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Chapter 188 The "Military Merit Title" of Kirigakure

Military merit titles, as one of the most famous reform measures in Chinese history, are something that almost every Chinese person has heard of to some extent.

As the cornerstone of China's first unified dynasty, this thing can be said to have reached the pinnacle of human initiative in that era.

The essence of military merit is actually a method of using external material stimuli to enhance the subjective initiative of the human body.

As long as you grasp this core, the manifestation of military merit and nobility is not actually in "military merit" and "nobility", but can also be in other forms, such as... "imperial examination" and "official position".

Therefore, although military merit titles only existed in the Qin and Han dynasties, they permeated the entire history of China, and it can be said that they had a profound influence on every dynasty.

However, due to the significant side effects of military merit titles after the establishment of a unified dynasty, they were generally reformed in later generations, changing their form but retaining their essence, though their core nature remained the same.

Therefore, if Hozuki Shingetsu wants to bring this thing to the ninja world, he must make certain modifications to it.

In the previous life, military merit titles were linked to the farming and warfare system and the twenty-level nobility system. That is, the more valiant you were in battle, the higher your nobility title would be. The higher your nobility title, the more land you could acquire or the more servants you could buy, and the better the treatment you would receive.

Under this system, coupled with the harsh punishments of the Qin state, a famous scene of "being brave in public battles but cowardly in private fights" was formed.

However, the differences between worlds meant that Hozuki Shingetsu could not simply copy Shang Yang's work.

According to the work of predecessors, this military merit system, when applied to the ninja world, should manifest as follows: the more and more difficult the missions a ninja completes, and the more valiantly they fight, the higher their rank will be, and the more ninjutsu they can purchase or the better treatment they can enjoy.

However, since the entire ninja world is currently in a period of peace and truce, Kirigakure cannot risk the world's condemnation by initiating a war at this time. In addition, with the obstruction of some old ninja clans, it would be meaningless to implement this military merit system too early.

Therefore, this reform involving the ninja field is still only a preliminary step, and its main purpose is to lay the groundwork for the implementation of the military merit system when the Third Shinobi World War is about to begin.

The core of this setup is the contribution point system and the nine-level ninja rank system.

The main purpose of the contribution point system is to grasp the core demands of these ninjas and ignite their desire for contribution points.

Since the distribution of these contribution points is entirely within the village and cannot be exchanged for silver, as long as these ninjas are eager for the items they can exchange for with contribution points, this can fully motivate them to actively participate in various village tasks.

However, this core demand varies slightly depending on the different parts of the world.

What did warriors desire most in their past lives?

It is land that can be passed down through generations, and it is a privilege that I have never experienced before.

So how does this correspond to the ninja world?

What do these civilian ninjas, or rather the entire ninja group, desire most?

It is a ninjutsu that can be passed down through generations, a treatment, respect and honor that commoner ninjas and ninja clans have never experienced.

Therefore, Hozuki Shingetsu linked the contribution point system with the ninja status level, and based on the twenty-level nobility system of the Qin Kingdom, he set up these nine status levels on the basis of the ninja level system in the ninja world.

It clearly defines the status level of each ninja, the ninjutsu they can purchase, and the benefits they can enjoy.

It starkly reveals the differences between ninjas and ordinary people, between intermediate and low-level ninjas, and between advanced and intermediate-level ninjas.

You are not a ninja. No matter how rich or high your status is, you are not qualified to buy explosive tags or ninja tools.

If you're not a Chunin, you're not eligible to purchase C-rank items. Even if you're a genius at school, ranking first in your class, you're not eligible unless you receive a special school award.

Even if you achieve great merit, you cannot participate in the Jonin meeting or the village's decision-making if you are not a Jonin.

This is the important significance of clearly defining the treatment that ninjas enjoy based on their social status. It exposes the previously invisible class differences, thereby motivating ninjas to strive for advancement.

Imagine this: as a commoner ninja, you see a wealthy merchant you used to envy and never dare to look at, desperately begging in front of a ninja tool shop but unable to buy any ninja tools, while you can easily enter the shop and buy ninja tools. Wouldn't that give you an instant sense of superiority?

Or imagine a Chunin who has worked his way up over many years, watching a Genin who graduated first in his class from the Ninja Academy desperately need a C-rank ninjutsu but can't buy it, while he himself happens to be eligible to buy it. Doesn't that feeling of pride well up inside him instantly?

It is foreseeable that once this system is implemented, the ninjas of Kirigakure, especially the common ninjas, will definitely fall into a frenzy of competition, and will actively complete various tasks of the village in order to improve their status.

"It's a pity... The current reforms, at best, only offer half the merit-based nobility system. The core promotion system for merit-based nobility cannot be implemented due to the truce and the influence of those old fogies..."

After a shiver, Hozuki Shingetsu leaned back, his mind went blank, and he unconsciously thought of something.

The essence of military meritocracy lies in the fairness that as long as you dare to fight and struggle, you will definitely become a superior person.

The immense incentive that allows ordinary people to reap rewards simply by risking their lives is the core reason why military merit can mobilize the people's initiative.

In the original design, Hozuki Shingetsu originally intended to imitate the military merit system and set up a promotion system for ninja status based on the number of people.

For example, as a genin, you can be promoted to elite genin if you can obtain ten headbands from rival genin villages. You can be promoted to chunin if you can obtain one chunin vest from a rival ninja village.

This bloody, clear, and fair nine-rank ninja promotion system, combined with the contribution point system, is the perfect "military merit" system that Hozuki Shingetsu envisions as being perfectly suited to Kirigakure's system.

However, due to the impact of the truce, coupled with the obstruction of those stubborn old ninja clans, Hozuki Shingetsu had no choice but to settle for second best and roughly change the current ninja rank promotion.

The system has been changed so that only those who have accumulated a certain number of contribution points can participate in the corresponding ninja level exams, and only those who pass the exams can be promoted.

Of course, the key to ensuring the effectiveness of this reform lies in the four words "fairness" and "credit".

We must ensure that those civilian ninjas receive the corresponding contribution points after completing their missions, and that they can obtain what they want after using those contribution points.

Therefore, it is necessary to add some extra measures to prevent some possible situations.

This measure is called "law".

(End of this chapter)