I can only achieve nothing and become the Pirate King.

Chapter 341: This is deceiving God!
Den Den Mushi fell silent again.

Lily sat at the table and was also silent for a while before saying, "They actually came out on their own initiative."

During the operation to seize Whitebeard's territory, some people also encountered the Whitebeard Pirates, or the remnants of the group.

Hawkins has met Rakuyo, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' 7th Division, who is also somewhat famous on the sea and uses a meteor hammer as a weapon.

A war broke out between the two sides, but facing the ability of his fruit, Lakeyo had no choice but to retreat.

Akin has met Kingkudo, the captain of the 11th Division of the Whitebeard Pirates. He possesses a pair of iron arm armors and is proficient in observation Haki and armament Haki.

However, in front of his ability, Kingudo was obviously restrained. His proud pair of iron arm armors were instantly melted into molten iron. The high-temperature molten iron injured his hands, and he was defeated by Ajin.

However, the opponent's men fought desperately to cover him and took Kingudo away.

Ulki also encountered Blenheim, and after the battle, the other side retreated.

Although they won victory after victory and took over a lot of territory, the enemy would harass them from time to time, forcing them to increase their defense.

The battle with Big Mom and the loyalty of many pirate groups meant that it was enough for them to maintain a force of more than a hundred stationed on the islands near O'Hara and on those nearby routes.

However, for the new territories that are being occupied deeper into the New World, more than 300 people are needed to occupy each territory, and some important islands have as many as 500 people, and are equipped with a captain.

Thousands of people were stationed on the magnetic field island, and these senior cadres had to guard it to prevent it from being attacked by the remnants of Whitebeard's group.

We can certainly repel them, but the occasional intrusions are annoying enough. The manpower and material resources consumed, as well as the security required for the resources sent from those islands, have all been greatly increased.

But the sea is too big, and those people can't find it even if they want to, so they can only waste time like this.

it's good now.

They finally came out.

“After defeating them, we can slowly conquer the sphere of influence we have designated.

Lily smiled: "During this period, the supply ships they robbed also caused us a lot of losses."

"Those are the little things."

Sager picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it twice and swallowed it, then smiled and said:

"Everything can confuse people, but the battle line cannot confuse others. No matter how they invade or rob, we are always on the road to victory."

"Sage, you've always been so confident," Lily said.

"Of course, I'm the confident little prince of the East China Sea. No setbacks can defeat me. Hahaha!" Sag laughed proudly.

"Then there is something else I need to report. Before I received Tiqi's call, I received another call."

Lily said, "Two days ago, the spices shipped by Serabaus were robbed by the Whitebeard Pirates."

Because the ship was also destroyed, only a dozen of his men survived. It took them two days to find a Den Den Mushi to report.

Sag picked up a piece of meat as thin as a cicada's wing, rinsed it lightly, and put it on Lily's plate.

"It's a small matter. It's not a big problem. Now the rats have been forced into a corner and have come out in droves. If we solve them, all the problems will be solved."

Lily blinked her beautiful eyes, picked up the chopsticks and ate the piece of meat, then sighed and said:

"Sag, Serabais is an island that produces spices. The special spices we need for canned food are all produced from that island."

boom!
Sager broke the chopsticks with one hand, his face darkening immediately, "You mean meteorite spice?!"

Lily nodded. "There are also a lot of star anise. Without this spice, our canned food production would be much less. Also, Dover called and said that meteorite spice has appeared on the black market."

"Damn it! This is insulting God!"

Veins popped out of Sager's forehead. "That's my meteorite spice! That's my stuff, my money! Marco, that guy, go to war, go to war now!"

Lily pursed her lips. She knew that Sarge couldn't remember the name of the island.

"I understand. I will go and prepare for the expedition later. However, I know that the Sager Meteorite Spice is very precious, but it is not necessary to make it into canned food and sell it. The people in our territory can eat, and the food is not bad."

On the sea, each island has its own specialties due to climate and sea factors.

Especially on the Grand Route, there are no islands with overlapping specialties.

For example, Serabais is the newly conquered island after Zag and Big Mom ended their conflict, and it originally belonged to the Whitebeard Pirates.

This island has two specialties. One is meteorite spice. It is said that in ancient times a meteorite fell and created a big pit, which changed the properties of the land, allowing a special spice to be grown in the pit.

The flavor of this spice is extremely rich, and no matter what flavor it is, it can be perfectly blended under the harmony of this spice, achieving a perfect fusion of conflicting ingredients.

The taste is explosively delicious.

The price is much higher than gold, and it has always been a famous product. It is even rarer than the sea salt produced after the "Water Gods" every year in the Seven Water City.

Of course, after conquering the island, this spice has also been a special supply to Sag, and only the excess will leak out of his hands.

However, in addition to the rare meteorite spice on the island, there is also an additional spice called "anise".

This spice is also very good and has a good preservative function.

At that time, Sager, who knew the effect of this spice, directly opened a food canning factory. This is also what Lily didn't understand.

You should know that among O'Hara's wealthy products, the first one is arms and the second one is food.

They have no shortage of food.

"Lily, some things are not simply determined by whether you are full or not, or whether there is economic benefit or not."

"Everything here belongs to me. Of course I can let my people grow and catch their own crops. In my territory, only a few people are short of food. Even if there are some, merchants traveling inside can take food to sell because there is plenty of food."

"But you have to know that they can afford to eat because they have a salary to buy it. Where does the salary come from? Of course, they have a job."

"Octagonal stars are not used in other places except for that island in Serabais where there is a shortage of food. If you don't give them something to do, how much can they grow? If they grow less, then they will have nothing to do, right?"

"Let the people of Serabais grow spices, use the antiseptic properties of aniseed to combine with food, and make canned food. This will increase jobs and allow more people to earn a salary."

"Just like Letty's shipyard and weapons factory, what's the use of iron ore? It's only valuable when used to make weapons. Now there's an additional factory that can make canned food, which means there will be more jobs and greatly increase domestic demand."

"With the expansion of domestic demand, I can collect more taxes, and those people will have something to do, instead of just getting together out of boredom one day, and then someone comes out and says he wants to be the Pirate King, and then becomes a pirate."

It is a bit troublesome to do this, but it is necessary to do many things this way.

There is no shortage of food in his territory, and many people are resistant to canned food. After all, who would eat preserved food when there are fresh ones?

But if there is no demand, then create demand.

As long as it tastes good, people will buy one or two when they have nothing to do, and it will gradually become a trend to eat it on the dining table.

Besides, this thing is not supplied to the Sage territory, but is more for sale.

Like arms, food is in short supply.

Foods that can be preserved for a long time are even better sellers.

There is no shortage of food in Sage's territory, but there are also famines in other places on the ocean.

Domestic demand can provide more people with jobs, ensure stability for those people, and collect more taxes. What's wrong with that?
Stability is not something that can be achieved by just talking about it.

People who have nothing to do or cannot accomplish anything can be extremely destructive.

A group of guys with good physique, not too many, a dozen will be enough.

Among them there is one who is proficient in fighting, another who knows about navigation, and then there is someone who shouts "I want to be the Pirate King" or "I have an idea".
Then a pirate group came out.

Sager rolled his eyes and said:

"I just can't do anything and can't fulfill my dream of being a landlord, so I became a pirate."

"I can't let the people below me do the same. If everyone becomes a pirate, what good will I get? If everyone in the world becomes a pirate, who will we rob?"

Lily nodded thoughtfully, "I understand."

"Study hard and watch carefully. Now you are the steward. You should take the initiative to do similar things in the future. I tell you, selling raw materials has no future. Only by processing them and selling finished products can there be a future and more people can have jobs." Sager said.

“But we don’t have enough manpower.”

Lily thought for a moment and said, "Now because of the problem of manpower, our production has been stuck at a certain point. Dover called last time and said he wanted to increase the goods, but we can't do it."

O'Hara has a total population of two million.

In the past, this population must have been quite large.

But since Sager started playing with the industrial chain, it is no longer enough.

Because too many people are needed.

Although there are dwarf people planting crops on the secondary island, and with the volcanic fertilizer from the affiliated island of Vulcanogry, the output of crops is very high, but if we rely solely on them, let alone selling them, it will not be enough even to supply the current territory of Sage.

The secondary island is suitable for planting and requires manual planting.

It takes people to mine iron, it takes people to make weapons, it takes people to cut wood, it takes people to build ships.
There are also those small independent traders and handicraftsmen in the country, and the job shortage is getting bigger and bigger.

As a result, the current production can only be maintained at a certain number.

"It's better to have too few people than too many. What are you afraid of? I have no problem selling my products. Once we defeat Whitebeard, I will gather all the forces we planned and slowly recruit people."

Sager waved his hand and said, "It's been so long, it's time to complete my plan."

Swallowing up half of Whitebeard's territory is the longest plan that Sarge has ever made.

But it also has the greatest benefits.

"Is the entire army being mobilized this time?" Lily asked.

"Let's fight!"

Sager clenched his fist, his eyes grim, "All troops mobilized, I want to tear Marco's head off and make it into a pineapple-shaped wine bowl!"

(End of this chapter)