The navy is not here to counter the rebellion. To the navy, it doesn't matter who wins. Their purpose is to establish a relationship with the winner. They will want the benefits when the time comes, but they don't care about the pirates.
When the navy appeared, Sand Crocodile immediately sided with Duran, because they were all wanted criminals. Wanted criminals should help wanted criminals. Although their positions are different, their identities are the same. So he is Gu Quan
The overall situation is that the wanted criminals are fighting among themselves, but when facing the navy, they should share the same hatred.
When he rushed out, he saw a familiar figure. He was fighting this Luffy just now. Why did Luffy change into a navy skin now?
Wang Lufei saw the other person's confused expression and smiled: "Have you seen the other me? But don't confuse me with that weakling. The overlord is entangled."
Wang Luffy trained hard in the navy and only slept four hours a day. In order to climb up in the navy, he worked hard to polish his body and combat skills. He was definitely not comparable to Luffy.
When Sand Crocodile saw the opponent's fist approaching, he tried to turn into sand, but it was useless. He was directly hit by a punch. This feeling was exactly the same as when fighting Whitebeard.
But the other party is not Whitebeard, he is just a young man. How could he be so powerful?
Wang Lufei added more damage and directly beat the Sand Crocodile unconscious.
Won?!
Weiwei watched the navy attack forcefully and captured the sand crocodile, but she was not happy. Because the navy came, it proved that not a cent of the sand crocodile's money would fall into her hands.
As a manager of a country, it is impossible not to talk about money.
The only luck is that it rained, but the problem is that there are at least four to six months between planting and harvesting. How to survive these months? This is the most difficult.
It was possible to use Sand Crocodile's money, but now it can only borrow money. Borrowing money from the countries that are members of the World Government, hoping to survive the crisis. However, after borrowing money, Alabasta's finances will become more difficult.
There is also the problem of pirates, which also requires money.
Weiwei envies those who can sail freely on the sea, but the current situation is that she has too much work to do, and it is impossible to be free and leave.
The future situation is not optimistic. All Alabasta can do is wait, wait for other countries to collapse, or even wait for the collapse of the world government. When the creditors disappear, they can borrow money without repaying it.
It's all about money.
When King Hui of Liang met Mencius, the first thing he said was money, saying, "I have come from a thousand miles away, and I will benefit my country." Mencius said, "Why do you need to call it benefit? It's just benevolence and righteousness."
Don’t talk about interests, talk about benevolence and righteousness.
Is benevolence and righteousness good? Yes, but the monarch cannot use it.
When life and death are at stake, everyone still looks at interests, not benevolence and righteousness. The same is true for the princess, she must hold on to interests, otherwise the country cannot function and the status of the royal family cannot be preserved.
Although the war is over now, the losses have been heavy. The king's power has declined, and the vassal towns have grown in size. If the king cannot get money, he can only wait for the next rebellion.
Luffy and the others can't help. The most they can do is wait until Princess Vivi is overthrown and give her a place to stay. If she doesn't want to be a princess anymore, she can still have a promising career as a pirate.
"It's raining." Water representing life moistens the dry earth, but the country's hope is still slim.
Luffy and the others are hiding in the palace, waiting for the navy to leave before they can continue to go to sea.
"Although the Sand Crocodile was caught, the moving natural disaster still disappeared." Weiwei brought the news: "Luffy, where is the Robin you took away?"
"She's gone too. I don't know where she went." Luffy didn't think much at the time and took Robin away, but she disappeared without a word.
"It's okay if she disappears. That woman can read ancient texts, and if she has anything to do with her, she will be targeted by the navy." Weiwei said, "You guys should take good care of yourself here first. Thank you very much for this time."
Everyone is injured and needs to stop thinking about it.
Weiwei needs to deal with the chaotic state affairs and find a way to raise money.
"Although the Sand Crocodile lost, he was not the only loser, the king also lost. Because of the Sand Crocodile's money, the seventh floor was destroyed, and the remaining three floors were looted by the navy. The rebels had no money and could not squeeze out anything.
In the end, the king had no choice but to pay for himself, but he had no money, so he could only borrow money. The winning or losing of the war was not just about the military, but also depends on who paid the cost in the end. Many times, the military won and the economy lost.
." Dulan said that it is useless to win military affairs alone. It is not uncommon in history to win a war and bring down a country.
"It is really difficult for a desert country to develop. There are only a few oases and it is really difficult to rely on the weather. If you want to progress and develop, you still have to industrialize. But under the current situation, it is difficult to eat, let alone industrialize."
Dinisha said.
There are three original accumulation methods for industrialization, one is external expansion, the other is internal extraction of agricultural surplus, and the third is acceptance of external investment.
External expansion is the method of many early-developing industrial countries, which completes primitive accumulation through plunder. Internal extraction of agricultural surplus is an option for late-developing industrial countries. It is very difficult and laborious, because after industrialization, the initial products are not competitive at all, but they are still
To produce and iterate, a large amount of agricultural surplus support is needed. Many countries gave up because they could not support industrial feedback.
3. Accept external investment. External investment is not charity, they also want to make money. Then accepting investment must transfer something, which can be part of the sovereignty or a large share of the profits.
In short, it is quite difficult to complete industrialization. Alabasta cannot even think about external expansion and extraction of agricultural surplus. It is simply impossible.
Then the only choice is to accept external investment. The next thing Weiwei has to do is to borrow money and attract investment. We hope to develop the country.
"It's a pity that she wants to develop, but she may not have the time, but she will definitely not give up and will take a gamble. The king seems to be ready to let his daughter give it a try." Dulan said: "It will not be easy."
"It is indeed difficult, but now many people want to spend Bailey, and they really need a place that can develop and increase value." Dinisha said: "Although the terrain of Alabasta is not good, it is close to the starting point of the Grand Route.
Among the seven routes, it is also at the front, and the mask is larger than the surrounding islands."
"Maybe the lack of water is a flaw."
In the first half of the Grand Line, there are seven routes. In the second half, there is only one route.
Alabasta, where Luffy left, was one of the seven.
"It still depends on the high speed of sea currents, connecting the world together, reducing transportation costs, and building roads first if you want to get rich. And after all, Alabasta is an eight-hundred-year-old empire, and the various oases are highly developed. As long as the infrastructure is in place,
It can be developed immediately. And if some rare metals are dug out in the desert, there will be a mine." Dulan said with a smile.
"But without industrialization and just buying raw materials, we will ultimately be unable to achieve greater success," Dinisha said.
"Aren't many ancient civilizations like this? They developed very early, occupied geographical advantages, and were once glorious. But over time, they became silent. They could not get rich or starve to death. In ancient times, they were very glorious, but then
As time goes by, it just becomes mediocre. Which one of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and Persia has not been great? They can make money relying on geography, but they are not ***, they are just wanderers, and they cannot
Break through your own shackles and create your own wave. Relying on geographical location, there was a wave of development first, but when it reached the upper limit of development, it failed to go further." Duran said: "This is really hopeless."
"Do you think Alabasta will also fall into mediocrity?"
"The countries eight hundred years ago will basically fall into mediocrity. As long as they can't create their own wave, that's all they can do." Dulan said: "Of course Weiwei is still very ambitious. Judging from her performance, I don't think she is.
She will give up, but if she wants to make waves, she has to improve the system and culture. The resistance she faces can be imagined. I am afraid that she will not be able to break through."
Dinisha also feels that it is difficult for Alabasta to create a stir because there are many internal and external conflicts and Weiwei is weak.