Does wealth matter to a King or even to a country?
It is very important for any country and King in this vast pirate world. That's why no one can ever surpass Alabasta.
A typical King thinks about exploiting the people and then simply deposits money into his own treasury. Over time, the King's wealth grows more and more, but the wealth of the people does not increase.
If we assume that the people will pay taxes amounting to one billion Berries a year, then in ten years the King will have 10 billion Berries. And the people will still be the same people, and the country will still be the same country.
But if the King can understand the truth that money means nothing to the King, he will spend the entire billion Berries of this year on building the country, allowing the people to create more wealth, then he can collect a greater harvest next year, spend more, and maybe in ten years the national finance level will reach tens of billions each year.
Ezekiel slowly closed his notebook, and Rayleigh depicted shock on his face.
Having left the Royal Fleet a few days ago, he arrived in Alubarna planning to say goodbye to Ezekiel . After such a long time, he had to return, or Shakky would come for him herself.
Out of curiosity, he stayed in the palace of Alubarna for a few more days, wanting to carefully observe this strange King, to understand whether he was a man capable of becoming a beacon of the next era.
Flipping through Ezekiel's previous notes, Rayleigh realized that he had been wrong before...
He slightly lifted his head and looked at Ezekiel , who was sitting on the throne and working on official matters. The sun shone through the window, spilling onto his slender body, and this not-too-muscular back seemed extremely strong in Rayleigh's eyes.
What intellect and vision!
When Ezekiel unknowingly looked up, he curiously glanced at Rayleigh, who smiled awkwardly.
A sincere shame pierced Rayleigh's heart.
In this world, there was such a King, such a theory, and such incredible vision. It seemed that the height at which he stood had already far surpassed Roger.
This is not a man who wants to be a beacon, but a man who wants to lead the world!
Ultimately, he will destroy the world order that should not exist, or even dismantle the World Government.
He is the most suitable person to lead the New World!
This idea came to Rayleigh's mind for the first time.
And he was extremely confident.
He can choose a successor to support him step by step on the path to the summit, defeating endless chaos at sea and acting as a beacon, guiding like-minded individuals to overthrow all injustices. But what happens after that?
There must always be someone with enough vision and ability to lead the New World, and that person is Ezekiel
The only chance for this world is Ezekiel he believes .
In the large mirror set up in the main hall, Nami's face was reflected. She came out of the warehouse, and her face was pleased.
New currency! Three billion new dollars! Ezekiel earned three billion new dollars in ten days! That's 30 billion Berries! - Nami exclaimed.
About a week later, Taobao began to gain momentum in the world, and the number of its users even exceeded the number of Forum users.
For shops that had just opened in the mirror world, Will did not charge any fees. It was free for the first five days. After that, they had to pay a 5% commission on all transactions. Given that there were practically no expenses, this was already a massive amount.
At the same time, once merchants learned about the advantages of Taobao, they didn't worry about the 5% loss because it was enough for them to earn a lot of money.
"Money isn't important," Ezekiel smiled and asked, "How many merchants do we have now?"
"A total of 56,200 shops, it's the most impressive market I've ever seen!" said Nami with admiration. During these days, she not only counted money but also visited all the shops.
Rayleigh was a bit shocked. He knew about Taobao, but he couldn't have imagined that more than 50,000 shops had already joined. Thinking about this, he took out his mobile phone and opened Taobao. The most astonishing thing for him was that even Devil Fruits were actually being sold here?
A trade chamber called "Flamingo" was asking for 150 million Berries for selling a Zoan-type Devil Fruit...
Flamingo, that's Doflamingo's trade chamber.
Ezekiel didn't deny the Flamingo Chamber of Commerce entry into Taobao because there probably aren't many trade chambers in the world, including Syrup Home.
There's only one thing he would never allow to exist on Taobao.
Slavery!
That's the rule of Taobao.
Ezekiel didn't burden himself with worrying about the sale of weapons in this world, but if he allowed the buying and selling of slaves, he would ultimately be guilty of the injustices of this world.
After all, the population is the foundation of everything.
Nami's words gladdened Ezekiel's heart... Perhaps he could open several super commercial streets in the mirror world, allowing people not only to shop online but also to apply for entry into the mirror world and shop directly in stores via mobile phone.
But the most troublesome aspect is that those who possess the Mirror Fruit ability could also directly create stores by influencing the mirror world, which would suffice to keep unaccounted wealth.
In any case, stores and land here cost no money. No rain, no snow, no night—it's a perfect shopping world!
Having come up with this idea, he immediately summoned ten people with the Mirror Fruit ability, including Kozu, and shared his ideas with them. However, Ezekiel didn't want to open the mirror world directly. He believed there was no absolute guarantee of safety. If the mirror world were truly opened, a monster like Kaido could set up a warehouse there.
In any case, Ezekiel assigned Zephyr to keep an eye on the mirror world to prevent sabotage.
In less than a month, the name Taobao spread across the seas, including the Grand Line and even the New World. Its magical transport capability, which could cover thousands of miles, was chiefly appreciated as it delivered a deadly blow to traditional transportation practices. Yumit, the Emperor of the criminal underworld, even offered a bounty of one billion Berries for Ezekiel's head.
Of course, no one would agree to do the job for such a laughable reward.
Emperor Kaido's head was worth about five billion Berries, and you offer one billion for a dangerous guy like Ezekiel ?
It's simply an insult.
In response, Ezekiel intends to bankrupt him, and his next plan is to launch a completely new app that doesn't exist on Earth—Enigate!
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