The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 675 Land Transformation into Konoha

In the past few decades, the ninja world was frequently at war, and many places were in chaos, with a large number of thieves and bandits.

These seemingly insignificant temples became a haven for many innocent people, protecting them from the suffering of war.

However, as time has passed, the Land of Fire has recently enjoyed a long-awaited period of peace.

Furthermore, the Land of Fire extensively constructed wide and flat national highways and dispatched a large number of Konoha ninjas to patrol and guard various villages.

These measures have significantly reduced the demand for security services that previously relied on temples, and the warrior monks of various temples have gradually lost their former importance.

Among them, those temples that had cultivated land in earlier years were able to make a living through self-sufficiency because they had certain arable land resources.

However, the situation becomes very difficult for temples that have neither disciples to pass on their skills nor land.

Driven by the need for survival, these temples began to look to the surrounding land, hoping to expand the cultivated area to solve their food and clothing problems.

As fate would have it, nearby villagers shared similar thoughts—who wouldn't want to grow crops right at their doorstep? Thus, a fierce conflict arose between the two sides over land ownership.

In terms of strength, how could ordinary villagers possibly compete with those strong and skilled martial monks?

Before long, the villagers were at a disadvantage in the fight and suffered heavy losses.

Although no one was killed, quite a few people were injured.

Since nothing like this had ever happened before, the angry and helpless villagers could only turn to the ninjas of Konoha Village for help and ask them to mediate the matter.

After quickly skimming through the documents, Qian Yao frowned slightly and asked in confusion:

"Why is it that all the events recorded here happened only recently?"

Minato slightly raised his right hand, extending his index finger towards his palm.

Immediately afterwards, a mysterious and complex array of runes slowly emerged, shimmering with a faint light.

Minato explained, "Actually, we've been researching the remote communication technology you mentioned earlier."

"However, unlike conventional methods, we chose to use formations as the basic architecture to achieve this goal."

He paused, then continued, "To this end, we also dispatched many outstanding ninjas to various places to explore suitable locations for establishing remote array communication stations."

"It was during this process that a series of questions about those monks were unexpectedly discovered."

At this point, Minato's expression became somewhat serious.

"It is understood that most of the temples where these monks reside were bestowed by the original daimyo."

"However, some of the monks actually built towering and wide temple walls, thereby occupying large tracts of land."

"You know, in the past, because of its remote location, the local villagers were often afraid of rampant bandits and outlaws, and could only choose to endure such behavior in silence."

Even the daimyo turned a blind eye to this.

"However, things are different now. Today, our national roads basically run through every corner of the country, and the overall security environment has been significantly improved."

"That's why some brave villagers came forward to report this to us."

After listening, Qianyao thoughtfully reached out and touched his chin.

After some thought and analysis, he already knew the answer.

These seemingly devout monks are actually nothing more than a group of mercenaries disguised as religious practitioners.

They exploited their special status and people's reverence for religion to wantonly seize land and oppress the people.

They were somewhat useful when the security situation was bad, but now that the security situation has improved, they are the biggest cancer.

Nowadays, the officials under the daimyo are basically holed up in the daimyo's residence, and have no time to pay attention to such matters.

That's why the villagers, having nowhere else to turn, sought out the Konoha ninja who happened to be nearby.

Faced with the villagers' request for help, Shuimen knew perfectly well that he was fully capable of handling the matter properly.

However, now that Qianyao has returned, out of respect and for the sake of prudence, he felt that he should discuss the matter with Qianyao.

After observing for a while, Minato had keenly realized that the temple and the many warrior monks in this place would become something that would have a great impact on the future.

In fact, Qianyao had never expected that such a thorny problem as an excessive number of monks would exist in this world.

This is a problem for ordinary villagers; if Konoha wants to get involved, then it doesn't matter.

However, given that Konoha is currently planning to further expand its sphere of power, it is both reasonable and morally justifiable to offer assistance to these villagers in response to their requests.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Qianyao decisively offered a solution:

"First, completely turn this land into a forest, and officially authorize all the land that was originally used by these villagers to continue to cultivate and use it."

"As for those temples of all sizes, we need to divide up their territories according to their size and allocate them an appropriate amount of land for their daily needs."

"As for the surplus land, it will all be reclaimed and taken over by Konoha."

“The monks usually have an enormous appetite, and the produce from the existing land of the same size is probably not enough to satisfy their hunger.”

"And it's still hard to say whether they will actually choose to go farming."

“We’ll send someone to check every three or six months. If we find any extra land, we’ll authorize the villagers to use it.”

He then added,

"At the same time, we can have the villagers keep watch, and any martial monks who cause trouble should be killed."

Qianyao quickly proposed a series of solutions without the slightest hesitation, as if these solutions had been brewing in his mind for a long time.

However, the methods he proposed coincided with Minato's ideas.

Minato nodded slightly in agreement, then asked:

"So, are we preparing to take action against Daming Prefecture?"

It's important to understand that there is no such thing as a land nationalization system in this world.

Normally, once people live in a place and build houses there, that land naturally belongs to them.

After all, the Land of Fire is a vast country with a relatively sparse population, and there are many unclaimed wastelands everywhere.

However, with the rapid economic development of the Land of Fire, the issue of land resources will inevitably surface sooner or later.

Therefore, Qianyao made a decisive decision to adopt some advanced concepts and practices from his original world in order to fundamentally and thoroughly solve this problem.

In response to Minato's question, Chiyo gently shook his head:

"It's not a question of whether or not to take action. In reality, the daimyo is just a 'money bag' responsible for managing the national treasury for us."

"All the policies we formulate and implement are ultimately aimed at promoting the vigorous development of the Land of Fire and bringing more benefits to the people."

"If he follows orders, then naturally he'll still be chasing girls and dancing as usual;"

"If he has any ulterior motives, we have the ability to make him disappear instantly."

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