Chapter 158 The Real Way to Take Over a Country

Chapter 158 The Real Way to Take Over a Country

Chapter 158 The Real Way to Take Over a Country

Kang Jia, who was standing in the crowd, felt uneasy after hearing what Lu Li said. He realized what the new general Yamato was going to do.

That was even more terrifying than what the brutal Kurozumi Orochi had done.

Yamato wants to truly subvert this country and change the people's impression of the monarch!
As expected, Lu Li continued, "Because General Yamato couldn't stand the brutality of Orochi, he joined me in killing him. Because General Yamato couldn't stand the suffering of the people, he took a lot of food from the Beasts Pirates and distributed it to the people. We hope that there will be no more famine in Wano Country in the future, and we hope that everyone can have enough food and warm clothes to welcome a better future."

Lu Li himself had no talent for public speaking, so his speech naturally lacked any "literary grace", but precisely because he spoke in plain language, the people of Jiuli with a low level of education could also understand him.

After hearing these words, the people present were deeply moved. They were not very thoughtful people and did not know much, so their thinking was very simple, that is, the facts were before them.

When Kozuki Oden was the daimyo here, he did bring order to the chaotic Kuri, but he did not ensure that everyone had enough food and clothing. When the Kozuki family was in power, there were still many places in the country suffering.

During the reign of Kurozumi Orochi a few years ago, Kuri was turned into hell. They had nothing to eat or drink, and now they have been reduced to picking up garbage to make a living. They are hungry and cold, and they are in danger of starving to death every day.

But the new general, Yamato, took the initiative to send food so that they would not have to starve for a short time.

Regardless of what the Kozuki family is like, just compared with Kurozumi Orochi, there is simply a world of difference between them. You don't need to think too much to understand who is the better ruler.

So many people knelt on the ground, shouting the name of General Yamato and thanking him for his gift.

The smoothness of the matter was beyond Lu Li's imagination. However, this was not the first time he had seen such a scene. Before coming to Jiuli's Jianlou Village, he had passed through many areas and received reports from other grain delivery teams.

At his request, the grain delivery officers all spoke with one voice and used the same rhetoric he had just used.

It’s not that Lu Li likes to brainwash people, but the degree to which a country’s people like their ruler will greatly affect the implementation of government policies.

If people naturally think that Yamato is an evil pirate, then they will encounter resistance in everything they do afterwards.

But if the people realize that the newly appointed Yamato is a benevolent ruler, they will cooperate with her orders with gratitude.

In the crowd, Kang Jia felt a chill in his heart as he looked at the large number of villagers kneeling on the ground and shouting the name of Yamato Renyi.

He suddenly realized that this was the real way for the invaders to kill a country.

If you want to truly conquer and rule a country, you never rely on simple force and fear, but on winning the hearts of the people with kindness.

No matter how legitimate the reasons are for Kurozumi Orochi to obtain the position of general, the people will not love him and will miss the generals of the Kozuki family.

Because Kurozumi Orochi was too cruel, the people lived in misery during his reign. But now Yamato seems to be implementing benevolent policies. So after many years, will the people of Wano Country still miss the Kozuki clan?

Just look at these people kneeling on the ground and you will know that not all of them are loyal and honorable warriors. Most people in this country are just ordinary people.

For the common people, they really don't seem to care who the ruler is. They are dissatisfied with Kurozumi Orochi only because Kurozumi Orochi makes their lives difficult.

"You guys go to the next stop first, I'll hang out here."

Lu Li waved his hand and instructed the food delivery team to continue to go to other villages and towns in Jiuli, because he found an interesting person in Jiuli.

There is one magical thing about the space's reconnaissance skills, that is, the name or title will be marked on the headline, so he just took a look because the other party's outfit was strange, and unexpectedly found that the man with a turban was Shimotsuki Yasuie.

It can be said that in the chapter of the Kingdom of Harmony in the original novel, the person Lu Li admires most in the Kingdom of Harmony is this person. Not only is Kang Jia a rare normal person, but he also has a heart to work for the people. He was also loved by the local people when he was a daimyo.

Unlike Kozuki Oden's family halo, the Kang family is loved by the people because of their real achievements. Now that Wano Country is in ruins and needs talents, Lu Li decided to recruit some.

Otherwise, if he and Yamato were the only ones to do it, they would be exhausted. People like the Kang family are capable, love the people, and are unlikely to engage in corruption. They are definitely good candidates for management.

When Kang Jia saw Lu Li walking towards him, he had a bad feeling in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface and bowed to Lu Li like other villagers, "Thank you for your gift, General. Lord Lu, you have worked hard to deliver the food."

Lu Li's mouth curled up, "Do you know me?"

Kang Jia immediately felt something was wrong. It seemed that he should not know Lu Li. After all, Yamato had only been in power for a few days, and Jiuli was isolated from the news. Only people in Huadu knew about Lu Li, a popular figure.

"I heard that General Yamato's staff member's surname is Lu. I just saw that many guards were very respectful to you, so I think you might be the legendary Lord Lu."

Kangjia explained.

Lu Li looked at Kang Jia with a subtle look, then smiled and said: "I won't beat around the bush, Mr. Shuangyue Kang Jia, you will be the lord of Jiuli."

When Kang Jia's name was called, his scalp went numb and he wanted to run away, but after hearing the second half of Lu Li's words, he stood there in a daze.

"Master Lu, what did you just say?"

Kang Jia thought he had heard wrongly. The other party knew his true identity, and not only did he not want to kill him, a remnant of the Kozuki family, but he also invited him to be an official?
"I said, please be the daimyo of Jiuli, or if you want, you can return to Baiwu as the daimyo."

Lu Li repeated it again.

This time Kang Jia made sure he heard it clearly. He looked confused, "Lord Lu, since you know my identity, you should know that I am a retainer of the Kozuki family and will never work for pirates like you. If you want to arrest me, you can do it now."

"Tsk, you are really loyal. I don't hate loyal people, but Mr. Kang Jia, have you ever thought that it is easy for you to die, but when you are dead, you can't do anything. You can't let the people of the country you care about live a good life, nor can you let the baby girl in your arms survive." Lu Li said while looking at the baby in Kang Jia's arms. He was a little confused before because he saw that Toko in the original work seemed to be quite young, but if she was born now, then when Luffy and the others came, Toko would be twelve years old.

He wasn't quite sure what was going on, but he could only think that it might be due to malnutrition and poor development.

"you……"

Kang Jia was a little angry when he heard Lu Li mention the baby girl in his arms, but he couldn't find any reason to refute Lu Li.

Indeed, he wanted to do something for this country, but he could do nothing if he died.

"Mr. Kangjia, let me ask you a question. Are you loyal to the Kozuki family or to the people of this land?"

Lu Li asked from a different angle.

This time Kang Jia fell into deep thought. He understood what Lu Li meant. If he was loyal to the Kozuki family, he should commit seppuku now. If he was loyal to the people, he should consider accepting Lu Li's proposal, becoming a daimyo, and benefiting the local people.

"Are you... serious?"

After a long while, Kang Jia looked into Lu Li's eyes and asked.

"What do you mean?"

"You just said that General Yamato wants to make sure that the people of this country have enough food and clothing and live a good life. Are you serious about this? Or are you just saying it in front of the people so that they don't reject the rule of the new general?"

Kang Jia asked seriously.

"Of course we are serious. Otherwise, the cost of this show is not small. If we just want to show some mercy, do you believe that the villagers will think that the new general is a good person if we throw a bag of rice here?"

Lu Li smiled and said, "But we gave a large amount of food, enough for an adult to eat for a month, which is enough to prove that we want the people to be well fed and keep them alive for a long time."

After pondering for a moment, the Kang family felt that what Lu Li said made sense. If the government distributed grain in this way to every place, the cost would be too high.

Such expenditure would be unreasonable if there was no determination to thoroughly reform the country.

Maybe the other party did not deceive himself. No matter what his original intention was, he seemed to want to make this country a better place at this time.

But if I join them like this, wouldn't that be disloyal?
For a time, the Kang family was very conflicted.

Seeing Kang Jia's silence, Lu Li knew that he was struggling internally, so he added, "I've read Mr. Kang Jia's resume. I thought you were a man who would do anything for the happiness of the people. But now it seems that you can't escape the shackles of reputation. Which is more important to you, the label of disloyalty or the happiness of the people?"

Kang Jia's expression was a little shaken. He suddenly felt that he was a little hypocritical. He once educated Kozuki Oden to focus on doing practical things for the people, and told him not to care too much about other people's opinions, but to see whether the people under his rule are living well.

But now, because of his loyalty to the Kozuki family, he is willing to give up the opportunity to save the people from the dire straits. This is simply outrageous.

"I... agree. Please allow me to become the Daimyo of Kuri."

After thinking it through, Kang Jia made up his mind and said.

He decided not to pin his hopes on a miracle that would happen twelve years later, but to focus on the present and do what he could for the people of Wano Country.

"You're not going back to Bai Wu?"

Lu Li asked with a smile.

Kang Jia shook his head, "No, Baiwu's situation is much better than Jiuli's. This place needs a reliable daimyo to manage it."

He governed Baiwu very well back then, so even though Wano Country is in chaos now, the people there can barely fill their stomachs and there is no large-scale famine.

Lu Li shook Kang Jia's hand and said, "Then Jiuli will be handed over to you. Let us create a better Wano Country together."

The Kang family was in mixed feelings. He was now on a pirate ship. If anyone from the Kozuki family really returned many years later, they would definitely point at his spine and curse him.

But regardless of what happens in the future, right now he just doesn't want to see Wano Country continue to rot, and he wants to save more people.

"By the way, Lord Lu, since I have decided to join you, can I ask what your future plans are?"

Kang Jia pointed curiously at the residents who were given food. "Even if the Beasts Pirates are very rich and can get food from overseas trade, they can't feed the people of Wano Country indefinitely. After this month, they can't continue to pick up garbage, right?"

Lu Li admired the Kang family and thought that it was rare to meet such thoughtful people in the world of One Piece. "Of course we can't just keep feeding them for free. If people do nothing but eat and drink, they are just captive animals. They need to create value for the Beasts Pirates and this country."

Kang Jia frowned when he heard this, "What do you want them to do?"

"Go to the factories and receive training. After passing the training, you can go to work in various factories. We will pay them appropriate wages based on their abilities."

Lu Li explained, "In the future, the food market in Wano Country will gradually stabilize. With those wages, every family will be able to eat enough, and perhaps even have a lot of surplus."

(End of this chapter)