Iron Harvest: When Farming Becomes Conquest-Chapter 141 - 13: Origin Code

It turns out those fools are also adept at guessing the intentions of their superiors.

Their survival skills should not be underestimated.

Roman knows what can be tolerated and what cannot, and those fools are well aware of it.

For the common people, this is an invisible sense of security.

Because the temperament and behavior patterns of the ruler can be foreseen by them.

The longer they interact with him, the more patterns they can see in his seemingly whimsical ways.

He never explains why he does things this way, nor does he tell them the outcome. He constantly calls them fools and urges them to finish tasks quickly.

However, their three meals a day have never been discounted, he is never capricious, and he never kills without reason, the treatment is excellent, and if they fall sick or encounter a disaster, they are allowed to rest.

All newborns can even get two pounds of milk from the livestock barn daily.

As long as their days get better, whatever the Lord does is correct.

This correctness is not justice, but fact.

Every other day, a few pigs or sheep are slaughtered at the breeding farm, and everyone can eat a few pieces of fragrant meat, meat soup, and bone soup.

Although it’s not comparable to having meat with every meal like in the military camp, this food standard is already very high.

Of course, they have no reason to oppose their rulers.

They all think so and believe it more the more their living standards improve.

All Gods are ethereal, but the Lord is right in front of them.

If they don’t believe in the Lord, do they believe in distant All Gods?

They do a lot every day but eat even more.

Recently, there have been frequent rumors that the Lord is preparing woolen sweaters for them for the winter, and soon everyone will have one. It’s said some are even woven by the Lord himself; can you imagine that?

So, most people can’t understand why someone would risk everything just to satisfy desires, taking the risk of angering the Lord by sneaking into the women’s dormitory to molest a female slave, only to blame it on eating their fill.

Residential area.

A farmer, with a broken neck and shattered chin, was hung high by a rope.

Roman stormed off with Seth.

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He is going to draft the laws here.

Roman is somewhat troubled.

The technological tree and administrative tree are different.

Just like scientists and politicians are two different matters.

Roman has some ideas, but he needs to sort them out carefully.

By the next day.

A draft of laws, which Roman called the "Origin Code," was born.

It only contained a few short articles.

He summoned Seth and Jimmy, having them post the paper on the bulletin board in the residential area and promote it.

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First, Roman the Lord grants all his subjects complete human rights. In this world, only human rights are inviolable. Violators will die.

In return, everyone must offer all their rights to Roman the Lord; those who don’t offer have no human rights.

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Second, where the law does not prohibit, you are free to act. You may do anything; it’s your freedom.

Your freedom ends at the will of Roman the Lord; no one is allowed to refuse any of his requests.

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Third, on this land, all beings are equal. No one is nobler than you, not even All Gods. No one is more humble than you, not even Demons.

Only Roman the Lord stands above everyone, All Gods and Demons stand behind him.

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Fourth, men and women have equal rights and status. Everyone can only have one wife or husband.

Roman the Lord is an exception.

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Fifth, those who steal, fight, or disrupt social stability are exiled to the mines.

Those who incite public anger, break rules, or cause social damage are executed on the spot.

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Sixth, any Believers and Priests are prohibited. If any appear, they are to be immediately expelled or hung.

Do not believe in gods, only believe in Roman the Lord.

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Those legal articles are rather straightforward and easy to understand.

Simply put, only Roman is qualified to violate others and human rights, others are not.

Anyone who dares to do such a thing will face death!

For most people, as long as they don’t commit crimes, these laws have nothing to do with them.

The laws are supposed to punish the minority.

For such black sheep, heavy punishment is necessary!

Sige Town has no prisons or criminals.

Roman also has no interest in creating such, why provide good food and drink for prisoners?

Either exile them to the mines, treat them like beasts of burden,

or hang them directly as a warning to others.

Comparatively, the abolition of slavery was hardly noticeable.

Sige Town’s local residents have also gotten used to sharing food, living quarters, and hardships with the slaves who came from all around.

Roman wants to select a new police force.

His army is meant for warfare, not for patrol.

Not many police are needed, just 20 would do, averaging one officer per about 200 people.

Personnel should come from farmers who have some prestige and are bold yet careful.

The main role is to keep the place in check; even if they can’t eradicate petty thefts, they can significantly reduce such occurrences and maintain order.

Another matter should be prioritized.

That is, to solve the issue of residents being single.

Desires can be temporarily suppressed but cannot be suppressed indefinitely, or they will accumulate more and more.

Unmet desires will turn into dissatisfaction with the rulers.

Again, a person should not be too full.

But if you don’t let that group of fools eat their fill, where will they get the strength to work?

There’s no solution; their desires must be met.

Roman called for Jimmy and Seth, and his other little Angel Envoy named Wayne, who had enough knowledge of numbers and words to barely qualify for management work.

He said, "Find some time to organize a matchmaking event for them."

Jimmy and Wayne could not understand yet, but Seth understood it very well.

A family is the most stable social unit, especially families with children, very easy to handle.

Jimmy, the head of the Residents Department, is responsible for this task, recording everyone’s marital status.

But these two children are not enough, and Seth needs to assist more.

There were many single male and female slaves; earlier, Roman separated them to prevent chaos.

But this is not a long-term plan; if they can pair up, they should.

Husband and wife are essentially partners sharing life. Life is too cruel, leaving no space for romance.

If they hit it off, they should come to the Residents Department to sign, and as a benefit, newlyweds can get an independent house—for space-saving, six single slaves had previously shared one house.

Currently, houses are limited; newlyweds without a house can only temporarily share a house with other newlyweds.

Of course, the current lack of many houses does not mean there will always be a shortage.

Again, any product—even Architecture—is no exception; increasing production and establishing standards lead to lower costs.

This also led Sige Town’s already weak administrative force directly into an overload state.

Too many people were getting married.

Registration, assigning houses, and including in household registration.

In just a few days, hundreds of families applied to settle down.

The gender ratio in Sige Town is relatively balanced, and there were already many people of marriageable age, so it was not surprising for them to make decisions quickly after this period of adaptation.

Unsurprisingly, many babies will be born in Sige Town next year.