Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

On the second day after the recapture of Port Fulan, Paul Graman ordered the townspeople to gather in the square in front of the church, where he would hold a public trial for the pirates.

The soldiers began to notify every household shortly after dawn, and at around nine o'clock in the morning, the whole town gathered in the square. People found that there were four gallows standing in the square, and they speculated how many pirates the lord was going to hang.

More than 200 pirate captives from the Shark Gang were tied and kneeling in front of the steps of the church gate. The townspeople were in high spirits when they saw these villains who had been dominating Port Fulan in recent months.

Now these pirates are like dogs without a home, and there is no threat anymore. People have taken out rotten fish and shrimp to greet them, and some people simply threw stones directly, and many unfortunate captives were smashed and bleeding.

Many people tried to break through the cordon and greet the captives directly with fists and feet, but were immediately forced back by the soldiers who showed their weapons.

If it weren't for the soldiers on guard around, the pirates would have been beaten to death by the angry crowd.

"They robbed my family of the money to save their lives!"

"My daughter was ruined by these bastards, woo woo..."

"Lord of Light, let these devils go to hell!"

Such complaints and curses came one after another, and the square was in chaos.

...

Paul was staring blankly at everything happening below on the second-floor balcony.

He suddenly asked, "Did you see it? Schroeder."

The person behind him immediately replied, "Yes, Lord Earl. It seems that the townspeople hate the pirates to the core."

Paul continued, "I suddenly wondered, if it was me who lost the battle yesterday, if it was me who was tied up as a prisoner below, how would these townspeople treat me."

Schroeder was silent, he didn't know how to answer.

Paul said in a daze: "I guess it's no different from these pirates. The rotten fish and rocks will still be thrown at my head."

"How could this be? Lord Earl, you are their lord." Schroeder comforted, but the lack of confidence in his words was easy to hear.

Paul sneered: "Yes, the lord's family left them to the pirates for more than 20 years and ignored them, and shamelessly came to collect taxes."

The old knight didn't know how to respond, so he had to remain silent.

"Did you see the way those townspeople looked at me yesterday? I could tell that it was no different from the way they looked at the sharks later. It was just that the stick in my hand was heavier, and I beat the sharks down, so they showed a little more superficial respect for me. If the sharks beat me down, it would be nothing more than a new lord for them, anyway, they would still be the same tyrannical, oppressive and extortionate."

The young earl sighed lightly: "It's a long way to go to win over the people's hearts, let's use these pirates to vent their anger first."

...

At 10 a.m., the public trial began.

Captain Holman had a louder voice and was selected to read out the pirates' crimes.

The captain unfolded the scroll and began to read aloud:

"In the name of Lord Paul Graman of Arda, a public trial is held here to announce the crimes of the pirate gang Shark Gang, which are summarized as follows after discussion..."

"Robbery and accumulation of money."

"Rape women, shameless."

"Kill innocent people, cruel and inhumane."

"Blocking trade routes, greedy."

"Violent resistance to the law, unrepentant."

...

The charges were read out one by one, and the pirates under the steps looked ashen.

"Kill them! Kill them!" The shouts of the townspeople gathered into waves, repeatedly hitting the hearts of these guilty people.

After the charges were announced, the pirates began to be sentenced. According to yesterday's discussion, Shark was dead. Just killing the old lord was enough for him to die several times. Even if Paul did not sentence him to death, other high-ranking officials in the territory would not let him go.

Other leaders, both big and small, must not be let off. Those who can become leaders in the Shark Gang are all ruthless and cruel, and their hands are stained with the blood of countless people.

As for the minions at the bottom, they need to be identified. Those who have killed people or raped women will be executed, and those who have committed other crimes will be sentenced to hard labor.

The work of identification will be left to the common people, so as long as a town resident claims to have been bullied by pirates, he can enter the warning circle and line up to identify the personal crimes committed by those minions.

A townsman grabbed a pirate and dragged him out of the pile of captives: "It was him. That day I saw this man trying to leave without paying for his meal. When poor old Glenn chased him, this bastard stabbed him in the stomach."

An old lady kept scratching the beast who raped her daughter: "My daughter was ruined by this villain. You have to help my daughter!"

Similar things happened repeatedly until three o'clock in the afternoon, when all the pirates who committed serious crimes were dragged out. They knew that their death was approaching, and they closed their eyes waiting for the upcoming final trial.

Paul stood on the balcony and shouted to the crowd below:

"Townspeople of Fulan Port! I, Lord Paul Graman of Alda, hereby announce the verdict on the pirates! For the remaining less serious crimes, they will be sentenced to 3 to 5 years of hard labor."

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He slowly turned his gaze to the prisoners, and said solemnly: "For these heinous criminals who have been accused, the death penalty is not enough to appease your anger, so I sentence them to death by hanging! In the name of the people, execute them immediately!"

The soldiers immediately took the prisoners to the gallows for execution. They put the noose around the prisoners' necks and kicked the stools under their feet away. The prisoners lost their lives after struggling in vain. Then the second batch, the third batch... As the sinful souls left one by one, cheers continued to erupt from the crowd.

After the execution, Paul shouted to the crowd again: "People of Arda Territory, in order to offset the losses caused by pirate looting, I declare that the coastal areas of Arda Territory will be tax-free for one year!"

"Wow!" The townspeople exclaimed, this is indeed great news.

Before they were finished being surprised, they heard the lord shouting loudly: "Under the witness of God, I, Paul Graman, swear here, from now on--"

Paul hesitated for a moment, and someone behind him gently poked his waist.

"No matter who the enemy is, no matter how powerful the enemy is, no matter whether they come from the sea or the land, I will never abandon you, and I will always share honor and disgrace with you."

"I will take your safety as my own safety, and I will take your happiness as my own happiness."

"I will defend your safety and happiness with my life!"

The people of Fulan Port were moved, they were really moved, after all, people of this era were still relatively simple.

They all thought of the great and glorious noble legends told by the bards, in which the noble masters were fair, compassionate, and loved the people like their own children. They used to laugh it off as a joke, but now there is a living example in front of them.

Paul turned around and complained to Cecil quietly: "Damn, which third-rate poet's manuscript did you copy this paragraph from? It's so corny that I have goose bumps all over my body now."

Cecil chuckled: "Sir, this is the effect we want. The cornier it is, the more sensational it is. The common people here will buy into this."

Father Merson hid in a corner and watched the public trial. He silently clasped his hands in front of his chest and prayed in a low voice: "Omniscient and almighty Lord, may your glory shine forever on Lord Paul Graman."

With the end of the public trial, the pirate rebellion that had lasted for several months since the beginning of spring in Alda finally came to an end.

It took a day to correct the typos and wrong punctuation in the previous chapters. I didn't expect there were so many. I'm really sorry.

In addition, the daily address of the protagonist was changed from the surname to the name, which feels a little smoother.

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