Investment Promotion

Investment Promotion

Walking through the increasingly prosperous Sunagakure with young Pakura, Yunqing's mood grew better and better.

He was now grateful that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had granted them the right to collect their own taxes.

The taxes within Sunagakure belonged to Sunagakure itself, and they were also its main source of income.

"Lord Kazekage, you must be happy now, right? The whole of Sunagakure has lost its former solemn air.

"The entire village reeks of money."

Pakura looked at Yunqing resentfully.

Just a few days earlier, after the meeting, Yunqing had issued an order allowing anyone to enter Sunagakure and permitting foreigners to come conduct business and settle down.

Furthermore, most taxes had been abolished and replaced with a transaction tax.

Perhaps thinking the news was spreading too slowly, Yunqing had even specifically sent people to promote it in other countries day and night.

The result was a massive influx of people into Sunagakure.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph. Little Pakura, you just don't understand. Only when there are more people can we collect more money.

"And sell more land."

Yunqing snorted coldly, utterly dismissive of Pakura's words.

Could he tell Pakura that all the land in Sunagakure belonged to the Sand Shinobi?

Could he tell Pakura that he was planning to expand Sunagakure?

Could he tell Pakura that in his previous life, he had struggled desperately to buy a house and ended up a mortgage slave?

"Heh. How come I don't see it? There's only that tiny patch of greenery in this place of ours. Would anyone really be willing to come?"

Pakura replied with even greater disdain, rolling her eyes at him as well.

Yunqing shook his head and offered no comment on Pakura's words.

There were only five truly peaceful places in the entire ninja world.

They were the five great ninja villages.

It might not have felt so obvious in the original story, but in reality, over the decades of the Naruto world, there had only been a handful of cases where fighting had reached a ninja village.

Everyone in the ninja world knew that every major ninja village had a Kage-level expert standing guard at all times.

No matter how dangerous they were, they were still safer than anywhere else.

"Let's make a bet. If Sunagakure's houses and land sell for the price of gold, you'll wash my clothes for a year. How about it?"

As they walked, Yunqing suddenly spoke.

"Huh? Fine, who's afraid of who?

"If I win, you'll wash my clothes for a year."

Pakura froze for a moment before hurriedly agreeing. She refused to believe that houses in Sunagakure could sell for the price of gold.

"No problem. Let's set the time limit at one month.

"If they sell for the price of gold within a month, you'll wash for me. If they don't, I'll wash for you."

Yunqing agreed without hesitation and set a deadline.

In Daimyo City of the Land of Wind.

"Have you heard? Sunagakure is allowing people to settle down and do business there. You only need to pay taxes."

"Really? The taxes won't be especially high, will they?"

"No. My nephew feeds horses for a noble, and he heard that the noble he serves has already prepared money to go to Sunagakure."

"Why don't we go take a look too? I remember Sunagakure is hiring workers. If we work there for a few years, maybe we'll save enough money."

Inside the home of a major merchant in the Land of Fire.

"Inoue, Sunagakure is allowing commerce now. As long as you pay taxes, they'll even provide protection."

"I know. They only charge some kind of transaction tax there, and it's dirt cheap. From now on, I'm planning to conduct all my business in the Land of Wind through them."

"Right, right. Safety is guaranteed."

"While we're at it, we might as well buy a house there. It isn't expensive either."

"Right. Let me know when you go. I'll come along too."

Similar conversations arose in the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Water as well.

With Yunqing sparing no manpower, information spread at an astonishing speed.

Using a group of ninjas as messengers could be called the most expensive courier service in history.

In Konoha Ninja Village, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions looked at the intelligence before them with headaches.

"Say what you think. Should we go or not? Sunagakure is openly telling us to send spies in as we please."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and spoke helplessly.

Yunqing had directly had copies of his order made and delivered to the spies Konoha and the other major ninja villages had planted, telling them to send it back.

With the Eye of Investigation and the Household Registration System Yunqing had established before, he could tell at a glance who was a spy.

"This is a provocation, a display of strength. He's telling us that spies are useless. If you want to come, then come openly."

Kagami Uchiha said solemnly.

Even the Byakugan and the Sharingan together could not distinguish every spy and every infiltrator.

But Yunqing had done it, which meant that all the intelligence they had gathered in the past was highly questionable.

"We have a Household Registration System too, but ours is only rudimentary. Sunagakure merely possesses a method of identifying Chakra, while ours is incomplete."

As a talent in domestic affairs, Utatane Koharu quickly analyzed the matter.

"We should still make the arrangements we need to make, but there's no need to send so many people."

Mitokado Homura shook his head and offered his suggestion.

Even knowing that the spies they sent would be discovered, they still had to send people.

Sending people and being discovered was still better than not sending anyone at all.

"Fine, then that's settled. Homura, you've fought Sunagakure quite a few times. Take some people and go take a look. If possible, buy a plot of land in Sunagakure."

A glint flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes as he spoke.

Mitokado Homura's expression tightened. He swept his gaze over those present and found Kagami Uchiha and Utatane Koharu both looking at him with smiles.

"Fine. None of you are willing to go, so I'll go. I'll treat it as a business trip.

"The scenery in the Land of Wind isn't bad for a brief visit."

Mitokado Homura consoled himself.

He had no choice. It was obvious that Kagami Uchiha and Utatane Koharu both knew, but they had deliberately said nothing. When it was his turn, he had blurted it out without thinking.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could not move, Utatane Koharu had to assist him, and Kagami Uchiha was Kage-level and needed to keep an eye on the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure.

When he thought about it carefully, he was the only mobile personnel left.

In the future, I need to learn some domestic administration skills too. Otherwise, won't I be running around every day?

Driven by shame to improve himself, Mitokado Homura thought bitterly.

In Sunagakure, Land of Wind, Yunqing listened as his subordinates reported on the village's construction projects.

Sunagakure currently had three main projects underway.

The first, and most important, was planting trees and building forests around Sunagakure, creating greenery amid the desert.

The second was the joint Water Diversion into the Desert Project with the Land of Rain.

The third was cultivating cacti and other desert vegetation within the wasteland.

"Lord Kazekage, the three projects are progressing very quickly now.

"The Sand-Solidifying Ninjutsu developed by Lord Sāmon and the various Ninja Clans has allowed our Sunagakure greening project to proceed smoothly.

"Following your instructions, the water diversion plan from the Land of Rain has been advancing even faster without regard for consequences, and it has already carved out a stretch of swamp.

"The cactus and other vegetation project is progressing just as smoothly. We have already developed propagation techniques and can plant them on a large scale."

A Sunagakure Elder reported calmly.