On October 12, 9813 of the Radiant Calendar, Belder submitted an application, Velin signed the order, and the new administrative system was officially implemented on a trial basis in Treya Province.
On October 25, inside the Governor's Mansion of Treya City, the capital of Treya Province, over a hundred officials stood on either side, awaiting the Grand Steward.
As the core region that had triggered the great purge of Qixing West District, Treya Province had been investigated most thoroughly.
Those who had embezzled between one hundred and one thousand gold coins were demoted and sent to remote regions.
Those who had embezzled between one thousand and ten thousand gold coins were stripped of office and sentenced to ten years of hard labor.
Those who had embezzled between ten thousand and one hundred thousand gold coins were sentenced to fifty years of hard labor.
Those who had embezzled more than one hundred thousand gold coins were permitted to take their own lives to atone for their crimes.
In just a few months, of the fifty-two officials governing the thirteen counties of Treya Province, fifteen had committed suicide, eleven had been sentenced to hard labor, eight had been transferred to remote regions, and only eighteen had escaped unscathed.
As for the governor of Treya Province, he bore responsibility for inadequate oversight. Since he himself had no issues, only half a year's salary was symbolically confiscated.
At the first position on the left side of the hall, Noctus rested with his eyes closed, considering how he should report the actual situation in Treya Province to the Grand Steward later.
He had once been a serf alongside Sir Kyle, an old soldier from the early days of Qixing Territory's army alongside Sir Iden, Doxius's messenger, Orlando's clerk, Lahael's guard officer at the black tea