Chapter 282 The Price of Slapping the Daimyo

Because the daimyo felt that he was slapped in the face.

He accepted the gifts from the Sand Village and solemnly guaranteed that there would be no problems with the peace talks.

The results of it?

The Third Hokage slapped him in the face.

When will you, Daming, be able to make the final decision on matters of war?

Go cool down.

The daimyo who was slapped in the face was definitely holding a grudge and would ignore the Third Hokage.

For a person like a daimyo, face is very important. If he loses face, he will be laughed at by daimyo from other countries, which is something the daimyo cannot tolerate.

Fortunately, although the Daimyo was angry, he would not directly confront Konoha over such a small matter.

"I'm sure I've counted all the supplies, multiple times."

Mitomon En said confidently: "Unless something unexpected happens, or the supplies are stolen or burned by the enemy, or Orochimaru wastes them recklessly, the supplies sent to the camp will be enough to support the camp for two to three months."

By adding the number of ninjas on the front line and the daily consumption of supplies, it is easy to calculate the approximate number.

It is impossible to be precise, after all, there are some things that no one can predict for sure.

But having approximate data is already good.

This shows that Mizuto Kado En manages the logistics department very well.

"Ah."

Hearing this, the Third Hokage nodded with satisfaction. This was the result he hoped to see. His gaze shifted from Mito Kado En's face to Utane Koharu.

Koharu Utatane immediately said, "Because there is no full-scale war, there are enough medical ninjas on the front line, so the village does not need to send more people. As for medicines..."

Utane Koharu looked at Jingyi with an unfriendly look.

He manages all the medical system departments in the village, but is unable to take control of the pharmaceutical department. This is a real concern for Koharu Utane.

Without the pharmaceutical sector in hand, even if other sectors of the medical system are in hand, there is no difference between us and a cripple with a broken leg.

"The medicines and potions needed for the front line, as well as various medicinal materials, have already been secretly delivered to Orochimaru. As long as Orochimaru does not embezzle, it will be enough to support more than three months."

Jingyi said lazily.

There is no way, the pharmaceutical department is under his control and he is the only one who knows all the data.

Tsunade didn't care about all this and continued to work hard to earn her own pocket money, leaving Shizue to deal with it on her own.

In the past, the pharmaceutical department had the assistance of the village's ninjas, but now...

It has almost become a puppet nest. Except for a few positions in some departments that cannot be replaced by puppets, all other positions are controlled by puppets.

The entire pharmaceutical department is so tight-knit that even the Third Hokage couldn't get his hands on it if he wanted to investigate.

More exaggerated than the dark part.

Whether you feel good about it is your business, but the pharmaceutical department will not hand it over easily, so just give up on this idea.

Keep on being your cripple.

Without the pharmaceutical department in hand, Koharu Utane has little confidence in what she says.

Without waiting for the Third Hokage to speak, Shizue added:

"At present, the village has enough supplies. The key lies in whether the Ministry of Finance can support it. Don't forget that a new pension will be paid after the New Year."

"This is not a small amount of money. Currently, the relationship between Daming Prefecture and the village has reached a freezing point. I suspect that the funding from Daming Prefecture will be postponed indefinitely or even reduced, so......"

If you want to win the war, there is a price to pay.

Are you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, mentally prepared for this price?

After these words were spoken, among the people in the Hokage's office, only Mito Kado En remained calm. The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and the still chubby Akimichi Tofu all changed their expressions.

"Hurizen, how long can the village's finances hold out before the funding from the Daimyo arrives?"

The outspoken Utane Koharu couldn't help but ask.

The Ministry of Finance is in the hands of the Third Hokage. Apart from him, no one knows how much spare money the Ministry of Finance has and how long it can last.

Everyone present can check it out, but checking it out would mean doubting and distrusting the Third Hokage, so no one would do such a thing, not even Shizuka.

Anyway, the Ministry of Finance is a department directly controlled by the Third Hokage. Even if something goes wrong, it is the Third Hokage's own business.

Why bother with all this?

It will also make people hate you.

"Whoo~~~~"

The Third Hokage suddenly felt like smoking. Fortunately, he did not smoke at this time. Instead, he exhaled heavily and said with a bad look on his face:

"I'm afraid I can't hold on for too long. After the pension is paid out..."

According to previous management, even if this pension was paid out, the village’s finances would not be a problem, because the funding from the Daming Prefecture would always be delivered after the New Year.

But today, the money is on the line.

The daimyo will not say that I will not give you Konoha money anymore, but as for how to give it and how to give it, it is worth thinking about.

It's impossible not to give the money, but I can delay it. I know Konoha must be in financial difficulties, so I will delay for a while. Even if I have to give, I will give less at a time. At worst, I can give more at the end of the year.

The daimyo can do this, but can Konoha's finances sustain it?

The war costs money, the maintenance and development of the village costs money, a large number of ninjas need money to work, and pensions cost even more. We dare not delay paying this money.

If you dare to delay, countless ninja families who have lost their family members will immediately run to the Hokage office building to protest.

"this........."

The Third Hokage didn't say it explicitly, but smart people know that the finances won't last long and might be gone after the pensions are paid out.

If the damage cannot be recovered in a short period of time, the income from various task commissions and the village’s own income will not be able to keep up with the expenditure.

Faced with such a difficult question, Utane Koharu opened her mouth but dared not speak.

Because she couldn't conjure up a large sum of money for the Third Hokage.

It was rare for Qiu Daoqu Feng to put on a serious face. He just looked serious, with his eyes slightly lowered, as if saying, "You can't see me, you can't see my reaction."

Mizuto Menyan kept frowning.

Finances, this is no joke, but there are real financial problems.

"Without relying on the daimyo, is there any way to stabilize the village's finances?"

The Third Hokage brought up the question that he was reluctant to ask.

As a result, the Hokage's office was in complete silence.

Akimichi Touka or you just can't see me, Jing is indifferent and aloof, Utane Koharu is struggling with all kinds of things, and Mito Menen can only sigh.

In the end, this high-level meeting ended in a weird atmosphere.

After leaving the Hokage's office building, Akimichi Torifu kept shaking his head:

"It's difficult. Financial problems are not so easy to make up for. In addition, Daming Prefecture..."

"That's the price of winning."

Jingyi smiled and didn't take it to heart. Anyway, he didn't need to worry about these trivial matters.