Chapter 277: debt collection
Chapter 277 Debt Collection
The Land of Winds, Hidden Sand Village.
The vast yellow sand is laid on the earth, stretching as far as the eye can see.
In this endless sea of sand and dust, Sand Yin Ninja Village is built in such a harsh environment.
Except for the color of the sand, there are basically no other bright colors near the hidden sand village.
The village is surrounded by steep sandstone, and the low-to-middle-to-high terrain environment has brought enough security to Shayin Village, and is also conducive to the dredging of underground water veins.
Using this natural geographical advantage, the outer layer of the village is tightly surrounded. The sand hermit ninjas standing guard there can look down from the heights and have a clear view of the environment below.
Only the main entrance has a narrow passage, which runs through the village and is called "a line of sky".
Unless the invasion is from the air, it is difficult for outsiders to make a surprise attack from the front without permission.
The dangerous environment of the sky will make the invaders daunting.
Based on such a favorable environment, Shayin Village has survived comfortably in the desert for decades.
Among the yellow sand in the sky, the spherical sandstone buildings are the landmarks of Shayin Village. From the residential houses to the Fengying Building, they basically adopt this kind of architectural structure with a relatively smooth appearance, which is conducive to preventing the sand and dust environment in the desert.
At this moment, in the conference room of the Kazekage Building, the senior executives of Sagakure, headed by the fourth Kazekage Rasa, are holding a large-scale meeting once a month.
Twelve chairs surround the huge stone round table in the center. In addition, there are potted cactus plants in the meeting room, and the environment is quiet and empty.
This is also related to the geographical environment of the Kingdom of Wind.
Most of the environment in the country is a desert where there is no way to use resources, and there is a lack of plants. For Sand Hidden Village, wooden furniture is very expensive.
The land suitable for planting herbs in the village is also very scarce. As a result, although Shayin Village has first-class medical technology, it is difficult to expand its scale. This is the root cause.
However, for this, Luo Sha, who is a contemporary Fengying, can only choose to give in. The environment of Sha Yin Village is so harsh.
And in many cases, most of the funds that Sand Hidden Village received from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind were used for military development.
For example, research on Tailed Beast technology, expand the scale of ninjas, and develop sophisticated ninja equipment to ensure that during wartime, the combat power will not be insufficient.
The twelve seats were full of people. Except for Kazekage Rasa, the other eleven people were elders of Sand Hidden Village, or Jonin who was very influential in the village and held important management positions.
"...The above, regarding the planning and training of the younger generation of ninjas in the next few years, continue to implement the previous policy. In the next few years, I hope everyone can cooperate more."
Luo Sha made a brief summary of the ninja training plan of Sha Yin Village, and hopes to work hard with all Sha Yin elders.
"Master Kazekage, you are welcome. In the past few years, our village has continuously emerged excellent juniors. The leading role of Master Kazekage is indisputable."
An elder said with a smile.
The rest of the elders also nodded frequently. Not to mention strength, Fengying Luosha's gold dust technique solved many problems in Yinsha Village.
Their village’s considerable military expenditures are all earned by using Luo Sha’s ability to mine placer gold, not just from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.
In view of this, Hidden Sand Village has already recovered from the weakening period after the Third Ninja World War in recent years, and is even stronger than during the Third Ninja World War.
"Without the joint efforts of all the elders, I would not be able to achieve this. In short, let's encourage and move forward together."
Luo Sha responded with a smile.
The Land of Winds is originally the country with the most scarce resources among the five major countries. Most of the country's land area is desert that cannot be planted.
Food and water sources are both big problems, and they rely heavily on imports.
Food mainly comes from the surrounding small countries such as the Bear Country, You Country, and Bird Country, and the water source mainly comes from the Rain Country, which rains all year round.
Just in case, there is a storage space inside Shayin Village, where a large amount of food and water are stored for emergencies.
"The planning of the village, let's end here. Regarding the content of the next meeting, it is about the country of ghosts, and it needs to be discussed and resolved with everyone."
When Luo Sha said this, his face was a little embarrassed.
"Ghost country? Are they coming again? It's really troublesome."
Hearing Luo Sha mention the name of this country, Elder Sha Yin present all mentioned God.
Since the Third Ninja World War, the Oni Land has achieved an economic boom that has attracted the attention of the five major countries.
Countless big businessmen gathered in Ziyuan City to do business, making it the most prosperous commercial metropolis in the ninja world. According to the statistics of professionals, the tax revenue of the ghost country in the past three years is close to that of the fire country, the head of the five major countries. Its economic strength is among the best in the ninja world.
The well-developed pharmaceutical industry, entertainment industry, shipbuilding industry, machinery industrialization production capacity, etc., are the capitals that many businessmen flock to.
As a result, the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce has developed into the number one chamber of commerce in the ninja world. In terms of status in the business world, it has surpassed the Union of Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Fire, and has become a truly wealthy country.
It is reasonable to say that this country and Sha Yin Village will not have much connection.
The crux of the issue is that during the Third Ninja World War, due to the tight budget for the Hidden Sand Village, the diplomats of the Land of Winds at that time negotiated with the managers of the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce in the Land of Ghosts to provide a guarantee for Hidden Sand Village, hoping that the Ziyuan Flower Chamber would grant a huge loan to Hidden Sand Village.
At that time, the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce had just started its loan business. Facing a big customer like Hidden Sand Village, and with officials from the Land of Winds as a guarantee, they readily approved a large sum of military expenses for war in Hidden Sand Village.
Shayin Village also promised to repay the loan within the specified time.
Calculating the time, in fact, more than two years ago, it was the date when Shayin Village should pay off the loan. However, due to diplomatic interference, I asked the Ziyuan Florist Association to continue to give some time.
It is brought up at this time, which proves that the grace date more than two years ago has also arrived.
The Sha Yin elders sitting in the meeting room, like Luo Sha, were somewhat embarrassed.
The reason is very simple. The loan amount is huge. In the past few years, Shayin Village has already spent a lot of the funds approved by the above in order to develop its military power. How can it still have the ability to pay off the loan from the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce?
Luo Sha also saw the embarrassment of the elders, so he coughed and said: "Just this morning, the diplomats from the Kingdom of Ghosts have come here. I hope that Sha Yin will repay the loan as soon as possible, so as not to cause dishonesty and prevent the second loan."
"The Kingdom of Ghosts doesn't lack development funds, can't they wait for a while longer?"
The Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce is not a private chamber of commerce in the country of ghosts, but is officially owned by the country of ghosts. It is a government official of the country of ghosts, who controls the real power behind it. It is said that it is also inextricably linked with the military of the country of ghosts, and can basically represent the official financial department of the country of ghosts.
The reason why the Chamber of Commerce is still named is because the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce was originally a private chamber of commerce, and later merged into the government system of the ghost country.
"You can't say that. We should have repaid the loan more than two years ago. The Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association continued to delay for more than two years for the sake of Shayin Village. It is the best of humanity. I think it should be possible to reduce the military expenditure appropriately, make up the full share of the debt, and return it to the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible, so as not to lose trust."
An elder shook his head.
"However, in that case, how can we develop the village? The military expenditure given by the daimyo is fixed every year. It's not that we don't want to pay it back, but that we really don't have the ability to pay it back."
"Squeeze, there are still some?"
"The village needs funds to develop."
Another elder blocked the conversation directly, and most of the elders quite agreed with this point of view.
Although this incident was attributable to Hidden Sand Village, the loan amount from Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce was too large at that time. If it is made up at this time, it may affect the development plan of Hidden Sand Village in the next few years, which is equivalent to making Hidden Sand Village useless in the next few years.
Such a thing must never happen.
The era of peace is one of the few important transitional periods in which they can accelerate the development of military power. At this time, it is necessary to have a racing spirit and make full preparations for the next ninja war.
If the loan is repaid, Sand Hidden Village will lose to other Ninja Villages in the race, which is impossible no matter how you think about it.
"Master Kazekage, what are your thoughts?"
After the debate on this matter, in fact, it only revolved around the topic of repayment or not, but in the end it was up to Kazekage himself to decide.
Luo Sha looked around the meeting room, and said to the elders of Shayin: "Actually, I think that our Shayin Village alone cannot decide this kind of thing. As we all know, our Shayin Village is a military institution belonging to the Kingdom of Wind. Even if we borrow money from other countries, it is reasonable to ask for it from the Daming Mansion. After all, when the loan was originally borrowed, it was guaranteed by an official next to the Daming."
"Kazekage-sama means..."
The elders Sha Yin present here are not fools, and they immediately understood Sha Yin's intentions.
"Kazekage-sama is right. Since the daimyo sent officials as guarantees at the time, the repayment of the loan should be left to the daimyo. We, Sagakushi, have no right to interfere in such matters."
"That's right, the daimyo is the top manager of the Land of Winds, and it's really against the rules for people from the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce to come to our side to ask for the money they owe."
The direction of the wind changed immediately, and everyone knew that this was a good way.
Anyway, Hidden Sand Village can’t be allowed to spend this money, otherwise, the development of Hidden Sand Village in the next few years will stop developing, and the gap with Konoha and other powerful ninja villages will become wider and wider.
"Since the elders have agreed, then I will respond to the diplomats of the Kingdom of Ghosts in this way."
Luo Sha breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, before this, he had already negotiated with the daimyo of the land of wind, and his resolution was actually approved by the daimyo of the land of wind.
As long as the two parties continue to shirk their repayment responsibilities and extend the repayment date indefinitely, it will be fine.
With the military strength of the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Ghosts, a small country, would not dare to make military threats.
As for the economic threat, let the Sand Yin ninja troops walk around the ghost country at that time, and the matter can be resolved satisfactorily.
In Luo Sha's view, this incident was finally over.
He didn't believe that the Kingdom of Ghosts had always dared to hold on to this matter, and dared to provoke Kazekage and the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind at the same time.
If it is not because of its status as a neutral country, Luo Sha may use the ability of witches in the future. Luo Sha does not take the country of ghosts into consideration at all.
Without a strong military force as a foundation, the business empire built up is just a castle in the air, which will be broken at the touch of a touch.
It's not that I'm afraid of being a neutral country. In history, there are many examples of neutral countries getting involved in wars. The kingdom of ghosts is just a little special in the neutral country.
For the Kingdom of Winds, the use of military to oppress neutral countries is not about being able to do so, but whether or not they want to think about it.
In the final analysis, the kingdom of ghosts is still looking at the ninja world with the thinking of a traditional weak country.
In this ninja world, the strong are always respected.
Ninja power is the only eternal theme in this ninja world.
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In the office, while making hot tea, Shiraishi casually looked at the report submitted by the diplomat, finally showing a smile on his face.
"As I expected, Hidden Sand Village really plans to do this."
In fact, there is no need to interpret it in detail, he can also know all the contents of this report.
Since Shayin Village postponed the repayment date more than two years ago, he has already anticipated this situation.
Based on the ugly appearance of Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Rain in the past, Shiraishi was not surprised to do such a thing.
"What should I do next, Master Shiraishi?"
The man standing in front of Shiraishi asked.
His face is ordinary, the nails on his fingers are cracked, and his skin is rough. He looks like just a farmer who often works in the farmland.
The actual identity is a member of the spy department of the Oni Nation's military and serves as the captain.
Code-named Ugly Bull, he is a trusted subordinate of Shiraishi.
"The prerequisites for bordering the Kingdom of Wind have almost been completed. Next, we just need to guide the situation in a direction that is beneficial to the Kingdom of Ghosts."
"That is to say..."
The ugly cow narrowed his eyes.
"Well, as you think, the Xiong Kingdom can close the net. I will leave the order to you, ugly cow."
"Yes, I understand."
Ugly Bull nodded, and it was his task to assist the ninjas of the Ghost Kingdom in the Bear Kingdom to complete the plan to gather the Bear Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Ghosts has secretly operated in the Kingdom of Bears for a long time these years, and even many officials of the Kingdom of Bears have replaced their people, not to mention the bottom-level organizations, which have a larger base.
The reason why I choose to do it now is to prevent any flaws in the plan, which will hinder the entire plan.
However, looking at it now, there is no need to act so low-key.
"Then, Master Shiraishi, I will take my leave first."
"Go."
Baishi nodded and watched Chou Niu leave.
After Ugly Cow left, Shiraishi took out a new document and began to scan it.
Not long after, the door rang again, and a man walked in from the outside.
Wearing a black coat embroidered with an aster flower emblem, and carrying a heavy black leather box in his hand, he gives a mysterious image of taciturnity.
On his chest, there is also a golden circular nameplate made of pure gold, which also has an aster flower pattern on it.
And this kind of nameplate represents the identity certificate of the debt collector of Shi Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, and it is also the highest level of gold medal debt collector.
"Mr. Kakutsu, it's been a long time, and nothing has changed."
Baishi put down the documents in his hand and smiled at the gold medal debt collector.
"We have each other in this way."
corners stared at Shiraishi's face.
In the past few years, Baishi's appearance has basically remained unchanged in his opinion.
He is clearly a man in his thirties, but he still looks like a young man in his twenties.
The same goes for the two women beside him, maintaining their beautiful youth of eighteen or nineteen.
Considering that the other party is a medical ninja, it is not surprising that Kakuzu was a student of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas in Konoha in the past.
Ninjutsu in the ninja world is varied, and the types are not the same. Ninjutsu that maintains youth and prolongs life also exists in the ninja world.
I myself is a prime example.
As long as you can replenish enough hearts, you can live forever, and you can see all the vicissitudes of history in this world for a long time.
"Actually, Mr. Kakuzu, who is a gold medal debt collector, is here this time, and I have one thing to ask."
Baishi straightened his face and talked about business.
"I don't think it's an easy thing for you to ask me personally."
When Shiraishi came to him suddenly, Kakuzu knew that the other party came to ask him to do something, and it was definitely not an easy task.
"This is a bill sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, please take a look, Mr. Kakutsu."
Shiraishi picked up a sheet.
Jiang stepped forward to take it, and quickly glanced at it.
"So that's the case. Shayin Village has exceeded the deadline and failed to repay the loan on time. Does it need to be called for debt collection? However, this level of matter should not be a job that I, a debt collector, can touch."
Jiaodu said to the point.
Even if he has become the only gold medal debt collector in the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce with his extraordinary ability in the past few years, he is not qualified to intervene in such matters.
This kind of matter is not something that a debt collector can manage. It involves the national level and requires formal negotiations between diplomats and the Land of Winds.
"But now the shadow of the wind in the hidden sand village and the daimyo of the land of the wind are shirking each other's responsibilities, and no one is willing to give an accurate answer. This makes our diplomats very headache. It is conceivable that they have no sincerity to pay back the money owed."
"So, you mean..."
corners narrowed their eyes, and their voice was a little low.
He already knew that the Kingdom of Ghosts would not rest on its laurels.
Business is prosperous on the surface, but what is more terrifying than business is the military organization that hides in the depths and never shows itself.
People's understanding of the kingdom of ghosts is only limited to the tip of the iceberg.
When the entire iceberg under the water fully emerges, it will definitely shock the entire ninja world.
"Since they play football with each other, we can only use our own means to collect the debt. After all, isn't it natural to pay back the debt?"
At this time, Baishi put his hands on the table, propped his chin up casually, and asked with a smile from opposite corners.
"Hehe... That's right, paying back debts is indeed a matter of course. It's just that I didn't expect that you were planning the Kingdom of the Wind so early. The military's ambitions are really big enough."
Jia Du also smiled, rather than saying that he had malicious intentions, it might be better to say that he saw something that made him feel very interesting.
He didn't know about the military's plan, because he was not interested in work other than debt collection.
He was able to make these guesses, but he could only come up with an answer that best suits the interests of the ghost kingdom based on enough information.
It's just that he didn't expect that the first target of the ghost country would be a country at the level of the five major countries.
"Then, I will entrust Mr. Kadotsu to the debt collection work of the Land of Winds."
"I see. Collecting debt from a country, this is really an unprecedented challenge, and I will finish it."
Jiadu sighed and accepted Shiraishi's request.
Maybe he will see some very interesting things next. The era when the five major powers dominated the ninja world is likely to be gone forever.
But what does this have to do with him?
He's just a debt collector.
Debt collection is his job.
Regardless of whether the debtor is an individual, an organization, or a country, all are treated equally in front of debt collectors.
No one can match a debt collector's obsession with money.
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Sunny morning.
The daimyo of the country of the wind got up and dressed normally under the service of the maid. Suddenly, the maid let out a low cry, as if she saw something incredible.
"What's wrong?"
The daimyo of the Land of Winds had a bloated and slightly old face, with wrinkled skin and flesh, and was very dissatisfied with the maid's fussy behavior.
"My lord, this..."
The maid picked up a piece of clean white paper from the side of the bed. The back of the white paper was tinged with red, and red characters were clearly written on the back.
"What is this? Did you put it?"
The daimyo of the country of wind narrowed his eyes, he didn't remember that he had such a paper beside his bed last night.
"No, I just found out."
"Look what's written on it."
"yes."
The maid nodded tremblingly, and unfolded the lettering on the white paper, on which the words 'repay the money' were roughly written with bright red paint.
Repay the money?
The daimyo of the Wind Country frowned. These two words made him think of a very unpleasant thing.
Moreover, who put this paper in?
With such doubts, he took the piece of paper from the maid, crumpled it into a ball, threw it on the ground, and walked out of the room quickly.
Walking outside, the daimyo of the country of the wind suddenly saw two ninja guards waiting at the door, who had passed out on the ground at some point.
In the courtyard, the colors of red and white complement each other.
The white paper is smeared with red characters, whether it is on the wall, on the pillars, on the edge of the pond, or even on the floor, there are such white papers.
And without exception, the words 'repay the money' were written on the white paper.
The swollen face of the daimyo of the Kingdom of the Wind immediately trembled angrily, and the words "repay the money" on the white paper made his eyes feel extremely stinging.
Who exactly?
Who dares to be so bold, dare to act recklessly in the Daming Mansion, do you want to kill yourself?
And thinking of the ninja guard at the door fainted on the ground, and the rest of the ninjas protecting him in the dark, who didn't respond to the things in the courtyard, the daimyo of the country of wind suddenly thought of something, and then showed a look of fear on his face.
Being able to knock out the ninja guards around him without a sound, if the person who does this kind of thing wants to kill him, wouldn’t it be...
The daimyo of the country of wind trembled, and panic rose from the bottom of his heart.
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