One piece : A Lotus

"Pell!" Eze3 called the Commander of the guards and his trusted aide, instructing him to summon the financial officials to the Palace and immediately began planning for the bank.

"Your Majesty! This is truly an exceedingly brilliant idea. A bank... would undoubtedly be able to absorb a large amount of private funds. With the prestige of the Royal Family of Alabasta, people will certainly trust you!"

Banks are built on credit, and the most necessary thing for the Royal Family of Alabasta right now is credit.

Soon, the first Royal Bank of Alabasta was opened in the capital, Alubarna, and the recently launched Royal Bank app, linked to mobile phones, quickly gained public approval.

The emergence of the Royal Bank is tantamount to providing the weak with a safe place to store their wealth. Most of the weak believe that as long as the Royal Family stands, their money will not be lost. But if the Royal Family falls, they will not be able to preserve their money.

Alubarna alone attracted 100,000 depositors, each storing more than 30,000 Berries, with the total amount of stored wealth exceeding 3 billion!

There wasn't even a need to pay interest. There's no second competing bank in the world. Frankly, even if Ezekiel charged depositors a fee for storage, they would still agree without hesitation. Currently, it is a Royal Bank. For now, Ezekiel dared to establish an office only in the capital, as the security forces in other cities are still too weak.

Once he amassed significant wealth, he began focusing on various investments. The level of science and technology in this world is not low; at least, with Berries, one can obtain a large number of advanced technological products from Water 7, including railroads.

Pell is one of the five in the world possessing the flight ability of a Zoan. His speed and endurance are astounding, but crossing the sea directly to Water 7 is impossible.

Thinking about this, Will sent an expedition team to Water 7 to study and attract appropriate talents. He did not expect to recruit Franky but hoped to hire some technical experts.

In fact, railroads are just one alternative. After all, in the vast desert, relying solely on railroads is simply unrealistic. There are two unique modes of transportation within Alabasta.

First, there is biological transport, such as camels, crabs, and lizards.

Second, there are large sand boats and small sand sleds, but these require a certain level of navigation technology, and their cargo capacity is not as large as desired. Moreover, relying on the wind for propulsion is an Achilles' heel.

Ezekiel decided he would try to see if it was possible to combine the latest technology with the local sand boats to create a boat that could use steam or even burning sand as energy for propulsion... Do not think that it's just a dream, in this world, nothing is impossible.

Although more than 4 million of Will's mobile phones have been sold, the only app that really works is Toutiao. You could say that the app's traffic has reached a terrifying level, with daily views definitely exceeding 1 billion and total clicks on all pages easily surpassing 100 million.

Thinking about it, Will temporarily opened the comment feature, but only for Alabasta.

This is the first instance in history of implementing online instant messaging exchange.

Every mobile phone user can set up their own customizable nickname and generate a fixed identifier to automatically log into all applications that can be connected to the mobile phone.

From the novelty and the fact that most people dare not speak freely, to gradually discussing and even arguing over some popular topics, then to trolling and even offline meetups...

Browsing the Toutiao app has undoubtedly become one of the most important daily activities for most mobile phone users.

Especially for those who have too much energy to expend after finishing work each day.

On the banks of the Sandora River, the construction base of the main hub for the "River of Life."

At the end of a tiring day, Koza showed a genuine smile, looking at the increasingly complete pipeline structures. He unconsciously took out his phone, opened the Toutiao app, and first reviewed some international events.

"Another tea party hosted by Big Mom occurred, drawing underground figures from the dark world, including the Deep Current Ummit..."

"Yesterday, a major explosion took place at the Marine Headquarters: the Vice Admiral hero of the Marines clashed with Fleet Admiral Sengoku..."

"Shock! The Whitebeard Pirates recently intensified their conflict with the Beast Pirates, with Jack the Drought and Marco the Phoenix battling one-on-one!"

"East Blue..."

...

Koza didn't read much news about Alabasta reported by the outside world. Outsiders would never know about the incredible changes that have taken place in Alabasta under the King's leadership.

He opened the national Alabasta specialty column:

"On the 15th, His Majesty of Alabasta announced the official establishment of the Royal Institute of Science and Technology. It is currently recruiting researchers from around the world, and the program is progressing successfully!"

"Alabasta is vigorously promoting industry development, with the Royal Bank offering interest-free or low-interest loans up to 10 million Berries!"

"The 'River of Life Project' urgently needs a large workforce. His Majesty refused to sanction the introduction of slaves, stating that slavery is a regression of civilization. Alabasta forever bans slavery!"

"His Majesty the King personally sets wages everywhere, and in the Royal Capital, wages can reach 30,000 Berries!"

"A large number of catfish have appeared in the northern part of the Sandora River, and the commander of the Sixth Army led his subordinates to actively eradicate them."

Koza, who never previously liked reading the news, continued reading with a smile on his face...

"A camel raised at Grandpa Saba's home gave birth to seven calves in one night!"

"Two drunks on the construction site in Yuba were kissing on the street."

He became more and more astounded, as if opening a door to a new world, until he stumbled upon...

"Shock! Koza, the former leader of the rebel army, doesn't like women!"

"What the!" Nearly dropping his phone, Koza looked grim as he then glanced at the comments from mobile users:

"I saw with my own eyes how Koza was hugging a big man on the South Bank," - Yuba Dahan.

"I saw it too, and I was the one hugging him," - Doron.

"I suspect what you said is a lie, but I have no proof, so I prefer just not to believe it," - Baker Bird.

"Is it true?" - Elf of Sandora.

......

"Bastards! I'm Koza! I'm a normal person!" Koza's fingers desperately drummed on the phone screen. It was real trolling.