I sell sweets in Konoha

"There is a saying in the reform that no matter how poor you are, you can't poor your children, and no matter how hard it is, you can't afford education!"

"Even if the people of Sunagakure Village miss one meal from tomorrow, compulsory education will be implemented!"

Will the Kingdom of Wind go all out in education in the future?No one knows about this, but Granny Chiyo will do her best.Sand Hidden Village has already suffered a big loss in this matter.

Naturally, we must go all out to solve this problem.

At this time, Gaara, who was in the Leaf Village of the Land of Fire, was still unaware of the progress of the reform of Sunagakure Village. He was working hard to complete the work at hand.

"The reconstruction of Konoha is really a huge project." Maki put down the account book in his hand and whispered: "Konoha is really rich!"

This time Konoha's reconstruction almost shows what it means to be wealthy!Konoha, which originally used wooden buildings as its main buildings, will undergo complete changes this time.Reinforced concrete bricks will become one of the most important building materials here.

The big hole left by that battle will not be filled up, and it will become an underground building complex made of reinforced concrete in the future.

There will be multiple emergency evacuation passages, underground shopping malls, subways extending in all directions, and other lines and pipelines below.

As you go up, the original ground will be completely replaced by hardened pavement, and except for the green area, the rest of the ground will be paved.

As of now, there will be no more dirt roads on the streets of Konoha.

Such an approach is really considered for any ninja village...

"Rich and wealthy!" Raikage also got a plan for the reconstruction of Konoha that was not very detailed but rather detailed. He looked at it carefully and had to say that he was really shocked by this plan for Konoha. .

"Can we do the same?" Raikage asked.

"Of course not!" Raikage's secretary pushed up his glasses and said, "We don't have money! We don't have that many manpower and tools to hollow out a mountain!"

"Konoha is really rich." Raikage sighed: "That girl's management really made Konoha earn too much money."

"Lord Raikage." Raikage's secretary said seriously: "If you always say you have money but don't have money, I think you should pay attention to things other than money. For example, the issue of industrial layout mentioned by the Fifth Hokage."

"The reason why the Fifth Hokage did this was for the industrial layout of the Country of Fire."

Secretary Raikage doesn't quite understand what industrial layout is, nor does he know what industrial chain upgrading is.

These things are simply too hard for her to understand!

Of course, this cannot be blamed on her, because the concepts of industrial chain and industrial layout are new to anyone in the Land of Fire or even the Ninja Continent.They won't understand these things so quickly without enough experience and guidance.

Although he didn't quite understand it, Secretary Raikage relied on his intuition to detect some of the key points of the problem.

If you just focus on money then Konoha is indeed rich.

But if you look at things other than money.

She felt that there was something hidden in Konoha, and even in the entire Fire Country.

It is being activated little by little!

Chapter 26 Dawn of the Era

Not everyone will understand it, but everyone will definitely see it.

If you just think that Konoha is rich and powerful, then it is really too superficial.

Konoha has begun to frantically build infrastructure. Those who need it will be built, and places will be reserved for those that are not in demand for the time being.Due to changes in the main materials of construction, the demand for cement, sand, steel, and bricks has increased.

Konoha swallowed up these resources like a gluttonous beast.

This huge demand for building materials has also driven the development of the manufacturing industry. Junko expected that the traditional handicraft industry would be severely impacted.Although they will not be beaten to death, the original production model cannot meet Konoha's needs at all.

Demand brought about changes in productivity, which forced the Fire Nation's original production model to begin to change.

From the original small scale, small handicraft industry cannot meet Konoha's material needs. What can really be satisfied are those large factories and large-scale production.

Small-scale and artisanal industries were quickly marginalized, and large factories and mass production became mainstream.

And as Konoha began to frantically engage in infrastructure construction, a large amount of capital investment also made the factories invested and built in the early stage profitable quickly!The tax revenue brought by profits will increase, and at the same time, there will be money to increase workers' wages and benefits, and to expand recruitment and construction.

The increase in workers' wages has also given workers the purchasing power, which has also led to the expansion of the local consumer market.

The consumption potential has been stimulated, which has also boosted the local government's tax revenue.

With the money, the local government also began to imitate Konoha and start large-scale infrastructure construction.More infrastructure construction brings increased and expanded demand, and also stimulates the establishment of more factories.

Changes in transport capacity are brought about based on these demands.

At this time the importance of railways became apparent.

The original transportation mode is no longer suitable for the current transportation capacity needs. The traditional land transportation mode cannot meet the demand for millions of tons of various resources.

Railway, with its low cost and large transportation capacity, has become the best mode of transportation.

The city lord who was originally waiting and watching began to change his attitude. After all, there might be a city not far away where people were making a lot of money. He was getting poorer and poorer. The people under his rule began to move their families towards those who had reformed. urban migration.

They knew they were doomed and had to either adapt to the reforms or hold on to their land and wait to be crushed by the other side.

For them, this is almost a dead end. If they sit still, others will definitely come over. If they comply with the reform, they will definitely lose their rights and status.

But if you compare, if you take the initiative and comply with the reform, although you will lose your rights and status, you can invest, build factories, and live a comfortable life.

Even more moisturizing than now.

Everyone knows that the lesser of two powers is the lesser. Instead of being crushed and hung up, or sent into exile, it is better to take the initiative.

They raised their hands to welcome the railway to their city.

Railways and reform policies advance together. Railways bring rapid flow of materials and economic prosperity. At the same time, when policies advance, the first step is to clear out bandits.Take down the bandits in a step-by-step and planned manner.

Separate the ties between bandits and ordinary people, and even secret supporters, divide, suppress, and use good policies to attract bandits to surrender.

This will bring further stability to the national environment of the Country of Fire.

A safe and stable internal environment will bring about further development of the environment within the Country of Fire.

At the same time, the safe and stable internal environment allowed the compulsory education system to be implemented more smoothly. Various early literacy schools provided the Fire Nation with the first batch of industrial workers with a certain cultural foundation.

Although compulsory education has been successfully implemented, we will not see particularly strong effects in a short period of time.

But in the future, a new generation of well-educated people will enter the Fire Nation's new administrative system, factories, and scientific research and educational institutions.This will further promote the healthy and orderly development of the Fire Country's economy.

It is foreseeable that Konoha and the entire Fire Nation will only get better in the future!

According to Junko's prediction, after the Fire Nation completes its first five-year plan, it will initially complete the transformation from a traditional agricultural country to an industrialized country.And there will always be some pain in this transition.

But as long as she has her own strength and Konoha's support, this pain will not really be so painful that the Fire Nation will collapse!

This change...

"Fried rice..."

Chiyo looked at the fried rice in front of him.

After experiencing a rapid decline in status, Chiyo, who was admired by thousands of people and had nothing to eat, turned into an ordinary farmer with nothing. After spending the initial manic period and not adapting, Chiyo finally began to have some problems. change.

He began to abandon his former glory and dignity and work in the fields with the farmers.

Although it is clumsy, it is also changing little by little.

It was not just him who had changed, but also the village where he lived. He had witnessed the changes from shabby shacks to brick houses.The dilapidated shacks in the village had disappeared in just one year.

Those farmers were actually beginning to be able to eat the rice that was once only available to nobles and ninjas.

Lived in a new house.

And all this is thanks to those reform measures. Farmers have obtained their own land. Although they cannot buy and sell their own land, and the grain cannot be sold privately, the rest is very good.

The commune organizes farmers to produce grain, and after deducting taxes and rent, which is not very high, the rest is distributed according to the farmers' workload.

To put it simply, the more you work, the more you get; the less you work, the less you get. Those who don’t work get nothing.

This distribution system has greatly increased farmers' enthusiasm for work, and at the same time, because construction is going on everywhere, workers are being recruited everywhere.During slack times, they would also go to construction sites to work part-time to earn some money.

In this way, as long as you have the ability and are willing to work, you will definitely get rich rewards.

When farmers have money, they naturally build houses and buy themselves new clothes.

In just one year, earth-shaking changes have taken place here.

All of this made Chiyo truly aware of the existence of certain powers that she had never understood or known for the first time.

Although he still didn't understand many things, at least he could feel these people's welcome to the new policy and their thirst for knowledge.They are not as ignorant, ignorant, and despicable as they once thought.

There are also many potentials in them that do not belong to those nobles.

It can even be said that they have many qualities that were originally assigned to nobles.

For example, be diligent, brave, and curious!

Chiyo finally understood something.

An era comes to an end, and the dawn of an era begins to shine on the earth.

If you are the same as before.

Will eventually be eliminated by the times!

Chapter 27 Need a new shadow

It's been more than a year.

Gaara, wearing a safety helmet, sat on the edge of an unfinished building and looked out.

Konoha's reconstruction work is progressing steadily, and his own small workshop, or should be called a construction company according to Konoha's latest policy adjustments, has also made a lot of profits.

He has fulfilled his original bet.

Not only did his workshop not go bankrupt, after some adjustments and a loan from the Fire Nation Construction Bank, his current company began to expand further.With construction experience in Konoha reconstruction project.

His company has begun to try to expand the market by returning to the Land of Wind, and is gradually gaining a foothold.

Although his company is a company from Sand Hidden Village in the Country of Wind, its real growth is due to the policies of the Country of Fire and the needs of Konoha, so the Country of Wind has a strange attitude towards his company.

Not very welcoming, not very annoying either.

Not restrictive but occasionally a bit difficult.

Gaara doesn't have a headache about all this, it's not his focus.The place he focuses on is this Konoha Village and the Country of Fire!From the beginning of reconstruction to now, Konoha's potential is being awakened.

This is not just the potential of ninjas, but the potential of the entire country!

The Land of Fire is walking on a new road with a new attitude. It was once the number one in the ninja continent, but now it has left other countries and ninja villages behind.

"I love Luo."

Maki's figure appeared next to Gaara, and he looked at the entire Konoha and said, "You are still here, can't you see enough of all this?"

"Yeah." Gaara nodded and said, "I can't see enough."

It’s true that we haven’t seen enough. The more we see, the more we think. The more we think, the more questions we have.

"Konoha Village and the Country of Fire..." Gaara said questioningly: "Why are they so strong?"

"Probably because of the Fifth Hokage." Maki couldn't answer this question. He came to Konoha with Gaara and participated in these constructions together.I also witnessed the storm-like changes in the Country of Fire.

"Let's go." Markie didn't want to think about these problems.

Because there are more important things now.

"Sunagakure Village wants you to return to the village."

The top management of Sunagakure Village has received news that they need Gaara to return to the village.The specific question was not explained, but Maki could already guess why Gaara was asked to return to the village.Sunagakure Village feels like it's almost time.

The time has indeed come.

A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a village cannot be without a shadow for a day.

Sunagakure Village has been missing for too long.Although there is a group of elders to maintain it, this is not a long-term solution!The role of shadow is not only the pinnacle of the village's strength, but also the result of mutual compromise and certification of the strengths of all parties. The existence of shadow is also a means to balance different classes and different forces.

And once this position is in a vacuum for a long time, someone will want to take over.

Because neither power nor position can truly be vacuumed.

The elders exercise the rights of the shadow, but the elders are not the shadow. They can suppress those uneasy people who are ready to move, but they cannot suppress them forever.There are always some people who choose to take desperate risks.

After all, the results that can be obtained are too rich.

So Gaara must go back at this moment.

"Is Gaara leaving?" In the new Hokage building, Tsunade has obtained new information.

"Sunagakure Village has been without Kazekage for too long." Sandai said with a pipe in his mouth: "Many people in the village have begun to be impatient. Ebizo and Chiyo are no longer able to suppress the ambitious people in the village. ”