This puppeteer is a bit... well...

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"Land?"

Ryuji looked at Kado suspiciously.

He seemed lost in some sweet fantasy, unaware that he was drooling.

Could it be that……

Long Er stroked his chin thoughtfully, then suddenly realized, "You want to do real estate development in the Mechanical City?"

"Hehehe... Lady Ayaki is so clever!" Kado rubbed his hands together and chuckled slyly, "Don't worry, Lady Ayaki, I only need the land in the guesthouse area to be developed. The price will not be higher than the price you sell to outsiders. This plan can benefit Sunagakure and boost the economy of the Kamikaze Castle. It's a win-win situation."

"Yes, it's really good."

"So..."

"I refuse!"

"You said yes, then... eh?"

Kado suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Ryuji in disbelief. "Lady Ayaki, do you mean you agreed?"

I said no!

Long Er refused righteously and firmly.

"Why?" Cardo asked, puzzled.

"Do you think the ninja village is a trading company?" Ryuji looked at him with disdain and said, "We in Sunagakure open our fortress to the outside world, not to make money."

It was indeed for the purpose of making money at first.

To make up for the shortfall in funding for the construction of the government city, Long Er devised a real estate plan.

However, after the lord secretly paid two years' worth of construction fees in advance, there was no need to continue opening the city to the outside world for money. But Ryuji still carried out the plan, with the aim of increasing the village's population.

Population is crucial to a city's economy, military, education, and many other aspects. Without a sufficient population, the growth of Sunagakure will slow down.

Why did Ryuji only demand compensation from Konoha when victory was assured, while Kirigakure didn't even pursue them?

Besides fearing the combined forces of the various ninja nations against Sunagakure, the biggest reason was that Sunagakure was too small to absorb the spoils of victory in a short time and transform them into strength sufficient to fight against the Allied Shinobi Forces.

If Sunagakure had populations from Konoha, Ryuji would have chosen to destroy Konoha and then negotiate with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to have Sunagakure shoulder the defense responsibilities of both the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, thus gaining sponsorship from both countries.

They then used the doubled military budget to increase the training of ninjas, growing strong enough to confront them before the other villages in the ninja world could react.

However, Sunagakure Village is sparsely populated due to environmental factors.

Even if Ryuji destroys Konoha and takes over its territory, he won't be able to absorb all the spoils in a short time to grow strong enough to handle the subsequent situation. Instead, he will only bring about his own destruction.

Therefore, rapidly increasing the village's population is imperative.

Increasing the holiday allowance for government offices is not out of the question.

There are many wealthy people in the ninja world, and even if they were sold at the price that Gato expected, the place would definitely be full.

However, if a city is entirely inhabited by wealthy people, it will inevitably lead to a homogeneous talent pool and unbalanced urban development.

After all, the city of the mechanical city is a flying city. Once the population is fixed, there will not be much movement. It must be self-sufficient internally.

"Um, Lady Ayaki, you have no idea how much profit is involved here. This can..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Ryuji made a pause gesture and said, "I told you, I am a ninja, not a businessman. Sunagakure is a ninja village, not a merchant organization. Although we also work to make money, making money is not our primary goal."

After a moment's thought, he continued, "How about this, I can contract out the materials for the Mechanical City to you. You give me a 7% discount off the market price, including transportation. I'll also allocate a plot of land for you to build luxurious villas and mansions... In short, I'll create a wealthy ecological zone. You understand what I mean."

Although the city cannot be entirely inhabited by wealthy people, it also cannot be without them. Ryuji initially had a plan to create luxury mansions specifically for the rich.

Without the spending of wealthy business owners, the city's economic growth rate would be much slower.

"How big is the land?"

"One thousand acres of land."

"One thousand acres!?"

Kado's eyes widened.

One thousand acres of land can support one hundred buildings, with a density of about 30%. If it is built into villas, there will be even fewer.

For just a thousand acres of land, he wanted a 30% discount on materials from the Mechanical City, plus transportation... If this is called bargaining, then Long Er's behavior was to end the transaction with a fixed price.

But is this really the case?

"Why do you think it's not enough?" Ryuji glared at Kado unhappily. "Don't think that just because you're a ninja you don't know the ways of the business. Even if I don't give you any discounts and just give you the materials at a 30% discount, you'll still make a huge profit."

Sunagakure has machines for forging metals that only require raw ore, greatly reducing the variety of materials needed.

In other words, it's a large quantity.

If the demand is large, you can negotiate with the other party.

The ninjas didn't understand the intricacies of this, but Gato, as a businessman, certainly did, and would definitely make a fortune.

Not to mention that this guy likes to use shady methods to seize and plunder, and even with a 30% discount, he still earns more than other merchants who don't offer discounts.

"this……"

Seeing that his secret had been exposed, Kado wanted to bargain, but he didn't know what to say.

Ryuji waved his hand impatiently, "Just tell me if you're going to do it or not. If not, then forget it."

"I'll do it!"

Kado immediately agreed.

Just as Long Er said, even if he only provides raw materials at a 30% discount, he will still make a huge profit, not to mention that he also has a thousand acres of land to build a mansion.

If we set up an auction house then, we'd definitely make a killing.

They might even become the richest person in the ninja world.

After all, these are materials needed to build a big city.

"Then let's sign the contract!"

Ryuji gave a signal, and immediately a ninja went to take care of it outside the door.

After a pause, Long Er continued, "Let me make this clear beforehand: all materials will be strictly inspected. If they don't meet the standards, I won't give you a single penny."

"Of course not, hehehe..."

Looking at Kado's obsequious smile, Ryuji felt a surge of annoyance, but he still patiently instructed him on the relevant matters.

"In addition, since all the buildings in the mechanical castle will be connected into a whole, the construction of that thousand acres of buildings will require the puppeteers of Sunagakure to design, and the construction workers must also be from Sunagakure. You can make your construction requests, and we will try our best to meet them."

"Of course."

……

Two hours later.

Ryuji, representing Sunagakure, signed the relevant contract with Gato's shipping company and then left the meeting room.

People passing by in the corridor would greet him from time to time.

Although he couldn't remember most of the names, he nodded in response to each one.

Suddenly, Luo Sha appeared before him.

"Ryuji, come to the Round Table meeting. There's a problem in the ninja world."

"What's going on?"

"Iwagakure and Konoha have ceased hostilities. Things are a bit strange. The Kazekage is convening the Round Table Council to discuss the situation."

"understood."

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(End of this chapter)