I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 36 Poachers

After Xia Qingdai finished changing her clothes, she walked downstairs and saw a majestic and high-spirited manservant walking in.

He stepped forward and said a few words to Paul, who was guarding outside the living room, and he walked into the living room.

"Wow, it stinks! Is Mary slacking off again? You're such a scumbag!" As soon as Paul entered, he was smelled by the smell of durian.

He thought the smell was caused by Mary, the maid in charge of cleaning the first floor, not doing her job properly.

Owen looked at him and said, "It's none of Mary's business. What's the matter with you?"

Paul held his nose and saluted, and then replied: "That's right, Mr. Owen, ranger Peter caught a poacher and has now taken him to the mountain villa. Do you want to put him on trial?"

As the new squire who inherited Fukui Villa, this matter happened on his territory, so he would naturally handle it. There was no need to go to the county magistrate.

"Bring the poacher to the study." Owen stood up and walked out. "My friends, maybe you can visit my castle and let my housekeeper Lim take you there."

In fact, he just thoughtfully gave the other party an excuse to leave the smelly living room, but he couldn't explain it too clearly, after all, "God" was everywhere.

For those who love durian, the smell is fragrant and will make your mouth water.

But for those who don’t like to eat or have never eaten it, you can imagine how sour and refreshing it is to smell the smell of durian meat that is larger than a human being in a warm living room.

So Bruttner and others all agreed and followed Lim, who was officially confirmed as the new housekeeper of Fortress Villa, out of the living room.

When Lim left, she frowned and opened the two doors of the living room to block out the strong smell.

Xia Qingdai paused as she was about to go in. She paused for a moment when she looked at the ordinary, even wise, foolish face of young Gauss. Then she turned around and decided to go to the study to watch Irving judge the case.

At this time, the ragged poacher in the study had been escorted in by ranger Peter.

He was tied with hemp rope, and his face looked numb and hollow. Not far from him, there was a strangled white rabbit.

If you readers one day have the ability to travel through time and space, and happen to travel to England in the 18th century, remember not to cut down trees casually for fire, let alone hunt hares and pheasants casually when you see them!
  Because the mountains and rivers here basically belong to the gentry and nobles. The hare belongs to whomever it is on, and it will never belong to farmers or refugees anyway!

People who don't have real estate can only eat what they grow or buy. Those who are born and raised don't have a share!
  There was a "Bloody Code" in England in the 18th century. It was so severe that even stealing a plate worth five shillings would result in death by hanging!

If you travel to ancient England, first get a hare or catch a fish to fill your stomach. So congratulations, the one-day trip is over, maybe you can go back in time after being hanged.

Not only in the UK, if you travel to ancient Europe at the same time, you will basically be treated like this. If you don't die, you will be sentenced to several years in prison.

They might even be exiled to plantations in colonies such as America, Africa, India, etc., and work day and night.

British hunting laws in the eighteenth century stipulated that only landowners had the right to hunt. Without the owner's permission, even his tenants are not allowed to hunt on the land they rent!

That is to say, even if there are hares and pheasants running into your land, you can only drive them away but not kill them. Otherwise, it will violate the rights of the landowner and the consequences will be very serious.

This is the reason why so many civilians starve to death and freeze to death in the year of heavy snow. When there was a great famine in ancient China, you could still go hunting in the mountains, peel off tree bark, etc. to satisfy your hunger.

That’s not possible here. Mountains have owners, and so do trees!
  If you peel off the bark and cook it to eat, there is a high probability that you will be hanged by the law in advance.

There is a hillside behind the Villa, and the hillside is covered with oak trees. These are the property of the Villa - that is, they belong to Owen, and others cannot enter his mountain for hunting.

There are also specially arranged forest guards in the mountains.

The new owner has been here for so long, and ranger Peter hasn't shown himself yet.

This time a poacher was caught, and he was from the next village, not a tenant of Fucui Villa at all. He had made a meritorious service!

This time, how can I say "Shuang"!
  So when he came here with someone tied up, Peter was walking like a tiger, and even the wind and snow couldn't stop him from being so proud.

When Xia Qingdai came in, Owen happened to be questioning the poachers.

Seeing her coming in, he immediately stood up and bowed slightly.

The ranger Peter and the valet Paul who were standing aside followed his gaze towards the door and saw nothing. They suddenly felt a cold air rushing from the tailbone to the scalp, making everyone numb.

Only the poacher, who was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, didn't notice anything strange. He now looked like he was ready to be beaten and killed.

According to the law, the crime he committed could merit being sent to the gallows.

But Owen is a gentleman who is cold on the outside and warm on the inside. He has also suffered from hunger and has compassion for the people at the bottom.

When he heard the man in front of him say that his family had been without food for five days and his children were starving, so he ventured into the old forest to set traps to catch hares, Owen had already made the decision to go easy.

After listening to the statements of both the poacher Jack and the ranger Peter, Owen said: "Poaching is a very shameful act, but considering that you are trying to support your wife and children, it is excusable, so I will pardon you this time. sin."

"Thank you Mr. Owen! Thank you Mr. Owen! Your kind little man will always be remembered!" Poacher Jack was overjoyed, and his eyes suddenly shone.

When Peter heard this, he opened his mouth in surprise. Just when he was about to interrupt, Owen looked at him and said, "Peter, you did a great job. In such a cold weather, you were able to do your duty and follow the tracks to capture the animals." Come on, despicable poacher, for which I will give you a shilling."

This reward was equivalent to his salary for a week. Peter immediately lost all dissatisfaction and expressed his gratitude to Owen gushingly, and then withdrew at Owen's signal.

Owen then ordered Paul: "Untie him, give him a bag of flour, and let him go."

When the poacher heard that Owen not only pardoned his sins, but also gave him precious flour, he shed tears that he had not shed until he died. He kept murmuring: "Kind Mr. Owen, May God bless you with good health and long life! I will pray for you day and night!”

Paul didn't understand Owen's treatment very much. Even if Jack wasn't sent to the gallows, he still had to go to the correctional facility and get a whipping, right?

Why didn't he just say nothing and gave him a bag of flour?
  (End of this chapter)