Chapter 266: Dorag Is Here

While Ning Yuan was writing at his desk, Aokiji, who had just hung up the phone, also got information about Ning Yuan.

Of course, it was just a rough situation. The navy didn't have the ability to investigate a person thoroughly in just ten minutes.

"Admiral, the information about this reporter"

"Read it to me!" Aokiji was lying on a recliner, with an eye mask on his eyes, looking lazy.

The clerk next to him turned a blind eye and started reading directly.

"This reporter Ning first appeared in Cocosia Village. He claimed that he came here after hearing that the Dragon Pirates had been wiped out!" The clerk said, "I asked Colonel Mouse later. Colonel Mouse said that this reporter was handsome, fair-skinned, well-dressed, and had no signs of exercise or labor on his body. He was suspected to be from an aristocratic family!"

"Aristocrats!" Aokiji murmured. There are not many aristocrats in the world of One Piece that are worry-free.

Not corrupt, arrogant, and extravagant, but actually went to be a pirate?

"Oh, by the way, the reporter also said that he is a composer and wrote a song specifically for the marines!"

"Oh?" Aokiji was stunned: "Do you have the score?"

"Here!" The score has been faxed over by Fax-Telephone.

Aokiji doesn't understand the score, but he can understand the lyrics.

The feeling of bitter sand blowing on my face

Like my father's expectations and my mother's care, I will never forget it

When I was young, I liked to be alone at the beach

Roll up my pants and step on the beach barefoot

Always imagine that there is another world at the end of the ocean

Always think that the brave marines are real men

Always look weak and cowardly

When I was bullied, I always heard the marines say

He said that this little pain in the wind and rain is nothing

Wipe away your tears and don't be afraid, at least we still have dreams

"Hmm~~~" Aokiji was a little surprised. He thought that a song written by a noble could have any level, but now looking at the lyrics, it is unexpectedly good?

"Did you find someone to sing it? How does it feel?" Aokiji asked.

"We haven't done it yet, but Colonel Mouse has asked a military band to perform it, and the result is very good!" The clerk said, "According to the reaction over there, the marines of the 16th branch of the Navy quickly learned the song, and then sang it all day and all night. Then the song reached the ears of the local people, and they sang along!"

"Let the band of the headquarters learn it too!" Aokiji said, "I also want to hear what this song is about!"

"Yes!" The clerk nodded and continued, "Regarding Ning Yuan's identity, due to limited time, we didn't read many newspapers. According to the current summary, there has been no news about a person named Zhiyuan published in major newspapers in the past two years. Considering the age of this person, this should be his first report!"

"Why check his identity? He is not a pirate!" Aokiji said unhappily, "Since it has been confirmed that he is a friend and not an enemy, notify all major naval bases. If you meet him, you can provide some help!"

The Navy knows the power of reporters, but Morgans used to be hard to persuade, and it is difficult to see him in person, so there is nothing they can do.

It is rare that a reporter has shown goodwill to the Navy, so the Navy must respond.

"Yes!" The clerk nodded.

"That's it!" Aokiji waved his hand. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time to go to bed.

Aokiji had just laid down when a middle-aged man wearing a dark green hooded windbreaker that completely covered his face also landed in the Konomi Islands.

The Konomi Islands are the archipelago to which the Cocosia Village belongs. There are more than 20 villages and towns on the island, all of which were once ruled by the Dragon Pirates.

According to normal people's thinking, the lives of the people in villages or countries ruled by pirates must be miserable and worse than death.

But a few days ago, a column in the newspaper put forward an interesting point of view. After the pirates ruled the archipelago, although they killed many undisciplined people, the living standards of the people in the entire archipelago rose year by year under their rule.

This report did not cause much trouble at sea, and not many people even noticed it, because at the same time as this column was published in the newspaper, there was also the news that the World Government had issued an order to revoke Jinbei's status as a Shichibukai.

However, some news will eventually reach the eyes of those who should pay attention to him.

For example, Dragon.

Dragon has a very high degree, and because of his many years of visits and revolutions around the world, he has a lot of experience.

Although this report article is not long and the content is simple, he still reads a question that the author of the article wants to raise.

Why can the village ruled by pirates live better than the one ruled by nobles?

This question is not what Dragon cares about, he is more concerned about the person who raised this question.

In his opinion, this reporter obviously has doubts about this world ruled by nobles, so he sighed that nobles are not as good as pirates.

But he doesn't know what the logic behind this incident is, so he only raised the question, but didn't continue to write.

Such a person, if he communicates and develops, it is possible to become a member of the Revolutionary Army!

If it was just to recruit a person, it wouldn't be worth his trip.

But this person is a journalist, and a columnist for the World Economic Daily.

As long as he can join the Revolutionary Army, wouldn't we have one more propaganda channel in this world?

Even if this column is not used to promote ideas, it is still okay to set some secret words in it to convey messages!

"This place is too remote!" After landing, Dorag first lamented the remoteness of the Conomi Islands.

Because it is not on the mainstream route, the information here is extremely limited.

The evil dragon has ruled this place for nearly ten years, and Dorag often appears in the East China Sea, but he has never heard anything about it.

"The intelligence department of the organization should also be strengthened!" As he spoke, Dorag felt quite guilty. If he had known the situation here earlier and led his people to overthrow the evil dragon, wouldn't this be the place where the most loyal revolutionary army supports him? Is it dead?

"Housha Town!"

Dolag glanced at the town archway and then walked into the town.

Dorag has seen many towns like this that are not on the mainstream routes.

Such towns often suffer from poverty and lack of abundant supplies due to the inconvenience of external communication.

Correspondingly, pirates will rarely take a special detour to rob such towns, so their safety is still guaranteed.

But the situation in Housha Town is different. Dolag found that the materials here are obviously very rich. Many fruits and fish that are special to the East China Sea appear here. Even some items that are special to the West Sea, North Sea, and South China Sea are also found here. The merchant is selling.

In addition, Dorag discovered that there were surprisingly many luxury stores in Housha Town. For example, Bailey Clothing, which focuses on young women's fashion trends, is Nami's favorite. There is a relatively large store in the town.

And business seems to be surprisingly good!

It is normal to have one or two luxury stores in an area. After all, no matter how poor the place is, there are still rich nobles.

But luxury stores are gathering here to open stores, which only shows that there are really many rich people here!

So, why?

Dora pulled her hat and walked into Bailey Clothing Store.

"Hello!" When the clerk in the store saw a customer coming, he was first shocked by Dolag's height of 2.56 meters, and then saw that this man was wearing a hood and his face could not be seen clearly.

Could this be a bad guy somewhere, here to rob?

If he robs me, should I resist, or should I just watch?

What if he wasn't content with just robbing, but wanted to rob for sex?

Then Dorag asked: "I want to ask you some questions, is that okay?"

If you want to know why the Conomi Islands are so wealthy, it would be easiest to ask the clerks at luxury stores. They will definitely know why there are so many rich people here.

"Of course!" the clerk breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly.

As long as it’s not robbery, I’ll answer whatever you ask!

"I think this archipelago is not big, just about twenty towns. Why are there so many luxury stores here?" Dorag asked: "You guys gather here to open stores. Do you have any business?"

"Huh?" The clerk suddenly became vigilant. Could this be a colleague who also wants to open a store here?

But in an instant, she breathed a sigh of relief. Remembering the news from the headquarters, the clerk's face quickly changed to an earnest smile: "You guessed it right, this Konomi Islands looks very small. There are actually a lot of rich people!”

"Tell me more carefully?" Dorag saw the clerk's joyful thoughts. Although he didn't know what she was thinking, it didn't stop him from asking further.

"This problem actually goes back ten years!" The clerk explained: "Ten years ago, a group of pirates from the Grand Line suddenly occupied this archipelago, and then killed everyone in this town. people!"

"Could it be that the people here became rich by dividing the wealth of Housha Town?" Dorag frowned. If this is the case, then the reference value is very little.

"Of course not!" The clerk shook his head: "They are pirates. How could they leave their wealth to the villagers? Of course they took it all away!"

"Why is that?" Dorag asked.

"Of course it's because of those pirates!" the clerk laughed: "The ruler of the Conomi Islands was Count Conomi who lived in Housha Town, but their entire family was killed by the Dragon Pirates. , so the people who ruled this island became the Dragon Pirates."

"But how does a pirate group know how to manage a town? They don't collect taxes, they don't set up checkpoints, and they only charge a small amount of so-called protection fees every year!" At this point, the clerk sneered.

She did have the right to sneer, because the protection fee for one person was only the price of a piece of clothing in their store.

"That's all?" Dorag was a little surprised. This doesn't seem to be surprising.

"That's why you don't understand!" The clerk laughed and said, "The earl had set a very high tariff before. Our goods have only just left the ship, and they haven't been sold yet. The cost will triple out of thin air. When the clothes arrive, How can we sell it at that time?”

"Forehead!"

"In addition, the count collects fees more than once. He also has a sheriff, a tax officer, and a fire officer under his command. These people also have to be taken care of one by one!"

"In addition, there are local gangsters, mafia families, and some people in remote areas who will come to us for money under the leadership of the village chief! In actual terms, the cost is quite high!"

"Will the Dragon Pirates take care of this?" Drago asked.

"Yes, we paid protection fees!" The clerk laughed, "And those pirates are soft-hearted, as long as you say something nice, they will come to help. The Dragon Pirates have been here for less than two years, and the village police here dare not bully shop owners and ordinary people, and the tax officials dare not go out to collect taxes. Those village chiefs who bully people have been beaten to death!"

Drag was at a loss: "Isn't this a bad thing? Killing so many people will make the situation better?"

"Isn't that natural?" The clerk looked at Dorag with surprise: "Do you think those village chiefs only ask us for money? They squeeze the villagers even harder!"

"For example, in the nearby Kokosia village, all the villagers grow oranges, but they only know how to grow them, but don't know where to sell them. All the channels are controlled by the village chief and the village police! Then these people dare to buy them at 20 Baileys per pound and sell them at 100 Baileys per pound. The villagers work hard to grow oranges, but all the money goes into the pockets of the village chief and the village police!"

Dorag was silent.

To be honest, he really didn't know about these things.

Although he visited many places, perhaps because of his strong strength, his vision was all on those great nobles, such as the king.

So when a country has problems, Dorag often thinks it is the king's problem.

What the revolutionary army does is generally to overthrow the king of this country and replace him with a good reputation.

This is the first time he knows that it is not only the nobles who do evil, but also the village chief?

It is easy to change the king, and it is even easier to change the village chief.

But the problem is that there are only more than a hundred kings in this world, but what about the village chiefs?

Isn't it tens of thousands?

Tens of thousands of people are replaced?

Moreover, how to change? How to manage the village? If the village chief is changed, will these village chiefs listen to him or the king?

Dorag felt a little dizzy.

He suddenly found that his former revolutionary career seemed to be a little wrong!

However, he figured out the matter of the Konomimi Islands.

The arrival of the Dragon Pirates did make the lives of the people of the Konomimi Islands better.

There are several reasons for this:

First: The Dragon Pirates only collect taxes once a year, which greatly reduces the burden on local people and increases surplus money.

With more money, commercial activities will flourish.

Second: The Dragon Pirates killed the nobles and their lackeys, eliminating the exploitation link in the middle

Third: The Dragon Pirates' protection fee is not collected in vain. They really go to the rescue when something happens, so that they effectively protect the local business environment and enable local trade activities to proceed normally.

Low taxes, a safe business environment, and rich locals have led to an increase in merchant ships traveling to and from the Konomi Islands.

With more merchant ships, there will be more job opportunities. Even if you just go to the dock to carry a bag, you can earn more than growing oranges at home.

In this way, under the rule of the Dragon Pirates, the Konomi Islands unexpectedly became a small economic center in the corner of the East China Sea.

It has become a small economic center. How can the economy not be good? Can the lives of the people not be improved!

"So, the rule of the nobles is really useless!" Dorag understood all this and became more determined to revolt.

But at the same time, his mentality became more confused.

Because his previous method was to overthrow an aristocrat and replace him with a new one.

But now the experience of the Konomi Islands has told him that life without nobles is better than with nobles!

So what is the situation now?

I am not as good as a pirate?

"Is this just a coincidence, or..." Dragon was a little confused for a while.

There are so many questions in my mind, and I don't know who to ask.

Others in the Revolutionary Army?

It's not that they are not good, but they admire themselves too much and are too deeply influenced by themselves, so that what they say is what they think, and they have no ability to think independently.

Sabo has some ability to think independently, but he is still in the Great Route. He has something to do in the East China Sea and can't go back for a while.

You can't talk on the phone, what if you are eavesdropped.

"Reporter!" Dragon suddenly thought of a person in his mind.

Yes, that reporter!

According to the description in the newspaper, this person has only been in Cocosia Village for one day, and then realized that the rule of the Dragon Pirates is better for the villagers.

This sensitivity is too high.

Maybe he has some understanding?

Besides, he is not a member of the Revolutionary Army, so he should have a different way of thinking!

Dorag figured this out, and immediately opened the door and walked out of Bailey Clothing, and then turned into a gust of wind and dissipated on the street.

"Eh?" The clerk felt that he just turned around, and when he looked back, he was gone.

"What a strong man!" The clerk was startled, and suddenly thought of something.

Wearing a hood, afraid to see people, strong man!

This person, can't be the legendary leader of the Revolutionary Army!

As a clerk in a luxury store, she has no problem with her knowledge, otherwise you don't know what to talk about when customers chat with you.

Finding that she might have met Dorag, the clerk hurriedly calmed down her emotions in excitement.

Call the police?

Stop it, there are no guards in the town now.

Moreover, why should we call the police? What if someone thinks you are a member of the Revolutionary Army and arrests you?

Well, let's just pretend that this never happened!

On the other side, Dorag had already arrived above the Kokosia Village and soon sneaked into a house.

A moment later, Dorag came to the dock at the entrance of the village again, asked for some information, and finally got the reporter's destination.

"Rogue Town!"

"That's right, I want to go to Rogue Town too!"