Chapter 156 Kaido: Double the factory?

Chapter 156 Kaido: Double the factory?

Chapter 156 Kaido: Double the factory?
Wano Country is divided into six townships, namely Kuri, Usagi, Nozomi, Hana-no-Miya, Suzugo, and Hakumai.

These townships are separated by large rivers and do not border each other. To travel from one township to another, one must cross the bridge between the two townships.

Each township has its own unique climate and characteristics. For example, Kuri was once Oden's fief, Usagi has a famous prisoner quarry (Usagi Prison), Hime-go is the most desolate place in Wano Country, Hana-no-michi is the most prosperous place, Suzuno is known as the Snow Township, and Hakumai is a port town.

Among these regions, Lu Li had the deepest impression of Kuri because of the comics, because Luffy landed in Wano Country in Kuri and met Xiaoyu, and the plot unfolded from then on.

So based on his preconceived notion, Lu Li thought that the famine in Jiuli must be the most serious.

But in fact, through the report provided by Fulu Shou, he discovered that Jiuli was not the poorest place. The poorest place was Ximei Township.

Because it has only been eight years since Kozuki Oden's death, and Kaido's factory has only been open in Wano Country for more than ten years, the pollution to the environment has not yet reached an irreversible point, so the land in Kuri can still grow some food, but it is difficult for everyone to get enough to eat.

However, the originally poor Hime Township could no longer grow any food due to the pollution of the land and rivers, so a large number of people starved to death every year. This was because many people from Hime Township joined Kaido's factory and worked in the factory to earn money to support their families.

Therefore, Lu Li estimated the food needed based on the population and prepared to allocate a large portion of it to Ximei Township for disaster relief.

Yes, he did not plan to sell the grain, but to use it as disaster relief to feed the people in famine-stricken areas.

Lu Li didn't know much about the complex market economy, but he felt that he had to solve the urgent problem first. Anyway, the Beasts Pirates never asked Kurozumi Orochi for money every time they delivered food to Wano Country.

The Beasts Pirates are certainly not philanthropists. They have already received money from other places. Compared with the cheap food traded overseas, the output profits of the factories in Wano are really too huge.

Although Lu Li felt that a country that relied on external food supplies to maintain its operation was unhealthy, he had no better solution at the moment. Besides, it was not difficult for the Beasts Pirates to get food, and he had to take advantage of this advantage in the early stages of development.

He divided the grain that Jin brought in into two parts. Sixty percent was put into the national treasury and was ready to be used at any time. This would also make it convenient to adjust market prices based on the situation and bring down the originally high grain prices.

The rest was all used for disaster relief, so that people in places like Ximei Township and Jiuli, where famine was severe, could first be fed and only then would they be able to resume production.

Regarding his governance of Wano Country, he came up with a "three-step" plan and has written it down in written form. He also asked Oniwaban to send a letter to Kaido, but it is not known whether Kaido will read it.

His general idea was this: the first step was to solve the famine problem of the people in Wano Country. People would have the strength to work only when they were full. Every portion of food distributed could allow one more person to live.

In the three-step strategic plan, Lu Li also specially noted that if one more person lives, the factory will have one more worker in the future. He believed that Kaido would understand his behavior.

When the people have enough to eat, what do they do? Do they all farm?

No, even though Lu Li has a love for farming in his genes and he knows the importance of a country being able to produce its own food, he is not going to let these people farm.

This is because due to the emission of pollutants in Wano Country in recent years, it is indeed very difficult to grow crops on the land, the grain yield is extremely low, and the income is not high.

If these people are allowed to continue farming before the environment improves, they will continue to go hungry due to low yields, and this will become a vicious cycle in the short term.

So Lu Li decided to let these people... help Kaido build a factory.

Well, I believe Kaido will be very happy after seeing this plan and will definitely not reject it.

Wano Country is a very deformed country, so when Yamato first asked himself how to make his citizens live better and happier lives, Lu Li thought hard for several days but could not come to a conclusion.

But yesterday he finally figured it out. The reason why he felt that Wano Country had no way out was because his thinking was limited to the operating situation of a traditional agricultural country. However, Wano Country has clearly entered the industrial age, so it should change to another way of playing.

It's not that he is too stupid, but because of the company in his previous life, he subconsciously hates these "factories" and "capital" things, but he forgets the essence of some things.

What is bad is never industrialization, nor a certain system. Whether it is good or bad depends on the direction the leader ultimately leads it. Ultimately, a good ruler is one who can ensure that the people have food, drink, shelter and increase their happiness.

Therefore, Lu Li felt that there was no need to continue farming in Wano Country. Based on his understanding of pollution, even if the Beasts Pirates carried out environmental governance, the land would not recover in ten years, and it might not even be effective in a hundred years.

At this time, it would be better for Wano Country to adopt the model of importing grain from abroad. However, just saying this will prevent Kaido from feeling the "progress" of this country, so correspondingly, he must let Kaido gain more benefits.

In this case, the best place for unemployed people to go is of course the factory.

Now Kaido has sent out the Barbarian Legion, which is the ancient giant legion, to open up rivers and deal with pollutants flowing out of Wano Country, thus ensuring domestic environmental protection to a certain extent.

Even though it was despicable to the whole world, Lu Li couldn't persuade Kaido now. He could only wait until he produced management results and got the status of military advisor before giving him advice.

After the environmental problem is initially solved and the unemployed people have their place to go, a large number of factories will be built in Wano Country.

Lu Li made a preliminary estimate. Because the human labor force in this world is very strong, within a month, the size of Kaido's factory will double!
At this point, the second step of the strategy is completed.

For the third step, Lu Li suggested that the unemployed people from other areas of Wano Country and unemployed people in non-famine areas should be gathered together. These people should be divided into two groups. One group will go to Rabbit Bowl to mine. After all, as the scale of the factory has expanded, the supply of basic materials must also be improved.

So what are the other group of people going to do?

The answer is still construction. They need to build bridges and roads, build reservoirs to store water, and improve the infrastructure level of Wano Country.

Lu Li didn't explain what benefits this would bring to Kaido, but I believe that as long as the first two steps go smoothly, Kaido will not ask why he did this in the third step.

At this time, with Lu Li's order, grain carts set out to transport grain to the famine-stricken areas of Wano Country.

Since he had just established his authority by killing many people in the past two days, the people who handled the grain did not dare to have any other thoughts and just delivered the grain obediently under the supervision of the Oniwaban ninjas, not daring to be greedy for even a grain of rice.

At the same time, Kaido, several big bosses, and the executives of the Flying Six on Onigashima were studying a piece of paper. "What is this guy talking about? He wants to give our food to the disaster victims for free. Doesn't that mean we are just doing charity?!"

Quinn said angrily after reading the contents of the letter, his fat body trembling as he spoke.

"I think he has bad intentions and is wasting our Beasts Pirates' money. I'm going to kill him right now."

Drought Jack said in a muffled voice. He was well-known for his bad temper in the pirate group.

Others were also talking about it, and most of them expressed their dissatisfaction with Lu Li.

In their opinion, Kurozumi Orochi was still a decent ruler. At least he knew that food was to be sold instead of being given directly to the untouchables.

Kaido frowned when he heard the noises of the people around him. In his mind, how could pirates go to provide disaster relief?

"Mr. Kaido, I think what Lu Li said makes sense."

In the chaos, Black Maria spoke up again, "The food has already been given out, so naturally it's up to Yamato and the others to handle it. Besides, we didn't ask Orochi for money before, so it's like giving him food for free and feeding that useless guy."

The other cadres were stunned when they heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be the case.

It's just that their bandit mentality always subconsciously rejects the act of "charity".

"Besides, have you forgotten that Wano Country is our territory and Yamato is already the general of Wano Country, so the people of Wano Country are our people and our property. If we let them starve to death, wouldn't that be a loss of property?"

Maria added.

The cadres all had strange expressions, but after thinking about it, it seemed to be true.

They can burn, kill and loot in overseas countries, but they will not do so in Wano Country because it is their base camp.

Now they are no longer ruling indirectly. Under direct rule, if they don’t treat the people here better, who will go to work in the factory after everyone dies?

"I agree with Maria's idea. From the second step of his strategy, we can see that Lu Li does have a reasonable plan. He is not feeding those people for free. After they are full, they will help us build factories. In the future, the number of our factories will increase, and the output will also increase."

Jin, who was sitting next to Kaido, also spoke. He had just returned from delivering food when he saw a group of people surrounding Lu Li's letter. He took a look out of curiosity and felt that Lu Li was really capable.

He was considered one of the smarter ones in the Beasts Pirates, so he immediately saw the feasibility of this plan, and he thought it was quite clever.

Moreover, King himself is not a vicious pirate. He once regarded Kaido as Joy Boy and believed that Kaido could lead everyone to create a better world.

So he felt that being able to make the people of Wano Country live a good life was a good sign. Perhaps he was not wrong. If the pace continued at this rate, who knows, one day the people of Wano Country might love Kaido.

Further speculation, if they can make everyone in the world live well? Then wouldn't Kaido be Joyboy?
Of course, Kaido has said many times that he is not Joy Boy, and even if he is not, King will follow him with all his strength, because it was Kaido who saved him from the darkness, and they have experienced too many adventures on the sea and have long been as close as brothers.

Many cadres discussed and analyzed the feasibility of Lu Li's plan. Some agreed, while others thought it was unreliable.

Finally, Kaido slammed the table and everyone quieted down.

Everyone looked at Kaido, waiting for the Governor's conclusion.

After a moment of silence, Kaido said seriously, "Anyway, what he means is that the number of my factories will double, right?"

When the cadres heard this, many of them opened their mouths wide and made exaggerated expressions.

They shouted in their hearts: Mr. Kaido understands it at all!

"Haha, Mr. Kaido is right. Judging from one point of view, the conclusion is indeed true. The number of our factories will double."

Maria chuckled softly, she knew that her governor was not so smart and only cared about the conclusion, and what he cared about most was his factory.

"Is it really possible? Double the number of factories, put workers in place, and double the output within a month?"

Kaido looked at the many cadres suspiciously, needing a smart person to tell him the correct answer.

"According to Lu Li's description, I think it is feasible to a certain extent."

Jin spoke up, somewhat impressed with Lu Li for coming up with such a clever idea.

Kaido's eyes lit up when he heard this, "How are the Barbarian Tyrants doing? Once they have repaired the river, let them go to Yamato for orders."

Now his mind is full of the idea of ​​doubling his factory. Since his most trusted brother Jhin said the plan is feasible, he is really looking forward to it.

Lu Li mentioned building roads and reservoirs in the plan. He didn't know what they were specifically used for, but it should be good for him, right?

Kaido, who had already begun to look forward to the future, decided to send the Barbarian Overlord directly to Lu Li and couldn't wait to check the results.

(End of this chapter)