"After all, it's not like we haven't done this before. Which of the families here doesn't have one or two ninjas working for you?
Although we used to attack those small tribes in order to hide ourselves, the situation is different now. There is someone who can be said to be the strongest person in the world who can fight for it.
Although I don't know which one is stronger between him and Madara Uchiha, what I know is that Uchiha Clan will definitely not be able to defeat Senju Alliance.
Although we have considered bringing ninjas into our circle in the past, and then gradually eroding and assimilating them through various machinations, we were worried that after they tasted power, they would become too ambitious in a short period of time and directly overthrow our rule.
Now there is such a character who can almost certainly suppress the entire Ninja World. He has no ambitions himself, and his ideas can even be said to be a bit naive. Yes, he is afraid of war, and he is a ninja who is afraid of too many casualties. We can definitely start in this regard and use him to put a shackle on the necks of all ninjas and make them our dogs." Land of Fire Feudal Lord looked at everyone after speaking.
"It's okay if they are dogs, but I'm afraid they are a wolf that is not well-raised and will bite us again after feeding them strong." Some nobles obviously did not agree very much.
At this time, Feudal Lord of Land of Water seemed to have thought of something, "I do have an idea, since I am afraid that they will not be mature enough, then don't raise them well.
We might as well give up most of our armed forces and just say that we will give them part of the cost of supporting the army and let them protect the security of the country. Then we will show discord and keep them in the middle of a fight. In fact, this money does not actually need to be paid. We can just combine the funds used to incite them to fight among themselves and give them to them.
Of course, I also know that there are risks in doing so. After all, who knows what the other party will think after hearing that we have disarmed, right?"
The last sentence of Land of Water Feudal Lord is directed at Land of Fire Feudal Lord. Obviously that means: Since you said Senju Hashirama is trustworthy, why not set an example and let us all see the effect together.
The rest of the nobles chatted quickly with people close to them in low voices. In the end, most of them had the same meaning, that is, they agreed with Land of Water Feudal Lord. After all, there were not many paths they could choose now. If Land of Fire Feudal Lord was willing to try the law, they wouldn't mind seeing the effect.
In the end, Land of Fire Feudal Lord did not agree directly, but said that he would explore Senju Hashirama's tone again before making a decision.
After all, even the Daimyo of the Fire Country is afraid of this kind of thing. Although the Senju Alliance and the Uchiha clan are now under his jurisdiction of the Fire Country, he will definitely be at the forefront of the resistance no matter what.
But don't forget that if you want to go to war with them, you will have to use the coalition forces of all the nobles. As one of the five largest nobles, you still have hope of preserving some of your strength and allowing your family to continue.
But if the Senju Hashirama matter is not sorted out, the other party may very well usurp the country directly. By then, even if the members of my family are still there, they will be useless without the power in their hands. The end may be worse than all of them dead.
After that, Land of Fire Feudal Lord began to frequently call Hashirama to visit Daimyo Mansion. During this time, he was troubled by the large number of calls for founding a nation in the alliance, so he just came to Feudal Lord to relax.
Over time, under Feudal Lord's intentional guidance, the relationship between the two gradually became much closer. At a family dinner that day, Feudal Lord accidentally mentioned Hashirama's dream.
When Hashirama once fell into longing for the future, Feudal Lord said tentatively that he could actually help.
After that, the rhythm of the topic was abducted by Feudal Lord. Of course, Hashirama is not really stupid, and naturally he will not be taken advantage of by others. It's just that ninjas like them are not very familiar with the system played by the nobles.
When I heard that Feudal Lord said that all issues such as the country's external armed forces and security would be handed over to the village, and that he was willing to set up a special position for the village, and that he would only be responsible for Feudal Lord, Hashirama was already a little confused.
Hashirama, who finally left Daimyo Mansion, only had in his mind the statement that the military expenditure would be about 5 billion taels per year. As for the latter statement, it would depend on the annual national income, and the overall amount would remain at 1%, but he didn't listen at all.
When he returned to the clan, under Tobirama's questioning, Hashirama's originally extremely excited expression gradually froze, because Hashirama discovered that he had almost no memory of the details that Tobirama asked him. It was not clear whether he didn't talk about it at all or just said it and didn't remember it.
Hashirama, who was originally excited and wanted to bring Tobirama with him the next day to come to Feudal Lord to finalize the details, was also stopped by the clan members, saying how could such an important matter be decided just by taking a slap on the head? Shouldn't the details be discussed carefully?
So after three days of discussion, Senju Clan finally finalized all the details, and then Hashirama and Tobirama once again approached Feudal Lord to finalize it.
Seeing the two people with such detailed plans and templates recording various details, Feudal Lord seemed to have received reassurance, because although this did not mean that he would definitely abide by it in the future, at least now Senju Clan decided to seriously fulfill his obligations and act in accordance with the rules set by Feudal Lord.
After that, the two of them discussed with the administrators around Feudal Lord to finalize various details that they had not thought of. At the same time, they also discovered that these officials were different from ninjas. They would often turn several corners in one sentence, and if they were not careful, they might fall into the other party's trap.
As everyone knows, Feudal Lord specifically asked the officials to restrain themselves, so that the two of them would not fall out and leave. Otherwise, the final plan might be to sell them directly and help them count the money.
This also made Hashirama feel a little regretful, thinking that if he had known how troublesome it would be to deal with them, he would have left this matter to the Nara Clan. They are so smart, and they will definitely be good at dealing with officials.
Afterwards, Senju Hashirama, who returned to his tribe, began to tell his thoughts to other tribes, and made the promise signed with Feudal Lord known to everyone.
When everyone heard about the high annual military expenditures, most people began to calculate how much they could allocate, how to occupy a larger share of it, and how to allocate more power in the village to be established.
Few people noticed Uzumaki Ashina who shook his head slightly, and they didn't even notice that the other party did not participate in the discussion about allocation. In other words, some people noticed it, but they were more happy to have one less competitor.