territory. Under the leadership of Roland Wimbledon, it handles all matters related to the governance of the territory. "
[Thirdly, the population of the territory can be promoted to an official citizen through many ways. City hall should maintain at least three promotion methods. "
[Rule 4: After becoming an official citizen, there will no longer be the distinction of free people, farm labourers, servants, and slaves. There will also be no distinction between men and women. The citizens were protected by the law and had all the security and benefits of the territory. They also had the obligation to pay taxes, serve in the army, and defend against the enemy. "
[Rule 5: Nobles are also official citizens. Their titles of nobility no longer have the corresponding power, but they can be inherited as an honorary title. "
[Article 6: Roland Wimbledon shall protect the personal safety and legal property of citizens and shall not infringe upon them. "
"Article 7. Citizens shall have the right to education, the right to choose their jobs, and the right to marry. "
"Article 8. The Territory encourages lawful commercial conduct and free trade. "
"The ninth rule …"
Barov stroked the pages of the book and read down one by one. The laws made by the nobles rarely involved the people. Even the free people in the city, in the eyes of the great nobles, were just objects to be exploited and conscripted. It was rare for His Royal Highness to repeatedly mention the people under his rule in the system. Perhaps he really believed that only by relying on the power of the people could they fight against the coming Doomsday War.
Barov did not care whether His Royal Highness relied on the nobles or the people. He only wanted to do as much as possible to complete the tasks given by His Royal Highness so that he could hold the power tightly in his hands. When he was in King's City, he was transferred from the Astrologer Association to the Minister of Finance as an assistant. He thought that he would soon be able to set foot on the top of the Graycastle Kingdom. He did not expect that he would have to wait for more than ten years. His excited mood gradually became numb and desolate. The reason why he agreed to the request of Wimbledon III to follow Prince Roland to Border Town, in addition to an illusory promise, was also because of his feelings of hopelessness. But he did not expect that today he would realize his expectations in another way.
Barov had never seen a real demon, but he knew the strength of the Armored Knight. His Royal Highness could easily deal with them, so naturally, he could also wipe out the resistance forces of the whole kingdom. Sooner or later, His Royal Highness would be crowned king and rule the world, and he would also become the Hand of the King with great power. At that time, if the Minister of Finance was still alive, what kind of expression would he have when he met him?
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Since most of the contents of the general outline had been publicized to the people in a relatively common way, the heads of the departments were not surprised. Only when it mentioned the prohibition of human trafficking and the abolition of slavery, which aroused the nobles who were listening to it, did not even raise any questions about the other provisions.
As for the part about the reform of the nobles, these small nobles usually did not enjoy much of the benefits of the territory. Most of their territories were in desolate and uninhabited places, so naturally they did not care too much about the so-called enfeoffment and legal rights. In addition to the nearly two weeks of study, many nobles had already planned to sell their territory to City Hall, and then use the money to open a new mechanical processing plant or chemical plant in Longsong Stronghold.
In this way, the expanded meeting continued from morning to afternoon, and in the middle of the banquet, the servants directly brought the food to the table, and everyone ate while reading.Barov's water cup was changed several times. Although his throat was sore, he still enjoyed it.
Finally, the meeting entered the last topic, which was also the only provision in the "Basic Law of the Kingdom" that everyone had to discuss and decide: to determine the flag and name of the new city.
The voices of everyone instantly became noisy.
So Barov first asked everyone to make a name and the ideal image in their hearts, and then put them on the table for the participants to evaluate and decide the final answer.
After several votes and eliminations, the flag and name of the new city were finally selected.
The former was based on the emblem of the Royal Family of Graycastle, and the image at the bottom was still a tower and a spear. Above the tower was a pentagonal star, and below the tower were three small stars. The big star represented Lord Roland Wimbledon, and the small stars represented City Hall, the First Army, and the Witch Union.