A new day.

The morning air is sandwiched with a coolness, before the sun rises, the cool and fresh breeze blows on the earth, from the world that gradually wakes up, walks to the forest where the little beasts shuttle, the cool breeze stirs the green grass tips, a drop of clear dew on the blades of grass slowly falls to the ground, and the last bit of spring breath with the morning dew drops, into a soft soil.

The sun had risen and was steaming in the Land of Winds, but far away in the Land of Fire, the sun was still shy, and the pale yellow glow from the sky had not yet heated.

The morning wind danced happily on the tiptoes, and while the sun was still strong, the wind fluttered in wisps, carefully tugging at the ends of the hair of a young woman who had risen up for morning exercise.

Across a low fence, a prematurely yellowed leaf fell in the wind and staggered into a simple and natural yard.

"Three hundred and ninety-six, three hundred and ninety-seven, three hundred and ninety-eight......"

A soft call sounded in the narrow farmhouse yard, the words were clear and at the same time a little gasping, the soothing breathing gradually became disordered with the increase of the count, until the number shouted "four hundred", the soft and crisp call stopped, and the heavy and rapid breathing overshadowed the wind and birdsong.

A beautiful woman with a slightly baby fat face is on the ground with ten fingers, her body is straight, leaning on the ground, and she always maintains the most standard push-up posture.

She was sweating profusely on the ground, a few green strands plucked by the wind sticking to the edge of her lovely cheeks, and it was not until the small log cabin in the courtyard creaked open that the beautiful woman rose quickly.

"Oh, did I disturb your cultivation?" A middle-aged woman in plain clothes walked out slowly.

"Aha......" The beautiful woman smiled embarrassedly, stood up, wiped the sweat on her forehead, the clothes on her body were slightly stuck with sweat, and a piece of white skin was faintly exposed.

She moved her limbs, and she was tall and slender.

"Good morning, Lord Castle." She greeted politely.

"Oh! Good morning, Tsubaki. The middle-aged woman stretched out her hand and slouched back, and replied heartily like a man.

"How is it, in the past few days, you have followed me all over the village markets of this Tianju City, and you feel okay?" Toyotomi Yoshiko smiled slightly, smiling naturally, with just the right amount of care, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes on both sides of her forehead were slightly folded, looking amiable.

Tsubaki nodded and said with emotion: "Visiting Tianju City with adults is really an eye-opener for me. I've lived in Konoha Village for more than 20 years, and I've always thought that Konoha is already a rare paradise in the world, but I didn't expect it to be a bit of a well. Adults are really rare geniuses in the rule of the people. ”

"You set up a private school so that children can go to school for free, but you don't teach martial arts or ninjutsu, and you teach children to read and reason; On the basis of private education, technical schools have been set up to teach a variety of practical skills; On the basis of the technical school, a scientific research institute was set up, and craftsmen from all walks of life were gathered to work together to make inventions, and the invented products were used in practical production, such as the big iron lump called 'tractor', although it looked a little ugly, but it was much more convenient to transport goods than a horse-drawn carriage. Tsubaki looked impressed.

Toyotomi Yoshiko smiled and said, "It's rare that you don't have any preconceptions about these things...... In fact, I just follow the trajectory of others to do something. The tractor you are talking about was designed by someone else a long time ago, and the core technology 'internal combustion engine' was developed by that gentleman decades ago - and then, the scientific research institute will make a seeder and harvester converted from this tractor according to other drawings. ”

"What's that?" Tsubaki was a little confused.

Toyotomi Yoshiko stretched out her hand, pointed to a green rice field not far from the small courtyard of the farmhouse, and said: "You see, that field has 800 acres, and there are only 50 or 60 villagers in this village. ”

Tsubaki listened, and there was no surprise - she really didn't understand, when it came to killing, she was barely in business, and when it came to production and management, she was blinded by the light.

"Sounds like a great thing...... But what if the farming time is reduced by five times? Tsubaki asked completely in accordance with Toyotomi Yoshiko's words.

Like a doctor of agriculture, Yoshiko Toyotomi narrated her thoughts: "There are too many things that can be done—Tsubaki, you don't think that farmers can only grow rice, do you?" If the farming time is shortened by a factor of five, then the remaining time can be used to grow vegetables, corn, sweet potatoes, and even flowers in fields with good conditions, and to develop flower markets – in the words of that gentleman, to liberate the productive forces, develop a new economy, open up additional markets – well, there is a long time to come that I have forgotten...... But the gentleman's last sentence is still fresh in my mind: 'In general, it is to make more money after ensuring that the peasants have enough to eat'...... Haha, Tsubaki, you can't figure out what it's all about making money, right? ”

Tsubaki's face was slightly pink, and he smiled strangely, saying, "I am very clear about why I want to make money because of the man in my family. ”

"Haha-" Yoshiko Toyotomi laughed heartily, "It seems that Tsubaki's lover is a very interesting person!" ”

"Aha......" Tsubaki smiled a little awkwardly, she remembered a farewell letter brought by a young man in black with no name a few days ago, and also remembered a wanted notice for Konoha rebellion and ninja all over the country now, following her thoughts, some memories of being with the man named Mizuki in the past ten years came to mind, there was the romance of wind and snow, and the reality of firewood, rice, oil and salt, the ups and downs of the days went on day after day, as if there was no end, as if they were still in love with each other forever......

However, eternity itself is the greatest lie ever invented by man.

"Speaking of which, Lord Castle, as early as two days ago, the three generations of Hokage-sama of my village ordered the ninjas who were on a mission in the Land of Fire to return to Konoha immediately, and yesterday Hokage-sama issued another order, so, I'm sorry, our employment relationship may have to be terminated early," Tsubaki changed the subject and said his plan, and then added, "But my village will not charge any fees for this mission, and the money you have paid will be returned to you as soon as Konoha gets through the difficulties." ”

Toyotomi Yoshiko listened, didn't say anything excessive, just nodded, and said methodically: "I can understand, there was a big incident in Konoha Village a few days ago, and the ninja villages of the surrounding big countries are eyeing each other, and you ninjas who are not far away should indeed go back to help." Well, in fact, you don't have to worry too much, just in the early hours of this morning, the daimyo of the five major countries jointly ordered that the five major ninja villages form an alliance to attack the country of Kawano-heh, it looks ugly, but you have to pretend to be hypocritical about sharing blessings. At the beginning, the ninja villages of various countries were empty and snakes, but the coalition of the five ninja villages was raided by a group of strange people of unknown origin during the war, and everyone suffered heavy losses. ”

Tsubaki opened her mouth in surprise, she was wondering how so many things could happen in just one night, and even more so wondering how Toyotomi Yoshiko, a small castle lord who was far away in the remote Tianju Castle and was obviously not treated by the Daimyo's Mansion, could receive the news of the war so quickly.

Toyotomi Yoshiko didn't pay attention to Tsubaki's expression, and said to herself, "It's a pity, I still want to take you for a walk again to see the difference between Tianju Castle and other places." Unfortunately, there are always some conspirators and careerists in the world who never forget to use such and such despicable means to make a mess of this already miserable world. ”

"Forget it......," Toyotomi Yoshiko took a deep breath, "I'm a woman, and I really can't do it as comprehensively as my husband - this visit is just based on the experience left by that gentleman to investigate whether there are any other oil-producing areas besides the raw ore called 'oil' that my husband drilled in Taju Castle decades ago." ”

Tsubaki heard it in the clouds, she knew that the so-called oil was the fuel that could make the tractor run like a big iron lump, but this slimy and smelly black liquid would always have a little strange smell when it burned, Toyotomi Yoshiko said, it was called exhaust gas, she said a bunch of principles to explain, of course Tsubaki didn't understand, anyway, in the end, the city lord was full of emotion, what did he say In fact, the current internal combustion engine is already good, and the exhaust emissions are very small, if it was the Daimyo of the Fire Country, Her father, if he can support that Mr. What the Hell, he will be able to make a perfect product.

These things are really hard to understand.

What engineering physics, what mechanical principles, what mechanics of materials - messy, she listened to it in her left ear and out of her right ear - barely understood a little, and only mathematics, but because of this, it seemed even more terrifying - calculus or something, she had never heard of it......

Tsubaki shook her head, Toyotomi Yoshiko is good at everything, kind and friendly, knowledgeable, but she is too verbose, she can beep all day if she catches a random person, and the content of the conversation is nothing more than the same, either what philosophy or science - but she only washes clothes and cooks to kill people and earn some money to support her family.

"Anyway......" Tsubaki had been curious about the so-called gentleman for a long time, "Lord Castle, what is the gentleman you are talking about?" ”

"Ha-" Yoshiko Toyotomi smiled, "Mr. Richei...... The genius strategist who served as the chief staff of the five major powers decades ago has a very strange name, called 'Liqing', and it seems that he has never said his surname. In fact, he made a lot of things - like trains, you know, isn't there still a few kilometers of railroad tracks left in the Snow Country? Twenty years ago, he worked as a teacher for me...... It's a pity ......"

At this time, a flustered servant rushed into the courtyard and interrupted Toyotomi Yoshiko's words.

"Oh no! Oh no, Lord Castle! ”

A male servant of about thirty years old hurriedly barged in, and when he saw Tsubaki, whose wet clothes were close to his skin, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then remembered something important, and continued to shout: "Lord of the city! Taku-sama Murahata, the Minister of Finance of the Land of Fire, has seized the oil origin of our southern area! It is said that he was ordered by the daimyo not to use any traitorous things! ”

"What?!" Toyotomi Yoshiko was taken aback, and then a wave of anger surged into her heart, and her originally kind face suddenly became a little hideous.

"Father, why is he here...... "Toyotomi Yoshiko muttered something and hurried out.

Tsubaki still wanted to say goodbye to Toyotomi Yoshiko, but looking at her angry employer, she must not be in the mood to listen.

Next, Taku Mumashita, the finance minister of the Land of Fire, and Yoshiko Toyotomi, the eleventh princess of the Land of Fire, have an unpleasant argument, and the chatter and noise are annihilated along the trajectory of the wind in the windless end.

It was a desert of yellow sand, and the sun hung high in the sky, as if it was about to melt the sand.

In the great desert of the Land of Winds, a white-haired man with a cold light in his eyes stood among them.

In the hot world, the white-haired man with a solemn expression stretched out a finger and said in a deep voice: "Ten thousand, just ten thousand, no more." ”

"Swear to the god of the desert, 10,000 is really too little, let alone find a trace of Sally's caravan, and even replenish some water and biscuits for more than this price! Young ninja, you're too shameless in your bargaining! An old man in his sixties pulled a camel and shouted angrily.

"Cut ......" Mizuki pouted, "There is such a thing as a skin, I didn't bring ...... when I went out today"