The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

After Hanzo finished speaking, the elders suddenly fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Hanzo was not in a hurry, he just drank tea and gave everyone enough time to think.

After a while, the fifth elder spoke first: "... Chief, I understand what you mean. In the future, we will not only run the Shimada clan, but also the entire Ninja Village. We should indeed take a longer-term view."

The opinions of the five elders represent the views of most non-radical elders.

Seeing this, the few remaining relatively radical elders knew that they could not change the overall situation, so they stopped worrying about this issue.

The elders all agreed with this statement, and Hanzo immediately continued: "The next step is the issue of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade..."

As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment, and after a while, he slowly said: "Everyone, have you ever thought about whether we have to always rely on Daming Mansion's assistance to balance our finances?"

When the elders heard this, there was a trace of confusion in their eyes.

In their view, the definition of Ninja Village is the military power of a country.

As a military force, isn't it natural to rely on the financial support of the Daming Prefecture?

Hanzo couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.

In his impression, in the original time and space, until decades later, many ninja villages in major countries relied on the financial support of the Daming Palace.

Regardless of the other four countries, Konoha's commercial activities are definitely prosperous enough.

Therefore, Hanzo has every reason to suspect that Konoha in the original time and space may not have paid much attention to the village's business activities.

Of course, regardless of whether this was the case in the original time and space, since the Fire Nation ninja world is now under his control, it is necessary to develop commercial activities.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the Daming Mansion organization has been passed down for thousands of years or even longer, and their rule of the country has become a habit in the eyes of many people.

But Hanzo doesn't have this concept.

Therefore, in the future governance process, it is possible that the village will conflict with the country if it cannot be tolerated.

By then, he hoped that in addition to force, the Ninja Village would also have other means to rely on.

Financial independence is undoubtedly a good choice.

However, the elders in front of me may not be able to understand these thoughts.

Therefore, Hanzo could only explain it to the elders as briefly as possible.

"Business activities can bring considerable tax revenue, and the location of the Fire Country is unique. If it is managed well, it will also be a big source of wealth." Hanzo said a little bored.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Teng, who was sitting in the corner, spoke.

"I agree with the patriarch on this point, everyone."

As he said that, he stood up.

The elders were stunned when they saw this. You must know that although Yi Teng has always attended high-level meetings, in fact, he rarely expresses his opinions.

Even if you have any ideas, you will usually only discuss them with the clan leader alone after or before the meeting.

Today, Yi Teng suddenly behaved uncharacteristically, which obviously shocked many elders.

There is a saying that according to the official statement, the position of "steward" in the clan is lower than that of the elders.

However, Yi Teng's age and qualifications are there. Now in the entire conference room, there are only a few people of similar age to him, such as the elder.

Especially some of the young elders, almost all of whom Yi Teng watched grow up.

Therefore, Yi Teng actually still has a certain say in this high-level meeting.

Just listening to Yi Teng's words, he said with some excitement: "Everyone, you may not know it well, but I have been in charge of the family's finances for so many years. Every year, the family relies on trade income, and in recent years, it has reached 70% of the mission remuneration!"

As soon as Yi Teng said this, except for the elders who knew these things privately, all the other elders looked shocked.

In the past, although they knew that the family ran many shops and had connections with some merchants, these elders never took these things to heart, but they did not expect that the family's trading income could actually be 70% of the mission remuneration.

You know, the family resources occupied by the two are completely different.

Every day, a large number of ninjas from the family go out to do tasks to earn rewards.

Not to mention that tribesmen were often maimed and killed as a result.

As for trade, it takes up much less family resources.

"No wonder those businessmen can give such high remuneration... Is it so profitable to do business?"

For a time, many elders murmured secretly in their hearts.

But to be honest, the Shimada clan's trading activities can generate such profits, which is closely related to the strength of the Shimada clan.

Concerned about the strength of the Shimada clan, many businessmen do not dare to have any evil intentions when doing business with the family.

Many times they even offer some discounts to make friends with the Shimada clan.

Therefore, specifically, there are certain differences between the ninja clan and the ninja village in this aspect.

However, Yi Teng knew this and Hanzo knew it, but most of the elders sitting here did not know the twists and turns involved.

So, facing the naked money, the elders were undoubtedly moved.

"In that case, we have no objection." After a while, the elders said to Hanzo.

Hanzo immediately smiled when he heard this: "Then I will arrange the specific person in charge now."

After that, he looked around for a week, his eyes scanning the faces of all the elders.

After pondering for a moment, Hanzo finally said: "...Fifth Elder, how about I leave this Ministry of Commerce and Trade to you?"

The Fifth Elder was startled when he heard this, but he didn't hesitate much and simply said: "Don't worry, Patriarch, leave it to me."

Hanzo nodded immediately and added: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask Uncle Yi Teng...Uncle Yi Teng, please."

"Don't worry, clan leader." Yi Teng also smiled.

Seeing this, Hanzo felt relieved a lot.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for ordinary people to hold positions in the Ninja Village, Hanzo would have wanted to let Yoshitoshi take the position of the elder in charge.

Fortunately, the fifth elder and Hanzo also get along very well. With him and Yi Teng cooperating, Hanzo can rest assured.

The problem with the Ministry of Commerce and Trade has been solved, and the next step is the Ministry of Education.

Hanzo's eyes moved back and forth between the First Elder and the Third Elder.

Seeing this, the other elders couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

On the contrary, the two parties involved seemed extremely calm and seemed not enthusiastic about it.

"Then, just..."

Hanzo had just opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a voice interrupted him.

"Brother, look...what if I come?"

Hanzo was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at the source of the sound - it was Genji.

"Well..."

Hanzo hesitated.

Speaking of which, although the elder in charge of the Ministry of Education also serves as the principal of the Ninja School, in fact, the elder only controls one general direction.

The real specific affairs must still be the responsibility of the people below.

If Genji wants to give it a try, that's okay.

It's just that Hanzo is a little worried that his brother is only hot for three minutes.

It would be troublesome if he turned around and gave up his options again.

But at this time, the great elder spoke.

"Clan leader, why don't you let Genji give it a try." He looked at the latter with a smile in his eyes: "Young people, you always have to practice. Besides, don't you still have the guidance of your elder brother, the clan leader?

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Hanzo heard this and looked at Genji who was still insisting.

After a long while, he still nodded and said: "Okay, then Genji, I will leave this Ministry of Education to you, don't let me down."

Genji was immediately overjoyed and said loudly: "Don't worry, brother."

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