Based on Land of Kang's current geographical environment, if we want to develop externally, there are two ways to go, one is land and the other is water.
If you consider the waterway, the closest island to Land of Kang is an island. That island originally belonged to Land of Water, but after Land of Water was carved up by those ninjas who founded the country, the island is temporarily without an owner.
Because there is no fresh water on this island, it used to be a military garrison and training ground for Land of Water Feudal Lord. All kinds of materials here relied on Feudal Lord to transport them here every month.
However, after those emerging countries blocked the sea, this island directly became a prison. The people on it persisted for three months and still did not receive any information. Moreover, not even one person from all the ships sent came back. The people on the island finally went crazy.
These tens of thousands of soldiers started fighting madly to compete for the depleted food and fresh water on the island. When the emerging country Land of Huo closest to the island learned that there was a Feudal Lord Tibetan military base here, it also wanted to come here to pick up people and expand the population of its own country.
But even the ninjas who had been killed for a long time changed their faces after seeing the appearance of the island. Some young people even vomited in their clothes and did not dare to get off the ship.
There was no way, not only the visual impact, but also the devastation of the taste. Tens of thousands of people died directly on the island. Even if some were eaten or thrown into the sea, the rest still collectively rotted on the island. The scene and smell became a nightmare for everyone who landed on the island.
As for whether there are any living people left on this island in the end, it doesn't matter. The ninjas who came here all felt that in such an environment, even if there were still survivors, they were no longer human beings, but devils living in hell.
After that, this incident spread like wildfire, not only in this Land of Huo, but also in the surrounding countries, through businessmen and other sources, they gradually became aware of it.
So now everyone knows that there is a Demon Island here. Anyone who wants to can choose to occupy it. They just need to clean up the entire island and prepare their own related resources. The most important thing is to ensure the smooth flow of shipping and avoid such problems from happening again.
The location of this island is very important to Land of Kang. If it can be occupied, whether it is Land of Huo in the east or Land of Claw in the south, it can be reached in less than 2 days of sailing, which greatly shortens the sailing time and distance at sea. It is an extremely important transfer station.
Even if it is not for expansion, but for trade, establishing this place as a maritime trade hub, as a link between many islands in the East and the mainland, just to provide convenience for ships and collect taxes, the benefits it can bring to Land of Kang are countless.
Because the Kingdom of Enemy, Land of Wa, and Land of Kang originally chose to establish their countries in adjacent places in order to unite, they accidentally occupied all the coastal areas on the east side of Land of Fire, resulting in a large accumulation of materials originally intended for Eastern Islands.
If you set out from the southern seas, you will not only have to pass through the seas of 6 countries along the way, but also extend the voyage dozens of times, directly maximizing the risk and minimizing the benefits.
Although the current territory of Land of Kang is not rich enough to export grain, some merchants and small nobles in Land of Fire have it.
These businessmen and small nobles saw that the fruits and vegetables in their hands were rotting day by day, and even the food was being accumulated day by day. Their daily food and clothing expenses were not reduced, and their family wealth was getting thinner day by day. They were worried and losing a lot of hair.
As for selling directly to Land of Fire? Because of merchants and small nobles like them, the entire grain of Land of Fire can hardly be sold at a high price. Many noble lords even stop letting the farmers under their leadership farm, and instead let them grow some medicinal materials, cotton and other cash crops. Although the prices of these crops are rapidly decreasing due to the gradual increase in the market, there is still some profit.
And among those businessmen and minor nobles, there are always some who are bold, or rather blind and ready to risk their lives for a win.
In the Kingdom of Enemy, because of Uchiha's arrogant character, although they did not kill them, they were extremely disdainful of guys like them who were seeking glory behind their masters, and they were kicked out directly.
After those people left the country, they followed the stream and swam all the way down. They were discovered by the Land of Kang ninja who was on guard at the watchtower from a distance, and they were first captured by spies.
After a simple search and interrogation, the matter was brought to the attention of Minister of the Ministry of War Akimichi Teisho. Later, at the Xiaochao meeting, Uzumaki Shōzen, the Minister of Household Affairs, proposed and adopted it, and finally it was King of Kang Uzumaki Ashina who made the decision, and then it was agreed that Land of Kang would purchase grain from them in his own name.
At a price that is 30% lower than the international grain price, a large amount of purchases were made from them, and the price paid was not direct silver or gold, but Land of Kang's specialty - refined salt.
There is no way, after falling out with the old aristocratic forces, Land of Kang's sales volume of refined salt is not high, because the people at the bottom can't afford not to mention refined salt, even vinegar and salt, and those who can really consume refined salt are the aristocrats.
Just because of the opposition between the two countries, these refined salts cannot be sold within the territory of Land of Fire. In fact, the nobles who are used to using refined salts are also very uncomfortable. They just have no choice and there is no place to buy them if they want to use them.
Now it's better, Land of Kang's salt has a place to sell, and Land of Fire's grain has a place to sell it. Everyone is enjoying themselves and making a lot of money, but who really suffers? Maybe only Land of Fire Feudal Lord and the common people at the lowest level.
And with Land of Fire's food, there are so many things that Land of Kang can do. The first is to store part of it as combat readiness supplies, and the rest will be used to exchange supplies or ninjutsu with the islands to the east.
There is no way, although those Land of Water ninjas have blocked all the outward passages of Land of Water, but Land of Water is completely huddled on the main island and the two outer islands, and there is nothing those ninjas can do.
The real grain-producing area of Land of Water is the main island in the center. Although farming is not impossible on other islands, there is too little usable land and it is simply not enough for them to use.
In the past, we relied on Land of Water's original reserves on various islands to fill those vacancies. In addition, due to the shrinkage of the population due to the attrition of the war, most of them were not hungry.
And now that they have these grains, Uzumaki Ashina have the capital to identify these people who may be allies. The reason why they say they may be allies is entirely because of their unreliability and their greed.