Chapter 184 Roger's Shock, Huge Navy Branch! (two in one)
The fate of human beings often changes dramatically because he encounters different people and things.
August.
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the sea is blue.
The ripples of the micro-tide slapped the coast of Dressrosa, and the sea breeze blew, and the coolness imparted to people made people naturally ignore the salty smell in the air.
"Huh~"
"It's here again!"
"Dressrosa, this place has really changed a lot!"
A small boat with a length of no more than five or six meters slowly entered the port and stopped at the pier at the edge of the port. A middle-aged man stood in the cockpit, holding the rudder with both hands, looking at the lively scene in Dressrosa port, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
The middle-aged man is probably in his forties or fifties. Perhaps because he has been sailing all year round, the skin on his face is rough, although there is no obvious surrounding area. The only things that can mark a man's age are the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and the white hair covered by a red hat.
The middle-aged man was wearing black trousers, a pair of brown leather boots, a red floral shirt, and a western knife pinned to his waist. Gives a casual, rough feel.
Perhaps because of the hot weather, the middle-aged man's shirt was unbuttoned for a moment, leaving his chest exposed. As the sea breeze blew, the shirt fluttered with the wind, and several scars could be vaguely seen on the man's body.
This middle-aged man is exactly the One Piece who left his wife and re-entered the new world, Gol D. Roger.
"What's the matter, just use my eyes to confirm it for yourself!"
While speaking, Roger grabbed a small backpack by the rudder, and then walked out of the cab. After lowering the anchor and stopping the boat, Roger looked around to see that no one had noticed him, then jumped lightly, landed on the pier, and walked towards the center of the pier.
Since Ji Guoyuanyi and his Dwan branch were located in Dressrosa, this port has really changed every day.
It has been five months since the Giant Soldier Pirates ravaged Dressrosa. After that sensational man-made disaster, the branch of Kuniyuanichi started to build a new one on top of the ruins.
Since the area of the naval branch is a full one hundred acres, a simple conversion is 66,000 square meters. In this era, there is no high-level operating machinery, so the construction of the branch is completely dependent on manpower.
The naval branch occupies a large enough area. Even if the open space and school grounds that only need to be simply filled up are removed, the area that needs to be built is still nearly 20,000 square meters.
In order to speed up the construction period, siphon the population, and revitalize the port quickly, Ji Guoyuan also recruited as many craftsmen as possible for this purpose.
Nearly 5,000 craftsmen were used to build such a naval branch alone.
A large working population means a large amount of consumption power. During the period when the Navy branch was being built, the people and merchants in Dressrosa saw the future of the port and spontaneously bought real estate and shops here. , all kinds of shops have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
After several months of development, it has developed into a closed-loop consumption town.
Coupled with the addition of Ji Guoyuan, they are located in Dressrosa, creating a peaceful business environment here, and the ocean trade in Dressrosa is also becoming more and more developed.
King Liku has always been paying attention to the navy and the development of this seaport. After realizing the potential here, King Liku also used the power of the country to vigorously develop the seaport and expand the entire dock and seaport.
More labor force makes the business here more developed, besides the normal catering, there are more and more other kinds of consumption places.
Out of gratitude and for the convenience of the navy, King Liku also designated an exclusive area in this port for Ji Guoyuan and their branch. Only warships are allowed, and other merchant ships and civilian ships are not allowed to travel.
So when Roger landed on the island, he was guided to the edge of the port to dock.
When he walked to the central area of the pier, the first thing he saw was the blue and white navy branch buildings.
"Hey! Terrible, the navy is going to do a big job in Dressrosa!"
Seeing Dwan's huge building complex, Roger sighed with emotion, his tone was full of sarcasm, and his face became extremely ugly.
Looking at the busy people at the pier, Roger frowned, and began to look carefully around this huge building complex. At the same time, Roger's knowledgeable arrogance quickly enveloped the entire naval branch.
After a brief perception, Roger's face became more serious. In this hot summer, his face could already drip water gloomyly.
"Such a huge naval branch has been established, and there are so many craftsmen employed!"
"And there are women and children"
"That kid, who became a lieutenant general of the Navy headquarters at a young age, has he been blinded by power?"
Roger's knowledgeable arrogance swept towards the branch that was still under construction, and he immediately sensed the aura of countless people. The aura of most people was peaceful and weak. Among these auras, there were nearly a hundred The breath is extremely weak.
There is no need to feel it carefully to know that those people are underage children. Even judging from the activity of the breath, these children are still working.
As a pirate, Roger doesn't believe in the nonsense that labor is the most glorious. Roger has always believed that labor is a punishment from heaven to human beings.
This kind of punishment is already very painful for adults, but for children, they will be punished by heaven!
But such a situation appeared in the branch of Jiguo Yuanyi.
The main purpose of Roger's visit to Dressrosa this time is to see how the "Navy Future" who dared to attack the "Dragon Shield" is doing.
Now it seems that he was disappointed.
Roger didn't feel any strong aura in the naval branch, and when he looked at the naval port, he didn't see any warships in the port.
It seems that the people in the navy should have something to leave.
After thinking a little bit, Roger found a tavern on the side of the street, and then walked in.
"Boss, a bottle of Bremenster."
Passing through the cowboy door, Roger glanced at the empty tavern, walked to the bar, and sat down on the seat in front of the bar. Putting the small backpack on the empty stool beside him, Roger greeted the boss behind the bar.
"oh?"
"Spirits?"
"It's really strange to come to a tavern early in the morning to drink strong alcohol!"
"My guest, what happened to you?"
As we all know, all bar owners are familiar with chatterbox. In the chatterbox world, bar owners, taxi drivers, hairdressers, and real estate agents are called the four kings of chatterbox.
This kind of law is the same even in a different world.
No, the bar owner who was wiping the glass behind the bar looked at Roger, and immediately spoke with a smile.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Boss, you are so accurate, hahahaha!"
When Roger heard this, he immediately laughed. Seeing Roger's cheerful appearance, the bar owner took out the wine from the wine cabinet behind him and said:
"If you don't mind, can you talk to me?"
"If something unpleasant happens, drinking alone can't solve it!"
"Speaking out will make you feel better."
The boss helped to open the Bremenster in his hand, put it in front of Roger, and gave him a cup.
But unexpectedly, Roger didn't need the glass he handed over at all, grabbed the wine bottle, and drank tons and tons.
A 700ml bottle of red wine dries up half in one gulp.
"Boom!" After taking a sip, Roger slammed the bottle on the table, then raised his head, and said to the boss with a smile:
"Unpleasant things! There really are."
"Some people's growth trajectory exceeded my expectations and disrupted my plan. It's really annoying."
Roger said in a deep voice, the boss heard the words, took a brief look at Roger's appearance, and immediately answered with a smile:
"Yeah yeah!"
"For people of our age, apart from work, children's affairs are the most worrying."
"You don't know, that kid in my family is also disobedient."
"If you don't want to study business with me, if you want to be a navy in the future, tell me, what's so good about the navy?"
"It's nothing more than relying on justice, with a little momentum, a little strength, and a little power. There are hundreds of thousands of Baileys every year."
"For these things, put your head on your trouser belt. If you die, you'll have nothing."
"Oh, don't listen to advice!"
The bar owner obviously misunderstood Roger. He said something he thought he had empathy for. , grabbed a cup, sat down and chatted with Roger.
At this time of the morning, there are very few people in the bar. Generally speaking, the bar business will usher in a peak in the evening.
Finally, there was a customer who could accompany him to relieve boredom, so the bar owner stopped what he was doing and drank with Roger.
Roger didn't explain anything to the boss, and smiled when he heard this. However, when Roger heard that the boss's child actually planned to become a navy, and the boss's rather positive evaluation of the navy just now, he was stunned.
It sounds like this boss has no complaints about the Navy?
In this country, so much people's power is used to build a branch, this kind of thing. The people of this country don't seem to take it seriously?
"Boss, listen to what you just said."
"It seems that being a navy is pretty good, right?"
"Speaking of which, I see that opposite your tavern, isn't there a naval branch under construction?"
"It's really amazing! With so many craftsmen building the Navy branch, the Navy must have spent a lot of money."
Roger sighed with emotion in his mouth. While speaking, he aimed his eyes at the bar owner, observing the expression of the other party. Originally thought that the boss would start pouring bitter water, accusing the Navy of criminal acts.
Unexpectedly, the boss nodded seriously after hearing Roger's words, and continued, "Yes, Lieutenant General Ji Guoyuan spent a lot of money to build this naval branch!"
Hearing this, Roger was obviously taken aback.
As far as he knows, the navy only pays a material fee for the construction of naval branches in the joining countries, and the labor is all organized by the joining countries of the world government.
Joining countries use people's power. When did you pay for it? This is a feudal society with an aristocratic system, and ordinary people are the existences that have been assigned at will!
To Roger's surprise, the Navy's construction of the Navy branch in Dressrosa seems to be paid for?
"Building the naval branch, the craftsmen are paid very generously. Those with a little skill can get 6,000 Baileys for nine hours a day, and 3,500 Baileys a day for those who sell their physical strength."
"The elderly and children with relatively weak labor force are paid by the hour. For every hour of work, the navy will pay 200-300 pele."
"And the Navy still provides board and lodging."
"In Dressrosa, craftsmen can get this money, and as long as they save a little, they can live a good life."
"In order to be able to maintain such welfare conditions, First Lieutenant General Ji Guoyuan came to Dressrosa, and as soon as he got news of the pirates, he immediately went to sea."
"It's really hard work! Lieutenant General."
When the boss talked about Ji Guoyuanyi, his eyes were full of admiration and gratitude, which surprised Roger greatly.
He seemed to have misunderstood things. Although Ji Guoyuanyi mobilized people to build a branch in Dressrosa, he was obviously different from other navies.
Roger has roughly perceived the number of craftsmen who are building the naval branch before. A rough calculation shows that if Ji Guoyuan wants to maintain such welfare conditions, it will cost about 20 million pele a day. This is still an estimate, and the real figure will only be higher .
And when Roger estimated this value, he was also stunned, with a look of astonishment on his face.
So much money, where does Ji Guoyuan come from? ! Will the Navy headquarters provide so much money to build a branch? What dream?
And it's just a branch. Jiguoyuanyi actually occupies tens of thousands of square meters of land, which is still part of the camp. If the coast and sea areas derived from the naval branch are added, it may have an area of about 200,000 square meters.
What is he going to do?
Generally speaking, a naval branch only has nearly a hundred people, and a branch of thousands of people is already very large. The navy that can lead a thousand people is at least an officer above the rank of major general in the headquarters.
If the branch of Ji Guo Yuan Yi is completed, the number of people it can accommodate is probably five or six thousand people.
A branch has more than a dozen or even dozens of branches across the world. This kind of scale is the largest known to Roger besides the headquarters.
"With such a large naval branch in the New World, the power in the hands of this kid is too great?"
"Is no one restraining him?"
"It is not an easy task to maintain the normal operation of a navy of this size"
"This kid, has he been able to do this kind of thing?"
"It seems that it is necessary to meet this kid"
After hearing what the bar owner said, Roger began to silently calculate the strength of the naval branch of Jiguoyuanyi, and the result surprised Roger greatly.
If the five or six thousand navies are fully equipped, Ji Guoyuan can send dozens of warships to sea at the same time.
If a few powerful middle-level officers are born in the branch, Ji Guoyuan, a lieutenant general of the Navy headquarters, can launch a demon-slaying order on four or five islands at the same time.
It can be said that when Ji Guoyuan completely established the branch, recruited and trained the navy, although his military rank is only a lieutenant general of the navy headquarters, in terms of power, it is enough to rival a general.
Thinking of this, Roger was shocked besides being shocked. He didn't know if the senior officials of the Navy headquarters knew what Ji Guoyuan had done in Dressrosa.
Roger thought that if he was a high-level navy, he would never allow this kind of thing to happen.
The bar owner saw that Roger fell silent suddenly, as if he was thinking about something, so he didn't disturb him. It was Roger himself who noticed his gaffe, adjusted his mood, and chatted with the boss.
The content of the chat also revolved around Ji Guoyuanyi and his navy.
In this regard, the bar owner did not have any doubts, after all, Roger was not the first outsider to talk to him about this matter.
In a place like the New World, the naval branch stationed in Dressrosa is of course the focus of everyone's attention.
And when Roger landed in Dressrosa, Ji Guoyuan was leading a group of navy "fishing" at sea.
It's just that the "fish" caught by Yuanyi is very different from the fish caught by others.
The fish he was catching was the Moonlight Pirates, a large pirate group with a total bounty of more than 700 million Baileys.
The captain of this pirate group is one of the future Shichibukai, Moonlight Moriah!
