Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 306 Could this be a human?

In early June of the 30th year of Konoha, a major event happened in Konoha - the Daimyo of the Land of Fire visited Konoha Village!

This was the third time the daimyo had visited Konoha since its establishment, and the purpose of this time was completely different from the previous ones, because the daimyo wanted to select a site in Konoha to build a palace as his residence when he visited Konoha in the future.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was overjoyed, as this meant that the daimyo would come often in the future, or even stay there permanently!

As the source of one-third of Konoha Village's funds, the benefits of having the Fire Country Daimyo live in Konoha for a long time are obvious.

At least, after establishing good relationships, wouldn't it be easier to apply for more grants?

The relationship between the Fire Nation and Konoha Village is different from the relationship between other countries and ninja villages.

When the one-country-one-village system was first established, although the daimyo was nominally the superior of the ninja village, he actually had no control over the village at all. Instead, he was extorted large amounts of money by the ninja village in the name of applying for grants.

Ninjas are all pragmatic, and so are ninja villages.

The name doesn't matter. If being humble on the surface can make the daimyo give money happily, they don't mind pretending to be respectful to make the daimyo happy.

They even established rules that were useless except for formalities to make the daimyo feel that he was really the master of the ninja village, just to get more money from the daimyo.

When watching Naruto in his previous life, Liu Mang was very confused as to why ninjas had to obey the daimyo. Why didn’t the ninja village with absolute military power become the masters of the ninja world?

Only after traveling through time did he realize that the damn Daimyo had no right to dominate the Ninja World at all, and that the Ninja World had always been actually controlled by the Ninja Village.

The daimyo is just an agent sent by the ninja village to handle worldly affairs. It's not impossible to replace him if he's unhappy.

It is said that this tactic came from Tobirama Senju, and other ninja villages were established one after another after seeing the benefits involved.

Under such circumstances, the respect the ninja village has for the daimyo is by no means as great as shown in the original work.

But the Fire Country is completely different, because since the last daimyo, the daimyo of the Fire Country has been the Thousand Hands bloodline.

Even though the Senju are only a small force in Konoha, their power in the Land of Fire cannot be underestimated.

The Senju clan has experienced two generations of Hokage, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. Especially the black-hearted guy Tobirama Senju, it is hard to imagine how many unknown means and powers the Senju bloodline has.

Although the Senju family name has almost died out through marriage, their bloodline is spread throughout the Fire Nation. And because they are not gathered together, their strength has remained unknown.

In this situation, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire does have some Daimyo power. At least he has to be respected by the Hokage and protected by Konoha.

"Hahahaha, Lord Daimyo, welcome to Konoha. We have prepared a welcoming banquet for you. Please follow me to the fourth area, and we will eat and chat!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, along with Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, En of Mito Kado and a reluctant Tsunade, greeted them at the village entrance. Their seemingly respectful attitude was actually one of equal treatment.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is about 20 years old, only a few years older than Tsunade, but he is Tsunade's cousin, well, of the same generation as Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He took two quick steps forward and shook Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand, saying warmly, "Oh, Sandaime, you're too polite. You're still in good health after not seeing you for so many years!"

As he said this, he leaned over and pinched Sarutobi Hiruzen's arm muscles, patted his chest muscles, and then patted Danzo and Mito Kado En on the side as well. It was soon Tsunade and Utatane Koharu's turn, which made Tsunade's face very black.

"Uncle, this isn't socializing, that's enough!"

The young Tsunade has a luxurious airport, but her chest muscles are naturally not as good as those of the strong Sarutobi Hiruzen.

To be honest, the big name would not care about such pectoral muscles. If it was Xiaochun, he would still consider it.

"Haha, Tsunade, you worry too much. I just saw such a nice chest muscle and wanted to test its hardness. There is no other intention. You don't have to worry."

The Daimyo smiled and muddled through, but Sarutobi didn't take it seriously and led the Daimyo all the way across the main road to the hot pot restaurant in the fourth district.

Along the way, the daimyo was quite impressed by the bustling construction scene in Konoha. After the construction was completed, Konoha might be comparable to the capital of the Land of Fire, so it would be appropriate to build a palace here.

Arriving in front of the hot pot restaurant, the daimyo exclaimed: "What a beautiful building, with carved beams and painted rafters, so majestic and grand. Is this the hot pot restaurant that has been making the rounds in the ninja world in recent years?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was slightly proud. Although it was not his own property, Hyuga's property also belonged to Konoha. Sarutobi and his party were also honored to receive praise from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"Damiyo-sama, please. I have prepared a private room on the third floor with a great view of the center of Konoha."

"Hey~ Given our relationship, why would you ask me to please? Let's go in together, let's go in together, haha!"

"In that case, let's go in together!"

"Hahahahaha!" X2
After eating and drinking, Daimyo finally got down to business.

"Third generation, I want to choose a place in Konoha Village to build a palace. Do you have any good locations and construction companies to recommend?"

The daimyo asked casually while sipping his hot tea.

The third generation gave Utane Koharu a look, and she immediately understood and took out a detailed map of Konoha Village. There were more than a dozen vacant lots marked on it, and the advantages and disadvantages of each place were all written on the side. It was obviously prepared in advance.

The daimyo called on the professional team he brought to come forward and study with Utane Koharu, while he continued chatting with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Third generation, Konoha has been making a lot of moves recently, do you have any ideas?"

This is the second time that Konoha has carried out large-scale construction since the village was founded. The last time was when the village was first built.

I haven't paid attention to this for more than 20 years, but I suddenly changed my mind recently. The daimyo is also afraid of accidents. The third generation only thought about it for a moment and understood the daimyo's concerns. He smiled bitterly and explained:

"The reason why we didn't vigorously develop Konoha before was purely because of the shortage of funds and the turmoil in the ninja world. Now that the ninja world is at peace and everyone is taking a break, it's a good time to develop."

"Moreover, the Hyuga family has changed its past style and the whole family supports Konoha's construction. The time, place and people are all right. Naturally, we must seize the opportunity."

The daimyo frowned slightly and said vaguely: "It is naturally a good thing for the Hyuga to support Konoha's construction, but it would be inappropriate if only the Hyuga supported it."

Sarutobi nodded, "That's true. So the development of the last 12 districts in this plan is not led by the Hyuga. Instead, we negotiate the division with the various clans, and the Hyuga will not account for a large proportion."

The specific proportion is confidential and cannot be disclosed to prevent someone from making trouble.

But this sentence, although not very important, was enough to show his vigilance against Hinata.

Daimyo also nodded, that's good.

He had no objection to the Hyuga growing stronger, but it had to remain under the Hokage building.

As a descendant of the Senju bloodline, he is naturally close to the Hokage lineage and does not want to see Konoha fall into civil strife.

The situation in the ninja world is ever-changing, and there might be another war one day. Only a stable Konoha can guarantee the power for him to gain benefits in the war.

Eventually, the daimyo chose to build his palace on a piece of land bordering the 7th and 18th districts.

It is located in the northeast of Konoha, backed by a mountain over 300 meters high.

A professional team designed a palace for the daimyo that was built against the mountain and faced north and south, so that the daimyo could overlook the entire Konoha without leaving his home.

This place is not directly connected to Konoha's 7th and 18th districts, and is sparsely populated, but it is still located in the center of Konoha's defense circle and is suitable for building a palace.

In terms of selecting the construction team, the daimyo took comprehensive considerations, and whether out of balance or to win over the team, the business fell into the hands of the Hyuga family.

The daimyo invested a total of 800 billion taels in this palace, and the construction was entirely handed over to the Hyuga family, that is, to Liu Mang.

This big business is more than the total investment in Konoha's construction in the previous three years, but it is just to build a palace. Even if the standards are very high, the profits are very lucrative.

After much deliberation, Liu Mang decided to return the favor and make an exception to take action himself.

He does not plan to take it slow with this business. Half of the 800 billion yuan has already been obtained, and the remaining half will be paid after completion and delivery.

According to his calculations, if he entrusted the construction team of 20 ninjas under his command to complete the main structure, he would need to hire no less than people to spend several years to complete the remaining installation, decoration and other work.

By this calculation, it would be good enough to earn 100 billion.

A net profit of 100 billion in a few years is very profitable for other families and forces, but it is a loss for Liu Mang.

Now is the golden time for Konoha's development. If the construction of the palace hinders the expansion of his business empire, it will be more trouble than gain.

It's just a profit of 100 billion. Now that the industry he has established in Konoha is running stably, it will bring him more than 100 billion in income every year. He really doesn't care.

It would be better for him to earn the 800 billion directly and then use it for further investment. After the development of the 12 districts behind Konoha is completed, his annual income may exceed 500 billion.

Liu Mang carefully studied the design ideas and sketches provided by the professional team and felt that these people were simply unworthy of the salaries given to them by Da Ming.

Two whole days have passed, and this sketch doesn't even have any reference parameter requirements. The fact that Liu Mang's ideas can be understood only depends on his outstanding ability. He is simply a good-for-nothing!
Professional team: I can only draw a 3m x 4m sketch in two days, so I am a good-for-nothing. If I am not as capable as you, I can only draw a construction drawing in two days. Are you crazy?
Then Liu Mang told them whether he was crazy or not.

In the same two days, Liu Mang produced a total of 8,000 sets of construction drawings based on the so-called sketch. The palace was fully equipped from the foundation to the fine decoration. He also provided a large rendering with extremely fine details. One could even see the texture of the stone bricks on the ground with a magnifying glass.

The professional team was stunned. What kind of magic was this?
The reason for issuing the blueprint was purely to get more money from Daming, and it was also the process of Liu Mang himself building Daming's palace.

In order to get more money from the big dog owners, Liu Mang almost overturned the original design of the professional team and designed an equally fantasy palace based on the fantasy palace he saw in the world of Sekiro, using the best materials.

Dai Ming fell in love with the palace at first sight, and agreed without hesitation to Liu Mang's request for 300 billion yuan.

Originally, Liu Mang could have continued to raise the price by offering early delivery, but there was no need for that. After all, he planned to complete the construction in one night, and he was afraid that Daming would feel that he was being cheated.

Naturally, after a dark and windy night, this beautiful palace built against the mountain, integrating ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign elements as well as fantasy, immortal heroes and other fictional elements, appeared.

The next morning, as soon as the daimyo went out, he was immediately attracted by the palace on the distant mountain that was shimmering with colorful lights.

Under the sunlight, the colorful glazed tiles of the palace reflected colorful light, interweaving in the sky a glorious picture of a bright moon rising over the sea.

As the sunlight moves, the waves roll and the bright moon rises, until the sun sets and the moon appears, and then the bright moon coincides with the real moon.

It was as if the moon was rising from the palace. It was so shocking that the daimyo stayed there for a whole day before he came to his senses.

As soon as he came back to his senses, he couldn't wait to find his men and said, "Go find out who owns that palace. We must buy it no matter how much it costs!"

The subordinate had a strange look on his face and said with difficulty: "Your Highness, that is your palace. Let Hyuga build it!"

The daimyo was completely shocked. He had just agreed to the plan yesterday, but the palace was built last night. Is this the strength of the Hyuga clan? Can this be a human being?

(End of this chapter)