Yiji was slightly speechless.

“Although the workers’ cooperative is just a start-up, the response among the people of the country has been very good, and it has also helped many poor families in the country to survive this difficult winter... In addition, I bribed many workers before.

With such chaos, does the Kingdom of Waves plan to push all its own people to our side?"

Yiji frowned and said.

She could predict that the workers' and farmers' cooperatives would be closed down, and the voices of the people in Bo would definitely boil over.

That affects not just thousands of people, but thousands of families.

For a small country like the Country of Waves, the public opinion united by these thousands of families is enough to eat up a pot of Mingfu, and if the situation cannot be controlled, it can easily lead to riots by workers and farmers.

In order to fight against pirates, the Kingdom of Waves lost many young and middle-aged men, and taxes increased year by year, but the income of workers and farmers did not increase year by year.

This also led to poverty in the country of Waves.

This made the country of Wave, which was not already rich, even poorer.

We managed to survive through the workers' and civilians' cooperatives, but now they have been seized by the soldiers of Daming Prefecture. We have been squeezed for so long. It is strange that we don't get up and struggle.

"It's hard to say that the big name of the Fire Nation wasn't the one behind this."

"I don't think the Fire Country Daimyo is such a fool."

Yiji said so.

Although the name of the Fire Country was very greedy in dealing with the isolated island and planned to take it all for himself without giving other countries a chance, it also proved that the Fire Country was able to deal with the subsequent impact. It was just that the Ghost Country intervened and won over

It took the other big countries to make the Fire Nation's plan fail.

Being able to dominate such a huge country, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation would not know the consequences of sealing down the Workers' and Citizens' Cooperative.

"It's because a back-up plan has been launched. Either in the Kingdom of Waves, or..."

"The Land of Rain!"

Yi Ji said these three words on behalf of Shiraishi, and her face became solemn.

Such reckless suppression of the influence of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the central part of the continent only shows that the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Fire have the next move.

Although the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Rain are located in different locations, their properties are actually the same.

The Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Ghost both intervened.

If one side is troubled, the other side will also be greatly affected.

"According to the report of the wandering shrine maiden in the Kingdom of Ghosts, no changes were noticed in the Daming Prefecture ninja troops. This is natural. After all, Danzo is the leader behind the scenes, arranging the chess game in the dark. He is a veteran, and he will definitely not

It is easy for us to detect the traces of his actions. Just like when he and Orochimaru plotted against Hanzo in the Hidden Rain Village."

Shiraishi took a long sip of tea.

"Knowing that there is going to be a big action in the Fire Country, old man, aren't you anxious at all?"

Seeing Shiraishi still drinking tea leisurely, Kazuji asked.

"It's not just me who is anxious. Don't forget, the country in the northeast corner is also anxious."

Shiraishi smiled.

Ichiki nodded. Indeed, the Kingdom of Oni was not the only one targeting the Kingdom of Fire. The Kingdom of Thunder, located in the northeast of the ninja world, was more eager to suppress the Kingdom of Fire than the Kingdom of Oni.

The traditional five major kingdoms also fought fiercely with each other, even more fiercely than the fight between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Fire.

"Since this has happened, I will return to the Country of Waves now. I will handle this matter as soon as possible."

Yiji said.

"It's okay to go back, but there's no need for you to come forward now. We can't help them all the time. Everything must be done on our own. Otherwise, it's just pampering! What we will eventually cultivate are just a bunch of useless people."

Shiraishi looked directly into Kazuki's eyes.

Yiji was stunned for a moment and then understood something.

"Indeed, although it is not good for the Kingdom of Ghosts at the moment, it is also an opportunity."

With the help of this incident of the workers' and farmers' cooperative being closed down, the public resentment of the people of Wave Country may once again boil over.

After all, there is a very important seed buried there. The bud has already grown in the soil, and now it just needs to break through the soil and bloom and bear fruit.

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"These bastard soldiers from Daming Mansion are really ruthless!"

The country of Waves, the Tatsuna family.

Dazna was sitting upright on the straw mat at this time. There was only an oven for heating in the room, but most of the room was still cold.

He took off his clothes, and his waist was already bruised and swollen, obviously from being beaten.

His daughter Tsunami was taking out medicinal wine and wiping his wounds with cotton balls, making Dazuna hiss with air conditioning.

"Tsunami, please wipe it slowly, this old bone is about to fall apart."

"You're not dad yet, why are you trying to show off your authority? You're so old, why are you still acting like a young man, going to make trouble in a famous family? Isn't this asking for trouble?"

Tsunami glared at her father angrily, blaming him for causing trouble in front of the daimyo's mansion.

Is that a place where civilians can go?

Since ancient times, people have not fought with merchants, and merchants have not fought with officials.

They couldn't even fight against the merchants, so they went to cause trouble in front of the daimyo's house. They were just seeking death.

"I don't want to either... But the Daimyo has gone too far this time. Let's not talk about the factory. This time he also stopped the workers' cooperative established by Ghost Country. That is the bottom line for many workers to live. Now.

When this bottom line is gone, it’s natural to go to the famous experts and reason with those big masters.”

Dazna smiled bitterly.

With the workers' cooperative, even though the construction of the factory has stopped, the family can still barely live a good life.

There is no need to go out to sea to fish. If you are attacked by bandits, it is really unreasonable to say anything.

But strangely enough, in the past month or two, there have been no rumors of pirate attacks on coastal areas.

However, fishing in the country of waves is still a dangerous thing.

Who would want to do such dangerous things if they could have a stable source of livelihood? The fish they caught would not earn much money from stingy businessmen.

Rather than money, what they lack are the necessities of life.

Salt seasoning, brown rice flour, and cotton-padded stoves for winter use.

Workers' cooperatives can exchange very cheap labor for these daily necessities, allowing them to maintain adequate food, sleep and warmth in their daily lives.

This is why the workers' and farmers' cooperative, which has only been open for less than two months, has such great appeal.

At first it was just workers, but later many farmers also joined.

That is a favor that the famous people cannot bestow on them. As the saying goes, eating people is short of mouth and taking people is short of hands. Naturally, they have to help the citizen cooperatives to be judged by the famous people.

No matter how hard you squeeze them, you can't deprive them of their right to survive.

If even this is deprived, then everyone will get together and confront the daimyo to reason with him.

As a lord, it's impossible for a daimyo to not even speak the truth.

If one person can't do it alone, a thousand people will always have an effect.

"Even if you go to sue the officials, Dad, don't act like a leader. We can't be the opponents of those officials."

Tsunami whispered.

In this world, there are not only ninjas, but also powerful daimyo and nobles.

Although suing an official is a "fair" appeal path for civilians, the person who sues the official will definitely be executed.

In the past, when nobles bullied men and women among the people, some people would go to the famous family to file a complaint.

In order to show his virtuousness, although the daimyo punished the noble who bullied men and women, he also executed the common people who complained.

The Country of Waves is a traditional country, and each class cannot be crossed casually.

Once you cross it, it's a dead end.

This is why Tsunami is worried.

Even if the reason for going to the daimyo was justified, executing Dazna afterwards was still the responsibility and obligation that civilians had to bear to sue their superiors.

Dazna is the only breadwinner of the family now. She doesn't know how to survive if something happens to Dazna, leaving her as an orphan and a widowed mother.

Dazna also fell silent.

He understands the truth, but they always have to survive.

When the factory closed down, they just had resentment in their hearts, but they didn't dare to express it, because they could barely survive without reaching the bottom line.

However, this time even the citizen cooperatives were sealed, and all materials were forcibly confiscated and managed by the daimyo. This was equivalent to confiscation and embezzlement by the daimyo.

Even survival is problematic. If we continue to endure it, who knows whether the Daimyo will go even further next time.

Every year, only a small part of the food that is farmed by the farmers is left for their own consumption.
To be continued...