Chapter 158: The Reforms of Snow City
Inside Snow City, the capital of the Land of Snow.
One transport vehicle after another, loaded with various materials like stone and wood, slowly drove towards the central area of Snow City.
Residents on both sides of the street made way for the transport convoy.
Although their gazes towards the convoy held some curiosity, they didn't harbor any feelings of dissatisfaction.
During Princess Koyuki's succession ceremony previously, almost everyone had witnessed the "miracle" that occurred in Snow City.
Most of the citizens of the Land of Snow believed that Princess Koyuki would bring hope to the Land of Snow, would bring hope to the populace.
What's more, not long ago, Snow City had already undergone a road renovation and redesign.
For ordinary people, the original roads in Snow City were not very accessible, especially making walking quite difficult on rainy days.
But Princess Koyuki overcame all objections, proving with facts the saying "to get rich, first build roads."
The orderly roads, while making travel more convenient for the residents of Snow City, also attracted more vendors, driving a virtuous cycle in commerce and various other aspects.
Presumably, once the roads throughout the country are completely renovated, every city can be connected as a whole.
This left the subjects with nothing more to say; they could only obediently listen to Princess Koyuki's commands.
Meanwhile, in a forest within Snow City.
Hundreds of civilians surrounded the edge of the forest, quietly watching the back of the man before them.
Under their gazes,
The man slowly raised his arm, his fingers moving gently as if conducting music.
Swish swish swish!!
Accompanied by a barely perceptible sound of tearing wind, countless wind blades sliced through the forest.
Then, the trees fell almost simultaneously, causing the ground to tremble and kicking up a large cloud of dust.
Under the man's extremely fine control, the wind blades then shaved off all the excess branches and root systems, leaving only bare tree stumps behind.
The crowd stared blankly at the scene before them.
But after a moment of silence, the scene erupted in fierce discussion.
"With just one person, in less than a minute, he completed a task that would take a small team several days to finish?"
"This... is this the power of a ninja?!"
"If I remember correctly, that lord said we could also use ninjutsu in the future?"
"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and move the wood!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd immediately snapped back to reality.
Filled with deep joy, they excitedly walked into the forest, using brute force and tools to carry the logs onto the transport vehicles.
At the same time, they were still discussing the great ninja lord who had just used ninjutsu.
However, when they looked over, the man had already vanished without a trace.
On the mountainside beside the forest.
"Sir, the materials for constructing the military district have been collected."
Kurama Unkai stood beside Menma, his tone respectful: "To trouble you, sir, to make a trip personally... these citizens of Snow City all greatly respect Princess Koyuki. Actually, we could have just left it to them."
"Don't overthink it, Unkai."
Menma smiled somewhat helplessly: "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I wanted to see the progress with my own eyes. Showing off some ninjutsu on the side can also boost their motivation."
They were currently in the initial period of reform, and the construction work for various facilities was in full swing.
Menma needed to see it with his own eyes to be at ease.
He also planned to conduct field inspections in various cities of the Land of Snow next.
To see if he had overlooked any problems.
"However, setting up a dedicated military zone in the Land of Snow, clearly separating the military and residential areas, is truly a constructive system," Kurama Unkai said with emotion.
The Five Great Ninja Villages had always had ninja and civilians living together.
He had only ever seen this method of separating samurai and civilians in the capitals of the Five Great Nations.
And Lord Master classified both ninja and samurai under the military category, completely separating them into two different groups from the civilians who couldn't use ninjutsu.
Moreover, both samurai and ninja were collectively referred to as "soldiers."
Kurama Unkai had never heard of this kind of reform method before.
"It's quite normal."
Menma chuckled lightly: "Military districts must implement absolute confidentiality measures. This is for the safety of those ordinary people."
Konoha's blurring of the lines between military and civilian concepts was, on the contrary, an extremely foolish act.
It was completely treating those civilians as "military reserves" and "economic reserves."
Besides being able to slightly boost the ninja village's economy and military, it would only lead to the emergence of various abuses.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that the ninja selection system was not perfect.
In essence, those ninja clans did not belong to the Daimyō; they existed as an independent and powerful military force.
Therefore, the nobles and Daimyō wouldn't be kind enough to help the ninja villages select talent from the cities under their own management.
So they could only rely on the villagers of the ninja villages to be self-sufficient.
They were both civilians and future ninja.
The Five Great Ninja Villages used this simple, crude, and flawed method to carry out militarized management of their villages.
When some irreversible problem appeared, they would transfer internal conflicts externally through a Shinobi World War.
No one ever thought about what the root of the problem was; they only thought about getting rid of the people who created the problem.
This had almost become a vicious cycle in the ninja world.
Menma would not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, allowing such a thing to happen in the area under his jurisdiction.
Also, residential areas, commercial areas, and military areas must be clearly demarcated.
An entire populace of soldiers is merely a manifestation of a ruler's incompetence.
Each attending to his own duties is the foundation of a country's prosperity and strength.
"Oh, right."
Menma, as if remembering something, suddenly turned his head to Kurama Unkai: "The intellectual talent I asked you to search for, how is that coming along?"
"We are already conducting recruitment and searches nationwide according to the targets you set."
Hearing Unkai's reply, Menma nodded: "This aspect must be taken seriously. Those Uchiha children need proper guidance."
The Uchiha clan's Sharingan can easily lead Uchiha clansmen to extremes.
But in the final analysis, it is all due to an immature outlook on life, coupled with the influence of various negative emotions.
After all, the so-called ninja schools in the Five Great Ninja Villages today only cultivate a group of killing tools.
Children under the age of ten can go to the battlefield, directly witnessing the tragedy and cruelty of war.
Never mind those children; even adults would feel a desire to escape, cowardice, and fear upon seeing such hellish scenes.
And these children have to face this cruel scene at such a young age.
Naturally, it is easy for them to be intensely stimulated by negative emotions and awaken their eyes, then become pessimistic and negative, their personalities also becoming more extreme.
If one wants to completely change this situation,
The issue of education can never be ignored, and educational reform is imperative.
Currently, schools in various regions have already begun construction.
Those intellectual talents have also begun to be searched for nationwide.
At that time, their experiences and knowledge will be recorded in various forms, and then passed on to the next generation through education.
Only by summarizing experiences and lessons can one know the essence of things and innovate on this basis.
This will promote the healthy growth of those children, allowing those "flowers" to cultivate correct and positive life values.
Forcibly implementing "six-year compulsory education," then setting up educational institutions of different levels, concentrating those graduated students in higher-level places, and teaching them more profound knowledge.
Menma hoped "ninja" could become a profession, rather than the "fate" those children had no choice in.
They could become soldiers with their own thoughts, but they could not become emotionless tools for killing on the battlefield.
If not for the financial situation not allowing it, Menma would even want to change the "six-year compulsory education" to "nine-year compulsory education."
But ultimately, Menma had only provided guidance on the general direction.
After all, the past life he was in and the ninja world were very different; simply copying over the knowledge from his past life could not solve everything.
He only needed to provide some theoretical frameworks and general directions; more professional problems still needed to be solved by professional people.
(End of Chapter)
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