Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 285 Reform and the Venetians
In fact, those communities from the Italian city-states had gained almost complete autonomy from the beginning of the kingdom.

It would be strange if a country could have any unified cognition if it was divided into countless groups from top to bottom and from left to right, and all kinds of messy laws applied to them.

However, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was a small country after all, and during the Old Kingdom of Jerusalem, the king could strengthen his authority by setting up circuit courts to hold trials in various parts of the kingdom, from Acre to Nablus to Tyre, or even anywhere else that happened to be there at the time.

It is said that the laws used by the king were written by Godfrey of Bouillon and kept in a box in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Only the king, the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the judges of Jerusalem could open the box. Each page contained only one law, with the first letters written in golden ink and the title in red ink.

Such a law is actually quite suspicious and in a sense lacks practical significance. Any law that is not made public lacks binding significance.

In the end, it became nothing more than a means of power struggle among rulers.

Fortunately for Gellis, the written laws of the old Kingdom of Jerusalem had been declared invalid with the fall of Jerusalem.

The old cannot go without the new, and there can be no construction without destruction. It just so happens that the new dynasty has adopted elegant policies. Any conservative groups that tried to criticize Garys's reforms could not help but restrain their voices when they saw the army's military power on the battlefield, and at most made a few sarcastic remarks.

"We plan to re-establish the Circuit Court, but it will no longer be run by the monarch as before, but will be under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Supreme Court. Its main function is to deal with the various problems encountered by citizens on a daily basis, resolve conflicts and contradictions between them, and protect the most practical personal interests of citizens."

"But the kingdom's public security is not stable right now. The Circuit Court may often encounter various crises while on duty outside, and prisoners also need manpower to look after them. So we need reliable battle brothers like you to take the lead in organizing security work for the Circuit Court."

"Um... why choose me? In fact, the police or the army can also do it." Bernard hesitated. He was not familiar with the position that Aljos mentioned, and subconsciously worried that he was not capable enough.

Aljos continued:

They can indeed do it, but they are not suitable. Although the public security system and the court system belong to the same public security, procuratorial and judicial system, it is actually better not to mix them together, otherwise it will be difficult to handle problems. As for the military, you have also served in the military, so you naturally know that although the military has military power, it lacks professional capabilities in many cases. "

"The military also has its own responsibilities. If all kinds of messy things distract the military's attention, it will reduce the military's combat effectiveness."

"In this case, the Prophet's opinion is to set up a separate team to take charge of related matters, namely the judicial police. Considering your ability in security work, I intend to recommend you."

Aljos' words were very insightful. Although both the police and the army could protect the circuit court, in fact, neither was suitable and each had its own problems. Rather than getting bogged down in a bunch of wrangling afterwards, it would be better to set up an independent team from the beginning.

After a brief thought, Bernard decided to take charge of the security work for the circuit court because he was more needed there.

The reform of the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems meant that the judicial system of the Kingdom of Jerusalem began to break away from the feudal era.

The separation of the three systems of public security, procuratorate and court is a further subdivision of judicial power, and this behavior is actually an important step in eliminating feudal power.

Of course, if the reform of the upper political system is to be deepened, it will inevitably require grassroots implementation. No matter how good the policy is, it will inevitably go awry if there is no grassroots level to implement it.

The beautiful reforms proposed by the Indian government have always fooled people. When they are really implemented...

Look at the map of India. Punjab in the northwest is a traditional rebel. Several states in the northeast, led by Assam, are traditional rebels who jump around. Maharashtra, next to Madhya Pradesh, is a new rebel. Tamil Nadu in the south is an old rebel...

The topic has gone too far. At least the Kingdom of Jerusalem has not reached that point yet. At least the purity of the land directly under the royal jurisdiction has been ensured.

In this case, the parliamentary system actually just created a large number of corporate concepts, transforming the original specific feudal lords into not specific individuals, but the most basic feudal contracts reached between village corporations, town corporations and the royal power.

Towns and villages provided taxes, and the kingdom provided protection.

Now, with Gairis's complete control of the government and the arrival of support personnel from the Transjordan region, there are more people at hand, and many policies can be implemented. The circuit court is just one example.

However, even so, there is still a shortage of manpower. If the team of 200 people is divided, half of them will be taken by various departments and agencies. In addition, the technical talents among them will also be used to reform the production process in workshops. Therefore, the number of people actually sent to the grassroots level is not that large.

It can be said that it is quite stretched.

In this situation, Aljos had to try his best to find some useful people for himself, and for this purpose he set his sights on Tyr's clinic.

After completing a batch of personnel assignment arrangements, Arcos rushed to the clinic in Clovis.

The scale of Clovis' clinic has actually never been very large. There is only one attending doctor, Clovis, a few interns, and a few caregivers.

And some young boys who follow the doctor as apprentices.

Although Gellis does not like apprenticeship, in today's generation that lacks systematic education, teaching by example is the simplest and most direct way to quickly improve one's abilities through work practice.

As for the personal dependence issues caused by the apprenticeship system, all we can say is that it is not intended to be implemented for a long time anyway.

"Clovis, Bryce and Carretto can actually start their apprenticeship now, right?"

The two names mentioned by Alchos were actually the two apprentices Clovis had taken in in Tyre. Now that two years had passed, these two had the most experience.

During these two years, Clovis and several other doctors were very generous in teaching their apprentices everything they could.

"Don't you think they are a little too young? They are barely sixteen, um... well, not that young."

Clovis' voice unconsciously lowered when he spoke the latter part.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye. The little boy, who was only fourteen years old back then, is now sixteen, which is the right age to start a family and build a career in this era.

Time always flies by, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye for the war orphans who could barely survive a day on the street. In these two years, after uninterrupted practical education, it is unlikely that they can treat any difficult and complicated diseases, but if they just need to treat minor illnesses and prescribe some medicine, they are more than enough.

To put it bluntly, the idea of ​​prescribing the right medicine for a disease is often a matter of accumulated experience. In the Middle Ages, there was a lack of effective therapeutic agents and treatments.

But for Gellis, it was not a complicated task to extract several medicines that could effectively treat common diseases.

The trouble lies in the complicated production and the huge amount of energy required in the process.

The other apprentices might not have enough experience or had come into contact with too few cases, but Bryce and Carretto were almost there.

"What are you going to let them do?" Clovis asked.

"The cult is about to start its official missionary work, and naturally we need to start from the perspective of completely changing the kingdom. Regarding infectious diseases, prevention of minor illnesses, and pious life... Currently, we have only built a framework, and we need to increase the training of the Paladin group."

"The prophet is planning to resume his old business and open a second school. He needs Bryce and Carretto to help out."

Clovis breathed a sigh of relief. Although Bryce and Carretto had mastered many knowledge points well, it was still worrying to let them go to the clinic to treat patients all of a sudden. But since they were helping the Prophet Wei as teaching assistants, nothing should go wrong.

Now is the time to recruit people. Not only do those who came out of Transjordan need to fill their positions quickly, but even those in Tyre who have a little cultural foundation and close relationship with the members of the sect need to take on actual work at this juncture.

When it comes to nepotism, Gillis personally leads the way.

It can be said that almost all the people in the sect and the government are disciples of Garys.

This is especially true in the field of medicine. Garys has devoted all his efforts to passing on all the medical knowledge he knows.

The high cost of medicines and the scarcity of medical personnel are the difficulties currently faced by the kingdom. The spread of infectious diseases will not be ignored just because they happen to be from the city. In fact, the lack of urban sanitation makes cities more likely to become places where infectious diseases are rampant than in rural areas.

Improving the people's level of epidemic prevention and improving regional sanitary conditions is not only to help farmers and citizens, but also to ensure that the army does not suffer too many non-combat casualties and to ensure the safety of the cult itself.

As early as the Transjordan period, Ghairis and Dr. Abdullah organized Arabic herbal medicine, integrated the Chinese medicines recorded in the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", and combined clinical experiments to verify the efficacy of these medicines.

In this process, they eliminated quite a number of erroneous views and cognitions, and also adjusted many prescriptions based on the current natural environment of the Levant.

This process is extremely long... but it can save countless lives.

After all, one cannot expect the Franks' barbers who act as surgeons to shoulder the medical burden of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In fact, even the Franks themselves would ask Saracen doctors for help.

When faced with issues concerning their own lives, most people will seriously evaluate the help that "pagans" can provide, and even argue about how to believe.

Be it secular or religious, a simple national restoration movement is meaningless to Gellis.

What Gailis pursues is to transform the country of Jerusalem into a bright pearl that shines in all directions.

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For the market, information means wealth. Only businessmen who have as much information as possible are qualified to compete in the market. Has the price of food in the Nile Delta increased or decreased? How much has it increased? If it has decreased, how much has it decreased? Is it a shock or a benefit to local agriculture?
Knowing this kind of news two or three days in advance could bring huge profits. Foreseeing the end of the famine in advance means being able to make a big profit when prices are at their highest.

This kind of information exchange across hundreds of kilometers is almost a privilege for big businessmen. Ordinary small businessmen can hardly get any information about foreign countries except hearsay.

However, this situation has improved a little in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Because of the spread of newspapers, various coastal ports in the Kingdom of Jerusalem can obtain various domestic situation information once a week.

For example, after Haifa was recaptured, a large number of Frankish slaves were liberated, and some ships were needed to send them back home.

For example, Antiochus's textile machines were improved, textile efficiency was greatly increased, and the price of cloth in the kingdom was about to begin to fall.

Newspaper, such an inconspicuous piece of paper, the information printed on it has transformed the national cognition of this country in an unprecedented way.

The patriarch of the Delfino family was lost in thought in his mansion. As a family of Venetian nobles, his family's base was actually in Venice. Normally, only the side branches of the family would be responsible for the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

But who put the Delfino family in a disadvantageous position in the struggle in Venice? In order to open up upstream channels for goods and establish a downstream sales network for Venetian handicrafts to Middle Eastern cities?

More than ten years ago, the patriarch of the Delfino family came to the city of Tyre in person and presided over the family's influence on the autonomous community of Venice.

He was actually still a knight on the side of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but he was indeed old, so he did not have to obey the conscription to participate in the war with Saladin.

Although that unswerving decision gave the Delfino family considerable influence over the city of Tyre, it also gave them considerable say in the Venetian Parliament.

But profit is a big problem. To be more precise, the growth of profit has reached a peak and is showing a slow downward trend that is difficult to reverse.

The reason for this is that the goods from the East have been lacking in trade growth points.

The long-term war between the Ayyubid Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jerusalem also destroyed the vitality of trade routes.

(End of this chapter)