Zong Chun folded the handkerchief twice, stretched it on the table, and groaned for a while, he first said to Liangemon: "Liangemon, you sit down first." ”

Seeing that Liangemon was sitting on the sofa next to him, he slowly spoke: "Liangemon, are you afraid of ninjas?" ”

Liangemon was startled, and then reacted to the meaning of the master's words, his shoulders and neck were stalked, and his face turned red: "Although the subordinates are not confident that they will be able to defeat the ninjas, if the head of the family has a life, even in front of the five shadows, the subordinates will not flinch in the slightest!" ”

Zong Chun waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to be so excited, how to tell this loyal but reckless subordinate that he actually had a bit of a headache.

Recalling the long talk he had with the daimyo before leaving, Zong Chun sorted out his thoughts as he spoke: "Liangemon, what do you think of ninjas? ”

This question is a bit too general for Ryoemon, who is a rough man, and he opens his mouth and has some thoughts in his heart, but he can't organize accurate words to describe it.

Zong Chun frowned, understanding his mistake, so he changed the question: "What do you think is the strength of the ninja?" ”

This question was much simpler for Ryoemon, who had had intuitive experience, and he immediately replied, "Ninjutsu, terrifying physical fitness, and an unscrupulous and efficient way of fighting. ”

Zong Chun nodded, this is undoubtedly the average person's impression of ninjas, and he asked again: "You know, the ninja world...... How many ninjas are there in Konoha now? ”

This is not within the scope of Ryoemon's knowledge, he hesitated and guessed, "Twenty thousand...... No more than 40,000 ......"

Zong Chun interrupted his speculation and said directly: "Let's assume that there are 30,000 ninjas in Konoha Village, the most powerful ninja in the ninja world, let me ask you again, do you know how many officials are needed to keep the Fire Country running well and the people have jurisdiction?" ”

"If you don't count the staff, you need at least 50,000 ......" This is only the number of officials, and if you count the specific executors of the affairs of the grassroots organizations, this number is much more.

"Without the support of the state, ninjas can't even maintain basic social functioning - of course, this is just wishful thinking, and the reality is not that simple.

"As I told you before, ninjas, in essence, are no different from peasant workers, merchants, and officials, they are just a [profession], a unit of society.

"This country, if it is not defended by ninjas, will be bullied by the enemy.

"But in the same way, without the peasants, everyone would starve to death, and without the workers, merchants, officials, the country and society would be in terrible chaos.

"So, Ryaemon, tell me, are you afraid of the peasants?"

"Subordinates are not afraid." Ryoemon immediately replied, and after saying this, he closed his mouth tightly, and his eyes were respectfully on Zongchun's body, ready to listen to Zongjun's next words.

Seeing him like this, Zong Chun understood that his painstaking thoughts to induce him to think were completely empty, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, no longer using the method of question and answer, but said straightforwardly:

"Why don't we have to fear peasants, workers, merchants, and even officials and aristocrats? Yes, if the state does not function without them, it will certainly not be able to continue to function, but, in the case of the peasantry, the land is there, and even if the present peasant does not cultivate, in order to survive, there will naturally be other people who will become peasants - as long as the state gives a proper remuneration, no one will be at odds with their own lives and interests. ”

Seeing that Liangemon finally looked a little thoughtful, Zong Chun decided to make this question clear in one go:

"What about ninjas? Without the payment and support provided by the state, they would still starve to death, and the ninja is not the only Konoha family, without the ninja, the country of fire is likely to be defeated in foreign wars, but if there is only no Konoha, for the Daimyo, it is just a change of object to pay for the task. ”

Fujiwara Sojun walked forward with his hands, and Liangemon hurriedly followed, and in the quiet sound of the rustling rain, he heard the voice of the young man in front of him as cold as broken jade:

"Konoha is a ninja, Sand Shinobi is a ninja, Cloud Shinobi is a ninja, even if it is inside Konoha, the Uchiha clan is a ninja, the Hyuga clan is a ninja, and the Sarutobi clan born in the current Hokage, Sarutobi is also a ninja.

"It's a ninja who can't avoid the need for tasks and rewards, and the task is here, if you don't come to Konoha to collect it, there will naturally be other ninjas to collect it. Even though ninjas are extremely strong, as long as we hold on to this, there is no difference between ninjas and farmers.

"The state pays and the ninja returns the battle power, and this is the [hire] relationship between the state and the ninja.

"Peasants who occupy state land and fail to pay the full amount of agricultural taxes must be punished.

"Of course, the ninjas can't complete the mission released by the country, then, they must also pay the price!"

This is the strategy and shackles that the state uses to balance the ninjas...... Ordinary people are too fragile in the face of ninjas, and if we don't unite again, we will inevitably fall to the point where ninjas are the flesh of the flesh. Perhaps thinking of his parents who were assassinated by enemy ninjas, in a seemingly soothing posture, Zong Chun's eyes were like ice, and the hands behind him were clenched into fists, and he secretly thought silently in his heart.

Konoha is the Konoha of the Fire Country, the Fire Country is not the Fire Country of Konoha, even if you die, you must prevent the ninja from losing its shackles and wreaking havoc on the world!

At this point, no matter how dull Ryemon was, he finally understood this truth.

"My subordinates understood." Fujiwara Ryoemon saluted Sojun convincingly, "If Konoha doesn't follow this rule, then they are the ones who have ruined the employment relationship between the country and the ninja village, and the daimyo can clean them up at any time." So, the person who is anxious about the White Fang incident now is not Daimyo and you, but Konoha! ”

After the White Fang incident, many citizens of the Fire Nation have turned the tasks that would have been given to Konoha to other ninja villages.

The Sand Ninja of the Land of Wind and the Rain Ninja of the Land of Rain are now less popular with the people of the Land of Fire than Konoha, but the Cloud Ninja and the Iwa Shinobi, as well as the sporadic Mist Ninja, began to appear in an endless stream all over the Land of Fire.

In today's situation where the whole country is condemning Konoha, as long as Konoha does not give a satisfactory explanation to the Fire Country, every day of delay, Konoha will lose considerable economic benefits.

This reckless man finally opened his mind, Zong Chun breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and saw the reverence of Ryaemon mixed with a look of guilt, Zong Chun laughed, took his hand, and said, "Come on, Ryaemon, see if my words have improved recently." ”

Knowing that the main family was under the stairs for himself, Liangemon was extremely moved, and while secretly vowing in his heart that he must repay his kindness, he looked at the past along Zongchun's hand, and on the precious snow-white rice paper, a big character of dragon flying and phoenix dancing was impressive.

"Sincerely."

"Huh?"

Shuimen was startled and woke up from the Flying Thunder God Talisman that was being deduced in his mind.

"I mean," Jiraiya had no choice but to repeat his words: "What do you think of Makoto Uchiha?" ”