Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 841 One wife and ten concubines

  In the night

  The dream castle is brightly lit, like a paradise in mythology. This magnificent building after 20 years of construction is still not finished yet, and it is still in the final stage of meticulous crafting.

  A total of nine tall towers with one main body and eight subordinates rushed straight into the sky. Against the background of the night, the bright lights outlined the beautiful silhouettes like dreams, which made the mountains look up and gave out sincere admiration.

  In the magnificent Dragon Head Hall below the main tower, a huge dragon-shaped diamond crystal chandelier illuminates the place as bright as day, and the gentlemen and ladies of the upper class gather here to participate in the royal dance party.

  Looking into the eye, there are elegantly dressed gentlemen and ladies everywhere, in this glorious hall, interpretation of the luxurious life of the rich and powerful.

  117-member Royal Symphony Orchestra performed the ball, and the exciting music reverberated in the air. The gentlemen and ladies on the dance floor were full of joy.

  The imperial ball is mainly unmarried young men and women. It is held 1 to 2 times a month, because the young princes and princesses have grown up in succession, which is a good social occasion.

  The current saint is a very enlightened monarch, allowing princes and princesses to choose their favorite marriage, whether they are aristocrats or commoners, provided that intermarriage with commoners must give up their royal status.

  The ocean empire does not have the title of a horse. If a princess is married to a commoner man, she must give up her status as a royal princess. The same is true for princes. This is the rule of the European royal family; noble concubines do not marry.

  The most famous case is that after many years, King Edward VIII of England had to give up the throne for a widow of Citigroup, deducting the legend of loving the country and the beauty more.

  Today, there are nine princesses in the royal family.

The eldest princess Elizabeth married as Princess of Ryukyu, the second princess Shirley was already the crown prince of Yue Kingdom, and the third-ranked Princess Kerr married into the Swedish royal family, and is now the Duchess of Exxon. The fourth princess Mei Ting married the eldest son of Earl Zhu Wei. Zhu Yuanzhen, now the 5th princess Anne and 6th princess Olivia who are still waiting in the boudoir are all grown-ups, and the 7th princess Mingzhen is also 15 years old.

   side of the main hall

Duan Changjiang was wearing a straight tuxedo, standing with his good brother Li Xiaozu, his eyes fiery staring at the six princess Olivia not far away, and he did not blink, revealing that he could not hide "I want to "Look.

  "Hey, Yangtze River, you are a little bit more reserved, so the **** is easy to be laughed at!"

  Li Xiaozu’s helpless reminder, several aristocratic girls around the princess kept looking over, covering their mouths and laughing foolishly, and then attached to the princess’ ears to say something, which made his face a little bit uncontrollable.

   "Brother, do you think I have a chance?" Duan Changjiang asked with lack of confidence.

"I am optimistic about your brother. Anyway, he is more mature and stable than those eighteen or nine-year-old hairy boys. Don't you usually brag about it? Astronomy and geography are all things, basically you know a little bit of fur, and you should be able to get princesses. appreciation."

   "Hey hey... I love to hear these words, brother, I still have a guilty conscience!"

"Don't worry, I will accompany you to invite you to dance after this dance is over, will it be successful? Think about that boy Zhu Yuanzhen, our brother is no worse than him, it is up to you! If it is really done, you will be brothers in the future. "

   "Okay, it's a stab to stretch your head and a stab to shrink your head. Fight!"

   "Hey, why I heard what you said is wrong, the beautiful thing that was originally intended by the love of a concubine, has it all changed in your mouth?" Li Xiaozu asked kindly and funny.

  "Brother, you can’t stand up and talk about your feelings because your back hurts."

Duan Yangtze River couldn't help rolling his eyes, seeing the six princess Olivia not far away with a pair of beautiful eyes that looked over, with a bit of curiosity and a bit of inquiry, his old face suddenly blushed.

   is also a princess, because the birth mother's position is different, and the inside is also very different.

  Olivia, the sixth princess, was born by the royal concubine Nicole, the lord of the West Palace. Because the queen Gu has no daughters, she is the most noble among the princesses.

  Inheriting the good genes of her parents, Olivia has shown her talent as a beautiful girl in trouble since she was a child, and she has become the focus of the second generation of aristocracy.

  As the aristocratic status of Duan Changjiang, he also feels the pressure of competition is huge.

  Now the dance music stops

  Li Xiaozu immediately pushed him, and took the lead to go to the spot where the audience was watching. Duan Changjiang hesitated a bit, then bite the bullet to follow.

"His Royal Highness Princess Olivia, Duan Changjiang is willing to be your loyal guardian knight, always guarding your side, and I would like to extend my heartfelt tribute to you." Duan Changjiang gently lifted Princess Olivia. Qianqianyu hands, bending over to kiss.

  At this moment, his heart throbbed fast, blood surged, and the whole person seemed to be stepping on the clouds lightly.

   "Thank you, my knight."

Princess Olivia’s face was shrouded in the brilliance of a girl, her deep black and blue eyes seemed to be like a deep pool, she looked at the slightly flushed gentleman in front of him, and said, “I know you are from the Wuxun family, but don’t Know what interesting things you are doing now?"

  "Your Honorable Princess, I used to serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years, and now I serve in the Municipal Intermediate Court. My interest lies in the legal aspect, and I hope to continue to engage in this work in the future."

   "The judge?"

   "Yes, Your Royal Highness, I am a judge of the Civil Court and I am not responsible for criminal cases."

   "Sounds very interesting. I have no friend who is a person in the legal profession. Can you tell me more about it... or an interesting case?"

  Duan Changjiang's words aroused the interest of Princess Olivia. She smiled and rejected the noble children who came to invite the dance, and then turned her face, the beautiful face of inverted sentient beings looked at Duan Changjiang curiously.

   "There is a door!"

  Duan Yangtze River was ecstatic in his heart at this moment, his eyes couldn't help but looked at Li Xiaozu who was standing aside, and seeing him quietly making a "come on" gesture, he quickly forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart, and said with a decent smile on his face;

  "Your Royal Highness, there are really interesting cases you want to know about.

  I dealt with a civil case in March last year. It was a rich family who was traveling by car and was injured and hospitalized after colliding with a carriage on the outskirts of the city. It brought out a series of disputes.

For the time being, the loss caused by the collision of a car and a carriage is aside. The rich man was carrying a beautiful woman in the car. After the car accident, he was sent to the hospital for treatment. However, he was hit by the wife of the rich man who was rushed to hear the news. The women on both sides fought on the spot, making a lot of fun in the hospital.

  Later the police arrived and stopped the farce.

  According to the beautiful woman, the rich family was her husband. She also gave birth to a son for the rich family. She gave birth to a son, and she had a child to testify. This confuses the police.

  Who knows that things are not over yet. During the hospitalization of the rich family, he knew that he was injured and visited one after another. There were seven women who were either wives or girlfriends. Two of them also gave birth to children.

  In this way, it has evolved into nine women competing for women, and the case is complicated. "

  Princess Olivia has never heard of such a strange thing, even the aristocratic girls around her have become keenly interested, and eagerly asked; "Next, who is the wife of this rich family?"

  "Ladies, please don’t panic, and listen to me one by one." After entering Duan Changjiang, he no longer blushed, he was full of confidence, and his speech was smooth, with a gossip look on his face, said;

  "The matter was justified, and the mother-in-law said the mother-in-law was justified. Therefore, the other eight women filed with the court, requesting the court to rule that the rich man is his husband and should enjoy legal rights and interests.

  You see, this is a coincidence, the case happened to fall in my hands.

  According to the previous court debates and appeals, the truth of the case became clear to the world. It turned out that this was a case in which a wealthy son was ordered by his parents and the matchmaker said that after getting married, the red flag fluttered outside.

  In this case

  Three daughters gave birth to rich sons and daughters, one daughter was pregnant, and four daughters were dating at the same time, all of them are husbands and wives.

  This rich man is really a scumbag among scumbags. There is not only a wife and a wife married by Ming media, but also two aunts. As a result, he provokes eight women from good families outside, which is really disgusting.

  Furthermore, the rich family was suspected of evading huge progressive taxes and seriously infringing on the relevant provisions of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women and Children. The evidence is conclusive and non-repudiation.

  How to punish them in accordance with the existing laws and protect women’s rights and at the same time save huge tax losses for the empire. Benefit considerations during this period have become the biggest difficulty for judges in trials.

  There is no precedent for a similar case. Since the Empire implemented case law, this case has attracted the unanimous attention of colleagues in the legal profession. "

   "Mr. Duan, what happened then?"

   "Yes, this wife is also miserable enough. I didn't expect the husband to provoke so many Hu Meizi outside, how can I bear this tone?"

"Xiu'er, I don't agree with your point of view. Didn't you hear Judge Duan say that the other eight girls don't know the fact that the rich family has been married by the media. They are still waiting for the eight to carry the sedan chair into the door. They are all victims. "

   "If you want me to say it, this scumbag is the most hateful, deliberately deceiving a weak woman."

  Several aristocratic ladies are filled with righteous indignation. This case gives them a strong sense of substitution. If you really see this scumbag rich man, you really want to tear him up to relieve the hatred of the women.

In the voices of the women shouting, screaming and killing, Princess Olivia was dignified and generous, demonstrating the extraordinary demeanor of the royal family, but quietly looking at Duan Yangtze River with beautiful eyes like deep tan. Waiting for him to continue.

With such pure eyes, Duan Changjiang felt flustered. He coughed slightly and continued;

  "This is a case of considerable concern in the legal field. After careful weighing, I made a judgment as the trial judge of the civil court;

  In the previous traffic accident case, the rich family caused 235 gold worth of property damage and medical expenses to the carriage party, and the total loss should be doubled, that is, 470 gold.

  In a later case of "Nine Women Fighting for Husbands";

The rich son and the eight daughters other than his original wife and concubines had deceived facts induced by marriage, and three of them gave birth to children and one became pregnant. They had a de facto relationship with the eight daughters. The subjective deception is malicious and they have formed a husband and wife objectively. The reality.

  Based on the considerations of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women and Children, the other eight women are specially judged to obtain concubine positions and corresponding compensations.

   Those who give birth to children will receive living expenses and education expenses from the youngest child to the age of eighteen adults. Calculated according to the average income of urban residents in the Red River Valley in the previous year, they will receive a compensation ranging from 570 to 640 gold.

  The eight women can each decide whether to enter the door of the rich family. Women who choose to break away from this relationship can receive an additional compensation of not less than 1,200 Jinyang, which can be used to re-start their lives in the society.

  Based on the subjectively malicious evasion of progressive tax, the court announced that the rich family is applicable to the taxation of a single wife and 10 concubines, and ordered the tax bureau to collect the huge progressive tax evaded and impose a fine of more than 5 times and less than 10 times.

  Because the wealthy family evaded taxes, the amount was huge, the crime was serious, and he was fined 100,000 Jinyang and served 30 years of hard labor. "

After finishing this in one breath, Duan Changjiang spread his hands with a hint of color on his face, and continued to say; "Poor, this rich family is affected by the entire family, and a million family members have been confiscated. The total amount of confiscated taxes and huge amounts of property is 2.2 million. Jin Yang, if you want to say this name, you probably also know..."

Duan Changjiang deliberately sold a pass, which aroused the great curiosity of a lot of aristocratic ladies. In today's local upper-class society in Australia, it is not uncommon for wealthy businessmen to reach the level of one million. It is an influential business giant.

  Such important news was not reported, and it was covered up quietly. What's the twist here?

  So, who will it be?

As we all know, the progressive tax for wives and concubines is too high. If the tax rate for welcoming a wife is set at 1, then the tax rate for the wife in the first room is 2, the tax rate for the wife in the second room is 4, and the tax rate for the wife in the third room is 8, and so on. Going down, it is 1024 in the 10th room for the concubine.

  Even if one million wealth is not enough to pay taxes, let alone the huge fines after tax evasion was discovered, it was really ruined and returned to the pre-liberation period.

  In the Ocean Empire

  The arty of Fengyue Places is not counted, but due to the protection of the Women and Children's Rights and Interests Law, it must not provoke good women. The government and public opinion give full support in this regard. Generally, scandals are exposed.

  As long as the true wife signs the consent form, there is no legal restriction on taking concubines. If the two parties are in agreement, even if they are rich and powerful, they can marry and live their lives. There is no need to test the bottom line of the law.

  It’s okay to play in Fengyue place, but don’t bully the good women, it is really a rat in the street, everyone shouts and beats.

  If government officials commit evil acts in this regard, their future will be ruined, and they will have to bear corresponding compensation liabilities.

  There have indeed been such incidents before, but it is just a story of grievances between two or three women. Even if the penalty is heavy, the amount is limited. This wife and ten concubines is indeed unprecedented, really admire the courage of this rich family, absolutely cheating!

How much courage does it take to do this kind of absurd thing?

  (End of this chapter)