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Minato felt a growing distance between himself and Gojo Kaigetsu, a sense that they were from different eras.
Perhaps even the closest friendships could be strained by differing perspectives. Determined to maintain their bond, Minato pressed for details on Gojo's "ideas."
"First, there's the lottery."
"Gambling—everyone dabbles. But most people, due to financial constraints or rationality, keep it under control. Others—aren't so restrained."
"Tsunade is—a prime example."
Minato nodded, somewhat uncomfortably. "And then?"
"We'll set the price low—ten to a hundred Ryō per ticket. The grand prize for a ten Ryō ticket will be—one million Ryō. For a hundred Ryō ticket, a tenfold return. Smaller prizes will be scaled accordingly."
"With Konoha's backing, we won't just sell tickets in the village. We'll even add ten Ryō to the price of [Iki] and include a lottery ticket with each issue, selling them throughout the Shinobi world!"
"Excluding essential costs, we could make tens of millions of Ryō each cycle. And if we expand to the entire Shinobi world—hundreds of millions!"
"Of course, we'll invite representatives from other nations to—witness the drawings, to ensure—fairness."
Minato felt a chill. He wasn't a gambler, but he understood its allure.
Ten Ryō—for a chance at a million? They'd sell like—hotcakes!
It was practically—free money. People would go—crazy for it.
He could almost—feel the Ryō flowing into the Hokage Tower's coffers. A billion Ryō a month? It was—unimaginable.
"And the—bonds? Stocks? Futures?"
"Stocks and futures—they're complicated. We'll need time and—experts. We can—pilot them. Bonds, though—war bonds."
"Konoha needs ten million Ryō for military procurement, to equip our Shinobi, to—secure our borders. We've already—liberated three in the Land of Snow, generating at least twenty million Ryō in—transit fees. It's a—profitable venture."
"Before we even—start, we can issue war bonds. We'll promise a—ten percent return. Minato, how many clans, how many wealthy merchants will—jump at the chance to—invest? To share the—burden?"
Minato took another sharp breath. His heart—pounded.
Military spending was a major expense. And this—war bond scheme...
With Konoha's strength and—reputation, no one would doubt their ability to—repay. It was practically—free money. And if it was offered to the public...
There might even be—scalpers, reselling the bonds at a premium.
A bond was—a loan, backed by the village's—credibility. And Konoha's credit—it was—unimpeachable.
It was—the safest investment in the Shinobi world.
And the collateral? The Minato administration, and Konoha's—invincible military.
Minato felt—tempted. He could—pre-order a few bonds himself.
He suddenly understood Gojo Kaigetsu's other—ideas.
Development bonds, stocks, and futures—they were all—similar, ways to—leverage future earnings to fund current projects, to accelerate Konoha's growth.
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