Chapter 651 Oppression
As the first month of the new year passed, the warm wind blowing from the south continued to move northward and merged with the cold air from the north. The rainfall belt continued to move northward, making it rare for Naruto Village to usher in a slightly dry season.
Most of the originally colorful mountains and plains began to turn into deep blue and emerald green.
The customs brought from the land of tea, coupled with the similar geographical environment, make this place a natural place for planting cash crops.
The staple food that the sand ninjas valued most was somewhat acclimatized in such a high-altitude hilly area with complex terrain.
The land in the delta area placed under the jurisdiction of Sunagakure Village is relatively fertile, but it cannot withstand destructive development.
In Daimaru's plan, in addition to exporting tea, this large area of land is also worth noting for melon and fruit cultivation, medicinal materials, canned food, wine and beverages, etc.
The rest can only rely on geographical advantages to go to the commercial capital and tourist destination.
Of course, first of all, the canal, which supports the normal operation of this territory, must be connected.
With such a long canal, without the underground network inherited from the "root" ninjas of Konoha Village, it would still take a long time to penetrate it with the power of ninjas.
After cleaning up the man-made underground palace, connecting and widening the collapsed water veins, the underground canal running from the northeast to the southwest finally began to take shape.
Underground with poor lighting, a small wooden boat carried Daimaru and Temari slowly forward along the gurgling water, traveling through the tunnel that echoed from time to time.
“After spending so much money and arranging so many manpower, the effect is quite good!”
Daimaru pointed to the top three meters high from the water in front and said,
"Nowadays, small cargo ships and passenger ships can barely pass. The masts of old sailing ships are too high, so it is temporarily impossible to use the underground canal..."
Temari nodded pretendingly from time to time. Listening to Daimaru bragging about how important the hugely expensive project was, she asked abruptly:
"This canal must have a name. What are you going to call it?"
"Naruto Canal!"
Daimaru answered directly.
"This reminds me of that short winter melon from Konoha Village..."
"Just to take advantage of his popularity, that boy has a pretty big name in this area, especially around the Country of Waves..."
There is the Naruto Bridge over there, and not to be outdone here, the Naruto Canal also has to make a name for itself.
Another point is that Daimaru needs to say less to prevent Temari from knowing that the short melon back then was almost taller than her.
In the field of how to grow taller, Temari obviously got up early and rushed to a late meeting, so it was a definite fact that she lacked stamina.
After so many years of eating and drinking well and exercising enough, I don’t know where my nutrition has gone in the end.
In fact, Daimaru's original expectations for his height were not very high. Neither his mother Wu Ye nor his grandfather Kazuma were very tall. It is said that his late father was not that good either and could barely reach the average height of Suna Ninja.
But later, the advantage of strong mental power came into play. After having a series of blessings such as Ukon, Bai Zetsu's clone, and Ji Yu Yu, etc., he had obviously grown a lot taller in the past two years. He was originally slightly over 1.72 meters. With Qian's appearance, most ninjas nowadays feel like they stand out from the crowd.
Coupled with the successful practice of immortal mode and the thorough development of the physical advantages, Daimaru, who is at the tail of youth, is expected to grow a little longer.
Temari, who is now a little shy of 1.65 meters tall, and Daimaru stand side by side, the height difference is quite obvious.
In the dark corridor, Daimaru specially opened one or two deep wells that go straight to the ground every one kilometer so that the lower part would not be completely invisible.
The rays of the sun shine in, reflecting the water below and onto the rock wall, revealing a strange sense of beauty.
"In the future, when the top is completely hollowed out and the bottom is widened, it will be easy to run 10,000-ton cargo ships side by side. By then, we will be able to make a lot of money from collecting tolls..."
Daimaru promised firmly.
The Temari in front of her was the representative of the three Kazekage siblings. She had invested a large sum of money in it, probably even the betrothal gifts of Gaara and Kankuro and Temari's dowry.
If I really lose money, I don’t know when I can make up for it.
"Is it that exaggerated?"
Although she is optimistic about Daimaru's plan, Temari still has some doubts. The Naruto Canal plan seems to be good. Blocking the road and setting up cards to collect fees. No matter how you think about it, it is a good business for long-term water flow. However, this land in the delta is not a place where one man is in charge and ten thousand people are incompetent. If it is a natural hub for passengers, cargo ships and business travelers passing through, if they are willing to take a detour of more than 2,000 kilometers and avoid the Naruto Canal, they can also reach Awaji Village in the Country of Wind.
Therefore, canal tolls cannot be too high. Once they exceed the limit of the merchant ships passing by, they will lose favor.
"You're worrying too much!"
Daimaru explained very confidently,
"It is definitely not advisable to kill the goose to obtain the eggs, but that does not mean that the importance of this Naruto Canal is not high! You have to understand that this is the golden trade route protected by Sunagakure Village, one of the five great ninja villages. It has a favorable wind for twenty days , a sea route with headwinds of more than a month can be safely passed in one day. Is there anything safer than this? Besides..."
The "Red Sand Dust" uncle with a sarcastic smile on his face said with great certainty:
"Whether it is the Country of Bears or the Country of Tea below, it is not a kind place. The pirates in the South China Sea basically come from here. The Country of Waves further away is okay, with the Leaf Village taking care of it, and there is such a big gap in the middle , some are pirates making trouble..."
"Can't you destroy those bastards who are robbing homes, killing people and stealing goods?"
"Kill them endlessly!"
Daimaru sighed lightly,
"There is a soil where evil breeds, and all around are fat sheep. How is it possible to eliminate the desperate pirates? It would be good to drive away the pirates within the control area of the Sand Ninja. Such a large sea area, where the three oceans meet, is full of fish and dragons. , it can’t be managed at all. The village is already short of manpower, and the air combat troops are not omnipotent..."
In fact, there is a more fundamental reason. Ninjas do not directly deal with civil affairs and do not entrust tasks. Who do they want to pay for their efforts to destroy the island?
I don't care about the names of the Bear Country and the Tea Country, so what's the point of Sunagakure's replacement?
It's enough to manage your own one-third of an acre of land.
When the wealthy Konohagakure was in charge of this area, they never thought about being an "international policeman" meddling in other people's affairs. The Suna ninja only added drama to himself when he was well fed.
When merchants who have suffered heavy losses overseas are robbed by pirates, they will naturally turn back and use the Naruto Canal, or spend money to issue missions to ask Suna Ninja to destroy the pirates.
"In the village, we are all our own people, so we can be a little careless. When it comes to foreign countries and it may cause disputes, we must pay attention to what we say!"
