Red sand dust

Judging from the overall area, it is almost catching up with the core area of ​​Konoha Village. Even if the periphery is included, it has reached about 70%.

However, Daimaru's planning can also meet the housing needs of more than 500,000 people. Considering the livable conditions, 300,000 people is the best.

When the number of permanent residents in Sunagakure Village reaches double its current level, it will be time to consider policies to limit population expansion.

The reason for this consideration is that water resources are insufficient. Even if we save more, there is a limit to living mainly on groundwater.

Before completely solving the problem of residents' drinking water difficulties, Daimaru and Gaara have already mentioned the pressure that may be caused by too long a stable period in the future, natural reproduction of the population, and immigration from outside.

At that time, some less important industries that are in great need of manpower will move to the south coast.

Of course, there is no need to consider these far-fetched things now.

In general, the Kingdom of Wind lacks everything except land. Daimaru also has the opportunity to adjust the previous too cramped town layout.

Not to mention the style, there are uniform, horizontal and vertical residential buildings, a branch road that is so spacious that it can almost be used as the main road of a football field, and a dozen horse-drawn carriages driving side by side without feeling crowded.

Townhouses, spacious residential buildings and luxury hotels ranging from extravagant to vulgar, all have supporting cultural activity plazas.

Nowadays, the vacancy rate of houses is still very high. Most of the single-family mansions have not been sold, and the apartment buildings are unoccupied. However, water and electricity have been turned on in advance, and the towering street lights will light up after dark and not go out until midnight.

"Isn't it too wasteful?"

Even Gaara, who was born extraordinary, felt sad for Daimaru's actions.

"Um?"

Daimaru was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing.

"Although the Kingdom of Wind is barren, it is not without merit, just like the ubiquitous wind..."

When society develops to a certain extent, energy issues are almost the main obstacle for mankind to enter a more developed stage.

With the current technological level of the ninja world, electricity, fossil energy, and human power (chakra) are almost all ways of obtaining available energy.

More advanced energy utilization methods, such as photovoltaics, nuclear energy, etc., are still far from practical applications. The materials and processes are not up to standard, and even the theory of relativity has not yet appeared.

Then again, Daimaru couldn't tell whether certain physical theorems from his previous life, such as the wave-particle duality of light and the mass-energy equation, were also applicable in the shinobi world.

Given the conditions in the Country of Wind, one can barely make a solar stove to boil water and provide centralized heating for some facilities in the village.

What really makes Daimaru not worry about Sunagakure Village's daily energy is the wind that never stops all year round.

The main power supply in the ninja world is mostly thermal power, supplemented by a small amount of hydropower. It is small in scale and operates independently, with no basis for centralized planning.

The current wind power system in Sand Hidden Village is basically an old-fashioned generator modified with puppet mechanical technology. The efficiency is so low that it cannot be looked at directly.

But what does it matter?

The biggest problems of wind power—difficulty in site selection and instability—almost do not exist in the Country of Wind.

If we were in an environment like the previous life where heavy industry, light industry, agriculture, service industry, and residents were competing for electricity, and there was a shortage of electricity and coal from time to time, Daimaru's "local method of wind power" would naturally not be worth mentioning, and even the high-efficiency transmission grid would not be worth mentioning. If not, it can be used as self-consumption energy.

Therefore, supplying Sunagakure Village is really not a problem.

And this is also the basis for Daimaru to be confident in carrying out basic modernization of Sunagakure Village. There is no shortage of energy required for daily use, and there is a lot of room for operation.

Listening to Daimaru's slow explanation, Gaara raised his head and looked at the rows of "silly, stupid" rotating impellers creaking rhythmically outside the village.

"It turns out that we in the Kingdom of Wind don't have nothing..."

Almost everyone in the ninja world regards the never-ending wind and sand in the Land of Wind as the main culprit for the barrenness and uninhabitability of this place, but they never thought that this thing can also be turned into treasure.

It is impossible to verify when the ninja world discovered and mastered the use of electricity.

Because of the existence of chakra and the emergence of ninjas who are good at lightning escape, people in the ninja world have understood very early that electricity can also benefit mankind.

It wasn't until the Senju family and the Uchiha family joined forces to establish the order of one village and one country and end the Warring States Period that humans began to tame electricity in nature and popularize its use.

Thermal generators and hydraulic generators have been around for decades, almost at the same time as steam-powered trains. There are also all kinds of weird wind turbines.

But which country has such unique conditions as the Country of Wind, with almost inexhaustible supply of wind?

The only thing on the border of the Land of Earth is the cold wind that pours down from the top of the mountains, but it is too unstable. It is calm most of the time throughout the year. Once it breaks out, it will be a "big scene" of flying sand and rocks, which is completely useless.

"I hope there aren't these nasty sandstorms..."

Daimaru smiled and shook his head.

“You can’t choose your hometown, but you can choose how to use it!”

After all, it was because he had too deep feelings for Sunagakure Village that Gaara still identified with this place. Perhaps without the strong wind coming from the northwest and sweeping across the Land of Wind, this land would be more fertile.

Unfortunately, since things have not happened, we can only make rough guesses.

"Also, most of the buildings in Sand Hidden Village are made of high-quality stone. Is this necessary?"

“Once and for all, so you don’t always need repairs!”

Daimaru shrugged.

In most cases, man-made buildings have a service life. Generally speaking, solid and durable rock is one of the best building materials.

The seemingly foreign-style high-rise buildings in Daimaru's previous life decayed much faster than most people imagined.

Many commercial houses and apartments are said to have property rights of 30, 50, 70 or even hundreds of years. They can be lived in for half a lifetime and do not need to be repaired. If they do not become dangerous buildings, developers should still have a conscience.

Of course, special reinforced concrete that can be used for permanent fortifications also exists, but for general civilian use, where is the need for such high-end products?

Buildings that have remained unchanged despite the changes of the times are basically made of stone.

Daimaru is not planning to build a lot of "historical relics" thousands of years from now in Sand Hidden Village, but the conditions in the Country of Wind mean that stone is easier to mine. Building wooden houses in such a ghost place, not to mention the cost, Routine maintenance can put residents out of business.

“Where were those stones quarried?”

"The pile of stone hills in the southeast is very convenient for mining!"

Well, I guess Daimaru has been staring at that place for a long time, and he has long wanted to raze it to the ground and build an air combat unit training base and command center.

In addition, the stone rock that originally surrounded Sand Hidden Village has been mined, and many damaged buildings can be dismantled and reused.

If we really count the cost, it is actually still within an acceptable range.

However, when I thought about the little savings I had managed to save after the "Konoha Collapse Plan", it was estimated that Daimaru would have squandered them all in just over a month. Gaara felt the pain on his forehead. I have one more wrinkles unconsciously, which makes me worried!

When it comes to spending money, there is no leader in Sunagakure Village who is as lavish as Daimaru.

Seeing that his brother-in-law was a little silent, Daimaru smiled and patted Koko on the shoulder.

"Money is something external to the body. If you don't bring it with you when you are alive, you won't take it with you when you die. You just earn it after you spend it."

"It's not that simple!"

Even though Daimaru is the most profitable Kazekage in history, compared with the speed at which he spends money, it is still nothing.

Fortunately, Gaara also knew that Daimaru would not completely ruin the village's finances and then leave the mess to himself.

"Don't worry so much. Staying in a good mood will help your recovery!"

Daimaru persuaded,

"Soon a large amount of money will be returned to the public account..."

"Where did it come from?"

Gaara was stunned.

"I mortgaged the operating income of the Naruto Canal for the next ten years, the five-year tariff from Awaji Village Customs, the south coast fisheries and seafood farms. These are all hard assets and very popular..."

Before Daimaru could finish speaking, Gaara felt his eyes go dark.

"Not only do you want to spend all your savings, but you also plan to leave me with a lot of debt?"

"As a Kazekage, you have to think a little ahead, Gaara..."

Daimaru's face was full of pride, and he didn't think there was any problem at all. He replied confidently,

"You can't think that I owe so much money, how should I pay it back, but should change the direction..."

"How to say?"

Gaara asked confused.

"It's not scary to owe money, as long as we can make everyone believe that we can afford it..."

"Everyone...do you mean the creditor? Be specific..."

Daimaru stretched out his index finger and waved it in front of Gaara:

"Absolutely. This is just an operational issue, not worth mentioning. As long as our Sunagakure Village's future is promising, even if we suffer a temporary loss, we won't have to worry about no one to help pay for it!"

How to use economic means to amplify leverage and capture the greatest benefits in this golden period of development is actually half a bucket of water and half-understood. But one thing is still very clear. Borrowing other people's money to gain benefits for yourself is definitely the answer. Unbelievable ability.

After discussing back and forth with Daimaru for a long time, Gaara finally dispelled some of his doubts and asked doubtfully:

"It's just a trick of borrowing new and paying back the old. Is it really possible?"

"Gaara, as the Kazekage, you have to adjust your thinking!"

Daimaru concluded,

"Money is essentially just a general equivalent of measuring value. We can use it to buy wealth, so we always equate it with wealth. But in essence, precious metals and banknotes that are neither edible nor of much use are not what we As for your goals, only those related to food, clothing, housing, transportation, national economy and people’s livelihood are the ones you should pay attention to..."

There is nothing wrong with ordinary people running for money, because they can only support their families by doing so. As the leader of Sand Hidden Village, Kazekage should not be obsessed with money, but should think about how to get more useful things.

"Making money is not the goal, but a means to achieve the goal!"

Gaara thought for a moment and nodded.

"As long as you know!"

The ninja world does not currently have a currency system based entirely on precious metals. The value of food, iron ore, chakra metal, etc. is also quite strong. Under certain special circumstances, there are even large-scale barter transactions.

Under such circumstances, it is the responsibility of the Kazekage to see through the flow of wealth in the ninja world and take advantage of the situation to gain more benefits for Sunagakure Village.

The Fourth Ninja World War is about to begin. It is only a matter of time before the major ninja villages start war preparations. Prices are soaring and currency depreciation is almost a certainty. Borrow more money and buy more reserve materials to cope with the next crisis. Challenge, we must start action as soon as possible.

The top leaders of the major ninja villages already know what will happen in the future, but their reaction speed may not be that fast, and the major forces below do not have such a vision.

As long as it's not too deceptive, no matter how much money they have, they will rebuild Sunagakure Village first, then implement the projects that are still on the drawing board in Awaji Village and Naruto Village, and finally use them all to expand the army and prepare for war.

"I thought peace would last for a while..."

"One Shukaku has been captured, how can there be any room for luck?"

It is also appropriate to analyze Daimaru's policy strategy during this period in detail to create conditions for Gaara to take over.

"Take advantage of your free time to regain your strength as soon as possible. You will definitely need it in the future!"

"I know, I don't want to be cut into 'parts' and put back together again!"

This time, there was nothing I could do about my tolerance for the Akatsuki organization. As a one-tail jinchuriki, Gaara really didn't have many choices.

To put it bluntly, Suna Ninja is still not strong enough. Daimaru can't stand alone, and it is quite difficult to block Uchiha Itachi and Ingaki Kisame with all his strength.

When fighting in the Sand Hidden Village, Gaara also had some defensive skills and could not fully display his strength.

Chiyo is old after all, and we can’t expect more old women in their seventies.

Maji, Ryusesa, Soundwind, Gravel, Sandite and others are quite strong. In regular ninja battles, they can be regarded as generals. However, they are still a little weak when dealing with S-class rebel ninjas. They can only rely on their numerical advantage. Try to resist.

Kankuro and Temari have grown up very quickly, but they are still too immature to be useful. If you want to stand alone, you still need a year or two to practice.

If there were more masters like Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma, Daimaru and Gaara would undoubtedly have an easier time.

At this thought, Daimaru remembered the agreement he made with Uchiha Sasuke.

The filthy earth bodies of the late Kazekage Fourth Generation Eye Rasa and the Burning Release Master Yekura are waiting for Daimaru to receive them when the time comes. If possible, Daimaru even wants more that can be used in the Fourth Ninja World War. Accumulate more combat power.

"Sasuke Uchiha, it's time to serve some snacks!" 』

As one of the destined "protagonists", Uchiha Sasuke carries too many people's expectations. After he bites Orochimaru, if he has the opportunity, he will try to get as many benefits as possible.

However, the other path cannot be completely abandoned.

"Recover soon and come back to take over the position of Kazekage. I still have some unfinished plans and can't put my time and energy into the village..."

Just like the Otsutsuki clan in the sky, Daimaru has been thinking about how to use it. The ninja world is going to be at war, and we can't let these people just relax and watch the show in the sky.