Chapter 235 I have a dream

Ye Shan sat on the chair and continued to ask: "Does anyone have any questions?"

Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to stand up and ask questions. Hayama had been the Hokage for two and a half years, and his authority had reached its peak, especially after killing two enemy village kages.

"Since there is nothing else to do, let's all go. Today's meeting ends here. Vice Chairman Mizuto will announce the specific tasks later, so you all need to do your best." Ye Shan said expressionlessly.

"Whether we can have a good and abundant new year next year depends entirely on you. It's related to the issue of food. I don't want anything to go wrong. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Everyone dispersed, and the reporters who were watching were invited by the Anbu to have tea. The huge conference room became empty, but the remaining solemnity was still very strong.

Uchiha Fugaku took out a cigarette and scattered it around, then lit it up and took a puff and said with a smile: "After today, there should be fewer guys talking behind our backs."

"It doesn't matter. Let them say whatever they want. The title of Bodhisattva Hokage or Merciful Ninja is not bad." Ye Shan shrugged and said, "It's much better than being a butcher or something like that."

"You are quite open-minded. Until today, I thought you had a good temper." Uchiha Fugaku said with a smile, "Those ninjas below seem to be very afraid of you. It was quite funny that they didn't even dare to breathe just now."

"What is there to be afraid of? I am the Hokage and I am not blind or deaf. As long as they work hard, how can I find fault with them?"

"But here's the problem," Uchiha Fugaku said solemnly, "The Ninja World War has just ended, and many ninjas in the village think it's time to rest and recuperate. They are not very motivated to work, and the Anbu have also reported many times that some people are drinking and causing trouble late at night."

Ye Shan knew what was going on in the village, so he knew what kind of extravagance was going on. It was common for people to hang out in brothels, gamble in groups, and even commit illegal acts. It was basically an open secret.

The alternation of tension and relaxation is the way of both civil and military affairs. Ye Shan understood the truth and chose to acquiesce. The ninja who just came down from the front line needed to vent. He also went through this, so there was no need to be strict.

"Let them mess around for a while, and send them all out to work when the spring ploughing begins. But one thing is for sure, no public security incidents can occur, otherwise everyone will be severely punished!"

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and continued, "I have drawn up a preliminary draft of the supervisory candidates for the five major regions. I will ask Uchiha Seiji to show it to you later."

"External supervision alone is far from enough. Our ninjas stay in the village for years and have few opportunities to contact the outside world. They are easily corrupted by local bad guys. Although the agricultural assistance program has not yet officially started, I am already worried."

Namikaze Minato sat down and smiled when he heard this: "Then what should we do? Are we going to use outsiders to supervise our own people?"

Ye Shan flicked the ash off his cigarette, thought for a moment and then said, "What I just said about uniting the middle and lower classes as much as possible is not just a casual remark. Absolute power breeds absolute corruption. I plan to recruit representatives of the middle and lower classes into the association in the near future, and let them implement effective supervision."

Uchiha Fugaku hesitated and said, "If this happens, the ninjas will be even more opposed. They are all a bunch of wolves who won't release the eagle until they see the rabbit. I'm worried that it will be too much."

There is no love without reason in the world. The Konohagakure's strong support for the New Rain Country is not for the name of benevolence, but for the sake of profit.

"They won't object, and they may even be grateful to me." Ye Shan was confident: "The output and wealth of a piece of land are fixed every year. The New Rain Country is pretty good except for the increased rainfall. But according to my personal research, the local people have to hand over 70% of their harvest! What does 70% mean? It means that a family of four has to cultivate at least ten acres of land to barely avoid starvation, and that's just enough to avoid starvation."

"What we do is to take back 70% of what was handed over! Then we give 20% to the people, 30% to the village, and 20% to the ninjas who help farmers. Do you think they will have any complaints?"

"What?" Uchiha Fugaku perked up. He was not the head of a wealthy family who had never done anything to help others. He was very sensitive about land and food. After all, it was not easy to support a large family. "Two parts for the ninjas? Are you serious? This is an astronomical figure!"

The productivity of the Ninja World is low. The harvest of each acre of paddy field in a season is about 300 to 500 kilograms. Two-component dividends mean tens of thousands of tons of food! Gold and banknotes are all fake. In the Ninja World, food is the real hard currency.

"Of course, this is all temporary. When everything stabilizes, I will make adjustments based on the actual situation and give the ninjas other dividends, but I will never treat them unfairly."

The three of them ignored the feelings of the victims. Once they lost control of the land, the so-called daimyo and nobles would become worthless. But then again, what did their lives have to do with the three people from Yeshan? Why could they enjoy a comfortable life without doing anything? Just because they were nobles and daimyo?

Haha!

I have been working hard all day long, fighting people to death, but I only get a pitiful amount of mission rewards. You guys are just spending your days in debauchery and don't even know what year it is. It's not fair at all.

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes are red now, he wishes he could go to the New Rain Country to supervise immediately, this is all food, if piled up, it would be enough for the whole clan to eat for a hundred years!

"The resistance no longer exists, but what model should we use to rule the New Rain Country? Grassroots governance is not simple and requires the participation of a large number of local people. The ninjas in the village are probably not up to the task."

Ye Shan put out his cigarette, leaned back in his chair and said calmly: "I understand what you mean. Governing a place and conquering a place are two completely different things. The former requires intelligence and the latter requires force. Our biggest shortcoming is that we don't have talent, but that's not a big deal."

"We and the lower and middle classes are all rulers, and we are all the owners of the land of the New Rain Country. We provide guidance in the general direction, and leave the rest to the people below. Isn't that a perfect solution?"

"Don't just focus on the small things in your bowl. We need to look at the long term. It's hard to overthrow a class, but it can also be very simple. As long as enough people participate, a class will naturally die out."

Ye Shan spoke eloquently, his face flashing with longing, as if he was a monk who had seen the supreme way: "The ninjas are in charge, and the middle and lower levels are self-governing. Only bottom-up reforms can succeed. Otherwise, everything depends on us. It is a passive and negative reform, and it will fail sooner or later."

Namikaze Minato pondered for a long time, frowned and said: "After everything is stable, what should we do next?"

Yes, are we working so hard to reform just to seize the interests of the daimyo and nobles? Namikaze Minato was very confused and worried. Once something is done, there is no turning back. If you want to do it, do it thoroughly.

Ye Shan straightened his body, casually released a soundproof barrier, and said cautiously: "When the New Rain Country stabilizes and Konohagakure can be self-sufficient, our plan will just begin."

"Before I tell you the plan hidden in my heart, I want to ask you what you think of chakra?"

Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato looked at each other, a little confused about what Ye Shan was thinking. Aren't they talking about reform? What's the point of chakra?

After a moment, Namikaze Minato gave the answer: "Chakra is the source of unprecedented power for mankind, but it also brings us blood, tears and disasters. Strictly speaking, it is like an alien being."

Ye Shan touched his chin and said, "You are right. Chakra is very unusual. Anyone who masters it can be reborn and kill ordinary people easily without any pressure."

"But if you say that it brought blood, tears and disasters to ninjas, I don't agree. Before the birth of chakra, the number and scale of human wars were not small at all, and the tragedies recorded in history books were no less."

"I have an immature opinion that I have kept in my heart. Since you two are here today, just treat it as a funny joke."

"Chakra is a new energy source, just like coal, charcoal, and electricity. It is a powerful, pollution-free energy source that humans can control!"

As soon as these words came out, Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato were shocked. It was obvious that they had never thought about this before. Not only them, but also many famous ninjas in the past thousands of years had never had such a wild imagination.

Chakra is chakra. It gives humans the power to fly and move mountains and seas. It is a sharp killing weapon, but it is definitely not a useless new energy source.

"I have a dream." Ye Shan slowly stood up, walked to the window and stared at the scenery outside the meeting room. He suddenly found that a fine winter rain had fallen from the sky. "I have a dream. I dream that one day mankind can truly lay down their weapons and shake hands in peace; I dream that one day mankind can get rid of the chronic disease of thousands of years - hunger; I dream that one day mankind can have no worries about food and clothing, and the young and the elderly can have someone to rely on; I dream that one day mankind can be prosperous and strong, and technology can be developed."

Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha were infected by Ye Shan's words, and they couldn't help but come behind him and stand on his left and right. Their hearts in their chests were beating strongly, and they felt hot all over without realizing it.

"For this dream, I killed many people and ended many happy families, but I will not regret it."

"Compared with the progress of mankind, what does my personal honor and disgrace matter? I am even proud of myself. I am proud that I am standing at the forefront of the storm, and I am proud that I have the opportunity to lead the common development of all mankind."

"Do you believe me?"

"Of course, otherwise we wouldn't be standing behind you."

Ye Shan opened the window, and the cold northwest wind rushed in, bringing a little chill to the warm meeting room. He stretched out his hand, feeling the joy of the drizzle falling on his palm, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"For thousands of years, this land has witnessed too many joys and sorrows. Wars, diseases, and hunger have devoured too many lives. History has fallen into a cycle, and it takes one person or one group to break free."

"The ninja class represents the most advanced force and the most advanced thought. We have an obligation to do this very difficult task."

"Chakra can transform into water, fire, wind, thunder, earth, ice and other substances. If it can be used to produce food, it will greatly increase the yield and initially eliminate hunger."

"After hunger was eradicated, we established welfare homes and orphanages, and there was enough food to support the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and we initially achieved the goal of providing for the elderly and the young."

"With Chakra as an energy source, we can develop a variety of advanced tools, cars, trains, airplanes, ships, flying things in the sky, swimming things in the water. As long as we focus on the broad sense, we will succeed sooner or later."

"When everything is completed, advanced productivity will inevitably replace backward productivity. By then, the ninja world will be integrated together, and war will be caged."

“When laughter and joy appear, pain and misery disappear, and human beings live in happiness, then the mission of our generation will be completely accomplished.”

Minato Namikaze closed his eyes, his face filled with happiness, as if he really saw the beautiful world described by Yeshan.

"Then where will the world go after our mission is completed?" asked Minato Namikaze after opening his eyes.

Ye Shan laughed and clenched his right fist. The drizzle around him was pulled by an invisible force to form a lifelike pony, galloping happily along his arm.

"Each generation has its own mission. We may not be able to see what happens in the future. But once human beings have tasted happiness, they will never want to live a hard life again."

“Wars may still break out on this land, but the period of peace will be greatly extended, more people can enjoy the comfort brought by peace, and more people can avoid dying on the battlefield.”

"I am a contented person, and I am also a whimsical person. Maybe one day the Konoha ninjas will hate me and hate why they chose me to be the Fourth Hokage, but so what?"

Ye Shan laughed heartily, and the colt climbed up his hair happily. Strangely, not a trace of water leaked out.

"Life is only once, I want to do something earth-shattering, I won't care about rumors."

"How is it? What I said is very attractive, right?"

Uchiha Fugaku smacked his lips and said jokingly: "Yayama, after knowing you for so many years, I found that your public speaking ability is really outstanding. Even a seasoned ninja like me is impressed."

Namikaze Shuima also laughed and said, "You were very frugal with your words during the Hokage inauguration ceremony. I never expected that you had such a hidden skill."

Ye Shan laughed loudly, patted the two on the shoulders and said, "You two are far from it. In fact, I am a humorous person. You will slowly discover it in the future."

"My two Vice-Hokages, are you going to do it next?"

"Dry!"

"Must do it!"

There was hearty laughter in the conference room, and the three people were immersed in the beautiful blueprint.

The fine misty rain floating in the sky suddenly became larger and soon turned into white snowflakes, fluttering to the ground and wrapping the Konoha Village in a layer of white coat.