Chapter 2778: Candidates for Grand Judge, Construction of a New School

Arriving at the entrance of the Court, the first thing one encounters is a small plaza that can be used for public trials, and in the small area between the plaza and the entrance to the Court, a small Code Sculpture stands.

This was crafted by Xia Duo himself; the reason it is placed at the entrance of the Court is to remind everyone who enters from here—yield to the Code!

That is to say, the Code is above all else.

Xia Duo is no exception when he comes here; only by walking around the Code Sculpture can one enter the interior of the Court. Similar to the Government Hall, upon entering, the first thing is a large hall.

But it is not the courtroom that ordinary people imagine, but rather individual workstations, at which sit territory Judges wearing Mage Robes.

Most of these are Probationary Judges; they are either studying legal texts or reviewing past trial documents.

Of course, there are also some more excellent ones who can join together to preside over trials. The so-called presiding over trials actually just means being permitted to make judgments on case documents, and it does not necessarily have to be conducted publicly.

Most are closed-door trials.

Only Official Judges can independently try a case; of course, if the case is major, multiple Official Judges will be arranged to try it jointly.

The cases here range from neighborhood disputes to vicious incidents. The Security Office only handles the recording, and afterward, the documents are transferred to the Court, where the handling results are given.

Xia Duo toured the outside and went in almost without stopping; he did not want to affect the normal work of the Judges inside.

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Education itself is one of the policies the territory values most, and as an important carrier for that policy, the School cannot be valued too highly.

Or enter the Hospital to become a territory Doctor.

The reason for doing so is also to ensure the loftiness and sanctity of the Court and the law.

Of course, the Temple, Priests, and such still exist, but they can no longer participate in trials or healing in the capacity of a Priest. If they want to participate in trials, they must join the Court and become a territory Judge.

Of course, just as the law itself can become outdated, the Court cannot guarantee that every case will be without flaws, but there are also response mechanisms.

Of course, the theory of the former and the practice of the latter will not be too bad, just slightly inferior to what we are proficient in.

Relevant laws are already in the process of being formulated; only after the Hospital and School have operated for a period of time and are accepted by the territory residents can these laws be officially implemented.

Or enter the School to become a territory Teacher.

Nowadays, the interior of the Court has no decorations at all, completely looking like a rough-finished house, but the work of the Judges inside is far busier than that of the Government Hall.

That is Xia Duo's side.

Xia Duo pointed his finger at the School under construction to the south and told Laidun, "Besides this Junior High School, we must also build some primary schools between the villages. This matter must be handled well this year!"

Once inside, Xia Duo asked Laidun, "Do you have any recommendations for the candidate for the successor Grand Judge?"

Laidun thought for a moment and suggested two, "Currently there are two candidates. One is Musi, a deacon from the original Savile Territory Temple. Although he came into contact with the Great Xia Code relatively late, he started very quickly and is currently very proficient in various legal practices."

These are all possible; arranging according to actual needs is fine. Xia Duo never expects to obtain a plan that can be used once and for all; changing at any time according to reality is a basic requirement.

"Then let's set up two Grand Judges!"

As for the Canteen, the territory has a set of relatively perfect experience in the past, so there is no need for him to worry about it. What he cares about most is actually the School.

"Additionally, there is a student I brought before—Amikesi. Amikesi is slightly lacking in legal practice, but he has superior legal intuition and is a powerful assistant for the territory to perfect the legal system in the future."

Of course, the Judge ranks can also be further refined, similar to Mage ranks, divided into first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh levels.

During the conversation, two territory Grand Judges were determined. Xia Duo's trip had not yet ended. Looking south from the plaza in front of the Court, from west to east, were the Hospital, School, and Canteen under construction.

The current territory Court is equivalent to a judgment device in a large program system; it is indeed the busiest one and also a crucial link.

"Yes, my lord, I guarantee the task will be completed."

This is not only a challenge for the recruitment of the Tower of Time, but also no small challenge for enlightenment education. School site selection and construction, teaching staff arrangements, student enrollment, and many other problems weigh on Xia Duo's heart.

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Instead of being like in the past, drifting outside the territory system.

No one has ever stipulated that there can only be one Grand Judge; two or even more are fine. This is just a Judge rank. If there are many Grand Judges in the future, we can even set up a Chief Grand Judge!

The Hospital is to split the healing functions of the Temple or the clergy. From now on, only Doctors can perform healing methods in the Great Xia Territory, not any Priests.

Similar to the practice on Earth, those who do not accept the trial result can continue to appeal. The first time, one can appeal to the Grand Judge, which is currently Laidun's place. If the appeal result is still not accepted, one can continue to appeal to the Lord.

Xia Duo does not have too many requirements for the Hospital. In this era, so-called medical standards rely more on Spells to hold up; let's build it first.

The meaning is that one is proficient in practice, and one is proficient in theory.

Among them, the Hospital was specifically proposed by Xia Duo to split the functions of the Temple. The Court has actually already split the Temple's judicial power and strengthened that part of the power, incorporating it into the territory system.

And correspondingly, the territory will also provide basic support as compensation for the relevant personnel to pray for the gods, but if the Temple or Priests accept donations from the public, they will need to be punished.

Except for public trial assemblies, the Court generally does not receive ordinary members of the public. If ordinary members of the public have disputes, they can go to the Government Hall or the Security Office to report the case. Afterward, the Security Office is responsible for investigating, organizing it into document files, and handing them to the Court.

For the Temple of the Lord of Radiance and the Priests, as long as their functions of trial, healing, and literacy are cut off, basically nothing is left.

Xia Duo's side belongs to the final judgment. Even if one does not accept it, one must accept it; this reflects the authority and mandatory nature of the law.

If these few choices are not willing, then they can only focus on studying theology, praying for the Lord and the territory residents, and occasionally showing their faces in some celebration ceremonies to act as mascots, becoming true secular clergy members outside the system.

As an independent territory that has established a written law system, most territory affairs are closely related to the law. Not only the Security Office, but even the Government Hall often has documents that need to seek the Court's opinion.

Only one month has passed today. Laidun is still very confident about this, but Xia Duo is not entirely at ease. It is not that he is worried about Laidun, but that the territory population almost directly doubled last year.