Chapter 633: 633: She Has a Strange Look in Her Eyes

Every person is precious labor. After experiencing the tyranny of the former dynasty and three years of chaos, Daqi was established from the ruins. Currently, Daqi only has a total population of fifty million.

With so few people, the knife of execution should not be wielded recklessly.

Because of this, the general principle of “Daqi Law” is to spare the death penalty when possible, and use hard labor instead of capital punishment.

The fact that such a severe punishment has been set for human trafficking shows the Emperor’s emphasis on ordinary people.

However, as for the buyer, “Daqi Law” really does not stipulate anything about this point.

Thus, it seems that there are indeed many deficiencies in the “Daqi Law”.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai smiled, “I’m just providing suggestions, whether they are taken into consideration or not, of course, depends on you.”

“Miss Qiao, I understand your anger, but the matter of capital punishment requires careful deliberation,” said the Chancellor of the Academy.

Xiaomai responded, the smile on her face becoming even more sweet, “You’re right.”

“Are you not convinced?” Seeing her like this, Yang Ye asked directly.

Qiao Xiaomai immediately shook her head, “Not at all.”

Joking aside, she’s just a commoner. Regarding such serious national affairs, she surely shouldn’t overstep her boundaries.

“You’re unconvinced,” Yang Ye used an assertive tone, he put the bowl in his hand down, placed one hand on the stone table, and intently looked at Xiaomai, “Come, tell your true thoughts.”

Seeing Xiaomai still smiling, he quickly added, “Don’t lie to me, otherwise I won’t help you deal with the affairs of Beiyang County.”

Xiaomai, “…The separation of families and lifetime sorrow of others may not affect you, if it has never happened to you directly.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Ye raised his eyebrow, “Look, you are unconvinced.”

Xiaomai “…”

“We will discuss this matter further, Miss Qiao, and I will take your suggestions seriously,” the Chancellor of the Academy chimed in.

Upon hearing this, Xiaomai quickly thanked him.

“Alright, that’s enough, no need to thank me,” Yang Ye waved his hand, “Do you have any other suggestions?”

“No more, but I think you could review the archives of the cases judged by the government over the years to find inspiration,” Xiaomai suggested.

Upon hearing this, both Yang Ye and the Chancellor had their eyes light up.

“That’s a good idea,” Yang Ye couldn’t help but slap the table.

Truth be told, what he’s currently doing is referring to the laws of the previous dynasty, and discussing with the Chancellor. Of course, he also occasionally asks students from the academy for their suggestions.

This way of doing things is like fishing in the ocean, there is no targeted approach, it is completely akin to a blind man coming across a dead rat.

The Emperor of Yong’an instructed him to perfect the “Daqi Laws”, but how to perfect it? Without a guiding idea, how would he know where the loopholes are?

When do you need laws?

You need them when judging cases.

Xiaomai’s suggestion was a good one, to review the archives of past years, and see which cases have a legal basis and which ones don’t. This way, the deficiencies can be rectified.

In this way, the work can be more targeted and might be finished ahead of time.

Originally, the Emperor of Yong’an had given him two years to complete it.

Feeling good about this, Yang Ye finished off the liquor in his bowl and then said, “Your suggestion is good — to celebrate, why not cook a feast for us at noon!”

Qiao Xiaomai, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but widen her eyes. She didn’t know the details behind this, and at the moment, she felt Yang Ye’s comment was illogical.

Yang Ye smiled, his handsome face seemed even more captivating, “What, now that we are married, you’re unwilling to cook for others?”

Qiao Xiaomai “…”

His tone sounded weird.

And the look in his eyes was also weird.