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The representative of the industrial faction didn't quite understand what the three wheeled truck was, so Makoto took a pen and paper and explained it to him seriously.

For now, although it is not very advanced, there are indeed diesel locomotives in the world of Naruto. No matter what, the lack of transportation capacity should not be to this extent.

But my world of Hokage has its own national conditions.

It's better inside big cities. At most, the transportation cost is a little higher, but it can always be solved in the end.

But there is a gap between city and countryside...

It's not that the industrialists don't know the benefits of roads and railways, but there are two problems that cannot be solved – the problem of money is secondary.

There is really a reason why the world of Naruto is favored by the Otsutsukis. The natural energy of this world can really be said to be quite abundant.

Under the influence of these natural energies, the animals and plants in the Naruto world are different from those on the earth.

From a plant perspective, the most eye-catching ones are the terrifying giant trees that are often tens of meters high.

This is not a specialty of any place, but it grows so tall wherever suitable for forest growth.

In terms of animals, they are all kinds of giant beasts – just look at the giant summon beasts summoned by various ninjas.

Building railways and roads where this natural energy overflows is prohibitively expensive.

Maybe the railway that was just built on the first day was destroyed by a passing huge beast the next day.

The long railway is facing crises all the time.

Secondly, there is the issue of land acquisition... To put it bluntly, the big landowners are unwilling to sell their land.

No matter how much money you give, they won't sell it.

Even if they were reluctantly persuaded, the price of land compensation would be so high that even the Land of Fire government would have to give up.

To put it bluntly, land can be passed down from generation to generation. The big landowners don't care about the progress of productivity, because they are only responsible for leasing, which is a sure-profit business.

As your productivity increases, they will ask for more rent.

If they don't develop... they will maintain the status quo.

This situation is not limited to the Land of Fire, but applies to the entire Naruto world.

To this day, large landowners still wield considerable power.

If I have to use an example to make an analogy, it would be the third brother.

T/N: 'Third brother' refers to 'Lee Sam' from Hero of Tomorrow 

The third brother has many modern industries, but this does not prevent the farmers from blocking New Delhi for more than a year. Even the powerful old immortal has no way to do anything.

This is how the Industrial Revolution is incomplete, but the world is like this, and even the industrialists don't have a good solution.

Since large-scale infrastructure construction is unlikely for the time being, Makoto's intention is to innovate transportation first.

To be selected as a representative of the industrial faction, in addition to being fair and respectable, one must also have a flexible mind.

The representatives of the industrial faction did not understand what three wheeled car was at first, but when they saw the sketch drawn by Makoto, they immediately came back to their senses.

"This kind of transportation vehicle looks very simple. It can transport a few hundred kilograms at most... Well, simplicity and compactness also have their advantages. For bulk cargo, floating fortresses are naturally the best. And those smaller ones... It's barely doable."

In terms of transportation capacity, three wheeled truck is definitely not as good as a large truck.

But three wheeled truck also has an advantage that big trucks cannot match – it can run on any bad road.

And this is what the rural areas of the Land of Fire need most right now.

A low-end diesel locomotive for transportation costs several hundred thousand taels.

But three wheeled truck is different. Its extremely simple structure is worth fifty thousand ryos.

There are a large number of rural areas in the Land of Fire that are not part of the modern logistics system – the places where these guys are located are more remote than the other, and ordinary vehicles cannot enter at all.

The reason why those villagers ran so far away, even into the deep mountains and old forests, was because of the sin committed by the lords during the Warring States Period... In human terms, it was tax evasion.

To be fair, most of the time the Warring States lords were just bad, not stupid.

In fact, they also know the principle of resting with the people, and they have taken certain actions for this purpose – the military service members on the military service account are like a carrot and a pit. If you kill one of them, there will be no more soldiers forever. .

But their understanding of people only goes as far as serving in the military.

Those further down are not considered human beings.

During the Warring States Period, the people could not bear all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, so they naturally fled and occupied those remote places.

Because it is difficult to collect taxes, or they simply cannot be found, this part of the countryside has continued like this.

In fact, after the Warring States Period ended, these people also thought about returning to the formal system. However, other lands belonged to big landowners, and they were not allowed to do so...

Now that we have these three wheeled truck, the situation should be much better.

And it's not just these hidden households that benefit, but serious rural areas also have this capacity demand.

Even a three wheeled truck can't go...then there's a tractor.

Konoha and the military industry system are so good, it is not difficult for them to build a tractor.

If even a tractor can't go...then the roads themselves shouldn't be walked by humans.

The Land of Grass actually has similar problems, but the Land of Grass is small and a single Kusa-nin can cover it all.

The Kusa-nin of this era are very pragmatic, and it doesn't matter if they are called banana ninjas, as long as they actually make money.

Listening to Makoto's narration, the industrial representatives also became interested.

From Makoto's narration, he saw a wonderful scene – if the highway system between big cities was the aorta in the past, then these low-end three-wheelers can form capillaries.

Each of them is very fragile, but only when the aorta and capillaries are connected into one, the whole can be completed.

Anyone who knows a little bit about industry knows the importance of sinking the market and overallness.

"As expected of you, it sounds like a perfect strategy... I wonder if you have any real objects here?"

Of course not.

But he can make it now.

The three wheeled truck itself is nothing special, just one engine and three wheels, plus a large cargo frame and braking system.

Makoto didn't even need to find those engineers from the Konoha Research Institute. Makoto randomly found two Anbu and asked them to find a bunch of parts from the Engineering Department, and they fiddled with each other and built an original version of the three wheeled truck.

Reibi is born with the ability to plunder and store chakra.

Even when Sasuke, Naruto and Shinno were fighting, it could collect the escaped chakra and use it for its own use.

Moreover, when the chakras of these different species are fused together, there is no rejection at all and they are very stable.

The sealing technique of the hidden village is so magical that it can even seal a Shukaku that big in a small jar. Shukaku can also stretch out his hands and feet and jump around – to put it bluntly, hidden village's sealing technique can specifically seal certain things, leaving things close at hand unaffected.

Sealing point reibi chakra is really stress-free.

The ANBU debugged for a while and connected the jar that sealed the reibi chakra to the engine. After debugging for a while, it was ready for action.

The floating fortress itself has chakra-driven engines and various combat modules. This technology is not new.

With their curiosity piqued, the industrial representatives went up for a test ride and soon came to a definite idea.

"Except for the butt being smashed, there's not much of a problem. However, this is a shock reduction problem that can be solved later. As far as the car body itself is concerned, the logic is completely feasible..."

From a purely design point of view, the three wheeled truck that is haphazardly assembled with protective products in front of me is really unattractive.

But this thing is solid and... cheap.

The pain and despair of dozens of people can maintain a floating fortress for a long time – after all, the new version of the floating fortress does not require fighting.

How much does it cost to drive a weaker three wheeled car?

Representatives of the industry asked this question carefully.

Makoto brought the data from the floating fortress and gave him a perfect answer.

"If it's a car like three wheeled truck, when it's fully loaded, a bone-wrenching experience of being bullied by a tauren will probably be enough for him to run dozens or hundreds of kilometers - but usually, it's not necessary. It's so extreme because it can be powered by multiple people."

Reibi absorbs dark emotions and vitality.

If you just pick up the wool of one person, no one will be able to bear it, but if you divide it into dozens, or even hundreds of people...it will probably be the same as being bitten by a mosquito.

"I understand what you mean, you just want to enable a new energy model similar to electricity."

"Yes."

This is indeed the direction Boruto is heading.

The father of one of Boruto's good friends started his career by riding a thunder car.

The so-called thunder car is, to put it bluntly, a new type of electric car driven by chakra - but Makoto is now using the Reibi mode, and I don't know what principle Boruto's gay friend uses.

But it doesn't matter, they are all chakra in essence anyway, they just lead to the same goal through different paths.

"I want to believe in Konoha's technology, but if that's the case...if every vehicle needs to be equipped with a charging device, will the cost go up again?"

The common people's logic is very simple, as long as it is cheap, sturdy and easy to use.

But as producers, industry representatives are also concerned about costs.

"For now, it is indeed a bit difficult to miniaturize the Reibi extraction mode...but this technology will definitely improve slowly. After all, it does not need to face high-pressure battles. For now, we can build chakra extraction centers in cities large and small first, and then slowly expand them."

Both Makoto and representatives of the industrial faction hope to solve all problems at once, but they also understand that this kind of thing can only be rolled out slowly.

First there are big cities, then small cities, and finally rural areas.

Although this is slow, one step at a time is better than being sure.

Now that the roads are all open, business will be easier to do.

Industry representatives are willing to wait.

He felt it was a reasonable expense.

"If that's the case, then..." The representative of the industrial faction stared at the youth version of Sanbengzi in front of him, and came up with another brilliant idea.

"Building a Chakra Extraction Center... We don't need to find people. Our factory is full of workers with complaints. As long as we regularly let them walk around the chakra extraction center, we can extract their negative emotions, prevent them from complaining all the time, and allow us to gain energy."

"It's wonderful... We can not only produce, but we can also serve as a power plant... This way, the cost is lower. We are already making a profit even before the car is built..."

...Are you even considered a human being?

But if this guy said it, it seems to be natural...

Makoto had no doubt that these big factory owners would beat some weak workers to death.

Fortunately, this technology is in the hands of Konoha, and Konoha has the initiative.

Just keep the intensity of the intake to a minimum... the worst it can do is make them feel like they've run a few miles.

If the young workers are in good health and can get some hard-earned money, as long as they don't come every week, there should be no problem.

This matter could not be delayed, so Makoto directly told the representatives of the industrial faction about it.

The industrial representatives were naturally extremely dissatisfied.

"Why bother..."

"Because I don't have a son yet, and I'm afraid that my son will not have chrysanthemums in the future."

T/N: 'chrysanthemum' represents the rear (I hate every part of this T/N with my guts)

The representative of the industrial faction spoke slowly, but no longer insist on it.

...Feudal legacy can be useful in some cases. He even said that he was worried about not being able to have a son, and the representatives of the industrial faction really couldn't continue to refute it.

Compared to completely irritating the Godaime, some flaws are barely acceptable.

At present, the Land of Fire has a fairly complete industrial system, and a simple structure like the three wheeled truck does not need to be modified by a big boss. The two of them discussed and added details, and the overall outline came out.

Makoto closed his eyes and began to imagine the grand scene of the future with three bungees and tractors running around.

The setback is a little bit setback.

But what this represents is transportation capacity and money.

In the past, it was very troublesome for grandmothers in rural areas close to the city to sell vegetables. Now that I have Sanbengzi, I can just jump in the car and go.

Going back and forth is fast.

There is no need to worry about what to do if the battery suddenly runs out on the road - at worst, you can take your eldest grandson with you and slap him twice when the battery runs out to help charge the car.

Traffic in the city is also much easier.

A carrying capacity of several hundred kilograms is enough for most needs.

After all, this thing can carry both cargo and people.

"If you put it that way...interesting! Really interesting! –

"He is indeed the most capable person in the ninja world!"

Thinking of the wonderful thing, the industrial representatives were full of praise.

Of course, Makoto also knew that there would definitely be big drawbacks to doing this.

If nothing else, the traffic police will definitely scold you.

Three wheeled truck requires no training and can be used directly, which greatly reduces the threshold for its use and improves social transportation capacity. But precisely because of the falling mud and sand, traffic rules will inevitably be severely challenged in a short period of time.

After all, people in this era are very virtuous, and there is a high probability that there is nothing they can do about traffic lights.

Secondly, there is the problem of overloading.

In this era, consumerism has not yet begun to take hold, and most people are still living.

The kind that requires you to pick out a handful of green onions for every side dish you buy.

It's okay to load a few hundred kilograms of cargo into a three-wheeler, but people from the Land of Fire in this era will definitely overload it to one ton, two tons, or even three tons... A car like the third brother can pull it A company is no longer a dream.

This kind of thing cannot be stopped. It is not possible that they will do it, but it is 100% certain that they will do it.

Just by thinking about it, you can tell how much pressure such an operation will put on the entire Land of Fire's transportation system.

Putting aside the wear and tear on the roads, the accident rate will definitely soar.

There will definitely be more social problems that he cannot see.

As industrialization continues to deepen, the entire world has in fact become an extremely tight spider web. Tractors do not sound like much, but what they actually represent is an improvement in transportation capacity, which will definitely have an impact on the entire world.

Some of these influences are good, and naturally there are also bad ones.

But...as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and it can truly promote the development of the world, then it is acceptable, right?

At the very least, he is prepared and can help with one or two things, rather than just face-to-face...

If you really want to operate it, this is undoubtedly an extremely complex project. However, the industrial representatives have been in the industry for many years and know the market very well. He just took a few calculations and already had a rough idea in his mind.

"If the current situation is like this...it can indeed be done! –

"Only..."

Just what?

Makoto really couldn't imagine why the representatives of the industrial faction were still hesitating after it had reached this point.

...Did this guy see that I was intending to use the power of the chaebol to silence the daimyo?

Makoto did make use of industrial representatives here.

Because Reibi is so inhumane.

Not everyone likes to have negative emotions and physical strength drained of them, and resistance is inevitable.

At this time, strong pressure from the daimyo is needed.

But the daimyo will definitely not work in vain. The representative of the industrial faction must make a contribution... If he contributes, the daimyo's garden will be there... The daimyo actually doesn't care where the money comes from.

It shouldn't be...and even if he sees it, he won't object.

As long as it is profitable, businessmen can tolerate the upfront investment.

"Only..."

The industrial representative muttered, expressing his real concerns.

"You are destroying an entire industry again. –

"You will be assassinated, right? –

"Although my position is recommended by everyone to resolve conflicts between them. But you are such a big pot, I can..."

Makoto now understood who he was talking about.

The whole diesel locomotive industry.

The cost of three wheeled truck is so low that the internal combustion engine industry will definitely not be able to hold on to the low-priced car segment – other things can be imitated, but how can you imitate the core energy source?

This is Konoha's exclusive area.

Negative emotion is cheaper than any natural resource – it can even be profitable on its own.

Makoto himself has no idea of seizing the diesel locomotive industry, but after the low-priced car field has collapsed, it is only a matter of time before the mid-range and high-end vehicles collapse... To put it bluntly, this is not even a problem of the car companies, but a new energy revolution.

The advantage of fossil fuels over chakra fuels is that they may be more abundant – after all, the number of humans is limited, and it is impossible to use them all to act as batteries and provide negative energy.

But chakra energy and natural energy are the ultimate killer.

Although there is definitely no way to solve it now, it does not mean that there will be no way to solve it in the future. After all, people do not need to use natural energy to fight, and the innate requirements are low... On this basis, who would vote for a future with a high probability of being crushed to pieces? industry?

The representative of the industrial faction said it very tactfully, but Makoto could still feel the worry behind the gentle words.

When everyone goes out to do business, they should seek wealth rather than anger. As long as the profits are in place, everyone can talk about anything.

But once the reibi becomes popular, it will directly affect people's foundation...

In this regard, it's hard to talk about any favors, it can only be a matter of life and death.

Flying a soil plane is considered gentle.

Makoto couldn't see the disadvantages.

When wealthy businessmen are cornered, they will naturally do some very crazy things.

It's just... this is the path ninjas should take, isn't it?

Ninjas can be warriors and can sacrifice themselves to defend their homeland, but they should never be used as tools that can be discarded in vain.

Their main job should be to be a doctor, an engineer, a respected person, and a person who changes the world.

The Ninshu sect passed down by the Sage of Six Paths didn't let people kill each other with things that should be used to develop productivity!

This is called low moral superiority.

It's not okay for Naruto to do this.

"Thank you for your reminder. I understand. But there are always risks in doing business. If you only talk about profits but not risks, wouldn't you be deceiving yourself? Can I please stay out of it? –

"Personally, I don't want any members of the faction to go to war with each other, because this would deny the meaning of my existence. But I also know that industry is facing competition all the time. Higher production efficiency, More popular ideas, lower costs, are springing up like mushrooms after rain in this era..."

The industrial representative sighed deeply.

"I will always remain neutral, and I can even help you bring some friends over...but...hah..."

It is obvious that the representatives of the industrial faction are trying to go astray.

While talking about staying neutral, he also said that he could help bring a few friends over - obviously, he is more optimistic about chakra energy than fossil energy, which is currently developing at an average level.

This stuff is plentiful, easy to extract, non-polluting, and can even help big factory owners suppress resistance... Why refuse?

He is a big factory owner and a representative of big capital.

Not representative of internal combustion engines.

So, come on.