Kich said this.
Tazuna gave Kich a glance. Although his attitude was somewhat fanatical, it wasn't without reason.
"Then I'll talk to the others about it tomorrow, but we shouldn't have too many expectations. Once the International Industrial and Civil Cooperative is established, the annual expenditure will be astronomical."
Though he also supported it in his heart, Tazuna expressed a different attitude of concern.
With so many unemployed workers and farmers in the Land of Waves, if there's no profit, will the Shion Flower Merchants Association really help to the end?
This International Industrial and Civil Cooperative, is it a whimsical organization thought up on a whim, or...
Tazuna shook his head, unable to understand the true purpose of the Shion Flower Merchants Association.
But gathering more workers and farmers will definitely draw the attention of the Daimyo and nobles together, right?
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"International Industrial and Civil Cooperative?"
Although it wasn't anything significant, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who was closely monitoring the situation in the Land of Waves, received information about the recent happenings there through covert channels at the first opportunity.
Holding the intelligence in hand, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire summoned several ministers to discuss together.
The topic of discussion was the International Industrial and Civil Cooperative recently established in the Land of Waves, spearheaded by the Land of Demons from behind the scenes.
An organization that had never appeared on the historical stage of the Ninja Realm.
Its members mainly consisted of proletarian workers and farmers.
This kind of organization, filled with a comedic nature, turned the atmosphere in the conference room quite strange.
A minister of the Land of Fire couldn't help but chuckle.
"All this fuss, and the Land of Demons just wants to establish such a ridiculous organization in the Land of Waves? If their senior officials became comedians, they might have a promising future."
This remark by the minister met with unanimous nods from other ministers.
Workers and farmers?
A group living at the bottom, easily suppressed by dispatching a ninja squad; what profit could there be in allying with such fellows?
Reading the specific implementation targets, it even seemed like they were planning to indirectly send money to these workers and farmers... This led the officials of the Land of Fire to unanimously wonder if the senior officials of the Land of Demons had collectively lost their minds?
It's a pity they aren't comedians.
Only the Daimyo of the Land of Fire didn't have that easy smile on his face. He gently covered half his face with a fan, his eyes squinting, revealing a trace of sharp brilliance, as if contemplating something.
"What's wrong, Lord Daimyo?"
"Nothing, just something strange. Considering the past behaviors of the Land of Demons, this is definitely not a baseless action."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire expressed his view.
"Isn't Lord Daimyo overthinking?"
"I don't think I'm overthinking. Every step the Land of Demons has taken in the past has had a deeper meaning, not just random moves on the chessboard. If I didn't think it was useful to win over workers and farmers in the past, now the unrest in the Land of Rain has been incited by these people. They're wielding powerful, convenient ninja tools and challenging the nobles in the Land of Rain. Isn't this a dangerous signal?"
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire's face turned cold.
"..."
The ministers of the Land of Fire also fell silent, frowning in thought.
"The reason I united with the other Four Great Nations to propose a non-proliferation of arms treaty to the Land of Demons, preventing the sale of munitions to smaller countries, is to stop the lower classes from getting adequately armed and growing discontented with their current situation. Although we can dispatch ninjas to suppress them, the population base of workers and farmers is quite large. If they are given ample arms, it will be trouble when they rise up."
"Aren't you placing too much emphasis on them?"
Throughout the existing history of the Ninja Realm, there has never been a large-scale uprising of the lower classes against the nobles.
The situation like in the Land of Rain is just a localized conflict and cannot spread to the entire Ninja Realm.
As long as the Five Great Nations remain stable, so-called lower-class resistance is just a joke.
A squad of ten thousand could be slaughtered by a hundred Chunin-level ninjas.
But that is based on the premise of lacking substantial armament.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire walked to the side of the conference room, then returned to his seat, where he toyed with a weapon in his hand—a Shuriken Shooter.
"This thing is too convenient, with no usage threshold. Even a child could quickly turn it into an excellent killing tool. Although not as formidable as a ninja, once widespread, it could easily incite turmoil in the Ninja Realm. Using ninjas to suppress it won't be so easy. Small nations' Ninja Villages might even face annihilation."
After all, besides the Shuriken Shooter, there are similarly convenient Flying Ninja Tools capable of aerial bombardment using explosive ninja tools.
This also doesn't require a high threshold, as long as one is physically capable, strong young people can manage it, not just ninjas.
Seeing the Daimyo of the Land of Fire so certain, the ministers realized the gravity of the situation.
Compared to the Land of Rain, they were more concerned about the Land of Waves.
Because unlike the Land of Rain, the Land of Demons had already landed in the Land of Waves, possessing militaristic strength that the great nations were wary of, which is the key issue.
"Then, how about instructing the Daimyo of the Land of Waves to repay the debts to get the people of the Land of Demons to leave?"
"No, that's not possible. Now everyone knows the Daimyo of the Land of Waves is broke. If they repay and the Land of Demons makes a high-profile announcement, it will immediately leave the Land of Waves in a passive state. We in the Land of Fire currently lack a suitable pretext for forceful suppression."