I sell sweets in Konoha

"Eh? What to do?" Kurotsuchi said a little confused.

"Of course I will take you with me." Junko said: "Since this is the task assigned to you by the Tsuchikage, then I will take you for a walk. This is not a secret. I know that you, the Earth Kingdom, are also following suit. We are carrying out reforms in Konoha. The results are not very good, especially now that the chaos in your country is even more difficult to deal with."

"The Tsuchikage hopes that you can walk more, see more, and think more. But if there is no one to guide you, no one will open this door for you."

"It's up to you." Junko shook her head and said, "You should never want to see what's behind this in your life."

"Eh?" Kurotsuchi was really surprised. She didn't expect that the Hokage would actually take her to watch this.

"you..."

She was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

"Let's go." Junko said, "Let's tell you from the place that I'm most familiar with and the most intuitive."

"Konoha's snack street is the foundation of social stability."

"Ah?" Kurotsuchi was puzzled. She knew about the snack street, but how could it become the foundation of social stability?

"The basic necessities of life are food, clothing, housing, and transportation. It is said that food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the basis of social stability." Junko glanced at Kurotsuchi and said, "All of you Earth Kingdom have reached this stage."

"Haven't you figured it out yet?"

"Then I have to say~"

"You black earth~"

"It's really too far!"

Chapter 216

"Hey~ Boss, take a steamed bun."

"Oh, by the way, give me a framework, otherwise how will I choose the dishes?"

The Hokage was quite proficient, and it seemed like this was not his first time in such a place.That skillful look, and the boss skillfully handed the frame to the Hokage and dropped a steamed bun into the oil for frying.

It was done in one go, quite smooth, and the boss didn't even look up at the Hokage.

'This...this is where Konoha's strength lies? '

Kurotsuchi was a little dumbfounded.

She knew Konoha's snacks, and Konoha's snack street was a must-visit attraction for travelers coming to Konoha.

So Kurotsuchi must know.

She didn't expect that Naruto would bring her here and be so skillful.

Hmm... So the secret to Konoha Village's success is that the Hokage is close to the people?

Kurotsuchi didn't know, but she knew that many things were different when she entered the circle of shadows.Including food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything is different.Although on weekdays I still go to some places I often go to visit, go to the stores I often go to, and I also go to places I often go to with my friends to play together.But most of the time a lot of things are custom made.

And this thing is called treatment.

It is both treatment and restriction, giving you more things and more restrictions.For example, that 'often' becomes 'occasionally'.

Only occasionally going to places I used to 'regularly' visit.

But seeing the Hokage like this, she didn't come here often.

A few minutes later, Kurotsuchi saw the Hokage stuffing her with a stuffed pancake and said, "Try it, please?"

'this thing? '

Kurotsuchi looked at the thing that the Hokage thrust into her.

Well...it's something called a steamed bun.

Kurotsuchi was a little confused and couldn't figure out that this thing should be called pancakes, so why should it be called steamed buns?There are differences between cakes and steamed buns.

Pancakes are baked while steamed buns are steamed.

The difference in production process also brings two different tastes to these two pasta foods. The buns are softer and the pancakes are more fragrant and tough.

This steamed bun is not like other steamed buns, either with vegetables on the front or meat on the front.

There is something else in this pancake.

string!

Skewers does not refer to a special dish alone, but a way of processing ingredients.The ingredients are cut into small pieces and threaded on bamboo skewers, which is called skewers.

Skewers are very common in Konoha and the ingredients on skewers are also diverse, including various meats, various seafood, and various vegetables.

Anyway, as long as it can be worn on a signature, it can be worn on almost anything.

The method of making this steamed bun is also very simple, just throw the pancake into the oil pan and fry it once, then take it out to drain the oil.Then throw the prepared skewers into the oil pan and fry until cooked. Take them out.

Cut the buns into pieces and apply the seasonings that have been prepared on the inside. Cut the skewers into pieces, brush them with the ingredients and stuff them into the buns.

Then you can eat it.

As for the taste.

It’s actually not complicated, salty and spicy are the mainstream.If you don't like it, you can add less spicy food, and the steamed buns will become crispy on the outside and tender on the inside after deep-frying.

The skin is golden and crispy, and the inside is tender and delicious.

Talking about those side dishes inside.

Because the selected dishes are different, the dishes will naturally have different tastes and textures. If there are more vegetables, the vegetables will have a refreshing and greasy taste.If there is a lot of meat, it will be rich and smooth.

This steamed bun, which doesn’t cost much, actually gives people the feeling of being customized.

Feel free to customize it according to your own taste and preferences.

It's really a bit concise but not simple.

"This is the food industry." Junko opened her steamed bun and said, "Have you noticed? There are many things in this that you haven't seen before."

Kurotsuchi opened the steamed bun and looked at it and then looked at the food on the stall.

Indeed, there were many things on it that he had never seen before. He didn't know what it was made of or how it was made.

But something to say.

seem...

It has a bit of meaty texture.

"This is called fish balls and crab sticks." Junko said: "This thing is classified as a meat dish by the boss, which is a relatively cheap meat dish. This thing is made of fish, but it is not entirely fish. There are also starch."

"You know what starch is, right?"

Black Soil nodded.

But she still couldn't quite see what was worth talking about in this thing.

"The oil is vegetable oil." Junko added, "The oil is made from soybeans. This amount and usage consumes a lot of oil. The boss is also very conscientious and does not use gutter oil or re-frying oil. All ingredients are basically fresh. Any unused ingredients that day will be disposed of. We feed our cats and dogs, and all the ingredients that go to the stall are fresh.”

“This ensures the basic taste of the food.”

"I know you can't see anything yet." Junko said: "You should understand that crab sticks are not completely meat, but they are also meat products, and they contain starch. Without the support of the food industry, these things would not become Common people’s food. It can even be exclusive to nobles.”

Meat and starch, especially high-quality meat and starch, could be valuable items before industrialization.

"You can consume it if you become a commoner, and you can even ask the boss to throw unfinished food to cats and dogs just to ensure freshness." Junko said: "Behind this is the support of massive food."

"Behind this massive amount of food involves agricultural production itself." Junko said: "If you want to have a massive amount of food, advanced planting technology, improved seeds, water conservancy projects and chemical fertilizers are all essential things."

"Traditional farming has no advantages under modern planting technology, and chemical fertilizers are even more powerful tools for increasing production." Junko said with the cake: "With the addition of improved seeds, Konoha's grain output per mu will be better than your soil country's grain output per mu. Launch a dimensionality reduction strike."

"And water conservancy projects can ensure sufficient agricultural water. Even in drought years, agricultural water can still be guaranteed."

"To put it simply," Junko said quite proudly, "it means ensuring the harvest despite droughts and floods."

"And water conservancy projects involve a lot of industrial production projects."

"Industrial production is extensive and interlocking." Junko said: "Just a handful of steamed buns, and making it affordable to every ordinary civilian in the Land of Fire is the result of the joint efforts of a whole set of industrial production. "

"So?" Kurotsuchi said thoughtfully: "If the country of Earth wants to get rid of its current predicament, and if everyone wants to have food to eat, does it have to industrialize?"

"Yes and no." Junko said: "Actually, the biggest obstacle to the Earth Kingdom now is not the lack of industrialization."

"It is a class that you have to face in the face of industrialization."

"It's those nobles."

Chapter 217 The bright little red book

"Aristocrats hinder the development of the Kingdom of Earth?"

Kurotsuchi seemed to be completely unable to understand Junko's words. She even seemed to think that Junko was maliciously disrupting the political arena of Earth Country.

"Hokage-sama." Kurotsuchi was still respectful but said with a hint of displeasure in his words: "Are you trying to sow discord?"

"Sowing discord?" Junko asked, "Do you think so?"

Is it?

Kurotsuchi didn't answer. She seemed to have acquiesced in the answer or silently denied it.

"Actually, you know it very well in your own mind." Junko said, "Don't you see what your nobles did in this incident?"

Can't you see it?

How could it be invisible!

Of course Kurotsuchi knows what these nobles did in this incident!If the grain merchants of the Fire Country just want to raise prices and make more money, then the nobles of the Earth Country are simply trying to screw the common people of the Earth Country.

We will not give up until we squeeze out every last bit of value.

Those refugees who fell in Iwa Ninja Village now have to ration food while they still have food.Can't she see Kurotsuchi?

visible!

And which of the food rationing that so many refugees and Tsuchikages had to implement was directly caused by Konoha?Although the grain merchants of Konoha and Fire Country were indeed the inducement.

"Let me tell you that."

Junko said: "If your Tsuchikage really wants to solve the current crisis in the country, even if he conjures tens of millions of tons of food out of thin air, he still won't be able to solve it."

"This is not a problem that can be solved by just having food."

"Why?" Kurotsuchi said incredulously, "If the Tsuchikage has tens of millions of tons of food, why can't he solve it?"

"Because this is not a problem of food shortage at all." Junko said: "There is no food shortage in your Earth Kingdom at all, and the famine in the Earth Kingdom is also man-made. It is not that there is not enough food! So even if you have Tens of millions of tons of grain merchants will disappear in minutes if they dare to spread it on the market."

"Then ordinary people still can't buy food, and the situation still doesn't get better."

"Man-made." Kurotsuchi accused angrily: "The current situation in the Kingdom of Earth is thanks to you!"

Could this Hokage have forgotten?Why did the Earth Kingdom come to this point?

"No." Junko said with a sneer: "The Earth Kingdom is in this situation thanks to the Tsuchikage. Who gave you the confidence to accuse me here? Who gave you the confidence to think that I am Are you going to turn a blind eye to your Earth Kingdom’s sneak attack? If you Earth Kingdom don’t sneak attack on our Fire Kingdom.”

"Then what happened today will still happen?" Junko said coldly: "Don't forget who started the war in the first place."

"I only wanted an alliance and you started a war."

Junko was very annoyed. This Kurotsuchi really seemed to be giving him something but not wanting anything else, and he had to stick it up and let people smoke it!She, Junko, originally wanted to form an alliance to fight against the evil god who would come here with the help of Infinite Tsukuyomi in the future.As a result, the Tsuchikage actually joined forces with the Raikage to attack the Land of Fire while she was on her way to the moon!

Having come to this point is purely because the Kingdom of Earth deserves it!Can't blame anyone.

Kurotsuchi was dumbfounded. She naturally knew that these were the things that the Tsuchikage and Raikage had reached after secret talks.As Tsuchikage's arm, and as Tsuchikage's apprentice, she even knows which series of Tsuchikage's plans.

"If you think that Konoha and the Fire Nation should be responsible for this matter." Junko said, "The treaty just signed can be completely nullified, and Konoha and the Fire Nation can resolve this matter in a way that we think is feasible. Be responsible to the end!”

"Evil, I'm sorry." Kurotsuchi immediately felt something bad and said, "I apologize for what I just said. Please don't affect the relationship between the two countries because of what I just said."

Kurotsuchi knew very well that his master valued this treaty, although he was not willing to sign it.

If she were the Tsuchikage, she would definitely not sign this humiliating treaty, but she wasn't!And she also understood very well that the Tsuchikage's current intention was to cool down the situation as soon as possible so that he could better devote his energy, manpower and force to solving domestic issues.

Junko shrugged, knowing that Kurotsuchi only bowed his head and bowed under the pressure of Tsuchikage and reality.

She didn't really think that the Earth Kingdom was at fault in the first place. She never thought she deserved it for signing such a treaty.

But that doesn't matter.

Because only such a person can become her Junko's target.

"Let's get down to business." Junko said: "This time, Konoha just opened a box for you. What really devours your own troubles until now is capital."