APJ CHAPTER 143 DEVELOPING WANO COUNTRY BY ADAPTING TO THE LOCAL CONDITIONS

If several factories hadn’t already been set up, Kurozumi Orochi would have completely doubted his life. Moreover, Kaido didn’t just ignore him as the military industry of Wano Country is indeed outstanding, and he cannot completely abandon it.

Even with the huge profits brought by Beasts Fruits and John’s treasures, which made the Beasts Pirates financially sufficient, he still needed excellent logistics bases to ensure the supply of his weapons.

However, unlike Orochi’s idea of establishing factories throughout the country, Arceus has already arranged what each region should be used for based on the environmental characteristics of Wano Country.

First is Kuri, which has a mountainous terrain and a mild climate, making it a suitable location for growing most types of Berries. At the same time, there was also Tauros’ pasture here, where new breeds of cattle are raised in the mountains.

The terrain and climate of Hakumai is similar to that of Kuri, but without high mountains and consists mainly of hilly regions. The development plan here is similar to that of Kuri, but Kuri places more emphasis on agriculture, while Hakumai focuses more on animal husbandry. Both regions have their own areas of specialization.

Flower Capital serves as the economic center of Wano Country, with favorable terrain in its surrounding areas. Moreover, the climate here has distinct levels, and special medicinal plants can be cultivated with the help of the Mt. Fuji’s terrain.

At the same time, because it is located at the center of Wano Country, it will surely become the main trading venue for goods in the future.

To the north is the Kibi region’s wasteland, which the Beasts Pirates plan to make their main grain production area. They aim to cultivate cash crops on a large scale while ensuring basic food security.

As for the problem of the wasteland, Arceus plans to take some time to work on greening the area and let the local people know what a “miracle” looks like.

As for Udon and Ringo, Wano Country’s Seastone mines are located in Udon. As a result, Udon consists mainly of rocky terrain with little arable soil. Following the principle of adapting to local conditions, Udon was chosen as the main industrial zone.

Furthermore, the Seastone mines are located nearby, and Wano Country’s weapon crafting and Seastone processing technologies are unparalleled. In fact, it is precisely because of their unique Seastone processing technology that they have excellent military capabilities.

Having the factories closer to the mines can also reduce wear and tear during transportation and human labor.

As for Ringo, due to its cold climate and being mostly covered in snow for most of the time, only a small amount of cold-weather plants can grow here. After reserving some areas, this will be the location for the future assembly workshop.

The forging of the ores and crafting of the parts will be completed in Udon before being transported to Ringo for assembly. The finished products will be then sent to Onigashima where Kaido and others will decide their future use. This is the current arrangement for the six different regions of Wano Country.

However, everything is just getting started, and these are arrangements for after fully taking control of Wano Country. Currently, the Beasts Pirates are only constructing factories in Udon and building an orchard that combines agriculture and animal husbandry in Kuri.

At the same time, the actions of the Beasts Pirates have had a significant impact on Wano Country. Beasts Pirates have a contingent of around one thousand people, and even their chefs, ship doctors, and navigators have the ability to fight on the battlefield. It can be said that all of their members are elite.

These people did not come to Wano Country to do farm work, but the development of industries require more manpower. So, they chose to recruit more labor locally. With Wano Country’s population being over a million, it was not difficult to recruit some labor.

Although Wano Country is xenophobic, they could temporarily put aside this prejudice against the people brought in by Orochi. Moreover, they can have a conflict with people but not with money.

The monthly salary of 5 gold in Wano Country was considered high. Assuming that they did not eat or drink, they could save enough money to buy a house in 20 months.

Although it is based on the exaggerated premise of not eating or drinking, it is still considered quite good.

During this process, the Beasts Pirates also intend to gradually absorb local members of Wano Country into their own ranks, achieving assimilation of Wano Country. Riko is an example of this.

Although Kaido brought her out because she is White’s widow, there was also this factor, and he also brought out Sayuri at the same time.

This was Riko’s request. She felt that it would be best for Sayuri to grow up in a different environment.

Mandrell directly purchased the entire courtesan house according to Kaido’s requirements, and according to the rules, they now have authority over all the courtesans there.

The composition of the Red-Light District is quite complex, as it includes nobles who were punished for violating the laws, as well as individuals who voluntarily sold themselves. Additionally, there are people who have been trafficked or sold by their families.

Beasts Pirates are currently unable to address this issue, which is not limited to Wano Country but also prevalent outside of it. In fact, human auction is brazenly held in Sabaody Archipelago, an area in close proximity to where the Marines are stationed.

One moment they have just left the Marine base, and the next moment they are being sold in the auction.

However, the presence of the Marines is still somewhat useful. At least while they are stationed there, there are still orderly areas in Sabaody Archipelago.

The actions of the Beasts Pirates provided ordinary people with more job opportunities, but their actions had a different view in the eyes of the daimyos.

“Was I mistaken? Has Kurozumi Orochi really turned over a new leaf and wants to help improve the livelihood of the people of Wano Country?”

This was Shimotsuki Yasuie’s thoughts, who is one of the few daimyo that has the most contact with Kurozumi Orochi, and he is also a person who is quite familiar with Oden. He has always felt that there was something suspicious about Kurozumi Orochi.

However, based on the current situation, it appears that his suspicions were unfounded.

“But Yasuie-sama, those people are using Orochi’s name to forcefully relocate some residents, and some are also being forced to sell their land. This…”

“Let’s wait and see, this situation is too strange.”

The daimyos of Wano Country are equal in rank and each manages their own area. Unless it is a major event that concerns the Shogun or can cause a huge change in the entire Wano Country, they will not causally contact each other. In Yasuie’s view, the current situation is not so serious.

Moreover, the main areas where the Beasts Pirates are active now are in Kuri and Udon. If it were not for the fact that the only port to the outside world is in his territory Hakumai, and Oden wasn’t present to look after Kuri, he wouldn’t care so much about this matter.

Unlike his calmness, the daimyo of Udon, Uzuki Tempura, looked thoughtful as he watched several new factories appearing in his territory. Previously, there were no large-scale factories within Wano Country, or rather they didn’t even know what a factory was.

These new buildings were built on the orders of Orochi using the name of the proxy Shogun, and were also a suggestion given to Orochi by Kurozumi Higurashi. The large number of factories will not only generate huge profits, but also pollute the environment of Wano Country through the discharge of wastewater.

The factories that Kaido helped him establish in Udon were his last consolation, but a strange problem arose. The situation of wastewater only appeared a few days ago, but afterwards, the wastewater seems to have disappeared into thin air.