Chapter 137: Family Meeting
"Xiaole, you're back so soon, are things going well?" AtΓ©enne looked at Lynn in surprise. This is also too fast, didn't the newspaper say that Klick was very strong and cunning, and had hundreds of men?
Lynn shook her head, "It's a bit complicated, and I need the opinion of our whole family. β
Pulling the three teenagers, "I'll talk about it later, this is the child I saved, Dark, Amen, and Lilith." In the future, we will train with Nami. Mom, make a big dinner for them in the evening! β
"Okay. Come on, kids, let's have some snacks made by Auntie first. Yatian skillfully led the three teenagers to the dining room.
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After dinner, the Kelan family began a meeting at the dinner table. The teenagers also participated in the audit with interest.
Lynn began by giving the details of the operation.
"Xiaole, you're too impatient, you can make things more beautiful." After listening to Lynn's introduction, Atian said suspiciously. Although I don't like to do trivial things, I don't want to be so impatient.
Lynn nodded, "It's mainly the situation of the Klick Pirates that makes me have no intention of staying." Then he gave a brief introduction to the situation in the Scarborough Shoal, and everyone frowned.
"I've heard about the situation there, but I didn't expect it to be so serious." Kodar sighed, "You can't meddle in that way. β
Lynn recounted her analysis of the Klick Pirates.
"This is terrifying, a 500-person pirate group, even if it is only dispatched three or five times a year, how many families will be broken in a few years." Yatian was a little sad, there were too many tragic things on the sea, and not everyone could be as happy and safe as their own home.
No, even if it's your own home, you have encountered a lot of dangers. Three years ago, the Klan family was almost wiped out, and now she learns that thousands of families are about to be destroyed, and Atean is very sad.
Those teenagers who have lost their families are even more touched. Some were sad, some were angry, but they all listened quietly.
"Xiaole, what do you think?" Kodar asked.
Lynn shook her head, "I want to stop the people of the Scarborough Shoal from continuing to be in the pirate business. But this requires a huge investment of money, with little return, and may even bring great danger to our family. β
Astonian said, "It's normal to have input, but how can it be dangerous?" β
"First of all, the people of the Scarborough Shoal are engaged in the pirate industry for two reasons, I have already said, one is the onerous taxation, and the other is cultural customs."
Everyone nodded.
If the villagers were forced to become pirates at the beginning, today, the Huangyan people who have tasted the sweetness may have regarded pirates as a glorious profession. Maybe even the dreams of the children there are to be a sea thief.
"It is impossible to solve these two factors, with our current strength.
It is impossible for us to interfere with a country's tax laws. Even if a huge amount of money is paid, it can only be temporarily intervened, and it is impossible to stop the greedy appetite of those officials. Lynn asserted.
"Brother, can't we give them better jobs to improve their lives so that they don't become pirates?" Keya raised her hand to speak.
Nami and the other children were listening intently to Koran's family meeting. This kind of meeting involving tens of thousands of people, even if they have no room to speak, but it is very rewarding to be able to attend.
Lynn said to Kya, "Of course we can give them higher jobs, but we can't improve their lives to the point of giving up on pirates. β
Lynn turned to the other teenagers, "Can any of you think of why?" β
Nami was the first to react, "Brother, you just said about taxes, if their income increases, the local government only needs to raise taxes, and our efforts will be in vain." β
"That would be the equivalent of us sending money to the local government of Scarborough Shoal." Lilith added.
"That's right. As long as the local officials' oppression does not change, then nothing we can do to change the status quo of Scarborough Shoal within the scope of law. Lynn concluded.
"We should threaten local heads of government and use assassination to force them to change their tax policies." The little viper Yamen said with a gloomy face.
Kodar shook his head, "Yamen, we can live in peace precisely because we have not violated the state apparatus. In the case of choice, the Kelan family will not break the law, at least not on the surface. β
The magically depressed Yamen was a little unconvinced, and looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.
"Yamen, your idea has a good starting point, but it doesn't solve the problem." Yatian said warmly.
"The local taxes are so heavy that they can't even get by. These eighty percent are supported by the top, so threatening local officials is likely to not solve the problem, but will be targeted by the government. β
Seeing that Yamen was persuaded by Yatian, Lynn continued to introduce his thoughts: "I think the only way to change your life is to get them out of the Scarborough Shoal. β
"What, how is this possible? There are about 30,000 people there, where can they move? Slow down......" Kodar looked at Lynn in surprise, "Door Island? What a genius idea, but how do you do it? β
Lynn nodded, "That's right, it's Gate Island." Although it is no longer prosperous, its location is still excellent, and the infrastructure is well developed. Due to rumors that the island is hiding a terrible virus, the population of the island is still less than 20,000 to this day. So ......"
Keya clapped her hands happily, "So just transport the people of Huangyan to Gate Island, Gate Island will definitely welcome these people to come and settle down." β
"But no one wants to leave their hometown unless they have to, no matter how poor it is." Nokigao suddenly interjected.
"Yes, it's impossible to get them to move voluntarily. Therefore, I intend to force them to move. Lynn nodded to Notchy.
Nuo Qigao rolled his eyes, did this madman plan to destroy the Scarborough Shoal Islands as well? Even he couldn't do it!
Lynn said eloquently, "I plan to take a three-pronged approach, on the one hand, to control their leaders, and use their prestige to lead the villagers to relocate. On the other hand, the Kolan Chamber of Commerce stepped in to receive the Scarborough civilians from Dament Island and help them adapt to life on Ment Island. As for the last aspect......"
"I will completely defeat and capture the part-time pirates who dare to go to sea, and then coerce their families to the island of Mente." In order to achieve the goal, Lynn was also ruthless.
"It doesn't matter if there are 500 or 5,000 people, I will defeat them all."
The crowd was stunned by Lynn's speech.
"That's it, this bastard is really ......" Nuo Qigao sighed as he clutched his head, he was forced to change the trajectory of his life by such a will. Although she still hates Lynn, she has to admit that her life is more exciting now than before.