Uchiha Tokumitsu delivered an important speech at the Uzumaki Research Institute, fully satisfied his addiction to civil science, and arranged the two core research topics of miniaturization of tailed beasts and artificial tailed beasts, and was about to return to Konoha. A group of Kirigakure's envoys chased from Kirigakure.
"Why?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu was eager to return home, and he had no desire to engage in official talk with the Kirigakure envoy.
"Buy battleships and arms!"
The messenger is still the familiar Loquat Juzo.
He is also a very straightforward ninja and also doesn't like beating around the bush.
"That's easy to say!"
When Uchiha Tokko heard this, he immediately became energetic and waved his hand to the attendant ninja to postpone his trip.
"What battleship do you want?"
Uchiha Tokko asked enthusiastically.
For a long time, the Uchiha clan's arms business has been dominated by detonating charms. The market share of common ninja tools such as kunai and shurikens has been continuously eroded by low-priced ninja tools from countries such as the Craftsman Country. Now Kirigakure is the unjust one. He came directly to purchase, I would be sorry for myself if I didn’t kill him!
"Ironclad ship!"
Loquat Juuzang said: "And we also need the big tube on top!"
"You want this..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu leaned back and his expression became a little strange: "That is the secret weapon of the shogunate that relies on the Great Wall..."
"Aren't you going to sell it outside?"
Loquat Juuzang asked with a frown.
"no no!"
Uchiha Deguang shook his head repeatedly, "I mean..."
"You have to pay more!"
"Money is easy to talk about, just don't be too outrageous!"
Loquat Juzo is very straightforward.
Uchiha Tokumitsu liked this kind of straightforward person the most.
"But the three existing ironclads in service cannot be given to you."
As soon as Uchiha Tokko said this, Loquat Juzo was a little disappointed.
"But there are still three warships in the dock that have been launched and are undergoing sea trials. They should be officially completed in about a month..."
After a sudden turn of events, Uchiha Tokumitsu continued.
"Kirigakure wants these three ships!"
Loquat Juuzang was afraid that Uchiha Tokumitsu would make another reversal, so he said quickly.
"That's no problem...the shogunate and Kirigakure have always been friendly, and they should help each other."
Uchiha Demitsu said with a smile.
"How much is that approximately?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed so readily and was full of friendly lies, which made Loquat Juuzang immediately feel defensive.
"The price is a matter for discussion by the people below. As senior officials, we should not be involved in these mundane affairs, otherwise we will lose our status!"
Uchiha Demitsu said in a good voice.
He is always very patient when dealing with the culprits.
"However... no matter what the final transaction price is, you will definitely have a share!"
Uchiha Tokko lowered his voice and guided him step by step.
Loquat Juuzang frowned.
Use this to test the Kirigakure ninja? !
"Five percent~"
Which Kirigakure can withstand such a test!
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't have a bad heart, so he just planned to double the cost of research and development, dock construction and ship manufacturing costs.
As a result, the shogunate's shipyards could expand and manufacture a new generation of ironclads.
"Drink tea, drink tea..."
Loquat Juzo raised a cup of tea with a little embarrassment to hide his excitement.
He originally wanted to stand up and yell and refuse, so that he could show Kirigakure's strong character.
Just thinking about the budget amount approved by the three generations of Mizukage before the mission...
It’s just that Uchiha Tokko gave too much!
Loquat Juuzang seemed to hear the sound of his moral integrity being shattered...
"The big tube on the ship is also needed!"
Loquat Juuzang coughed and tried to make his attitude natural and as businesslike as possible.
"Big tube...are you talking about the torpedo torpedo launcher?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face were dancing, "No problem, these are all standard!"
Loquat Juzo nodded calmly.
Only his rosy face revealed his excitement at this time.
"But wouldn't you consider buying some more detonating charms?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu's expression was very kind, "An ironclad ship is equipped with twenty-two torpedo launchers as standard, and each torpedo is loaded with 1,200 special waterproof detonating charms. Three ironclad ships will consume 79,200 detonating charms in one salvo." symbol……"
"Ahem!"
Loquat Juzo raised a cup of tea to hide his shock.
"In this case...then buy some more detonating charms..."
"This is easy to say, and the detonating talisman can also be included in the purchase cost of the armored ship, which is still 5%..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu very considerately dispelled Loquat Juuzang's concerns.
"Five million detonating charms!"
Loquat Juuzang typed it out very happily, and added at the end: "What I want is the Uchiha clan's special waterproof detonating talisman! I can't use other inferior products to make up for it!"
"You can rest assured about the reputation of the Uchiha clan in the arms business..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu liked it best when others were kneeling and punching at the same time.
"There is also some demand for conventional ninja tools such as kunai shurikens. Let's purchase them together then..."
Loquat Juuzang's eyes flashed.
A lot of money has been spent, and a small amount of money for ordinary ninja tools is naturally not a problem.
Besides, no matter how small the mosquito is, it’s still meat, so it’s not free of charge.
"no problem!"
Uchiha Demitsu agreed wholeheartedly.
Then he asked someone to bring in some exquisite food, and the two continued to chat while eating.
…
"Has Kumogakure made any special moves recently?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu gracefully cut into the Grassland Premium Steak, and elegantly forked the piece of meat into his mouth.
Although Loquat Juzo remained calm, he had been paying attention to Uchiha Tokumitsu's every move with his peripheral vision.
"So elegant..."
Loquat Juuzang thought to himself.
Even the nobles and nobles of the Kingdom of Water are not half as elegant as Uchiha Tokumitsu in their dining etiquette!
"Is this the foundation of the most powerful ninja clan in the ninja world..."
Loquat Juuzang straightened up involuntarily.
"Would you like some?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu raised the glass bottle with a smile.
"This... the three forbidden ninjas need to stop drinking..."
Loquat Juuzang looked a little unnatural.
"It's okay...it's just fermented grape juice."
Uchiha Tokumitsu stood up very enthusiastically and filled a cup for Loquat Juzo, "This is the highest quality grape juice produced in the dangerous valleys on the top of the mountains of Sichuan Country. The output is only two hundred bottles a year!"
“It’s a good thing that even daimyo may not be able to drink!”
Uchiha Tokko put the wine bottle on Loquat Juuzang's desk.
"Grape juice..."
Smelling the refreshing fragrance, Loquat Juzo couldn't control his hands.
After raising the glass and taking a few sips, under Uchiha Tokumitsu's gentle attack, Loquat Juzo completely let down his guard and explained the current situation and dilemma faced by Kirigakure.
Although the Third Mizukage suppressed internal instability with an iron fist and pushed for peace talks, there were still a large number of ninjas within Kirigakure who were dissatisfied and believed that this was an act of losing power and humiliating the village.
However, in the face of the menacing and malicious Kumogakure, Kirigakure still needs to unite under the command of the Third Mizukage to defeat the foreign enemies.
The Kumogakure attacking across the sea also has two thousand ninja troops, and even Kirigakure, which has been defeated repeatedly, still has nearly 10,000 registered ninjas. Coupled with the familiarity of sea and waterways, it is not difficult to resist Kumogakure's invasion.
It's just that Kumogakure is still sending more ninja troops, and it doesn't seem to be just a simple harassment.
Although Kirigakure fought back and forth with the incoming Kumogakure at sea, the shortage of supplies and insufficient armaments also plagued the Kirigakure ninja army.
Because of this, Kirigakure has been unable to launch a large-scale offensive and drive away Kumogakure in one fell swoop.
Faced with such a situation, the Third Mizukage issued a call to "learn the skills of the shogunate to control Kumogakure", advocating learning from the Tokumitsu shogunate who was fighting to the death not long ago, reorganizing and training a new type of ninja army, repairing armaments and Procurement of military supplies in short supply.
The Third Mizukage's call also alleviated the Kirigakure ninja's dissatisfaction with him to a certain extent.
At first, some Kirigakure ninjas thought that the Third Mizukage was enduring the humiliation in order to work hard and regain Kirigakure's momentum.
It was also under this trend of thought that the Third Mizukage officially signed an order to send Juuzang Juzo southward to the shogunate to discuss arms procurement.
Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his goblet to greet Loquat Juzo to hide the strange look on his face.
What's this?
Kirigakure Westernization Movement?
Reform in the Kingdom of Water?
Or civilized?
Uchiha Tokumitsu's stomach almost cramped with laughter.
"Since Mizukage-sama is so talented and ambitious, I, as the general who controls the southern archipelago, naturally have to support him..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu pondered for a moment, "Well, then I will sponsor Kirigakure to build a ship repair yard at the cost price, which will also make it easier for Kirigakure to maintain ironclad ships in the future..."
"Wouldn't that cost General Deguang money? How embarrassing..."
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that it was a trivial matter, "Now that the Shogunate and Kirigakure are both members of the Kingdom of Water, they should support each other... and it is also included in the purchase cost~"
"That's it...thank you General Deguang..."
Loquat Juuzang was all smiles.
Taking these back is all his fault!
"Mr. Loquat and I hit it off right away, so naturally I want to support your work!"
Uchiha Tokko's eyes turned into the shape of crescent moon when he smiled.
"Drink, drink!"
Loquat Juzo laughed and no longer struggled with the problem of fermented grape juice.
“Wine, wine, wine!”
Uchiha Tokko called out to the attendant ninja.
As for aiding in the construction and repair of the shipyard, Uchiha Tokumitsu also had evil intentions.
Although the ship repair yard will lead to a certain degree of technology leakage, in turn it can also be used to grasp Kirigakure's technical level on the ground.
Furthermore, the shogunate adopts the armament research and development idea of "equip one generation, develop one generation, and pre-research one generation". There is no need to worry about being overtaken by Kirigakure in a short period of time, and a large amount of armaments output can also suppress Kirigakure's independence. Research and development needs and income from the arms business can be invested in the construction of new armaments, creating a virtuous cycle.
This is a win-win!
Under the influence of wine, Uchiha Tokko's face became rosy.
This... the monthly tickets have been doubled recently, so I have the audacity to ask for votes again~
(End of chapter)
