Expedition to Europe

The "Covenant of the League of Nations" has been revised 26 times and was adopted at the Paris Peace Conference at the end of last month.

The League of Nations has five permanent members, namely Britain, France, the United States, Italy, and Japan, and four non-permanent members, who are elected every three years.

The League of Nations includes most of the countries in the world, except Germany and Russia...

Not only that, if the Republic of China does not sign the Treaty of Versailles, then the Republic of China will also be refused to join the League of Nations. Russia has also not joined so far, because the civil war in Russia continues, and Russia is not a unified country now, regardless of Be it the Bolsheviks, the coalition government, or the South Russian armed forces, no one can represent Russia.

As far as Qin Zhiyuan knew, although Wilson was an advocate of the League of Nations, the United States did not join the League of Nations because the U.S. Congress did not approve it.

Well, Americans always do this. The "Monroe Doctrine" is prevalent in their Congress. Now they just want to stay in North America and have no interest in the whole world.

In other words, Americans now do not have the ability to invade the whole world, so they are using this method to express their protest against the colonial system dominated by Britain and France.

Because even in the Treaty of Versailles, the basic principle of "national autonomy" that Americans had high hopes for was not reflected at all. American products still had no overseas market, so Americans were very dissatisfied.

Lanfang was also invited to join the "League of Nations". Considering that Britain and Japan are allies among the permanent members, France even intended to make Lanfang a permanent member to increase its support. However, this was firmly opposed by Britain and Japan. The French I can only think about it.

Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care about this. To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan is not optimistic about this so-called "International League". Think about it, the "International League" without the four countries of Germany, Russia, the United States, and the Republic of China can still be regarded as the "International League". "?"

Before the World War, the United States and Germany had the highest gross national product in the world, while Russia was the country with the vastest territory and the Republic of China was the country with the largest population.

Without these countries, this "League of Nations" would look like a joke.

Of course, although Qin Zhiyuan had doubts, there was no need to speak out.

After receiving the invitation, Qin Zhiyuan honestly sent people to Paris to prepare to witness the historic moment of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and to sign a statement to join the League of Nations.

Speaking of which, Qin Zhiyuan should be responsible for signing the declaration himself, but Qin Zhiyuan was not available. From the second day after returning to Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan began non-stop inspections, from Jinzhou Island to Wanghai Prefecture, and then To Sulu Island, Zhenghe Island, Longyan Island (Papua Island), and finally Penglai Island, in just half a month, Qin Zhiyuan quickly traveled through Lanfang's territory.

This kind of fleeting inspection is necessary. Qin Zhiyuan needs regular inspections to show his existence. Otherwise, there will be a big question mark on Qin Zhiyuan's existence in the hearts of his own people. That is not a good sign.

Almost everywhere he goes, the first place Qin Zhiyuan goes to is the military camp where the army is stationed. He listens to the reports from the military chiefs, chats with the soldiers, listens to the voices of the soldiers, and truly solves the problems in the lives of the soldiers and their families. This is It is Qin Zhiyuan's main job.

At the same time, there are also factories under construction and existing national farms. The steel plant in Wanghai Prefecture and the oil field in Daqing are the top priority of the inspection. The shipyard on Sulu Island is also a focus, and it will be here in the future. It will produce most of Lanfang's domestic civilian ships, including container ships.

Well, regarding this container freighter, this will be the main force of Lanfang Shipping in the future. The most critical point is that many freighters only need simple modifications and will immediately become an aircraft carrier.

The aircraft carriers of the early 20th century did not have much technological content. Don’t compare them with the aircraft carriers of the 21st century. The current aircraft carriers even just added a through-deck on the top of the cargo ship to become an aircraft carrier.

The freighters built in Sulu Island will have through-decks and cranes, making it easier to modify such freighters.

Among the many projects currently under construction in Lanfang, except for the oil fields in Daqing City, they are basically privately owned by Qin Zhiyuan, such as steel plants and shipyards. These are actually Qin Zhiyuan's industries. The Lanfang government has the right to collect taxes. But all profits belong to Qin Zhiyuan.

Huang Bohan and the others had no objection to this, because in the process of obtaining these machines, the Lanfang government could hardly help. Qin Zhiyuan was responsible for all the relationships and funds.

Lanfang is a country that clearly states "respect for private property" in its constitution. Qin Zhiyuan's ownership of these factories has sufficient legal and substantive reasons.

It is said that when formulating the Constitution, the Lanfang Cabinet fully considered respect for private property and the division of state-owned property.

In Lanfang, all land is state-owned, even the Penglai Island that has been given to Qin Zhiyuan. Strictly speaking, it is Lanfang's land. Qin Zhiyuan has the right to use it, but does not have "complete" control rights.

The meaning of this so-called "complete" control right is a bit complicated. For example, if Qin Zhiyuan finds Huang Bohan more pleasing to his eye, he can set aside a piece of land on Penglai Island and give it to Huang Bohan to build a separate courtyard. This is okay.

But Qin Zhiyuan cannot give the entire Penglai Island to France because of his French nationality. This is not okay.

In addition to the land, all kinds of mineral deposits under Lan Fang, as well as all kinds of aquatic products and seabed mineral deposits in the sea area, belong to Lan Fang. Lan Fang citizens can use the land and mine mineral deposits after obtaining the consent of the Lan Fang government, but they must pay taxes in accordance with regulations.

Next is private property. You should know that the people who drafted the "Constitution" are all "capitalists". They attach great importance to private property, so they define private property very strictly, but at the same time, once it is defined, the protection of private property is also very strict.

In Lan Fang, if residents obtain government permission, all buildings built on the land are private property and have sacred and inviolable rights. Even government law enforcement agencies cannot break into private homes at will unless they obtain a "search warrant".

And because of the mixed residence of Chinese and indigenous residents in Lan Fang, guns are generally not banned. If a stranger breaks into the house, Lan Fang citizens can shoot him on the spot without bearing any legal responsibility.

Of course, all weapons, including knives, can only be kept at home for self-defense, and no one is allowed to take them out of the house, otherwise they will be severely punished by law.

In Lan Fang, the Criminal Law and the Constitution were formulated at about the same time and were implemented at about the same time.

Regarding the intensity of punishment, Lan Fang's regulations are very detailed, from the lowest public security punishment to the highest death penalty, each level has detailed regulations, and Lan Fang's treatment of repeat offenders is very strict. Even if it is theft, if it is the second crime, the punishment will be more than ten times the first crime.

At the same time, Lan Fang's characterization of criminal behavior tends to be punishment and warning, and the characterization of intentional crimes and negligent crimes is extremely strict, and the means of punishment are also very different.

For example, intentional homicide and negligent homicide, one is punished by shooting, and the other is imprisonment.

For example, drunk driving causes a car accident and ordinary car accidents. The punishment for drunk driving is imprisonment, while ordinary car accidents only compensate for economic losses.

Well, if it is drunk driving, whether it causes a car accident or not, the person involved will be forced to serve a prison sentence.

After formulating the law, everyone must know what kind of behavior is a crime and what kind of behavior is not a crime.

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For this reason, the Lanfang government, under the pressure of increasing government spending, hired thousands of legal propagandists to go from street to street to publicize the law to Lanfang residents, improve people's legal awareness, and popularize some common illegal behaviors.

The effect is very obvious. Since the Lanfang Constitution officially came into effect half a year ago, only eleven criminal cases in Lanfang have triggered the death penalty, and the other cases have been handled in accordance with the Criminal Law.

Whether they were executed or imprisoned, all criminals had no objection or appeal, which fully proved that the Constitution and the Criminal Law are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Those guys who are in prison should be careful. If they violate the law again, the punishment will be ten times that of the first violation. For example, if the first violation of theft is punished by one year in prison, then if it is a "second imprisonment", no matter how much is stolen, the starting sentence is ten years.

In Lanfang, if you are imprisoned, there is no human rights protection, that is to say, you can't even think about staying in prison peacefully. There is no prison in Lanfang where people can serve their sentences properly. The largest prison in Lanfang is a mine, and mining is the way for criminals to atone for their sins.

Of course, there is no reward for this.

Qin Zhiyuan's goal is to establish a society ruled by law. Only by fixing it in the form of law and resolutely enforcing it can we deter criminals to the greatest extent.

After all, the law is to be enforced by people. For those law enforcement officers, Lanfang's requirements can be called harsh.

All law enforcement officers must have some understanding of the legal provisions of their departments. They don't have to be proficient in the legal provisions, but they can't be ignorant of everything.

At the same time, if law enforcement officers have committed crimes, they should be careful. The punishment will be equivalent to "second imprisonment", that is, the first crime of law enforcement officers will be regarded as a repeat offender and will be dealt with severely.

At the same time, Lan Fang also has relevant regulations for the "backdoor" prevalent in Chinese society. If a crime is committed by taking advantage of one's position, in addition to recovering the illegal gains, the person involved must also be held accountable. The intensity of this investigation refers to the punishment provisions for theft crimes, because taking advantage of one's position to commit a crime is also a theft.

They steal the money of the whole society.

At the same time, it is not only the law enforcement officers or administrative staff who need to pay the price, but also the parties on the other side must be punished, and the intensity of the punishment is equivalent to the law enforcement officers or administrative staff.

Simply put, if someone bribes a law enforcement officer, then no matter how much the bribe is, the briber and the bribee will be dealt with in accordance with the relevant provisions of theft.

And the intensity of the treatment refers to recidivism.

If there is no bribery, but the convenience of the position is used to provide convenience, then it depends on what the criminal facts are. If it is a project with a cost of 100,000 yuan, then well, this case does not need to be tried, the money is compensated to the government first, and then all the parties involved will be shot.

Yes, it is so harsh.

If it does not make people feel scared, if the cost of crime is not high enough, then is it still called the rule of law?