"Too slow! Roland, you speak." Sif was somewhat dissatisfied with Stanley's method and directly indicated that Mouthful should speak on her behalf.
Roland cleared his throat and said with a smile, "It's not easy to establish new laws, we must persuade Cabinet Ministers to agree, and then get approval from the parliament. When we don't have absolute power, it all requires a trade-off of interests, the cost is too expensive."
"The cycle from passing new laws to their implementation is long, we can't wait."
"We must deal with them within the existing legal framework."
Roland pondered a bit and said slowly, "Samaritan merchants like to stick together, we should find a way to gather them all in Hansa and then catch them all in one go. As for..."
What charge would be appropriate?
Bribery charges would implicate officials from the Three Provinces, which would not be conducive to unity.
The Empress has already pardoned them, pursuing them further would be inappropriate.
