Chapter 301 Population x News

This was true even when pirates were at their most rampant.

The grass on the graves of pirates who dreamed of attacking the Netherlands Kingdom is two meters high.

The best evidence of this is the heads of pirate captains strung together like candied haws near the Islamic port.

The pirate captains here are those who have no bounty or the navy has not had time to offer a bounty. Those who had a bounty have already exchanged it for money.

Every day, people come to see the "Pirate Captain Gourd Skewers", as if they are treating this place as a check-in spot.

Among this group of people there are pirates and ordinary people.

Of course, they all had different feelings when they saw the "Pirate Captain Gourd Skewers".

The pirates were either sighing or gloating.

The people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are no longer surprised by this.

As for those people who were forced to leave their homes because of the rampant pirates and were lucky enough to join the Kingdom of the Netherlands, they felt refreshed.

They also come to see "Pirate Captain Gourd Skewers" the most times.

With the help of the pirate unrest during this period, the Kingdom of the Netherlands once again increased its population by more than 600,000 people.

Today, the total population of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is around seven million.

These people were quickly absorbed by various towns and villages in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In addition, under the leadership of the Dutch government, two large towns were built.

In order to ensure a good and comfortable living environment, the population of a town cannot increase indefinitely.

According to Kerrigan's calculations, the Netherlands Island can accommodate a maximum of 12 million people.

Xia Jieren felt that it would be better for the population of the Dutch islands to remain at around 10 million.

Now, the population is almost satisfied, but the land is not enough.

So Xia Jieren is trying to find ways to increase the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The best way to increase your territory is of course to seize it from others.

However, this is a big pirate world, and the distances between islands are not close, so transportation of captured islands is a hassle.

Of course, these are not a problem for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The only thing that bothered Xia Jieren was the target of the robbery.

Who should I choose?

There are not many countries or islands near the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The nearest country is the Kingdom of Jade, and the nearest island is a deserted island less than ten square kilometers.

Unfortunately, the Jade Kingdom is also a member of the World Government.

Once the Kingdom of the Netherlands takes action against it, the World Government will never sit idly by.

Unless the Kingdom of the Netherlands can offer huge benefits that can satisfy the appetite of the Five Elders, don't even think about it.

There is another way, which is to directly break off relations with the World Government and forcibly occupy the Jade Kingdom.

But Xia Jieren is not ready for this yet.

After much deliberation, Xia Jieren couldn't come up with any good idea, so he could only hope that Witte would develop light and heavy fruits as soon as possible and bring back one or two deserted islands for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

But this is not an easy thing to do.

Witt's strength is probably at the level of a naval colonel, and it will be possible to operate at least until he reaches the rank of vice admiral.

"Oh!" Xia Jieren rubbed his frowning brows and sighed softly.

More than ten minutes later, Xia Jieren stood up and stretched lazily.

in the afternoon.

Kerrigan's voice suddenly rang in Xia Jieren's mind: "Master, I just received the message."

"Just now, the Navy Headquarters announced to the outside world that the Navy Headquarters will hold a rank promotion ceremony on November 1508, 11 of the Sea Circle Calendar."

"Military rank promotion ceremony? The Navy has this kind of event?" Xia Jieren was puzzled for a moment, then said, "Forget it, it's none of our business anyway. Just pay a little attention to it!"

Xia Jieren didn't care about the news, but that didn't mean other people on the sea didn't care.

"What does the Navy Headquarters mean? They have the nerve to hold a promotion ceremony after a defeat."

"Bah! The navy is a bunch of rubbish, wasting the money we paid."

"The navy is a parasite. Some naval branches are always taking bribes."

"..."

There are many people who are dissatisfied with the Navy or simply want a target to vent their anger.

At the same time, there are also many people who defend the navy.

"Don't say that, there are still many good people in the navy."

"That's right! Vice Admiral Garp is a righteous naval hero. He cleared many pirates from our East China Sea."

"I prefer Zefa, he's really handsome."

"The Warring States General is not bad either. He is known as a 'wise general'."

"..."

No matter how chaotic the outside world is, the Navy Headquarters is making intensive preparations.

Except for the necessary garrison forces, all other middle and high-level naval officers began to return to the naval headquarters one after another.

In the huge square of Marinford (the site of the Battle of Marineford), a platform is being built at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Countless warships are heading towards Marinford.

At this time, there were no blind pirates who jumped out to attract the hatred of the navy.

The day after the Navy spread the news.

[Shocked! Admiral Sora will officially resign on November 11. ]

[The successor to the Admiral of the Navy is actually him! 】

[What is the purpose of the Navy's change of commander? 】

【...】

Countless newspapers used explosive headlines one after another to attract attention.

The newspaper explained in detail the Navy's promotion ceremony and the officers who would be promoted.

These were also proactively told to reporters by the Navy.

First of all, the most eye-catching person is the Navy Admiral Sengoku.

This time, he will succeed Kong as the new Navy Admiral.

Secondly, the three monster vice admirals of the navy, Kuzan, Sakaski, and Borsalino, will become the new admirals together.

No one was surprised by this.

After all, Kuzan, Sakaski and Borsalino are still very well-known.

Whether it is their powerful natural devil fruit abilities or their monstrous strength, they are the focus of attention.

Finally, there are the generals who will be promoted to lieutenant generals this time.

However, their brilliance was overshadowed by Warring States and the three monster lieutenant generals.

Moby Dick.

"Kulala~, the navy really has a deep foundation." Whitebeard put down the newspaper in his hand and laughed.

Then, he turned his head to look at Marco who was standing beside him and asked, "Marco, what do you think of the strength of those little brats in Kuzan?"

"Very strong!" Marco put away the smile on his face and uttered two words solemnly.

Whitebeard was not surprised and nodded slightly, agreeing with him.

"In time, they will surpass Sengoku and others." Whitebeard gave a high evaluation.

Marco was a little surprised.

Whitebeard didn't explain anything. He said slowly, "Marco, please become stronger as soon as possible. I can't always protect you from the wind and rain."

There was an indescribable sense of vicissitudes in Whitebeard's tone.

Hearing this, Marco felt a lump in his throat. He stared at Whitebeard's towering figure, not knowing what to say.

Whitebeard's face is getting older and his strength is declining year by year.