Chapter 149 Kaido: I Understand Yamato a Little Bit

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

At this time, he still didn't understand how Kaido might have been monitoring himself and Yamato through some means.

Because Yamato wouldn't be so talkative and tell Kaido everything, but Kaido seemed to understand him and Yamato's 'reform' intentions very well.

After figuring out the key, Lu Li felt even more troubled. He originally thought of some countermeasures to coax Yamato, but although Kaido didn't know how to govern a country, he was still a great pirate with experience in his 40s and 50s, not as good as Yamato. So easy to fool.

It can be seen that Kaido's attitude is like he can't say something, so Kaido will probably not give up.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Li raised his head and said, "Does the Governor want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Kaido picked up a wine jar and poured some wine. "Of course it's the truth, it's just a discussion. I'm not that small-minded."

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

Yamato opened his mouth in shock when he heard Lu Li's words. Is this serious? She had never thought about these issues before, she just thought that there would be a hero to save Wano in 12 years.

Kaido's face darkened after hearing what Lu Li said, "Boy, what evidence do you have?"

He feels that the country of Wano is doing well now. He has opened factories and paid wages to those who work. He feels that he is already a model in the pirate world, at least much better than his partner Doflamingo. I heard that the other party squeezed the little humans to work, but they didn't pay a penny.

He calls himself the wise king of this country. In fact, Kaido feels that he has done a pretty good job. In a sense, he is indeed the patron saint of this place. In recent years, there have been a lot fewer unemployed people in Wano Country, all because of the supply provided by his factory. Lots of jobs.

"There are many reasons for that result. I can only analyze it bit by bit with the Governor."

Lu Li said, "First of all, I would like to ask the Governor, what is the current food output of Wano Country? How has it changed compared to before you came here? How is the people's hunger?"

Kaido frowned, but he was not angry. After thinking carefully for a moment, he said: "Wano's food production is indeed decreasing year by year, but I don't think this is a problem. After all, the Beasts Pirates have foreign trade and food imports. The quantity is quite large, and according to Maria’s estimation, it is enough to run the country.”

As he spoke, Kaido also glanced at Maria. She was considered a smarter person in his pirate group, so he would seek the opinion of Maria, a close member of the group, on some things that took a lot of brain work.

Of course, the one who has the best relationship with him is 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 just poured wine, said, "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 Beast Pirates did this not because they have good intentions, but mainly because in their view, the people of Wano are also an important labor resource. If everyone starves to death, no one will work for their factories. .

Lu Li nodded when he heard the words, "As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. The governor has considered this and is still better than many rulers."

He first raised 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 still cause famine? What's more, according to what I know You know, the direct ruler of Wano is not the Beast Pirates."

Kaido had just heard Lu Li praise him for feeling a little better, but what he said later made him think deeply, "You mean, a lot of the food imported to Wano was wasted?"

"Your Excellency, the Governor, you should have figured out who the Black Carbon Orochi is. You should know better than I do. The Beasts Pirates do import a large amount of food. Regardless of how the Beasts Pirates distribute it internally, and whether it is wasted... …”

Lu Li paused for a moment, "Let's just talk about the portion of the food distributed by the Beast Pirates to Wano. The food that will eventually reach the hands of the people is probably less than 30%."

Kaido fell into deep thought after hearing this. Pirates like to hold parties when they hang out. The Beast Pirates often hold parties to have fun. It is common for them to waste food when they get high, and he doesn't care.

Although he doesn't feel that wasting food is a good behavior in his heart. After all, he often went hungry when he was young and rarely had enough to eat. But he also knows that as the boss, he cannot restrict every little thing. If the pirates are not free, start If you have to be frugal at every banquet, can you still be called a pirate?

So he doesn't think the waste of food within the Beasts Pirates is a serious problem, it's just a harmless thing.

But what Lu Li mentioned about Wano Country aroused his thinking.

Of course, Kaido would not give Wano a lot of food, but after discussion, several senior members of the Beast Pirates estimated an amount that would be enough for the people of Wano, and then handed it over to Black Carbon Orochi.

But what the heck is the Black Tan Orochi? He is someone who deliberately rules with cruel methods in order to retaliate against the people of Wano. He himself lives an extremely luxurious life, so the food is probably swallowed up by the Black Tan Orochi. It is said that 30% of the food is eaten by the Black Tan Orochi. There are a lot of them flowing into the market.

"Maria, do you have a rough estimate of Wano's population in the past two years?"

Kaido asked, he had lived a very comfortable life as the Fourth Queen these years, and his daughter was not filial, so she only drank alcohol every day, and rarely cared about the country's affairs, so he really didn't know the specific situation of Wano Country.

"There has been no statistics in the past two years, but there was a statistics three years ago. The population dropped by three points year-on-year five years ago."

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

It is said that people in this country like to love and have children. Their pirate group is located in Wano Country, and Wano Country will not be invaded by foreign enemies. It cannot be said that the Beast Pirates themselves have not harassed the people at all, but they have never Massacres were committed.

So to be fair, the population should be growing. Why are there fewer and fewer people?

Lu Li looked at the expressions of several people and felt strange.

In fact, he has a very clear understanding of his own mind. He is definitely not a very smart person, but he suddenly discovered that in the world of One Piece, as long as he is a normal person, he is already a 'high IQ and resourceful person' A character.

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

Such an obvious problem of population decline appeared a few years ago. Didn't they realize that something was wrong?

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

Yamato was also thinking at the side.

Lu Li nodded, "Food shortage is the most important reason, and looking back on this incident, it is mainly because there was a big problem in the distribution process."

"So, shouldn't I give the food to the black charcoal snake?"

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

Lu Li knew what Kaido meant when he said 'not before the time'. The Black Carbon Orochi was just a temporary puppet. When the time was right, Kaido would kill the Black Carbon Orochi and rule the country directly.

But Lu Li was actually very confused. The Black Carbon Orochi was just a puppet, and his position was unfair. Why did you, Kaido, keep him?

The time is ripe, do you have to wait for Luffy to come and beat you away before the time is ripe?

"It is certainly problematic to hand over all the food to the Black Carbon Serpent, but before that, there is one more thing the Governor did not do properly."

Lu Li said in words.

"What's up?"

Kaido wondered, as he communicated, he had unconsciously fallen into the other person's rhythm.

"The food provided is less, and the governor did not consider the problem that there will be less and less food in the distribution process, which is corruption."

Lu Li said a very practical problem, "In the Beast Pirates, because everyone is not short of food, no one will enrich themselves with food, but it is different in Wano Country, food itself is an important asset , even if the black charcoal snake does not swallow most of the food, at least 30% of the food will be lost due to corruption during the distribution process."

After hearing this, Kaido patted the handrail, and the whole cave trembled. He had an angry look on his face, "How dare they embezzle my food!?"

"Governor, you have underestimated human greed. In the process of going down, everyone will take it, and they may even feel that the law does not punish everyone."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Of course, this is also because the Black Carbon Snake has made a good start, and the people who follow him will naturally not be good people. In fact, based on my observations among the people and combined with speculation, I think Less than half of the food sent to Wano by the Beast Pirates ends up in the market and then in the hands of the people.”

Lu Li asked about Yamato. The price of food in Wano Country was very high. Under the brutal rule of Hei Tan Orochi, the people of Wano Country did not have free land to farm. Farmers could only get half of the land output, which could probably support their income. All the food left over for a family must be handed over to the state treasury.

The black charcoal snake will sell these grains at very high prices, further emptying people's wallets.

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

The capital city where Black Carbon Orochi lives seems to be relatively prosperous, because there are either gangsters there, or the intricate forces under Black Carbon Orochi, which are vested with interest groups, so the people there seem to be relatively wealthy.

But except for the capital, other towns are very poor, and the better ones can just barely afford to eat.

To put it simply, 80% of the food was deducted from Kaido to Kutan Orochi, and the remaining 20% ​​was divided by Kutan Orochi's subordinates. In the end, there was not much food that could leave the capital.

Most of the food sold in the market is grown by the people of Wano.

Lu Li saw Kaido's gloomy expression, as if he was thinking about whether to change the status quo, so he continued: "Governor, don't you think there are contradictions in your way of ruling?"

Kaido came back to his senses after hearing this, 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 overwhelmed with anticipation and very happy, but when he was asked questions, he felt uncomfortable again.

"What...contradiction?" Kaido asked.

"Although you are a pirate, people in this sea who know your legend 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 directly into Kaido's eyes, "Then why do you want to hand over the country to someone who wants to destroy it?"