Chapter 133: Conan's Plan (Part II)
Just when everyone was silent, Tuan Zang really sneered disdainfully: "You keep saying that you don't want those innocent people to die because of this, then you are willing to watch our people die because of this in the future, right?" I can be sure that in the future, after Sha Shinobi recovers his vitality, in order to prevent us from taking benefits from the country of the wind in vain, he will definitely declare war again, and it will be our Konoha people who will die at that time. β
The representatives of "you" Sha Ren wanted to refute something, but they couldn't open their mouths, they wanted to say that they would definitely not, but they deeply understood that this kind of thing could almost be said to be true, and they immediately fell silent.
"No, it won't." Conan suddenly said seriously.
Suddenly, everyone looked at Conan strangely again, wondering why he would say such a naΓ―ve thing.
"Why, our Fire Nation and Wind Nation must be enemies, we can have closer ties, here I have another plan, this plan I think will definitely make our two countries close allies."
"Here, I have a question for the representatives of the Sand Ninja Village, what is the reason why you Sand Ninja have declared war on us Konoha in the past?" As he spoke, Conan casually pointed to a representative of the Sand Ninja Village.
"Well, I don't know this very well." The representative of Sha Ren who was ordered suddenly said with some embarrassment.
"Well, I'll tell you, it's because of the grain."
"Why does Sand Ninja Village always provoke a war first, it is actually because of the geographical environment of the country of wind, there is an extreme shortage of food, but you can't come up with the money to buy food, so you have to attack other countries to meet your own needs, and the country of earth is all rocky Gobi, and the country of water depends on aquatic products, only our country of fire can meet your needs, so you will wage war against us, here, I thought of a solution to this problem from the root."
As he spoke, Conan stretched out his hand and pointed to the place on the map where the Land of the Wind was close to the Land of the River.
"This is one of the few areas in the country of wind that produces food, and the land will gradually become barren and even desertified, but in my opinion, your utilization of land is far from enough, and a large part of this place is actually just a lack of water that makes it impossible to cultivate, in fact, we only need to bring in the unusually abundant or even excessive water resources of the country of rivers and rain, and we can easily get a large number of fertile land, which is enough to greatly relieve your food pressure."
"I call this project the diversion of water from the east to the west, as long as this plan is completed, the country of the wind will not have to worry about food for a long time, but once you sand ninja declare war on us Konoha, we can easily destroy all the facilities from the upstream, and once that happens, it will be worth the loss for you to start a war."
Hearing this plan, Ebizo's eyes lit up suddenly, this method is indeed very feasible, although it is inevitable that the country of wind and the sand ninja will inevitably be controlled by others, but this little bit of restraint is almost a drop in the bucket compared to what the sand ninja gets, especially once this plan comes, the previous contract will not be counted.
After looking at everyone's reactions, Conan immediately added: "I think this plan can be completed by us Konoha sending a large number of ninjas who specialize in water and soil to assist in completing it, of course, it will not be free, we will collect a small amount of tax every year in the built fields until the money owed to us is paid off." β
"I also think this plan is very good, according to this plan, we Sha Shinobi will definitely become your loyal allies in Konoha." Seeing that there was some hope, Ebizo hurriedly looked at the three generations, his eyes full of longing.
The third generation slowly closed his eyes, as if thinking about something, and after a while, the third generation opened his eyes and asked Conan, "Do you have any other plans?" β
"Hmm." Conan nodded.
"I don't think that's enough, I think we should have a common interest in strengthening our relationship, so I propose to build a few trading cities here and here." Conan said, pointing to a few dots on the map.
"In fact, our Fire Country has always been very much in need of the minerals, gems, etc., which are abundant in the Land of Wind, and the Land of Wind also needs the food, handicrafts, medicinal materials, etc. that are abundant in our Fire Country, but the various traps we have set in the defense line and some of the means implemented by the fear of enemy infiltration make the merchants afraid and unable to achieve good exchanges, and the other reason is that all countries do not allow ninjas from other countries to enter the country casually, resulting in the border without ninja protection and causing bandits to loot wantonly, As far as I've been able to figure out, these bandits are actually organized by some of the big merchants who have been trading here for many years, and since they have their own guards and rarely even need to hire our ninjas, it seems to me that their behavior has seriously damaged our interests. β
"So in order to facilitate management, but also to increase the income of both of us, we can build a city in the Fire Country where goods are concentrated, and the merchants of the Wind Country can come to us to spend money to transport the goods back to the country, and the Wind Country can also build the same city, so that the merchants of the Fire Country can go and buy the goods back, and the ninjas on both sides of us will be responsible for the safety and protection along the way, and at the same time crack down on illegal smuggling, because barter is not supported, so it is clear how much they have gained, We also make it easy to collect a proportional amount of taxes, so that it won't be long before it becomes a golden road, and we Konoha and Sand Ninja can reap a lot of benefits from it. β
According to Conan's vision, this can almost be equated with tariffs, but the person who collects the money is converted from the state to the village, and in Conan's view, relying on this method Shinobu Village can even obtain more than the country's annual income, so as to get rid of the constraints of the daimyo, and in Conan's plan, the daimyo will eventually be banned.
Hearing Conan's words, people on both sides couldn't help but whisper, it seems that Conan's method is indeed a good idea.
In fact, on the surface, this is indeed a good method, of course, this is only on the surface, because no one understands what economic war is, in fact, the transaction between the two sides is not equal, the country of wind can trade nothing more than some non-renewable mineral resources and some special products, although the demand is a lot but it is easy to saturate, while the country of fire has a large number of renewable resources such as food, fur and crafts. The key is that Conan on this side has secretly made preparations, and has quietly built some factories that produce high-end products such as power products developed by Conan and other factories that produce daily necessities, and once trade begins, the trade surplus between the two sides will inevitably be amazing. In order to make up for this surplus, Conan was also ready to encourage the people of the Land of the Wind to give up growing food and instead grow plants such as more valuable cotton, medicinal herbs and fruits, and instead rely on importing food from the Land of Fire.
After seeing that people on both sides were faintly moved, Conan continued: "We can use this as a benchmark to produce further cooperation. β