Chapter 82 Acting Marshal

In the future, a pirate can actually become an admiral of the navy. Even if the navy’s top brass rack their brains, they cannot imagine what has happened in the past five years. It is not without precedent to incorporate pirates into the navy system.

But to rise to the top and sit on the position of admiral of the navy in one step has never happened before. Just from the verbal description of the Straw Hat Pirates, the number of admirals of the navy has exceeded five. It can be said that the establishment has expanded rapidly.

Blue Snake Ajin was able to kill Crow, the captain of the Revolutionary Army's Northern Army. This powerful combat capability deserves recognition. In the future, when the navy encircles the Revolutionary Army headquarters, although only a small glimpse of the results of the battle is revealed, it is enough to boost the morale of the navy.

Five years later, not only have the pirates become stronger, but the navy has also added several admiral-level fighters. Without such strength, how can they dominate the entire ocean?

The naval intelligence department outside the light curtain is holding a small notebook and will focus on recording the conversation between the two admirals. Perhaps they will gain something unexpected from it.

"Smoker, you came here suddenly. Are you going to Dressrosa with me?"

"I didn't join the fleet to steal your credit. I've already told you what happened at the G5 base through Den Den Mushi. I was afraid you underestimated Tenyasha Doflamingo."

Also wearing the uniform of Navy Justice, the white-haired man was smoking two cigars. He smoked cigars faster than an ordinary person, and he would light up another one or two minutes. He was an old smoker who could not control himself.

Character Notes: Navy Admiral Hakuba Smoker, the user of the Natural Smoke Fruit

"Are all the spies from the G-5 Naval Base on your warship?"

"I have assigned someone to look after them. They may be useful when we get to Dressrosa."

As for the name of the naval spy, the two admirals did not say it. The intelligence department outside the light curtain was scratching their heads anxiously. It would be great if they could reveal a little more information!

After that, the two admirals chatted. During the chat, Admiral Smoker took out a gold coin from his pocket and threw it to Admiral Akin, "This is the second-generation gold coin newly made by the Navy Headquarters. I didn't expect that in such a remote place like the G-5 base, the private currency made by the Navy has become popular."

Ajin held the flying gold coin in his hand and examined the front and back of the coin carefully. "The craftsmanship is indeed better than the first generation of gold coins. The acting marshal really cares about such trivial matters. This is the first time I've seen the second generation of gold coins after being at sea for so long."

"Baileys are becoming less and less valuable, and are almost swelling into a pile of waste paper. They were originally gold coins used for pensions, but I didn't expect them to become more and more popular in the navy. Everyone who sees this precious metal will like it."

"I recently heard a rumor that Admiral Kizaru is discussing the issue of salary with the acting marshal. He said that he wants to eliminate paper money like Bailey and replace it with gold coins to pay salaries. If this really succeeds, the navy will really get a big bargain."

Smoker was willing to give up the gold coin. Seeing that Admiral Akin had no intention of returning it, he did not ask for it actively. Anyway, the gold coin was obtained from a traitor, and he also seized a lot of stolen money during his inspection of the Navy G-5 base.

"This kind of gold coin is not only very popular in the navy, a small part of it has been circulated in the hands of pirates, and it has reached the point where the supply cannot meet the demand. Recently, there have been more robberies of warships, all because the pirates want to get this kind of gold coin from the navy warships. This thing is much more valuable than Bailey."

In the subsequent conversation, Admiral Smoker began to talk about the interesting facts about the Navy's gold coins, which also allowed the Navy outside the light curtain to intuitively understand what it would be like to work for the Navy in the future.

The gold coins were developed and issued by the acting marshal himself. Their original purpose was to be used as pensions to give an explanation to the naval soldiers who died gloriously in the Battle of Marineford. The heroes should not be allowed to shed blood and tears. These gold coins were issued to better care for the orphans of the navy.

The top naval officers attached great importance to it. In order to prevent this large amount of pension from being embezzled, Admiral Sakaski personally went on board to supervise and witnessed with his own eyes every pension payment, which was personally handed over to the families of the sailors who died in battle.

The World Government's decision not to give more money was originally just a stopgap measure, but the acting marshal seriously underestimated the enthusiasm for this special gold coin within the navy.

Because when using gold coins in daily life, I found that when gold coins and Baileys have the same value, merchants are more willing to accept payment in gold coins.

The gold coins, which were originally used as pensions, were expanded by the acting marshal to be used in the distribution of quarterly bonuses. In the future, the navy from top to bottom would only recognize gold coins. This particularly valuable precious metal was also given the reputation of the marshal's gold coins.

From the two people's casual chat, we can get a glimpse of the treatment of the future navy. In terms of welfare, it is completely overwhelming the current navy.

The overall salary of the navy has been increased by 100%, and the salary of the admirals has tripled. Not only do the admirals have holidays in a year, but even the lowest-level service soldiers have a week's vacation throughout the year, and the admirals' vacation is one month.

There are several more types of bonuses. As long as you ensure your attendance rate, you will get a lot of gold coins. I have the impression that even Admiral Kizaru, who often slacks off, has become particularly diligent. It turns out that as long as there is money, there is combat effectiveness. In the future, the navy will have exponential fighting enthusiasm.

After the acting admiral took office, he paid off all the wages owed to the navy within two years, and even paid interest, which increased by more than 20%.

In the future, as long as you become a private, you can get a salary from the Navy that is enough to support your family. As you get promoted, salaries and benefits will increase step by step, and the promotion system will become more transparent and standardized.

The newly appointed acting marshal cracked down on the practice of naval officers sucking the blood of soldiers and drawing empty salaries. He helped to eliminate many corrupt officials within the navy and promoted the naval soldiers who had been suppressed to corresponding positions.

"If it weren't for the acting admiral helping the navy complete the ideological transformation, perhaps we would never become colleagues," Smoker handed a cigar to Akin.

After taking the cigar, Ajin put it in his mouth and his deputy Bellemer helped him light it. He took a deep breath and felt the aroma of the cigar, "Establish the broadest united front and unite all forces that can be united. Now that I think about it, this sentence is still quite powerful. The acting marshal has made the entire navy work together. Without this adult's recruitment, I, a former pirate, would not have joined the navy."

Ajin is a special person. While Ace's lack of a father is a disease, he has always lacked a boss in his heart. Faced with a leader with great charisma, the invitation of acting marshal is something he cannot refuse, and it gives the confused him a backbone.

"The former Marshal Sengoku died in the war at the top. Akainu and Aokiji were incompatible with each other. If it weren't for Altria's reversal of the situation in the war, the navy would have been completely destroyed that day. She was elected as the acting marshal. Many people thought it was just a transitional plan, but they didn't expect her to do better and better. The World Government's bad idea really slapped them in the face."

Thinking of this funny thing, the middle-aged man Smoker smiled with joy. Could it be that this kind of thing really makes people happy?

The other navy officers on the warship couldn't help laughing when they saw the admiral laughing unscrupulously. The world government will surely make a big joke in the future.