celestial system of the solar system

Chapter 268 The Prisoner's Dilemma
Human society has various ideologies and cultures, and various value orientations, but Luo Yi never thought of unifying them.Even the idea that the death penalty is too inhumane, Luo Yi is not unacceptable.

For example, if a person thinks that the execution of a prisoner is too cruel, so he sets an example to justify and forgive the murderer who killed him, Luo Yi thinks it is completely fine.

Luo Yi just can't accept "generosity of others".

"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is the most basic and simple morality of human beings.Although influenced by certain religious ideas and social culture, there may be some people who truly believe that the murderer who killed himself should not be sentenced to death.

However, not everyone holds this view, and by no means should everyone be forced to agree with it.

Probably because the world of Dyson balls is in an era of relatively backward productivity. The thinking of Dyson people is still very simple, and almost no one thinks that murderers should not die.

Originally, Luo Yi was worried that he needed to reveal his identity in order to make the verdict conform to his wishes.However, Luo Yi's speech on the square easily resonated with most people.

After the judge sentenced the perpetrator of the crime of endangering public safety to death, the crowd in the square dispersed, and Luo Yi left the Kingdom of Three Pictures contentedly.

Not long after leaving the city gate, Wang Wei asked Luo Yi thoughtfully in the carriage: "Do you think that judge is tricky?"

All things corroborate the analysis, and it can be seen that the judge tends to save the life of the perpetrator.

However, there is nothing new under the sun, which is also normal.

Everyone wants to influence the development of things and make them change in the direction they want.

However, those who can really achieve what they want are always those with more resources, usually those with power.

The reason why Luo Yi was not angry was because the judge's behavior was actually within the framework and did not go out of line.

A person who exercises public power only needs to be a little inclined to occasionally pretend to be negligent and not pay attention, which can bring great benefits to the client.But as long as he doesn't go out of his way, even if others guess that there is something fishy, ​​there is nothing they can do.

In Luo Yi's view, if officials can be restrained from exercising power within the framework, then it is already a remarkable official administration.

However, Wang Wei, who is more emotional, doesn't see it that way.

Wang Wei concluded that the judge tried to save the perpetrator's life back and forth in this case, and finally concluded firmly: "He must have taken bribes!"

Luo Yi let out a "huh".

However, Wang Wei was very dissatisfied with this.

"You just 'hmm'?"

Luo Yi said "oh" again, but in exchange for Wang Wei's punch.

"You are the king of kings, and if you find out the bribery behavior of your ruler, don't you care?"

Luo Yi smiled wryly.

"Never mind, how could I not care about it. But this kind of small case, there's no need for me to handle it myself, right?"

Wang Wei thought for a while, and felt that it was really unnecessary for the King of Kings to personally investigate this case.Besides, if Luo Yi stayed to try this case, it would affect their travel.

So Wang Wei nodded, and then asked, "Are you going to send an imperial envoy to handle the case?"

Luo Yi shook his head.

"It's not a big deal. Sending a special commissioner to investigate this case is like making a fuss over a molehill. How about I promulgate a series of related laws?"

Wang Wei's tone was full of suspicion.

"Are you playing tricks on me?"

"Things that can't be solved in ancient and modern times... you can solve the bribery case by promulgating some legal provisions?"

Luo Yi is full of confidence.

"Do you know that there was a dynasty in ancient times where gambling almost disappeared?"

Wang Wei had never heard of such historical anecdotes, so Luo Yi told her: "In the Yongzheng Dynasty, the person who lost money turned himself in not only exempted from the crime of gambling, but also recovered the money he lost. People are very attractive."

"As a result, gambling has almost lost its basis for existence."

After a pause, Luo Yi said to Wang Wei: "Using a similar 'prisoner's dilemma', we can greatly reduce bribery."

The reason why Luo Yi paused was because he was still a little uncertain.

Luo Yi believes that using the "Prisoner's Dilemma" way of thinking to formulate corresponding laws can obviously reduce the probability of giving and accepting bribes.However, no other country has enacted similar laws. Perhaps it is because there is something in it that he did not understand?

However, since this kind of legal provision has been successful in history, it has its merits anyway.Therefore, Luo Yi plans to follow the same example, with slight modifications, to curb bribery and bribery.

Luo Yi told Wang Wei: "I am going to promulgate a law that requires officials to surrender themselves after accepting bribes. Not only will they be exempted from the crime of accepting bribes, but their bribery property will also be completely laundered."

"Theoretically, the bribed property will be returned to the state treasury, and then returned to the bribed officials as a reward. But in practice, only registration is done, and the property is not transferred at all."

Wang Wei frowned.

"Giving and accepting bribes is a crime, why do you favor the bribe recipient?"

Luo Yi is confident.

"There are two reasons."

"First, the essence of law is a tool for the ruling class to maintain its rule. Bureaucrats are a very important part of the ruling class. If a law seriously damages the interests of bureaucrats, it will suffer spontaneous resistance from the bureaucratic group."

"If you want the corresponding law to be promoted and implemented smoothly, if it is not beneficial to the bureaucratic group, at least it must not seriously damage their interests."

Wang Wei was not convinced.

"The world of Dyson balls belongs to you completely. What kind of laws do you enact, are you still afraid of the bureaucratic group boycott?"

Luo Yi smiled wryly.

"There probably won't be any overt resistance, and even if there were, it would be of little use. But the bureaucracy will definitely resist secretly."

"Is Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige enough? Which official dares to say no to him? But the laws enacted by Zhu Yuanzhang that harm the interests of the bureaucracy cannot be enforced."

"For example, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated low salaries for officials, and also stipulated that corrupt officials would be tortured by being skinned and stuffed with grass. However, when Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, the situation was relatively good. Officials only dared to turn a blind eye to the crimes of their colleagues, and at most they only tried to cover up each other. .”

"However, after Zhu Yuanzhang passed away, this regulation was basically never implemented again."

"Therefore, laws that seriously damage the interests of the bureaucracy, even if they can be enforced by prestige, cannot last long."

Wang Wei let out a "hum" angrily.

Bribery is obviously a joint crime between both parties and cannot happen alone. However, when making laws, they have to compromise with officials. Wang Wei is not happy no matter how he thinks about it - especially since Luo Yi is the king of kings in the Dyson Sphere world, and it is a prerequisite for being able to say the same thing. Down.

However, Luo Yi's reasoning was simple and clear, and Wang Wei understood it as soon as he heard it.

So although Wang Wei was unhappy, he didn't make trouble for no reason.

She changed the subject.

"Besides fear of resistance from the bureaucracy, what is your other reason for favoring officials?"

(End of this chapter)