On the application of plant zombies in the world of Naruto

While Uchiha Boyan was racking his brains to figure out the wonderful uses of melon rind, and had already figured out some ideas and was discussing the feasibility of the plan with Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Arata did not miss this new variety that was both delicious and easy to use.

He was very concerned about the effect of cold melon in removing heat and relieving fever, so he applied for it before Kyojuro went to the Senjue family and got a cold melon pitcher for the pharmacy.

Of course, he also had to make sure that the melons from this cold melon pitcher's tree wouldn't be stolen by Izunai.

He found a few Uchiha clan members with oral inflammation to serve as guinea pigs. When they heard that they could eat cold melons as much as they wanted, all those who met the requirements came. The Uchiha family practiced fire escape every day, so it was inevitable that one or two times they would accidentally burn the flesh in their mouths. The wounds in the mouth are not easy to heal and can easily develop into inflammation, so quite a few people signed up to be guinea pigs.

Then, several Uchiha who were excitedly holding up spoons to eat the melon looked at each other in bewilderment at the bowl of bluish-white melon skin and flesh.

"Elder! Is this what we're going to eat?!"

When they turned around again, they saw that the group next to them had red melon flesh in front of them!

“Why can they eat the melon pulp!!”

They are going to make trouble!

Uchiha Shin violently suppressed, "Control the variables! If you don't understand, shut up!"

The group of people who were eating melons sighed.

"That's right, just obey and do what you are told."

"Alas, this melon is too sweet. It's not very convenient to slurp it because there is too much juice~"

"It's too sweet. I'm worried that my teeth will hurt after eating it these days~"

(?▼皿▼)!

The eyes of the Guapi group turned red.

Uchiha Shin coughed lightly, "Eat quickly, and when this stage is over, I won't stop you from coming to the medicine hall to get the cold melon."

Well, I can only eat it.

With bitter expressions on their faces, several people picked up the white melon skin and flesh in front of them and put them into their mouths, silently hypnotizing themselves in their minds that they were sheep.

Click, click, click!

“It has no taste…I want to dip it in sugar”

"Do you think this can be used to make soup? It tastes a bit like winter melon when eaten raw."

"I don't know, but those people in the Wind Country who eat sand every day must think it tastes good."

"Tsk, what you said, anyone would think that winter melon is delicious."

"Then bring some to sell next time you go on a mission?"

"Remember to apply in advance. There are many procedures to take new things out of the tribe now."

"The clan leader is very strict. It is quite convenient after the application is approved."

After several years of development, the Uchiha clan once again optimized the clan's industries. The cultivation of peas, corn and cabbage was handed over to farmers. They were only responsible for selling seeds, purchasing and processing. The processed products would be sold at several times or even dozens of times the price of raw materials.

People from other regions can grow and sell it as well. Anyway, Uchiha has a firm grasp on the source of seeds and the most advanced processing technology, and is not afraid of being overtaken by others.

I just don't know how the Sixth Elder managed to tamper with the seeds. The seeds that each family bought would grow large and full grains in the first year. If the seeds were saved and continued to be planted, they would become dry and bitter in the second year.

After Tachibana Masakazu's reminder, the daimyo paid more attention to agricultural taxes than commercial taxes. And this autumn it was time to re-measure and divide the land. Uchiha Madara simply withdrew people from agriculture and instead concentrated on processing and sales. Now Uchiha shops can be found in any town in the Land of Fire, and there are also many in the Land of Lightning.

Relying on the lucrative share of white porcelain, oil, and the special fabrics of the Tachibana family, as well as other high-quality processed agricultural and sideline products that were sold at low prices and in large quantities to ordinary people, the Uchiha clan's accumulated wealth is far more than some relatively wealthy businessmen could imagine.

It’s still easier to make money from the nobles.

In towns far from the capital, they also used money to push more than a dozen ignorant clansmen into the official system. Thanks to the excellent clan studies of the Uchiha clan, the Uchiha clan was able to handle ordinary official duties like a duck in water. The best ones had successfully sent their paid superiors to the position of county governor, and they themselves successfully took over the position of town mayor. (Japan is divided into prefectures, which are divided into cities and towns. The prefectural governor is higher than the mayor and town mayor. Because I only found the official positions and ranks of ancient Japanese central government officials, and did not find those of foreign officials, I wrote it according to modern Japan first. If anyone knows in the comment section, please @ me)

At other times, they always kept in mind the purpose of making a fortune in silence, and they still went out to do things in the same simple and ninja style. With the cooperation of the Kaguya clan who seemed to have no idea how to do business, it was just a small business, and they could not make much money from crops.

However, on the other hand, since their products rely on excellent processing equipment, the newer the invention, the more review procedures it has to go through if it wants to be taken out of the tribe, and comprehensive records must be kept of the personnel, destinations, and dates.

It's good, but it's troublesome. I heard that the Intelligence Department has opened a new room to store these messy application files.

...half a month later...

When the group that could only eat the melon rinds ate to the point that they could taste the melon rinds even when they were blowing fire escape, Uchiha Arata finally called for a stop with satisfaction.

The people in the melon rind group ran to the cold melon pitcher without saying a word and waited to receive the cold melon. The people who could only eat the melon flesh collapsed on the ground and burped silently, thinking that they might not be able to eat any cold melon this summer.

Hurt from eating.

After comparing the two groups, Uchiha Shin confirmed that the melon rind was better in removing heat and reducing swelling. The group with the melon flesh even had a little toothache because the watermelon was too sweet.

However, it would be too troublesome to eat cold melon every time to treat a sore throat. If it could be made into a portable powder, it could not only be distributed to tribesmen who are away from home, but also sold.

Considering that the melon rind is mainly composed of water, Uchiha Shin first tried to dry it, but the rind after drying was like an old radish, which was unpalatable and difficult to chew, and it was difficult to crush it into powder.

Air drying will produce similar results, and it takes too long. Even with the help of wind escape, it will take several days to completely dry.

Mikiko took all the dried and air-dried items home to pickle.

By the time Kyojuro returned from the Senju family, the full moon banquet for Eiji's child Kagami had begun, but Uchiha Arata was still confused and could only go and eat with a confused look on his face.

At the banquet, Uchiha Jin asked his grandfather a sincere question, "Don't we have very effective anti-angiogenic powder at home? Grandpa, are you looking for trouble?"

Boom!

Jin covered his forehead and decisively changed the table to eat.

Although Jin was hit on the head with a loud bang, Uchiha Shin was reminded that why not try to combine saltpeter and melon rind, maybe he could invent a more effective and edible anti-gunpowder.

Although saltpeter can be used to dispel heat, it contains too many impurities and is usually only used when there is real depression. If the two medicines can leverage each other's advantages, the moisture in the cold melon can be used to dissolve the saltpeter, and then the impurities can be trapped inside the melon rind, allowing finer saltpeter to seep out from the outside. The saltpeter obtained in this way can be taken orally as medicine and applied directly to the affected area of ​​the mouth without having to worry about impurities causing illness!

He did what he said. After eating and drinking, Uchiha Shin returned to the pharmacy and took a winter melon back to the studio. He cut the melon in half, dug out the pulp, filled the empty melon rind with saltpeter, then covered the other half of the rind back, secured it with bamboo sticks, tied a hemp rope into a net bag, put the entire melon rind in it, and hung it where he could see it at a glance.

After a few days, white frost began to seep out of the melon rind. It was pure white and many times cleaner than the gray saltpeter. Uchiha Shin took a brush and carefully swept the frost off and collected it.

After another half a month, the melon rind had been dried by the wind and the white frost no longer seeped out. Uchiha Xin took off the rind and opened it, only to see darker and dirtier saltpeter inside.

He calculated the harvest rate and said, "Less than 10%. The loss is too great."

He also compared the white frost that seeped out of the melon rind with the slightly purer saltpeter he obtained after dissolving, filtering, and drying, and found that the effects of the two were almost the same.

These frosts are indeed pure saltpeter, and the role of cold melon in them is minimal, and it may even just serve as a filter.

Uchiha Shin put away the white frost that he had been tossing around for so long, and muttered to himself,

"…Stop making a gimmick. It just so happens that this snow-white powder doesn't look like saltpeter at all. It's called Frost, and it's specially used to treat oral ulcers, which are common among nobles who eat a lot of meat."

"…People at home should just eat melon rinds."