Chapter 150 Let's just kill the snake
Chapter 150 Let's just kill the snake
Kaido was stunned when he heard this. He thought about it carefully and felt that what Lu Li said made sense!
Yes, why should I give the country to that waste Kurozumi Orochi to manage?
Firstly, he was not the legitimate successor of the Kozuki family and was not recognized by the people of Wano. Secondly, he was not a capable administrator. Why did he give the country to such an idiot?!
As Kaido thought about it, he felt a little dizzy. He began to doubt his life and wondered why he hadn't figured out such a simple question before?
He really doesn't care about the lives of the people, but of course only living people can work in his factory. He also needs the skills of the craftsmen of Wano Country to process seastone and make weapons for him. If all the people died and the technology was lost, he would not be able to open a factory.
Therefore, Kurozumi Orochi is completely a stumbling block in his ambitions!
Thinking of this, Kaido's eyes became dangerous, and he looked at Lu Li with more respect, "What you said makes sense. So, if Wano Country changes to a better direct manager, will the current situation improve?"
Lu Li didn't expect that Teacher Kai was so easy to talk to, but when he thought about it carefully, Kaido didn't seem to be a difficult person to please. He and Yamato were both simple guys in essence. If he agreed with your theory, he would nod and not hide it.
Facing Kaido's question, Lu Li shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Kurozumi Orochi is the cancer of this country, but the corruption and regression of a country is not just the fault of one person, but the result of the accumulation of historical factors."
Maria, who was sitting next to Kaido, looked at Lu Li with a serious look. She suddenly realized that she had made a mistake. This Lu Li was really capable and could be called a "national scholar".
Why didn't they think of this problem of Kurozumi Orochi before?
If Lu Li knew what Maria was thinking, he would probably be ashamed. With the little knowledge he had, he was not considered a national scholar. He was just talking nonsense based on some experience from history books.
He continued, "Kurozumi Orochi must be removed, and all his subordinates must be replaced, and the existing system of Wano Country should also be reformed. This will prevent corruption in the short term, prioritize the food and clothing of the people, and then ensure the delivery of high-quality labor."
He knew clearly that Kaido would not care at all if he talked to someone like Kaido about the people's food, clothing and happiness. The only thing he cared about was whether his labor force would be reduced and whether it would affect his factory and income.
"Reform the system? That sounds troublesome. Replacing Kurozumi Orochi is easy."
Kaido pondered.
"As the Governor said, reforming the system is a complicated process. In the short term, we only need to replace Kurozumi Orochi and his cronies. Killing them all will deter a group of lower-level managers. I believe they will behave themselves for a while."
Lu Li said, "But as I just said, there are many reasons why Wano Country has become what it is now. Now that we have talked about the corruption of the Kurozumi Orochi Group, let's talk about our Beasts Pirates."
"What's our problem? There is no corruption in our group."
Kaido said unhappily that he still had absolute dominance over the Beasts Pirates, and most of the members were relatively simple, so he didn't think it would be the same as the Kurozumi Orochi group. At least no member would go hungry.
"The Governor misunderstood. I didn't mean that there were problems within the Beasts Pirates. I was talking about the factories under our control."
Lu Li shook his head. He didn't know about other pirate groups, but the layered structure of the Beasts Pirates showed that it was carefully designed by the top management and that they had a certain management sense.
Departments like the Three Disasters, the Six Flying Sons, the Real Fighter, the Giver, and the Waiters are like a large and standardized company with nested layers of management.
Normally, a long hierarchical structure is prone to corruption, but this is a pirate group, and the people here are either chasing their dreams, worshipping Kaido, or chasing freedom, and everyone is connected by the relationship of "partners".
In addition, the pirate group has no worries about food and clothing, and there is no salary system, so it cannot be said that there is no corruption at all, but it is probably very rare.
"factory?"
Kaido had a gloomy expression, this was his forbidden fruit, no matter what Lu Li was going to say next, he would not reform his factory, because facts had proved that his factory could bring him high income and enhance the strength of his pirate group, it was perfect!
"Yes, I asked Yamato. The factories under the Beasts Pirates mainly include weapons factories, seastone processing factories, and artificial devil fruit factories. Among them, weapons factories and artificial devil fruit factories will produce a large amount of waste. These wastes are extremely polluting and are directly discharged into the river without being treated."
Lu Li observed Kaido's expression and said, "Let's not talk about the damage these pollutions have done to farmland and the resulting reduction in food production. After all, the Governor can import food to solve the problem, but what about drinking water?"
Kaido originally wanted to interrupt Lu Li and ask him not to talk about the factory anymore, but when he heard the last sentence, he subconsciously started thinking again.
Seeing Kaido was silent, Lu Li added: "People can survive for a long time without food, but they will die quickly without water. Therefore, the people living near the river in Wano can only drink water. In this way, in addition to hunger, diseases will also cause a large number of deaths, which will result in a loss of a lot of labor."
At this time, Maria spoke up, "Lu Li, what you said is not true. As far as I know, the rivers in Wano Country are still relatively clear, and there is no disease problem as you said."
Lu Li was stunned at first. He was indeed a bit preconceived in what he said. After all, he was only speculating based on Yamato's words and the comics. If he thought about it carefully, it has only been eight years since the sewage was discharged, and Kaido had just started not too long ago. There were not many factories, and the river might not have been polluted to a very serious extent.
But he quickly reacted and said, "Ms. Maria, you have to know that pollution is not something that happens overnight. Long-term drinking of water containing chemicals can cause subtle damage to the body. It may not be obvious in adults, but it is difficult for children to bear and they are more likely to die young."
Kaido was silent and thinking at this time, leaving the conversation to Maria, the "brain trust"
Maria smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether the children die or not. Anyway, they are not immediate labor. It's enough for adults to work." Lu Li frowned when he heard this, and felt the viciousness of this woman. He thought that she was indeed a pirate, and her thinking circuits were different from those of ordinary people. "Ms. Maria, there are two problems in your words. First, adults also grew up from children. You have also paid attention to the population of this country before. You found that after the population declined, you realized that the labor force might gradually decrease. Why don't you understand that without children growing up, the labor force will become less and less?"
Maria was unmoved. "But in fact, the labor force needed by our factory has always been sufficient and has not been affected by the population decline."
"It seems that you still haven't noticed the key point of the problem. The population has decreased, but the immediate labor force of the factory has not decreased. This shows that most of the deaths are children. It is not obvious now because of the short time, but in a few years, the labor force of the factory will drop off a cliff because there will be no children who grow up later to make up for it."
Lu Li said, "And the population decline is not only because of the death of children, but also because adults can no longer have children after drinking chemical water. The population decline in recent years is just a sign. Once it reaches the critical point, the population will decrease like an avalanche. That's why I said before that this country will no longer be able to operate in less than 15 years."
Maria didn't say anything this time, but started thinking about Lu Li's words. After thinking about it for a while, she found that Lu Li was right.
She had been negligent before and thought that the number of people in the factory had not decreased, and that the rough population stats were inaccurate.
Now that Lu Li said this, she, who knew mathematics, did some calculations and foresaw a horrible future.
Adults being unable to have children is a problem more terrifying than famine!
If we calculate based on an eighteen-year cycle, they are nearly halfway through their journey. In about ten years, there will be an age gap among the people of Wano Country, and then the population will drop precipitously. It may not take a few years for their factories to be affected.
The hegemony that the Beasts Pirates want to achieve requires long-term financial support. On the worst-case scenario, this is not even something that Kaido's generation can accomplish. If they manage to occupy and run Wano Country with great difficulty but it fails in another ten or twenty years, it will be a big blow to the Beasts Pirates.
"Maria, is he right?"
Kaido is not ashamed to ask questions from his subordinates, or rather, he has never been arrogant in front of his close subordinates.
Maria nodded seriously. "He's right. This is our previous negligence. We only saw the immediate benefits and didn't consider the long-term. This problem needs to be solved."
Kaido didn't quite understand the seriousness of the matter. He just thought that since Lu Li said so and Maria was right, he should probably make some adjustments. "You can solve the problem, but don't affect the factory's production."
The most important thing in Kaido's mind is his industrial line. As long as it does not affect his ability to make money and grow, there is no problem with managing the environment.
"As long as the Governor and Miss Maria understand, this problem is not difficult to solve."
Lu Li smiled and said, "We just need to open up a river channel and transport the sewage to a specific treatment point through the river."
What he said would be very costly in reality, but it was not difficult in this extraordinary world. The Beasts Pirates were full of people with ancient abilities, as well as a legion of giants. Building a new river would only take a day or two.
Even Kaido himself could create a river with one move, so Lu Li felt that these guys might really not have understood the harm of wastewater pollution, otherwise they would have dealt with it long ago.
"That's too troublesome. Just drain it directly into the sea. Let the Barbarian Tyrant do it tomorrow."
Kaido waved his hand, rejecting Lu Li's proposal, and felt that his idea was very smart.
There is nothing wrong with digging a river, but setting up a special wastewater treatment site, wouldn't that increase his production costs?
Lu Li was a little speechless after hearing this, thinking that what you said in this country is really "correct". He remembered that there were records in the history of his previous life that Xiao Zi shamelessly discharged nuclear waste water into the ocean.
Lu Li wanted to persuade him, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to trick Kaido into building a waste treatment plant. After all, the other party was a pirate, and Kaido would most likely not listen to such lofty topics as protecting the ocean and the world's environment.
After all, Kaido only cares about the profits of his factory, and he is unwilling to do anything that will increase his costs.
If Lu Li wanted to persuade Kaido to further promote environmental protection, he felt that he had to have the status and position of a big boss to persuade him. Now, continuing to touch Kaido's interest cake would be a bit suicidal.
Helplessly, Lu Li could only give up the idea of letting Kaido build a waste treatment plant for the time being, and go back to talk to Yamato first, asking Yamato to work hard in the future.
“This arrangement is indeed reasonable.”
Maria also praised the Governor's wit, and her beautiful eyes looked at Lu Li again, "Kaido, I think since we want to replace Kurozumi Orochi, Wano Country will naturally need a new manager. Since Lu Li is so eloquent, why not let him go with Yamato and give it a try?"
(End of this chapter)