The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

"Welcome to our humble village, five daimyo! Your presence is an honor to our village!"

Mianma bowed slightly in greeting and greeted him with a light smile.

"Hehe, Lord Tianying, you're too kind."

"It is an honor for us old folks that Lord Tianying has come to greet us personally."

"You flatter me, Lord Tianying."

Although they knew Menma was very young, the daimyo still showed a hint of shock when they saw him in person.

Of course, beneath this appearance, the different daimyo have different attitudes toward Menma.

Among them, the daimyo of the Land of Fire seemed to have the most amiable attitude, while the daimyo of the Land of Water had a very solemn expression.

In the original story, this daimyo was the one who feared ninjas the most.

As for the other three daimyo, their attitudes were evenly matched. After all, they had been rulers of a country for many years, so they had the magnanimity and composure to not reveal all their inner thoughts.

"Hehe, you daimyo are too kind. I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you. This way, please, Your Highnesses."

Menma seemed completely oblivious to the deeper meaning behind the daimyo's words, and continued to laugh while turning to the side in an inviting gesture.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 587 Bottom Line

The five superpowers receive far better treatment than other smaller countries. As five superpowers that encompass 70-80% of the world's land area, the combined population of their subjects is several times that of other smaller countries. From this perspective alone, the daimyo of the five superpowers deserve the highest level of treatment.

Whether it was Menma personally greeting them, the subsequent living environment, or the extravagant welcome banquet, these were things that other small countries could not afford.

To put it bluntly, as long as Menma can handle the issues with the five major powers, even if the remaining smaller countries go crazy and rebel, it will only be a minor problem. What Menma is really worried about is the lack of cooperation from the five major powers.

Because Menma couldn't possibly kill all the high-ranking officials of the five great nations, especially the five daimyo, could he?

It's not that we can't suppress it later, but doing so will cause a lot of unnecessary conflicts. The world has gradually stabilized, and Menma doesn't want to see another special bloody storm brew.

That would be a misfortune for ordinary people.

By then, the number of people to die will be considerable. No matter how unwilling Mianma is, he will have to do everything he can to eliminate all those connected to the rebel forces.

That was the worst possible development.

This is an outcome that facial numbness tries its best to avoid.

However, judging from the normal situation, as long as these daimyo and nobles are not out of their minds, they would not do such an outrageous thing. Just for a moment of anger, for that vague glimmer of hope, they would risk all their lives and fortunes. Anyone with a sound mind would not do such a thing.

As long as the situation leaves some room for compromise and allows them to accept it to some extent, such a desperate situation will never occur.

In fact, Menma did leave these daimyo some room for maneuver, both openly and covertly. Otherwise, these five daimyo wouldn't have come to the meeting; instead, he would have directly ordered a nationwide mobilization. If you don't leave them any benefits, you can't blame them for fighting to the death.

It happened almost immediately after the banquet.

After a hearty meal and drinks.

Inside that magnificent building, specifically constructed for the high-level meetings of the daimyo and nobles of various countries tomorrow, and most likely the future unified nation.

The innermost large conference room.

The five daimyo were already seated among them.

Menma, along with Karin, Mui, Shikaku, Inoichi, Shibuki, Tsuchida, and others, sat opposite the five daimyo.

It is clear that this meeting is the one that will determine the future of the world order.

As long as it's today.

If Menma can reach a certain agreement with the five daimyo, then tomorrow's grand meeting will just be a formality. In fact, throughout history, any seemingly important large meeting has actually had its entire content decided in a small core meeting before the main meeting.

It's not that the large meeting was just a formality, but if many important things weren't discussed and decided in advance, the more people discussed it, the more chaotic it became. What was needed was a meeting with a clearer objective.

What is the core?

What is the main idea?

These are all particularly important points.

"Karin".

And it was after the five daimyo took their seats.

Menma gestured to the rin beside him.

Karin nodded, then stepped forward and presented five identical documents to the five daimyo's desks.

"Your Highnesses, the world is now in an era of great change. I think you all know that the past is coming to an end. In order to better guarantee the rights of everyone in this world and achieve true peace, necessary changes are indispensable. The first thing that needs to be changed is our current national system. Here are some of my immature thoughts. Please take a look."

Menma placed his hands together on the rectangular conference table in front of him, and looked at the five daimyo opposite him with a faint smile.

The first thing that needs to be clarified is the country's system and institutions, which is the most important point.

Menma absolutely had to make these daimyo and nobles understand his side's determination. This was the most basic and important point, and no one was allowed to question or oppose it.

Secondly, there's the so-called exchange of benefits.

Menma allows these daimyo to retain some of their core interests, and they can also make corresponding concessions in terms of status and power. Under the new national system, at least the current five daimyo can still hold high-level positions of real power. This is a transitional approach that is mainly for appeasement.

The prerequisites are that the five daimyo cooperate with Menma's reforms of the national system, and that a significant portion of their interests are stripped away.

The boundaries here are not entirely fixed; it depends on how they discuss things next.

However, the bottom line is set there.

The five daimyo were well aware of this, and almost the moment Menma spoke, they each opened the documents in front of them and examined the terms with great seriousness.

It's important to understand that each and every clause here could potentially involve enormous interests.

They cannot afford to be careless or complacent in the slightest.

If they overlook even one detail, it could lead to an outcome they cannot accept. After all, they are not only concerned about how much their own status and power will change, but also about the nobles and politicians in their country.

Especially those nobles who followed them closely and were their most steadfast supporters, these daimyo also had to ensure the basic rights of these people.

It's either about status or about interests.

One of the two must be correct, right?

The daimyo watched intently, and Menma waited patiently on the sidelines without any sign of urging them on. This was a meeting that was going to take a long time to develop.

Since Mianma has decided to resolve all problems in the most peaceful way possible, hoping to shed the least amount of blood, then she must go through a similar process.

Negotiation, you know.

There must be both advancement and retreat.

It all comes down to the tug-of-war tactics and patience between the two sides.

Even though the document wasn't particularly long, it still took the five authors more than an hour to read it.

They scrutinized almost every detail, from the national system down to specific job positions.

These are things that the famous people are very interested in.

It should be said that Menma really considered all aspects. Moreover, this document had already undergone multiple checks by Menma's internal team before it reached these daimyo, especially with Shikaku and Tsuchida's efforts in identifying and filling in the gaps, which effectively made up for many loopholes.

It truly took care of the aristocratic groups within these large countries.

However, the fundamental principle remains unchanged: the noble class, led by the daimyo, is still required to contribute at least two-thirds of the profits.

Their status and power would at least need to be reduced by two or three levels.

In Menma's new national blueprint, the old aristocracy can only occupy a small, albeit not large, portion of the territory.

You can spend money to support them for a period of time, but don't even think about the highest level of power and status. Moreover, a considerable portion of the benefits offered cannot be given permanently, so don't expect them to be passed down indefinitely.

For example, the daimyo of the five great nations can serve as the most important member of the federal parliament in the future national blueprint, but this is limited to their generation of daimyo. Their descendants can enjoy the benefits left behind, but the rights cannot be passed down.

This is the bottom line for Mianma.

If the daimyo of the five kingdoms were in such a state, then the nobles below them, and the daimyo of other smaller kingdoms, were even more so.

Any request to permanently occupy a certain benefit will not be allowed. Menma is very determined in this regard. He can make some concessions in other areas, and even allow the descendants of these nobles to enjoy some other benefits. Menma can barely turn a blind eye to these things. But on the core issue, Menma will never compromise.

"Is this Lord Tianying's final decision?"

On the opposite side, the Fire Country Daimyo, who always had a smile on his face, now stared at Menma with a serious expression and asked.

It should be said that the national restructuring plan document provided by Mianma does indeed guarantee some of their interests, and even the previously mentioned issues of status and power have corresponding arrangements.

This is just an arrangement.

Many of these outcomes were unexpected for them; a new country, a new system—this was an inevitable result.

However, Menma proposed a federal + parliamentary system.

But it was a system they had never heard of before.

This makes it difficult for them to define what kind of position they can occupy in the new country. Members of parliament seem very important, but how much real power can they actually wield?

The most important point is that inheritance cannot be done in order of succession.

This is the most painful thing for the five daimyo.

The idea of ​​a hereditary monarchy has been deeply ingrained in these people's minds and souls for thousands of years. Now, they are being told that such a position and power cannot be inherited. How can they accept this?!

Even if, under such a system, we can indeed pave the way for our children's future, nothing beats the directness and ease of a clear succession!

Furthermore, regarding specific wealth, at least two-thirds must be handed over, and in many cases, not even one percent can be kept. Such a proportion is truly difficult for these people to accept.

But then again, I felt that these conditions weren't really that bad, so I was in a very conflicted state of mind.

This is exactly the result that Mianma wants.

It's a feeling that it's not worth risking the lives of these lords and nobles to turn against you, but accepting it would feel like a huge loss.

"You could say that. Some fundamental principles are unshakeable, but everything still requires us to discuss and reach a consensus, right? World peace is not just one person's concern, but the common aspiration of everyone in the world, and it requires the joint efforts of everyone! I think Your Highnesses would agree with this, wouldn't you?"

Mianma said with a light laugh.

A blanket approach is absolutely not going to work. Even if the aristocracy is to be abolished, there should at least be a transition period. In Mianma's view, it is impossible to achieve in the near future. If the public's consciousness has not been liberated, forcing it will only cause chaos among countless people.

It's better to just keep the name as it is.

In the future, they might all be considered for guidance and guided towards an honorary status.

Based on this, Mianma had to block all possible avenues for these nobles to resist in advance, and suppress everything he could think of.