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Chapter 271 Revising the Code of the Song Dynasty
Don't try to use morality to restrain human beings. Only strict laws are the shackles that restrain human behavior.

The workload of re-compiling the law is very heavy. It took Jiang Chen a few days to finish reading the Criminal Code of the Song Dynasty. Jiang Chen had ten lines at a glance and his photographic memory. It should be easy to read it, but it took a few days, mainly because there were many books related to the law. .

After reading it, Jiang Chen rearranged it in his mind, and then quickly deliberated on the terms above.

Jiang Chen also called the officials who were familiar with the laws of the Song Dynasty to his side. Except for rest, he stayed by his side at other times, explaining his doubts at any time.

It took Jiang Chen half a month to sort out all the terms.

The next step is to have the officials re-document the terms.

A special office is set up, and more than a dozen officials are responsible for recording and discussing the unreasonableness.

Among them, some unreasonable changes are made, such as:

① In the "Song Xingtong", the national law, the emperor's personal edict was added, reflecting the control of the imperial power over legislation.

② Formulate the imperial edict.

③ Formulate the "Thieves Heavy Law".

2. Reflection in legal content:

① The punishment of stabbing is stipulated.

②The cruelest punishment of life—the death sentence of Ling Chi was stipulated.

3. Reflection in the judicial system:

① On top of the central judicial mechanism, set up a trial court.

② Set up criminal punishment departments above local states and counties.

First of all, the emperor, his relatives, nobles, and officials have no immunity. The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people.

Other methods of execution were stipulated, and the punishment was changed to commit suicide by taking poison.

Digging up a grave was originally punishable by death, but now it has been changed to serving a few years in prison, depending on the seriousness of the circumstances.

At the same time, women's rights are guaranteed.

Women enjoy equal rights with men in all aspects of political, economic, cultural, social and family life.

The state protects the special rights and interests enjoyed by women in accordance with the law.

Discrimination, abuse, abandonment, and mutilation of women are prohibited.

Laws and regulations of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126) and Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).The Song Dynasty was a period of further development of the centralized system of absolute monarchy in China.In terms of the legal system, the early Song Dynasty mainly followed the laws, decrees, styles, and styles of the Tang and Five Dynasties, and used them as a means of profit and loss at any time.Song Taizu Jianlong four years (963) promulgated the first code of the Song Dynasty "Song Xingtong", and then formulated and compiled 4 volumes, 106 articles, in parallel with "Song Xingtong".

Since then, the number of editions has continued to increase. In addition to the editions that are generally applicable across the country, the so-called "one department, one road, one state, and one county" that are applicable to certain areas gradually replaced the status of laws and became important regulations at that time.In addition to "Song Xingtong", there are also compilations, articles and legal affairs, judgments, commands, declarations, and details.

Re-amending, supplementing, perfecting and improving the law is a very arduous task.

Jiang Chen absorbed the experience of his previous life, and compiled laws according to the characteristics of this era.

In the process of formulating, there will be disputes with ministers of different opinions.

The so-called reason is unclear, Jiang Chen is very happy to see that they have different opinions.

If their reasoning can convince Jiang Chen, he will naturally adopt it.

However, people of different classes will safeguard the interests of their own class, so there will be great obstacles to enacting laws.

At this time, you will see Jiang Chen's dominance!

Some iron walls don't look back even if they break through the south wall.

If you don't have a tough attitude, you won't be able to implement it at all.

Several joint memorials by these officials were thrown aside and ignored.

This new code is expected to take half a year to complete.

Three months passed quickly.

On this day, Cheng Ying and the others finally returned to the palace.

After more than eight months, they finally got together.

It looks like the new year is coming.

Another year has passed, will the people have a good year this year?

Holding the daughter in one hand and the son in the other, the two little guys have grown a lot.

"Does Yuyan miss Daddy?"

"I think every day, why isn't daddy with us?"

"Daddy has a lot of things to do, so he can't go out with you."

Cheng Ying and the others were chatting with Guo Fu.

They are no longer surprised that Jiang Chen married Guo Fu, now that he is the emperor, with so many concubines in the harem, it is already very good for him to have them in his heart.

I don't know when Mochou will come back.

In the past half a year, more than forty concubines have been married off.

However, compared to the large number of concubines, there are still very few people going out.

The remaining congregants led by Mingjiao went to Mongolia. After several months of strangulation in the grasslands, several tribes of nobles have been eradicated. Ordinary people will not be killed if they do not resist.

The entire Mongolia is very large, so it is estimated that it will take a lot of time to completely eradicate the aftermath.

The believers of the Ming Cult also lost a lot of soldiers and horses during the battle.

Now there are more than 1 believers.

Several high-ranking members of the Ming Cult also died.

Now except for Mongolia, there is no war in China.

After another half month, Mo Chou finally came back with her son.

Jiang Chen arranged Mo Chou in Weiyang Palace.

During this period of time, Jiang Chen was only with Cheng Ying and the others at night, and did not touch any of the other concubines in the harem.

Jiang Chen and Mo Chou discussed that in the future they would bring their son up and down the morning court together and work together.

His son is only eight years old now, Jiang Chen wanted him to be familiar with the business.

This is obviously to pass the throne to him in the future.

Mochou and Wushuang still can't meet each other, this has always been a knot in Jiang Chen's heart.

The new year is finally here, and the palace is decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere, which is very festive.

I had a New Year's Eve dinner with them and went outside to watch the fireworks together.

Many people outside were also watching the fireworks outside the palace.

The next day, Cheng Ying and the others went out to play.

The Song Dynasty further prospered on the basis of the Tang Dynasty's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.The Song Dynasty followed the ten-day holiday system of the Tang Dynasty, but the Yuan Day, Cold Food, and Winter Solstice each had a seven-day holiday; Holidays are also allowed on festivals such as Qingming Festival, Qingming Festival, Qixi Festival, and Mofu.During the Spring Festival, several holidays are connected together. It can be said that from the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month, there is basically a holiday, and there is nothing to do.Officials can prepare to go home to visit relatives from the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, and will not return to work until the [-]th of the first lunar month.

Jiang Chen announced two months ago that officials can rest at home for two days every Saturday and Sunday. During these two days, officials do not have to go to court, and the offices of officials in various places are closed for the time being.

As for soldiers who can take two months of vacation each year, these two months can be arranged at will, but it must be explained in advance that wages will be paid during the vacation.

The New Year is coming to an end, and another busy year ahead.

Jiang Chen brought his son to the early court, and announced the fact that his son was the crown prince.

It would be boring for his son to go to court with him every day when he was still young, so he went to court twice a week, and Jiang Chen would personally teach him martial arts and emperor's skills in the rest of the time.

Cheng Ying also doubted Jiang Feng's identity, Jiang Chen could only lie that this was his illegitimate son outside, and his mother was already dead.

Jiang Chen told his son that if he asked about his mother, he would say that he didn't know. The son was still very smart. Although he didn't know why, he didn't ask too much.

(End of this chapter)