Chapter 160 The Correct Use of Fruit Power

Facing Yamato's question, Lu Li sat there, took a document, read it and said, "Normally this is the case."

Yamato is a fool, and there is currently a serious shortage of talents in the General Mansion. Therefore, in the face of reports from all parties, the person currently in charge of approval is mainly Lu Li.

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

But the current situation is like this. In order to complete the hidden mission and obtain greater benefits, he can only aggrieve himself first.

Fortunately, now that he is free and has a high status, he can finally sleep in his own bed at night and improve his progress on the first volume.

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

Yamato asked curiously.

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

Lu Li quickly flipped through the paperwork and stamped it.

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

After Yamato found himself and returned, he became more polite in addressing his cadres. Knowing that Jhin was his father's brother through life and death, the seniority was reflected in his titles.

"Two things, one is to borrow someone."

Lu Li said, "I asked Mr. Jhin to contact Doflamingo in the Shichibukai and lend us their family cadre Pika for a month. Of course we will pay a certain fee. I believe Doflamingo will not refuse. ”

Normally, it is normal for Yonko Kaido to borrow someone and it is a partnership, so it is normal not to pay him, but Doflamingo is a bit suspicious, and he is very good to his family members. In order to relieve his worries, he expressed his sincerity, Lu Li asked Jin to give him a symbolic gesture.

After Jhin got to know each other, Lu Li felt that it was quite easy to talk to him. The other person was a strong man who was loyal to Kaido and had some brains, so it was easy to understand Lu Li's plan. Knowing Lu Li's plan, he could create greater success for Kaido. interests, so I agreed without saying anything.

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

"Pika? Who is that?"

Yamato's face was full of questions, and he didn't know why he wanted to borrow someone.

"Pika is a user with the ability of the Stone Fruit. He can change the shape of rocks. He is a natural builder. Since he is our ally, there is no need to use it in vain."

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

"It turns out that the ability can still be used like this."

Yamato felt that she had opened the door to a new world again. The stone fruit didn't sound very powerful, and it was definitely not as good as her and her father's phantom beast species, but if it was used in infrastructure, it would be very powerful.

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

Lu Li explained, "Pika's ability can help us directly complete the preliminary construction of the factory, and then let the workers polish, decorate and install facilities internally."

Building a large number of factories in two months is difficult for even the energetic residents of the Pirate World to accomplish, but with the help of the esper of the Stone Fruit, it is completely feasible.

In fact, if the plan goes well, 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, making Lu Li startled.

"You are indeed a genius!"

Yamato said with admiration on his face.

Lu Li shook off Yamato's hand, a little embarrassed, "Normal people should be able to think of it."

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

In Lu Li's view, many of the ability users in this world can find an 'industry' that they are good at, but they have not found the right path.

There are many pirates who do nothing in the sea, but they have the ability to make money in the eyes of many people, and they are simply a waste of money.

If he really honestly found a rich country to start a business, he would have become a super rich man long ago, and he would make more money than grabbing money at sea.

Take Pika as an example. If you build a building in a flash, if you go into real estate, isn't it faster than grabbing money at sea?

Of course, those capable and powerful pirates roam the sea not just for money, but for the fun of freedom and adventure. People like Kaido and Doflamingo have their own ambitions, and money is just It's just a material necessary to realize one's 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, so Jhin borrowed Pika with just one word, without the other party even asking what the borrower wanted.

Pika's abilities were even better than Lu Li imagined, and his ability to fuse and shape rocks was very powerful.

Because Jhin was happy to contribute to Kaido's great cause, Lu Li asked Jhin to help burn the steel bars...

Well, Yan disaster used his ability to show everyone a truth again, that is, burning the fruit... he fainted in the toilet from crying.

With Jin's efforts, a large amount of steel bars flowed out of the production line and served as the framework for the infrastructure. Under the guidance of technicians, workers could build it up.

After the basic framework was built, it was Pica's turn. Lu Li asked the giants to bring a mountain of rocks. After giving them 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 ready.

Following this model, the number of factories in Wano Country doubled in the third week after Pica arrived in Wano Country!

And according to Lu Li's estimate, since everyone is 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 idea, so Kaido is now beginning to worry about the procurement of factory facilities.

Some factories, especially artificial devil fruit factories, 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 while, Kaido was happy and troubled.

He drank a lot of wine on Onigashima every day, and often laughed loudly, praising the achievements of Lu Li and Yamato.

He is a rough man who only looks at the results, and it seems that Lu Li's performance is better than he expected.

It only took one month for the number of his factories to double. As for the fact that the workers have not started working yet, Kaido does not care. He just thinks that the number of his factories has doubled, and when the workers are in place, he can get double the benefits.

In view of Lu Li's achievements, his status in the Beast Pirates has naturally risen. The barbarian tyrants who originally did not obey him have also started to work obediently recently, and other cadres will greet him in a friendly manner when they meet him.

Because the construction of the factory went smoothly, Kaido saw the real benefits, so he was not opposed to the second wave of food delivery, and even gave Lu Li and Yamato some more, asking them to distribute them to the workers who built the factory.

The workers who got more food than last month were grateful and felt that the days were getting more and more promising.

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

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

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

Everyone on the construction site was originally a hungry person, with no work 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 giving them enough food, but also because Lord Lu said that the construction of the factory during this period is a probation period for them, also called a probation period.

Those who perform outstandingly during this period will be given priority to be hired by the factory and enjoy better salary and benefits.

What are the specific benefits?

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

In the new rules, taking the weapons factory as an example, workers are divided into three levels. The top one is the technical management, which is 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 the ordinary craftsmen, who are responsible for less important processing parts. At the same time, they will continue to receive technical training. When their qualifications and skills are sufficient, they will have the opportunity to be promoted.

Among these three levels, if the "performance meets the standards", the monthly salary of the technical management is enough for three adults to eat a full meal for a year!

The monthly salary of the elite craftsmen in the second level is enough for three adults to eat a full meal for three months.

Even the ordinary craftsmen at the bottom have a monthly salary that is enough for three adults to eat a full meal for a month.

What is the 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 also some who did well in Wano Country in the past, but even with their social experience, they have never found such well-paid basic jobs in Wano Country's history.

When Kurozumi Orochi was in power, the income of small vendors in Huadu who had some background and could do business was just enough to feed their families.

But what have they heard now?

The salary of grassroots workers can support a family of three!

After Lu Li's notice board was launched, these house-building workers and even the people of the whole country were boiling.

Even many people who originally had their own jobs wanted to join the construction army in order to have a chance to join Kaido's factory later.

So Lu Li made such conditions and carried out drastic reforms in the new factory. Did Kaido know?

Of course Kaido knew, and he was very repulsive to such conditions that gave workers generous treatment.

It's just that Lu Li brought him too many surprises this month, so he let Lu Li use his method to test run the new factory for a month. Anyway, there are only a few factories that have been built and put into operation, so just treat it as an experiment.

If the new factory's profit ratio 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 really didn't dare to be completely sure, but he still had a certain degree of confidence.

Mainly, some things in this country are counterintuitive. First of all, the wages in Kaido's original factory were not low. It was just that Kaido subconsciously thought that Lu Li's example of being able to feed several people seemed to indicate that Lu Li paid a lot of wages.

In Kaido's impression, the wages of the workers in the factory were enough for him to feed himself, so why would he pay more wages?

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

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

Lu Li used the example of benchmarking food, but did not mark the specific amount, so the workers would think that the wages were a lot, and Kaido also thought that Lu Li paid too much.

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

And he adopted a more reasonable class management method, and used the basic salary plus performance method to pay wages, which could stimulate the labor enthusiasm of the craftsmen to the greatest extent, allowing them to work hard, learn technology and climb up.

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

So it is foreseeable that the first batch of craftsmen selected by Lu Li to work in the factory will definitely work hard and be very attentive.

Kaido said that he paid wages to the workers in the factory, but compared with the grain price in Wano Country, he did not pay much before. The wages were just enough to keep them from starving to death.

In this case, those people also have to consider supporting their families, so they can only share their limited food with their wives and children. This has led to many workers in Kaido's factory becoming thinner and thinner, and finally died inexplicably and did not come to work.

During normal work, Kaido's factory basically treats them as slaves. In order to prevent dissatisfaction and riots, the supervisors are also strictly supervised. If they do not do well, 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 there is no burden of wives and children, many unemployed vagrants would rather pick up waste than go to Kaido's factory as "slaves"

Why does Lu Li dare to say that the new factory model will be better? Because history has proven countless times that slaves are not as productive as free workers!

And there is also a counterintuitive factor, that is, 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