Although the third generation of Naruto refused, his attitude was not tough. In other words, if Hong Lei's eloquence was good enough, he could still convince the third generation of Naruto to invest some money.

Of course, Hong Lei was not very enthusiastic about this matter. Anyway, he had money, and the railway paved in the Kingdom of Fire was also for his own development.

However, he cannot hand over his bottom line so easily. For example, if a thing that costs 10,000 yuan was spent an hour through hard bargaining and finally reached 7,000 yuan, then the buyer will feel a sense of accomplishment and feel that his bargaining ability is still good.

But if the other party offers 10,000 yuan, and you say you will sell it for 7,000 yuan, and the other party says it will give it to you.

So……

The purchaser will most likely wonder in his heart whether this thing is fake or whether the other party has an ulterior motive.

So in this regard, even though Hong Lei really wanted to pay for the railway for the Fire Country out of his own pocket, he could not show the obvious one.

"In this case..." Hong Lei pretended to think for a moment, and then said, "The sea products in the Wave Kingdom have too much restrictions on time, and if there is no stable channel for a large amount of grain and ore, there is no benefit at all..."

Hong Lei raised his head and looked at the third generation of Naruto, and then said, "Sir Naruto, do you think this is OK? All the funds for laying the railway are paid by us Avalon, but in contrast, I hope that Konoha's tariffs will be able to reduce us to a certain extent in the next ten years."

Foreign trade of commodities requires payment of tariffs. The purpose of this tariff is actually to protect the corresponding industries of one's own country.

For example, in the Kingdom of Bo, the land of the Kingdom of Bo is not suitable for producing food, but this does not mean that the Kingdom of Bo does not have farmers to farm. In fact, there are still a large number of farmers growing various crops in the Kingdom of Bo, but the yield is not high due to the barren land.

If the output cannot be increased, the price will naturally be too high when the demand remains unabated.

But unlike the Kingdom of Wave, the land of the Kingdom of Fire is extremely fertile. The price of rice of the same weight in the Kingdom of Fire may be several times lower. If the Kingdom of Wave does not set tariffs, the rice of the Kingdom of Fire will monopolize the market of the Kingdom of Wave at a very low price. After all, the people will not care about anything else. The most important thing is to make themselves full and not starve to death.

But in this way, high-priced local grains will have no room for survival, the market is cruel, and it will naturally eliminate those abandoned by the people.

The common people eat low-priced food, but this is not a good thing, because it not only means that local farmers will die, but also means that once Konoha stops the food delivery to the Kingdom of Wa, after losing the local grain, the entire Kingdom of Wa will fall into a situation where there is no food to eat, and then starvation, famine, riots, and Avalon's foundation will naturally not match.

Therefore, the existence of tariffs is the effect. Things worth only one dollar need to be paid for ten yuan. In this way, if a merchant wants to make money, he must sell them for twelve yuan. Foreign goods have no price advantage and can compete fairly with local goods. This will not only protect their local industries, but will not hand over their lives to others, but will also bring a lot of tariff benefits to the village.

So Honglei asked the third generation to give him some tariff reductions, which is just asking for money in disguise.

However, because this is a 'installment payment' and it is paid with the extra money you earn in the future, this method makes the third generation of Naruto and others not very conflicted.

Of course, ten years is too long, they will not agree, and the amount of exemption will not be too high. The third generation of Naruto cannot allow Avalon to impact Konoha's own industry.

However, isn’t this a negotiation? One party asks for a lot of prices, and the other party returns the money.

To a certain extent, the third generation of Naruto and the three elders basically agreed to the request of Hong Lei, but the two sides conducted a verbal battle on the amount of reduction and time limit. In the end, Konoha's side agreed that Avalon would obtain a business agreement with a time limit of three years.

At this point, all the things that Hong Lei can do in the third generation of Naruto have basically been done.

If the two sides' business agreements and railway paving are completed, these two aspects may be able to double Avalon's current annual income again, and this does not include the effect of the capacity revolution brought about by the development of steam technology.

"Then, I wish us a happy cooperation. Avalon and Konoha will be inseparable allies. After I go back, I will send an envoy to discuss specific matters." Hong Lei stood up and shook hands with the third generation of Hokage. This level of commercial cooperation is definitely not something that can be determined with just a mouth. Formal cooperation documents and more detailed constraints and regulations must require the subordinates to spend a lot of time discussing. After all, Hong Lei and the third generation of Hokage are both big figures in the ninja world. They cannot make red faces and thick necks for the benefit of a few cents.

"Haha, of course, I also hope that Konoha and Avalon can always become the most solid allies." The third generation of Naruto laughed very happily.

However, whether it is the third generation or the Thunder, the purpose is actually just to calm the hearts of both parties.

Who can tell the future situation clearly? Not to mention just verbally "brother-friendly", even if Satsuki, who signed a peace treaty with Konoha, unilaterally tore up the treaty and launched a war against Konoha?

And it was two full times!

Once this situation really comes to this situation, no agreement will have any effect under the driving force of interests!

Huh?

Thinking of this, Hong Lei couldn't help but wonder whether the destruction of the Uzumaki clan back then was because Konoha had taken advantage of the gods, so he chose to turn a blind eye.

Of course, this is just a thought, and he has no evidence anyway.

After a day of friendly "talk", Hong Lei and Xiang Li were immediately arranged to rest in a "luxury mansion".
Chapter completed!