One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

Chapter 279: Meeting, the prosperity of the Lion Kingdom.

The huge warship slowly stopped at the dock outside the Lion Kingdom. The warship, which was hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters high and as thick as a city wall, gradually approached the shore. The huge hull blocked the sunlight and cast a large shadow, causing bursts of exclamations from the surrounding onlookers.

When it comes to the luxury of their ships, pirates can certainly not catch up. Even warships eliminated by the navy can be sold at sky-high prices on the black market.

After being modified, it became the flagship of a large pirate group. In the New World, the navy's ironclad warships have always been priceless.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, I am Manhart, the Prime Minister of the Lion Kingdom."

The miles-long carpet was dyed red like blood, and thousands of people lined the streets to welcome them. From this grand welcome ceremony, the degree of control that the Golden Lion and its core forces had over the entire Lion Kingdom was evident.

Come to think of it, even a guy like Enel who has no experience in ruling, can rule the entire Sky Island for several years just by relying on his vast mind network and the ability of the Thunder Fruit, let alone an established fruit ability user like Shiki.

Shiki and Manhattan, the two core members of the Lion Kingdom, both have the ability to move quickly by relying on the power of their fruits. In addition, the strong ones can easily cover an area of ​​tens of kilometers with their observation Haki. Every move of the Lion Kingdom is under the control of the Golden Lion Shiki.

In addition, after the founding of the country by Shi Ji, people's lives have indeed become much better than before, and these people can still distinguish right from wrong.

They don't know what is evil or justice. They only know that they will work hard for whoever feeds them and treats them with dignity.

Carsente stood at the front, his coat of justice fluttering in the wind, while Anna and others behind him were also dressed in their best clothes.

On the opposite side, Manhart was wearing a gilded cloak and holding a cane inlaid with purple gems the size of quail eggs. The guards behind him were all dressed in suits and leather shoes, and his main focus was on style.

"Manhart, why didn't Shiqi come in person?"

Carsente asked, and a faint sense of oppression spread.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, His Majesty the King is in the palace. Why don't you spend a few days in the Lion Kingdom first, and then follow me to the floating island. Then my Majesty will definitely welcome you warmly."

Manhart gritted his teeth, resisted the pressure, looked into Carsent's deep eyes, and spoke frankly.

"In that case, lead the way."

Carsent put away the feeling of oppression and returned to his usual state.

After all, it was someone else's territory, so it was not good to go too far. However, even if it was only for a moment, Carson had already looked up to Manhattan.

Compared to Carson's calmness, Manhattan was under tremendous pressure. In the previous moment, he felt as if he was being stared at by the top predator, as if there was nowhere to escape. After a moment of eye contact, the back of his clothes was already soaked with cold sweat.

It can be said that the difference in strength will be directly reflected through will, and when two people with a huge difference in strength meet, even if the stronger one does nothing, the weaker one will feel fear from the bottom of his heart about the aura that the stronger one unconsciously releases.

"Such oppression can only be exerted by Lord Shi Ji. Vice Admiral Xuan Ming of the Navy is truly worthy of his reputation."

Manhart was still frightened, but after all, he was now directly representing the Golden Lion Shiki to negotiate with the navy, and he must not show his weakness in public.

Thinking of this, Manhattan adjusted his state silently and then spoke again.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, please allow me to introduce it to you. This island, due to its unique geographical location, is rich in sugarcane and therefore has abundant sugar."

"Thanks to this, His Majesty the King named this island the Sugar Capital. It supplies more than half of the sugar for the entire Lion Kingdom."

"Also, there are a few fields that produce a lot of food, but most of the food is supplied by other islands."

Accompanied by Manhattan's explanation, the group walked slowly on the island's path, looking at the surrounding scenes.

It was indeed as Manhart said, a large number of farmers around were working hard in the fields with their upper bodies naked.

As for the introduction of the island, Manhattan only stayed on the surface and did not go into the specific magnitude of taxation and imports and exports.

It's not that they are worried about leaks. The pirate world doesn't take this thing seriously. A strong man can easily destroy everything on this island, so there is nothing to hide. It's mainly because there is no need. After all, except for Manhart, no one present can understand this thing. Speaking it out has no value except for the awkward atmosphere.

Carsen didn't care about these. Along the way, Carsen's attention was always on the mental state of the people around him.

The residents here are also suffering from fatigue, illness, hunger, and poverty, but at the same time, their bent spines are still strong and there is still hope in their cloudy eyes.

And just this mental state alone is comparable to that of some of the more affluent countries around the world.

The residents of other countries that are members of the New World Government are not so lucky.

Carsent has never been to the Ten Thousand Kingdoms, but he believes that the residents of the Ten Thousand Kingdoms are no worse than those of the Lion Kingdom.

At the same time, behind Carsen, Dorag's attention coincided with Carsen's. The occasional smiles on the faces of those farmers and dung pickers attracted Dorag's attention.

Seeing this, something different gradually appeared in Dorag's eyes.

Noticing all this, Carsent sighed softly in his heart.

"Silly boy, it's not that simple. The comparison can't be made horizontally..."

Carsent shook his head slightly and said nothing more.

In Carsent's opinion, Dorag only saw the surface. The Lion Kingdom is just a newly born one and its territory is not large yet. It only takes a few hours for the Golden Lion to travel through the entire Lion Kingdom.

Therefore, no official in the entire kingdom dared to bend the law for personal gain, and the will of the Golden Lion could be implemented 100%.

You know, as long as a political system reform can ensure that all policies are implemented in accordance with the original intention of the reform, and no one intentionally or unintentionally distorts the policies and seeks personal gain in the name of reform, then the reform will be 99% successful.

Certain problems will only gradually emerge when the political entity develops to a certain scale.

To give the simplest example, in the early days of Liu Bei's group during the Three Kingdoms period, the main leaders ate at the same table and slept on the same bed. In a county governed by Liu Bei, it can be said that no one picked up lost items on the road, no doors were locked at night, there were no unjust cases, and the people were happy.

But after Liu Bei became emperor, the relationship between the monarch and his subjects naturally could not be as harmonious as it was at the beginning. This was not because their feelings had faded, but because they had no choice.

There must have been countless dark sides and favoritism in the entire Shu Han regime in private. If at this time, you compared some remote areas of Shu Han with the county town that Liu Bei had governed, you would conclude that Liu Bei's governance ability had declined sharply after living for most of his life.

This is totally ridiculous.

This is also a mistake that many other time travelers often make. You govern your own tiny place well, and then use it to criticize the political system of the entire country. Such behavior is quite absurd and unreasonable.

And in Carsent's estimation, Dorag probably didn't see through this layer.