Cosma Empire

Xin Shige really wanted to say that he had never drunk alcohol, but this was obviously impossible. Whether it was entertainment or relaxation, alcohol was always a necessity.

He had not only drank wine, but good wine, strong liquor.

Under the gaze of eleven pairs of eyes, he nodded awkwardly.

"It's nothing to be embarrassed about, Mr. Xin Shige." Du Lin took the initiative to help him out, "We all know that wine and water are indispensable in people's daily life, so we don't need to be embarrassed or embarrassed about these things. I Notice one thing, the Prohibition Act originally came from the Church."

"I checked some information. It is said that the church banned alcohol because alcohol can make people lose emotional control and self-control, so the pope at that time believed that alcohol was a drink from the devil. After drinking too much of this drink, the body's The power of the demons will accumulate, and finally explode, and the demons will come and attach themselves to these drunk people, manipulating their bodies to do things that are not what they intended."

"Look, gentlemen, I don't want to question whether some things in theocratic law are correct and have evidence, but is it a bit too taken for granted to completely transfer some laws and regulations from theocratic law?", Du Lin smiled and said, "After all, we don't have Peter III!"

When he mentioned Peter III, the four residents of the imperial capital all laughed. This is a very famous story, a story used to mock the church. During the struggle between imperial power and theocratic power in the early days, it was found by the imperial power faction from nowhere, and then spread out as a sharp weapon against the authority of the gods. Even if some things do not need to be spread and passed on deliberately, they can be indelible from generation to generation. This kind of thing is called "classic".

Peter III was a young pope during the political unity period. He was kicked out of power after only seven short years in power. It is said that when he was born, nine comets streaked across the sky. He did not speak before the age of six, but on the first day after he was six years old, he said something earth-shattering. He called out the words of the Holy Pope in ancient times. Taboo name - Rossi.

From then on, he was trained as the Pope of the next generation until he ascended the throne and became the supreme ruler of the entire western world. Maybe his statue would still be standing in the cathedral in Sunrise if the mischievous Lady of Fate hadn't joked with him. Unfortunately,

Lady Fate doesn't like him.

After a grand ceremony, people need to ask Peter III, who has met Rossi, to say a few words for everyone. Yes, it is such a legend that many people firmly believe that Peter III met the Holy Pope himself. People were looking for Peter III everywhere, and finally found this guy in the Temple of the Temple. At that time, he was wearing only a cassock, with his bare bottom on top of a maid.

This incident is a disgrace to the entire church. Doing that kind of thing in front of all the statues of the popes and gods was discovered. If Peter III is not burned to death, the majesty of the church will drop to freezing point.

At this very critical moment, a cardinal stood up and "saved" Peter III. He said that Peter III was possessed by a demon, so he did such a beastly thing. He was not blaspheming the saint, but He was tempted by the devil to fall.

Peter III, who knew he had escaped death, suddenly pretended to be crazy, and even urinated in public. People subdued him and tied him up. After a day, he woke up. People asked him why he did such a thing, and he told everyone that he just drank a lot of alcohol, and in the end he lost control of himself inexplicably, and another will was controlling his body, and he made sacrilegious things.

Then the cardinal who saved him asked someone to set him up on the fire and "grill" him, not to burn, but to grill, saying that there was still a breath of the devil in his body, and the next time the devil would follow this breath to find him again. him, and control him. Only the holy flame can clear away the smell, so he was placed at a slightly higher place above the fire, which is the same height as when people make bacon, and roasted for more than ten minutes.

His body hair and skin were all smoked, and puffs of black smoke rose from his body. He didn't even have the strength to cry out, and he was dying.

At this time, the cardinal—that is, the next Pope Ryan I told everyone that the black smoke was the breath of the devil. Peter III had been saved. People put Peter III down. Every skin on his body shrank and cracked. , revealing the slightly cooked muscles in white and pink.

In this way, Peter III survived and became the first "faceless man" in the church. As for what happened after him, that is another story.

After that, the church issued a ban on alcohol, believing that alcohol is the drink of the devil, and no one is allowed to brew, transport, or sell alcohol without permission. As long as you are caught by the church, you will be labeled as a demon servant, and then you will be purified in the fire.

This is the origin of the Prohibition of the Church, but in fact, the reason for the Prohibition was not announced in the early days of the empire. The entire empire was severely short of food. In such an environment, the empire promulgated the first alcohol prohibition order, which was to stop using food that could save lives to make wine, and to make fun of a few people.

As people say, sometimes the truth is not the truth you hope for. Compared with the interesting story of Peter III, how can you believe that the great Yaoxing Empire can starve to death? How can you say that?

Therefore, under the impetus of the prime minister at that time, the ban on alcohol promulgated by the empire was put on the name of the church, and the empire was thriving and lived and worked in peace and contentment.

At this time Du Lin mentioned Peter III, and Xin Shige was finally not so embarrassed, but he still asked: "Mr. Du Lin, you haven't answered my question yet!"

Du Lin smiled and continued: "If we classify a necessity in life as a contraband, then we will never be able to completely isolate this kind of thing from people's lives. It's like we need to breathe air , if the air is positioned as a contraband, does it make sense?"

"Whether the Empire promulgates a second Prohibition, a third Prohibition or even more strict Prohibition, I dare say that it will not be able to stop the circulation and trafficking of alcohol, because people need it."

"Excessive suppression of people's nature can only have the opposite effect. Even in the imperial capital, there are still many bars and outlets that illegally sell high alcohol. This is the trend."

"The trend is unstoppable. I don't need to be the umbrella for those smugglers, so that they don't have to pay taxes, which is a huge amount for them. Without this year's tens of millions of taxes, the empire will not go bad. , but it’s not going to get any better. People still buy when they should, and they smuggle all the time when they should, so what have we gained and what have we lost?”

"We got a fake law, lost a huge income, and we indulged a group of lawbreakers wanton activities around us, causing great security risks."

"Gentlemen, for Mr. Xin Shige's statement that I am an umbrella, I hope that I am a 'criminal manager'. Well, keep the crime rate to a minimum and then allow them to make a little bit of money, we make a little bit, and people get the things they want and need, that's my interpretation."

In the constant dialogue, Du Lin used a variety of interesting viewpoints or serious or humorous ways to make the hearing less serious than expected. He needs to thank Kevin for his dedication. Without him helping him sort out the materials and writing these defenses for himself, the atmosphere might not be so harmonious.

As time passed bit by bit, the last question was handed over to four citizens of the imperial capital, and they sent a young man to make related inquiries.

The young man was very polite, he said hello and introduced himself, and then asked a somewhat pointed question.

"Mr. Dulin, your reply is very exciting. I found that I like officials like you a little bit. You are different from those officials who only talk but don't do anything. I have a little question here. I hope you can help me I will answer."

Du Lin nodded and said, "Please tell me."

The young man smiled again, "I found that you have always linked the core issue of this hearing with the economy, so do you think that as long as it can create enough economic benefits, even if the behavior violates the law, it is acceptable?"

This question is not easy to answer, because he replied that it would have a terrible impact on his image and evaluation, because it violated universal values ​​and morals. But if he answered no, then most of the previous defenses he made would be rejected by himself.

Du Lin looked at the young man, and the young man also looked at him with a smile, as if he didn't feel that he had asked a very difficult question.

Fortunately, Du Lin has information from another world as his background. He thought for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and asked a question, a very shameless and invincible question, "If someone tries to create a terrorist attack to destroy The station of the imperial capital, but he has not implemented it yet. Killing him now who has not committed a crime can save thousands of lives, but he is still innocent. If it were you, you choose to kill him now to save thousands people, or wait until he kills those people before dealing with him?"

The smile on the young man's face suddenly froze, and before he could answer, Du Lin gave his own answer.

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