In Uchiha Tokumitsu's previous life, there were four indispensable elements in explaining the essence of spiritual practice, which were the so-called "rich couple's dharma ground".
This law is the same in the ninja world.
Basically, as long as you have sufficient resources and are willing to spend a lot of money, there is no problem in using money and resources to force a person with weak qualifications to a chunin-level combat power.
Moreover, based on the weird symbiotic relationship between the ninja village and the daimyo, the pursuit of ninjas is bound in a cycle of earning money by doing tasks and spending money to buy resources for training.
But the birth of bonds allowed Shinobi Village to discover a way to make money besides daimyo allocations and mission commissions.
Although the essence of bonds is another form of borrowing money, it is at least easier for people to accept, and the additional interest and liquidity are also easier for the rich to pocket.
However, in the face of Konoha's tens of billions of bond plans, the bond issuance plan announced by Kumogakure and Sunagakure in the early stage immediately eclipsed.
What is the concept of 10 billion?
Even if the annual interest rate is 10%, you have to pay one billion in interest per year.
And how many billions can the Ninja Village’s daimyo allotment be?
Therefore, the originally ambitious and high-profile Kumogakure and Sunagakure immediately lowered their voices. The top leaders of the Ninja Village began to openly publicize the dangers of war and the value of peace, and privately repeatedly advocated wood in front of the famous nobles of various countries. Leaf threat theory.
There is only one core essence: daimyo! Make money! !
Kirigakure, who is currently in a temporary truce with Konoha, also took the initiative to send a messenger ninja to arrive in Konoha in a low-key manner and proactively requested to initiate peace talks.
Unlike other major countries in the Ninja World Continent, the daimyo of the Kingdom of Water obviously have stronger interference and influence on Kirigakure; and the daimyo has long been tired of wars that have no benefits.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen was also very happy about the arrival of the Kirigakure messenger ninja.
Although they were just messenger ninjas who came to test Konoha's intention to negotiate peace on behalf of an official mission, in the eyes of the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, this already meant that Kirigakure had officially surrendered to Konoha.
However, the deeply disturbed Hatake Sakumo sneaked out of Konoha overnight and went straight to the eastern border defense force station to discuss countermeasures with Uchiha Tokumitsu.
It was already late at night when we arrived at the station of the Eastern Border Defense Force. Uchiha Tokumitsu, who had just fallen asleep after completing his daily practice, had no choice but to brace himself to receive the arrival of his allies.
"Kirigakure is here!"
As soon as they sat down in the Chinese army's tent, Hatake Sakumo hurriedly said: "Kirigakure has arrived in the village!"
"How is it possible...the Uzumaki ninjas from the Border Force didn't reply!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned for a moment, then stood up immediately: "You actually dare to start a war! It seems that we can't fight until we reach the Kingdom of Water!"
"Not a war!"
Hatake Sakumo immediately realized that there was an ambiguity in his words, and quickly explained: "It's Kirigakure's peace envoy... No, it's not the envoy. To be precise, it should be the messenger who communicated about the peace talks and has already arrived in the village!"
"I do know this..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned again: "But what does it matter? Isn't it good to restore peace?"
In Uchiha Tokumitsu's impression, Hatake Sakumo is not a figure with martial arts ideas. Although he is ruthless and ruthless on the battlefield, Hatake Sakumo is essentially a person who believes in love and peace.
Otherwise, the will of fire would not be regarded as the norm.
"The Ninja are collaborating to oppose the peace talks!"
Hatake Sakumo said.
"I'm not! I didn't! Stop talking nonsense!"
As soon as Hatake Sakumo finished speaking, Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately retorted.
"...It has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan. It is the other ninja clan who are still in bond crisis who are opposed."
Hatake Sakumo explained.
"Why?"
Uchiha Tokko was a little curious.
The Sandaime has ruled Konoha for so many years. Apart from the Uchiha clan, there are still ninja clans in Konoha who dare to join forces to oppose the Hokage? It’s incredible!
"According to reliable information, Kirigakure's proposal is to restore peace without compensation, and Hokage-sama is ready to agree..."
Hatake Sakumo lowered his voice and said.
"So what's the problem?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu was still confused: "We don't have enough ships to defeat Kirigakure at sea and attack the Kingdom of Water... Isn't this kind of condition normal?"
"Everyone is worried that the village will not be able to pay the IOU. When the time comes for the bonds issued by the Ninja clan..."
Hatake Sakumo sighed.
He discovered that many of the recent chaos in the village were related to this seemingly convenient and easy-to-use bond...
"Isn't there a tens of billions bond plan? And isn't 30% of the daimyo's allocation reserved for the village? Isn't this part of the money enough?"
At the Konoha Conference, it was announced to the public that the ten billion bond issuance plan remained unchanged. The final internal bond issuance amount was 6 billion, of which 4 billion was to find a way to dig into the treasury of the daimyo, and 2 billion was for the forbearance. Publicly issued.
The Nanga River Bond Exchange is responsible for the issuance of 2 billion public bonds.
And if 4 billion is taken out of the daimyo's treasury as scheduled, then the 30% left to the village will be as much as 1.2 billion taels, which is enough to cover the quota needs of the ninja clan who have not been repurchased by the Uchiha clan on their behalf.
What's more, judging from the current situation in the shinobi world, after the announcement of Konoha's tens of billions of bond plans, Kumogakure and Sunagakure immediately stopped fighting. A new war will not be fought for a while, and the funds raised from the bonds cannot be misappropriated. Fill the financial hole in the village.
"...You mean to misappropriate the funds raised from the newly issued bonds to pay the ninja clan's IOU?"
Hatake Sakumo asked cautiously.
"Yeah! What's the problem?"
Uchiha Tokko agreed and expressed surprise.
Isn't this routine? Is it worth the fuss?
"Isn't the purpose of issuing bonds to raise war funds to deal with threats from other shinobi villages?"
Hatake Sakumo was very confused.
"Isn't the war not yet started?"
Uchiha Tokko shrugged and asked.
"this……"
Hatake Sakumo felt that his mind could not turn around anymore.
But it feels like a door to a new world has opened!
This is also the ideological imprint caused by the "live within one's means" financial system that Konoha and even the Ninja world generally adopted in the past. In addition, Hatake Sakumo was promoted to a high-level position not long ago and has long been accustomed to the fiscal allocation system with precise budgets. He has never tried such a flexible allocation of funds.
"If the bond funds are directly used to pay the ninja clan's IQ, I'm afraid other people in the village will have objections..."
Hatake Sakumo had some new ideas, but he couldn't put them together in a short time.
"Very simple!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said casually: "Issue another credit bond under the tens of billions of bonds, and allocate funds to the village in the name of special bonds. In this way, the village will have money to pay the ninja clan's IOU, and the funds of the tens of billions of bonds can also Achieving added value is a win-win situation!”
"Use bonds and issue bonds to repay debts..."
Hatake Sakumo was really stuck this time.
After pondering for a long time, Hatake Sakumo decided to put this issue aside for now.
If I think about it any more, my head will start to smoke.
“Then will the bond funds still be used to expand armaments?”
Hatake Sakumo's words are also aimed at the current situation where Kumogakure and Sunagakure have temporarily ceased their activities.
"Of course!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said very decisively: "If we already have the money, why don't we use it to expand our armaments? Should we use it as compensation?"
"It's just...how will I pay it back then?"
"The more ninjas there are in the village, the more missions it can accept. Wouldn't it be enough to grab more mission shares?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said in an indifferent tone: "If it doesn't work, just issue new bonds and borrow money to pay off the old debts."
The Minamagawa Stock Exchange only plays a role as an agent, earning management fees and trading turnover. The actual owner of the bonds is still the Konoha Ninja Village, and Uchiha Tokimitsu certainly doesn't care.
"One day, the debt problem will become bigger and bigger, and even reach the point where it cannot be repaid..."
Hatake Sakumo thought of more based on Uchiha Tokumitsu's words.
"Then let the daimyo be exempted~ What a big deal!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu had a headache, wondering why people in the ninja world were so stubborn, "The purpose of our debt issuance is to protect the daimyo. Isn't it natural for the daimyo to forgive the debt?"
"This matter may violate the spirit of the contract..."
Hatake Sakumo's heart was in turmoil.
"It's okay. The other ninja villages that issued bonds will soon have the spirit to abandon the contract. By then, as long as Konoha has not taken the initiative to default, it will be easy to negotiate with the daimyo about debt relief."
Uchiha Tokko seemed to be comforting.
Although they have been basically stationed in the eastern border defense force recently, the Uchiha clan's intelligence network is still continuously sending all kinds of information to Uchiha Tokko, especially the bond issuance plans of other ninja villages.
Kumogakure originally planned to issue two billion bonds. After the introduction of Konoha's tens of billions bond plan, the original plan was immediately shelved. The latest bond issuance amount has not yet been determined.
Although Sunagakure's tone has been lowered, he still bites the bullet and issues bonds according to the previous plan. However, for some unknown reason, Sunagakure did not copy Uchiha Tokumitsu's "original" "bearer bond", but went through a "minimally invasive" process. "New" raises funds through real-name registration.
This is equivalent to abolishing the liquidity of bonds.
However, the funds of the ninja world are always limited. If Konoha absorbs more funds, it will be more difficult for Sunagakure and Kumogakure to issue bonds; after falling behind in the first step, the chances of other ninja villages catching up will be even slimmer.
"I see……"
Hatake Sakumo still had a look of confusion on his face, and he didn't know if he really understood it.
"Then there's no need to worry. Besides, you're not Hokage, so why are you worrying so much!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu stood up and said, "I'll have someone arrange a dormitory for you."
"No need... I left the village secretly, so I'd better rush back..."
Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, but decided to return to the village overnight to avoid causing unnecessary public controversy.
"Then just do whatever you want..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was noncommittal.
…
It has to be said that the fragmented and active financial situation of the ninja world has benefited the Uchiha clan a lot.
Bearer bonds, in particular, have absorbed an unknown amount of black market funds.
According to feedback from the Uchiha tribesmen on the exchange, unknown high-rollers often come to buy bonds with large sums of money, and some gold bonds are even in the form of those issued by a country during the Warring States Period that has long since declined.
But Uchiha Tokumitsu welcomed this.
Black market funds are like this again?
Isn’t gold on the black market gold?
What's more, the Uchiha clan can also earn another interest rate difference by exchanging gold coins for Fire Nation banknotes, so why not do it.
As an issuing agency, the Minamigagawa Stock Exchange is not only responsible for the underwriting of Konoha bonds, it can also conduct short-term "flexible arrangements" before the bond funds are allocated for payment to make profits for the family. This also makes the Uchiha clan Even more convinced of Uchiha Tokko.
Therefore, even if he is far away from Konoha and his family, Uchiha Tokumitsu is not worried about his personal influence declining.
What's more, the income of the Minamigagawa Stock Exchange is also related to the operation of the laboratory, so Uchiha Tokumitsu is naturally particularly concerned about it.
"Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure..."
After Hatake Sakumo left, Uchiha Tokumitsu sat alone in the big tent, thinking carefully.
Sunagakure and Kumogakure are already in a difficult situation. If they don't borrow money to expand their armaments, they will only be able to widen the gap in strength by Konoha, which will make the future even more uncomfortable.
However, if the scale of bonds is expanded, the fiscal revenue may not even be able to repay the interest.
This is like a sunflower manual being spread around the martial arts arena. Will you practice it or not?
If you don't practice, anyone can beat you up. If you bite the bullet and practice a lot, the effect will be the same.
But as for Kirigakure, after some troubles from Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Tokumitsu also felt that something was wrong.
What puzzled Uchiha Tokimitsu the most was what Uchiha Madara, who secretly controlled the third Mizukage, thought.
Is it true that the defeat caused the position to be unstable?
Uchiha Tokko was puzzled.
After many exchanges with the Kirigakure ninjas who presided over special border trade, Uchiha Tokumitsu also had a certain understanding of the current situation in Kirigakure Village.
According to the character of the Third Mizukage, the Uchiha Madara behind him, even if there are more opponents jumping out, they will probably be killed directly. How can he have so much patience to play tricks.
Because in the Kirigakure Ninja Village, which advocates bloody violence, only force is the truly useful right to speak. Although the current Kirigakure is not as terrifying as when the "Blood Mist Policy" is implemented in the future, there are already signs of the rise of the Blood Mist Sect.
"Could it be that... Uchiha Madara has another agenda?"
Uchiha Tokko thought of this question.
In the memory of his previous life, Uchiha Madara died after giving Nagato the Samsara Eye and turning Uchiha Obito into his spokesperson. It stands to reason that he would not die so quickly.
However, after the Kingdom of Uzumaki was defeated due to the siege of the three great ninja villages, the remaining Uzumaki clan members have been brought back to Konoha by Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo. Even if there are a few scattered or captured, the number should not be large.
As for the Kingdom of Rain, the dispatched troops commanded by Akimichi Tifeng have already controlled half of the country, and there are no Uzumaki clan members living there...
Under such circumstances, it is possible for Uchiha Madara to formulate a new unlimited moon reading plan...
Uchiha Tokko became more and more uneasy as he thought about it.
"Damn age spots..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was completely sleepless and walked out of the room with a curse, intending to go to the laboratory to inspect the research progress.
After all, I spent so much money to get in, and I really don’t feel at ease if I don’t take a few more looks.
(End of chapter)
