Putting the Plan into Action
Uchiha Kō, carrying Sarutobi Hiruzen's mission, left the Hokage Building with Tsunade.
"Xiao Xiao, go ahead and get busy, hehe. Do a good job on the task your teacher gave you. This matter is beneficial to the country and the people, so you can't be careless. I'll be waiting for you at home and personally show off my cooking skills!" Tsunade chuckled.
Uchiha Kō laughed, "Alright~ Then let me look forward to the culinary skills of our two young ladies."
The two kissed in front of the guards at the entrance of the Hokage Building, then hugged for a while before separating.
Bodyguard:...
After they parted ways, Uchiha Kō went to the Finance Department, Finance Department was now under the management of Mitokado Homura. Upon seeing Uchiha Osamu, Mitokado Homura Uchiha Kō quickly got up.
"What brings Elder Xiao here? Please have a seat, please have a seat! Someone, bring tea!" Mitokado Homura's attitude was undeniably good.
He chuckled and pulled Uchiha Kō over, then pressed him into the leather seat. Uchiha Kō was secretly thrilled; this old guy really knew how to enjoy himself.
"Ahem, Yan Suo, we've made quite a bit of money from this war, haven't we? How much has been deposited into our accounts so far?" Uchiha Kō asked calmly.
Mitokado Homura said, "It's about 550 million. Sunagakure is too poor, so we'll pay in installments, but the mission amount will be transferred directly."
"How much deposit does the Finance Department have, including these?" Uchiha Kō asked again.
Mitokado Homura said, "A total of 1.3 billion taels. I wonder why Elder Xiao asks about this?"
Uchiha Kō took out Sarutobi Hiruzen's warrant and handed it to Mitokado Homura. Mitokado Homura's heart skipped a beat, and he almost fainted when he saw the warrant.
He's going to use a billion right away? My god, he just got it not long ago! Hiruzen, are you crazy?
"Please give me a silver note containing one billion taels of silver, Mitokado Homura. I'm going to carry out the Lord Hokage's mission." Uchiha Kō smiled.
Even if Mitokado Homura was unhappy, he still had to count the silver notes and hand them to Uchiha Kō.
"Lord Owl, Lord Hokage really agreed?" He was still somewhat unwilling to give up, but Uchiha Kō nodded.
Finally, Mitokado Homura sighed, returned to his seat, and stared at the ceiling.
Uchiha Kō smiled. "Don't worry, we'll earn this money back sooner or later."
Mitokado Homura nodded and forced a smile. "Of course I believe you."
After chatting for a while, Uchiha Kō took the silver notes and headed to the Police Force.
As soon as he pushed open the door and entered, he called out, "Everyone except those on duty, please stop what you're doing. We're having a short meeting."
After saying that, he went to the office to wait for everyone. The office was very large and was used for year-end summaries; it could accommodate everyone.
Soon, everyone from the secretary to the police officers in charge of the office arrived and looked at Uchiha Kō sitting on the stage. There was a stainless steel cup with tea next to his desk.
"Reporting to the Minister, apart from the officers on duty today, all police officers and the leadership team are present!" It was Nara Seifu who spoke.
Nara Meigetsu sat alone, taking out his notebook and pen to take notes. It must be said that his two secretaries were highly perceptive and had strong execution skills, which pleased Uchiha Kō.
Uchiha Kō nodded, then began to speak, "I've called everyone here today to announce a few things."
"First, in order to carry out the Lord Hokage's instructions, we express our condolences to the ninjas who died in the war and increase the post-war compensation by 100 million taels of silver. You are to inform your clans and commoner families."
"I, Uchiha Kō, and all police officers will strictly supervise this compensation payment. If any cases of non-payment or embezzlement are found, and after investigation, if the allegations are true, the individual will be stripped of their civil servant status in the Police Force and sentenced to death."
"Secondly, to encourage entrepreneurship, the Lord Hokage has allocated 200 million ryo as an investment, hoping that all villagers will actively participate and contribute to the economic development of Konoha."
"If embezzlement or other misconduct is found, the civil servants of the Police Force will be dismissed, and the case will be tried according to the amount of embezzlement."
"Thirdly, to support the development of scientific research, Lord Hokage has allocated 500 million taels of silver..."
After Uchiha Kō recounted the contents, Nara Meigetsu recorded them, Nara Seifu was responsible for coordinating and allocating tasks, and the police officers from each clan supervised each other to ensure that every penny was used effectively.
Because the punishment proposed by Uchiha Kō was too severe, the members of the Police Force were all on high alert as they carried out the arrangements.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Kō took 500 million taels of silver notes to Orochimaru to discuss scientific research activities. Of course, Nara Meigetsu accompanied him as a witness. Uchiha Kō planned to give a copy of these documents to the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and then make them public.
This proves that Uchiha Kō did not embezzle a single penny of the village's money. Don't think this is useless; this is public and transparent, so no one will use it against him in the future.
This will also enhance the public's perception of the Hokage and the Uchiha Clan, Lord Hokage them appear as public servants who are dedicated to serving the people and upholding the principles of public service.
Uchiha Kō knocked on the door. "Orochimaru- kun, are you home?"
The door opened quickly, Orochimaru, dressed in a casual kimono, came out to greet him. His eyes lit up when he saw Uchiha Kō. "Owl-kun, please come in, it's cold outside."
Uchiha Kō nodded and followed Orochimaru into the house.
Orochimaru poured a bowl of tea for Uchiha Kō and then poured one for himself, before kneeling down and saying, "Owl-kun, you are an honored guest. What brings you to my humble abode?"
Uchiha Kō smiled, picked up his teacup, and took a sip. "Good tea, Lord Orochimaru. There's something I'm sure you'll find interesting."
"Oh? Please tell me what it is, Lord Orochimaru!" Orochimaru was so bored at home that he had nothing to do all Tenten but read books, especially medical books on human anatomy.
"It's like this, Lord Orochimaru, I've requested the Lord Hokage to approve a sum of money for your research," Uchiha Kō said calmly.
Orochimaru's eyes lit up. "How much?"
"Five hundred million!" Uchiha Kō held up five fingers. Orochimaru was stunned. Had he heard correctly? Five hundred million.
"Is this true?" Orochimaru stood up, his eyes burning with desire, looking at Uchiha Kō like a lecherous man eyeing a beautiful woman.
Uchiha Kō placed the 500 million taels of silver notes on the table and smiled slightly. Orochimaru's breathing became much heavier. 500 million! That's enough for him to do scientific research for two years!
However, Orochimaru quickly calmed down and asked, "Lord Owl, are there any conditions? Or any specific requirements?"
Uchiha Kō nodded. This was Orochimaru. Although he could be fanatical about scientific research, his rationality and intelligence would not make him let his guard down so easily.
"The Lord Hokage said you need to improve that lighter, yes, that's right, the lighter! And then there's limb regeneration and communication technology, and so on." Uchiha Kō told Orochimaru a lot, and the more he talked, the more reassured Orochimaru became.
Uchiha Kō also spent over 10,000 points to equip Orochimaru with a complete set of books covering physics, chemistry, and biomedicine.
These books were all translated into Konoha script. Orochimaru was so captivated by them that he almost knelt down before Uchiha Kō!
"Ding! It has been detected that the host has subdued Orochimaru. Reward points: 20,000. Current total: 40,000."
Uchiha Kō smiled. After finishing this matter, Uchiha Kō personally and warmly saw Orochimaru off.
Orochimaru went back and immediately started reading books; he was now craving knowledge!
I really want to increase the compensation for the ninjas who sacrificed their lives because of the village.
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