Chapter 160 The Correct Use of Fruit Powers

Chapter 160 The Correct Use of Fruit Powers

Chapter 160 The Correct Use of Fruit Powers

Facing Yamato's question, Lu Li sat there and took a document and said while reading it, "Normally it's like this."

Yamato is a fool. Currently the General's Office is seriously short of talent. Therefore, facing reports from all parties, the person currently responsible for review and approval is mainly Lu Li.

This made Lu Li want to vomit blood, because this was the job he hated the most and he only wanted to practice martial arts and become stronger.

But the current situation is like this. In order to complete the hidden task and get greater benefits, he can only put himself in a difficult position for now.

Fortunately, he is now a free man with a high status. He can finally sleep in his own bed at night, which can speed up the progress of the roll.

"Normal? Then Brother Lu, do you have an abnormal method?"

Yamato asked curiously.

"Of course, after my plan was approved by your father and his team, Mr. Jin came to express the Governor's praise to me. At that time, I made two requests to Mr. Jin."

Lu Li quickly flipped through the documents and stamped them.

"Uncle Jin? What did you ask him to do?"

After Yamato regained his self-esteem and returned, he became much more polite in addressing the cadres. Knowing that Jin was his father's brother who had been through thick and thin together, he reflected their seniority in his address.

"Two things. One is borrowing people."

Lu Li said, "I asked Mr. Jin to contact Doflamingo of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and borrow their family cadre Pica for us to use for a month. Of course, we will pay a certain amount of remuneration. I believe Doflamingo will not refuse."

Normally, it is normal for the Four Emperors Kaido to lend people and they are in partnership, so not paying is normal. However, Doflamingo is a bit suspicious and is very good to his family members. In order to allay his worries and show his sincerity, Lu Li asked Jin to do something symbolic.

After getting to know each other, Lu Li felt that Jin was quite easy to talk to. He was a strong man who was a die-hard Kaido fan and had some brains, so he could easily understand Lu Li's plan. He knew that Lu Li's plan could create greater benefits for Kaido, so he agreed without saying much.

As for the remuneration, Jhin has his own way to handle it, and he also has the authority to do so.

"Pica? Who's that?"

Yamato was full of questions, not knowing why he needed to borrow someone.

"Pica is the user of the Stone-Stone Fruit, which allows him to change the shape of rocks. He is a natural builder. Since he is our ally, why not use him?"

Lu Li explained that this was a famous architect of One Piece, and Lu Li even suspected that Doflamingo had used Pica to develop a lot of real estate to make money.

"It turns out that abilities can be used in this way."

Yamato felt like she had opened the door to a new world. The Stone-Stone Fruit didn't sound very powerful, and was definitely not as powerful as the mythical beasts she and her father had, but if it was used in infrastructure, it would be very powerful.

"There are no useless fruits in this world, only people who don't know how to develop them. Besides, some fruits may have outstanding effects in a certain field even if they are not good at fighting."

Lu Li explained, "Pica's capabilities can help us directly complete the initial construction of the factory, and then let the workers fine-tune, decorate, and install facilities inside."

Building a large number of factories in two months is difficult even for the energetic residents of the One Piece world, but it is completely feasible with the help of a user with the ability of the Stone-Stone Fruit.

In fact, if the plan goes according to plan, many factories will be successfully built within a month.

"Brother Lu!"

Yamato flew over and grabbed Lu Li's hands with excitement on his face, which scared Lu Li.

"You really are a genius!"

Yamato said with a look of admiration on his face.

Lu Li shook off Yamato's hand, feeling a little embarrassed, "Any normal person should be able to think of this."

To be honest, he felt that he had only figured out some basic operations, but for people in the world of One Piece, it seemed to have really opened the door to a new world.

In Lu Li's opinion, many people with special abilities in this world can find an "industry" that they are good at, but they just haven't found the right path.

There are many pirates who have nothing on the sea, but they have the ability to make a lot of money in the eyes of many people, which is simply a waste of resources.

If he had really found a wealthy country to start a business, he would have become a super rich man long ago and would have made much more money than robbing money at sea.

For Pica, if he builds a building in a flash and goes into real estate, isn’t that faster than robbing money at sea?

Of course, those capable and powerful pirates travel the sea not purely for money, but for the joy of freedom and adventure. People like Kaido and Doflamingo have their own ambitions, and money is just a necessary material to realize their ambitions.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

As Lu Li expected, Doflamingo did not dare to offend Kaido, and Jin borrowed Pica with just one word, and the other party did not even ask what he wanted to do with her.

Pica's ability is even better than Lu Li imagined, and his ability to fuse and shape rocks is very powerful.

Because Jin was very willing to contribute to Kaido's cause, Lu Li asked Jin to help burn the steel bars...

Well, Flame used his ability to once again demonstrate to everyone a truth, that is, the Flame-Flame Fruit... and fainted in the toilet.

Thanks to Jin's efforts, a large amount of steel bars flowed out of the production line. As the framework of the infrastructure, the workers built it under the guidance of technicians.

After the basic frame was built, it was Pica's turn. Lu Li asked the giants to bring rocks as big as a hill. After handing them over to Pica, he fused and shaped the rocks, and finally cast them on the steel frame. In a short while, the prototype of a factory was completed.

Following this pattern, in the third week after Pica arrived in Wano Country, the number of factories in Wano Country doubled!
And according to Lu Li's estimation, since everyone is already familiar with the construction process, by next month, the number of factories in Wano Country will triple from the original basis.

This number far exceeds Lu Li’s initial expectation, so much so that Kaido is now starting to worry about purchasing facilities for the factory.

Some factories, especially those that produce artificial devil fruits, have very high requirements for precision instruments. Kaido cannot produce such things and must buy them through Doflamingo, that is, from the evil scientist Caesar. For a time, Kaido was happy and troubled.

He drank heavily on Ghost Island every day, and was often heard laughing loudly, praising the achievements of Lu Li and Yamato.

He was a rough man who only looked at the results, and so far, Lu Li's performance seemed to be better than he expected.

In just one month, the number of his factories doubled. As for the fact that the workers had not started work yet, Kaido did not care. He just felt that the number of his factories had doubled, and once the workers were in place, he would be able to get double the profits.

In view of Lu Li's achievements, his status in the Beasts Pirates has naturally risen. The Barbarian Tyrants who originally disobeyed him have recently started to work obediently, and other cadres will also greet him in a friendly manner when they meet him.

Since the factory construction was going smoothly, Kaido saw the tangible benefits, so he was not opposed to the delivery of the second wave of food. He even gave some more to Lu Li and Yamato so that they could distribute it to the workers who were building the factory.

The workers, who received more food than last month, were filled with gratitude and felt that their days were becoming more and more hopeful.

The key point is that they didn't do any heavy work during these days. Those particularly physically demanding tasks were done by Barbarian Tyrant, Pica, and Jhin. They were only responsible for the interior decoration of the factory and the clearing of details.

During the collaborative work, these people in Wano Country also began to change their views on the Beasts Pirates.

After all, people will subconsciously develop a fondness for those who work hard with them to create something, and subconsciously feel that they are on the same front. In addition, all the hard work was done by the Beasts Pirates, so for a while the workers actually thought that these pirates were not bad.

Everyone on the construction site was originally a hungry victim, with no jobs and no hope, and they didn’t know when they would starve to death on the roadside.

They are working very hard now, not only because they are grateful to Yamato for providing them with enough food, but also because Lord Lu said that this period of time to build the factory is a probation period for them, also called a trial period.

Those who perform outstandingly during this period will be given priority for factory recruitment and enjoy better salary packages.

What are the specific benefits?

Mr. Lu also gave a specific notice that he had no right to change the old factory, but the new factory would operate according to the rules he set.

Under the new rules, taking weapons factories as an example, workers are divided into three levels. At the top are technical management levels, who are responsible for technical guidance, management and supervision of product quality.

The second level is the elite craftsmen who are responsible for the core parts of the assembly line and ensure the core quality of the product.

The third level is for ordinary craftsmen, who are responsible for processing less important parts. At the same time, they will continue to receive training from technical personnel. Once they have sufficient qualifications and skills, they will have the opportunity to be promoted.

Among these three levels, if the performance meets the standards, the monthly salary that the technical management can receive is enough to feed three adults for a year!

The monthly salary of the elite craftsmen on the second level is enough to feed three adults for three months.

Even for an ordinary craftsman at the lowest level, his monthly salary is enough to feed three adults for a month.

What is this concept?
This means that as long as they can enter the new factory and become an ordinary craftsman, they can support a family!

Among these unemployed vagrants today, there are many who once did well in Wano Country. However, even with their social experience, they have never found such well-paid basic jobs in the history of Wano Country in their memory.

When Kurozumi Orochi was in power, the small vendors in Huadu who had some background and were able to do business could only earn enough to feed their families.

But what did they hear now?
The salary of a grassroots worker can support a family of three!
After Lu Li’s notice board was launched, the workers who were building the houses and even the people across the country were excited.

There are even many people who already have their own jobs who want to join the construction army just to have a chance to join Kaido's factory in the future.

So does Kaido know that Lu Li has made such conditions and carried out drastic reforms in the new factory?
Kaido certainly knew this and was very disgusted with such conditions that gave workers generous treatment.

It was just that Lu Li had brought him too many surprises this month, so he relented and let Lu Li use his method to test-operate the new factory for a month. Anyway, there were only a few factories that had been built and could be put into operation, so he could just treat it as an experiment.

If the new factory's profit ratio performance is not good, Kaido will reject Lu Li's proposal and copy the model of the old factory.

So, can these new factories have a higher profit ratio than the old factories?

Lu Li was not completely sure, but he still had a certain degree of confidence.

The main reason is that some things in this country are counterintuitive. First of all, in Kaido's original factory, the salary was actually not low. It's just that Kaido subconsciously felt that Lu Li used the example of being able to feed a few people, as if Lu Li's salary was a lot.

In Kaido's impression, the wages of the workers in the factory are just enough for him to eat, so why would he be given more wages?

But in fact, Lu Li just had a little trick in publicity and promotion, and Kaido would soon find out that according to the salary level of his original factory, those workers would also be able to eat better and have a surplus.

That’s because the food in Wano Country... will soon become cheaper.

Lu Li used the example of comparing food to food, but did not mark the specific amount, so the workers felt that the salary was too high, and Kaido also felt that Lu Li gave too much.

In fact, he only needed to pay a little more wages than the original Kaido factory to make the workers happy.

He adopted a more reasonable hierarchical management method and paid wages based on a basic salary plus performance, which could stimulate the labor enthusiasm of the craftsmen to the greatest extent, allowing them to work hard, learn skills and move up.

In addition, he also mentioned that the new factory model is just a trial operation. If the production capacity is not good, these people may become unemployed again.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the first batch of craftsmen selected by Lu Li to work in the factory will definitely work hard and carefully.

Kaido said that he paid the factory workers wages, but compared to the food prices in Wano Country, he didn't pay much before, and the wages were just enough to give them food to eat and prevent them from starving to death.

In this situation, those people also have to consider supporting their families, so they can only share their limited food with their wives and children. This causes many workers in Kaido's factory to become thinner and thinner, and eventually they die inexplicably and stop coming to work.

During normal work hours, Kaido's factory basically treats them as slaves. In order to prevent dissatisfaction and riots, supervisors are required to supervise them strictly. If they do something wrong, they will be beaten. It can be said that they have no dignity.

Therefore, many people are unwilling to live this kind of slave-like life. If they were not burdened with wives and children, many unemployed vagrants would rather pick up waste than work as "slaves" in Kaido's factory.

Why did Lu Li dare to say that the new factory model would be better? Because history has proven countless times that the productivity of slaves cannot compare to that of free workers!
And there's a counterintuitive element here, which is that the economic cost of using slaves... is actually higher than that of workers.

　As to why slaves are not as cost-effective as free workers, I will explain it later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)