Chapter 128 Judgment (Part 1)

November 6, 1715, New Calendar. Wang Family Court in Putrajaya

Vincent Manley's case has caused a sensation in the entire English Putrajaya, and even the king has heard of it. Because he has accumulated a lot of wealth in the past twenty years, he has made a large number of acquaintances.

Many people have an uncontrollable curiosity about where this wealth will go. Qualified people are even thinking about how to divide this wealth and fill the gap.

Of course, many civilians also secretly like it. Although they don’t get much benefits, in this world, having wealth often arouses the secret resentment and jealousy of others. Therefore, even if there is no benefit, everyone wants to go to the court to see the depravity of the once rich man. Unfortunately, Vincent Manley is dead, otherwise, it would be even better if there was a trial and hanging on the spot.

Therefore, from seven o'clock in the morning, one hour before the courtroom was filled with people, who greeted and talked to each other.

Fang Xin naturally wanted to participate, so he wore a knight suit, showing his heroic spirit, while Sir Wendyra Fix specially wore a dress and attended as a special guest.

Of course, the foreign Baron Dave Baron Baron of the United States is indispensable.

Baron Dave Baronham has recovered from the last pirate incident. He was dressed in decently and energetic and leaned forward and said, "Hambring, I heard you are moving to want real estate?"

"Yes, I'm going to say that I want to get the title of hereditary lord." Fang Xin whispered: "Knights and lords, after all, cannot be truly passed down to descendants."

"Yeah, of course, I understand what you mean." The Baron said very understandingly: "However, the title of your country is still too strict. If it is in your own country, you do not need real estate. If someone recommends it, you can directly enthrone a title to the king."

Fang Xin smiled and said, "Baron, after all, only aristocrats are considered to be in a territory. This is a tradition. As for you, you are already a baron, and you should be specialized in industry."

The first and second-leaf continents are very similar. Generally speaking, the knights own a manor, which is actually hereditary, but there are no noble titles and barons. Generally speaking, they have huge real estate in the county, with an area of ​​at least fifty square kilometers.

Viscount is actually a family with deep-rooted forces in the county, with an area of ​​at least one hundred square kilometers, and is a powerful prince.

The Count manages a county by one person, so he is also called "Fang Bo", which is the master who rules a county.

The Marquis is a real big shot who ruled the second to third counties.

As for the Duke, he is the highest nobleman second only to the king. He stands out among the nobles and is extremely powerful, and can almost establish a powerful existence in an independent principality.

For a long time, the title of aristocratic, the corresponding property rights and political privileges were only owned by the title leader themselves. Although their family members were members of the noble family, their political status was only more than that of the free people. Of course, the heirs of the title (the eldest son) also belonged to the nobles. On the two continents, they were basically called "Lords"!

Of course, the Lord is not only the heir to the title, but also the soldiers and politicians who have established meritorious deeds can receive this title, which is almost the same as the Jazz, but is not hereditary.

In the past, the granting of titles not only examined its territory, but also considered family lineage. Although it is a little looser now, according to the tradition of the country, the king canonized the title of nobles, and the number of people who received the title is about 10 each year, most of whom were non-hereditary jazz and lords.

"Ah, yes, as long as you have a title, you can have it. Industry is truly decent. Can you imagine a noble who is worthless but only a noble who has a title?" The baron's thought was still quite open and said, "That's really sad. I would rather see the wealth of a citizen than a poor noble, even if this poor noble has ten times more property than a wealthy citizen!"

At this moment, the court eunuch appeared, he knocked on the hammer, and shouted: "The court is on, everyone, please be calm!"

Everyone stopped talking, and the judges sent by the Wang family took their seats in a quiet state. As for the jurors from the nobles, chambers of commerce, and citizens, they also sat down one after another.

The presiding judge read out the indictment. The indictment took a long time, but the other party did not want to continue listening. In fact, the result of the trial has been decided long ago, and the prosecution, defense, and trial are all procedures.

After the long three-hour trial, it was time to make a decisive time, Fang Xin reluctantly mentioned God, and in the court there was also a silence, and everyone was waiting quietly with breath.

"In the authoritarian power of His Majesty the Supreme King, combined with the conclusion of the jury, I hereby declare that Vincent Manley was guilty of smuggling, bribery, murder, and pirate, and was declared guilty of convict."

Suddenly, the people in the court started to get upset and people began to talk to each other.

The bailiff tried hard to restore the silence, and after a moment, he calmed down again.

The judge continued to recite: "According to the Kingdom Act, all Vincent Manley's property will be confiscated, and the relevant persons will be dealt with as follows..."

A group of people related to Vincent Manley were punished, the worst was hanged, but only three were hanged, two were unlucky among the pirates, and one was a scapegoat found locally. After all, important personnel have been evacuated, and some have been imprisoned for several years or exiled, and the lightest was fines. Of course, Fang Xin knew that many were innocently implicated chamber of commerce staff.

This is helpless, but the following is the specific distribution of interests.

"...The total estimated value of 146,000 gold Lake, one fifth belongs to the king, one fifth belongs to the local lord Earl, and one fifth belongs to the town hall... The specific damage and meritorious persons, the Knights of Hamblin Fix, are not allocated, and are 25% in accordance with the Pirate Law, while Baron Dave Baronham, who has been damaged from afar, is 10% in compensation, and 5% in the Chamber of Commerce..."

The long list below was not read out, but was delivered to the hands of various important officials on the spot. Fang Xin took it calmly, nodded with a smile, and then opened and read.

Sure enough, six real estate properties belonged to him, with a total value of 19,000 gold Rick.

A villa in the north, worth 9500 Jinlek.

The storefront of a shop at No. 31 Danlan Street in the southern area is not far from the city commercial guild headquarters, which is also worth 5,000 gold Rick.

In addition, there are 2,500 bank gold notes of Jinlek, which can be withdrawn at any time.

It was quite good. Fang Xin closed the document with satisfaction. At this time, the Baron also closed the document with satisfaction. He did not want real estate, but asked for the storefront of No. 60 Danlan Street, which was also worth 5,000 gold Lake - which gave him a stronghold in the city.

I asked for another small building, not a villa, worth three thousand gold rays. This is a place to rest when I came, and I also obtained a bank gold ticket of 6,500 gold rays.

"Two, do you have any opinions?" the judge asked solemnly.

"No, the court's verdict was very fair." Both of them replied, and they signed immediately, and other officials from the town hall gave signing certification on the spot to transfer the property rights.

"Everyone, the laws of God and the king are unquestionable. If there is no opinion, it will end." The judge announced that the matter was over.

While everyone was still talking about going out slowly, the city's reporters (there were no newspapers that were widely distributed in this era, and most of them were regional newspapers in autonomous cities) had already rushed back. Half an hour later, many newspapers reported on the matter in large quantities, and the sound of hawking sounded on the streets. Many people bought newspapers at the price of three copper coins to satisfy their curiosity.

The people watching the fun even visited the process of three people hanging in public, and those who were imprisoned and exiled were also discussed.

After the person finished leaving, Fang Xin stepped forward to thank the Sir, saluted the judge, and then went out with the Baron.

"Oh, dear baron, are you full of your men?" Fang Xin asked.

"Not yet, sailors can still be found, but qualified captains are quite difficult to find. Now there are two more boats. Oh, I have already gone to the Magic Union and paid a fee for remote magic communication, asking my family to find a few suitable captains and first mates to take the boat." The Baron said.

The so-called magic communication is actually similar to the early telegrams on Earth, but it is very expensive and must be borrowed from one city and one city magic tower to be sent remotely.

"Oh, but the money you earn is pretty good!"

"Yes, dear Hamblin, I will not talk about compensation. I brought the goods and also brought me a profit of two thousand golds to Rick." The Baron said, "It is equivalent to the income of my territory in a year. So, although the sea trade is risky, it still makes money. Yours, you have made money too!"
Chapter completed!