The voices of opposition in the hall grew louder.
The daimyo, senior ministers, and nobles of every nation instinctively rejected the proposal, refusing to recognize this new monetary system.
"The Uchiha is just a family, not a nation. What gives it the right to issue currency?"
"If we recognize Heavenly Treasury Gold, won't the Uchiha undermine our existing currencies?"
"Today we can pay tribute in Heavenly Treasury Gold. Will we have to use it to trade grain, minerals, and weapons tomorrow?"
"This isn't a peace treaty at all! You're using peace as an excuse to seize every nation's right to mint currency!"
A minister from the Land of Lightning abruptly rose to his feet, his voice carrying throughout the conference hall.
"The Uchiha Family already has powerful Shinobi Forces. If you control currency and trade as well, won't all the wealth in the world pass through your hands? That would strip our nations of the foundations they were built on. I will never accept it!"
As his words fell, several daimyo immediately nodded.
Even the nobles who had remained silent could not help murmuring their agreement.
They could accept paying tribute and temporarily bow before the Uchiha's military might, but they could not accept the Uchiha directly interfering with their nations' currencies.
That was the very heart of a nation's power.
Once currencies could be freely exchanged, merchants could hold Heavenly Treasury Gold, and international trade could be settled in it, the currencies issued by their own nations would come under pressure.
Over time, the people and merchants would place greater trust in Heavenly Treasury Gold, which could be exchanged for gold and silver.
The wealth once controlled by the daimyo would flow along trade routes into the Uchiha Bank.
By then, no one could say for certain whether the