Xu Dian really never thought he could start his ideal so quickly in this life—to become the founder and builder of a modern judicial system. Chen Ke handed over the task of trying the granary thieves to Xu Dian, and most importantly, asked Xu Dian to prepare for the base area court. This made Xu Dian extremely excited.

But the conversation between Chen Ke and Xu Dian immediately extinguished the flame in Xu Dian's heart. Chen Ke asked a key question, "Comrade Xu Dian, who do you think should be in a higher position, politics or law?"

Xu Dian studied law in Japan. The law department of Tokyo University was filled with some figures who believed in the supremacy of law. Xu Dian was also deeply influenced. In the view of Xu Dian, a believer in law, law should be the criterion for all actions. And Chen Ke's words were already a very obvious hint that Xu Dian's idea was basically hopeless.

Xu Dian didn't despair. He still tried to make Chen Ke accept his idea through discussion. Unexpectedly, Chen Ke actually took out a piece of paper and gave it to Xu Dian. Picking up the paper doubtfully, after reading only a few lines, Xu Dian was stunned. This was a "Constitution."

Chen Ke watched Xu Dian read the not-long "Constitution" repeatedly with a dumbfounded look. Xu Dian's attitude of studying the wording of the "Constitution" was so serious that Chen Ke became a little impatient. He interrupted the law apprentice's homework, "Comrade Xu Dian, what do you think is the social superstructure?"

"Social superstructure?" Xu Dian didn't turn his train of thought around for a moment, just repeating it confusedly.

"Yes, social superstructure. Comrade Xu Dian, how do you view this issue?"

In the People's Party, the only person who could have a real exchange with Xu Dian on legal issues was Chen Ke. Chen Ke could be said to know nothing about specific legal provisions, but his profound understanding of law was something Xu Dian had never seen before. Although Xu Dian's own views could be said to be very different from Chen Ke's, Xu Dian still liked discussing legal issues with Chen Ke very much.

"Superstructure refers to the state's system and the matching legal system." Xu Dian's answer was the content Chen Ke had narrated in the Party class.

After hearing this, Chen Ke nodded, "The state is a tool of class rule. Therefore, the system established by the ruling class must override the legal system. On this point, I will absolutely not make the slightest concession. As long as I am in this position for one day, any effort attempting to establish a legal system overriding the state system cannot appear in the People's Party's control area. Comrade Xu Dian, please be sure about this point first."

Chen Ke's voice was not loud, and his tone was not heavy, but Xu Dian would absolutely not misunderstand Chen Ke's attitude. Lowering his head, lips tight. A fierce battle was going on inside Xu Dian. For a young man like Xu Dian, he really hoped to establish an independent judicial system. Xu Dian naturally didn't think the legal system should override the state system, but he was heavily guided by the thought of separation of powers. He felt the judicial system should be able to stand up to other systems as an equal. And Chen Ke's words clearly told Xu Dian that the People's Party was to override the judicial system.

Seeing Xu Dian silent, Chen Ke laughed: "Comrade Xu Dian, I won't let a political party or other forces override the judiciary and then order the judicial system to create some unjust, false, and wrong cases. If I had this thought, it would mean I am irresponsible. I think I am in a responsible attitude now, so what I want to say is, who does this legal system serve exactly? For example, in our current case, someone tried to steal grain from the granary. There is a defendant, and there is a criminal act. Then, who is the object infringed by this crime? Can you tell me?"

Hearing Chen Ke finish, Xu Dian sorted out his thoughts, "Uh, since what was stolen was the Insurance Corps granary. Then the infringed object is the Insurance Corps."

"Comrade Xu Dian, in your opinion, what kind of organization is the Insurance Corps?"

"This... the Insurance Corps is the armed force of the People's Party."

"What kind of organization is the People's Party?"

"This..." Xu Dian felt Chen Ke was talking in circles.

"Comrade Xu Dian, let's talk about the most fundamental problem. For this trial, I want to ask you, who exactly do you plan to tell the common people this grain belongs to? Without clarifying this issue, how can this trial proceed?"

"..." Xu Dian was completely silent. Chen Ke's question was simple, but Xu Dian hadn't thought about it. The meaning Chen Ke wanted to mark in his words was simple: the ownership of this grain determined the judgment of this case. And Chen Ke obviously didn't want Xu Dian to tell the common people that this grain was the Insurance Corps' or the People's Party's grain. If this grain was not the Insurance Corps' or the People's Party's, then whose grain should it be? Should it be the Fengtai County common people's? If saying the grain belonged to the Fengtai County common people, then Fengtai County common people stealing grain from the granary became stealing their own grain. This didn't make sense legally at all.

Chen Ke knew this matter couldn't be figured out in a short while. He laughed: "Comrade Xu Dian, go back and think about it properly first."

Xu Dian knew Chen Ke was busy. He stood up to bid farewell. Just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard Chen Ke say: "Wait a moment, take that Constitution document back to read."

After Xu Dian left, Chen Ke couldn't help sighing deeply. Revolutionary work is definitely not as impassioned and generous as said in novels. On the contrary, revolution is composed of countless meticulous works. The deficiency of any detail will lead to various problems. With a well-functioning system, the superficial work can look very bright. Chen Ke used to think so too. Now he doubted one thing: when these works are completed, are those who worked hard to do these things really still interested in that bright and decent performance? At least Chen Ke himself had absolutely no interest.

Now after dealing with complicated work every day, Chen Ke only had one thought in his mind, "Finally finished! Can sleep now." He wondered if this counted as having "revolutionary consciousness." All showing off and flaunting didn't exist in Chen Ke's heart at all. Thinking of work, what Chen Ke could think of was there is a problem here, there is a problem there. Here needs to be patched up quickly, there needs to be patched up quickly. The new system is definitely not a system with huge power and invincibility. In Chen Ke's current view, the new system is more like a fragile baby, a system that needs People's Party members to constantly care for, maintain, and adjust.

Chen Ke had determined that at this stage, he should let comrades do it freely, exercise everyone's ability, and deepen their understanding. Selecting talents through practical work. But as the leader of the People's Party, during this time, Chen Ke had to bear greater psychological pressure. Needless to say about those comrades who didn't work seriously; handing work to them was simply a disaster. Even those comrades who worked seriously, based on different understandings and ability problems, would also have problems. What Chen Ke had to do was to solve the newly emerged problems as much as possible.

This kind of work, which could almost be considered "remedial," gave Chen Ke a painful feeling of a dull knife slowly cutting nerves. In order to let comrades grow up as soon as possible, Chen Ke must exert their subjective initiative. Even if seeing them about to make mistakes, Chen Ke couldn't stop them immediately. He had to wait until the matter was over before he could speak. Analyzing the ins and outs of the whole work, exactly where the mistake was made and where the deviation occurred.

Xu Dian definitely couldn't produce what Chen Ke hoped for. This wasn't Chen Ke underestimating Xu Dian. The problem Xu Dian considered was merely this trial. And what Chen Ke had to consider was the all-around effect. The trial was not just a blow to criminals; it was more of a political propaganda, to propagate the new system to the people, letting the people understand exactly what the relationship between the people and the People's Party and Insurance Corps was in the new system. What position the people were in within the new system.

This was no longer a pure legal issue, but a political work. Political work has never been so simple.

Someone must cooperate with Xu Dian's work. The first name that emerged was He Zudao. Chen Ke denied this candidate immediately. He Zudao didn't know the art of duplication either. Since deciding to let He Zudao go to the Second Regiment as Political Commissar, Chen Ke didn't plan to let He Zudao do anything else within half a year.

Other comrades who performed excellently in work so far were also excluded one by one. Only Lu Huitian ranked high.

In the People's Party, everyone has to work; Lu Huitian had already adapted to this matter. Lu Huitian was now also one of the seven secretaries of the People's Party. Lu Huitian actually had some sense of crisis in it. The other six of the seven secretaries were burdened with important tasks, acting as main leaders of military, political, and administrative work. Lu Huitian was responsible for the work of several "Reclamation Brigades" with Yuwen Badu, which was actually arranging affairs for refugees.

Yuwen Badu was a local, so he had some connections anyway. Lu Huitian was an outsider, so working couldn't have that feeling of familiarity and ease. The People's Party mainly controlled the eight-thousand-strong Insurance Corps at this stage. Although refugees were numerous, they were not the main object of management. Lu Huitian was now in the position of a chief steward.

With many people, there are many things. Fortunately, Chen Ke didn't think that relying on the power of Lu Huitian and Yuwen Badu alone could handle fifty or sixty thousand refugees. The Reclamation Brigades were also a military management system. The best way to control refugees was through food distribution. The Insurance Corps was responsible for food distribution, not relying on refugees to organize themselves. Lu Huitian's daily work was counting people and sending teams to participate in labor according to the Insurance Corps' requirements. Teams participating in labor could get more food; teams not participating in labor could only get minimum guaranteed food.

The Insurance Corps didn't force labor. Through different amounts of food provision, as long as people were willing to work, they could eat better. And those who couldn't work or didn't want to work, just not starving to death was enough. Lu Huitian's task was to group the refugees who worked hard together through the list provided by the Insurance Corps after each labor session. And group the lazy ones together. Over more than a month, he could finally arrange first, second, and third-class teams.

Of course, actual work was by no means as simple as said. After all, it was a scale of tens of thousands of people. Lu Huitian and those who were not very willing to work on the front line doing clerical work could be considered making the best use of everything.

Chen Ke called Lu Huitian to report. Lu Huitian thought there was some important urgent task, so he hurried over.

"Secretary Lu, the organization has work to hand over to you now." Chen Ke's opening remarks were basically like this, "We prepare to conduct a public trial of those who participated in stealing, and want to organize the masses to watch. You have to be responsible for arranging this matter."

Lu Huitian didn't understand what exactly Chen Ke meant. "Secretary Chen, how exactly to do this? Kill one to warn a hundred?"

"Secretary Lu, generally speaking, who presides over the trial?"

"This, it's the government presiding over deciding cases." Lu Huitian wasn't a fool either; as soon as this was said, he understood Chen Ke's meaning. "Does Secretary Chen mean to let the common people know that our People's Party is the government that can decide cases?"

Chen Ke nodded, "This is only one aspect. Secretary Lu, this is not just about deciding cases. Some political work needs everyone to complete properly. This matter needs you to preside over it seriously."

Hearing Chen Ke speak solemnly, Lu Huitian knew this task was by no means a small matter. Being assigned an important task, Lu Huitian was very happy in his heart.

In the following few days, the Second Regiment of the Insurance Corps acted multiple times, starting large-scale arrests with Lu Huitian's cooperation. Not only people participating in stealing grain, but also those guys engaging in petty theft and acting arrogantly were caught one after another. Although the Second Regiment of the Insurance Corps was not an elite troop, they had received training at any rate. Discipline and organization were simply not comparable by those petty thieves.

Plus Lu Huitian was responsible for refugee mobilization work. Under his organization, when refugee labor teams moved, Lu Huitian skillfully arranged to take them to the territory controlled by the Second Regiment of the Insurance Corps and began to arrest people specifically. This was just the beginning. After clearing the effective labor teams, the Second Regiment of the Insurance Corps launched a raid on the criminals among those who didn't participate in labor in the camp.

That was a morning; other teams had already gone out to work. The common people who didn't participate in labor were resting in the camp bored to death, unaware that the Second Regiment of the Insurance Corps had already surrounded the camp, waiting for the signal to be issued, then the Second Regiment would rush in to arrest people.