Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 96: A Summary of Konoha's 22 Years (4800 words)

The world will keep turning even if someone is missing, and time will not stop flowing even if someone is missing. Each person can only exist in the world for about a hundred years. Most people lose their physical vitality in their sixties. Of course, persisting in exercise may make physical vitality last longer.

However, the fact that life is short is undeniable, so how to live better in the limited time we have is a question that everyone should think about.

Ok……

Of course, these are just some of You Ya's thoughts. In You Ya's view, there are good people in this world, and naturally there are bad people as well.

Just as there are those who live for the moment, there are also those who know how to suppress their desires.

There are people who are willing to work for the benefit of the people, and there are naturally people who are selfish and self-serving.

That's right, Yuya is referring to that bastard Shimura Danzo.

At that moment, Yuya slammed his fist on the table, pointed at Shimura Danzo's nose, and roared, "Go to hell! If I wanted to target you, you'd be begging on the streets tomorrow!"

The reason this happened needs to be explained a little further back in time...

……

On the last day of December in Konoha Year 22, Tobirama Senju summoned the heads of the various clans to the conference room in the Hokage's office building.

More than a dozen families, large and small, came.

The rest, because their families were too small, had abandoned their family identities and completely embraced Konoha, moving to the inner city to live instead of remaining in a remote corner.

When the clan leaders of Shimura, Hyuga, Uchiha, and others arrived, they saw Tobirama Senju with his hands crossed and resting on his chin, striking a pose reminiscent of Commander Ikari.

Beside him, You Ya sat there with his head down, his hands clasped together, nodding his head as if he were about to fall asleep at any moment.

Those present immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Although everyone was supposed to sit anywhere at today's meeting, a seat next to Tobirama Senju was pre-selected. What does this mean? Is there some special significance to it?

The heads of these various families immediately started to get creative.

After Tobirama Senju and the others had all arrived, he took off the Hokage hat he was wearing and placed it on the conference table. Then, looking at the others, he said softly, "Now that everyone is here, let's begin."

No one objected, and no one dared to object.

As I said before, as long as Tobirama Senju is alive, he is the undisputed ruler of Konoha.

(So ​​what was Tobirama Senju thinking in the original history? Why didn't he bring a large army? The so-called guards were just a burden.)

This isn't how you farm achievements...

So you're still too naive, not understanding the wickedness of human nature.

Tobirama Senju tapped the table, and Yua, who had regained consciousness, nodded. He took out a scroll from his robes, stood up, and calmly addressed the other clan leaders: "Because the Hokage was not in the village, there was no one to preside over the year-end summary meeting, so I haven't been able to report on the various data for the past few years. This year, the Hokage has returned, so I will be the one to report to everyone..."

"Knock knock," the head of the Shimura family tapped on the table.

You Ya shut his mouth and calmly turned his gaze over.

"...I'd like to ask, why are you the one reporting this data?" The head of the Shimura family waited for a while but didn't get any response from Tobirama Senju, so he braced himself and asked.

You Ya's eyes instantly became playful.

As someone who dared to bring a bunch of burdens like Shimura Danzo to meetings held at other people's headquarters, how could Tobirama Senju not let Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, Torifu Akimichi, and others come to gain experience when all the major clans gathered together?

Therefore, the next heads of these major families are all here.

Yua and Tobirama Senju, or rather everyone present, actually knew that the one who wanted to ask this question was not the current head of the Shimura family, but the expressionless Danzo Shimura standing behind him.

You Ya almost burst out laughing.

Compared to the original Danzo in the manga who made a grand entrance and then revealed a terrifying hand full of red eyes, this normal Danzo Yua is truly unbearable to look at.

That disgusting image is just too deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Fortunately, because the question was somewhat disgusting, Yuya held back and then threw the question back at him with a serious expression: "Clan Head Shimura, I really have to talk to you about this. The decision was made by the Hokage-sama. Without his approval, I wouldn't dare sit here. What, you're asking this question... because you have a problem with the Hokage-sama's decision?"

Chief Shimura quickly interjected, "No, no objection! No objection!"

You Ya smiled. He could continue arguing with this guy, but he knew that the focus today wasn't on him.

Judging from the attitude of the clan head Shimura, Danzo Shimura was probably dissatisfied with his decision to become the next Hokage.

Well, let's leave it at that for today. Today isn't the time to lose our temper. There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with the Shimura family in the future.

After Yuya had rebuked Chief Shimura, and no one dared to show their presence anymore, Yuya continued:

"In the 22nd year of Konoha, we had a small bumper harvest this year. This was mainly because the war hadn't ended at the beginning of the year, so we couldn't expand the harvest on a large scale. We only produced a little over 200 million tons of rice and wheat. In the winter, we had the ninjas clear the land that had been cultivated before but was abandoned due to the war. I will arrange for people to farm the land next year, and at the same time, I will arrange for people to promote the use of chemical fertilizers. Lightning rods will also be installed in the fields. Next year's harvest should be about four or five times higher." (Note 1)

Yuya continued to unfold the scroll and said, "This year, at the Konoha Northern Farm, which is over there at the Hokage Rock, I fenced off a piece of land there and had people specifically assigned to take care of the livestock there."

I had someone (Lu Ye) count them; there were 130,000 cattle.

There are over 70,000 sheep, 310,000 chickens, 270,000 ducks, and 300,000 geese. We'll use whole numbers for easier counting.

According to my plan, next year, apart from chickens, ducks and geese that can be hunted, it's best not to touch cattle, sheep, or those thousands of horses.

There are over 700,000 pigs, and we can slaughter one-fifth of them next year, leaving the rest to fatten up a bit more.

"In the same year, iron and copper production reached 330,000 tons, largely due to the war and the manufacturing of daily necessities. Production is expected to drop sharply next year."

Other products, including daily necessities and food processing (such as canned goods, beverages, snacks, and small eats), with production volumes below 10,000 tons, will not be listed here. Those interested can review the relevant data after the meeting.

Yu Ya coughed and continued to unroll the scroll: "This year, the average income per person in Konoha is 11,200 taels per month. The total wage expenditure is 9,678,800,000 taels."

As soon as You Ya Yinhe mentioned the numbers, the other family patriarchs present gasped in shock.

Hiss, this kid is terrifying.

Well, they were just shocked by the number.

Looking back, Konoha was once a village where even a million people would have been considered too many...

However, now...

They've paid out this much in salaries alone in a year?!

Tobirama Senju looked at Yua: "What about deducting the ninjas' wages?"

You Ya smiled slightly, as expected of Tobirama Senju, he really knew how to grasp the key points: "Then it's only a little over seven billion."

The clan leaders were immediately shocked. What?! Over two billion yen was paid out in a single year just for the salaries of them and other ninja clans?!

How...how is this possible?!

However… upon closer inspection, the patriarchs of these families discovered that there really were that many…

Because in the past, the ninjas had around one billion yen in money every year.

In fact, most of this money ended up in the hands of ninja clans.

After all, the number of Jonin and Chunin among civilian ninjas is relatively small, while Genin...

Considering that the Crown Prince's wallet was always empty when he became a Genin, and that he didn't use many ninja tools during his training (could it be because he didn't have money that he didn't use ninja tools for training?), you can imagine that the salary level of a Genin is probably only a few hundred thousand or a million taels a year.

Previously, salaries were so high, but now these ninjas' salaries haven't increased much. However, Yuya has introduced a system where various ninjas are assigned tasks (because there aren't enough people). If they do well, there are bonuses, and at the end of the year, there are year-end bonuses. Not to mention, the task that gave money for recruiting refugees was really making money like crazy.

Therefore, over two billion a year... is actually quite possible...

Yuya continued his report: "This year, we imported 1.37 billion taels of fish from Kirigakure... 1.53 billion taels of supplies from Iwagakure, and... 180 million taels of supplies from Sunagakure. The main reason is that desert chili peppers are indeed not very expensive."

Ahem, at the same time, Konoha exported mines to Kirigakure and invested 2.275 billion yen to build four steel mills, two grain processing plants, three textile mills, and two beverage factories...

Invest 2.5 billion in Iwagakure Village...

Invest one billion in Sunagakure Village...

Invest 400 million in the Land of Whirlpools...

In other aspects, Konoha spent 6.6789 billion yen to purchase various ninja tools from ninja tool merchants...

Importing minerals, textiles, etc. from other countries...

Imported from other countries...

In summary: Konoha spent a total of 39.586 billion ryo this year.

Danzo Shimura couldn't take it anymore and pointed at Yua, saying, "Who doesn't know that Konoha's biggest ninja tool merchants are all your subordinates! And you actually claim that Konoha spent so much money?!"

Yuya was interrupted from reading the manuscript. She looked up and glanced at Shimura Danzo. Hmm, that's the flavor I hate.

You Ya took a deep breath. He couldn't argue with this guy today; it was a matter of his image.

So, Yuya gently closed the scroll and calmly addressed Danzo: "Regarding this matter, firstly, I will discuss the income details later; secondly, those merchants are not loyal to me, but to the Hokage behind me. If you continue to slander me here, I will not tolerate it any longer. Please understand this. Thirdly…"

You Ya narrowed his eyes: "Even a three-year-old knows that interrupting someone is impolite and that you should apologize first before asking questions. I never expected that you, in your twenties, would be less sensible than a three-year-old. This is truly..."

Danzo Shimura's face turned red instantly, not out of embarrassment, but because his blood pressure was rising and his face was flushed.

But Shimura Danzo was no ordinary man; he quickly composed himself and said softly, "I'm sorry, I'll be more careful next time."

Yuya pursed his lips, unrolled the scroll, and continued reading: "In the 22nd year of Konoha, the ironworks sold 200,000 tons of iron sheets, more than 13,000 agricultural tools were sold through secondary processing, and 300,000 sets of daily necessities such as pots, pans, and bowls were sold..."

All in all, a total of 3,186 million taels were sold…

Danzo Shimura was speechless. It turned out that just one ironworks could earn him the entire annual salary of all the ninja in Konoha...

Then his performance just now was all for nothing.

Danzo Shimura felt like he was a clown.

His purpose in doing this was not to target You Ya, but to win over people from other families.

After all, if the tourists spend a lot of money, then they will get less of what they receive!

If half of the money You Ya spent were given to them...

But now it seems that a steel plant can solve the problem?

Okay, there wasn't just one steel mill, there were twenty steel mills lined up in a row...

Danzo Shimura shut his mouth and listened quietly.

Later, Yuya stated that Konoha's revenue increased by over a billion yen due to the spending of the villagers.

Then most of the money is in the bank.

Bank deposits have exceeded 10 billion.

After that, the income of the various factories, and the income of the merchants under Youya's control,

All things considered, the total is over 50 billion.

Simply put, if we don't count the more than 10 billion yuan in bank deposits, then the income and expenditure are roughly balanced.

Income is slightly more than expenses.

Danzo Shimura silently calculated in his heart, "Several hundred billion yen, if I could get all of that into my hands..."

After Youya finished speaking, he was speechless at the shocked looks on the faces of the family patriarchs around him.

This is shocking?

Where is this?

You Ya acknowledges that traditional industries can indeed make money.

However, if you want to make big money, you still have to focus on technology, high-end products, advanced technology, and development.

Of course, there has to be a limit. Yu Ya's experience in his previous life taught him that if you want to build castles in the air, you must first have a very solid foundation.

You can only succeed in finance if you rely on the real economy.

The essence of finance is to serve the real economy. Unfortunately, due to its special nature, most people will inevitably get carried away and exaggerate the extent of their involvement in finance once they get involved.

This has nothing to do with any individual; one person cannot stop it.

Unless everyone involved in every aspect of finance is a saint who is neither greedy nor competitive, it cannot realize its original value.

Unfortunately, this situation is a paradox of human nature. You Ya dares to guarantee that once he unleashes the behemoth of finance, everyone here, including himself, will become slaves to capital, and will only think about expanding and expanding their profits.

So let's just play honestly and realistically.

Isn't developing the country through science and technology also a viable path?

Yuya snapped out of his thoughts. Although most people were still caught up in the enormous figure of 50 billion, Yuya knew that some things were better decided sooner rather than later. So he decisively said, "Furthermore, I believe that a regulatory body, independent of the Konoha village system, should be established in the name of the Hokage."

In recent years, there have been many cases of commercial fraud, malicious delays in payment, and default on debts.

Such economic disputes are foreseeable to increase in the future, therefore I believe there should be a department to directly regulate the economic system of Konoha Village and its surrounding areas.

Everyone present fell into deep thought upon hearing You Ya's words.

After pondering for a moment, Shimura Danzo coldly looked at Yua and asked, "I'd like to ask, acting secretary, who do you think is the best candidate to be the head of this regulatory department?"

You Ya raised his head, his eyes revealing disdain: "Of course it's me. I don't think anyone else can tell better than me which are economic crimes and which aren't."

You Ya wasn't lying about this.

For example, someone borrows money to open a factory. When the time comes, the factory is operating well, but the payment deadline is different from the time agreed upon with the loan. From the borrower's perspective, it's not that he doesn't want to repay, it's just that the money hasn't arrived in his hands yet.

From the perspective of the person who provides the money, it becomes the problem of the person who borrows the money.

You Ya had no doubt that there might be instances where someone deliberately borrowed money, intentionally delayed payment, and then forced the other party to repay the debt with the factory when the time came.

This will definitely have an impact on the overall business environment.

However, this is something that can be mediated from the perspective of economic disputes.

However, if Shimura Danzo were to gain control over the management of this economic case, Yuya has no doubt that this guy would feed his own family first before worrying about anything else.

Oh, by the way, strictly speaking, economic crimes should be handled by the Security Department, which is the Uchiha clan.

But the minds of these Uchiha clan members...

Ugh……

So let's leave it to Yuya to suffer.

Shimura Danzo glared at Yua and said fiercely, "Just as I thought! You kept claiming it was for Konoha! The reason you proposed this was clearly for your own personal gain!"

Upon hearing this, Yuya flew into a rage, slamming his fist on the table and pointing at Shimura Danzo, yelling, "Go to hell! Do I need to resort to such underhanded methods to get money?! I really want to ruin you, your Shimura family will go bankrupt tomorrow! You bastard, you'll be begging on the streets tomorrow! And now you dare to accuse me of abusing my power for personal gain?!"

Have I put a single penny into my own pocket these past few years?! What the hell do you think enabled you to launch that surprise attack on the front lines?!

"If I hadn't been supplying you with provisions and ensuring each member of your team had enough food for a month, you still wanted to launch a sneak attack?! You're probably starving to death before you even get there!"

There's a reason why Youya is so angry.

He was not a prime minister, and could not possess the same dedication and selflessness as that renowned minister throughout history, who remained steadfast even unto death, and whose magnanimity allowed him to laugh off countless events throughout the ages.

How could he not explode after being slandered like that? Does he want to be a ninja turtle?!

Note 1: Assuming one person eats 1 kilogram of rice per day (most people don't eat that much), that's over 300 kilograms per year, or 0.3 tons. For 500,000 people, that's 15 tons. Konoha has more than 500,000 people, so it will need even more. Then there's the practice of putting lightning rods in the fields, something most rural people know. It involves placing a cement cylinder along the edge of the field, with a tall, large iron needle inserted on top. This attracts lightning, and if it strikes the ground, it's believed to fertilize the soil. There are similar explanations on Baidu, but I don't understand the principle. If I did, I wouldn't be writing this novel.

(End of this chapter)