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Chapter 130 The First Three-Year Plan

Ning Yuan had no idea that a casual essay he wrote could make Hiruzen Sarutobi blush with admiration, and that his vision had long since transcended Konoha Village, extending to the entire Land of Fire.

This is actually quite normal, because most of the children in Ningyuan's generation were born in rural areas, went to high school in the county town, went to university in big cities, and then never returned to their villages.

Not to mention, now that an opportunity to plan the entire world is right in front of them, who would be interested in the petty squabbles of a small village!

Unless one passes the civil service exam and gets a job in poverty alleviation, then returning to the countryside is indeed necessary.

Many people who watch Naruto often wonder why no village tried to control the Daimyo.

The Land of Fire and the Daimyo get along well, so it's understandable that they don't have this idea. But your Sand Village is under the control of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and they don't even give you money anymore. Have you never thought about resisting?

When Ning Yuan transmigrated into the world of Naruto, he also had this question, but as he learned more about this world, he gradually found the answer.

There are many reasons for not controlling the daimyo.

First: Unexpected.

Just as people never imagined that an emperor could be killed before Cao Mao was assassinated in the street, the daimyo have existed in the ninja world for thousands of years; they existed before the profession of ninja even appeared.

After the birth of ninjas, their professional characteristics were basically inherited from samurai. Samurai were loyal to the daimyo, so naturally no one thought of using force to rebel against the daimyo.

This kind of mental inertia is practically a natural mental imprint, more effective than any slogan.

Second: It's unnecessary.

Ning Yuan initially thought, like everyone else, that the Daimyo was a figure similar to an emperor, wielding immense power over the entire Land of Fire, with absolute authority and orders that no one dared to disobey.

But if you look at how the Land of Fire's military power is entirely in the hands of Konoha Village, you'll see that this is simply unrealistic.

Power, power, authority and strength have always been a harmonious and unified relationship. If you have no power, where does your authority come from?

In reality, the Land of Fire is less a vast country and more a city-state comprised of countless cities that have elected a nominal leader called the Daimyo.

The lords and mayors of each city possess immense power, including but not limited to legislation, law enforcement, tax collection, and construction.

Just look at the Land of Waves mission; a small village can build its own cross-sea bridge without needing the approval of the daimyo above.

Under this system, a daimyo is just a richer castle lord. What's the point of controlling him?

It's of little use to the ninja villages, just like Sunagakure. Even if they control the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, they'll still be broke.

The current situation in the ninja world is somewhat like the Central Plains after Dong Zhuo's usurpation of power during the Three Kingdoms period. Emperor Liu Xie was merely a figurehead. If it weren't for the existence of ninjas, who possess extraordinary powers, this land would have long been engulfed in war after war due to the presence of ambitious individuals.

However, the daimyo are useless to the ninja villages, but useful to the Ning organization.

No matter what, he was a powerful figure, and nominally had jurisdiction over the entire country.

Once you've secured a great name, you can emulate Cao Cao and use the emperor to command the disobedient.

With a legitimate reason, and combined with the power held by Ning's organization, it's not impossible to gradually replace the city lords across the country and truly integrate the forces of the Land of Fire.

"Most of the high-ranking members of our Ning organization are present at this meeting!" Mingchuan Town, in the conference room.

Besides Ning Yuan, Kurenai Yuhi, Minato Namikaze, and Tsunade, there are two more people.

Yakushi Nono, Orochimaru.

Kurenai Yuhi and Minato Namikaze were used to this kind of scene, but Nono Yakushi was on tenterhooks, with her idol Tsunade on her left and Orochimaru on her right. She was afraid of saying or doing something wrong.

"At first, we were just a small group of two people, but now we have seven core members!" Ning Yuan said. "Not only that, because of the Cursed Seal Mind Control Technique, our organization has also developed a large number of peripheral members. As of now, we have control over several core departments of Konoha Village, including the Anbu, the Medical Department, and the Intelligence Department. In addition, we have also made great gains with Yakushi Nonou!"

Receiving Ning Yuan's look, Yakushi Nonou mustered some courage and said earnestly, "Over the past month, I've traveled throughout the Land of Fire, subduing over six thousand bandits, outlaws, and thugs. Four thousand of them have already reached Mingchuan City, and two thousand are still on their way. However, this is just a drop in the ocean compared to the total number of bandits in the Land of Fire. According to my investigation, the number of bandits and outlaws in the Land of Fire, just those openly known, already reaches over 30!"

"Tsk," Tsunade exclaimed, "Three hundred thousand bandits! How do the ordinary people of the Land of Fire live on a daily basis?!"

"Isn't this how the world has always been, before our Ning Organization was even born!" Orochimaru said calmly.

"That's true!" Tsunade nodded.

She has now forgotten why she joined the Ning organization, but as the Ning organization has grown stronger and done more and more, she has come to fully accept the existence of the organization.

At least, this was the first time she had ever heard that the state had an obligation to protect its people, and that suppressing bandits was the state's responsibility, which did not require any financial investment.

How did the Land of Fire operate in the past?

The higher-ups don't care at all!

The people are so fed up with being tormented by the bandits that they can raise money to hire Konoha ninjas to wipe them out.

What?

No money?

How can you even fight bandits if you don't have money?

Even though these bandits were considered worthless in Konoha's eyes, and a single genin could wipe out a bandit stronghold of nearly a hundred people, Konoha never had the idea of ​​taking the initiative to eliminate them.

Until the emergence of the Ning organization.

There's a saying: "Comparing people will only lead to ruin, and comparing goods will only lead to discarding them."

The Tsunade of Konoha used to be pretty good, but now compared to the Ning organization, she's inferior to the Ning organization in every aspect!

Seeing how excited they were talking, Ning Yuan thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

They didn't seem to care about the existence of the Cursed Seal Mind Control Technique, completely unaware of how evil it was to control people with a cursed seal.

Ning Yuan tapped the table and said, "The current situation is that the Fire Country Daimyo is forming the Twelve Guardian Shinobi. Konoha will send two, and I think our Ning Organization should take care of the remaining ten. Then, we can use this opportunity to control the Daimyo, starting from Kyoto, and slowly expand our sphere of control."

"What about Mingchuan Castle?" Tsunade asked. "It's been under construction for months, are we just going to leave it like this?"

"Of course we can't ignore this!" Ning Yuan spread out the map and said, "Look, in this Land of Fire, Kyoto and Mingchuan City are located in the north and south respectively. One is the center of the north, and the other is the center of the south. So, we can expand outward from Kyoto in the north, and from Mingchuan City in the south!"

"Building bridges, repairing roads, exploring for minerals, establishing factories, and promoting education—although we are an organization, with the title of 'Da Ming' in hand, we can already position ourselves as the rulers of the nation. Therefore, the starting point for all policies should be to strengthen this country and enrich its people!"

"Therefore, I intend to formulate a three-year plan. Within three years, we will conquer all cities in the Land of Fire, establish a basic industrial system, a nationwide education system, build roads connecting the entire country, eliminate all bandits and bullies throughout the country, and punish all past criminals. And most importantly, we will eliminate all starving people within three years, ensuring that no one dies!"

"What do you think of this plan?" Ning Yuan asked.

The group exchanged glances, all sensing the difficulty of the plan.

The industrial system was alright, and the city-state system also had its advantages, namely that commerce in various places was not suppressed and was in a state of unbridled growth.

Once these elements are integrated, the industrial system will be largely complete.

Popularizing education is not difficult. As long as you take over the cities, you can easily set up schools by leaking some money from the city lords.

Eliminating all the starving people would not be difficult. The Land of Fire is sparsely populated and has more than enough arable land. The reason why some people still starve to death is because of problems with the distribution of resources.

Most of the grain ended up in the hands of landlords, city lords, and nobles. Once they were dealt with, ordinary people would naturally have food to eat.

Eliminating bandits and tyrants is even simpler; Yakushi Nonou alone could handle it, not to mention their team is constantly growing.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem impossible to accomplish these things within three years.

The only problem is manpower. As long as there are enough people, there's really nothing that can't be done.

"We can give it a try!" Orochimaru licked his lips. The thought of schools springing up everywhere in the future, with one talented person after another emerging from each school and gathering under his command to study forbidden techniques and the path to immortality, filled him with an irrepressible excitement.

Tsunade nodded as well. She didn't like to think things through; whatever Ning Yuan said, she would just do it.

"Now, let me assign tasks!" Ning Yuan said, "Yakushi Nono, your task is the most important. You are not only responsible for the expansion of the Ning Organization, but I also need you to establish an intelligence organization throughout the country. This organization needs to penetrate into every aspect of a city, ideally to the point of knowing what the city lord eats for lunch and who he sleeps with at night!"

"This concerns our organization's decision on how to deal with a city lord—to kill him or spare him—we cannot afford to be careless!"

"Yes!" Yakushi Nonou nodded emphatically, "I accept this mission!"

"Next, Tsunade, you will expand our Ning organization, using Mingchuan Town as the center. As for the method of expansion, you can invite the lords of other cities to a banquet or something, and then directly take them over and imprint the curse seal."

"I understand!" Tsunade nodded. The opponents were just a group of ordinary people, so it wasn't difficult.

The challenge lies in the endless administrative tasks: building bridges and roads, education, and maintaining public order—she has to handle everything.

"Lord Orochimaru, you're going to Kyoto?" Ning Yuan asked.

"No problem!" Orochimaru nodded.

Although he still has missions in Konoha, it's not a big problem. Jiraiya can find material everywhere to write a novel, so who says that scientific research doesn't require finding material everywhere?

He's an expert in scientific research; it would be incredibly easy for him to fool an outsider like Danzo.

"Minato, the future of Konoha's ninja rests on your shoulders!" Ning Yuan said. "I need you to become Konoha's star, and then the next Hokage!"

Ninjas are all cunning old foxes. Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to pull out the Reaper Death Seal when facing the First and Second Hokage. Who knows what other trump cards he had up his sleeve?

Unless absolutely necessary, a peaceful transition is the best option.

Dealing with a serving Hokage is a completely different level of difficulty than dealing with a retired Hokage.

"Yes!" Minato nodded emphatically. Although his horizons had broadened after joining the Ning organization, the position of Hokage still held some allure.

Fortunately, he has a sunny disposition and strong abilities, possessing all the necessary qualities to become a star.

"As for me and Yuhi Kurenai, besides making money, we will also develop members in various places!" Ning Yuan also felt that it was a waste of time to travel all that way, sing a song, and then leave.

Could you perhaps place a curse mark on the local city lord while you're on the way?

(End of this chapter)