Whoever Leaves, the Nation Keeps Turning

"Interesting!"

Ye Liangnai glanced at the group of officials kneeling before her and said, "Fine, I'll give you all face; the rest of the prisoners won't have to die!"

"But..."

"You may be spared the death penalty, but you can't escape punishment. Send them all to the frontier to defend against the enemy. Since you're unwilling to live a life of luxury, then let you experience the harsh life on the frontier!"

"And you, Village One Husband, from today onwards, you are the Minister of Etiquette and the Minister of Inspection!"

"Since what you just said was so reasonable and well-founded, then I'll leave the oversight of the Land of Water's court to you. You can tell the Shogunate anything you need!"

"At last..."

Ye Liangnai glanced at the group of officials kneeling before her, her smile exceptionally bright.

"Hopefully, this kind of 'festival' will never happen again, and that none of you will be among those prisoners!"

After saying that, Ye Liangnai turned and left. "Tomorrow at court, let's discuss the candidates for the vacant positions. Please feel free to recommend any good candidates you may have!"

"But remember, the recommender is responsible for the recommendee; if the latter makes a mistake, the recommender will be held accountable!"

"So, if you want to make a recommendation, you'd better be serious. I'll give you a chance if you want to start a gang, but only if you benefit the Land of Water, otherwise..."

Even without Ding Si saying what came next, everyone could guess what it was!

They all respectfully saw Ye Liangnai off as she left, trembling with fear!

That afternoon, the news spread throughout the entire Land of Water and even to the surrounding small countries.

"Gurgle~"

"As expected of a commander who has grown up in war, his methods are truly swift and decisive. So many high-ranking officials were killed without hesitation!"

"Ye Liangnai!!"

"That was so satisfying! As expected of Ye Liangnai, she really didn't disappoint me!"

"I will always support you, Ye Liangnai..."

Although the methods were somewhat bloody and cold-blooded, most of the people in the Land of Water supported them.

No one doesn't hate corrupt officials.

This time, in particular, the corrupt officials have become even more brazen in their greed.

They all secretly wished they could tear these corrupt officials to pieces, and now, Ye Liangnai has helped them achieve that goal.

People from other sectors were also shocked!

Especially the people from the Shimizu Trading Company!

All three vice presidents were killed!

These were Ye Liangnai's 'own people', yet they weren't spared either. This made them immediately understand Ye Liangnai's bottom line!

It seems that no matter who it is, Ye Liangnai will not show mercy if anyone harms the interests of the Land of Water!

They also put away their luck and no longer dared to think that they had privileges.

When Mei Terumi learned of this, she could only shake her head helplessly.

You promised not to make things too big!

As a result, this matter is now being discussed throughout the Land of Water and its surrounding alliances; it can be said that the entire Shinobi World knows about it.

"Sigh, that's true. If we expect Xiao Ye not to cause trouble, the sun will rise in the west!" Mei Terumi thought helplessly.

The next day!

The people of the Shogunate are handling important national affairs!

Meanwhile, Ye Liangnai was discussing candidates for various vacant positions with the officials.

Of course, only Ye Liangnai would dare to kill so many officials at once.

Who told him to have so many Water Clones!

They also creatively established the Shogunate system, which allowed the state institutions to operate smoothly and without delaying any affairs, even with only a portion of the officials involved!

Otherwise, killing so many people at once would paralyze any regime!

This led to a consensus within the Land of Water's court. "No one is irreplaceable; the Land of Water can still function even without a large portion of its population!"

This also makes many people who commit crimes with a sense of luck and think that they can't handle the government affairs of the Water Kingdom without them, no longer dare to have such thoughts.

After all, in other places, if someone in a high-ranking position makes a mistake, they can be spared death, or even treated leniently because of their outstanding abilities.

But in the Land of Water ...

Sorry, there's only one way out: death!

When the Land of Water has vacancies in various positions, but the Land of Water cannot fill them with qualified personnel.

Ye Liangnai once again offered a constructive idea: recruit talent from the allied nations to fill the vacant positions!

For a time, the number of talented people applying for jobs in the Land of Water was as numerous as hairs on a cow.

This left those who were planning to laugh at Ye Liangnai completely dumbfounded!

Ye Liangnai is really amazing!

They could only admire him for coming up with such a method.

After all, apart from him, there really wasn't anyone else who dared to recruit foreign talent!

What if these talented outsiders are physically in Cao Cao's camp but their hearts are in Han's? Then we're doomed.

This is tantamount to directly cultivating spies within the country, thus undermining the Land of Water from within.

However, the group glanced at Ye Liangnai's recruitment rules: joining the Land of Water automatically grants citizenship, and this is the only Land of Water. Defecting to the enemy is treason, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family, and the daimyo of the country one once belonged to will bear corresponding responsibility!

This one point alone is enough to make it impossible for talented people who come to invest to leave!

After all, even if they went back, the daimyo of their former country wouldn't welcome them; on the contrary, he would avoid them like the plague.

Of course, after a beating, you also have to give a sweet treat.

Next comes the various benefits of obtaining citizenship in the Land of Water.

Not only are they respected when they go out, but their personal safety is also guaranteed, and they enjoy the basic welfare benefits of the Land of Water!

There are also various job benefits offered by those in power, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they can even change one's destiny!

Under such policies.

After thinking about it, everyone realized that probably very few people really wanted to go back.

Now that we've entered a prosperous world, why would we want to return to a poor, backward, and chaotic place?

In just seven days, Ye Liangnai resolved all the adverse consequences of this embezzlement incident.

The court of the Land of Water returned to calm and began to function efficiently.

After this incident, a new department was added to the court of the Land of Water: the Inspection Department!

Responsible for overseeing all officials, Ye Liangnai also presided over the revision of the Land of Water's criminal law, imposing more constraints on the behavior of officials in order to deter various illegal incidents!

When Ye Liangnai returned to Kirigakure that night, half a month had passed since the day he was publicly executed.

"Xiao Ye, you promised not to make a big scene!"

Mei Terumi looked at Ye Liangnai with a helpless expression and asked.

"Oh, I forgot!"

Ye Liangnai tilted her head and shrugged.

Okay, Mei Terumi has been defeated!

"It's graduation season again. How about you take on the role of Guiding Jonin and mentor another graduating class?"

Mei Terumi handed a scroll to Ye Liangnai with a look of anticipation on her face.

"Forget it. Kirigakure full of talented people these days, so I won't join in. I'll leave the opportunity for someone else!"

Ye Liangnai glanced at the contents of the scroll; there were 32 graduates in total.

Twelve people reached the excellent mark, which is arguably the best result in the history of Kirigakure!