The Red Sand Scorpion is an important helper in Luo Sha's vision, but trusting a rebellious nin is a very foolish thing.
As the fourth generation of the Kazekage, Luo Sha did not expect those sealing techniques and curse seals to be able to control the Red Sand Scorpion to contribute to the village.
If it were such a cheap thing, he wouldn't have secretly studied human puppetry, attacked the Kazekage Sandaime, and defected.
To put it bluntly, the former Red Sand Scorpion's bond in this world was too weak. Not only was he indifferent to Sunagakure Village, he was not close to his closest relatives, and he didn't even care about his own life.
If he really cares about his life, how could he use the forbidden technique of making puppets on himself?
A guy who cuts himself into a regenerative core cannot be trusted at all.
If he is so cruel to himself, do you still expect him to be kind to others?
From the beginning, Luo Sha's positioning towards the Red Sand Scorpion was clear.
"Contribute your strength to the village, and then die!" 』
At the critical moment of the "Konoha Collapse Plan", it was really impossible to argue with releasing the Red Sand Scorpion. Under the siege of thousands or even tens of thousands of Konoha ninjas, it was impossible to do anything but try our best.
Squeezing out all the value and then dying at the right time is Luo Sha's positioning of the Red Sand Scorpion, even if it offends Elder Qiandai.
Back then, he could sacrifice Ye Cang for the sake of the overall situation, but now he can also arrange for the Red Sand Scorpion to die for the sake of the village.
As for whether the Crimson Sand Scorpion had imagined his own ending, Luo Sha didn't care. It had been decided anyway and he had no room to resist.
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Due to the rare disaster weather, this year's "King of Fighters" competition was a little more deserted, and the enthusiasm of the contestants and sponsors was obviously reduced.
Fortunately, the situation has generally been maintained, but it is not as good as expected. The actual capital mobilized is still slightly higher than last year.
This also made Gushan Bushui and the co-organizers realize that the "King of Fighting" Challenge has become a well-known golden sign in the ninja world. Even natural and man-made disasters cannot withstand people's enthusiasm.
This year's winner of the "King of Fighting" title, Fusugi Bosui, as usual, recommended to the daimyo to be a guardian ninja. As for whether he can succeed in the end or be reused by the daimyo, that is another matter.
After finishing their busy work, Gusugi Bushui took Hongye, Gusugi Zhengcheng and Liuli Princess, and set off from Yuqi Island. Along the way, they enjoyed the scenery leisurely. After arriving at Shinjuku Town, the others went They stayed temporarily in Konoha Village to see their granddaughter who was going to school, while Kosugi Bosui stayed and met with the leader of the local chamber of commerce.
In a quiet courtyard, Gu Shan Bu Shui looked through the recent reports. Generally speaking, the profits have been maintained, but the expenses are a bit large.
In order to calm down the fluctuations of natural and man-made disasters, the Fusagi family also spent a lot of real money to benefit the people at the bottom of the ninja world.
Visible subsidy funding is a small part, while the real expenditure is the bulk, in areas such as canal dredging, road repairs, water diversion and irrigation and other areas of people's livelihood.
Among them, in just over three months, the Gushan family built thirteen bridges in the Land of Fire. In order to do this, they hired countless bridge-building experts, ordinary workers, and middle- and low-level ninjas.
At first, Kosugi Bosui felt that he had killed Kado, the bandit leader of the Land of Waves, a few years ahead of schedule. The fate of Momochi Zabuza was also very different. There should not be any change in Uzumaki Ming like in the original timeline. It’s the mission of everyone’s life trajectory.
As a result, unexpectedly, fate took a big turn and then inexplicably turned back again.
In a long background story, the Kosugi family acted as the villain this time. When promoting the "Continental Bridge" connection plan for the Country of Waves, there were many cross-sea bridges that ran through the Ninja World, the Country of Waves and the Country of Whirlpool. It has benefited more than a dozen islands.
Most of these islands are uninhabited, but some are inhabited.
When doing big things, it is possible to overlook details.
It is impossible for Gushan Bushui himself to always care about whether the compensation is in place when building bridges, expanding infrastructure, expropriating farmers and fishermen's land and houses, and whether there is a consensus on relocation.
Anyway, even in some remote and small places, forced buying and selling, forced demolition and smashing cannot be completely avoided. Occasionally there were omissions, and there were also incidents that didn't last long, but basically nothing major happened.
This time, somehow something went very wrong.
There is no need to elaborate on the specific causes and consequences of how this happened. In short, the farmers and fishermen, who were afraid of the strong position of the Fusagi family and did not dare to assert themselves, invited the Konoha ninjas to seek justice. In essence, it was about building bridges and roads and expropriating land. In order to compensate and sign the relocation, Konoha Genin Team 7 was unexpectedly called upon.
Some people who also realized that things were messed up knew that something was wrong, and through special channels, wanted to hire a group of "non-staff hired ninjas" to calm things down quietly before the Gushan family paid attention.
Then, without Gusugi Bosui realizing that most people didn't think this so-called C-level mission was a big problem and it was just an ordinary civil and economic dispute, it turned into a confrontation between jounin.
The last time I received a letter from the Country of Waves, it was a letter of apology from the local administrator.
When he first received the news, Gu Shan Bu Shui was also extremely surprised.
Although a ghost place like the Country of Waves is rich and considered a strategic location, it has no practical value to a group like the "Akatsuki" organization that gathers S-class rebellious ninjas.
It's fine to make some money, but with the size of a C-level character, is it worth releasing Momochi Zabuza and Gigangaki Kisame?
It wasn't until later that Kosugi Bosui realized that it might be a test of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki.
The information about Jiraiya wandering around Konoha Village is not difficult to find. There are not many opportunities for the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki to leave Konoha Village. This trip to the Country of Waves is really a good opportunity.
It is not impossible to use the excuse of local civil disputes to explore the protection strength of the main force of the Nine-Tailed People.
There is still nearly a month left before this year's Chuunin Examination. So far, no further news has come back from the Land of Waves. Fusugi Fusui has not paid too much attention to how the specific situation will develop.
After arriving in Shinjuku Town, Sarutobi Hiruzen also sent a letter asking about the situation in the Country of Waves, and Kosugi Fusui also answered sincerely.
Everything was a coincidence. An ordinary local accident quickly deteriorated and turned the C-level mission into an S-level mission. It was unexpected.
Of course, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not think that the Kosugi family was greedy for the compensation money from hundreds of islanders, so they caused the dispute.
Because of these trivial matters, the delayed construction period is much higher than the compensation.
However, the fact that the Gushan family is not short of money does not mean that the people working below will not be jealous of money.
This unexpected incident also made Gusugi Bushui realize how the power of destiny correction in the ninja world works. At the same time, he also realized the problem of his own position.
Once this "little thing" happens, I am afraid that Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha and others will have a sharp deterioration in their impression of the Fusagi family. A comment that they are rich and unkind, or that they are lax in their duties cannot escape.
Of course, the matter is not so serious that it is out of control.
It is a small matter in itself. It is enough to hand over the small supervisor and the local gangster leader who committed the crime to the flag of sacrifice.
However, after thinking about it, Gu Shan Bu Shui felt that this was a good opportunity, and it was indeed interesting.
Therefore, it hints at the local management's strategy of admitting their mistakes, punishment, and companionship after performing meritorious services, but never surrendering.
Even if it had to be dealt with, the Gushan family would do it themselves, how could they be forced to do it by others?
If the seventh Konoha genin team has passed the test of Momochi Zabuza and Inogaki Kisame, and still has the energy to "demand justice" from the Furusugi family, it doesn't hurt to play with them.
Until now, they have not received any news about the progress of the Kingdom of Waves. Either Team 7 is still entangled with two S-class rebel ninjas and has no time to care, or they have given up on extraneous matters.
If conquering the evil-doing S-class traitorous ninja is an S-class mission, what level of mission is being the enemy of the Fusagi family?
Several students have no real sense, Hatake Kakashi should not be so unwise.
This is not something that several ninjas on mission should consider at all. Even if they want to do something, it is the Hokage who comes forward to talk about it.
After almost reading the account books here and finding no problems, there was a knock on the door.
"Are you the leader of Tumen? Come in..."
The door was pushed open, and a man in his mid-twenties, about the same age as Gu Shan Bushui, walked in.
"Find a seat and sit down!"
"yes!"
Ever since he was recommended by Gui Zhiji and served as the local agent manager, Tumen has been conscientiously performing his tasks. In the past few months, he has not shown any outstanding abilities, but he is a down-to-earth person who works hard, so it may not bring any surprises. But the assigned tasks can be completed without compromise.
This is a man with practical ability.
Before parting, this is what Gui Zhiji said about Tumen.
"I have read the account books. First of all, I am satisfied with the completion of the tasks of the department. It is not your problem that the profit has dropped a little. When we made strategic decisions last year, we had estimates. What's more, this year The disaster has also diverted a lot of energy, and the current results are enough to prove your ability. Keep it up, and after the end of the year festival, there will be new appointments..."
"Thank you, young master, for your cultivation!"
What a new appointment? This was a neutral statement. What really made Tumen overjoyed was the opportunity Gushan Bushui hinted at to participate in the big festival.
There are countless nobles, big and small, who work with the Gushan family to earn a living. Those who are truly qualified to make a bowl of leftovers at the end of the year festival are all great people.
The leader is the dividing line between the daimyo and the senior cadres under Kosugi's command. If you put it in the local area, it is the de facto local bully. They are all huge landowners and proper feudal nobles. It is not an exaggeration to say that the daimyo has shrunk. .
If you are a professional who is in charge of a piece of amateur work, you are a leader-level person who can see your boss from time to time and can directly submit applications if there are important matters.
Tumen was from a low background and was the son of a local wealthy family. He was able to stand in front of Gushan Bushui and beat out countless competitors.
Now that he has finally managed to get into the position of being a manager, he is still an agent who has not become a regular employee. This has already made many colleagues jealous. I don’t know how many people are waiting for him to make a mistake so that they can take over.
Going to the Gushan Family Festival at the end of the year, I think it’s time to restrain the forces that are secretly restricting me.
"The follow-up arrangements for this year will be carried out step by step. There is only one thing to pay attention to..."
Gu Shan Bu Shui knocked on the table, bringing Domen, who was a little excited, back to his senses.
"Please give me your orders."
“Land acquisition compensation and relocation funds, as well as the price of land acquisition, should not be set too low.”
"Well?"
Tumen was stunned and asked in confusion,
"You must obey the orders of the young master, but...it is a downward cycle now, and there is still a lot of room for arbitrage. It may be cheaper to wait."
Gushan Bushui chuckled and shook his head, but asked an irrelevant question.
"What's your last name? Where is your hometown?"
"Zoe Nan crosses the river, Wenshui Town Yanqiao..."
"Wenshui Rock Bridge, speaking of which, our ancestors are also the prince's home..."
"It has been in decline for a long time and is not worth mentioning!"
"It has been out of the mainstream for too long, so some things may not be clear."
Gu Shan Bu Shui explained slowly,
"The Gushan family is not a big businessman, nor an ordinary noble, but the second-in-command of the country. It is an unparalleled wealthy family in Dongguo. There is no need to be overly obsessed with making money. Control is the most important thing. The current decline, It is not rational and will only severely dampen the enthusiasm of the people. If you follow the trend of the decline, you must be moderate."
The current situation is not that prices have fallen to the bottom, but that there is a problem with liquidity.
Tumen Station is not high enough to see clearly, but Gu Shan Bushui understands.
Now in the market of the Land of Fire, there is simply no spare money for any investment.
With the wealth and earning power of the Konoha ninjas, they were all trying to pay off their debts, and ordinary merchants and minor nobles had even less capital.
In the final analysis, the Fusagi family's ability to make money is too strong. In a few years, the wealth of the ninja world has flowed in one direction rapidly. The result is that once there is an irrational decline, no one can catch the bottom.
"Except for the Gushan family, no one can support the market on a large scale. Instead of falling under the floor and stepping into the quagmire, causing the entire market to lose its existence value, it is better for us to make less money and maintain appropriate liquidity. To prevent further panic from spreading."
If you really want to suppress prices, there's no harm in waiting, but enough is enough.
"My subordinates are ignorant and fail to understand the young master's thoughts."
"It doesn't matter, you just did your job, don't worry! When Guan Ling recommended you, there was a comment that touched me. 'Calm down, you can handle crises calmly'. What follows is a troubled year. I need your calmness to reassure people.”
"yes!"
After a few words of encouragement, Gushan Bushui let him back down and sighed.
Cutting the leeks of the common people is not the main purpose. The key is to let the middle class and wealthy families shed some blood.
"Wealth redistribution is a systematic task. We must find a way. We cannot always rely on passive intervention from natural disasters, man-made disasters and economic crises." 』
