Chapter 284 A corner of the changing times
In terms of size and style, the factory director's office is actually no different from Bernard's. They are exactly the same plain and unpretentious, except that there are a few more cabinets here and more files.
Nowadays, the organizational form in Transjordan has actually advanced quite rapidly. There are systematic factories, management and workers can be distinguished, and office registration and wage payment verification are carried out relying on paper.
Of course, most of these factories are built by religious groups, and grassroots parliamentary investments are jointly run by both parties. There are actually very few in the entire Transjordan region.
On the one hand, it promotes the more advanced organization and technology of the religious group, and on the other hand, it solves the employment problem of local farmers.
Although the quantity is not large, it has shouldered the heavy responsibility of production.
"What do you think?" the factory director said directly.
"I..." Bernard hesitated to speak.
"If you have any difficulties, just ask them. I will find ways to help solve them. Tire is really short of manpower, especially someone as dedicated as you."
After listening to the factory director's words, Bernard fell silent again. He did not feel that the factory director's praise was exaggerated, and that Tier's need for him was real, but he also had his own unspeakable secrets.
"It's Philip, right?" When the name was mentioned, the factory director's words became much softer.
"His parents need someone to take care of them." Thinking of Philip who died in the battle, Bernard felt a little uncomfortable, especially when he returned to the village with Philip's body, Philip's parents asked why he was not the one who died. When he was Bernard, he felt very guilty.
Bernard then said: "Philip blocked the knife for me, I owe him a life."
In fact, the director of the factory knew that this was just an excuse. Bernard's real unspeakable secret was not here. As martyrs, Philip's parents enjoyed the treatment of life, death and burial. What's more, Philip's parents did not only have Philip. When it comes to providing for retirement, it's not his turn to go to Bernard.
"I have contacted the leader of Silla's side. There is not only a need for managers in Tire, but also many other positions. If she goes there, her income will be much higher, and there is also a primary school there for children. Education will not fall behind.”
When the factory director mentioned Silla, Bernard didn't know how to continue the topic. Maybe he should be grateful? But if this is the case, it seems to be an admission that he has a special relationship with his brother's widow.
"It has nothing to do with Silla, it's mainly about Philip's parents." Bernard emphasized. The things that Bernard was talked about behind his back were not just selfless, there were all kinds of rumors about him and Silla that had never stopped.
If Bernard really takes Silla to Tire, then it is really true that the relationship between the two is unusual.
"Well, it's mainly Philip's parents." The factory director said with certainty. Regarding Philip's family situation, the factory director actually knew a little bit about it.
This has something to do with the policy of the order, but more importantly, Philip's parents are not easy people to get along with.
Although Philip's parents enjoyed the treatment of martyrs, his wife's priority among immediate family members was higher than that of his parents.
The pension after Philip's death was paid directly to Sheila, not to Philip's parents.
After taking a deep breath, Bernard finally decided to confess to the factory director. It might be more appropriate to talk about the matter in detail, not to mention that he also knew that the factory director was not a gossip behind others' backs.
Although Sheila gave half of the pension to Philip's parents, Philip's brothers always coveted what was left in Sheila's hands.
In addition, the county distributes some things during holidays, most of which are given to Silla.
Although Sheila would also give a lot to Bell's parents, the people were dissatisfied, and the Philip brothers were fanning the flames, making life very difficult.
Even though Sheila is now raising her children alone and her life is very stressful, the joys and sorrows between people cannot be shared.
Philip's brothers even spread the news from time to time that Silas' child was not actually Philip's son, but a bastard.
"...If I hadn't supported Silla, that Trafa guy might have used violence." Bernard said.
Listening to Bernard's description of the situation at Philip's home, the factory director frowned unconsciously. Although he had thought that Silla's life might be difficult, he did not expect that it would reach this point.
"Isn't your hometown council taking care of it?" the factory director asked.
"I have taken care of them, criticized and educated them, but it won't be long before they are put in the wrong shoes again."
In fact, the parliament is not an institution that manages people. Those representative members, as "village wise", interfere out of their personal reputation.
As for the county government?
There are only a few people in the county government, and they can't take care of such detailed matters on weekdays. To be able to send people to express condolences to the fallen soldiers according to the records on the list during the holidays is an unprecedented good governance.
And this "good governance" is actually forced by the religious group in order to continue.
Listening to Bernard's words, the factory director couldn't help but feel a little confused. It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. As an outsider, it is really not easy for him to get involved in this, but he still needs to be persuaded.
"You are also a guard, and you know the reason. I don't think Silla will be in a good situation if she continues to stay here. She has always been a thief for a thousand days, so how can she guard against thieves for a thousand days? No matter how tight the protection is, Something will go wrong unexpectedly. If Sheila continues to live with Philip's family, something will happen sooner or later. She might as well take this opportunity to go to Tire so that she can start over."
After listening to the factory director's words, Bernard sighed.
The factory director continued: "As for the rumors you are worried about, I can only say that if this is the threshold in your own heart, and for those who gossip behind your back, no matter what the actual relationship between you and Silla is, they can Damn it. You think you won’t be gossiped about if you stay here?”
Bernard nodded, the factory director's words made sense.
"I'll give you another half day. Go talk to Silla and give me an answer before evening."
Compared to the center of the kingdom in Tyre, Garis has a more profound influence on Transjordan.
Because Transjordan was built by Gairis himself, laying the most complete foundation and truly changing the face from scratch.
It can be said that an era is being buried, and a new era is being opened. People in this new era don’t know what they are witnessing, but they will be amazed by it and then be troubled by it. . The old ethics and morals seem outdated and outdated for this new era.
Even with Garris's personal experience, a new pious life was forced into the minds of the people, emphasizing health, freedom, and human rights.
But for many people, it still seems unique. After all, Garris did not visit every village.
Bernard finally chose to go to Tire with Silla and Philip's son who was under five years old. Staying in Transjordan was actually not suitable for the growth of the children.
Backbones like Bernard accounted for about two hundred people in all of Transjordan.
Not only the backbones of various factories and farms have been transferred, but also many students who have not yet completed their studies have been assigned to participate in the work and complete their studies at the same time.
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Jerusalem is a small country. Smallness not only refers to the small land area, but also to the sparse population.
Transjordan has a population of more than 100,000, and it can be said that to forcefully transfer 200 key personnel or students is a strain.
When these people arrived in Tire under the escort of the Order Knights, it meant another qualitative change.
When the two hundred people from Transjordan integrated into Tire, the center of reform, the wind started to rise at the end of Qingping.
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The city of Tire is much larger than the town of Alhadi, but it is only a little bigger. A city of about 20,000 people will be remembered as a slightly larger town in later generations.
Compared with the Southern Song Dynasty at this time, it was nothing more than an ordinary county town. At most, it could only make money by taking advantage of the port.
But for Bernard, this is the largest city he has ever seen. Of course, in fact, Bernard had never entered any other city except Karak before coming to Tire.
The city of Karak is located on a highland. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is a natural upper limit to the city's area. The number of people actually living in the city is always only a few thousand people at most.
The city of Tire is located on a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides. It is equally easy to defend and difficult to attack, but its area is much larger. The population, workshops and even factories in the new city are also more prosperous.
But when Bernard walked in this city, he could feel the oppression under the prosperity of this city.
Perhaps because I have lived in Transjordan for too long, I have long been accustomed to the positive atmosphere of everyone and the low prices, so I am not used to it when I see someone who is not fully clothed and not well fed.
The new heaven and new earth have been unveiled in the Transjordan Valley, but things are still mixed here in Tire.
When passing by Tire Cathedral, he took a second look and said to himself that he understood that the bishops, priests and nuns in that church were no longer fellow travelers with him.
When these Catholic clergymen were still praying to the Lord in the stone church.
People like him have formed an alliance with Jesus and vowed to bring the Kingdom of God to the mortal world.
Bernard made a cross in front of him and quickly left here. He was going to the Kingdom's Administration Council to accept a new position.
"The original plan was for you to be responsible for establishing the new city police station, but now the reform situation in the kingdom is much deeper than the previous plan, so there is a shortage of manpower everywhere. Now there is a new option, do you want to listen to it? Just a moment," Archos said to Bernard in his office.
Since Balian's body is no longer able to handle any work, the position of Prime Minister of the Kingdom has now been taken over by Archos, who is responsible for continuing Garris's reform policy in the Kingdom.
Of course, it was impossible for Bernard to say that he wouldn't listen to this kind of question, so after he agreed, Aljos continued: "It's like this. After the reform, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Police were changed to the public prosecutor system. , that is, the Ministry of Public Security, the Procuratorate, and the Court.”
"You can understand the specific situation of the public security and judicial departments by yourself later. The main reason why I tell you this is because the Kingdom of Jerusalem decided to establish a circuit court in order to strengthen the unity of the kingdom's legal system and reduce the influence of different customary laws in various places."< br>
In the Mediterranean area in the 11th century, written laws were actually quite rare. The laws in most areas had their own characteristics and followed traditions to deal with conflicts between each other. Eyes for an eye and blood relations were often used. Revenge and even duels are simple and crude ways to deal with crime problems.
However, the situation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem is quite special. Compared with Western Europe at the same time, it is more centralized and has a clearer judicial system.
During the Kingdom of Old Jerusalem, the courts could be divided into several levels.
Among them, the Parliament of Nobles is actually the only judicial body of the kingdom's nobility. It is responsible for hearing criminal cases such as murder, rape, and treason, as well as simpler feudal disputes such as recovering slaves and buying and selling fiefdoms.
In addition, it is actually responsible for confirming the election of the new king (or regent if necessary), collecting taxes, minting currency, allocating budgets to the king to raise funds, etc.
And this Parliament of Nobles, during the reform, had already been converted into the House of Lords of the King's Landing Parliament.
A considerable part of the power belonging to the judicial system has been stripped away, and judicial treatment can only be carried out against the nobles.
In the Old Jerusalem Kingdom, in addition to the aristocratic parliamentary court, there were also civil class courts, maritime courts, circuit courts, etc.
Although the first laws of the kingdom had been enacted during the reign of Godfrey of Bouillon and revised by Baldwin II at the Council of Nablus in 1120, the scope of application of these legal provisions was actually quite questionable.
The Kingdom of Old Jerusalem had a clear judicial system, but it lacked a common set of laws. The laws that applied to nobles were different from those to non-nobles, and the laws that applied to Franks and Saracens were also different, even among ordinary Franks. Within people, different judgments can also be reached depending on the community in which they live.
Genoese, Venetians, Pisa... and many other communities in the kingdom have their own independent courts.
To some extent, the Kingdom of Jerusalem can even be described as "semi-colonial and semi-feudal".
First of all, the Franks, the main body of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, are essentially foreign colonists. They came to the Levant to acquire land and wealth before settling here. They formed a feudal kingdom in order to fight against surrounding hostile forces.
As for the subsequent Italian city-states that came one after another, they obtained various privileges in this land by supporting a regime like the Kingdom of Old Jerusalem. Not only did they have their own independent territory, they even controlled certain taxes in some cities, and even Yu has independent judicial power.
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