Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 171 Youya: You bunch of old schemers...

The ideal ratio of civil servants to ordinary citizens is approximately 1:100.

For example, it would be best to have 13 million civil servants among 1.3 billion people.

When the population reaches hundreds of millions, the shortage of civil servants will be very large.

This doesn't mean that normally this many people are needed every year. Rather, every year, even if only one percent of civil servants leave office due to special reasons, there will still be a shortage of hundreds of thousands.

The shortage of hundreds of thousands of places, through a highly selective examination system, means that millions of candidates will have to compete for this qualification every year, making the competition extremely fierce.

Konoha doesn't have that many shortages, but it still needs around 10,000 people to manage Konoha's inner city, down to each street.

These people don't earn high salaries, but their jobs are stable and they are in management positions, giving them the potential to climb the ranks from the bottom.

If you want a high-paying and stable job, then go to work in a factory. If you want a brighter future, then becoming your own boss is also a good option.

Konoha is past the point where opportunities abound. A decade or so ago, when Yuya first took office, everything was in ruins. Opening a shop in Konoha's inner city could have been quite profitable. Those with ambition could open shops in Konoha's outer city for even greater returns, since those people in the outer city wouldn't buy houses there. They had a lot of spare money and were hoping to gain the right to enter the inner city.

It's unlikely that a large sum of money can be obtained without spending it, so knowing how to extract money from these people's wallets is an art, and if you can get it, you can naturally make money.

Those who are bold enough to venture into other villages can make a fortune.

Although many merchants have perished abroad over the past decade or so, Youya has never cheated them out of their assets. Instead, he distributes them directly to their heirs or wives, requiring them to pay only a three to five percent inheritance tax.

This money is also a reward for the hard work of some high-ranking ninja who are investigating the deaths of businessmen.

Of course, Youya would also earn a little bit, which would be deposited into the public treasury.

Although it's no longer an era where you can pick up money everywhere, the occasional new gadgets are enough for the people of Konoha to seize business opportunities.

Yes, for example, the new air conditioners that are coming out now are like that.

Actually, Konoha's climate is quite good. It's just that due to its terrain, the north wind can't blow away the cold, and the south wind can't blow in. Therefore, it's extremely cold in winter and extremely hot in summer. However, it's only cold for one month and hot for two months a year.

Strictly speaking, air conditioners are only used for about a quarter of the year.

But as the saying goes, I may not need it, but you can't live without it.

Air conditioning is one of those things you can't go back to once you've used it, so when the Konoha Research Institute developed air conditioning in April of Konoha Year 37, Yuya knew that comfortable days were coming.

In fact, both air conditioners and refrigerators use a chemical technology called refrigerant.

This chemical technology was actually experimented on by Mitokado Yan in the Land of Whirlpools—because it was very polluting to the environment.

Of course, the relevant theoretical technology came from Konoha's research institute; it can only be said that the experimental site was in the Land of Whirlpools.

The successful development of refrigerants not only means that air conditioners have been invented, but also shows that refrigerators have accumulated relevant technologies.

Meanwhile, underground telephone lines were laid to every household in Konoha's inner city, using telephone line interfaces.

It refers to the kind of device that could connect to a computer very early on.

With the relevant basic technologies completed, computer manufacturing can now begin.

The feeling of mastering all the manufacturing technologies step by step and then watching them break through the technological barriers on their own is incredibly fulfilling.

In the past, the advent of air conditioning would have caused quite a stir.

But this time it was unusually quiet.

The reason is simple: Yuya's first round of civil servant recruitment had a shortage of more than 3000 people, and he needed to recruit more than 3000 civil servants to fill the various districts and streets of Konoha Village.

These are management positions. Although they only earn 24000 taels a month, this salary is already considered low income in Konoha Village. Even if you work in a factory carrying bricks, working four days on and three days off, you can earn more than 30,000 taels a month. You can earn more if you take fewer days off.

Civil servants work five days a week and have two days off, yet their salaries are less than those of construction workers.

Logically speaking, not many people should care.

However, Youya has made all the benefits public. Considering these benefits and the office environment, well, it's a scam to only talk about salary without mentioning the environment.

Not to mention that being elected as a civil servant could lead to entry into the center of power, which used to be a privilege reserved for ninjas.

Therefore, the controversy caused by this wave of public recruitment completely overshadowed the hype surrounding the advent of air conditioners.

You Ya didn't mind. He told the factory to take advantage of this time to prepare goods, as there would definitely be orders later. They couldn't afford to have things fall apart then.

Of course, this universe is still dominated by ninjas.

Putting aside other issues, what if an ordinary person holding an important position is assassinated?

At least ninjas can put up some resistance, but ordinary people don't have that much ability to fight back.

Therefore, to avoid the embarrassing situation of being appointed this year and then being eliminated next year, Yuya noted in the appointments of many key positions that only Jonin, and elite Jonin, were qualified.

There is no doubt that You Ya is paving the way for himself.

This also serves as a case study for the later Naruto series.

Personnel matters are the highest level of politics; only by controlling personnel appointments can you secure your leadership position.

You have the power to appoint people to all the key positions, and the other ninja clans can only reluctantly cooperate with your appointments. How well you manage these personnel appointments depends on your abilities.

All You Ya can do is lay a solid foundation to pave the way for those who come after.

"Knock knock knock"

"Enter."

Sakumo Hatake, with white hair, walked in carrying a document.

"Lord Hokage, these are the candidates from the outer city recommended by your subordinates last year."

You Ya nodded and took it.

You Ya couldn't possibly have the energy to have someone observe him every year just for the 100 slots for people to enter the inner city from the outer city.

Therefore, he implemented a recommendation system.

While the prospects of being an official in the outer city are certainly not as good as those in the inner city, the financial prospects are still quite good.

In a sense, this is an equivalent exchange.

Furthermore, because these management positions could potentially lead to conflicts, the people in charge of these management positions in the outer city are all Jonin-level ninjas.

Of course, given Yua's consistent style, these people must be Jonin from their respective ninja clans.

I have deprived you of the opportunity to enter the core of power. As compensation, I will pretend I did not see you making some money in the outer city.

As long as it's not too outrageous, it's fine.

Yuya looked at the list. There were 30 people who had risen to management positions in the factory, and more than a dozen who were ninjas from other villages who had come to Konoha a few years ago. However, since they were all genin and not very valuable, Yuya did not pay much attention to them. They must have made some money in the past few years and then used it to bribe those jonin in management positions.

The rest were ordinary candidates in their thirties who had been living in the outer city for more than ten years.

Not bad. They're all in their prime. After moving into the inner city, they'll get a 20-year mortgage and an inner city residency permit for their next generation. I believe they won't have any objections.

"Okay, no problem." Yuya handed over the documents and casually asked, "Interested in taking the exam? If you pass, I can get you into the Hokage's office's external relations department, liaising with representatives from other ninja villages. The work is easy and the pay is pretty good."

Sakumo Hatake's wife was also pregnant, so he spent most of his time in the village, except for the necessary shifts for patrolling outside the village that he couldn't refuse.

Because his wife's health was actually not good, it was congenital. Hatake Sakumo's mother-in-law died after giving birth to this unfortunate girl, and she lacked breast milk. More than 20 years ago in Konoha, when Senju Hashirama was still alive, ordinary people in Konoha were just grateful to have enough to eat, let alone eat well.

Therefore, Sakumo Hatake's wife was born with malnutrition.

If it weren't for Yua's efforts over the years to ensure the villagers of Konoha could eat and drink well and make up for some of their health issues, Sakumo Hatake's wife would probably have truly been frail and sickly in the literal sense.

After hearing Yua's opinion, Hatake Sakumo looked embarrassed: "Um, my math isn't very good..."

Yuya sighed, knowing he couldn't say much. Hatake Sakumo was born in Konoha in 13, only a year younger than Tsunade. When he was in school, Yuya hadn't yet included mathematics in the compulsory subjects. Hatake Sakumo's mathematics wasn't completely clueless, but it was only at an elementary school level.

Yeah, it's like that elementary school level question where you fill it with water while draining it, and then ask how long it will take to fill it.

This level actually surpasses that of most people of the same age.

However, Yuya's civil service exam this time is aimed at all the villagers of Konoha.

Many positions do not actually require one to be a ninja.

For example, many clerical jobs, secretarial jobs, and jobs that liaise with banks, hospitals, and other functional industries in Konoha do not necessarily require ninjas.

It would be even better if they were ninjas.

And inevitably, all of these tasks will involve calculations...

Sakumo Hatake, who had not received a systematic education, was indeed not very good at dealing with ordinary people who were good at math.

So You Ya simply abandoned that idea and jokingly said, "How about you have your future child work hard, study hard, and get into the system in twenty years? Then I can have him take over my job?"

Yua was obviously making a joke about the former Sixth Hokage, Kakashi, but Sakumo Hatake didn't know that. His expression changed immediately, and he quickly said, "Hokage-sama, please don't make such a joke..."

Yuya laughed; he didn't mean to reprimand him at all, but Hatake Sakumo seemed to have misunderstood.

You Ya waved his hand: "Twenty years from now I will be fifty years old and it will be time for me to retire. I don't mean anything by this. At that time, I will definitely need to choose a successor. Don't overthink it."

As for your child... whether he can do it or not depends on him.

"Oh, by the way, when is your due date?"

Sakumo Hatake scratched his head: "The doctor said it would be in September."

You Ya nodded to indicate that he understood.

In September...

It happens to be in the same month as my exam...

……

After Hatake Sakumo left, Yua looked at the various messages that had been handed to him.

Since Obito's parents at the hospital weren't seriously injured, they had no reason to leave the family.

However, since Yuya's recruitment drive is open to the entire village of Konoha, and Yuya has made it clear that this number is only needed in the first year, the number of vacancies each year may only be around 100.

Therefore, many families want to seize this year's opportunities.

This naturally includes the Uchiha clan.

They're practically obsessed with having power outside of the security detail.

They wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip by.

As for Obito's parents, who were Chunin, they were naturally required to participate in this exam.

Well, basically all their plans have failed.

The Uchiha clan will definitely cast a wide net when faced with this opportunity.

Therefore, after Youya announced this news, the various families confirmed its authenticity, and a battle for the exam began.

Hiruzen Sarutobi even secretly returned to his clan to inquire about the progress of his clan members.

The news we received was both good and bad.

The most crucial subject is still that cannot be avoided: mathematics.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, pondered for a long time, but still decided not to approach Yua.

There are some things that should have a bottom line.

And so time passed as many qualified people in Konoha Village diligently prepared for the exam.

In September of the 37th year of Konoha, the civil service examination officially began, with 120,000 villagers participating on the first day.

Youya originally planned to start the second round of exams the following week after the first round, but due to the large number of applicants, she had to postpone it by three days.

Against this backdrop, Sakumo Hatake's son, Kakashi Hatake, was born.

As is customary, Yuya presented him with a gold lock weighing several kilograms, which deeply moved Hatake Sakumo.

Then Youya continued grading the exam papers.

And so, the year 37 of Konoha arrived in October...

After the third round of exams, You Ya discovered a very interesting phenomenon when sorting the final 6000 names...

The major ninja clans of Konoha Village, represented by clans such as Sarutobi, Hyuga, Shimura, and Uchiha, each have a population exceeding 1000.

It's just that the proportion of ninjas in the family is relatively small.

This exam is open to everyone in Konoha Village who is between 20 and 35 years old.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some members of these powerful ninja clans will make it to the final round.

You Ya didn't look at the names in the first few rounds, and only arranged the list in the last round.

This means that names from different families with the same surname will be grouped together.

The Uchiha clan occupied three pages, which is quite interesting. Each page had 50 names, and the Uchiha clan had over a hundred people making it to the final round.

You Ya smiled slightly, not paying any attention.

As Yuya flipped through the pages, her hand suddenly paused...

We've already turned seven or eight pages...

Why is it still this family's surname?

You Ya frowned, then ignored the name and flipped through the pages until the name stopped appearing on the eleventh page...

You Ya's expression turned somewhat grim.

This family... actually has over five hundred people who made it to the final round?!

If this family were Sarutobi, Yua wouldn't be so surprised.

But... if it's Shimura...

Then Youya needs to seriously think about what's going on...

In fact, there was no need to think too much. After flipping through the dozen or so pages of the list, You Ya still couldn't find the name he was looking for.

What else is there to say?

Danzo Shimura, you old schemer, you're sending the Shimura family to mess with me instead of showing up yourself?!

but……

The question is...

Yuya definitely didn't want too many members of the Shimura family to come in.

He can accept 100 people from the Shimura family as his limit; the other positions will have to be given to the Sarutobi, Hyuga, and other families, and the majority of them must be ordinary villagers from Konoha.

If half of these 500-plus people go in, it will be a real problem.

However, it's impossible for Yua to simply wave her hand or manipulate things behind the scenes to eliminate more than half of the Shimura clan.

That would really cause trouble.

After much thought, Youya could only come up with one solution...

They manipulated the exam questions to leave the Shimura clan speechless.

If you can't answer the math questions, who can you blame?

However, the questions can't be too difficult, otherwise no one might be able to answer them.

When the results are finally announced, the results will be posted, but the list is limited, so the organizers will only post the top 100 results.

Surely even the shameless Danzo Shimura wouldn't allow Yua to publicly reveal her results after the top 100, right?

That wasn't just a slap in the face to You Ya, it was a slap in the face to their own people.

After thinking for a long time, You Ya decided on the final topic.

A rectangle is divided into four triangles by three lines.

The areas of three right triangles are 3, 4, and 5. Find the area of ​​the triangle formed by the three lines.

You Ya clapped his hands, "That should do it now."

He didn't believe that no one could solve the problem.

He also didn't believe that many people would be able to solve the problem.

In the end, as expected, only about twenty members of the Shimura family solved the problem. Apart from a few individuals who obtained the complete answer, most of them only provided a correct line of thought.

You Ya smiled. "Little brat, you think you can mess with me?"

Do you even understand the value of nine years of compulsory education? Back when I graduated high school, I knew everything from astronomy to geography, but I forgot it all in college…

However, it's more than enough to deal with guys like you.

As Yuya had predicted, Shimura Danzo was indeed too ashamed to come to Yuya.

Even though Youya knew this guy must have pulled some strings in this exam, probably by hiring a famous tutor or something, although Youya felt these tutors were definitely not as good as him...

The Shimura family had no objections, and naturally, the other families had no objections either.

Well, except for one family.

Uchiha.

Of course, Uchiha didn't have any objection to the exam itself, but rather disgustingly and publicly stated that the Yuya exam was fantastic, and it was a pity that it was only held once, and that it would be held every year thereafter.

You Ya's mouth twitched as he watched.

Will there be any mentally challenged people joining?

Then many families in Konoha Village said: "Yes, yes, we agree!"

You Ya: "..."

You bunch of old bastards, you were waiting for me here, weren't you?!

(End of this chapter)