I sell sweets in Konoha

"If you don't agree, I'll find another place." Junko said, "I remember that the Uchiha family has quite a few places, and they can definitely give me some places to make wine."

Anyway, she is half Uchiha, but she doesn’t dare to say it!

If she went to the Uchiha family to make wine, Uchiha Fugaku would probably accept her.

"Uchiha?" Hinata Hizashi was a little less confident, but still said bravely: "Are you sure they will make room for you?"

"Haha~" Junko sneered and said, "I remember Uchiha Itachi seems to be the eldest son of the current Uchiha clan leader, and I remember Uchiha Shisui seems to be highly regarded by the Uchiha family."

"Although these two people haven't met each other recently, they have a good relationship."

"The Uchiha clan may not refuse to borrow a place to do things."

"Hmm..." Hinata Hizashi is really a little less confident now. The Uchiha family... really might lend it to her.Originally, the Uchiha family was considered to be exiled away from the political center and placed in a position far away from the center.

From a political point of view, Junko is currently one of the people with the most investment potential. Although she is young, she is talented and has the blood of the Senju family.

More importantly, she was appreciated by the third generation and his staff. It seemed that the daimyo was also quite interested in her.

From the perspective of political investment, the Uchiha family, who want to return to the political center of the village, are likely to actively please Junko, doing whatever they want and not asking for any benefits.

and...

"I'm just doing it for convenience." Junko jumped on the barrel, sat down, patted the barrel under her and said, "The rest of the conditions don't matter to me."

"Besides, the chocolate is an order given to you by the third generation. I don't have to pay anything."

"But I also gave it. I also dealt with you normally on this wine making, and I didn't lose anything."

"What tricks are you playing!"

"25 barrels, it's up to you to make the deal or I'll leave!"

"It's up to you!"

Chapter 117 The Pot King Returns to the Village

A couple of inconspicuous cars parked in front of Junko's snack shop.

An old man wearing strange clothes, with pieces of bandages wrapped around his body, holding a cane in his hand, and his only eye used to see the road was still squinted, got out of the car.

"It's really different." Danzo looked at the uniquely decorated shop in front of him and said with a smile, "It's been a while since we last seen each other and it has completely changed."

The store is not open yet, there is a closing sign on the door but the door is open.

Danzo walked to the door of the store and slowly opened the door of this very Western-style store.

'Donglong~Donglong~'

This is a crisp ringtone, but it is not as crisp as a wind chime, nor is it fleeting and noisy like a doorbell.

The voice seemed deep and distant, as if it were an echo from a distant mountain stream, reverberating and deep, and like a camel bell that heralded guests from afar.

The first thing you see when you approach the store is the counter and the decorations on the counter.

As if to set off the main theme of the store, the ornaments on the counter are candies with different shapes and packaging techniques.Some are round, some are spherical, and some are like cat claws.In short, different shapes are inserted on a stick.The candy on the stick is all inserted into a colorful cylinder.

Approaching the counter, the counter is both a cash register and a display cabinet.

There are not too many snacks in the display cabinets, and the focus is mainly on candies.Everything is placed in a small bamboo basket lined with white hollow lace.

"Oh~ what is this?" Danzo looked at the contents of the little basket with interest.

There was a basket filled with flat, small round candies.Each type of candy has a different color. The candies of different colors are mixed together. It seems that the same type of candy has different colors.And there is a kind of small bumpy candy next to it. These small candies are very small and not completely uniform in style, and the colors are also different. The only thing I can figure out is that they all have a slightly crystal clear feeling.

And placed next to it is a small dark brown piece that has never been seen before.

There are many shapes, but the color is basically dark brown.

Is it candy?It doesn't seem like it. Among the candies Danzo has seen, although there are many colors, there are very few such dark brown candies.Moreover, most of the candies are glossy with a crystal feel, and some are even wrapped in glutinous rice paper and have a frosted texture.Not so with this dark brown candy.

Although it is still glossy, it does not have the slightest sense of crystal clearness, but it looks deeper.

There is no candy that gives people a sense of relaxation that looks very lively. This kind of candy gives people a sense of calmness, solemnity, and a unique sense of ritual.

Although some of them are still made into the more popular looks at the moment, with beautiful patterns engraved on them.

But it doesn’t have a particularly relaxed and fashionable feel.

So...what kind of candy is this?

Danzo walked behind the counter, opened the cabinet door and took out this unique candy that he had never seen before leaving the village.

Then he took out a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmm...this feeling..."

a! ! !

At this time, Hinata Hizu was also holding half a piece of chocolate in his hand, although it didn't look like it had been decorated in the store.It just looks like an ordinary square, but its appearance does not affect the deliciousness of the chocolate.

Chocolate is a completely different flavor than candy.

Although they are both a type of sweets like candies, the sweetness of chocolate is completely different from the sweetness of candies.

The chocolate flavor is thicker and lingers.Unlike candy, which is bright and relaxed, the taste of chocolate is more like a settled taste.

Just like a piece of chocolate that takes a long time to make from raw materials to completion, its taste is more of a thick, slightly bitter taste.It's not like candy, you can taste the sweetness and color in it.Chocolate is something that needs to be tasted with more care and patience.

The sweetness comes quickly after entering the mouth. As the chocolate is bitten and melted by the temperature of the mouth, it gradually spreads.

There may be a slight bitter taste in the mouth but it is quickly replaced by sweetness.

But this bitter taste does not disappear, but is mixed with the sweet taste.It doesn't really want to be like some other dim sum, but the flavors are well blended together.

This smell...

They have been softened together. There is a kind of me in you and you in me.

This is not about finding a balance point between each flavor to trade off the two flavors, but about interpenetrating two different flavors into each other to achieve a feeling of compatibility and complementarity.

Sweetness brings beauty, bitterness brings accumulation.

If candy is like a young and beautiful girl, then chocolate is like a mature woman full of intellectual beauty waiting for you to get closer.

She doesn't have the cyan color and haziness of a young girl, but she has stability and temperament.

You need to have a certain amount of patience to slowly get close to her and get to know her, and then you will finally understand the beauty of it.

And this chocolate...

Hinata Hiashi looked at this chocolate that was full of a certain kind of 'noble' atmosphere from its temperament to its taste, and was filled with emotion in his heart.From chocolate beans to chocolate, this thing seems to have really completed a sublimation of taste.After washing away the mundane world, slowly accumulating, and carefully prepared and produced by the hands of top pastry chefs, it has truly transformed from an inconspicuous thing with a bitter taste into a top-notch snack that is endlessly memorable.

It really made him feel inexplicably sad.

He thought chocolate might be delicious, but he didn't expect it to taste so good!

This thing is going to be a big hit!Will!

He heard that the girl was planning to open a chocolate workshop specializing in making chocolate, so as the head of the Hyuga family, he had to have a serious discussion with the girl.

She always needs people and land.

As for Junko at this time, she was waiting for the Third Generation to speak in the Hokage Tower.

The chocolate is delicious, and the third generation who got the sample liked this new dessert very much.However, Junko did not directly agree to the request to build a factory that she mentioned before, but seemed to be hesitating.

"Cocoa beans." Sandai thought carefully for a while and said, "Can they be grown in the Fire Country?"

"This... I really can't say this." Junko said: "According to some business travelers, cocoa beans seem to grow in the Kingdom of Thunder."

"There may be countries nearby, but I guess not in the Fire Country."

"As for planting in the Fire Country, my personal advice is not to think about it."

"It is estimated that it will take four years at the fastest from cultivation to final results, and the plants are greatly affected by the geographical environment. Whether they can survive is still a question, even if the surviving fruits can meet the standards I need. That’s another story.”

"If you want to try local cultivation..."

"I don't have any good suggestions."

There is nothing wrong with it. The Kingdom of Thunder in this world can produce cocoa beans, so it may not be impossible for the Kingdom of Fire.But it’s hard to say. Being able to grow it in the Land of Thunder means that the cocoa beans in this world cannot apply the standards of previous lives in terms of the soil, temperature and other natural conditions for survival.So Junko really doesn't have any suggestions for this.

If the third generation wants to try, let him try it. If it is really done, it will be quite good for her.

"You don't seem worried at all." Sandai looked at Junko and said, "If you plan to open a workshop, if the supply of goods is blocked by Yun Ninja Village."

"Well, I think you are worried that Raikage plans to use this to threaten Konoha, right?" Junko said.

"Cocoa beans are just raw materials. It is impossible to automatically turn them into chocolate without mastering the processing technology."

"Then you plan to make the chocolate-making process a secret?" Sandai asked.

"Of course I don't plan to." Junko said, "There is no need. The technology itself is diffuse. If I don't teach it, people will still learn it secretly. Sooner or later, Yun Ninja Village will know the chocolate making process."

"And once the market takes off, it's impossible for me to capture the entire market by myself."

"However, although technology is diffuse, geographical conditions are not."

"I heard that there seems to be a lot of rain, clouds, and thunderstorms over there at Yun Nin, right?" Junko smiled and said, "Cocoa beans need to be dried and fermented."

"The natural environment over there in Yun Ninja Village, don't let fermentation turn into mold. It'll be good if it doesn't rain when drying."

"So Yun Ninja Village can export cocoa beans, but as for chocolate, it probably only imports."

"Not all ninja villages have the excellent natural conditions of Konoha."

"Well..." Sandai nodded, but he didn't look relaxed as he said, "Junko, don't blame me for worrying too much. I just feel a little uneasy because I think too much."

"I know, this is indeed a little different." Junko nodded and said, "Be careful and you won't make a big mistake."

The commodity economy in the ninja world is not as developed as in the previous life, and the international division of labor is not as obvious as in the previous life.The means of production here in Konoha are either in the hands of hardcore allies or puppet states.

The raw materials for this kind of production are basically in the hands of hostile countries, which does make the third generation a little worried.

Of course, I’m not particularly worried about that. After all, couldn’t I live without chocolate before?

If the Raikage finds a reason to interrupt the supply, the stock will be consumed or there will be no food left.

"I heard that Yun Nin has already agreed to sign the contract?" Junko asked, "Are you still worried?"

"It's still a bit." Sandai said: "By the way, isn't that old man Danzo going back to Konoha today?"

"I guess it's about time, right? Why haven't you seen anyone yet?"

"Is that old thing blocking the road?"

Chapter 118 Designated Chef for the Meeting

"By the way, what are you going to do about opening a workshop?" Sandai suddenly changed the topic and asked.

Junko has mentioned opening a workshop before, but if you really want to open a workshop, it will not be a simple matter.And such a workshop is not just as simple as adding a workshop. It will activate an entire industrial chain from the origin of raw materials to the intermediate production and sales of finished products.

And the benefits brought by this will be huge, so this kind of thing...

How could the third generation not pay attention to this?

Junko's workshop is just the beginning, and this beginning will be a huge cake.Compared to her small shop, there will definitely be people who want a piece of the pie.

"Of course it's about raising funds. I definitely don't have the money to invest in construction by myself." Junko said: "So we need to raise funds and divide the whole thing into three parts. One part is sold to the family and the other part is retained. Personally speaking, I use technology to In lieu of funds.”

"So? Are you planning to take two shares?" Sandai smiled and said, "You little girl is a little greedy."

"I know that technology is indeed very important. Without your technology, there would be nothing..."

"No, you misunderstood." Junko shook her head and said, "I don't want that much of a share. I suggest keeping a share of it so that it can be distributed to skilled craftsmen or excellent managers in the future."

"In this way, the workshop is not just an employment relationship for them. It is as simple as taking people's money to do things for them."

"The quality and profitability of the workshop are obviously and directly related to them."

“Bundling interests can allow skilled technical workers and management to be more proactive in ensuring product quality and formula confidentiality.”

"For the remaining one-third, I can personally occupy a symbolic 0.0001% this time." Junko continued: "Although I feel that I can occupy so much, I personally feel that the remaining part of the income will be It would be better to contribute.”

"Contribute to establish a 'Business Support Foundation'."

"Oh?" Sandai suddenly became interested after hearing this and said, "'Business Support Foundation'? What is this? Please tell me."

"Promote business development." Junko explained: "Establish a foundation to support people who have ideas and want to start a business, support workshops that have technology but are about to close down due to financial reasons, and provide support to those who also lack funds and cannot maintain their lives. Bankrupt farmers provide finance.”

"Of course this is all interest-free borrowing, or very low interest."

"Well..." Sandai thought about what Junko said for a moment and said, "The idea is good, but ah."