Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

Nowadays.

These daimyos from various countries who arrived early were obviously willing to cooperate, so Menma had to give them a certain degree of tolerance.

Their identities meant that Menma couldn't deal with them casually, not to mention that they were already willing to cooperate.

You must leave something for others.

Whether it is status, power, or related interests.

You have to consider the facial numbness carefully.

However, these are just small countries, and they are actually very convenient to deal with, except for the five major countries.

is the trickiest.

The power they wield is truly incomparable to that of these small countries, and the interests involved are an extremely exaggerated number.

But no matter what, the problem must be dealt with immediately. The longer you delay, the worse it will be.

The daimyos of the five countries were also very aware of this, so although they responded a little late, they still agreed to attend the conference in the end. They obviously contacted each other in advance and arrived at the same time on the morning of the last day.

Menma, who had received the news long ago, brought Karin and others to the main gate of the ninja village to greet them.

The daimyos and nobles from the small countries before only needed Wuwei, Xianglin and others to greet them. Now the daimyos from the five major countries were coming. Even though their status would change greatly after today, as long as they cooperated, the daimyos from the five major countries would still occupy a very important position in Menma's future national blueprint. Therefore, it was reasonable for Menma to greet them personally. This was also a matter of basic etiquette.

Five gorgeous carriages arrived in an orderly manner and stopped steadily at the main entrance of the Ninja Village.

"Creak!" a sound.

The doors were opened one after another.

Served by several servants.

Five middle-aged men dressed in gorgeous clothes, all of whom looked noble, stepped down from the carriage at the same time.

The moment I saw the five people.

Menma immediately stepped forward with a smile.

"Welcome the five daimyo to our humble village! Your presence here brings glory to our humble village!"

Menma bowed slightly and greeted with a chuckle.

"Haha, Your Excellency Tianying is too polite."

"And His Excellency Tianying came to greet us personally. This is an honor for us old guys."

"Your Excellency Tianying, your words are too kind."

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

Of course, beneath such appearances, the daimyo had different attitudes towards Menma.

Among them, the daimyo of the Fire Country seems to be the most friendly, while the daimyo of the Water Country has a very solemn expression.

In the original work, this daimyo is the one who is most afraid of ninjas.

As for the other three daimyos, their attitudes were split evenly. After all, they had been the rulers of a country for many years, so they still had some magnanimity and shrewdness, and would not reveal everything they thought in their hearts.

"Haha, you daimyos are joking. I have already prepared a welcoming banquet for you. Your Highnesses, please come this way."

Menma seemed to not understand the deep meaning of these daimyos' words at all. He leaned sideways to make an invitation and continued with a smile.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 587 Bottom Line

The treatment of the five major countries is still much higher than that of other small countries. As five superpowers covering 70 to 80 percent of the world's territory, the total number of people under their jurisdiction is several times the total number of other small countries. From this point of view alone, the daimyos of the five major countries must be treated the highest.

Whether it was the personal welcome by Menma, the living environment afterwards, or the super-standard welcome banquet, these were not something other small countries could have.

To put it bluntly, as long as Menma can handle the problems of the five major countries, the remaining small countries will only be a small problem even if all their members go crazy and resist. What Menma is really worried about is the non-cooperation of the five major countries.

Because Menma couldn't really kill all the top leaders of the five major countries, especially the five daimyo, right?

It's not that it can't be suppressed later, but doing so will cause a lot of unnecessary conflicts. The world has been gradually stabilizing, and Menma doesn't want to see another bloody storm.

That is definitely the misfortune of ordinary people.

By that time, the number of people who would die would not be a small number. No matter how unwilling Menma was, he had to try his best to eradicate the rebellion and kill all those who were related to the rebellion.

That was the worst possible development.

This is a result that Menma is trying hard to avoid.

However, from a normal situation, as long as these daimyo and nobles are not crazy, they will not do such exaggerated things. Just to vent their anger for a moment, for that illusory hope, they are willing to gamble all their lives and property. No one with a normal mind would do that.

As long as Menma leaves some room for them to accept it more or less, such a situation where both sides will be devastated will never occur.

In fact, Menma also left some room for these daimyos to maneuver, and expressed it both openly and secretly. Otherwise, these five daimyos would not have come here to attend the meeting, but would have directly ordered a national mobilization. If you don't even leave any benefits for them, you can't blame them for fighting to the death.

The reception was almost over.

After having enough wine and food.

In that magnificent building which was specially built for the high-level meetings of the daimyos and nobles of various countries in the future, and most likely the entire country after unification, in the future.

The large conference room at the innermost side.

The five daimyos were already seated among them.

Menma, along with Karin, Wuwei, Shikaku, Haiyi, Shibuki, Dodai and others, sat opposite the five daimyo.

It is obvious that this meeting is an important meeting that will affect the future world situation.

Just today.

If Menma can reach a certain agreement with the five daimyos, then tomorrow's meeting will just be a process. In fact, throughout history, any large-scale meeting that seems to be very important, in fact, all the content has already been decided in a small core meeting before the meeting begins.

It's not that the big meeting was just a formality, but if many important things were not communicated and decided in advance, the more discussion there was at a meeting with so many people, the more chaotic it would become. What was needed was a meeting with a relatively clear purpose.

What is the core.

What is the theme.

These are all particularly important contents.

"Xianglin."

And that was after the five daimyos took their seats.

Menma gestured to Karin beside him.

Xianglin nodded, then walked forward and presented five identical documents to the desks of the five daimyo.

"Your Highnesses, the world is now entering an era of great change. I think you should all be aware that everything in the past is coming to an end. In order to better guarantee the rights of all people 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 ideas, please review them."

Menma clasped his hands together and placed them on the conference table in front of him, then said with a faint smile as he looked at the five daimyos opposite him.

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

Menma must make these daimyo and nobles realize his side's determination. This is the most basic and most important point, and no one is allowed to question or oppose it.

Secondly, it is the so-called exchange of interests.

Menma can allow these daimyos to keep some of their core interests, and they can also make corresponding concessions in status and power. Under the system of the new country, at least the current five daimyos can still hold high-level positions of power. This is a transitional approach that is mainly intended to appease them.

The prerequisite is that the five daimyo will cooperate with Menma's reform of the national system and deprive them of a considerable part of their interests.

The standards here are not completely fixed, it depends on how they discuss it next.

But that’s the bottom line.

The five daimyos knew it all too well, and almost at the moment Menma opened his mouth, they each opened the document in front of them and examined the terms inside with a very serious attitude.

You must know that every clause here may involve huge interests.

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

If they miss any of these things, it may lead to a result that they cannot accept. After all, they not only have to care about how their own status and power will change, but also have to pay attention to the nobles and politicians in their own country.

Especially those nobles who follow closely and are their most staunch supporters, they, the daimyo, must ensure the basic rights of these people.

It's either status or profit.

It has to be one of the two, right?

Several daimyos were watching very seriously, and Menma was waiting patiently, without any intention of urging them. This was a meeting that would take a lot of time to handle.

Since Menma had decided to solve all problems in the most peaceful way possible, hoping to shed the least amount of blood, he would have to go through a similar process.

Negotiation.

There must be advances and retreats.

It all depends on the pulling tactics and patience between each other.

It was a document that didn't contain a lot of content, but the five daimyos still spent more than an hour reading it.

Almost all the details inside and out have been checked, from the national system to the specific job settings.

The daimyos are all very concerned about these contents.

It should be said that Menma really took all aspects into consideration, and before this document came in front of these daimyos, it had already been checked many times by Menma's internal group, especially by Shikaku and Dodai, who checked for omissions and filled in many gaps.

It truly takes care of the aristocratic groups within these great countries.

However, the purpose has not changed. The aristocratic groups headed by the great names in each country still need to contribute at least two-thirds of the interests.

At the very least, one’s status and power need to be downgraded by two or three levels.

In Menma's blueprint for a new country, the old nobles of the past could only occupy a not-too-exaggerated part of the territory.

Menma can spend money to support them for a period of time, but he can forget about the highest power and status. Moreover, a considerable part of the benefits given cannot be given permanently, so there is no way they can be passed down.

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

This is Menma's bottom line.

If this is the case for the daimyo of the five countries, let alone the nobles below and the daimyo of other small countries.

Any request to permanently occupy a certain interest will not be allowed. Menma is very determined in this regard. He can make some concessions in other aspects, and even allow the descendants of these nobles to enjoy some other benefits. Menma can turn a blind eye to it. However, Menma will never give in on the core issue.

"Is this the final decision of Lord Tianying?"

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

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

It's just such an arrangement.

Many of them are things they had never imagined, a new country, a new system, this is an inevitable result.

But the federal + parliamentary system proposed by Menma.

But it was a system they had never heard of.

In this way, it is difficult for them to define what position they can occupy in the new country. Members of parliament seem to be very important, but how much real power can they hold?

The most important thing is that you cannot inherit the throne.

This is the most uncomfortable point for the five daimyo.

The idea of ​​a family-run empire has been deeply ingrained in these people's minds and has taken root in their souls for thousands of years. Now that they are told that such status and power cannot be inherited, how can they accept it! ?

Even if we can pave the way for our children in such a system, it is not as direct and easy as a clear succession order! ?

In terms of specific wealth, at least two-thirds must be handed over, and most of them cannot even keep one percent. Such a ratio is really difficult for these people to accept.

But I just feel that such conditions are not really bad. It’s a very conflicted mentality.

This is exactly the result Menma wants.

It doesn't seem worth it to let these daimyo and nobles risk their lives, but accepting it would also feel like a big loss.

"You can also say that some basic principles cannot be shaken, but everything still needs us to negotiate and reach a consensus, right? The peace of this world is not the business of one person, but should be the common wish of everyone in the world, and it also requires the joint efforts of everyone! I think your highnesses should agree with this point, right?"

Menma said with a chuckle.

It is not feasible to kill something with one blow. Even if the aristocracy system needs to be abolished, there must be at least a transition period. At least in Menma's opinion, it cannot be achieved in the near future. When the people's consciousness is not liberated, forcing it to do so will only cause chaos to countless people.

It would be better to just keep this name.

Who knows, in the future, maybe they can be considered as honorary existences.

Based on this, Menma had to block all ways of resistance of these nobles in advance, and suppress everything he could think of.