One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 17 Wanshou's Thoughts

After saying goodbye to the excited Oak Thorin, Lily and Wanshou returned to the cabin. Kiki and Anna had already prepared dinner. Lily wanted to keep them for dinner, but was rejected.

"Master, are there really things in this world that attract each other?" Lily asked after taking a bite of the food.

"I think so."

"But why? It's so strange that two people or things that have never met each other are attracted to each other?" Lily was even more confused. Why did they meet and on what basis did they meet? Was it just because of feelings?
"How can I explain this to you?" Wanshou stopped eating and drinking, holding his chin and thinking for a while, "Let me explain it to you using the devil fruit. You know that the animal-type devil fruit will choose the owner it wants."

"I've heard you say that."

"That's it. Why can animal-type devil fruits choose their masters? I don't know either, but I have a guess. It may be because animal-type devil fruits have the most complete consciousness of all kinds of devil fruits. Even if it is the consciousness of animals, it is often the consciousness of this kind of animal that is the most accurate. When they don't like you, even if it is right at your feet, you won't notice it at all. But when they like you, they always come to you for various strange reasons. Everything in the world is sometimes unclear. We don't know enough about this world. A good weapon has a complete soul, and it is normal for two people or things with similar souls to be attracted to each other."

"Maybe. But if I really find the demon sword Red Shadow one day, I will definitely listen to what he has to say." Lily lowered her head to eat again, and soon the two of them finished the whole table of dishes.

After simply clearing the dishes, Lily picked up a book to study. In recent years, in addition to teaching her martial arts, Wanshou taught her more knowledge from books, ranging from biographies of people from various places to various policies for governing a country, from animal manuals to various myths. Although she was very curious about why the magical creatures introduced in the book called "Records of Mountains and Seas" would have consequences if eaten.

"Master, what kind of ruler do you think is qualified?" Lily asked, holding the book in her hand.

"A qualified ruler? This is a very common question. First of all, tell me what kind of ruler do you think is a good one?" Wanshou did not answer the question directly, but asked Lily instead.

"Hey, hey, hey, Master, I'm the one asking you, okay?" Lily complained, but still touched the horns on her head and started thinking.

"Personally, I think that being able to ensure that the people have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, education for the young and care for the elderly is what makes a good ruler."

"Ahahahaha, you are looking at the problem from the perspective of the common people, but a good ruler must look at the problem from two sides, the people's side and the ruler's side." Wanshou stroked his beard with a smile.

"First of all, you are right about the people. Of course, I can add that we need to educate the people and let them know what is good and what is wrong. The rulers should also go to the grassroots often to understand what the people need. They cannot be high-handed and self-satisfied. Otherwise, all the work will be in vain."

"Then the second point is that for the rulers, a sound legal system is a must. Remember, it is a sound legal system, not the laws. Human power is limited, and the laws made at the beginning cannot be completely comprehensive. They must be revised according to the times and specific circumstances. In addition, a certain degree of freedom must be given to the people. The law must not be used to fix everyone. The result of that is that the entire country will become a stagnant pool of water. Over time, corruption and monopoly will breed like mosquitoes in stagnant water."

"That is to say, the rulers need to formulate appropriate laws that are neither too strict nor too intimidating, right?" Lily asked again.

"That's right." Wanshou nodded, and suddenly changed the tone, "Let me tell you a story." "Legend has it that there is a world in which there is a ruler. He leads a group of people to rule this huge kingdom. The king is smart and hardworking. He has formulated very detailed laws. His ministers also constantly praise the king for being so popular. This makes the king very happy. He likes to see everyone's smiling faces, but he is too busy at work and has no time to go out and take a look. He really wants to see those people."

Wanshou is a good storyteller and Lily was instantly attracted to him.

"Sometimes, a thought is like a seed. The king's desire to go out and take a look grew little by little in his mind. Finally one day, the king ran out in the night. When he was sure that no one had spotted him, he stood on the hillside and laughed wildly. He had always wanted to do this, but in order to maintain his dignity as a king, he had not allowed himself to do so before. Now he could finally laugh wildly.

The king ran out of the castle on the mountain and came to the villages under his rule. He thought he would see smiling faces, but he was wrong. What he saw were hungry and zombie-like people. The king was shocked. He didn't understand why. He had worked hard, and his ministers said that everyone was well fed and well clothed. They said that everyone was happy.

The king looked at each village in disbelief and found that the situation in most of the villages was not good, except for the village where his ministers were born. The king could no longer bear it and asked the people in the village why it was like this. The people told him that it was because the king said he would increase taxes, and the current taxes were too heavy and no one could survive.

But the king knew that he had never raised taxes. In fact, he had set a very low tax rate and had prepared various regulations for various natural disasters. However, it was also true that the people were being exploited. So where was the problem? It could only be his ministers.

The king was angry. He took the initiative to show up and found the guards who were looking for him all over the world. He found his ministers under the guards. He questioned his ministers angrily, but the ministers remained silent. Just as the king drove the ministers away, the king went from one extreme to another. He was ready to let the people be free. The king cooperated with a kingdom that was good at researching technology. They invented many things. He was ready to make the world a better place through these inventions. But at this moment, rebellion came. The ministers who were expelled by the king rebelled against the king. They stole the king's inventions, and a war began. Many people supported the ministers because of the king's liberal policy. Although there were no original taxes, various civil riots emerged one after another, and society became more turbulent. When the original ministers appeared under the banner of restoring order, many people responded. The war was over and the king lost. The former harsh rule and the later chaos were two big hats on the king's head, although the second one was indeed done by the king. The nobles became the new king, and the original king disappeared. "

After Wanshou finished his story, he picked up the teacup from the table and took a sip to moisten his throat.

"How is it? Do you understand?"

"The king designed the laws, but the laws were controlled by the ministers and became a tool for them to make money. Later, the king abolished the laws, which triggered riots. Simply put, this king is an overly naive guy, silly but cute." Lily shook her head and commented on this stupid king.

"Yes, this king is a naive fool. I admit that his starting point is good, but sometimes stupidity is more hurtful than cruelty."

"This king is a capable but incompetent person. He grew up in the palace and has no idea what the people need or want. Everything he does is just his wishful thinking." Lily shook her head again and stopped discussing this stupid king and continued to bury her head in her books.

Wanshou took another sip of tea and smiled mysteriously.

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