Chapter 472 The castle tower that can’t be kept secret!

Castle tower!
Things are completely different now.

Although due to Tang Ping's "low-key" nature, it has never been publicized.

But since they had just swept through the daimyo coalition and defeated the Mist Ninja army, they naturally couldn't keep a low profile.

After a careful investigation, all the major ninja villages were shocked.

too strong!
Not to mention other aspects, the population alone is as high as 300,000.

Please note that this is the 'registered' number. If the caravans and temporary population are included, the number is about 500,000, which is no worse than Konoha and is completely catching up with Kyoto, the most prosperous city in the Ninja World.

The population of cities in the Ninja Realm cannot increase simply because the larger the population, the more troublesome it becomes with food, planning, order, etc.

For example, the simplest food!

If there are hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds or even thousands of tons of waste will be consumed every day. How long will it take to transport them by horse-drawn carriage?

But the castle tower is a port city, which means that food can be imported from the sea, which is much more convenient than horse-drawn carriages.

At the same time, it is because self-produced food solves most of the burden that it can support such an exaggerated population.

After the last war, they gained an area with a radius of about 100 miles, directly expanding the territory more than ten times.

Well, this is a secret agreement. The castle tower gets the substance, and the daimyo gets the face.

At least from the publicity point of view, this is a 'draw'.

Anyway, only the big ninja villages know the truth, and the small ninja villages may even think that the daimyo was finally influenced by Konoha and chose to spare the castle tower.

The castle tower did not give any explanation for this, which was tantamount to "acquiescence".

Who made the name given too much.

That is to say, the monsters were not mobilized to take action. Otherwise, the various cultivated fields, orchards, pastures, etc. would definitely increase more than ten times.

It didn’t matter before, but now it’s really impossible to bring the monster back.

The castle tower is now the focus of observation by all major forces. As long as those terracotta warriors appear, they are guaranteed to be discovered in minutes.

The current castle tower is no longer as unknown as it was in the beginning.

Even if a piece of information is released casually, there will be no less than two dozen spies paying attention, so if you don't want to expose the ghost, you really can't let him return to the castle tower.

However, in a closed-off place like the Water Country, with the Mist Ninjas' escorting you, there won't be any problem.

Therefore, now every day there are countless people carrying farm tools in the castle tower, leveling the plants, clearing the debris, and then crushing the soil and mixing it with bird droppings or compost.

I didn't notice it when I let the monsters command the Terracotta Warriors to reclaim the wilderness before, but when I used manual labor to reclaim the wilderness, I realized how exaggerated the gap was.

A Terracotta Warrior is three meters tall, yet has unlimited endurance and incredible strength, and can be considered as having the same rhythm as a small excavator.

But what about manpower?

It would take dozens or even hundreds of people to match the efficiency of a Terracotta Warrior.

If simply piling up manpower could achieve the efficiency of the Terracotta Warriors, then the Tenshukaku would definitely not have been stingy with manpower.

But manpower is something you can't just pile up whenever you want.

It’s just like doing a project. Doubling the number of people doesn’t necessarily mean the efficiency will double.

It also involves management, logistics, planning, etc.

Therefore, even though tens of thousands of people were mobilized to cultivate the land, the results were minimal.

But it’s okay. The castle tower has plenty of money and supplies, and can continue to invest in reclamation.

In fact, this is the normal consumption of reclamation.

In the past, they were completely "cheating" and had no consumption, but it was not because reclamation does not require consumption. If you really have to cultivate land like other people, you can understand how hard and troublesome it is.

Anyway, Uchiha Mei is depressed.

Faced with such internal affairs, he couldn't just rush forward, so he could only hand the matter over to the already busy Uchiha Eighth Generation.

It was in this atmosphere that Dohei and his companions returned to the castle tower.

There was no greeter.

Because they came back quietly.

The Fiery Sun had no intention of being exposed, so when they were some distance away from the castle tower, they jumped off the ship and boarded another merchant ship to enter the port.

At the castle tower now, you don’t have to worry about not being able to find a boat that goes the same way.

The daily throughput is nearly 100 ships.

You know, there was no port here before, but now there are so many ships coming here. It can only be said that the business has really been brought to the fore by the castle tower.

In addition to the safety and sufficient goods here, the biggest reason is "cleanliness". Please note that the cleanliness mentioned here does not refer to hygiene.

Rather, it means there are no bureaucrats or aristocrats.

Like in other ports, if you want to do business, at least half of the profit will be used for management.

Maritime trade is risky to begin with, and the amount of management required naturally dampens the enthusiasm of merchants.

This is also the reason why maritime trade is profitable but not lively enough.

However, these were gradually broken by the castle tower.

The emergence of ironclad ships greatly reduced the dangers at sea.

Problems like pirates can be solved by hiring ninjas to escort, but natural disasters and storms cannot be solved by ninjas. Therefore, the emergence of ironclad ships is definitely a breakthrough for maritime trade.

If the major chambers of commerce could not reach the ironclad ships for the time being, then the emergence of the castle tower port would allow the major chambers of commerce to directly enjoy what is called an efficient and clean business environment.

Efficiency means astonishingly high efficiency, not to mention integrity. As long as you pay your taxes, there is no need for any arrangements or bribes.

With such a good business environment, it is no wonder that these chambers of commerce flocked here.

Purchasing/selling goods from here will not only bring you much more profit than from other places, but you won't have to deal with the officials and nobles. It's obvious which one to choose.

tread!
After getting ashore, Tang Ping and his group wore cloaks and walked towards the distant Chashan City.

“Fresh sea fish, don’t miss it if you pass by!”

"Medicinal herbs from the mountain country are guaranteed to give you value for money!"

"Dried sandworms from the Wind Country, for sale at a low price!"

"Wagyu from the Land of Lightning, the most precious treasure, the last ten tons!"

...

Various hawking sounds rang in my ears.

Commercial street!
This is the street where many major chambers of commerce gather.

There were none originally, but as the castle tower developed, major chambers of commerce also gathered there.

Not to mention other aspects, the rent alone is enough to make people amazed.

However, no matter how high the rent is, it is not a problem for these chambers of commerce, because the profits from trade are so huge.

“No wonder business revenue is growing!”

Hinata Cangyue sighed as he looked at the crowded merchants on the street.

The business environment is so prosperous that they have a hard time collecting taxes.

“The reason why we can collect so much tax is entirely due to the scale!”

Tang Ping explained casually.

In fact, the amount of tax received by Konoha is far less than that of the castle tower. It is not really a problem of system and corruption. After all, ninjas are not bureaucrats, so this aspect can be guaranteed.

The key is scale!

Konoha is located in an inland area, so all the caravans traveling back and forth use horse-drawn carriages.

Even though a heavy carriage in the ninja world can carry several tons, even a large caravan only has dozens of carriages and can transport hundreds of tons of goods.

This is already a large caravan!
In the castle tower, a cargo ship can transport at least a hundred tons of cargo. If it is a large cargo ship, it can start from several hundred or thousands of tons.

The more goods you have, the more taxes you will naturally receive.

Therefore, the economic development of port cities is far from comparable to that of inland cities.

Of course, port cities are naturally not as safe as inland cities, so there are pros and cons.

Several people came to the original tea mountain city.

Due to the last joint mission incident, the original castle tower was blown up, and now a new building has been rebuilt.

The appearance is still modeled after the Hokage Building, except that the logo has been changed to 'Fierce Sun'.

Now Tang Ping has begun to "let himself go".

Because the Hokage Building represents the existence of 'Kage'.

He dared to use the Hokage Building today, but no one dared to imagine what he would do tomorrow.

At this time, in the building, Uchiha Mei was facing trouble.

(End of this chapter)