Chapter 284: Strengthening Konohas war potential, Qianyes dissatisfaction, and the envoys suspicions
Even though Konoha has heavy taxes and many tax items, people flock here.
Because of safety.
The ninja world is not peaceful.
Rogue bandits, bandits, wandering ninjas, and downtrodden warriors are everywhere.
Even a ninja wouldn't like this kind of living environment, especially one who already has a family.
They can protect themselves, but what about their families?
Will he end up with his head and body missing when he goes out on a mission one day?
Besides, Konoha's taxes are heavy and there are many tax items. Isn't this phenomenon not happening outside?
A similar situation exists outside, and it is even more serious than Konoha!
Rich businessmen, nobles and vampires lie on the bodies of ordinary people and suck blood.
I can still save some money in Konoha and live a stable life.
Outside, in times of disaster or war, children are sold and their families are destroyed.
Therefore, in this world that has long been in decline, Konoha is truly a paradise on earth.
It is no lie that the happiness index ranks first among all ninja villages.
He is the general among the short ones.
Since everyone is competing against each other, why does Qianye bother with all this?
He only needs to maintain the status quo and indulge in this prosperous age.
Just like the Seventh Hokage and Uzumaki Naruto.
The reason why Qianye bothers with these things is very simple, he does not have this ambition.
How can we carry out Plan Forward 4 successfully when mixed with these insects?
If he hadn't come to power through a coup, if his goal hadn't been the stars and the sea, he would have copied the set of rules left behind by Hiruzen Sarutobi and continued to exploit everyone in the dark.
However, who made Qianye’s goal be the sea of stars?
He desires to pursue stronger power, travel to different worlds, master more resources, and create an immortal life.
Since he is not planning to stay in the ninja world forever, the actual value of the money that only circulates in the Naruto world is very low to Qianye.
Is it possible that people in other worlds will still recognize the banknotes you issue in your home world?
The essence of money is credit!
After leaving this world, these banknotes will be just a pile of waste paper that is too hard to wipe your butt.
Instead of guarding this pile of waste paper like a miser, why not replace it with what you need!
He is not the 'saint' that everyone calls him. On the contrary, his selfish desires are greater than anyone else!
It's just that his pursuit is different from everyone else's pursuit.
No one except me cares too much about the initial purpose and the intermediate process.
What everyone values more is the results.
The money spent was not wasted, it was returned to him in another way, the way Qianye needed.
And the group that followed him also gained money and power.
Everyone is happy.
Thus, under clever packaging, Qianye became the respected Fifth Generation Hokage.
As the saying goes, people in their position seek their responsibilities.
As the fifth generation Hokage of Konoha, Qianye can be said to be worried about the development of Konoha.
Well, Qianye just dislikes Konoha because its base is too small and its war potential is too weak.
A world war involving tens of thousands of people...
This always sounds like a village fight during the Warring States Period.
Limited by productivity, Qianye’s road to expansion is long and arduous.
The first thing to do is to enhance Konoha's war potential.
Population, land area, resources, energy, national financial resources, scientific and technological capabilities, industrial capabilities, transportation capabilities, national cultural level, etc.
Needless to say about the first five items, the Fire Nation occupies the most fertile land in the world and is the richest country.
But the prosperity of the Fire Country is not equal to the prosperity of Konoha.
While the daimyo relied on the force of ninjas, they were also very afraid of the force of ninjas.
He has been carefully restricting the development of the Ninja Village and imprisoning the Ninja's thoughts.
And this is also the consensus of the ruling class of all countries in the ninja world.
Therefore, for the Ninja Kingdom, the Ninja Village cannot be described as the shogunate of the Warring States Period.
They are more like military and political organizations without the nature of employment.
Qianye does not dare to absorb the population on a large scale for the time being, as that will arouse the vigilance of famous names all over the world.
What he is doing now is to recruit high-level talents.
Even the leading talents in the custom industry are within the scope of wooing.
They are experts at spying on information.
This matter is left to the ‘Crow’ Department to complete.
Some talents who have done unsatisfactorily in their own countries have been poached.
The process went smoothly and didn't cost much.
Because Konoha, ruled by Qianye, won the Fourth Ninja War.
The impact of the victory in the fourth war was in all aspects.
Anyone who is not a fool can see a bright future for Konoha.
Anyway, they don't have much loyalty or nostalgia for their country.
Patriotism and nationalism have not yet awakened, and the atmosphere is very similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in our country.
With talents from all walks of life, other talents can be developed.
There are currently only two industries in Konoha.
The third industry is the service industry and ninja industry.
The former is dominated by the latter.
They serve ninjas and their families.
Without the high-income and high-consuming group of ninjas, ordinary residents of Konoha would have to starve to death.
As for ninja-related industries such as ninja tool shops...
They are also in the service industry by nature.
Because these stores are only responsible for selling products rather than producing them.
And there is a serious monopoly phenomenon.
This makes Qianye very angry!
Take the ninja tool industry, which is closely related to ninjas, as an example. The monopoly elements in this industry are very complex.
On the surface, there is no connection between these chambers of commerce, and the bosses behind them are all noble and wealthy businessmen from the Fire Country.
In fact, they are a whole, and Sarutobi and the Shimura clan hold a lot of shares in it, and they can get large dividends every year.
The Shimura clan's dividends were used by Danzo to protect Konoha.
The dividends from the Sarutobi clan were used by Hiruzen Sarutobi to develop the family.
Of course, Koharu and Mito Menyan can also benefit from this.
If Qianye hadn't confiscated his family, exterminated his family, and found a large number of account books, he wouldn't have known what was going on.
The strategic materials stored in Konoha are all purchased by the Sarutobi regime, and the top and bottom eat the money.
Above, naturally it refers to the famous name.
The daimyo makes large financial allocations to Konoha every year.
One of the major expenditures is the procurement and reserve of strategic materials.
As we all know, the arms business is the most profitable.
There are only a few people in the Country of Fire who can become arms dealers.
The people standing behind them were all, without exception, the top nobles of the Fire Country.
For this circle, political marriage is very common.
Over time, everyone has me among you, and you among me.
Differences in interests certainly exist, but as they are related by blood, these differences will not escalate into irreconcilable conflicts.
When a conflict arises, don't fight for life or death. That's the way of barbarians.
As the people in power in this country, if we want to be civilized, we can sit down and negotiate slowly.
Especially when this benefit reaches a certain level, they are more able to put aside their past prejudices and work together to deceive big names.
As the royal family declines, their families can become stronger.
So everyone naturally hooked up together.
Through the transfer of large amounts of benefits, a secret agreement was reached with the Sarutobi regime.
This year’s shopping will be done by me, and tomorrow’s shopping will be done by yours, take turns!
What?
You said that these military supplies are purchased every year, and there is no room for them in the warehouse!
The daimyo is not a fool, how can he be fooled every year?
Do you understand what product upgrading is? (tactical retreat)
Every few years, the Sarutobi regime would submit an official letter to the Daimyo requesting the development of new ninja tools as soon as possible on the grounds that their ninja tools were outdated.
At this time, the ninja tool dealers will take out their "newly developed" ninja tools after a "fierce competition" and become Konoha's second party.
As for the purchase price...
As I said before, we are all our own people and we can all negotiate!
The replacement of ninja tools has been completed, and the new ninja tools have been put into storage. The previously reserved inventory is still there, so why not dispose of it cheaply?
Although they are old and outdated products, their products are of excellent quality and are popular products in small and medium-sized ninja villages.
This profit alone is enough for everyone to eat.
But this won’t work!
How is it okay to only eat daimyo but not ninjas?!
You must pay attention to fairness when doing things!
Once these ninjas have enough money, will they still be willing to take on dangerous missions?
No need to think about it, except for a very small number of people, no one likes to live a precarious life of licking blood from the edge of a knife.
We must squeeze the ninjas hard and not let them be too idle or too rich.
They have to be kept in a state of running around and working hard for a long time, so that they can better squeeze and rule.
So where can you start?
Commission for tasks.
The village has provided you with a platform to receive tasks stably, so the commission is not excessive, right?
High prices.
We are the number one ninja village in the world, so high consumption is in line with our status. This is also reasonable, right?
In addition to food, clothing, housing and transportation, a ninja's expenses also include the resources needed for daily practice and the ninja tools that need to be prepared when going out.
Unless it is during wartime or Konoha encounters a major emergency, the military supplies in reserve will not be used.
Ninjas need to go to the ninja tool store to purchase the ninja tools they use daily and the resources they use for training.
Our quality is the best among the best, so it is reasonable for the retail price to be higher, right?
No one would be so big-hearted as to purchase military supplies produced by other countries.
After all, these things are related to your own life. Who knows whether those despicable foreigners are giving you good goods or inferior goods that seem to be good goods?
Local shops are much more reliable.
Although the price is a bit high, the quality is definitely guaranteed.
In this way, over time, the ninjas became the Moonlight Clan.
In the original work, Orochimaru performed a large number of tasks, and it stands to reason that the money would be enough to support his own experimental expenses.
The experiment will cost a lot of money, but don’t forget Orochimaru’s identity and character.
He is not of the good and lawful alignment.
Orochimaru prefers evil and law.
Every time I go out on a mission, if I don't make extra money, I will be sorry for the name Orochimaru.
Especially during the war, there are not many opportunities to make a fortune.
As a result, Orochimaru had no choice but to cooperate with Danzo in the early and mid-term.
Although there is Xiao Jiujiu who Orochimaru wants to borrow to lay eggs, the shortage of funds is also real...
Thanks to these various aspects, the Sarutobi clan has developed from a small and medium-sized ninja clan to the hidden wealthy clan in just over thirty years!
Qianye is not prepared to change too much in the way the Sarutobi regime manages money.
The big nobles behind these chambers of commerce are not easy to deal with.
It's easy to kill them, but the hard part is how to deal with the aftermath.
So Qianye chose to compromise temporarily.
Inside, he reduced the commission he took.
The commission has been reduced, and Konoha's financial revenue has declined.
But on the other hand, Qianye also gained the support and loyalty of a large number of ordinary ninjas.
Because these benefits are real!
And Qianye doesn't have to worry about these ninjas becoming lazy when they have extra money.
Don’t forget the merit system he launched.
This system has successfully taken root in the soil of Konoha.
As long as these ninjas want to get more, they will act according to the requirements of the merit system.
Of course, there must be fish masters and health experts.
But this is a real world.
They are not villains generated by data. If Qianye clicks the mouse, they will execute orders without complaint and will not regret it until death.
They are all living people.
Qianye also allowed them to exist.
As long as they don't do anything that endangers their own real interests.
If objective conditions hadn't allowed it, Qianye would have even wanted to improve their welfare benefits.
Only after satisfying survival needs will people pursue higher-level needs.
Everyone is jumping back and forth on the line of life and death all year round. What do you think if you ask them to calm down and develop ninjutsu with unknown results?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Only when their survival needs are met and have more disposable time can everyone calm down and engage in innovation and research and development.
Master Qianye is really heartbroken over this!
Everything he does is trying his best to improve people's living standards, create more jobs, narrow the gap between rich and poor, crack down on monopoly industries, and put Konoha on the fast track of rapid development...
The moral light of the ninja world is truly worthy of the name!
On the outside, let's just keep doing what the Sarutobi regime and you arms dealers did in the past.
As long as you give me the money you should give me, I can pretend I didn't see anything for the time being.
But there is one thing, the retail price must be set by me!
Don't get me wrong, Qianye had no intention of raising prices. Instead of raising prices, he actually lowered them.
This is undoubtedly cutting their flesh.
The arms dealers felt very sad, but due to Qianye's power, they could only give in.
Everything went smoothly in the first place, but something unexpected happened at the last point.
Qianye wanted the Ninja Clan to open a store in Konoha. This seemed like a small matter, but it was met with strong resistance from all the arms dealers.
Because they saw through Qianye’s ‘evil intentions’.
This is no longer as simple as cutting their flesh, but digging their roots!
They wanted Qianye to take a step back. How could Qianye care about these people's thoughts?
He doesn't lift the table, he just wants to develop stably for a while, not because he thinks he can't lift the table!
So Qianye asked the cabinet to arrange people to negotiate with them, and the negotiations lasted for almost half a month.
Paradoxically, instead of softening, these people's attitudes have become tougher.
According to the information detected by Uchiha Tiehuo, the envoys from various ninja villages gathered together this time, and these nobles contributed a little bit.