Chapter 218 Cabinet System

No matter how beautiful the flowers are, they will eventually wither; no matter how brilliant the fireworks are, they cannot escape the erosion of darkness. When the ceremony is over, everything returns to normal, as if the noise just now was just a grand dream.

After a simple lunch, Hayama, accompanied by Minato Namikaze and Shikaku Nara, came to the conference room, where he would receive the vote of confidence from the jonin. The process was very plain. Hayama gave great respect and power to the Third Hokage, and there would be no opponents at all, so he was unsurprisingly passed unanimously, and the position of the Fourth Hokage was completely secured.

After the meeting, a group of stone carving masters came to the door. They took out all kinds of strange instruments to measure Ye Shan's head, and only left satisfied when the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Soon, the portrait of Yeshan will appear on Konoha's iconic buildings. It will always be watching over the village from a high place like a guardian god.

After finishing everything, Ye Shan dragged his tired body and slumped in a chair, sipping a cup of hot tea in his hand, no longer full of energy. He was really too tired. After a busy day, Ye Shan just wanted to sleep, but someone would not let him go.

Nara Shikaku brought over a half-meter-high file, slapped it on the desk and said, "Hokage-sama, this is the file that needs your approval today. Please process it as soon as possible."

Ye Shan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said listlessly: "Leave it there, I will deal with it when I have time."

"Okay." Nara Shikaku responded and walked towards the door.

"Wait a minute," Ye Shan called him, "Where are Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku at this hour?"

"The two adults returned home in the evening, so they should be asleep now," Nara Shikaku said uncertainly.

"Nani?"

Do you really think you are a robot? Ye Shan suddenly felt unbalanced. He felt that this was unfair, so he said, "Go and call them both over. Tell them that we have something important to discuss."

As I said, Hayama is a flesh-and-blood person, not a workaholic. It is impossible for him to handle all kinds of affairs every day. It would be good enough if he could handle a hundred things every day. After all, the Hokage does not earn much more than the Jonin.

Not long after, Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku arrived in a hurry. Before they could make a seal or salute, they were interrupted by Ye Shan: "Don't bother with those empty talk. Have you seen this stack of documents?"

The two nodded. Anyone who is not blind can read such a tall document: "The two of you divide it in half each, and then review it overnight."

"Ah?" The two were confused.

"What?" Ye Shan put down the teacup in his hand and roughly divided the documents into two piles: "One for each of you. You are not allowed to go home and sleep if you don't finish it."

Uchiha Fugaku took a step forward and simply flipped through the documents, and said in embarrassment: "These are all orders that only the Hokage can approve. It's not appropriate for the two of us to do it, right?"

Ye Shan said calmly: "There are so many documents every day. I can't finish them even if I work day and night. Besides, aren't you also Hokage? Why, do you really not regard the Deputy Hokage as the Hokage?"

"But, there is no such rule in the village?"

"From now on, I say, whoever disagrees can come to me!" Ye Shan was domineering. He really didn't want to become a robot that reviewed documents, signing and sealing all day long without paying any attention to what was happening outside.

"Don't be too stressed. I'm not really asking you two to approve it." Ye Shan smiled and picked up a document, glanced at it, and then said, "Take this document as an example. It contains a request from the front line to allocate 50 million yuan in funds. You can make your comments on a piece of paper and stick it on the front page of the document."

Namikaze Minato's eyes lit up. He was very smart and guessed what Ye Shan was thinking. He smiled and said, "We will give it to you for review and stamping after we make our comments?"

"Haha, yes, of course. You can make the final decision on disbursement of funds below 5 million, and you don't have to submit them to me for review." Ye Shan nodded and said, "This way, our work efficiency will be greatly improved, and the happiness and sense of achievement of the ninjas in the village will also be enhanced. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"Nara Shikaku, you are the chief steward of the Hokage's office. I see that the two archive rooms on the left and right are very spacious. Now arrange for someone to clean them up and decorate them according to the Hokage's office standards. Feel free to reimburse the funds for the expenses."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Nara Shikaku said and walked out of the office, closing the door considerately.

Ye Shan stood up, held their hands affectionately and said with a smile: "I am not the Hokage who has to take care of everything personally, and I don't have the energy to take care of every detail. In the future, you guys should take care of it. It would be great if we can do the work together easily."

The two had no objection to this and were even very happy. After all, no one wants to be a hollow Hokage, right?

This model may not be common in the Naruto world, but it is commonplace in Ye Shan's previous life, and has become a necessity in the political system. This system had a familiar name in the Ming Dynasty - the cabinet system.

It should be noted that the work of Hokage is very tedious and one person is simply not competent, so Ye Shan generously chose to delegate power. Of course, it does not mean that everything is delegated. Small matters can be ignored, but big matters must be managed. Moreover, Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku only have the right to review, and the approval power is still in Ye Shan's hands. As long as he does not agree to stamp, any document will not have reasonable and legal effect.

Why not be lazy and do a huge favor at the same time?

After the discussion, Ye Shan picked up a fresh bayberry and handed it to Minato Namikaze. The bayberry looked freshly picked, and the leaves were very tender. "Also, Minato, you have more things to do. I plan to set up an association to study the changes in the nature of chakra. Let's call it the Konoha Ninjutsu Research Association. You will be the vice president and preside over the work. The address will be in the small building next door."

Namikaze Minato took a bite of the bayberry, and the sweet juice entered his mouth, but he tasted a bit of bitterness: "Hokage-sama, you have to give me a clear research direction, right?"

"Just call me Ye Shan. I have already thought of the research direction. For the time being, it is decided to study ninjutsu to increase the yield of grain crops. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask." Ye Shan said confidently with his hands behind his back.

"Ah???" Namikaze Minato was shocked, thinking he had misheard in the middle of the night, and hurriedly confirmed: "Increase food production? Ninjutsu?"

"Correct!"

Ye Shan picked up the bayberry and put it under his nose to sniff. He wanted to eat one, but was worried about eating high-calorie protein, so he gave it to Uchiha Fugaku.

"Although the current Ninja World War is in a stalemate, the development of Konoha Village should not stop. Instead, it should be greatly accelerated. You should pay more attention to the affairs of this department and treat it as a top priority."

"Okay." Namikaze Minato said helplessly. He finally understood what it meant that a higher-ranking official could crush someone else. It was not easy to be an official in Konoha.

"Fugaku, don't be idle either. I'm leaving the frontline affairs to you. You are also responsible for the Guard, Anbu, and Root. Try your best to control the war within an acceptable range."

Uchiha Fugaku nodded, pinched the bayberry and asked: "The village is struggling to fight on three fronts. I mean to eliminate one first, which will greatly reduce the pressure on the front line. Give me some direction."

Ye Shan raised his eyebrows, his expression turned sinister under the light: "The Water Country is isolated overseas, and has always been doing things behind closed doors. Let's just send it back to its hometown to play in the mud."

"Haha, I thought so too. It's strange that every time the Hidden Mist Village participates in the war, it's more enthusiastic than the Hidden Cloud Village. It's as if they are not worthy of being one of the Five Great Nations if they don't join the Ninja World War. It's really disgusting."

"What do you think, Minato?" asked Ye Shan.

Namikaze Minato shrugged, naturally he had no objection: "You know, sir, the incident in Whirlpool Country was done by the Hidden Mist Village, I wish they were dead."

Seeing that the two had no objection, Ye Shan made the final decision: "Then we should concentrate our efforts and try to drive the Mist Ninja into the sea within a month."

"The ninjas who have withdrawn from the northern front will rest for a week. I will send them to the coastline after a week. I believe they are also full of anger and just need an outlet to vent it."

The northern front had the largest number of Konoha ninjas. After all, the Hidden Cloud Village was the second-largest in the ninja world for thousands of years, and Sarutobi Hiruzen gave them the highest courtesy. Not only did the front-line ninjas maintain about 4,000 people, but they were all experienced veterans. Unfortunately, they were interfered with by Ohnoki, and the front line was defeated and lost about 1,500 people. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win.

The ninjas on the northern front are very angry now, and just this afternoon someone came to ask for a fight. This is human nature, Sarutobi Hiruzen died in the area he was responsible for, and it would be embarrassing to tell others about it. Which village doesn't have a few gossipers?

It is better to vent than to block. Since they are angry, Ye Shan will give them a channel to vent. Anyway, he has long disliked those lunatics in Kirigakure, and he has not forgotten what happened to Yamashiro Tatsuya. No matter who is right or wrong, it depends on whether he will attack Kirigakure Village or not.

The chief and two deputy hokages made a plan and chatted for a while. Then Nara Shikaku came in to report, "Hokage, the offices of the two deputy hokages have been decorated. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Ye Shan waved his hand: "I won't go to see it. You just take care of it. If you need anything, just add it without asking me."

"Okay, please move on, the two Vice Hokages. Someone will deliver the documents."

Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Forget it, don't even think about sleeping well tonight.

"Finally some peace and quiet~" Ye Shan leaned back in his chair and drank tea comfortably. He had been slacking off since the first day he took office. It was impossible for him to work part-time, so he could only slack off to make a living.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

Ye Shan looked out the window in surprise, curious about who was so rude as to knock on the window in the middle of the night, but he saw Tsunade's beautiful face. His heart skipped a beat, thinking that he seemed to have forgotten to go home and serve the princess.

Forget it, I can’t expect to have a good sleep tonight.

If you fail to slack off, you still have to work.