Ninja at the top of the food chain

Chapter 684 The First Congress

Konoha 42.

At noon, the weather was clear and cloudless. On such a sunny day, the capital of the Kingdom of Fire seemed to be in some kind of restlessness, as if it was imperceptibly foreshadowing something.

One thing will happen today.

For this unprecedented event, which can be called the epoch-making event, countless people from the Land of Fire took to the streets, jumped over the walls that were blocked by many guards in the past, but now they are empty, broke into the daimyo's mansion, and surrounded the court hall. A leak.

Everyone was rushing forward frantically, trying to see the situation inside clearly. The eyes of the people were full of curiosity, obviously looking forward to the upcoming scene.

The outside is crowded with people, but inside, the original building structure and decorations have completely changed inside the empty main hall, where the daimyo court was originally located. The remnants of the old society have been dispelled by the light of the new era in just over a week.

The pillars with carved beams and paintings, the luxurious chandeliers emitting dim candlelight, and the high platform on which the daimyo sat formed a straight line of steps, all of which had disappeared without a trace.

The Chaohui Hall has been remodeled. Thanks to the dozens of large skylights newly built on the roof, the dark and closed environment is now bright and dignified. In addition, the expanded and wide gate allows the wind to blow through the hall. People feel cool and comfortable.

All the obstacles that used to occupy the place were removed, and the new hall was no longer called the Court Hall, but the Congress Hall. This novel term undoubtedly symbolized the advent of a new era, and also symbolized that the regime of the Kingdom of Fire, A fundamental change has taken place.

The congress hall is filled with densely packed seats, roughly hundreds of them. These seats extend outward around the center layer by layer, forming a circular area nested in rings.

Hundreds of chairs, no empty seats.

Daimyo, businessmen, officials, ninjas, nobles, including many civilians who were invited to visit, all of them looked extremely solemn. Qiqi cast their eyes forward and looked at the one in the middle standing on a chair, wearing a white Hokage Cloak, a man who is holding a manuscript and reciting something.

The noon sun shone in and hit Lei Luo's body, making him seem to be coated with a thin layer of golden light, making those who watched him feel dazzled.

"The prime minister elected by members of parliament has the power to independently form a cabinet and take charge of national administration. The prime minister must swear an oath of loyalty to the country, to the people of the Fire Nation, to the constitution, and to be responsible to the parliament."

"The cabinet's responsibilities lie in coordinating and managing the mobilization of various national resources, in fully implementing parliamentary bills, in ensuring the fairness and justice of the judiciary, in handling international relations well, and in..."

After talking about a whole bunch of cabinet matters, Lei Luo breathed a sigh of relief, glanced out of the corner of his eyes, and noticed the flickering eyes of several councilors in the front row, he smiled inwardly, and continued calmly on the surface:
"Konoha, as the military organization of the Fire Nation, has been outside the political construction of the Fire Nation for many years, doing work that is essentially similar to mercenaries. This is undoubtedly very unreasonable."

"Therefore, I propose to send Konoha ninjas to be stationed in the capital and major towns of the Fire Kingdom for a long time while keeping the original Konoha Village resident unchanged, and establish a Konoha Military Region to protect national security."

After finishing speaking, Lei Luo put down the manuscript, stared intently at the bustling crowd below, and focused on the 21 congressmen in the front row, and then...

"I agree!"

"Agree!"

"agree!"

"Master Hokage is right!"

Glaring fiercely at the Konoha ninja who talked too much, seeing him start to smile, Lei Luo looked away, picked up the manuscript again, and continued to speak loudly:

"Since all members of the parliament have agreed, the decision has been passed, and the cabinet will be responsible for the corresponding financial appropriations and construction in the future."

"The second proposal, due to the newly revised constitution, needs to mobilize a lot of manpower and material resources of the country to build factories in various places such as mines, plains, etc., to provide assistance for the country's economic construction..."

"That's why I propose that the cabinet take the lead in dispatching ninjas from various military regions in Konoha to carry out operations to clean up bandits and bandits throughout the Land of Fire, so as to return the people to a peaceful and stable world."

After the words fell, his eyes glanced, and once again all the councilors agreed. Lei Luo flipped through the manuscript again and again, and stated each decision about Konoha. As expected, no one dared to object.

Time passed quickly, Konoha's matter was quickly finished, and then it was the turn of the other two forces, namely the bureaucratic class representing the royal aristocracy, and the merchant class representing emerging capital.

At this point, the congressmen finally stopped being monolithic. The capitalist forces headed by Maeda Takashi and the bureaucratic forces headed by Chida Yu immediately quarreled over an issue of land use rights.

"Why should taxes be increased for commercial land? Are you poor people crazy about money?"

"Heh... It really is a local turtle. It is related to the real estate construction of the capital. If the old man agrees in such a muddleheaded way, the country will lose a lot of money!"

"Wait a minute, is there a time limit for this land use right? Didn't I buy this land, and this land will belong to me forever?"

"If you bought this piece of land, it will belong to you forever? What are you talking about in your sleep? How can there be such a reason? With the wealth that you guys have mastered, there will definitely be big troubles under the frantic farming of land!"

"I've said it all, the land belongs to the country, whether it was written in the past or in the constitution! Do you have any questions? Go to Lord Hokage and ask!"

Looking at the two gangs of people who were arguing below, Lei Luo only felt quite a headache. After the revision of the Constitution, individuals no longer have the right to possess land resources, but only the right to use them. This bill was made by him for the purpose of...

"Everyone, take a break first and listen to my explanation."

Seeing that the two gangs turned their heads humming, and quickly changed from bargaining aunts and uncles in the vegetable market to polite gentlemen, Lei Luo inadvertently grinned:

"I don't think the issue of land should be underestimated. Even though there are many uninhabited areas in our country, we can't just focus on the immediate interests and ignore the future. After all, when the legislation is perfect and the country is stable, there will definitely be more and more people. "

"Under such circumstances, if serious land mergers occur, causing farmers to lose their land to plant and reduce grain production on a large scale, I don't think I'll say anything, but you can understand what it will be like."

"So, on this point, my thoughts are this..."

After a pause, seeing hundreds of people in the entire congress hall staring at him, Lei Luo straightened his expression, and said with a serious face:

"Every piece of land in our country, except for the ones that are currently owned by individuals, the rest are all nationalized. Individuals only have the right to live, use and other rights, except for the land of fire..."

Looking up to the left and right, Lei Luo had a smile on his face, raised his arms and circled around, and added loudly:
"As long as you can make meritorious service to the country, whether it is from the economic level, technological level, or military level, then the foreign land can belong to you personally."

"In addition, foreign land is not limited to personal sales, and there is no restriction on the right to use it..."

Noticing that the faces of the people present were a bit strange, Lei Luo knew what they were thinking at the moment, so he simply cleared his throat, and changed the subject:

"Everyone, one and a half years later, the third ninja world war will officially begin. I hope that everyone here, from all walks of life, whether they are civilians, businessmen, bureaucrats, or daimyo, can contribute their all to this war. force."

"Our enemies are Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Sand Village. Our goal is to occupy the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, rule the people of those two countries, explore the resources of those two countries, and turn those two countries into ours. A part of the territory outside the Kingdom of Fire."

　The limited exemption is coming, ready to add more
　　
　
(End of this chapter)