Uchiha Tokumitsu very patiently stayed in Konoha for more than a month, and methodically arranged the financial offensive against the Kingdom of Water; during this period of time, Konoha's Senate and House of Representatives were as quiet as dead water, even if they were doing regular meetings It was also extremely harmonious, with no more quarrels and fights like before.
Uchiha Shifang, who served as the Senate President, finally had half a day of leisure and lived a comfortable life for a full month.
During this period of more than a month, the Zhengyi clan stationed in the southern archipelago followed Uchiha Tokumitsu's instructions and recalled the "honorary genin" and other businessmen operating in the Kingdom of Water in batches, and planned to carry out operations in the Kingdom of Water. Fishing ship owners in various ports placed a large number of barter trade orders for seafood using gold yuan coupons as the pricing medium.
The goods that the Tokoku shogunate wanted to use for barter were batik leather jackets, woolen sweaters, and cotton from the Land of Grass.
Although the products made of these three materials are not suitable for daily use in the humid Water Kingdom, it is precisely because of this that the spies of the Tokko Shogunate who mixed among the merchants and infiltrated into the Water Kingdom also used this to ask the Water Kingdom's spies. The nouveau riche, especially shipowners, passed on a crooked concept of consumption——
Real luxury goods are unique, rare, and rare, but they are also fragile, fragile, and need to be taken good care of.
The high-quality calfskin produced in the vast grasslands of the Land of Grass, coupled with the batik leather made from the special paraffin dyed from the Land of Stone, are cut and tanned with the most careful and meticulous attitude by the senior ninjas of the Hyuga clan. The high-end leather coat is a ticket to aristocratic life!
It’s not a problem to exchange for such a coat for a thousand kilograms of high-end seafood, right?
After all, this is a luxury product that contains the labor of countless workers from the Land of Grass and the Land of Stone, and is then made by the Hyūjōnin!
You must know that the luxury goods produced by the Hyuga clan have always been high-end goods that are sought after by nobles and ministers from all over the world!
Nowadays, you don’t need hundreds or even thousands of gold coins, but only need a thousand kilograms of sea goods to get such a high-end leather jacket that can be called the standard of aristocrats. This is so worth it!
As for the so-called luxury goods such as batik leather jackets, which are afraid of water and salt-alkali corrosion, the businessmen responsible for promoting such products said: How can the real nobles care about these?
"What? Is it possible that as a member of the upper class, you still want to get on a boat and go fishing?"
With such a seemingly simple sentence, the door to the so-called luxury goods was opened. The simple and nouveau riche shipowners who yearned for aristocratic life rushed to reach a trade contract with the merchants of the shogunate, using heavy fishing boats. In exchange for a ticket to a noble life.
Even the Hyuga clan, which is already famous for producing luxury goods, can't help but feel sincerely impressed by Uchiha Tokimitsu's marketing techniques!
Although the luxury goods produced by the Hyuga clan are extremely expensive, and one piece of brocade clothing can be exchanged for ten bullocks, this does not mean that there are quality problems.
On the contrary, because the Hyuga clan itself is a wealthy ninja clan, they attach great importance to the quality of the goods they sell to the outside world. They often use ninja tools standards as quality requirements, and at the same time add various tedious and complicated processes to stack them, combining their artistry and Only after the practicality is fulfilled, can it be regarded as a qualified luxury product and be sold to the outside world.
But even among the Hyuga clan, which is rich in all kinds of luxury goods and fine crafts, there has never been a genius who boasted a simple leather product as an entry-level item for the nobility and sold it at a high price just by telling a story!
In the eyes of the Hyuga tribe, Uchiha Tokimitsu's operation was like a heifer flying on a plane - the cow went to the sky!
"Well... I would like to call it light luxury!"
Tokumitsu Uchiha said this in front of the Hyuga clan leader who came to learn the scriptures.
"What is light luxury?"
The Hyuga clan leader humbly asked for advice.
You know, although the Hyuga clan's luxury goods are expensive, they really don't make much money! After all, both the materials and craftsmanship are top-notch and genuine, and the cost is there.
“The so-called affordable luxury is luxury goods that the middle class can afford.”
Uchiha Tokko explained.
“So, what is the middle class?”
The Hyuga clan leader continued to ask.
In the stereotype of Konoha ninjas, Uchiha Tokumitsu would always invent some words that seemed incomprehensible at first but seemed to make sense after careful consideration, so the Hyuga clan leader did not find it strange.
"...It refers to a group of people or a class that also has certain skills and a fixed income."
Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment and used a popular metaphor to describe it: "For example, small and medium-sized businessmen, workshop owners, shipowners, or senior chunin in the village."
"Understood……"
The Hyuga clan leader nodded.
To put it bluntly, they are a group of people who are better than those who are inferior and those who are inferior.
Or to put it another way, they are a group of people who cannot get on the big stage and may fall back to the bottom at any time.
"But... although the light luxury that Tokuguang-kun mentioned has indeed lowered the threshold for luxury goods, what does this mean to the so-called middle class?"
The Hyuga clan leader asked the final question.
“Why should it be meaningful?”
Uchiha Tokumitsu leaned back and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "I have fulfilled their dream of moving closer to aristocratic life, and I have only accepted those insignificant and inexhaustible people in the sea to realize their dream. It’s just a thousand catties of fish caught from the sea!”
“For the middle class, is there anything more important than dreams?”
The Hyuga clan leader didn't know how to respond when he heard this, so he could only nod slightly and raise a cup of tea to cover up his embarrassment.
The layout is smaller...
The Hyuga clan leader thought for a moment and realized that his layout was too small!
Although the luxury goods of the Hyuga clan in the past were famous, they have always been circulated only among the daimyo nobles. Not to mention ordinary people, even the big businessmen in the ninja world have difficulty in obtaining a piece of splendid clothing produced by the Hyuga clan.
Even within Konoha, there are quite a few ninjas who cannot afford the luxury goods produced by the Hyuga clan.
Moreover, because the Hyuga clan attaches great importance to product quality, many luxury goods are often regarded as heirlooms and passed down from generation to generation within the families of small and medium-sized nobles. This overly precious attitude towards use further hinders the Hyuga clan's ability to expand production and supply. Desire.
The Hyuga clan leader can even imagine that if Uchiha Tokumitsu's so-called "light luxury" is promoted effectively, then the future mid-range market will be occupied by the Uchiha clan's products, and even with the so-called middle-class people over time, Gradually rising and slowly eroding the high-end market that was originally exclusive to the Hyuga clan...
"But what impact will this move have on the Kingdom of Water?"
The Hyuga clan leader chose to change the topic.
"When a country indulges in vanity, its demise is a matter of course..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu chuckled twice: "I call this approach a currency war..."
"This is too..."
The more the Hyuga clan leader thought about it, the more he got a headache.
Although he still didn't quite understand the significance of Uchiha Tokumitsu's continuous operations, and although he was determined to maintain his market position, the Hyuga clan leader felt that he had no idea where to start.
With the power of the Uchiha clan, there is absolutely no chance of winning with the usual force methods. Even in market competition, the Hyuga clan does not have enough channels to distribute goods like the United Company.
Furthermore, the Hyuga clan has long been accustomed to the production model of one person doing meticulous work, and the output is completely different from the Uchiha clan's transnational cooperative production.
"By the way, if the Hyuga family is interested, they can join in together..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled and said: "My aim is to make money together for everyone. The brand of the Hyuga clan is well-known in the upper-class aristocratic society. If it can be co-branded with the United Company's light luxury products, it will not only bring benefits to the Hyuga clan With more income, we can spread the noble aesthetics of the Hyuga clan to all levels of the ninja world..."
"If you say so..."
The Hyuga clan leader was immediately moved.
"However, after all, the family's property is shared by all clan members. The matter proposed by De Guangjun is indeed important. I wonder if you can allow me to discuss it with the family elders before making a decision?"
"Of course you can!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his glass and took a sip of tea, "After all, I like fairness the most in my actions, and I will never engage in forced buying and selling!"
"Tokumitsu-kun's reputation resounds throughout the ninja world, and everyone knows it..."
The Hyuga clan leader laughed dryly and raised his cup to drink tea.
But he was still complaining in his heart.
The Hyuga clan leader had long known through the Ministry of Intelligence channels what the shogunate businessmen were saying when promoting the so-called "light luxury", and the shogunate businessmen also used "Hyuga high-level ninja handmade" as the biggest gimmick to attract the nouveau riche, but now they are Pretending to be a white lotus in front of me is really...
"Too modest, too modest~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hands repeatedly and said humbly: "The Uchiha clan has always been tolerant to others and strongly supported its allies. What's more, the Hyuga clan's high-end products are well-known in the ninja world. If we can work together, it will be a good story in the ninja world. !”
"I accept Lord Deguang's kindness. I will make a decision after discussing it with the family elders!"
The Hyuga clan leader said quickly.
…
By nightfall, Uchiha Tokumitsu finally received the important information he had been waiting for.
Instigated by the daimyo nobles of the Land of Earth, Iwagakure officially sent troops to invade the Kingdom of Wind under the banner of "supporting justice and restoring orthodoxy". He defeated Sunagakure's border troops in one fell swoop and captured Sunagakure's territory in the northern part of the Kingdom of Wind. The fortress!
Not to be outdone, Sunagakure immediately sent Rasa on another secret mission to Konoha, where he met with Uchiha Tokimitsu and proposed to purchase a batch of arms as soon as possible.
For the sake of the large amount of placer gold offered by Luo Sha, Uchiha Tokumitsu transferred a large amount of military supplies to Luo Sha, and thoughtfully gave him a newly compiled basic quotation list for Uchiha's arms trade.
The Uchiha clan absolutely supports Sunagakure in resisting Iwagakure's invasion. This is in no way inconsistent with the status quo of Konoha and Iwagakure occupying the southern region in the Thunder Country division!
Uchiha Tokumitsu even said that if necessary, he could even issue black market tasks on his behalf and summon ninjas in the black market to fight for Sunagakure.
Although Luo Sha was very moved, she still reluctantly rejected Uchiha Tokumitsu's "kindness".
Because most of the so-called "black markets" are secretly supported by nobles behind the scenes, if the Suna ninja who launched a coup and promoted "turning a village into a country" got involved with them, they might be betrayed at some important moment. A hard stab.
After Uchiha Tokumitsu saw off Rasa who was also excited and returned home with great excitement, he returned to the secret room and drew a circle on the location of Iwagakure and Sunagakure on the map of the ninja world hanging on the wall.
This also means that in a short period of time, two of the four major ninja villages in the ninja world outside Konoha have just fallen into a state of war.
In addition to Iwagakure and Sunagakure, in the northern region of Thunder Country, Kirigakure once again increased the deployment of troops to the expeditionary ninja army and launched a continuous attack on the stubborn Kumogakure.
After the failure of the last round of decisive battle, Kumogakure has fallen into a state of strategic defensive counterattack. Under the encouragement of the Third Raikage, although Kumogakure has lost the tailed beasts and many ninja troops, he still maintains a high morale. He continued to fight to the death with Kirigakure.
Uchiha Tokumitsu naturally strongly supports all legitimate "commercial needs" of both parties involved in the war.
Even if the other party sent an envoy to ask the shogunate not to sell any more arms and supplies to the opponents participating in the war, Uchiha Tokumitsu just hesitated and continued to sell arms more and more prosperously.
If it weren't for his unwillingness to reveal his purpose too early, Uchiha Tokumitsu would have spent his own money to send the mercenaries from the Rain Ninja Village to the northern battlefield of the Land of Thunder to fill trenches.
"I have finally waited for this moment..."
After Uchiha Tokumitsu quickly arranged the follow-up materials to support Sunagakure's various affairs, he quickly sneaked back to the Tokumitsu Shogunate in the Kingdom of Whirlpool to wait for the opportunity.
…
"Lord Mizukage, according to confirmed information, the Tokoku Shogunate has indeed provided a large amount of military supplies to Sunagakure and Kumogakure through joint companies and other channels. At the same time, there are also a large number of shogunate merchants in the Kingdom of Water who are purchasing various types of seafood in large quantities... …”
In the main tent of the Kirigakure Army in the Kingdom of Thunder, Juuzang Juuzang, who is responsible for the diplomatic affairs of the shogunate, reported to the Third Mizukage sitting above.
"Uchiha Tokko has been in Konoha lately?"
The Third Mizukage looked through the information expressionlessly and asked seemingly casually.
"Indeed, according to intelligence, Sunagakure's elite Jonin Rasa also secretly went to Konoha many times, and it was Uchiha Tokumitsu who negotiated and met with him..."
Loquat Juuzang said quickly: "Moreover, judging from the amount of armaments sold by the Tokumitsu Shogunate recently, it has made extremely huge profits by provoking war!"
"hehe……"
The Third Mizukage sneered, "The Uchiha clan actually came up with such a thing... It's really interesting!"
"In addition, why can't the intelligence determine the reason why the merchants of the shogunate left the Daimyo area? And why did the merchants of the shogunate place such a large order with shipowners from various places before leaving?"
"...It is said that the merchant's honorary genin status requires an annual review, so he just returned together."
Loquat Juzo's forehead began to sweat.
He also knew that there were loopholes in the information about this matter, but he could not test whether the information was correct in a short period of time, so the information report was relatively vague, but he did not expect that the Third Mizukage would see through it all at once. Little trick.
"...This will never happen again!"
The Third Mizukage snorted coldly, then turned to the shogunate's recent ninja army news and studied it carefully.
"Thank you Mizukage-sama for your forgiveness!"
Loquat Juuzang breathed a sigh of relief.
"...The time for the decisive battle may have arrived!"
The Third Mizukage slapped the information book on the table with a "pop", "The shogunate ninja army has not yet assembled, Konoha is getting on and off their horses to release Nanshan. At this time, Kumogakure is officially defeated in one fell swoop!"
The Third Mizukage stood up and said, "Convene the jounin from all ministries for a pre-war meeting. I will destroy Kumogakure within a month! Wipe out the Kingdom of Thunder within two months and return to the village in triumph!"
"I obey your orders!"
The Kirigakure Anbu inside the tent immediately took orders and left.
I’ll update the first chapter first, and I’ll continue updating it in the evening after get off work.
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