Chapter 37

After hearing that Ryosuke is a member of the Hyuga clan, Tokugawa Momo not only changed his tone and posture, but also his mood.

"Stop standing, sit down."

But Tokugawa Momo is in a bad mood, but his superficial skills are much better than Nagano Heira.

While gesturing for Ryosuke and the others to sit down, he looked at Nagano Hera next to him with a cold face, "Master Ryosuke ran all the way to Kyoto City, and you let them stand like this?"

"Hurry up and prepare tea and snacks, and by the way, ask someone to come over and play music."

"There's no need for music, I'm still young."

After Ryosuke sat down with a chuckle, he waved his hand, "I'm still looking forward to desserts and tea, after all, they are made by famous chefs."

Tokugawa Momoge did not force the arrangement, and after signaling Nagano Ping to go quickly, he suggested again: "Young Master Ryosuke, please stay at the Daimyo Mansion tonight. I will hold a banquet tonight and let the surrounding nobles come to see you. The Hyuga Clan style."

Ryosuke didn't refuse, and nodded, "His Highness Tokugawa is willing to introduce more people to me, then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

"Very good, very good, it just so happens that during this period of time, when the heads of various villages and towns come to report on their work, Mr. Ryosuke also happened to meet." Mopi Tokugawa nodded with a smile, very satisfied look.

Then, he asked about Hyuga Hiashi's physical condition, and chatted about some family matters.

From time to time, there are some probes into the internal situation of the Hyuga clan mixed in with the topic.

In this way, he was courteous and probing at the same time.

Although Ryosuke is an immature child, Tokugawa Momo doesn't mean to despise him at all.

A child from a ninja family cannot be measured by age.

After all...they are a group of ruthless people who dare to go to the battlefield to fight at a young age.

And Ryosuke always maintains a calm posture, but does not take the initiative to control the rhythm of the chat.

Whatever Tokugawa Shigeru asked, he answered.

Of course, some of the more important things in the clan, Ryosuke said some vague words, people listened to half-understandable words, and were fooled.

And Tokugawa Momomo's words have always been testing whether the purpose of their visit this time is the same as in previous years.

But every time Ryosuke wanted to answer directly, he quickly avoided it, as if he was unwilling to put the problem on the surface, lest it would be irreversible.

Since Tokugawa Momo is not in a hurry, Ryosuke is even less in a hurry.

He seemed respectful, but actually answered his questions casually.

And Zongci and Xingcai stood behind him, with their backs straight, holding a plate to eat to replenish their strength.

Back and forth like this, until the sun was about to set, Tokugawa Momo finally couldn't bear Ryosuke's impeccable reply, he laughed, and planned to ask directly, "Although Mr. Ryosuke is young, he is quite knowledgeable. Chatting with you, I almost forgot you were a child."

As he spoke, he laughed heartily.

And Ryosuke was sitting opposite him, not self-effacing, just smiling and accompanying.

"After talking for so long, I almost forgot the business. I don't know if Ryosuke came here on behalf of the Hyuga clan this time. Is there anything you want to change about the rules set by us in the past?"

After all, Tokugawa Momo asked the purpose of Ryosuke's visit this time on behalf of the Hyuga clan.

He half-closed his eyes, and although the gentle smile on his face remained unchanged, there was no smile in his eyes.

"Daimyo Tokugawa misunderstood. Although I am here to see you this time, the rules remain the same."

Facing the hesitation of Tokugawa Shigemo, the daimyo of Fire Nation, Ryosuke chuckled and explained, "Our clan is still very satisfied with this matter and attaches great importance to it, especially with the injection of a lot of fresh blood in the clan recently, and we have to spend a lot on expenses. becomes enormously large.”

"That's why we pay more attention to the cooperation with the nobles in the country."

His words are sincere and sincere.

But the meaning expressed in the words made Tokugawa Momo, who was opposite him, sink in his heart.

With just a few words, he understood Ryosuke's meaning.

The cost of the family is higher than before, isn't it just to raise the price?

He had been afraid to ask directly just now because he was afraid of this situation.

He opened the bow without looking back, and when he asked this question, Ryosuke answered almost explicitly, if he didn't respond, he would inevitably lose face to the Hyuga clan.

"How is it? Your Highness Tokugawa."

Ryosuke stared at the silent Tokugawa Momo, "In the past, our family did things for you, and the price we gave was 5% less than the amount issued by the village, but the number of tasks you gave was not a lot."

"In the past, our family had little expenses and no missions, but we just tightened our belts and passed."

"But now, life is hard..."

This kind of private work is not uncommon in major countries and ninja villages.

Regardless of the village as an intermediary, if you directly accept the task with the client, you can get more commission money.

But only a well-known family like the Hyuga family has such an opportunity.

Most of the small families, based on their ability and prestige, can only rely on the village's reputation to accept tasks honestly, but once given the opportunity, many people don't mind this kind of behavior.

However, other than the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, other ethnic groups in the village have been rapidly decreasing in recent years.

The reason is that the village is using some systems to prevent such things from happening.

In Konoha Village, those families who have been completely assimilated by the will of fire and become real members of the village will not do such things that take private jobs and harm the interests of the village.

For the sustainable development of each family, Konoha gave them some suitable resources.

Like the Akamichi clan, they run a yakiniku restaurant.

Under Konoha's channel arrangement, the barbecue restaurant operated by their family is very famous in the whole country of fire, forming a complete industrial chain and brand.

This way of making money is both formal and legal, so that many small families who were originally incapable, seeing the benefits, also moved closer to the will of fire and took the initiative to assimilate with the village.

This has also led to the fact that relatively independent families such as Hyuga and Uchiha have an increasingly embarrassing position in the village.

"Actually, regarding this matter, the Uchiha family also sent people to give their opinions."

Tokugawa Momo had a look of embarrassment on his face, but his heart was extremely calm.

Ever since he learned of the identity of Ryosuke's clan, he has been stalling for time, trying to find out the purpose, and at the same time thinking about the reasons for prevarication.

This afternoon's "chatting" was not really spent in the short-term with the parents.

"The ninja world is so chaotic, and there are occasional business trips abroad. It is inevitable to ask for some ninja protection."

As he explained, he shook his head regretfully, "But you know, Mr. Ryosuke, there are only so many of us, and there are only so many tasks that can be entrusted every year."

"Occasionally there are some unexpected tasks, and I will give you the Hyuga clan first."

"But recently, the Uchiha clan also came to comment, saying that the number of missions is not enough, they can't make ends meet, and want to raise the price, but how is this possible? If the price really reaches that price, then we might as well go to Konoha to officially release the commission... ..."

Thanks to book friends Alan92 and Weihualei for their support.

(end of this chapter)

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