Chapter 158 The Real Way to Occupy a Country

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

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

Yamato wanted to really overthrow 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 killed him with me. 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 famine in Wano Country in the future. I hope everyone can eat and wear warm clothes and welcome a better future."

Lu Li himself has no talent for speaking, and naturally he doesn't have much "literary talent" when speaking, but because he speaks in plain language, the people of Jiuli with low cultural level can understand him.

After hearing these words, the people present were very moved. They were not very thoughtful people, and they didn't know much, so their thinking was very simple, that is, the facts were in front of them.

When Kozuki Oden was the daimyo here, he did bring order to the chaotic Kuri, but he did not make everyone well fed and clothed. When the Kozuki family was in power, there were still many places in the country that were in poverty.

During the reign of Kurozumi Orochi a few years ago, Kuri was simply turned into hell. They had nothing to eat or drink, and now they have fallen to the point of picking up garbage to survive. They were not well fed or clothed, and they were likely to starve to death every day.

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

Regardless of the Kozuki family, just compared with Kurozumi Orochi, it was simply a world of difference. 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, but this was not the first time he had seen such a scene. Before coming to the Jiuli Picking Village, he had passed through many areas and received reports from other food delivery teams.

At his request, the grain delivery officers all spoke in unison, using the same words he had just said.

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

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

But if the people realize that the newly appointed Yamato is a benevolent monarch, then they will be grateful and cooperate with her government orders.

In the crowd, Kang Jia looked at the large number of villagers who knelt on the ground and shouted the name of Yamato's benevolence, and his heart was chilled.

He suddenly realized that this was the real killer of a country by the invaders.

To truly capture and rule a country, it has never relied on simple force and fear, but on winning people's hearts with kindness.

No matter how legitimate the reason for Kurozumi Orochi to get 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, he made the people miserable during his reign, but now Yamato seems to be implementing benevolent policies. After many years, will the people of Wano still miss the Kozuki clan?

Just look at these people kneeling on the ground, not all of them are loyal and upright warriors, and most people in this country are just ordinary people.

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

"You go to the next stop first, I'll take a look here."

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

One thing about the detection skill of space is very magical, that is, the name or title will be marked on the head column, so he just checked because of the strange outfit of the other party, and unexpectedly found that the man with a turban was Shimotsuki Yasuie.

It can be said that in the chapter of the Kingdom of Wano in the original work, Lu Li admired this person the most among all the characters in the Kingdom of Wano. Not only was Kang Jia a rare normal person, but he also had a heart to work for the people, and was also loved by the local people when he was a daimyo.

Unlike the family halo of Kozuki Oden, Kang Jia was loved by the people because of his real achievements. Now that Wano Country is in ruins and needs talents, Lu Li decided to recruit them.

Otherwise, if he and Yamato were to rely on him alone, they would be exhausted. People like Kang Jia 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 coming 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 the gift from the general. Lord Lu has worked hard to deliver the food."

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

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

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

Kang Jia explained.

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

When Kang Jia's name was called, his scalp tingled at first, and he wanted to run away, but after hearing the second half of Lu Li's words, he was stunned in place.

"Master Lu, what did you just say?"

Kang Jia thought he had heard wrongly. The other party knew his true identity, not only did they not want to kill him, a remnant of the Kozuki family, but 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 confirmed that he heard it clearly, and his face was full of confusion, "Lord Lu, since you know my identity, you should know that I am a retainer of the Kozuki family and will never work for you pirates. If you want to catch 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 die, you can't do anything. You can't let the people who care about the country live a good life, nor can you let the baby girl in your arms live."

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 book seemed quite young, but if she was born now, then when Luffy and the others came, Toko would be twelve years old.

He didn't quite know what was going on, and 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 wanted to refute Lu Li, but he couldn't find any reason.

Indeed, he wanted to do something for this country, and he couldn't do anything if he died.

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

Lu Li asked from another 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 and becoming a daimyo to benefit the land.

"Are you... serious?"

After a long time, 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 I am serious, otherwise the cost of this show is not small. Just to show a little kindness, if we throw a bag of rice here, do you believe that the villagers will think that the new general is not bad?"

Lu Li said with a smile, "But we gave a lot 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 live for a long time."

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

If there is no determination to thoroughly reform the country, such expenditure is unreasonable.

Perhaps the other party did not lie to him. No matter what the other party's original intention was, the other party seemed to want to make this country better at this time.

But if he joined the other party like this, wouldn't it be disloyal?

For a time, Kang Jia was very entangled.

Seeing Kang Jia silent, Lu Li knew that he was struggling internally, so he added: "I have learned about Mr. Kang Jia's resume. I thought you were a person who did things for the happiness of the people without paying attention to details. Now it seems that you can't escape the shackles of reputation after all. Which is more important in your heart, the label of disloyalty or the happiness of the people?"

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

But now he himself is giving up the opportunity to save the people from the water and fire because of his loyalty to the Kozuki family. It's simply too outrageous.

"I... agree, please let me become the daimyo of Jiuli."

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

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

"Aren't you 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. 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, "Then Jiuli will be handed over to you. Let's create a better Wano Country together."

Kang Jia was in a complicated mood. He was now on a pirate ship. If someone from the Kozuki family really returned many years later, they would definitely point at his spine and scold him.

But regardless of what will happen in the future, he just doesn't want to see Wano Country continue to rot. 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 at the residents who were given food curiously, "Even if the Beasts Pirates are 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 looked at Kang Jia with admiration, thinking that it was rare to meet such a thoughtful person in the world of One Piece, "Of course, we can't always provide them with free food and drink. If people do nothing but eat and drink, they are captive animals. They need to create value for the Beasts Pirates and this country."

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

"Go to manufacturing factories and receive training. After passing the training, you can enter and 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 will gradually stabilize. With those wages, every family will be able to eat enough, and there may be a lot of surplus."