Hokage: Unable to persuade Madara, I chose to build my own ninja village.

Chapter 25 Daimyo: Seriously? Your Akatsuki village is playing this big?

The daimyo of the Land of Fire looked at the calligraphy model in front of him and slowly copied it. The midday sun shone on him, making him feel very warm and relaxed.

Whenever he has something to worry about, Daimyo always adjusts his mood in this way.

Writing can calm the mind!

Who is it that's causing Daimyo trouble?

no doubt

He was Hashirama Senju, born evil!

The theory of the threat posed by Hashirama Senju, which Makoto Uchiha had been advocating, had long taken root in the hearts of the daimyo, and now it was beginning to sprout and grow.

Konoha has now entered the next stage—recruiting ninja clans.

According to reliable intelligence, in just a few months, more than one powerful ninja clan in the ninja world plans to join Konoha, founded by Hashirama Senju, including the Hyuga, Sarutobi, and Shimura clans. And there will be more in the future.

This caused the daimyo deep concern.

忽地

Dai Ming concentrated his mind, clearing his thoughts of everything. He took a deep breath and began to twist his wrist as he exhaled, his brushstrokes flowing like dragons and snakes.

"Diligent governance and love for the people lead to a clean government and harmonious society!"

"Hmm, your handwriting is not bad today."

Daiming squinted and admired it to himself for a while.

He wrote better than usual today, and his mood was much better. He then instructed the attendant who had been standing by his side to put the paper away.

"Your Highness, Lord Cheng has sent an envoy with important matters to discuss."

Daimyo nodded, then walked out of the room and into the reception room where he met Kazuma, who was sitting on the sofa waiting.

Upon seeing the daimyo dressed in such finery, Kazuma immediately stood up and bowed.

"Your Highness, Lord Cheng, I would like to extend my greetings to you."

"Okay, I understand. Don't be shy, young man. Sit down and let's talk."

The daimyo was a respectable man, and he always treated the ninjas who served him with great gentleness.

The Akatsuki Village founded by Uchiha Makoto is a major tool for him to maintain control over Konoha in the future.

The ninja village cannot be allowed to become the most powerful by a single entity!

The ninja world needs balance!

After a brief exchange of pleasantries...

The two then got down to business.

The daimyo had always been concerned about the progress of Uchiha Makoto's construction of the ninja village. Upon hearing the daimyo's question, Kazuma immediately understood.

"I'll say the things you want to hear!"

"Everything is under control. The village's development is progressing steadily. Please rest assured, Daimyo, everything is under control!"

Although the Akatsuki Village's recruitment of ninja clans is progressing slowly, Kazuma has a high level of personal integrity and continues to shamelessly spout nonsense about Daimyo, with everything under control!

The only drawback right now is the lack of funding.

If the Daimyo were willing to grant a special grant of 100 billion ryo, everything in Akatsuki would truly be alright. Even those powerful ninja clans that originally looked down on Akatsuki would come knocking on Uchiha Makoto's door, demanding to join Akatsuki immediately.

Money really makes for a competition!

They give you 5 billion taels of silver as a resettlement allowance as soon as you enter the village. Who wouldn't be confused by that?

of course

If such a number were revealed, the daimyo would not hesitate to kick Kazuma out immediately.

This is robbery!

Do you know how much the country spends on war budget each year?

However, Kazuma still mentioned the funding needs, since Akatsuki was really short of money. The Daimyo nodded, holding up five fingers, indicating that he could provide an additional 500 million ryo in funding.

This number is not small; currently, the liquid assets of a major ninja clan in the ninja world are roughly the same.

However, Akatsuki Village aspires to become a powerful village in the ninja world, and this amount of money is far from enough to satisfy Uchiha Makoto's appetite.

So, in a good mood with Masami, he explained the purpose of his visit.

"Your Highness, I've actually come here for a business deal."

"This is a large deal, and we need Your Highness's help and financial support!"

As Kazuma said this, Daimyo frowned, somewhat surprised by what Kazuma was saying.

In the eyes of the daimyo, Uchiha Makoto and Sato Kazuma in front of him were both ninjas. Ninjas have always made a living by taking on missions, and the money earned from missions was actually nothing to nobles.

What big business could ninjas possibly have?

"Your Highness, have you ever heard of tulips?"

"I've heard of it"

"Our business is tulips!"

He Zhen's lips curled up, a smile appeared on his face, and he began to vividly describe the Tulip Bubble plan.

He was very eloquent, and a few words from him piqued Daming's interest.

"First, we need the daimyo's cooperation to make tulips known to everyone in noble circles. To this end, Lord Cheng has devised a plan to buy tulips worth a thousand taels of gold."

"Interesting, are they hyping up tulips?"

"What a brilliant idea!"

The daimyo couldn't help but touch the corner of his mouth with increasing interest.

He had no doubt about the feasibility of implementing this plan; he knew all too well the despicable nature of those nobles.

years ago..

Because of a well-written article, the hypocritical aristocracy in the capital city started to compete in elegance, imitating what everyone else was saying. If you didn't follow the trend and didn't fit in, it meant your taste was low and you weren't worthy of hanging out with people in our circle.

So everyone is praising this article and copying it day and night. Not only that, they are also paying others to copy it together, under the guise of: experiencing elegance together!

This farce ultimately caused the price of paper to increase several times over.

As long as he cooperates with Makoto Uchiha's plan, those nobles will probably repeat the same mistakes.

"This deal is indeed good, but it's nowhere near as exaggerated as you make it out to be."

Daming shook his head and said.

This deal seems to be worth at most a few hundred million or a billion dollars. Although that's a lot of money, it's far from enough to surprise the big shot.

"No, Your Highness, this is not over yet."

"Tulips are just the trigger; the most crucial part is in the second half. Before tulip prices skyrocket, we sign a contract with the flower growers. Then, when tulip prices surge, we spread the news and begin trading the contracts. By leveraging the high turnover rate and huge profits, we attract attention. At that time, I'm afraid nobles and merchants from the Land of Fire, and even the entire ninja world, will go crazy for it."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire gasped, deeply surprised by Uchiha Makoto's audacity. He was genuinely terrified.

This kind of game is the first of its kind in this era. He can't even imagine how many people will participate once such a money game starts.

He had no doubt about the greed of those insects.

It wasn't just nobles, but also merchants. These people were born with an endless pursuit of profit. As long as the profit was enough, there was nothing they wouldn't dare to do, even if it ended in a complete mess.

It was precisely because the daimyo of the Land of Fire understood the nature of these people that he thought things through more deeply.

How should this money game end?

(End of this chapter)