Chapter 2311

When Michele de Lando, the carder, was chosen by the masses to be the standard-bearer of justice, his first order was to find an inspector named Ser Nuto, who had been appointed by Rabo.

No one knows why Michele would do that, maybe it was because Michele had a personal feud with Nuto, or something else, but Michele's followers started to carry out the order, and a large group of people killed Ser Nuto Get it to the compound. In order to make everyone fearful, Michele set up a gallows in the courtyard. When Ser Nuto arrived here, Michele ordered Nuto to be thrown down with one foot tied to the gallows. Getting up, those around quickly tore Nuto to pieces, and in an instant the whole body was torn apart except for the foot that was still chained to the rack.

The mood of a group is often manic and extreme, and there are only two attitudes, either to accept it completely or to reject it completely. When the populace of Paris stormed into Versailles, their rage might lead them to tear the queen to pieces, while the nobles erected barricades all over the palace, and it was useless to fight them with "fortifications," On the contrary, it was because of being too tired that Lafayette, who had gone to take a nap for a while, appeared, and the scene immediately returned to calm.

So violence can't stop people who act on passion, who will blindly obey the orders of someone they don't even know very well, who will kill someone they don't know very well by brutal means; if they only have disgust in their hearts, she won't listen to anything.

If possible, try not to be an annoying woman. This is a woman's accumulated survival experience over the years. Josephine was rumored to be having an affair when Bonaparte went to Egypt. People were on his side as to why Bonaparte had a new love outside.

But there are many parents in this world who want their daughter to enjoy everything she didn't enjoy when she was young, and treat her like a princess.

People need praise and encouragement when they lose confidence, but if they are always surrounded by praise and encouragement, they will live in a world of self-deception, covering their ears and refusing to listen to anything that sounds unpleasant.

She had been avoiding being that kind of person, she should listen to other people's opinions, be a patient listener who listened to the truth, but what he said that night was really hard for her to accept.

They didn't speak all the way. When they came to the meeting room of the palace, everyone was already seated. These people were men and women. They stood up when they saw the two of them. Bonaparte naturally sat in the first seat, but Georgiana There is no place for the "hostess" to sit at the other end of the long table.

She sat on his right, and the person who was sitting there was suddenly at a loss.

"This is the identity of those six people." A man with a big beard handed her a document.

Georgiana took the document, which was also in front of the others, but it seemed that they had already seen it.

The full name of Rembrandt's "Night Watch" is "Amsterdam Second District Militia Under the Leadership of Captain Frans Benek Kok". This militia is mainly composed of textile merchants. Their main duty is to assist municipal officials. Maintaining law and order and protecting citizens' property, their occupations are similar to the police, but they are different from the police, because their work is not specifically defined from the administrative department, and their titles are also very different. Some are called militia, and some are called military ranks. Captain Kirk may be an active military officer or a retired military officer, so calling him a captain has nothing to do with the police rank.

In the second half of the 18th century, the number of such "night watch" teams decreased significantly, and they were replaced by professional police teams. In England, there were also special "Bow Street Runners", who were responsible for investigating, finding clues, and interviewing witnesses. What the "police" needs more is bravery. In 1786, Dublin selected innocent students from the King’s Medical College to form the police. They usually patrol the streets politely in uniform, but when a riot broke out in the prison, they were unable to suppress the criminals, and even used the army to arrest them. Rescued, but used police funds to buy carpets, high-end mirrors and other luxurious items to decorate the headquarters.

William Pitt Jr. suggested hiring cavalry patrols, but Birmingham also resisted. The Belgian police also have "local characteristics". Bruges hired a patrol and security company, and veterans were responsible for patrolling the city. There is no doubt that it is more reliable than the militia. However, in Ghent, community security organizations are in charge. There are 200 communities in Ghent, and each community has a church. Residents in the community hope to have a good security and working environment. They not only hold meetings frequently, but also consciously assume the responsibility of monitoring, especially those who are new to the community. Local residents will be very vigilant. Welcome Tax".

If Ghent develops into a textile center in the future and mainly needs female workers, these people will need background checks. Stanley introduced an England "Bow Street Runner" to the Knights.

The situation in Mechelen is different. Mechelen has been the seat of the Supreme Court since the 16th century. The job of maintaining law and order in the city is handed over to parliamentarians or judges. This is also the model in many cities, but these parliamentarians and judges have different terms of office. Some After only one year, frequent personnel changes have brought difficulties to public security work.

Reformers believe that it is very inappropriate to entrust law and order to parliamentarians and judges. This job should be given to someone who can stay in this position for a long time, so that he can accumulate rich experience, which is conducive to the management of the security team. Magistrates and councilors, on the other hand, believe that having jurisdiction over local law and order is the criterion for local autonomy.

Joseph II wanted to establish a centralized police organization with uniform uniforms, distinct levels, and strict discipline. In addition, the existing parliament and courts should be abolished. In 1787, Joseph II had a dispute with the local governor. Intense conflict. In 1788, Brabantine returned to the medieval armaments and hung the black, red and yellow tricolor flags. He decided to kill the revolution in the cradle and ordered the Volunteer Militia to disband. The Volunteers refused. In early 1788, the imperial army sent to Brussels Civilians opened fire, the Brabantine Revolution broke out, and in less than a month there were uprisings all over Belgium except Luxembourg.

But Belgium did not form an effective government at the time, and the followers of van der Nuth and Funk were at loggerheads.

When Van der Nut and Funk went into exile, these rebels hid in the forest. These six people were originally the subordinates of the twin brothers Frans Bosbeek and Jan Bosbeek. Independent farms in the Labantine countryside and in Gelderland were the targets of violent robbery.

In troubled times, that forest hides sometimes steadfast guerrillas, sometimes bandits who run rampant across the Republic, and sometimes both.

These six people were more or less charged with robbery, assault, murder, etc., anyway, they are not pure angels. What surprised her even more was the efficiency of "Bow Street Detective". If he is not the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes, then he may be related to these assassins. Of course, it is also possible that he does have his own channel. Suspect.

"Have their autopsies been examined?" Georgiana asked.

Everyone fell silent.

"Is that necessary?"

She looked at each other.

"I mean, they all died from the poison..."

"Is there a medical school around here?" Georgiana asked.

"have……"

"I'm talking about the School of Surgeons." Georgiana flipped through the materials and said, "Studying surgery requires dissecting corpses. Do you know how scarce corpses are now? Even if their bodies were poisonous before death, they can be used for human medicine after death." contribute value."

"You mean..."

"Dissected, taxidermied or mummified, exhibited them, clothed them with a list of crimes they had committed."

"this……"

"Too cruel?" Georgiana asked.

Again no one spoke.

"Using cruel punishment will not serve as a warning. Some people will enjoy it and celebrate it as a festival. During the Great Revolution, some people cut off people's heads and stabbed them on spears. Cutting off a person's head in public is the most popular. The ceremony of attention..."

"You said it was a ceremony?" The person sitting at the end of the long table interrupted her chatter.

"It's all about building fear into the basis of the festival," Georgiana said in a low voice, "to make a clear distinction between political groups, think about that image, if someone is holding a person's head with a spear, and You met head-on on the street, and he asked you to shout 'Long live the nation', would you shout?"

The other party did not answer.

Georgiana didn't really want his answer, because Bonaparte yelled at that time, so he survived, and now sitting on this table, he has become the first consul of France.

"What's your name?" Georgiana asked.

"Jean-Baptiste van Beethoven."

"Beethoven? The musician Beethoven?" she asked in surprise.

"Yes." Baptiste replied.

"Are you relatives?"

"No." Baptiste replied seriously.

She didn't react for a moment.

"His great-grandfather, Mike van Beethoven, was a baker and also ran a clothing store. He was doing well because he owed debts due to speculation. In order to escape his creditors, he fled to Bonn. His grandfather Ludwig once It's from the cathedral choir." An old lady said "I've got an IOU from his house, don't you?"

"What do I want that for?" Georgiana asked.

"I heard that little Ludwig is very famous now and will achieve great things in the future." The old lady said.

"Let's socialize later." Bonaparte interrupted their "chat" impatiently.

The old lady curled her lips, and Georgiana didn't want to continue this topic.

It is really valuable for collection, why doesn't the old lady keep it for herself?

The local residents of Mechelen have a strong sense of the rule of law, coupled with religious order, the overall security is very good, and they can almost keep their houses open at night, but their city walls have been demolished, so they cannot prevent outside thieves.

Some physical fortifications are still necessary, especially when there are so many workers from all over the city.

As for whether to follow the vine and expand the scale of the arrest, it depends on what Bonaparte thinks, and she personally does not support it.

She doesn't know how other people's "merciful justice" is achieved, this is the limit of what she can do.

Tomorrow at dawn she would go to the archbishop to see if he could explain to her the dream, for thanks to it she had found some light in the mess.