thefictionvixens Chapter 79 He likes greed? Then let him be greedy to his heart's content, until he's utter
Chapter 79 He likes greed? Then let him be greedy to his heart's content, until he's utter
At Chiba Manor, Tetsuya stood before Nagato and the other two and spoke solemnly.
“You have been learning from me for quite some time now, and you have a basic understanding of how to do business.”
The three nodded. During this time, they had indeed gained a lot of different understanding of the way of doing business, and they also realized that there were many principles they did not understand before.
"Regarding ninjutsu, your teacher Izuna tests you every now and then, and I think it's time for me to test your learning progress as well."
As he spoke, he took out a wad of banknotes from his sleeve and divided them into three parts.
“I’ve prepared some start-up capital for you. I’ll give you seven days. During these seven days, you can use this money to do business in the capital. If you can earn back one-third of your principal as profit after these seven days, you’ll be considered qualified. Remember, profit means the income after deducting the principal. Do you understand?”
The three responded in unison.
"Understood, teacher." *3
They were very confident about this, believing that after learning from Tetsuya for so long, making a third of the profit shouldn't be too difficult, let alone making several times the profit.
"Alright, the exam has started. I hope you all make the most of your time."
He handed the principal to the three of them, patted their heads, and signaled that they could begin.
The three of them excitedly ran towards the outside of Chiba Manor, discussing what kind of business they should start to make money.
Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Tetsuya chuckled and took a sip of his tea.
"Laugh, laugh, and I hope you can still laugh after you've seen the cruelty of reality."
"You're just letting them out like that? Aren't you worried they might encounter some danger?"
Seeing that Tetsuya had let the three of them leave, Izuna asked with some concern.
"What's there to be afraid of? This is the Land of Fire, and they're heading to the capital of the Land of Fire. What danger could they possibly be in?"
As he spoke, Tetsuya put down his teacup and continued.
"Besides, there are merchants from our Chiba Merchant Guild all over the streets and alleys of the capital of the Land of Fire. If anything happens to them, they will definitely not escape my eyes."
"How should I put it? You really are something else. You've probably already tied all the merchants in the capital of the Land of Fire to your ship."
He had some understanding of Tetsuya's Chiba Trading Company. When he first heard about it, he thought it was similar to a ninja village, except that ninja villages were made up of ninjas, while trading companies were made up of merchants.
However, upon closer inspection, he realized that it wasn't that simple. This merchant guild was much more relaxed than the ninja village, but once mobilized, the manpower, material resources, and financial resources it could unleash were astonishing.
More importantly, the Chamber of Commerce has enormous potential.
No matter how you develop a ninja village, it's still just a village. At most, it'll just be a bit bigger, with more people and more ninjas.
However, once a chamber of commerce develops, it is possible for it to monopolize the economic development of a country.
"Alas, you can't say that. How did I bring those merchants onto my ship? I was just kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see them working hard from dawn till dusk just to make ends meet, so I let them join my merchant guild."
Go and see, all those businessmen who joined the Chamber of Commerce and followed me, aren't they all making a fortune?
They'd be overjoyed if someone could help them make money.
"Come on, what are you planning? You can fool others, but you can fool me."
"Hehe, how can this be called a scam? They really benefited from it."
As the two were chatting, a cloud of white smoke exploded, and a weasel jumped out.
"Oh, it's you, one against seven. Is there any new news from Kakuzu's side?"
Yi Daqi nodded and took out an envelope.
"Boss, this is a letter from the tentacle monster."
"Okay, go to the kitchen yourself. There's everything you like to eat there."
Tetsuya took the envelope and indicated that Ichido-Shichi could go to the kitchen to see what he wanted to eat.
Without any politeness towards Tetsuya, Yi Daqi ran straight to the kitchen.
I opened the envelope and took out the slightly damp letter.
After reading the contents of the letter, Tetsuya couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, Hanzo the Salamander has agreed. Izuna, our plan can begin."
"Oh, really?"
Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Izuna's eyes.
The two of them have always had their eyes on Amegakure. If it's for nothing else, even if it's just for their good disciple, Hanzo of the Salamander is destined to never escape their grasp.
"Yes, Hanzo the Salamander has agreed to do business with us, but this guy is quite greedy. He actually wants to take the lion's share, 70% of the profits."
Moreover, we were actually required to pay for the initial construction costs; he's such a cheapskate.
"hehe."
Upon hearing Tetsuya's words, Izuna couldn't help but sneer.
"If he likes to be greedy, then let him be greedy. In the end, all his money and everything he owns will become Yahiko's political assets."
Tetsuya had a sudden inspiration; he came up with an interesting idea and couldn't help but grin mischievously.
"Hehehe, you're right. I've got a brilliant idea."
Seeing Tetsuya's wicked grin, Izuna felt a chill run down his spine.
"What evil plan have you come up with this time?"
"Oh, how can you say that? A plan is a plan; there's no such thing as evil or not."
Tetsuya shook his head and said.
"My idea is that we can use money and wealth to corrupt Hanzo of the Salamander. Doesn't he want money? Let's give him more to arouse his greed and make him greedy. It would be best if he embezzled the money that was originally intended for the development of Amegakure."
He was allowed to indulge in a life of extravagance and debauchery, only knowing how to seek pleasure.
Not only that, we also want the people of Amegakure to know that their leader only knows how to indulge in pleasure and doesn't care about the lives of others at all.
When the time comes, Yahiko and his group can then raise the banner of fighting corruption, and many people will surely follow them.
After hearing Tetsuya's words, Izuna felt a chill run down his spine.
"You're absolutely wicked, full of evil schemes, almost as wicked as Tobirama Senju, that born evil guy."
"Hehehe, I'll take that as a compliment. What do you think of my idea?"
Izuna thought about it carefully.
“I think your idea is pretty good. If we follow the original plan and use the Sharingan to control Hanzo of the Salamander to give way to Nagato and the others, it would actually be as if Hanzo of the Salamander was abdicating and making way for a more capable person.”
He will still exist in Amegakure at that time, and his influence will remain, making it difficult for Yahiko and the others to fully display their talents and ideas.
It would be better to ruin the reputation of the Salamanders and make Yahiko and the others the heroes who saved Amegakure. That way, it would be much easier for them to do whatever they wanted.
"That's right, that's what I think."