Minamikawa Yuu said he wanted to increase the Village's income and diversify it, which everyone agreed with.
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After all, if the Village's finances are abundant, it would be more beneficial for them as well.
But the question is, what are the Department of Commerce and the Department of Transportation for?
How will they make money?
"The so-called Department of Commerce is responsible for foreign trade and managing Village-run enterprises."
Minamikawa Yuu explained.
Foreign trade? Village-run enterprises?
"Foreign trade is easy enough to understand, but what are Village-run enterprises?"
Utatane Koharu looked hesitant: "Are we going to start doing business?"
"Why not?"
Minamikawa Yuu spoke softly: "The number of residents in the Village is not small, and the supplies needed daily are not few."
"This is a ready-made market. If we start Village-run enterprises, as long as the quality isn't too bad, we can achieve good results immediately."
Seriously speaking, the consumption potential within Konoha Village is quite considerable.
Although the entire Konoha Village only has hundreds of thousands of people, which is equivalent to an ordinary city from his previous life, these people are high-end individuals with high spending power.
Because those who can live in Konoha are either from a Ninja Clan or are relatives of Ninjas.
And Ninjas in this era are definitely high-end people.
Even a common Genin earns a considerable amount of compensation from completing daily missions, making them all wealthy compared to ordinary people.
Even just serving these people would be enough to support a large number of enterprises.
What's even better is that Minamikawa Yuu himself is currently the Hokage, representing the legitimacy of Konoha.
With one order from him, others simply cannot compete with him.
After all, as the Hokage, Minamikawa Yuu only needs to give an order, and any enterprise within Konoha Village must obediently comply.
This can't even be considered being both the referee and the player; it's simply the organizer personally taking the field. Who can play against him?
In the end, it's impossible for the authorities not to make money when they personally engage in a monopoly.
Of course, Minamikawa Yuu didn't plan to go too far.
To avoid messing things up, at the moment, he only planned to take back those few highly profitable industries with the highest margins and least technical requirements.
"Pass down my order."
He immediately commanded: "Establish Konoha Tobacco, Konoha Entertainment, and Konoha Grain Group."
"From today onwards, all tobacco sold by other enterprises except those produced by Konoha Tobacco is illegal; once discovered, it will be legally confiscated."
What?
You can even play it like this?
Hearing Minamikawa Yuu's words, everyone present was stunned.
On one hand, opening a tobacco factory himself to sell tobacco, and on the other hand, declaring all other tobacco products illegal and prohibited from sale within Konoha.
Business can actually be done like this?
"This... seems like it really can make money."
Akimichi Torifu and Homura Mitokado looked at each other, feeling that this truly could be profitable.
The Ninja profession undergoes no small amount of pressure.
Because of long-term missions, many Ninjas have their own ways of venting stress.
Tobacco is undoubtedly a good choice.
So among Konoha Ninjas, the number of Ninjas who smoke is not small.
Later, the son of Hiruzen Sarutobi, that Asuma Sarutobi whose head was worth thirty million Ryo, was a heavy smoker.
If all the money these people spend could be earned, the prospect would be quite good.
"What about Konoha Entertainment?"
Utatane Koharu continued to ask: "What is this for?"
"The enterprise is named Konoha Entertainment, so naturally, it's for entertainment venues."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke indifferently, as if it were a matter of course: "From today onwards, all privately run casinos and pleasure quarters, except for the casinos opened by our Konoha authorities, are illegal."
As expected, it's the same trick.
Everyone present understood immediately and no longer questioned Minamikawa Yuu's words.
Playing it like this, it would be truly unreasonable if they still couldn't make money.
Whether it's tobacco or casinos, both are typical high-profit, low-tech industries.
Official monopoly of these two industries won't cause any harm; instead, it can make the entire industry more standardized.
As for the final Konoha Grain Group, it wouldn't be a monopoly, but simply for the acquisition and stockpiling of grain.
This was a subconscious move by Minamikawa Yuu to ensure food security.
"Senior Koharu."
After finishing the instructions, Minamikawa Yuu looked at Utatane Koharu: "You will be in charge of the newly established Department of Commerce."
"Mr. Danzo will be your deputy."
Establishing the Department of Commerce and Village-run enterprises will undoubtedly affect many people's interests.
But it doesn't matter.
The combination of Utatane Koharu and Danzo Shimura is enough to handle everything.
If someone doesn't know what's good for them, Danzo can show them the meaning of cruelty.
"Send a letter to the Daimyo."
Minamikawa Yuu continued: "There are many bandits causing trouble throughout the Land of Fire. We in Konoha are willing to help the Daimyo clear them out for free to protect the security of the Land of Fire's territory."
"Ah, for free?"
Akimichi Torifu was a bit puzzled.
Although the Ninja World War has subsided slightly, the internal affairs of various countries are not entirely peaceful.
Public security in this era is not very good, with bandits often causing trouble in various places.
This was originally part of the Ninjas' scope of business.
Exactly because there are bandits everywhere, many merchants and nobles hire Ninjas and pay them handsome rewards.
Occasionally, people would hire Ninjas to clear out bandits, but often after one wave is cleared, new bandits appear after a while.
And now, Minamikawa Yuu actually wants to clear bandits for free?
For Konoha, this seems like a complete losing proposition.
Looking at Minamikawa Yuu, everyone tried to persuade him, but seeing his firm attitude, they didn't say more.
Finally, Minamikawa Yuu handed this matter over to the Uchiha Clan.
This was also why the people around him had no objections.
Since they didn't have to put in the effort, there was naturally no need to say anything.
After this day, changes rapidly appeared within Konoha.
Residents living in Konoha discovered that the casinos and pleasure quarters of all sizes along the streets had disappeared, replaced by grand, official-looking casinos.
These casinos are all run by the Konoha authorities, and when spending there, one can enjoy Konoha's official guarantee that no one will dare to default on their debts.
And in shops everywhere, the various brands of cigarettes had also disappeared, leaving only a few newly released Konoha Brand cigarettes.
This change made many people secretly wonder.
However, for most people, the impact of this change was not significant.
After all, cigarettes haven't disappeared; they've just changed brands, and to avoid concerns about the villagers' acceptance, even the prices were lowered considerably.
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