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Chapter 628: Desolate Lair Baldigo! (2 in 1)
After all, it was impossible for this closed-door meeting of the Navy Headquarters to discuss any tangible results. This military organization, which was established at the beginning of the World Government, has seen tremendous changes in the life paths and trajectories of everyone in it since the departure of Yoriichi Tsugakuin.
The new navy that split off will have a substantial impact on the headquarters of the navy in all aspects, both in terms of the situation and the thinking of the soldiers.
As the World Government's control over the Marine Headquarters has been greatly weakened, and with the death and departure of veterans like Garp and Zephyr who had almost "absolute" authority in the Marine Headquarters, the split of the Marine Headquarters has actually been inevitable to a certain extent.
After returning to the position of marshal, Sengoku's mentality has actually undergone a huge change. The tragic defeat on the Origin Island that year caused him to lose a close friend, and then Zephyr and Kuzan left the Marine Headquarters one after another.
The experiences of these years have quickly consumed the limited energy of Zhan Guo. This marshal who has always wanted to practice "justice over the world" now has the greatest wish to lead the Navy Headquarters steadily into a new era.
The stable operation of the Navy Headquarters is already the best situation in Sengoku's mind.
With this mentality, Zhan Guo turned a blind eye to the divisive attitude shown by his subordinates in the meeting, and did not think of using any means to bridge such internal conflicts.
Or
In fact, in Sengoku's view, this kind of internal division in the Navy Headquarters might be a good thing.
Such a big event happened in the holy land of Marinjoa. The Celestial Dragons suffered a devastating blow from an unknown strongman. The Warring States had never seen such a serious incident against the Celestial Dragons. And it was somewhat abnormal that after suffering such a blow, the Celestial Dragons did not use the power of the navy to search for the murderer, counterattack and retaliate to deter ordinary people.
Instead, he tried hard to conceal this information and tried to avoid the sight of the Navy Headquarters.
From this small action, Sengoku could see that the World Government had limited trust in their Marine Headquarters. Even after the Celestial Dragons suffered a great loss of strength, they had begun to secretly fear their Marine Headquarters.
Zhan Guo realized that the world was about to change.
Zhan Guo, also known as the wise general, was not a stupid man. He could naturally see that Borsalino's position was not very firm. He was not sure whether Borsalino had any connection with the new navy, but what Zhan Guo could be sure of was that the other party at least did not respond with a hostile attitude towards the new navy.
This position seems very delicate in the headquarters of the Navy. In Sengoku's opinion, Borsalino's behavior has some flavor of "betting".
Thinking of this, Zhan Guo's gaze involuntarily swept towards the direction of Lieutenant General He.
If there is anyone in the Navy Headquarters who has sensed the changes in the world like Borsalino and tried to place multiple bets, then his old friend Crane has also shown some behavior.
Peacock is the granddaughter of Crane. If it was a coincidence that this child was initially sent to the new navy as a spy, then the various intelligence sent by Peacock in recent years has caused Zhan Guo to have some doubts about this matter.
Zhan Guo even suspected that Crane had intentionally facilitated Kong Que's undercover assignment in the New Navy.
Because Peacock's rank in the new navy was getting higher and higher, but the intelligence he sent out was all of the "insignificant" kind.
There has never been a problem with its authenticity, but a careful analysis reveals that the intelligence sent by Peacock is often "established facts". Rather than being intelligence, it is more like a "notice" intentionally released by the New Navy.
The Navy Headquarters and the World Government have no way of making any effective plans against the New Navy through Peacock's intelligence.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhan Guo became more and more convinced of his judgment.
If the New Navy had not discovered Peacock's undercover identity for all these years because they did a good job of keeping it secret, then after Zefa took charge of the New Navy in recent years, Peacock, whose rank had been rising, would probably have had no way of continuing to conceal his identity.
Unless, for all these years Zefa had never known that there was a person named Peacock in the new navy.
But this is not possible at all. Kong Que has become a school officer now, and a striking female school officer at that. How could she not attract attention? !
I'm afraid that this spy, who has been delivering sexual information to the Navy Headquarters, has already settled in the New World.
He was probably well aware of this matter, so he had never inquired about the whereabouts of his granddaughter and seemed to have no concern for her safety.
The relationships in the Navy Headquarters were complicated. After thinking about it for a while, Zhan Guo felt a headache. Helplessly, after letting the vice admirals quarrel for a while, he interrupted and announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Until the end of the meeting, no conclusion was reached, and the generals still didn't know how to deal with possible changes from outside.
Just as the senior officials of the Navy Headquarters were predicting the future direction of the situation, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and Mihawk quickly returned to Bankoi with the help of Bear.
Kuzan is fully responsible for the final matters on Beehive Island. After the rescued slaves are registered, they will be arranged by Kuzan. Those who want to go home will be sent back. Those who have no relatives or friends in their hometown may want to live in another place, and the new navy will also help with their resettlement.
Although the overall strategy of the new navy has been shrinking in recent years, it does not mean that the new navy is not developing. They are building large-scale projects in the countries and lands they actually control. In this way, they can expand demand, which can not only strengthen the island's ability to resist pirates, but also greatly speed up the efficiency of cargo transportation through convenient land transportation.
As maritime trade becomes more and more developed, the people's economy under the control of the new navy is also growing in a virtuous cycle. People living in these places, as long as they are down-to-earth and hardworking, can often buy property and have a stable life through hard work in just a few years.
Industry and agriculture are the foundation, maritime trade and commerce are the auxiliary, and Desolo's "Golden Ship" is used to reap the wealth of nobles, wealthy people, and pirates.
Thanks to a multi-pronged approach, the financial problems that plagued the new navy in its early years are no longer a problem.
They even have a large amount of money to build orphanages and schools. The orphans taken in and educated in these places will be the most legitimate blood joining the new navy in the future, which also lays a solid foundation for the long-term development of the new navy.
When Tsugikuni Yoshiichi returned to the new navy, he also gained a comprehensive understanding of the new navy. When he realized that the new navy had sufficient strength, plans to expand its influence began to be put on the agenda.
Before the new navy integrates the new world, Yoriichi Tsugikuni needs "certain people" not to focus their attention on them and cause trouble for them.
With this in mind, the New Navy, led by Mihawk, sent a secret force to Baldigo, the base of the Revolutionary Army.
Baldigo, also known as the White Island, is an island located in the first half of the Grand Line.
Due to the relationship between Xiong and Ginny, the New Navy and the Revolutionary Army maintained a certain level of contact even during the time when Tsugakuni Yoriichi was away. However, even so, the New Navy still spent a lot of effort to find out the Revolutionary Army's lair.
In this negotiation, the New Navy used a large amount of financial support, weapons, and food support as bargaining chips to gain the opportunity to sit at the same table with the Revolutionary Army.
Dragon was actually very cautious in this regard, and had never revealed the location of his base even to a strategic partner like the New Navy, with whom he had always had contacts. The reason for making an exception this time was that their Revolutionary Army really needed the material support of the New Navy in order to continue to expand their influence.
The sea conditions in the first half of the Grand Line are much better than those in the New World, but they are still incomparable to the four seas with normal magnetic fields.
Relying on the recording pointer from Baldigo, Mihawk led a team of people and drove a warship dressed as a merchant ship. After nearly a month of trekking, they finally arrived at this white island.
The sky is high and the sea is vast.
Although Baldigo should have four distinct seasons, due to its topography, the entire island exudes a strong sense of desolation.
The reason why this island is called the "White Island" is because Bardigo is rich in a mineral called dolomite, which is an excellent building material that is wear-resistant and high-temperature resistant. It can also be used to make pottery and glass, and can even be processed into calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer.
This ore is in great demand worldwide.
How much of this ore is there in Baldigo? It can be said that the entire island is filled with this ore.
However, the single soil composition means that this island cannot produce abundant crops, and in this era, most countries are still in the state of agricultural civilization.
Since Baldigo cannot produce its own crops, it can only rely on selling minerals to ensure the daily lives of its citizens.
Before the revolutionary army liberated this place, due to the old king's wanton exploitation of the lower-class laborers, people working in the mines could not even afford a full meal after a hard day's work.
The high-intensity labor and rewards were not proportional at all. In contrast, the king drank human blood to build more and more luxurious palaces. The people's emotions finally erupted after a mining disaster involving tens of thousands of people, and then, under the leadership of the dragon, they overthrew the original rulers.
However, after overthrowing the rule of the original aristocracy, the people who achieved autonomy still did not live a life of plenty as they had imagined.
After people celebrated lavishly on the ruins of the luxurious palace for more than ten days, living issues were still the biggest problem they had to face.
Moreover, after overthrowing the original aristocratic rule, they also encountered a huge problem, that is, the World Government and the Navy Headquarters marked Baldigo as a "non-member country."
In the first half of the Grand Line, all member states of the World Government severed all commercial ties with Baldigo, and the dolomite produced on the island had no market at all.
Now, the people here not only have not had enough to eat, but now they don’t even have anything to eat.
The leaders elected by the people spontaneously have no way to solve such problems. Even if they beg and plead, they cannot convince the member states to continue doing business with them. These people cannot solve the most fundamental problem of food.
The final result was that some people had to leave their hometowns in order to survive. Some changed their identities and became refugees, going to other countries to make a living; some went out to sea and witnessed the cruelty of the ocean and became pirates.
After experiencing a great change, people realized that "a tree that is moved will die, but a person who moves will live."
However, there are still a large number of people who do not want to leave the place where they have lived for decades. Of course, there are also a large number of people who simply have no way to leave, either because of their feelings for this land, or because they simply do not have the ability to do so.
In order to survive, they had no choice but to find the dragon who led them to overthrow the rule of the nobles and ask the dragon to lead them out of the predicament.
This was an important turning point in the transformation of the Self-Defense Army into a revolutionary army. After this, Long completely understood that "self-defense" and "revolution" were two completely different things.
Simply overthrowing the rule of the former oppressors is far from enough.
But unfortunately, even though Long’s personal strength is unmatched, he has no way to make a barren land like Baldigo produce dealers, nor can he make those countries buy in and purchase the ore here.
Should he use tough measures to force them to submit? Why should he let the people of Baldigo trade with ore? Couldn't he just feed Baldigo by plundering other countries like the Whitebeard Pirates did?
The problems of Baldigo have always troubled Long. Fortunately, his revolutionary army has made some achievements in the four seas, and the ore on the island has some sales channels, so it can be produced and sold by itself. Although the transportation cost from the New World to the West Sea and the North Sea is ridiculously high, so that no matter how hard the people of Baldigo try, the rewards they get are not much different from before, but after all they will not die, right?
The complex conflicts of interest between man and nature, and between countries, will not be easily resolved just because of the dragon's "face".
Therefore, when the "merchant ship" from the Ten Thousand Countries arrived at Baldigo, Mihawk and Tsugakuni Eiichiro on the deck could hardly believe that Baldigo, the headquarters of the dragon, would be so desolate.
Although Mihawk was nominally the leader of this negotiation of the new navy, the actual person in charge was Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
As the merchant ship docked at the shore, someone from the dock soon led a patrol team of ten people and quickly rushed towards the ship where Tsugakuin Yoshiichi and his crew were.
After all, it is an island under the control of the military government, and they are quite wary of ships.
“I didn’t expect that their headquarters would be located in a place like this.”
"It has nothing to do with prosperity, but if it is here, it can indeed conceal one's tracks."
"I'm afraid the Navy Headquarters and the World Government would never have thought that the Revolutionary Army would choose an island like this as its headquarters."
Mihawk looked at the desolate island and sighed. He had long been accustomed to the prosperity of the world, and it was inevitable that he would feel surprised to suddenly see that the headquarters of a force as famous as his own was in such a place.
"This island is rich in dolomite. In some ways, building a fortress can use local materials, which will cost a lot less."
“It’s a good choice.”
"It seems that Long and his men are really short of supplies!"
"No wonder."
(End of this chapter)
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