Chapter 126: Economic Warfare
What is the contest between nations other than the conflict of arms?
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In this ninja world, a person's force is exerted to the extreme, and the controllability of killing and setting fire depends entirely on a person's moral cultivation and position of good and evil.
Ninjas with power cannot be controlled by means such as laws, and ninjas and paupers without chakras are completely people from two worlds.
Looking back on the Warring States period to the present, the ninja world has experienced three ninja world wars, and these three wars do not know how much manpower and material resources have been consumed. Now the entire ninja world is much weaker than the Warring States Period, both in terms of the number of ninjas and in the individual combat power.
For the high-level leaders of various countries, the ninja village is the key to their own safety and property, so it is very necessary to ensure that the ninja village has a strong combat power as much as possible.
However, over the years, the rapid development of the ninja village has deformed the economic development of this world in various countries. The strength of the military has never been able to hide the weakness of the economic strength of each country.
By directing resources toward the development of ninja villages, countries will inevitably reduce their investment in nation-building. Such a policy is nothing in times of war, but it is different in times of peace.
Without the enemy, a large army would be meaningless, just a gold-devouring beast. And because of the institutional relationship between the state and the ninja village, the daimyo and the shadow are on an equal footing, and they cooperate with each other at the same time.
When a large amount of resources are concentrated in the ninja village, it will inevitably increase the strength of the ninja village, increase the number of ninjas, and the daimyo will naturally worry about his position. Therefore, reducing the supply of resources to the ninja village is an agenda that the daimyo will put on the agenda in peacetime.
And when the country's supply resources are greatly reduced, in order to maintain its own scale and cope with possible wars, it is necessary to "open up sources and reduce expenditures".
Undertaking various levels of task entrustment, developing the economic market in the village, and thus promoting the economic flow of the entire ninja village, this is open source, although undertaking commissions is the traditional income method of ninjas.
As for the throttling, it is naturally a reduction in armaments. For example, like the Sand Hide, the number of ninjas is reduced, and the elite training is changed to it.
And if you want to develop the economy, you have to make the economy flow. However, the several wars experienced by the ninja world have already caused countries to form a blood debt of unknown amount, especially the five major powers. If you want to break the barrier, you don't know when.
It was in such a context of playing with one's own home that the land of the sea appeared. Participating in the economic circle between countries from a completely neutral standpoint, and connecting countries with the sea village itself.
The caravans of land, sea, and sea land are spread over almost the entire human world. A huge supply and demand network has been completed after more than ten years of arrangement.
People from all over the world can buy their much-needed items from the caravans of the Sea Village, such as food, medicinal herbs, etc., as well as some special products and luxury goods from other countries.
The emergence of buying and selling marks the flow of the economy, and only then can people have the possibility of getting rich.
However, when the caravans in the Sea Village were attacked by unknown forces and reduced their number of trips, a small storm appeared.
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A market in the town of the Land of Fire is bustling with people.
A middle-aged man dressed as a chef carries a basket of vegetables and looks around for the ingredients he needs.
The middle-aged chef arrives at a fish stall and catches his eye on a fat salmon.
"Husuke, take a salmon!" The middle-aged chef shouted to the owner of the fish stall.
"Oh! Got it! The boss walked out quickly, picked up the salmon neatly, weighed it, and said to the middle-aged chef with a smile, "Twenty catties, 1,300 taels." ”
"What?!" The middle-aged chef was stunned, stared at his eyes and shouted, "Last time, twenty-five catties was only one thousand taels!" How dare you kill me!? ”
"Alas, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Boss Fish had a bitter face and hurriedly said, "This salmon is from the land of water!" When I bought the goods, the cost had risen by 40%, and I couldn't help it! ”
"Huh? What's going on? Is it a caravan from the land of the sea? Haven't they never raised their prices! The middle-aged chef asked curiously.
"Alas, it is said that the caravan has been attacked by ninjas in recent days, and the losses are great, and the delivery conditions are difficult, so the price has risen." With a bitter face, the fish boss pointed to his empty fish stall and said, "Look, my fish are almost sold, and the people in the caravan haven't arrived yet, so they should have ......come a day ago."
The dilemma of the fish boss is not uncommon, and most of the vendors who rely on the sea village for supplies are in short supply.
At the same time, the scarcity of goods has prompted the rise of some prices, and then after fanning the flames, some people who have seen "business opportunities" have purposefully "hoarded", which has produced a chain reaction, and even the prices of the whole society have risen, which is not expected in the future.
Accumulating large quantities of goods, and then spreading rumors to make people who don't know the truth scramble to buy them, is an excellent way to make huge profits. Similar routines are staged one after another in the land of fire, and the fiery scene makes the future sigh that greed and desire are the driving force behind the growth of human struggle, and some things can be self-taught.
The socio-economic changes have caused chaos in the Fire Nation. In order to be able to sell the goods in their hands at a high price, some merchants even made the news that "the fourth ninja war is about to begin". All of a sudden, it suddenly made people panic.
And in the Land of Thunder, the same scene is also being played, and it is much more serious than the Land of Fire. In terms of national resources, the Land of Thunder is much worse than the Land of Fire. Under the operation of Haizhixiang for many years, nearly half of the grain purchase channels have been in the hands of hands.
It is said that the situation in the Land of Thunder made the four generations of Thunder Shadow almost tear down the office building.
After half a month, the chaos in the country finally attracted the attention of the high-level leaders of the Fire Country. In order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, the daimyo is looking for a solution to the high prices while clearing up rumors.
Originally, the daimyo wanted to start with those merchants who hoarded a large number of goods, but he found that these merchants were protected by various domestic connections behind them, and he was not easy to start. For this reason, he was very troubled.
Time dragged on and on, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
"Daimyo-sama, now that domestic prices are too high, the people can't even afford to eat, and the country will be in chaos if this continues!" One of the ministers said anxiously to the Daimyo of the Fire Nation.
"Alas, if you want to stabilize prices, you have to fill them with goods, but those merchants can't move!" Daimyo sighed.
"The merchant can't move, then we'll find another supplier!" The minister hurriedly whispered.
"Huh? Are you paying attention?! The daimyo was stunned and hurriedly asked.
"Daimyo-sama, have you forgotten that there is still a land of the sea?" The minister said softly.
"Sea no Sato, this ......," the Daimyo hesitated, "we secretly attacked them before, and now we ......"
"Eh, when did the Daimyo-sama ever do such a thing?" The minister had a puzzled expression, "I've heard that it was Konoha that attacked the caravan that was the idea of that Tuanzang in Konoha!" ”
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes! The daimyo laughed and said, "Hurry up and send someone to contact the people of the Sea and tell them that everything is negotiable!" ”