Chapter 692: The First Congress
August 13, Konoha 42.
At noon, the weather was clear and cloudless, and on such a sunny day, the capital of the Fire Nation seemed to have fallen into some kind of restlessness, as if it was invisibly indicating something.
One thing, one thing will happen today.
For this unprecedented and groundbreaking event, countless people of the Land of Fire took to the streets, jumped over the walls that had been blocked by many guards in the past, but were now empty, and broke into the Daimyo's mansion, surrounding the main hall of the Imperial Hall.
Everyone was frantically hugging forward, trying to see what was going on, and the eyes of the people were full of curiosity, obviously looking forward to what was about to happen.
Outside, there is a sea of people, inside, the original Daimyo Dynasty Meeting, the empty hall inside, the original architectural structure and decoration have been completely changed, the legacy of the old society is only a little more than a week's work, and it has been dispelled by the light of the new era.
The carved pillars, the ornate chandeliers that emit dim candlelight, and the high platform on which the daimyo sat have all disappeared without a trace.
The hall has been renovated, thanks to the dozens of large skylights on the roof, the dark and closed environment is now bright, coupled with the expansion of the wide door, the wind blowing through the hall, here gives people a cool and comfortable feeling.
The original obstacles that occupied the space were all removed, and the new hall was no longer called the Imperial Hall, but was changed to the National Assembly Hall, which undoubtedly symbolized the advent of a new era and the fundamental change in the political system of the Fire Country.
The hall of the Capitol is filled with a dense crowd of seats, roughly numbering hundreds, which extend outward around the center in layers, forming a circular area with nested rings.
Hundreds of chairs, full of seats.
The daimyo, merchants, officials, ninjas, nobles, and many of the civilians who had been invited to visit all of them looked extremely solemn, and they all looked forward to the man in the middle who was standing on a chair, wearing a white Hokage cloak, and was holding a manuscript and reciting something.
The noon sunlight shone in and hit Lei Luo's body, making him feel as if he was coated with a thin layer of golden light, making those who watched him feel dizzy.
"The Prime Minister, who is elected by the Legislators, has the power to form a cabinet independently and take charge of the administration of the country, and the Prime Minister must swear allegiance to the country, to the people of the Land of Fire, to the Constitution, and to be accountable to the Parliament."
"The duties of the Cabinet are to coordinate and manage the mobilization of the country's resources, to fully implement the acts of Parliament, to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the judiciary, to handle international relations well, and to ......"
After talking about a large number of things in charge of the cabinet, Lei Luo breathed a sigh of relief, swept the corner of his eyes, noticed the flashing eyes of several councillors in the front row, smiled in his heart, and continued quietly on the surface:
"It is undoubtedly unreasonable for Konoha to be a military institution of the Fire Country, but for many years it has been outside the political construction of the Fire Country, doing a job that is essentially similar to that of a mercenary."
"Therefore, I propose that while keeping the original Konoha Village station unchanged, send Konoha ninjas to be stationed in the capital of the Fire Country and major towns for a long time, and establish the Konoha Military Region to escort national security."
After speaking, Lei Luo put down the manuscript, stared intently at the bustling crowd below, focused his eyes on the twenty-one councillors in the front row, and then ......
"I agree!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
"Hokage-sama is right!"
Glaring fiercely at the talkative Konoha ninja, seeing that he laughed, Lei Luo looked away, picked up the manuscript again, and continued to speak aloud:
"Since all the MPs agree, the decision is considered passed, and the cabinet will be responsible for the corresponding financial allocation and construction."
"The second proposal, due to the newly revised constitution, needs to mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources of the state to build factories in various mining plains and other inaccessible places to provide a boost for the country's economic construction......"
"So I propose that the cabinet take the lead and send ninjas from all military regions of Konoha to carry out an operation to clean up the bandits and bandits throughout the land of fire, and return the people to a peaceful and stable world."
The voice fell, his eyes scanned, and once again all the councillors agreed, and Lei Luo flipped through the manuscript again and again, explaining the decisions about Konoha one by one, and no one dared to oppose it.
Time passed quickly, and Konoha was quickly finished, and it was the turn of the other two forces, namely the bureaucratic class representing the royal power and aristocracy, and the merchant class representing the emerging capital.
At this point, the parliamentarians finally ceased to be monolithic, and the capitalist forces headed by Takashi and the bureaucratic forces led by Yu Chida immediately quarreled over the issue of land use rights.
"Why should commercial land be taxed? Are you poor people crazy about money? ”
"Huh...... Sure enough, it is a turtle, which is related to the real estate construction of the national capital, and if the old man agrees to it in such a vague way, then the country will lose more money! ”
"Wait a minute, is there still a time limit for this land use right? Didn't I buy this piece of land and it would be mine forever? ”
"You bought this piece of land and it will always be yours? What kind of dream talk are you talking about? Where does this make sense? With the wealth in the hands of you guys, there will definitely be a big mess under the crazy land! ”
"As I said, the land belongs to the state, both in the past and in the Constitution! Do you have questions? Go and ask Hokage! ”
Looking at the two groups of people who were arguing below, Lei Luo only felt quite a headache, after the amendment of the constitution, individuals have no right to occupy land resources, only the right to use, this bill was set by him, in order to ......
"Guys, rest and listen to me."
Seeing that the two groups of people turned around with a snort, and soon changed from an aunt and uncle bargaining in the vegetable market to a polite gentleman, Lei Luo inadvertently grinned:
"I don't think the issue of land can be taken lightly, even if there are many uninhabited areas in our country, but we can't just care about the immediate interests and ignore the future, after all, after the legislation is perfect, after the country settles down, there will definitely be more and more people."
"In this case, if there is a serious land annexation, so that the farmers have no land to plant, and the grain production is greatly reduced, I don't think I will say it, and you can understand what it will be like."
"So, my thoughts on this are like this......"
After a pause, seeing that hundreds of people in the entire Congress Hall were staring at him, Lei Luo straightened his expression and said with a serious face:
"Every piece of land in our country, except for those that have now belonged to individuals, all the rest are nationalized, and individuals only have the right to reside, the right to use, and other rights, but the land of fire is ......."
Looking up at the left and right, a smile appeared on Lei Luo's face, raised his arms and circled around, and added loudly:
"As long as you can make meritorious contributions to the country, whether it is from the economic level, the scientific and technological level, or the military level, then the land abroad can belong to you personally."
"In addition, foreign land is not limited to individual sales, and there is no restriction on the right to use......
Noticing that the faces of the people present were a little strange, Lei Luo knew what they were thinking at the moment, so he simply cleared his throat and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, in a year and a half, the Third Great Ninja War will officially begin, and I hope that all of you here, all walks of life, whether civilians, merchants, bureaucrats, or daimyos, will do their part in this war."
"Our enemies are Iwain Village and Sand Hidden Village, and our goal is to occupy the Land of Wind and Earth, rule the people of those two countries, tap the resources of those two countries, and turn them into part of our outer borders of the Land of Fire."