Chapter 1320: Chapter 1319: Leading by Example
Great, but not necessarily correct.
This sentence caught the attention of the congressmen at the scene, and they began to focus their attention on Lynch.
Honestly, having someone so young speak on such a serious and important occasion seemed a bit inappropriate to everyone.
He’s too young, which makes many people compare themselves with Lynch involuntarily.
People cannot be compared with others; the more they compare, the more despairing it becomes.
And this time, it’s not an illusion; it’s the truth!
Lynch’s voice could echo to every corner of the room. His voice was steady, thick, and reassuring.
"Great, but not necessarily correct!"
He repeated it again.
"Mr. Akumal’s philosophy is to achieve goals and means through peaceful ways, such as negotiation."
"But the turmoil currently happening in Nagariel has proven that this is not a country suited for granting more freedom to its people. Their society has just entered civilization with our help, and they are not accustomed to maintaining this veneer of civilization."
"We tried to give them more freedom and attempted to let them explore a path that suited them!"
"But unfortunately, we failed!"
"In proving Mr. Akumal’s ’self-discipline’ could not enable society to operate stably, when Nagariel demonstrated their spontaneous inability to maintain social stability, using ’discipline’ became the only way out."
"I have no intention of offending anyone’s rights!" Lynch stood at the podium and raised his hand to swear to the Lord.
"In the absence of Mr. Akumal’s spiritual ’insurance’, we cannot determine whether similar situations will frequently erupt in Nagariel’s future."
"When people are dissatisfied and no longer solve problems through peaceful means but through riots, attacks, and destruction, we should more actively help them establish an orderly legal society."
"We should clearly tell those people through laws what can be done, what cannot be done, and make them feel what kind of punishment they would receive after doing something they shouldn’t have!"
"The chaotic society should end and should enter the era of legal governance after our many attempts..."
Someone raised their hand at this moment, and Lynch glanced at the nameplate in front of them, smilingly said, "...Senator!"
The Senator stood up, "You just mentioned that we should help them establish an orderly legal society?"
Lynch nodded, "Yes, they clearly lack some experience in this aspect, and as a Federation citizen, I believe we have the obligation to help backward countries revise and improve their legal content."
The Senator asked again, "Is it us?"
"Who else but us?" Lynch’s rhetorical question brought smiles to all the ladies and gentlemen’s faces.
Indeed, looking around the world, who else but the ladies and gentlemen of Bail Federal can help Nagariel achieve genuine governance by law?
No!
No one!
Only Federation citizens truly care about the Nagariel people; others only covet certain things of it!
Selfless Federation citizens!
"I have no more questions!" The Senator sat down again, and his impression of Lynch improved instantly.
Lynch not only affirmed that the new laws in Nagariel would be formulated by Federation citizens but also found a fitting reason for everyone.
Look, when you handle it yourselves, you mess things up.
It’s time for Big Brother to lead you, this is how advanced countries drive backward countries to achieve common progress in legal governance!
Facing so many congressmen, Lynch showed no sign of hesitation, and people realized how fitting his perspectives as the ’Nagariel issue expert’ were.
Establishing a stringent law in Nagariel to severely punish all who dare violate the law!
Because without strict legal penalties correcting their inherent defects, they can never become civilized people in their lifetime!
The purpose of the whip is not to cause pain but to teach boundaries!
In the end, Lynch finished presenting his views, and everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Everyone understood very well that as long as they controlled Nagariel’s laws, and even drafted its constitution in the future, Nagariel could never escape the Federation’s control.
From a mental level to legal, complete control over Nagariel, or even... enslavement?
Oh, how can one use such a misleading word?
It’s merely the ladder leading them to civilization, the key to opening the door to the New World for them!
At the end of the meeting, Lynch didn’t leave immediately but entered a small room privately with some senators, and Mr. Truman.
Landon was allowed to enter the room because of his special relationship with Lynch.
After all, Legislator Landon represents Lynch’s interests in Congress, though only partially, but it is still a representation.
As Lynch’s consortium power grows, Congress should allocate one or two positions for him.
This is the rule of the game.
Landon, the Legislator who entered the room, also realized this. After years of struggle, he finally had the opportunity to become a Senator.
This made him even more excited and anxious, as he acted like a waiter, serving every gentleman in the room.
Pouring them water, serving them wine, fetching things for them, and doing whatever he could.
He was even more professional than the waiters, with a more sincere smile on his face!
"...I believe the Congress will support your opinion, and the chaotic Nagariel indeed isn’t suitable for free and untamed development; it’s time to impose some restraints on it."
A Senator, with a cigarette in his mouth, crossed his legs, and his shiny leather boots reflected the beautiful light refracted from the ceiling’s Crystal chandelier.
He looked at Lynch, "Once the proposal is passed, we will traditionally form a temporary committee, at which time I will personally assume the position of leader..."
He said this and glanced at Landon standing aside, always ready to serve everyone, "You can join too!"
A single sentence made Landon’s facial muscles tremble. This was much better than that damned ecology and environment committee he was on now.
In that damned committee, the daily work involved running around the Federation to dismiss complaints from whistleblowers.
There’s no escape; a whistleblower can report issues of pollution and environmental problems with just a phone call or a letter, but solving these issues requires confronting one local pillar factory after another.
Discussing environment and pollution during this era of great development?
Capitalists will quickly teach you how to be an upright Federation person!
He was already weary of the days of being cursed by letters. If he could become part of this new temporary committee, by the time it concludes, and with his "efforts" proving his value, he might gain enough support to become a Senator...
Landon, the Legislator, struggled to maintain a composed expression on his face and lowered his head to say, "Thank you."
The Senator smiled and looked at Lynch, "You should thank Mr. Lynch; he made a good suggestion."
Smart people know what to do at such times.
There’s no need to offend Lynch or make oneself look bad.
Then he inquired, "I heard in your speech you talked about severity. How severe do you think it should be to meet your view?"
Lynch responded without hesitation, "There’s a saying, ’A chaotic and disorderly society, if it wants to return to peace and harmony, must use severe measures to deter crime.’"
"What we need to do is make people afraid to commit crimes and increase the cost of committing them."
He pursed his lips, "Lowering the standards for the death penalty is clearly a good method."
"People will fear death and comply with the law, and society will gradually stabilize, especially when some prove that certain actions do indeed lead to death!"
Actually, the frequent unrest in Nagariel also has to do with the lack of explicit laws here previously.
Before Federation people arrived, Nagariel practiced a dual code system.
That means both national law and Divine Authority law coexisted, and many interpretations within Divine Authority law directly contradicted state law.
For instance, under national law, criminals must bear the consequences.
But under Divine Authority law, as long as you sacrifice some Wealth to the Lord and gain the Lord’s forgiveness, you are not guilty.
This led to the privileged class almost all having violated the law; for them, breaking the law amounted only to spending money.
The seriousness of the crime was merely a matter of how much money to spend.
With two contradictory laws coexisting, people are certainly going to choose the one beneficial to them as the basis, leading the law to become a mere scrap of paper when encountering those with some ability or money.
Now is a golden opportunity: with Akumal’s death, Nagariel’s society descended into chaos, providing an excuse necessary for legal reform.
Only by intimidating criminals with severe punishment can the chaos be ended!
Lynch offered some very crucial advice; after the meeting, Mr. Truman jokingly said Nagariel people will hate him.
But he didn’t seem to care.
The future?
There is no future!
On departure, Mr. Truman was tactful enough not to invite Lynch along, instead giving Landon the opportunity.
Landon, the Legislator, found a very upscale private club. As soon as he entered, he began to thank Lynch for his guidance.
Sometimes fate is very peculiar.
A few years ago, Lynch had to find ways to smooth over Landon’s rough edges to gain any advantage for his own development.
But look now, just within a few years, Landon, the Legislator, thanked Lynch for his guidance.
After Lynch exchanged a few pleasantries, Landon seemed to think of something and paused.
Then he lowered his voice slightly, "I recently heard about something..." He glanced toward the door, which was tightly closed.
And the windows were shut; he looked around and lowered his voice even further.
"Actually, the Paradise Island affair is related to Mr. Jeruno’s family..."
