Chapter 357 Snowball
The "Daimaru Workshop" was originally opened to make money, but now it is not as simple as when it first opened.
The originally simple and elegant display and sales area has been expanded a lot.
The five or six adjacent stores have been rented and transformed into a puppet service area integrating exhibition hall, after-sales, supporting facilities, finance, training, etc.
In order to allow the clerks and temporary workers on duty to work contentedly, Daimaru even opened a low-rent leisure place for employees working for Daimaru to take a break and enjoy themselves.
Since the business has improved, Daimaru has a lot of money, and since the pressure of debt is not so serious, a lot of investment has been made in this "workshop area" where some future ideas are placed.
Even if Daimaru rarely visits because he is too busy, he always entrusts trustworthy people to manage it on his behalf.
Considering that being in Sunagakure Village, the possibility of being directly attacked by Pain's Six Paths and being razed to the ground by the Earth Blast Sky Star is extremely small. The industries that are now under construction do not need to worry too much about external damage.
Therefore, laying a solid foundation early will be of great benefit to future development.
In addition, in order to cooperate with the village to promote the training of the aerial team and the manufacturing of wing armor, Daimaru specially bought a vacant land in the prosperous area of Sunagakure Village closest to the Kazekage's house and the wealthy residential area, and built a A simple warehouse was built as a place for goods transfer.
In the future, Daimaru plans to build a small fortress in this warehouse as the headquarters of the forces with Daimaru as the core.
Of course, this is just a preliminary plan.
The area is not large, but the location is good, and Sunagakure Village does not have any restrictions on residential land, commercial land, or agricultural land. How to arrange it in the future depends on future development.
There should be no large vacant land near the center of Sand Hidden Village, but this land is a bit special. It was originally a groundwater collection plant, but it was almost abandoned two years ago because the water source dried up.
The village planned to rent it to a wealthy businessman from the Country of Wind to develop it into a commercial building. However, after the "Konoha Collapse Plan", the village was in a state of collapse, and the so-called cooperation plan naturally fell through.
What's even more troublesome is that because the groundwater flowing through it has dried up, the ground seems to be subsidence. It is not easy to develop and deal with the danger of subsidence. The investment is instantly much higher, so it is temporarily idle.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the village and the lack of interest in the land, Daimaru bought it.
The price was naturally not cheap. With the share of profits from "Daimaru Workshop" as collateral and the penalty clause of manufacturing one hundred standard wing armors within five years after breach of contract, he borrowed a large sum of money and paid off the land. Block down payment.
Today, the scale of Daimaru's debts has increased more than ten times than before, but he can still borrow money.
Daimaru's strength, reputation and influence make everyone believe that they have the strength to pay off their debts; in fact, this is indeed the case. The income of "Daimaru Workshop" is now much greater than before it became famous.
After the scale is expanded, the talents required are much more than before. That's why Shanai was upset about his apprentice being poached.
However, when Daimaru walked into the workshop, he saw no signs of being in a hurry. Because the weather was bad and there were not many people going out, there were a lot fewer customers today and the exhibition area was relatively deserted.
Wearing a pale white hooded robe, Daimaru's ninja armor was covered. Except for the forehead protector on his head, there was no sign of identity.
A few apprentices who didn't know Daimaru and some who were idle thought he was a customer who came to watch, and prepared to go forward to greet him, but were dismissed by Hashiya Aika with a wave of his hand.
Feeling the peaceful atmosphere nearby, Daimaru asked in a low voice:
"Are you the only one? Where did Sha Sui go..."
"There is a batch of wing armor parts in the warehouse area that need to be signed for! Sha Sui goes over there to inspect the goods..."
Now that they have a lot of experience, Sha Sui and Hashiya Aika have become the rare backbone of the workshop, and they do not need to personally supervise ordinary affairs.
The wing armor is a task entrusted by the village. Although the "official order" is very profitable, it will be very troublesome if something goes wrong, so we have to be cautious.
"Are you still busy? I heard that some apprentices were poached..."
"It was a little hectic a while ago, but now it's almost stable!"
As Hashiya Aika spoke, she handed over the list of employees she had prepared earlier.
"Boss, a group of people are coming for interviews tomorrow. Do you want to take a look?"
Daimaru waved his hand:
"You guys make up your mind, I may not have time!"
Daimaru said as he casually looked through the list in his hand.
There are currently thirty-seven people employed in the "Daimaru Workshop", including twenty-nine apprentices including Sa Sui and Aika Hashiya.
Not counting Yeme, Chi and Shana, there are two genin who have signed a temporary labor agreement and can come to help in emergencies. These two are civilian puppet masters from ordinary families and consumers of puppets and spiders. Because they cannot afford to pay To pay the full amount, I can only buy it with a loan and then work to pay off the debt.
The remaining six people are all ordinary people between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five, including accountants, toy and doll salesmen, statisticians, etc. There is even a chef who cooks for employees who work overtime. , most of whom signed full-time employment agreements ranging from two to five years.
There are twenty-nine apprentices, two of whom are determined to leave in half a month, and fourteen have already left. Except for Sha Sui and Hashiya Aika, who are on their own, the other eleven newcomers are gaining experience with other apprentices.
This kind of staffing is still a little thin. According to expectations, at least a dozen more people will be needed to maintain healthy operations.
"It's okay. You and Sha Sui need to worry more when the others are not around. Besides..."
Daimaru thought for a while and then said,
"You don't need to call me boss from now on, you two can just call me senior. The village will probably set up a department dedicated to the management and research and development of puppet weapons..."
In the past, puppet stylists basically worked alone, and communication with each other was not smooth.
Now it seems that the importance of puppetry is getting higher and higher, and it is very inappropriate to let it go unchecked. There must be a special "official agency" to control and promote development in a planned way.
Just like before, Daimaru was "talking nonsense" on the stage, and few people in the audience understood him. It was really shameless.
"Senior? What do you mean..."
Zhu Gu Aika asked with a look of surprise on her face.
"As long as you know, don't say anything. A few trustworthy high-level puppet stylists will be recruited, supplemented by some young and promising puppet masters; there are only so many puppet masters in the village, and most of them are reckless guys who are keen on fighting and killing. , there are too few people who are truly experienced in making puppets, so they need to be recommended for assessment! Be prepared and seize the opportunity..."
