Tsunade raised his hand and patted the cooperation agreement on the table.
"Uchiha's one hundred billion taels."
"Is it enough?"
The noble swayed and fell back into the chair again.
Is it enough?
Of course it's enough!
The total amount of tasks assigned to Konoha by Daimyo Court every year is nothing compared to this one hundred billion taels.
Only at this moment did they fully understand that Tsunade was not here to discuss compensation at all today.
She came to inform them that Daimyo Court had lost the qualification to handle Konoha.
Land of Fire Daimyo Cold sweat continued to seep out from his forehead, and the majesty he had just displayed had long since disappeared.
"Railway and Myriad City take time."
"Before the project is completely launched, Konoha cannot get all the ninjas involved immediately."
Tsunade said calmly, "Registration for the first batch of tasks has begun."
"Ninjas in the village will participate one after another based on their strength, expertise and team status."
"And the rewards for tasks given by Uchiha are higher than those for tasks of the same level as Daimyo Court."
"Daimyo If you feel that Konoha's decision is inappropriate, you can find other ninja villages to cooperate."
Looking for another ninja village?
Land of Fire Daimyo's face turned even uglier.
Letting Sunagakure, Iwagakure or Kirigakure Ninja go deep into the hinterland of Land of Fire and undertake long-term protection and suppression missions is tantamount to actively sending national intelligence to the enemy.
What's more, if other ninja villages dare to invade Land of Fire on a large scale, Konoha will never sit idly by.
This road simply doesn't work.
In the meeting hall, no one among the nobles mentioned severe punishment for Uchiha, and no one dared to continue to demand 30 billion in compensation.
The only thing they want to do now is to let Tsunade take back its decision to terminate the employment cooperation.
But Tsunade didn't give them a chance to speak.
She put away the cooperation agreement and stood up directly.
On the surface, this agreement is for Uchiha to provide tasks for Konoha. In fact, Ren has been waiting for today from the moment he decided to raid Dark Exchange House.
Ren knows that there are a large number of nobles and dignitaries behind Dark Exchange House, and has already expected that after Uchiha takes action, Daimyo Court will definitely use the task share to force Konoha to make Tsunade choose between Land of Fire and Uchiha.
Therefore, he allocated hundreds of billions of funds in advance.
It is not to compensate Uchiha, nor to bribe the nobles, but to directly destroy the foundation of Daimyo Court's control over task distribution, so that Konoha does not have to be in a dilemma, let alone Uchiha to bear the pressure of all parties alone.
As for the railway itself, its value goes far beyond providing tasks for Konoha.
Land of Lightning There are many mountains, and an astonishing number of coal mines and various rare minerals are buried underground.
In the past, limited by roads and transportation, it was difficult to transport these resources to Land of Fire on a large scale, and the cost of mining has always remained high.
But once the railway is connected, the transportation efficiency between the two countries will completely change.
Land of Lightning's coal can be continuously transported into Land of Fire, providing a foundation for future power generation, factory construction and industrial development.
Those rare minerals buried deep in the Yamanaka can also quickly enter cities in various places through railways.
And Ren has obtained a large number of business privileges from Land of Lightning.
What seems to be a public welfare project with a huge investment will actually form a monopoly business route that is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
As for Myriad City, which is distributed in ten major cities in Land of Fire, it has never been just a shopping mall used for doing business.
They will become the first batch of overseas branch strongholds for Uchiha to step out of Konoha and lay out the entire Land of Fire.
Tsunade picked up the cooperation agreement and was about to leave the meeting hall when a minister in charge of government affairs suddenly stood up.
"Wait!"
His tone weakened, and his words were a little anxious.
"Fifth Hokage, even if Konoha has the one hundred billion taels provided by Uchiha, it cannot completely abandon Daimyo Court."
"Land of Fire and Konoha have cooperated for decades, and the two parties have long been inseparable. Your rash termination of the employment relationship today affects more than just the private tasks of a few nobles!"
Others also reacted quickly.
Uchiha's order of 100 billion can help Konoha get rid of financial pressure, but what should they do?
The status, wealth and power of these nobles present were never maintained by just a document of canonization.
Their caravans need to be escorted by ninjas, their industries need to be protected by ninjas, rebellions in their fiefdoms need to be suppressed by ninjas, and important government orders need Konoha to assist in their implementation.
Even Daimyo Court's imposition of taxes cannot be separated from Konoha's force and deterrence.
In the past, these things were so taken for granted that they never seriously thought about the consequences if Konoha refused to accept the mission.
Ordinary Bandits can also be left to the samurai for processing.
But what about Wandering Ninja?
What about the defecting ninjas?
What about the rebel forces that control Ninjutsu?
As long as any one of them targets their industry and fiefdom, ordinary warriors can't stop it at all.
What's more, Dark Exchange House has just been uprooted by Uchiha.
In the past, they could also post bounties through Bounty Exchange and recruit Rogue Ninja and bounty hunters from the underground world.
Now this road has been completely cut off. Apart from Konoha, they can no longer find another ninja force that can protect themselves stably for a long time.
The nobleman who was the first to ask for 30 billion in compensation hurriedly said, "My family has a batch of goods to be sent to the north next month, and the escort task has been prepared to be handed over to Konoha. If you stop cooperation now, what will happen to that caravan?"
Tsunade glanced at him.
"Bring your own warriors."
"Those goods have to pass through several areas where Bandits are rampant, and there are also Wandering Ninja infested. How can ordinary warriors protect them?"
"That's your problem."
"You!"
The noble was about to get angry when the words came to his lips and he swallowed them back.
He no longer has the confidence to threaten Tsunade.
The other minister couldn't sit still either.
"Several rebel armies have recently appeared in the eastern part of Land of Fire. City lords from various places have requested Daimyo Court to send people to suppress them. If Konoha does not accept the mission, will they be allowed to continue to expand?"
Tsunade looks cold.
"I have just said that Konoha will not sit idly by and ignore a large-scale rebellion that truly threatens the country and civilians."
"But in the name of rebels, you ask Konoha to suppress some nobles who are unwilling to continue to pay heavy taxes, or to help you fight for fiefdoms. That is not within the scope of Konoha's future tasks."
The minister was speechless for a moment.
Tsunade These words are equivalent to directly cutting off the hand they used most in the past.
Many nobles rely on Konoha Ninja to eliminate political opponents, suppress their territories, and protect their own industries. As long as sufficient rewards are given, Konoha rarely investigates how much interest is involved behind the mission in the past.
But now, Tsunade stopped answering.
An elderly nobleman took a step forward.
"Fifth Hokage, you should know that without the assistance of Konoha, many of Daimyo Court's decrees cannot be implemented smoothly."
"City lords, nobles and wealthy merchants in various places may not always obey orders. Once Konoha withdraws, our control over the local area will inevitably decline."
"When the time comes, if there is chaos in Land of Fire, Konoha will also be affected!"