Ignite the fire from the pirates

Having said this, Drago paused and looked at Kevin: "Sir..."

Kevin nodded slightly and replied: "The disadvantages brought by the enlightenment have begun to appear. When life is born with wisdom, it is inevitable that people's hearts will change, and it is also inevitable that some evil will be born."

“People’s minds are fickle. When their numbers reach a certain level, their minds will become even more fickle after they are enlightened.”

"The people of this world have been oppressed by the nobles for eight hundred years. After realizing that this is not justified, their anger will be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives."

"It is possible to use the public anger to achieve one's own selfish desires, to stand on the moral high ground and make a fuss, or even to secretly become a new noble."

"Those who are obedient and willing to give benefits will be safe, but those who are disobedient and unwilling to give benefits will be tortured in various ways the next day..."

Kevin looked at Zhan Guo at this point and said, "Even if you give them benefits, they will kill you with the blade of justice, because no matter whether it is wealth or beautiful daughters and wives, they can take them for themselves after this."

Zhan Guo clenched his hands and said, "Since you have already predicted this, why?"

Kevin replied: "What I said probably hasn't happened yet. The New Age newspaper enlightens people, but it only teaches them how to think."

"To really reach the level I just mentioned, they need to see more temptations, and after tasting the sweetness for the first time, they need to learn how to use public opinion to form power."

"Besides... this is exactly why your navy didn't join the Revolutionary Army, Sengoku."

After the words fell, Zhan Guo was stunned.

Looking at the gentleman in front of her, even though she knew that this was not his real face, her heart still trembled.

People's minds change, but how amazing is it that the gentleman who could have thought of the current situation from the beginning...

No, even the level that those people have not yet reached was pointed out directly by the gentleman at this moment, without any reservation.

"Have the Navy's branches in various towns been incorporated?"

Kevin asked.

Zhan Guo replied: "In the liberation operation centered on Upside Down Mountain, the navy with true justice in mind has been selected, and the incorporation of branches in various regions is going smoothly."

At this point, Zhan Guo paused and said, "Sir, if the navy arrests these people, what should we do if we are questioned?"

Kevin looked strange when he heard this, and then he sighed.

"Marshal Sengoku... the minds of the people after they have become enlightened are complicated. Even though there are only 256 islands and kingdoms at present, the population is still a huge number."

"When the number of people reaches 100, everyone has their own thoughts. What about tens of millions of people? In this case, everyone represents their own interests. If everyone can influence the implementation of policies and the will of the political core, then the world will fall into real chaos."

"Lawmaking requires a core, and the navy also needs a core, and the core is the same: justice, order, morality, and law."

"As for doubts?"

"Do what is right, expose all the darkness hidden under the bright surface, and there will be no doubt."

"You have to believe that the public has a sharp eye!"

“If you can truly put the people in your heart, then the people will lift you up. The New Times and the Broadcasting Center can broadcast the truth behind everything to the world, and kind people are the majority after all.”

For a moment, Zhan Guo fell into deep thought, thinking back over every word Kevin said in his mind.

These words seemed to open the door to a new world for him, and made him understand what justice in the future navy would look like.

The world needs a navy, and the world needs a navy at all times.

At this time, Kevin looked at Dorag and said, "Governing towns, planning the country and promoting economic development are the areas that need attention within the scope of the Revolutionary Army's liberation. After the tax reform, we need to make the people richer and richer. If they still can't get enough food, our efforts will be meaningless."

"There are talents in this area, but they are far from enough. Over the past decade or so, we have trained a lot of people with awakened minds and broadened horizons. Let them become the first batch of city managers and work with the navy to eliminate the current chaos."

"Chaos cannot last long. Once it does, the momentum cannot be stopped. If it becomes a malignant tumor, it will require bloodshed to eradicate it."

Dorag frowned and nodded solemnly.

This discussion at the meeting shocked even the leader.

In the past, he believed that as long as he overthrew the Celestial Dragons and overthrew the rule of Marijoa, he would be able to bring dawn to this world.

But now it seems that how to manage it is the real difficulty.

Born with knowledge... People like you who can foresee the distant future may be the real luck of this world.

……

East China Sea, Kingdom of Goa.

As Garp's hometown, it naturally became one of the targets of the Revolutionary Army's liberation operation.

At this moment, all the nobles in the kingdom had been wiped out, and those nobles who had blood on their hands in the past were hanged within twelve days.

However, early this morning, a young man holding a long sword from the previous king's army, led a group of people behind him, shouting slogans and heading towards the direction of the palace.

Three days ago, Cole tasted the sweetness of house raiding.

He hid behind during the battle with the remaining nobles, and only rushed out after the guards were dead, and got a large box of jewelry.

The nobles’ treasures should have been turned in and then returned to the people after verification by the management, but he simply hid them and stayed awake all night in excitement.

After thinking it over and over in his mind, he finally thought of the place where the greatest wealth was gathered...the palace.

So he had been inciting people non-stop these past few days, saying in his words and deeds that the palace was the remnant of the aristocracy and the source of their past oppression, and must be destroyed!

The inflammatory tone and various stories that they had heard from others made many people stand up at once. They wanted to prove their courage and their courage to resist.

So they became the knife, and perhaps in the future they will become the new knife wielders.

However, at this time, a sound attracted Cole's attention.

In the alley next to him, a pair of frightened big eyes made him feel overjoyed, as if he had seen endless gold.

"Hahaha! There are still remnants of the nobles here!"

"Now, we are going to put them on trial!"

A group of people rushed to the alley, and Cole felt as if he had supreme power.

"No...don't hurt my mother!"

A little girl pouted, her princess dress was covered with dirt, her body was trembling slightly and her eyes were filled with tears, but she still bravely opened her arms to stop everyone.

Behind him, a pale-faced woman stopped him and hugged him back, while looking at the people in front of her.

"Please... please... we have no money left, really."

Cole's eyes swept over the snow-white neck, and the blue pendant attracted his greed.

"We, the lowly people, once knelt down and begged for your forgiveness, but have you, the nobles, ever shown any mercy?"

"The Kingdom of Goa has been liberated! And we are all brave warriors fighting for the dawn of the world!"

"Now! You will be judged by us!"

……

Chapter 288 One month later, a series of policy reforms

Looking at problems with dialectical thinking is a reflection of the people's enlightenment.

But while helping people distinguish between good and evil, it also reveals the evil side of some people.

Taking advantage of public anger to satisfy selfish desires.

Some people have never had power in their entire lives, but once they have a little bit of power, they will unscrupulously show off and become oppressors.

This situation was not uncommon among the 256 islands and towns liberated by the revolutionary army.

After enlightenment, or after the first experience that power can satisfy desires, this mentality will be unstoppable and can be used freely.

The nobles of the various kingdoms in this world cannot be generalized. For example, Cobra of the Alabasta Kingdom in the past, and King Riku of Dressrosa in the past, there are many nobles with good intentions like them.

Even among the Celestial Dragons, a figure like Doflamingo's father has appeared in the past eight hundred years.

The same is true among the nobles of the Kingdom of Goa. Avril's parents used to help the poor, opposed the king's burning of the garbage mountain, and even paid for some of their children's heavenly money out of their own pocket.

But in the chaos, this nobleman was killed by angry people, and the little money left in his residence was looted.

The woman and her daughter fled under the protection of the people who had helped them in the past, but how far could two women, one big and one small, go?

Finally, because of a little noise, they were discovered by the crowd led by Cole and blocked the entrance of the alley.

"Isn't this our Countess? The nobles who oppressed us in the past have all been hanged. You must also atone for your past actions!"

Cole raised the sickle in his hand: "She is begging us! How can the sins of the nobles be forgiven? When we think of our deceased relatives, how can we forgive them?"

At one moment, those who followed behind him also raised their weapons.

"Kill her! Let her atone for the innocent deaths!"

"The revolution will not stop! All nobles should be executed!"

"The property plundered from the people will eventually return to the people!"

"They are guilty, beat the aristocracy!"

For a moment, the shouts at the entrance of the alley were deafening.

Facing the huge crowd, the mother and daughter in the alley hugged each other tightly, their bodies shaking constantly.

Avril couldn't stop sobbing, tears all over her little cheeks.

She didn't understand why these people hated them so much.

Obviously... obviously my father and mother have always helped the people outside the royal city. There were even some uncles who couldn't afford to pay the heavenly gold and begged my father for help, and my father always gave them help.

Because of this, the family had never had much money. Every time, my father would buy seeds and give them to the poor, and the territory would also give them some fields and wasteland to cultivate without charging any fees.

"Mom...why? That uncle..."

The woman raised her head slightly and saw a middle-aged man behind Cole at this moment.

She remembered that the man had been arrested because he had no money to pay the kingdom's taxes, and was released after her husband paid the money.

In an instant, the woman seemed to see hope in her eyes, and she crawled over on her knees, her body lying on the ground.

"Please... please... the Earl once saved you, can you please help us?"

"No, help Avril! I can be punished, but she's still young...she doesn't understand anything. Please!"

The pleading voice immediately attracted the attention of the crowd to the middle-aged man. He looked embarrassed and was struggling violently inside.

As soon as he rushed into the alley, he recognized the mother and daughter who were trapped there, but the situation behind him made him dare not move forward.

So many things happened in these few days. The once high and mighty king was hanged on the gallows, and too many nobles died in the chaos.

"they……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by a loud shout.

"Do you want to plead for the nobility?!"

"Your current behavior is a betrayal of your own class and the achievements of the revolution!"

"So you're going to be judged like them?"

Cole turned around and raised the sickle in his hand: "The gentleman from the Revolutionary Army said: Only when everyone unites can we defeat those who are high above us!"

"We are all kind people. Even if the other party has been so wicked in the past, we will still feel compassion... But this is wrong! It must be corrected!"

"Everyone! What did our foolish kindness in the past bring us? It only brought us endless oppression!"

"Now they are on their knees begging, but have you forgotten the suffering they once endured?"

For a moment, the crowd was outraged again.

"Correct!"

"Well said! We can't let them go just because we are kind!"

"The aristocracy is corrupt! They must be put on trial and executed!"

The middle-aged man's dazed look finally turned into madness, and the determined voices of the crowd kept appearing in his mind.

He was trying to convince his conscience, even though he knew that kindness needed to be repaid, even though he knew that if the mother and daughter died in front of him today, he would have sleepless nights in the days to come... but he had no choice.

Because the knife called revolution was now pointed at him.

"what!!!"

After a roar, the healer pointed the steel fork in his hand at the woman and the girl.

"Judge...Judge them!"

Cheers rang out and many people echoed them.