Chapter 1151 The small days of Nanyang people (first update, please subscribe)
Although it is near the equator, the gentle breeze blowing from the sea still makes the early morning in Kuching seem a bit cool.
Under the bright sunshine, white, yellow, and blue houses are lined up one after another, one after another, one after another. Although the shapes look similar, they are all two-story, with the roof extending upward. The attic windows are generally the same, but are distinguished by different colors. From a distance, these houses are hidden next to the lush trees. A small river flows in from the south, winds around the town and flows out from the northeast.
As the sky gradually brightens, the whole town wakes up. Women in nightgowns opened the door, lifted the magnetic screen door, picked up newspapers and milk from the corridor at the door, and greeted familiar neighbors cordially and said "good morning" to each other. , laughter filled the air above the corridor in front of the house.
This is a typical Nanyang-style life, peaceful and quiet.
Every day, tens of millions of Nanyang people wake up in such small towns and start their day's work.
However, compared with the outside of the house, the inside of the house seems a bit chaotic.
As soon as she brought the milk home, before it was taken to the kitchen, Li Juying heard her son crying. Before she could go to take care of her son, her little daughter shouted again.
“Mom, Mom, where are my socks?”
For Li Juying, who has six children, every morning is so busy, and she, who is three months pregnant, I had to shout loudly.
"Abao, Abao, hurry up and help the younger sister find socks, older sister..."
At this time, it was time to fully consider her commanding talents as a commander. Soon, under her command Next, the children finally calmed down, and it was only then that Dai Mingyuan came out yawning. Although he had finished washing, he slept very late due to work, and he was still yawning until now.
“Just make me a cup of coffee.”
For overtime workers, coffee is what keeps them alive. While drinking coffee, he glanced at the coffee table on his left The newspaper was folded in half as usual, and there were a few envelopes on top of the newspaper.
You can tell just by looking at the color - the blue envelope is the utility bill, and the second kraft paper is the rent notice.
As soon as he saw this kraft paper letter, Dai Mingyuan couldn't help but complain:
"Really, it's only a few dollars a month. No one has ever been in arrears with the rent. I'll send this as soon as the moon comes." Come here, this letter costs 2 cents for stamps! A few dollars are money, but these 2 cents are not money..."
When he said this, he just sat down at the dining table. My son, on the contrary, became unhappy.
"Dad, our teacher said that what we pay is not just rent, but part of it is a maintenance fund. That letter tells you where the money is spent. Every citizen You have the right to know where the taxes you pay go..."
Public housing residents in Nanyang do not own the house. The government owns the house, and the government provides housing to families on a lease basis. Residents must pay rent to the government every month. As the landlord, the government will tell them by sending a payment notice every month after collecting rent, how much rent the district has collected this month, how much of the rent is used to repay the housing provident fund, and how much is used for housing repairs. .
The former is because public housing in Nanyang is funded by the housing provident fund. Nanyang people pay the provident fund every month according to their salary. Every time a community is built, the Housing and Development Bureau will use a community based on the location, land price, housing cost and other data. A complex formula is used to calculate the cost of the house, and then based on the amount of provident fund collected by the individual, combined with the repayment part of the monthly rent, etc., the transfer of community property rights can usually be completed in about 20 years. That is to say, in about twenty years, the property rights of the house belong to the residents.
In this process, the government is not allowed to make a profit.
However, expenses for house repairs and other expenses need to be paid out of the rent. There are also special regulations for the maintenance of public housing, which are basically minor repairs every 5 years and major repairs every 10 years. Minor repairs refer to the renewal of facades and outdoor paving, while major repairs refer to increasing the area or improving functions so that residential buildings can continuously adapt to the changes brought about by the improvement of people's living standards.
Therefore, residents of this community must be clearly informed of this expenditure. If they have any questions, they can question the relevant departments and request an independent audit. Because of this, every month, they will list the monthly expenses in detail to avoid misunderstandings.
After being taught a lesson by his son, Dai Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then asked.
"Did you study in the civics class?"
Dai Haoze nodded seriously and said:
"Yes, Dad, I also learned the tax calculation formula. If our family files taxes next year, I can help you. Do the math."
Looking at his son's serious look, Dai Mingyuan, an accountant, did not refute him, but nodded and said:
"When the time comes, you can help with the math first."
Saying this, he picked up another letter. The white envelope had the words "Kuching City District Court" written on it. The inexplicable letter made Dai Mingyuan raise his eyebrows and said:
"What's the purpose of sending a letter from the court?"
As he said that, he tore open the envelope. After unfolding the letter, he just glanced at it and frowned, saying.
"It's so boring. Everyone is so busy every day, how can we have time to do this?"
After that, he put the letter aside, but Dai Haoze picked up the letter. It was a summons from the Office of the Jury Commissioner, requiring him to report to the District Court on September 19 to perform his citizen jury duty.
In Nanyang, serving as a jury is the duty and duty of every citizen. This is the third time this year that he has received a jury summons.
When you are going to be a juror, those who have a workplace should greet their workplace in advance and arrange the work they are responsible for. The employer cannot prevent employees from fulfilling jury duty for any reason, and wages must be paid as usual. In addition, each person also has two yuan of hard work fee per day, which is paid by the municipal taxation bureau.
Listening to his father's words, Dai Haoze frowned and said seriously.
"Dad, I think you should go to make up for the civics class."
As soon as he finished speaking, his eldest daughter Dai Ziyan also said after him.
"Yes, yes, my brother is right, dad, being a jury is the duty and responsibility of every citizen. The jury represents the voice of the public and is conducive to protecting social justice and maintaining the credibility of the law."
"It can reduce the authority of the judiciary, thereby making the judicial process more fair." "It can avoid the dominance of one family of judges and reduce the court to the judge's sole discretion, thus avoiding unjust cases to the greatest extent! Although it is not perfect, at least it looks very good for now. Effective. ”
“If we do not fulfill this obligation and cherish this right, then who will protect us when we suffer judicial injustice in the future?”
< br>The words of his son and daughter made Dai Mingyuan feel ashamed. In fact, what he resisted was not the jury, but being a juror himself, which would definitely affect his work.
Although he is an accountant, he also has a certain understanding of law as a university graduate.
Because North Borneo and Sarawak are former British colonies, Nanyang naturally follows the common law system, and case law and the jury system are its core. In short, in the common law system, the jury mainly decides whether the person is guilty or not, and the judge announces the jury's result, and then imposes a penalty according to the law; in the civil law system, the judge mainly has the final say.
The former is not good, but the latter definitely has more shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is that you only need to bribe the judge. As the play says, "The yamen door opens to the south, whether it is reasonable or not." Don’t let money come in." The absurdity and injustice in the process of "the plaintiff becomes the defendant, and the defendant becomes the plaintiff" are all because the county government is the official voice of the county magistrate. In the court of the civil law system... it is also the judge who has the final say. .
In this case, let alone collecting money, his mood and even personal likes and dislikes will affect the verdict.
Juries are more difficult to manipulate.
No matter how they are selected, the twelve jurors are all lawyers from both the plaintiff and the defendant, who jointly select from fifty candidates based on the interests of both parties.
From a statistical perspective, it is far more difficult for a lawyer to bribe or manipulate a dozen people than to bribe a single judge.
Furthermore, there is a chance that all thirteen people happen to be heartless... Although it is possible, there is a high probability that it is impossible. After all, ten people may even have twenty thoughts. This is human nature.
As a jury, they do not necessarily need to understand the law. They only need to determine the facts of the case based on the evidence provided by the prosecution and defense, as well as life experience and common sense. In fact, it is a simple view of right and wrong. Therefore, as long as you have a basic conscience and a sense of right and wrong, it is enough.
Seeing that her husband was silent, the wife beside her couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, it's a shame that you are still a certified public accountant, but you actually made the children speechless."
Faced with his wife's teasing, Dai Mingyuan was not annoyed, but replied directly:
< br>"It doesn't matter if you speak loudly. What they say makes sense. Naturally, I have nothing to say."
Looking at the triumphant children, Dai Mingyuan's mood was complicated, and he felt more of a He was relieved that he could feel the difference between the children. They were different from him. Compared to him, they paid more attention to rules and respected them. They knew very well what rights they had and what responsibilities they should pay.
Perhaps this is the reason why schools in Nanyang offer civic education classes from kindergarten, and they are based on rules and laws. Their purpose is to cultivate a new generation of Nanyang people.
Perhaps, they are the real Nanyang people!
Looking at the children, Dai Mingyuan smiled, with some expectation in his smile, looking forward to the children growing up!
Looking at them, he thought of the speech that His Excellency once made: "This country was created by us, and it should be like this - when we hand over the country to the children, we can tell them that we have tried our best to Do your best to make this country better, because they deserve better!”
Yes, they deserve a better world, and this is what they try their best to build and work hard for. The fundamental reason is to hand over a better world to these children.
On this day, Dai Mingyuan thought a lot, and even looked through the children's "Civics Textbook". The simple content in it made him think for a long time.
A few days later, Dai Mingyuan came to the court as scheduled. The judge asked them one by one about their situations, including their occupations, hobbies, reading range, whether there were law enforcement officers in their family or relatives, whether they had any experience of being victimized, and whether they had been convicted. Whether you know the defendant and whether you can guarantee that you will judge the case fairly, etc. The process was lengthy and tedious, but no one was impatient and everyone answered consciously.
For many of them, all this has long been a part of their lives. There are even many people who are more than willing to serve as jurors, rather than serving as Lord Qingtian.
"Can the case be decided fairly on the 38th?"
This time, when facing the judge's inquiry, based on his previous two experiences, Dai Mingyuan was worried about wasting time because he was busy with work. Deliberately said: I am easily influenced by others and cannot guarantee a fair conclusion of the case. Of course it was eliminated.
His answer is perfect, because if they are found to be lying, the law can punish them. However, in fact, it is impossible for the judge to find out. More often, the judge chooses not to believe that they are lying.
In fact, most people choose to cooperate. After all, most people now take this obligation and responsibility as a matter of course. Just like now, after being reminded by his son, he realized that this was related to whether he could be treated fairly in the future.
But today, when asked, Dai Mingyuan said.
"Your Honor, I can guarantee that I will make a fair judgment based on my common sense and conscience!"
When he finished speaking and sat down, the sun was shining brightly outside the court window. Under the sun, people rush back and forth in a hurry. Every day, tens of millions of ordinary people live here like this. They come from all over the world, and they finally come here. They take root in this land. Give birth to children and live the most ordinary life.
Here, people grow from young to middle-aged until they finally retire. They are just ordinary people, living the most ordinary life. Their children grow from babies to teenagers and then to adulthood. In middle age, until they finally retire, they just live quietly, living the kind of life that ordinary people deserve.
Of course, for some young and promising people, Nanyang is also a palace of opportunities. Here, as long as you have special skills and work hard, you will be rewarded with promotion and security.
This is what Nanyang gave them.
While people were hurriedly walking, the rain fell, and people speeded up their pace, either using briefcases or newspapers on their heads. While some people were hurriedly walking, some people were arriving. Although they were strangers on the road, they would smile at each other while taking shelter from the rain. Everyone's expressions were peaceful and full of vitality.
And this is Nanyang!
(End of this chapter)