One Piece: God Killer

Chapter 312 General Hiyori

After seeing Kaido's head, those forces who were still waiting and watching finally determined a fact - Wano Country has changed. They began to desperately find Hiyori Kozuki, Yasuie Shigetsuki, and even Shanks and Profic, other possible future rulers of Wano Country, to express their "loyalty".

They brought a large number of gifts and said countless things such as "We have been deeply persecuted by Kaido and Orochi, and we have long wanted to overthrow their rule and welcome back the leader of the Kozuki clan", "Back then we and Your father, His Highness Oden, is an old friend and I have always been indebted to him for his kindness."

Moreover, he vowed to express his willingness to cooperate and be loyal.

Looking at their faces, Shigetsuki Yasuie, Mitsuki Sukiyaki and others felt very disgusted. The reason why these guys show their loyalty may not be entirely false because of their "hate" towards Kaido and Orochi. But it is definitely not because they really love the Kozuki clan, nor is it because they are favored by Sukiyaki or Oden.

Those samurai and daimyo who were truly loyal to the Kozuki family and the country of Wano had either died long ago in the battle against Kaido, or were imprisoned in the prison of Rabbit Bowl. How could it be possible for him to behave like a human being? Not everyone can be a crazy person.

They come to pledge their allegiance now simply because they are afraid!

Now the Kozuki clan has an ally who can kill Kaido!

They were able to become wealthy businessmen under the hands of Orochi and Kaido. They must have handed in the "letter of surrender" and were involved with Orochi and Kaido. If they didn't express their loyalty early, they would be able to settle old scores with the Kozuki clan one day. It's troublesome. After all, these guys don't know what happened outside Wano, nor do they know that the Whitebeard Pirates have actually left and will not come to Wano at all.

On the other hand, if Kaido wins, they will definitely flock to Kaido to express their loyalty like they do now.

Sukiyaki and Kang's guess was correct. Among the guys who came to swear allegiance to them, in the original world line, all were "loyal" to Orochi and Kaido, and many of them were deceived by "Xiao Zi" and lost all their money.

But they were also a little helpless and had to deal with them at least to save face. The political system of Wano Country gave these nobles and wealthy businessmen the opportunity to jump around. They had land, population, and warriors in their hands. Without their support, it would be difficult for the generals of Wano Country to rule.

Even during the reign of Orochi and Kaido, these guys were given "ample" living space. Now that the Kotsuki clan has "restored", it is impossible to eradicate them all. It is neither possible nor necessary. As long as the general's position is not threatened, most of the time you have to turn a blind eye to these people, close one eye, or even simply close both eyes and act like a blind man.

However, Profic will certainly not allow this situation to continue. There is no doubt that all the great merchants and nobles of Wano are common people and ruthless exploiters for the sake of wealth.

If you hang them all as street lamps, there may be innocent people, but if you chop off every other one, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net.

If you turn a blind eye or close an eye to them, the people of Wano will be the unlucky ones in the end. This is something Profik would not allow.

In Profik's plan for the future of Wano, there is no place for these people. The social structure of Wano is relatively complex, with nobles, wealthy businessmen, samurai, landowners, civilians, and of course refugees, thieves, criminals and other groups.

The generals of Wano and the daimyo from various places who have been killed by Kaido and Orochi do not need to be re-established. The remaining ones can be set aside first and let them only be used as nominal representatives. The country of Wano is so big that it can't support just two people, Hiyori Kozuki and Yasuki Shigezuki.

Original retainers who are capable and willing to contribute to the new country of Wano can be "converted" and become official ministers of the country of Wano. If they are unable or unwilling, they can continue to stay with their original master and slowly withdraw from the stage of history.

The privileges of the samurai must be abolished, and they can be incorporated into the regular army of Wano and become "civil servants."

This must be "thanked" to Kaido and Orochi. If they hadn't killed a large number of the proud daimyo and samurai of Wano, this matter would have been really difficult to do.

But these nobles and wealthy businessmen are different. Most of them have no "reform" value at all. Whether it is land issues or national economic issues, there is no room for negotiation between them.

Seeing Kaido's head, the Red Scabbard Nine and Hiyori Kozuki breathed a sigh of relief. The psychological shadow Kaido left on them was much greater than Profik imagined. And although Whitebeard is a legendary pirate, even Hiyori is not sure how strong he is and whether he can defeat Kaido.

Only then did they finally confirm that Oden's revenge had indeed been avenged, and Wano Country was indeed safe! This feeling is truly unprecedented!

So, they immediately announced that Hiyori Kozuki would be the general of the country of peace!

And he also said very "generously" that if anyone has any opinions, they can explain it on the spot.

Of course I don't have any opinions, but I definitely don't dare to speak nonsense.

Today's Kozuki Hiyori has the support of Shigetsu Yasuie, the White Dance Daimyo, the Red Scabbard Samurai, Dawn, and more importantly, Shanks, the "Kouzuki ally who killed Kaido" - is of course a A beautiful misunderstanding, Shanks came to the Flower Capital with Kaido's head, and was naturally regarded as the strong man who killed Kaido by the ignorant Wano people.

Even though many people actually complained about a little girl like Hiyori taking up the position of general, with the big bosses above eyeing her, they didn't dare to express their objections at all.

It's ridiculous to say that the group of people in Wano Country who have the most conservative ideas, the firmest stance, the most backbone, and are most likely to stand up to safeguard the traditions of Wano Country are also the ones who support the Kozuki clan the most. They had already risen up against Orochi's rule, and were almost killed by Kaido and Orochi joining forces.

The group of guys left now are all remnants of the era of Kaido and Orochi. They can bow to Kaido and Orochi, and of course they can bow to Shanks and Profic. They can serve as courtiers to a tyrant who usurps the country, and naturally they can also serve as courtiers to a woman - no matter what, Hiyori is a The general's legitimacy is much higher than that of Black Carbon Orochi.

When Orochi was the shogun, none of these people resisted, let alone Hiyori.

As for ordinary people, they would not object to Hiyori becoming the general of Wano. They only care about one thing, Kaido and Orochi are dead, and there is hope for the future. So why can't Hiyori, who "led" everyone to defeat Kaido and Orochi, become a general?

The matter of Hiyori becoming a general was settled, at least for the time being.

Kozuki Hiyori, who had just become a general, announced his first order - to open the granaries in major cities such as the Flower City and distribute free food to the local poor people.

The onlookers burst into cheers, and the roar of the mountain and tsunami even overwhelmed the shouts announcing the death of Orochi and Kaido.

Being able to survive is indeed more important than anything else.

The people of Wano have tried their best not to starve to death, and many of them are already struggling below the hunger line.

At this moment, Hiyori Kozuki has deeply grasped the broadest and most fundamental lifeline of this country.

The wealthy businessmen and nobles seemed a little worried. Not only had Kuotan Orochi never done such a thing as opening a warehouse to stock up on grain, he had never done it even when Kozuki Sukiyaki was in power. They instinctively felt that this seemed to give these mud-legged people too much advantage.

But after all, it’s not their granary, so it’s hard to say anything.

Several nobles looked at each other, but in the end did not speak. Today, General He is in control of the situation and it is hard to stop him.