Naruto: Starting from Tsunade-san.

"So, in order to prevent this kind of chaos from happening, we must "abuse the people" and "poor people".

Increase the tax burden, making their lives difficult, making their lives difficult, and they have no capital to compete with the monarch.

"At the same time, in order to survive, these people will work so hard that they don't have enough to eat. Naturally, they have no time to think about things. This is the meaning of the saying that people are poor but have short ambitions.

"Of course, in this process, you have to carefully control the "degree"~~my son."

Lan Ren looked puzzled and asked: "Du's control?"

Prince Huang Ren smiled and said: "Everything must be reversed when it reaches its extreme. Once the oppression becomes too severe, people will no longer feel the hope of living and will rebel, breaking the pot and breaking the pot. The long river of history has given enough bloody examples like this. lesson."

"There is a saying called boiling a frog in warm water. If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out. But if you put it in cold water and heat it slowly, it will not notice the danger and be boiled to death.

"To cook the frog "common people" well, we can't use boiling water, we have to use warm water. We must keep the food and clothing of these people at the hovering line. There is no food left at home and they can barely maintain their lives.

"As long as they are hungry, most people will choose to make do with it. Ordinary people will not choose to kill their heads if they can have enough to eat."

After hearing this, Lan Ren immediately said: "Listening to my father's words is like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, and enlightenment suddenly."

Huang Ren smiled slightly: "Do you think it's over like this? It's not over yet."

Lan Ren is thirsty for knowledge: "I would like to hear the details."

Huang Ren nodded slightly and continued: "The above is only the preliminary stage. At best, it will prevent most people from thinking about rebellion, but will not have psychological respect for the monarch.

“Even some unscrupulous people will have a hatred of the rich, always thinking of murdering our nobles to seize money that does not belong to them.

“So in order to gain their heartfelt awe, it is particularly important to make these people feel insecure at this time. Only fear can produce awe.

"To create this kind of insecurity, launching a war is undoubtedly a very good way.

"Once the war fails, the fate of becoming a subjugated slave will be very miserable. At this time, the role of the monarch becomes prominent. They will "volunteer" to form an army to resist foreign invasion.

"In this process, these protected people will feel the "warmth" and "greatness" of the monarch, and then they will work for him wholeheartedly without any second thoughts, even to the point of foolish loyalty.

“This process has at least the following benefits.

“The first is: highlighting the legitimacy and rationality of the monarch.

"Secondly, there is a legitimate reason for him to take advantage of the situation and plunder a large amount of money. After all, war costs a lot of money, and who pays for this money? Naturally, it is the people. They cannot have any objection to this, otherwise they will be accused of not wanting to work for the country and not being righteous.

"This way we can also eliminate dissidents, and the cost we pay is just the lives of some untouchables. Why not?"

“Of course this is not enough, we also need to establish a set of theological theories and spread them widely.

"For example: when the daimyo was born, were there any colorful auspicious clouds in the sky, or were there any signs of an emperor? You can make whatever you want, the more mysterious the better. Anyway, you don't have to pay for the nonsense. Repeating the lie a thousand times will make it complete. truth.

"Then these ordinary people began to think that we were born extraordinary. We were able to become kings not only because of our contributions in resisting foreign invasions, but also because we were the chosen ones sent by heaven, the emperors who govern the human world."

……

Prince Huang Ren told his son all the details on how to rule the people. Lan Ren deeply admired his father's political wisdom, but at the same time, he felt a little chilly in his heart. Fortunately, he was born in a noble family. If he lived in an ordinary family, The mule and horse family will probably never get ahead in their lives, or even be cheated by others, so they still have to be grateful and praise the noble lord.

As for whether there will be any thoughts of sympathy for the people, that is just a joke.

His father made it very clear that there are only so many resources and status in this world. Without the hard work of these mud-legged people, where would the glory and wealth of their noble masters be?

He is a person who has benefited a lot. He can only have empathy after being kicked in the head by a donkey.

These common people are just cattle and horses for their nobles to enjoy themselves and scold them.

"Listening to my father's words, it was like seeing the sun through the clouds, and I had a sudden enlightenment." Lanren, who was very young but full of bad ideas, was puzzled: "With his father's political wisdom, how could he be willing to succumb to..."

He didn't say it clearly later, but it was already obvious. Why not just replace the name of the Fire Country? In his eyes, the name of the Fire Country is just a head who knows nothing and only eats and drinks all day long. A pig is less than one ten thousandth as smart as his father.

Huang Ren twitched the corner of his mouth, shook his head and smiled.

"Father, what are you laughing at?"

"You are so young, you think some things are too simple."

"???"

"Now I have all the power and power. My name is just a title, a false name.

"I won't get any actual benefits from it. On the contrary, it will completely expose me to the outside world. People have to assess the situation and have a clear mind. Lan Ren, let me tell you, I have taken care of this matter and will not add any more points, but if you don't handle it well, your points will be reduced.

"Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with being second. As the saying goes, if the sky falls, there will still be a tall man to hold it up. And who is this tall man, I don't need to say more."

After a pause, Prince Huang Ren asked his son with a smile on his face: "Why do you think I have to rush so far?"

"So that's it. He is indeed a father. He is thoughtful and insightful."

Lan Ren looked at his father with admiration, and at the same time felt a little sleepy: "Father, you just said that the sky is falling and there are tall people holding it up. What do you mean when you say the sky is falling? What else can threaten this world?" You?"

Prince Huang Ren sighed helplessly and said: "I just told you, if you want the country to be strong, the first prerequisite is that the people are weak, but there is such a group among the people that really makes it difficult for my father to sleep well."

"group?"

Prince Huang Ren looked solemn and mentioned the name "Ninja" again.

Hearing his father mention ninjas again, Lan Ren felt that his father was making too much fuss. After all, in his eyes, ninjas were just guys who worked for their nobles. Is it necessary to be so cautious?

Like a classroom where students are still not enlightened, Prince Huang Ren spoke in a more educational tone: "Lan Ren, in the conversation just now, I have emphasized to you countless times that if the country represented by the nobles wants to be strong, it must first be strong. Weak people, but the ninja group is not weak at all, on the contrary, they are very strong.

"They are a relatively wealthy group. Secondly, they have powerful power. Some ninjas do not take the daimyo nobles seriously at all. They are only loyal to the village. If that day, these ninjas would change their minds and want to We will not discuss the rebellion with you in advance, and when that time comes, we nobles will not be able to resist at all. The wealth accumulated over the years will be reduced to these useless things, are you willing to do so?"

Huang Ren was silent for a while, then slowly spoke: "So, we have to keep waging war and hiring these ninjas, nominally to protect our family and country, but in fact, let them plant the seeds of hatred and kill each other?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 45 Uchiha I’m Too Difficult

Hearing that Lan Ren had finally become enlightened, Huang Ren curled his lips slightly and was slightly pleased: "Yes, no matter what method we use, our goal is always the same, and that is to let the ninjas fight to the death, and we reap the benefits. The more chaotic the internal fighting among the ninjas is, the more secure our position will be.

"It looks like you've finally enlightened yourself. In that case, I'll give you a test."

Lan Ren listened happily: "Yes, father."

"This time, the Jinkaku Ginkaku of Kumogakure Village suddenly launched a coup and killed the second generation Raikage and the Second Hokage. The third generation Raikage arrived and killed Jinkaku Ginkaku. You tell me your views on this matter. "

Lanren lowered his head and thought about it carefully, and replied honestly: "I'm sorry, father, I can't understand."

Prince Huang Ren smiled and said: "Don't worry, if you think carefully about what I just said, you will understand."

Lan Ren is not stupid. It is his first time coming into contact with this kind of thing, so his slow reaction is normal.

Once you know the motive, it's easy to deduce it.

Lan Ren closed his eyes and began to think.

Konoha formed an alliance with Kumogakure.

The Golden Horn and Silver Horn staged a coup.

The Third Raikage arrived just in time to kill the Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

When these three things are connected in series, it is easy to find something fishy.

Lan Ren opened his eyes and said loudly: "I understand, this is all too coincidental. If we follow the theory that my father just said, then someone deliberately arranged all of this, especially since the Golden Horn and Silver Horn Coup happened suddenly. , the time is very short, how did the Third Raikage get the news, and how did he rush there in such a short time."

A smile appeared on Prince Huang Ren's lips: "Hmph, it seems that there are smart people in the Kingdom of Thunder. What a clever move. In this way, many high-end combatants can be eliminated at once."

"I heard that they are vigorously developing military equipment there, and they probably want to get rid of their dependence on ninjas.

"It's not just the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder that have this idea. I heard that if the ninjas from the Land of Water want to graduate, they must kill their friends in the same period and reduce the number of ninjas."

"The Kingdom of Wind wants to reduce the budget and the number of ninjas because the ninjas in Hidden Sand Village are not as strong as other ninja villages."

“As for Iwagakure Village, it’s still unclear.

"It seems that everyone has thought of the same thing as me. If you want to secure your seat, you must first reduce the number of ninjas to a certain controllable level. Well~~ This is normal, everyone has been standing for many years without In this huge country, no one is a fool.

"Then in that case, I have to work harder. First, let's wipe out the Uchiha clan from this world."

Prince Huang Ren had a sinister look in his eyes and started with Uchiha first.

This family is too powerful, and it cannot be contained. It must be annihilated.

In this era, the Mangekyo Sharingan had not yet become a complete legend. Prince Huang Ren had witnessed its power with his own eyes and had a deep fear of it, even greedy for it.

He once thought about absorbing them, such as through marriage, etc. Later, according to the data he investigated, it seems that the Uchiha clan is more likely to lose control of their emotions. In layman's terms, it is easy to become crazy...

What's even more frightening is that once this Uchiha turns into a madman, the madman often has a super bomb in his hand...

In addition, the Uchiha clan has some personality problems. To put it nicely, it is called arrogance, but to put it badly, it is arrogant. They only treat their own clan differently, which is very difficult to control.

From this, he gave up angrily and gave up this power. Since he couldn't get it, he had to find ways to destroy it to avoid becoming his enemy in the future.

In addition to this reason, there is also the fact that the current form is better, and the current Hokage is Sarutobi Hiruzen.

There are spies he has placed inside Konoha Village, and every once in a while, internal information about the village is continuously passed to him, so he knows exactly what is happening in Konoha today.

The higher-ups of Konoha Village are ostracizing Uchiha, and the current Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the disciple who is most wary of Uchiha, the second-generation Hokage, so his thinking will definitely be affected to some extent.

The country is strong and the people are weak, so the country needs to weaken the people, use the strong to get stronger, the country is weak, use the weak to get strong, the country is strong.

The Yuan Fei clan and the Uchiha clan were clearly superior, so Prince Huang Ren wanted to support the Yuan Fei clan and eventually wipe out the Uchiha clan.

If the Yuan Fei clan, which is left weak, is easier to control than the Uchiha clan, then the country will naturally become stronger.

For a powerful ninja like Uchiha who is clearly a level ahead of other ninjas, it is impossible for other ninjas to have no idea about him.

Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't want to kill Uchiha, the family members behind him will want to kill Uchiha and grab greater benefits, pushing Sarutobi Hiruzen to make a decision.

Prince Huang Ren has the same interests as the Yuan Fei clan, so he will spare no effort to win over Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Uchiha is being ostracized now, and Prince Huang Ren can foresee that the Uchiha clan will be ostracized in the future.

The Uchiha clan is a group of arrogant people. They will definitely not be able to bear this kind of exclusion, and there will definitely be a strong conflict among the higher-ups in Konoha.

Of course, using the strength of the Yuan Fei clan to kill the Uchiha clan is a fool's errand. However, the Yuan Fei clan has a Hokage character. The village represented by the Hokage, it is not impossible to kill the Uchiha clan with the strength of the whole village. .

The previous plan was to weaken the people, but the next one is to find ways to get closer to the "national strength" itself. Only by ebbing and flowing can we remain invincible.

Thinking of this, Prince Huang Ren looked at his smartest son with a look full of attack. He saw that he was immersed in thought at the moment, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.

Lan Ren noticed the gaze he was looking at and raised his head: "Uh, father."

Prince Huang Ren asked with a smile: "What were you thinking about just now?"

"I didn't think anything of it." Lan Ren shook his head: "It's just that I heard my father say just now that the only thing we can control the ninja's methods is money, right?"

Prince Huang Ren sighed, a little sadly: "Yes, if we don't have money, it will be difficult for us to restrain the ninjas."

This is the fundamental reason why he is wary of ninjas. In the face of absolute power, wealth and power pale.

Therefore, he next thought of a way to let the family obtain the power of Konoha in order to maintain the permanent prosperity of the family.

"Then what if there is a ninja who does not follow our script and chooses to go into business? He even leads other ninjas to do business and earns more than being a ninja. How should we treat these ninjas? Hasn’t it lost its effective binding force?”

Prince Huang Ren smiled and said: "Have you forgotten? If you want to do business or open a company in the country, you need to obtain the approval of the daimyo, and you have to pay taxes such as value-added tax, income tax, land use tax, etc. every month. Wait for the payment. After paying all these taxes, how much is left?”

"What if this ninja refuses to surrender?"

"No?" Prince Huang Ren sneered: "Then I will send someone to arrest him and send him to prison to serve as free labor."

Are you kidding me? Squeezing the income of the general public is a way for the Fire Nation to maintain its hegemony. This is zero tolerance and no one will be allowed to violate it.

"But what if someone engages in smuggling? The transaction is not within our territory and does not seem to be under our control. Moreover, what if these ninjas violently resist arrest? We seem to be unable to defeat them."

"..."

Prince Huang Ren fell silent and said he would let me think about it.

Normally, ninjas would not go into other professions.

They have arrogant self-esteem and an inexplicable sense of honor for the ninja profession.

But once you taste the sweetness, it might not be possible.

After all, there won’t be anyone who has trouble with money. You can just lie down and make money easily. Why are you working so hard? Are you mentally ill?

After a long time, Prince Huang Ren took a deep breath and looked worried: "If there really is such a ninja, then the world will bring about major changes because of him. I don't know exactly what will happen, but one thing I can be sure of, then when At that time, our nobles will face a disaster."

Lanren took a breath of cold air and felt scared.

"But you don't have to worry too much. Under normal circumstances, ninjas are not so organized. Even if they are, I will hire the most ferocious and powerful killer to hunt him down at all costs before his wings are full. "

Speaking of this, Prince Huang Ren's eyes were full of murderous intent. This expression quickly disappeared, and he returned to his usual image of thick eyebrows, big eyes, harmless to humans and animals: "Lan Ren, I have a person who is none other than you." I entrust you with an important task, which is related to the future prosperity of our nobles."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 46: Virtual and Submissive