Chapter 149 Kaido: I understand Yamato a little bit

Chapter 149 Kaido: I understand Yamato a little bit

Chapter 149 Kaido: I understand Yamato a little bit

Lu Li didn't expect that what he would have to deal with was not Yamato's questioning, but Kaido's test.

At this point, he clearly understood that Kaido had been monitoring himself and Yamato through some means.

Because Yamato shouldn't be so talkative and tell Kaido everything, but Kaido seems to be very aware of his and Yamato's "reform" intentions.

After figuring out the key, Lu Li had an even bigger headache. He had originally thought of some countermeasures to coax Yamato, but although Kaido did not know how to govern a country, he was still a big pirate in his forties or fifties with experience, and was not as easy to fool as Yamato.

It can be seen from Kaido's attitude that if he can't explain the reason, Kaido will most likely not give up.

After a moment's silence, Lu Li looked up and said, "Does the Governor want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Kaido picked up a wine jar and drank some wine. "Of course it's true. It's just a discussion. I'm not that petty."

Lu Li felt that Kaido's words were still credible, so he spoke frankly: "The truth is, the Beasts Pirates' rule over Wano Country is very bad. According to my estimation, within fifteen years, the order of Wano Country will completely collapse, and the country will no longer exist. Naturally, your factory will also be affected and will no longer be able to operate."

Yamato opened her mouth in shock when she heard Lu Li's words, thinking, is it that serious? She had never thought about these issues before, but just thought that a hero would come to save Wano Country in 12 years.

Kaido's face darkened when he heard Lu Li's words, "Boy, what is your basis?"

He felt that Wano Country was doing pretty well now. He opened a factory and paid wages to those who went to work. He felt that he was already a role model in the pirate world, at least much better than his partner Doflamingo. He heard that the other party exploited the dwarf people to work, but did not pay a penny.

He calls himself the Ming Wang of this country. In fact, Kaido feels that he has done a good job. In a sense, he is indeed the patron saint of this place. In recent years, the number of unemployed people in Wano Country has decreased a lot, all because his factory provides a large number of jobs.

"There are many reasons that led to that result. I can only analyze them one by one with the Governor."

Lu Li said, "First, I would like to ask the Governor, what is the current grain output of Wano Country? Is there any change compared to before you came here? How is the people's hunger?"

Kaido frowned, but he didn't get angry. After thinking seriously for a moment, he said, "Wano Country's food production is indeed decreasing year by year, but I don't think it's a problem. After all, the Beasts Pirates have foreign trade, and the amount of food imported is not small. According to Maria's estimate, it is enough for the country to operate."

As he said this, Kaido also glanced at Maria, who was considered a relatively smart person in his pirate group, so he would seek the opinions of Maria, a close member of the group, on some brain-intensive matters.

Of course, the person who has the best relationship with him is naturally Jhin, but Jhin is not that good at thinking.

“As the Governor said, the price of food is not high and we are currently importing it.”

Maria, who had been silent and only poured wine, spoke up, "According to calculations, the amount of imported food is enough to feed the people of this country and will not cause any loss of our labor force."

The Beasts Pirates did this not because they were kind-hearted, but mainly because in their view, the people of Wano Country were also an important labor resource. If people starved to death, no one would work in their factories.

Lu Li nodded when he heard this. "As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. The Governor has taken this into consideration, which is better than many rulers."

He first lifted Kaido's hand invisibly, and then continued: "But Governor, have you ever thought that even if the total amount of food is sufficient, if there is a problem in the distribution process, it will also cause famine? Moreover, as far as I know, the direct ruler of Wano Country is not the Beasts Pirates."

Kaido's mood improved a little when he heard Lu Li praising him, but the following words made him fall into deep thought, "You mean, a lot of the food imported into Wano Country is wasted?"

"Governor-General, you should have figured it out. You should know better than me what kind of person Kurozumi Orochi is. The Beasts Pirates did import a large amount of food. Regardless of how the Beasts Pirates distributed it internally, and whether there was any waste..."

Lu Li paused, "Just talking about the portion of food that the Beasts Pirates gave to Wano Country, the amount of food that eventually reaches the citizens is probably less than 30%."

Kaido fell into deep thought after hearing that. As pirates, they love to hold parties. Their Beasts Pirates often hold parties and it is common to waste food after having fun, but he doesn't care.

Although deep down he didn't think wasting food was a good thing, after all, he often went hungry when he was young and rarely had enough to eat, but he also knew that as the eldest brother, he couldn't restrict every little thing. If a pirate had no freedom and had to be frugal even when holding a banquet, would he still be called a pirate?

Therefore, he did not think that the waste of food within the Beasts Pirates was a serious problem, but just a trivial matter that did not cause any harm.

But the part about Wano Country that Lu Li mentioned made him think.

Of course Kaido would not give a lot of food to Wano Country. After discussion, several senior members of the Beasts Pirates estimated an amount that was roughly enough for the people of Wano Country to eat, and then handed it over to Kurozumi Orochi.

But who is Kurozumi Orochi? He is a man who deliberately rules the country with cruel means in order to take revenge on the people of Wano Country. He himself lives an extremely luxurious life. Therefore, it is very likely that all the food was swallowed up by Kurozumi Orochi. It is an exaggeration to say that 30% of it flowed into the market.

"Maria, have you done a rough count of the population of Wano Country in the past two years?"

Kaido asked. He had been living a very comfortable life as the Fourth Queen in these years. In addition, his daughter was not filial, so he just drank every day and rarely cared about the affairs of the country. Therefore, he was not very clear about the specific situation of Wano Country.

"There has been no statistics in the past two years, but there was one three years ago, and the population has dropped by three percentage points compared to five years ago."

Maria said, looking a little unnatural, because she also realized that something was wrong.

It is said that people in this country love to make love and have children. Their pirate group is based in Wano Country, and Wano Country will not be invaded by foreign enemies. It cannot be said that the Beasts Pirates themselves have never harassed the people, but they have never killed people on a large scale.

So logically speaking, the population should be growing, so why is it decreasing?
Lu Li looked at the expressions of the others and felt quite strange. In fact, he had a very clear understanding of his own mind. He was definitely not a very smart person, but he suddenly realized that in the world of One Piece, as long as he was a normal person, he would already be a "high IQ and resourceful" person.

Because these guys have absolutely no common sense and don't think deeply about many things.

Such an obvious problem as population decline appeared a few years ago. Didn’t they notice that something was wrong?

"So, the population decline is caused by food shortages?"

Yamato was also thinking on the side.

Lu Li nodded. "Food shortage is the most important reason. If we trace this matter back, it is mainly because there is a big problem in the distribution process."

"So, shouldn't I give the food to Kurozumi Orochi?"

Kaido frowned and said, "But I feel like it's not the right time yet..."

Lu Li knew what Kaido meant by 'not yet the right time'. Kurozumi Orochi was just a temporary puppet. When the time was right, Kaido would kill Kurozumi Orochi and directly rule the country.

But Lu Li was actually very confused. Kurozumi Orochi was just a puppet, and his position was not legitimate. Why did you, Kaido, keep him?

The time is ripe? Do you have to wait for Luffy to come and "knock you away" before the time is ripe?

"It is certainly a problem to give all the food to Kurozumi Orochi, but before that, the Governor did one thing that was not quite right."

Lu Li said.

"what's up?"

Kaido asked in confusion. As they communicated, he had unconsciously entered the other party's rhythm.

"The amount of food given was too little. The governor did not consider the problem of less and less food during the distribution process, which is corruption."

Lu Li pointed out a very realistic problem. "In the Beasts Pirates, since everyone has enough food, no one will pocket the food. But it's different in Wano Country. Food itself is an important asset. Even if Kurozumi Orochi doesn't eat most of the food, at least 30% of the food will be lost due to corruption during the distribution process."

Kaido slapped the handrail after hearing this, and the whole cave shook three times. He looked angry, "They dare to embezzle my food!?"

"Governor, you underestimate human greed. As the process goes down from one level to another, everyone takes something. They may even think that the law does not punish everyone."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Of course, this is also because Kurozumi Orochi has set a good example. Those who follow him are naturally not good people. In fact, based on my observations among the people and combined with speculation, I think that less than half of the food that the Beasts Pirates transported to Wano Country ends up in the market and then in the hands of the people."

Lu Li asked Yamato, and learned that the price of grain in Wano Country is very high. Under the brutal rule of Kurozumi Orochi, the people of Wano Country have no free land to cultivate. Farmers can only get half of the land's output, which is probably enough to support the food of a family of several people. The rest must be handed over to the national treasury.

The Kurozumi Orochi will then sell the food at a very high price, further emptying people's wallets.

In fact, even the workers who work in Kaido's factory can barely support themselves, their wives and children with their monthly salary. If it is a family of four, they cannot afford to eat.

The capital city where Kurozumi Orochi lives seems to be relatively prosperous, because there are either gangsters there, or the intricately connected forces under Kurozumi Orochi, who are vested interest groups, so the people there seem to be relatively wealthy.

But apart from the capital, other towns were very poor, and the better ones could barely afford food.

Simply put, 80% of the food was withheld from Kaido to Kurozumi Orochi, and the remaining 20% ​​was divided up by Kurozumi Orochi's subordinates. In the end, there was not much food left to leave the capital.

The vast majority of the food sold in the market is grown by the people of Wani themselves.

Seeing Kaido's gloomy expression, as if he was thinking about whether to change the status quo, Lu Li continued, "Governor, don't you think there is a contradiction in your way of ruling?"

Kaido came back to his senses after hearing that, and when he looked at Lu Li, he felt strange, because he felt like he understood Yamato a little bit.

When he watched the live broadcast before, when Yamato was asked questions by Lu Li, he always felt full of anticipation and was very happy, but when he was asked questions himself, he felt very uncomfortable.

"What...contradiction?"

Kaido asked.

"Although you are a pirate, those who know your legend in this sea think you are a great hero. After communicating with you, I also understand that you don't want to destroy this country, but hope that it can produce value for you..."

Lu Li looked Kaido straight in the eyes, "Then why would you hand over the country to someone who wants to destroy it?"

(End of this chapter)