Red sand dust

Leman and Daimaru were walking and chatting, and slowly approached the big guy moored at the pier.

The sun was setting hard in the west, and it was not far from dinner time. If you wanted to avoid burning the midnight oil and work overtime, you had to work harder to unload the goods and move them into the warehouse properly for storage.

The more than one hundred tons of goods transported from the Kingdom of Waves on this trip were mainly grains, of which wheat accounted for the vast majority.

Many apprentices and genin operating large puppets came and went, sorting the things piled in the huge warehouse into categories, packing them and sending them to designated locations.

"Those old guys are really willing to buy food this season..."

Wheat is usually sown years ago and goes dormant during the cold winter snows. It will revive and resume growth after the flowers bloom in spring. It takes about three months to mature. The general harvest period is around June.

Even though the southeastern coastal zone of the Fire Country is relatively warm, it will still be nearly two months before the first batch of wheat comes on the market this year.

Buying food in this season is the time when prices are high. Fortunately, the Fire Country has had good weather in the past few years, and there have been no large-scale floods and droughts. The food reserves are sufficient. Even in the lean years, food prices have not skyrocketed. But in the The operation of importing large quantities of grain at the turn of spring and summer still made Daimaru feel a little confused.

"Lord Commander, of course you think their actions are a little funny based on the situation of Sunagakure Village in the past two years, but..."

Leman covered her mouth and snickered,

"In the eyes of those old people, there is no wrong time to buy food. It is better than not buying it at all..."

People who are used to being poor always think about storing a lot of rations in the cellar for future use. Now the situation in Sunagakure Village has improved a lot, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Be prepared!

"The decades of history of Sand Hidden Village have been spent thinking about how to eat enough, how to defeat the Iwa nin to regain the lost territory, and how to go to the Land of Fire to seize territory..."

After thinking about it for a while, Daiwan understood a little bit and sighed and said,

"The food self-sufficiency rate of the Kingdom of Wind is frighteningly low. Even if Awaji Village and Naruto Village make up for it, the situation of Sunagakure Village can be improved. It is still beyond the power to take care of the entire Kingdom of Wind..."

"Seniors have been unable to accomplish these three things for decades. The Commander-in-Chief has accomplished them almost single-handedly. The only regret is that you are not the successor to Kazekage!"

The more Suna Ninja grows up from the bottom, the more he can appreciate the changes that Daimaru's actions have brought to Suna Ninja's life.

More than ten years ago, the Kazekage Sandaime was still alive and Sunagakure Village was extremely powerful. The ninjas who were active in that era just felt that that glorious era seemed to be coming back.

However, civilian ninjas who were born after the Third Ninja World War did not have such a sentiment. How difficult they were when they were young reflects how rare it is to be prosperous now.

Not every Suna ninja is smart enough to see the significance of Daimaru's insistence on opening up the south coast, but these changes are always connected with Daimaru. As long as they are not too slow, they can still vaguely know whose credit is it. maximum.

Daimaru glanced at Rakuman who spoke calmly:

"You are a cadre sent here by Maki. Why do you seem to support me in replacing Gaara?"

"Just tell the truth!"

Leman chuckled and said,

"You may not care much about other people's opinions. In fact, there are quite a few people who want to support you in your promotion..."

"Don't follow Fu Yi's subordinates who are always trying to make big news to undermine the prestige of the Kazekage Godaime. They are a group of idiots who have little success and are prone to failure! If only there were a few shrewd guys among them, Fu Yi would have become Feng Yida long ago. It’s gone, what’s wrong with Gaara?”

The closer people are to Daimaru, the more they understand that the famous "Red Dust" with a sky-high reputation is really not the Kazekage who intends to be a bastard.

After being taken to the position, many things are difficult to do under the watchful eye of the public. For someone like Daimaru, it is best to maintain enough freedom and enough power to support a series of actions.

"Everyone is just talking casually in private. Gaara actually does a good job, but he is still young. Under similar conditions, being older can make people feel more at ease..."

"It'll be fine in two years!"

Daimaru waved his hand,

"I never care much about your private activities. As long as the official business is done well, it's all up to you how you live your daily life. But don't cause any trouble for me..."

"Don't worry, no one dares to mess around!"

After all, Daimaru is the core. Once someone does something that affects the interests of the entire group, the community of interests will consciously give feedback without Daimaru doing anything.

Based on the "Puppet Workshop" and supported by air combat troops, Daimaru and his subordinates are quite different from the traditional factions in Sunagakure Village. They are different from the old forces wrestling in Sunagakure Village and are more like ninjas. The world's version of a colonial company.

This is also the result of Daimaru's personal will. How can it be interesting to explore outside the small land of Sunagakure Village?

Looking at the busy half-year-old children, some Daimaru could no longer name them. They were all apprentices who were later selected and absorbed. Under the command of seniors who were not too different in age, they quickly collected and stored goods. .

“The port needs to be expanded, and the recruitment of apprentices needs to be strengthened. Excellent people with meritorious service should not be suppressed due to lack of manpower. Recommend those who should be recommended, promote those who should be promoted, and don’t be greedy for temporary benefits and squeeze too much! We in Sarawak There are not no competitors in Hidden Village, and the smooth road to advancement is also an important factor in attracting talents to join..."

For example, if the trial operation of the ground-effect aircraft is successful this time, there will definitely be competition with Daimaru for the few apprentices in the future.

"I know! Follow your orders!"

Leman said,

"You may have never seen how the ports in the Country of Waves work, so you have higher requirements for your subordinates! In fact, I don't think the Country of Waves, or even the Country of Fire, has the capital to compare with us... …”

Under Daimaru's probing gaze, Leman whispered:

"The Country of Fire has a lot of people and a lot of ninjas. The residents are rich and the Country of Waves, which is included in its sphere of influence, is not bad either. Some of them are civilians who know nothing but strength. Compared with hiring ninjas or developing puppet machines to improve efficiency, etc. There are so many temporary workers working here!”

"So, except for us Sand Ninjas, other villages actually have no motivation to popularize civilian puppets! I understand..."

Having seen Leman's conclusion with his own eyes, Daimaru still believed it.

The country of Wind, which is vast and sparsely populated, cannot support too many people. As long as Sunagakure Village has the potential to rise, the first problem will always be lack of manpower. This is also the driving force behind Sunagakure's ability to develop the Puppet Master.