Chapter 141 Military Reform

  Because of the complex topography and vast area of ​​the archipelago in the western waters of the Ghost Country, and the fact that the pirates are divided into groups of different sizes to carry out activities, it took a week for Liuli to basically wipe out these pirates.

  Of course it is impossible to kill all of them. Some of them saw that the situation was not good, so they ran away directly, and some of them gave up resistance. Baishi decided to give these pirates who gave up resistance and chose to surrender, a chance to start a new life.

   After all, these are free laborers. They don’t need to pay any wages except three meals a day, which saves a lot of money.

  The bandits who were exterminated in the Kingdom of Ghosts before were dealt with in a similar way.

   Centrally manage them, perform well, and can get rid of the status of 'prisoners' and start from the bottom.

   As soon as Liuli pacified the western waters, Baishi immediately dispatched 300 official members to take over the surrendered pirates and began to build military bases on the islands in the western seas.

  The islands in the western waters of the Oni Land are spread over a wide range, but there are no large islands, and the largest ones are medium-sized islands, with less than five in number.

   What remains are small and micro-islands dotted around subdivisions of medium-sized islands.

  Considering the required land area of ​​the military base, they can only choose to build on medium-sized islands. Those small and micro islands can set up sentry points on them to maintain the safety of the sea area.

  Building materials for the construction of military bases can only be transported from land.

  The number and size of the surrounding ships can hardly meet Baishi's transportation needs.

  In order to increase efficiency, Shiraishi released his water clone, the Water Dragon God, which took the form of a giant python, swam in the sea at an extremely fast speed, and transported a large amount of building materials to various medium-sized islands.

   It took more than a month, and in late June, the military base on the medium-sized island was basically completed.

  The construction of the general buildings has been completed, and the training and experimental equipment ordered long ago have also begun to be transported to the base to fill the internal vacancies and allow all staff to be in place as soon as possible.

  When the number of bases was not expanded, the manpower was very crowded.

  But as the number and scale of bases continued to increase, Baishi felt that manpower was in short supply.

  However, the ninja school has only just been implemented. For the first time, there are only more than 120 students, which seems not too small, but these 120 students will have to go through nine years of education before they can graduate from the school normally.

  Baishi is not worried about the strength of these students, because he has already taught these more than 120 students the learning method of natural energy. After nine years of training, with the five major countries as the reference standard, the standard strength of these students when they graduate will at least start as a Chunin, except for the lack of combat experience.

   That is to say, these students will be the backbone or backbone of the future, and they cannot be used at this time.

  If you want to recruit more personnel, you can only use the direct recruitment model at the beginning, which is to recruit adults from the poor classes of various countries, inject them with natural energy synthesis strengthening agents, and become mass-produced fighters.

  The advantage is that after three months to half a year of training, a relatively intuitive combat effectiveness can be formed.

  The disadvantage is that because they are strengthened through potion injection, they cannot master the direct cultivation method of natural energy. Their strength will be determined by the degree of fit between their physical fitness and the strengthening potion. And the fighting methods are mainly physical skills and weapons, and they will not be able to deal with some special situations.

  But when there is a shortage of people, Shiraishi doesn't have time to think so much.

  The third Ninja World War has begun, and he could have predicted it at the beginning, but Shiraishi couldn't predict the final direction of the war and what kind of international environment it will usher in.

  All he can do is to make himself stronger as soon as possible when the five major powers are distracted by the war.

   "How many Type II strengthening agents are still stored in the factory?"

  Type II strengthening potion, the synthetic material is mainly natural energy, it is an upgraded version of the first generation Type I strengthening potion.

  The type II body strengthening potion produced by the second generation has many effects such as increasing the body's anti-strike ability, speed, and strength.

  Even if an ordinary person takes it, he can master the agility that is not weaker than Genin in a short period of time.

   There are a very small number of ordinary people who are born with good physique. After being strengthened by medicine, their physical skills can be on par with Chunin.

   "There are more than 4,300 branches."

   "Let there recruit 1,000 people... No, let's recruit 1,500 people directly."

  Although the type II strengthening potion is sufficient, if more than 4,000 people are recruited at once, the management will be a bit busy, and many branches will be bloated.

   And now he doesn't need so many people.

  However, 1,000 people is too little, and 1,500 people are almost enough.

"yes."

  The person who passed the order goes down.

  After the messenger went down, Shiraishi picked up another report to read.

   "Steal drug information?"

   This is the report submitted by Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company. Someone sneaked into the research room of the company's headquarters building and stole the drug information.

  Shiraishi has seen this kind of thing many times. The profit of Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company is indeed so large that it arouses the jealousy of colleagues. Since its establishment, it has come here to steal drug research data no less than a hundred times.

  However, the nature of this time is different, because the person who came to steal the drug information this time is not a bounty hunter hired by his peers, but a ninja from the five major countries—

   Cloud hidden ninja.

  Although the ninja Yunyin kept arguing that he was not a ninja Yunyin after his identity was exposed, he was just an ordinary hired bounty hunter.

  Baishi rubbed the center of his brows, and sighed softly.

  If it wasn't for knowing that Ayane didn't leave any clues about the ghost country when she besieged the third generation of Raikage, including taking away the amber bottle, Shiraishi would have doubted whether this was Yun Yin's revenge on him.

   But it is impossible to think about it. If that is the case, Yunyin would have sent troops to put pressure on it, instead of sneaking to Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company to steal drug information.

   I just want to get the drug information that Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company has worked so hard to research.

  Because of this, I also feel extremely headache.

  If it is the other villages in Konoha, they can still be resolved through peaceful talks, but Yunyin...forget it.

  Baishi has long been familiar with the style of this village.

   Their negotiating style is fist.

   "Forget it, it's better not to add extra problems at this time."

   Regarding this matter, Shiraishi could only turn a blind eye to it.

   Kill this Yunyin ninja, maybe Yunyin will make a big fuss about it.

  Although Baishi is not afraid of Yunyin's revenge, but now is a critical period of development, he doesn't want to be dragged into the quagmire of war, just throw out a lesson.

   This Yunyin ninja argues that he is not from Yunyin Village. Presumably, Yunyin’s senior management doesn’t want to cause any international conflicts with the Ghost Country. Everyone just needs to be tacit.

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   Shiraishi didn't take the matter of Yunyin Ninja seriously.

  Yunyin is now in a hurry to start a war with Yanyin, and most of his attention is focused on the land country. The matter of the ghost country is at best a trial, and it is not time to tear his face.

   But this incident also reminded Shiraishi that since Yunyin started this idea, the people in the other four great ninja villages may not have this idea, but because of the status of a neutral country, I am embarrassed to say it in the open.

  Shiraishi is not afraid of the suppression and restrictions of his peers. If the five great ninja villages are behind the scenes, it will be a little troublesome.

  But there is actually no good way to ask Shiraishi to think of an idea.

  The size of the Five Great Ninja Villages is there. It is obviously impossible to confront evil directly. You can only pretend that nothing happened and do your own thing with peace of mind.

   The task of directly recruiting 1,500 members cannot be sent, and good progress is being made every day.

  In this turbulent era, even in peacetime, there are serious banditry problems in many countries.

   Especially small countries that have been affected by wars have suffered the most disasters.

  Based on this background, many people will become unemployed, unable to eat enough, and unable to sleep well. The daimyo and nobles only care about themselves, and completely ignore the feelings of the common people. Naturally, many people feel resentful, leave their hometowns, and go to other places to find life.

  In war-torn areas, it is common to see adult men dragging their families along, migrating and war-affected smaller countries and settling down.

   And these adults who have no jobs, or are leaving their homeland with their families, are exactly the targets Shiraishi wants to recruit.

   It took less than half a month to lock in four or five hundred people, and the recruitment success rate was as high as 80%.

  Although some people are very wary, some people really can't live in their own country and don't want their wives and children to suffer, so they agree to the agreement.

  At this rate, it would take about two months to complete the recruitment task of 1,500 people.

  Shiraishi is not in a hurry at all. He doesn't know when the third Ninja World War will end, but at least within three to five years, it is impossible for this war to end.

   plenty of time for him to grow and develop.

  After dealing with the matter at hand, Shiraishi came again to the shrine where Maitreya, the ruler of the ghost country, is located.

   "Long time no see, Mr. Shiraishi. Since you came to the kingdom of ghosts, this should be the second time we meet."

  The voice of Miko Maitreya is always serene and peaceful, neither warm nor cold, but a wonderful realm beyond the outside world.

  It is very similar to live slugs.

   "Yes, Your Excellency Maitreya. In fact, I am here today because I have a very important matter to discuss with you."

   Baishi sat on the cushion prepared by the maid, and glanced at the maiden Maitreya who was sitting behind the gauze curtain.

  The other party sat there upright, with hazy curves, and the surrounding air was affected by her and became very quiet.

"Please say."

  The witch Maitreya thought about it for a while. Although she didn't know what Shiraishi would say next, it must be related to the transformation of the ghost country.

  Although she is not very interested in the government affairs of the ghost country, Shiraishi needs to deal with the officials and nobles of the ghost country if he wants to reform the ghost country.

   No matter how bad it is, Uchiha Sosuke and Uchiha Miyoko will regularly send some information to her to let her know about the current changes and development of the ghost country.

   Maitreya is more grateful and curious about Baishi.

  In this ninja world where class and lineage are strictly distinct, Shiraishi is the first person to open a large amount of educational resources to ordinary people.

  Ninja Village opens up educational resources only to train ninjas, and the scope of benefits is only for Ninja Village.

  While Baishi's educational resources are open, they are invested in the entire ghost country, from cities to small towns, from small towns to more remote villages, not a single area.

   "I intend to combine the armies of the Ghost Kingdom to form a unified military department. I wonder what His Majesty Maitreya thinks?"

   Baishi raised his head and looked at Maitreya behind the gauze curtain.

   "Unified Military?"

   Maitreya has some doubts about this statement.

"Yes."

   "If I'm not mistaken, what Mr. Shiraishi said should be summarizing soldiers and ninjas composed of ordinary people into a whole. Is that what you mean?"

   "That's it. What do you think, Your Excellency Maitreya?"

   Baishi nodded, expressing exactly this kind of meaning.

   "Can you tell me why you did this?"

   Maitreya was thinking about it, but did not give an answer.

   "Your Excellency Maitreya must be very clear about the one-country-one-village system of the five major countries."

   "Understood."

  The one country, one village system of the five major countries has a far-reaching impact.

  In the past Warring States period, ninjas were mercenary groups that existed in the form of families, and soldiers composed of ordinary people also joined in the conquests between big countries.

  At that time, ninjas did not belong to a certain country. For money, ninjas often traveled around the ninja world to find suitable buyers.

  After the establishment of the one country, one village system, the ninja village was established, and the ninjas now belong to the country.

   But even so, ninjas and ordinary soldiers exist separately and independently. Neither the daimyo nor the five shadows have integrated these two forces.

   After all, after the establishment of the Ninja Village, ordinary soldiers were reduced to guarding the portal and did not participate in the war.

  The war in the ninja village is the theme of the current era.

  "The current ninja village seems to be a member of the country, but in fact there is always a 'class' gap between ninjas and ordinary people. This system seems to allow the ninja village and the country to form a whole, but the development of the ninja village is still subject to the financial assistance of daimyo and nobles. And daimyo and nobles who want to get involved in the development of ninja village will be rejected by ninja village itself to prevent power from falling into the hands of daimyo and nobles. In the Warring States Period, there was a more humane and stable 'long-term contract'."

  Hearing what Baishi said, Mitreya nodded slightly, also thinking.

  Although what Baishi said was a bit cryptic, Maitreya could understand the general meaning.

   To put it simply, Ninja Village and the country are still not a whole, but the interests and survival issues make them have to unite.

   If one day this 'interest' is disconnected, the system of one country, one village will cease to exist.

  For example, if the economy of one of the five major countries has completely collapsed, and the ninjas in the ninja village are not engaged in production and cannot survive, they must make a new choice at that time and choose a better 'buyer'.

   This is what Shiraishi calls a 'long-term contract'.

   is also just a contract, not the final ownership.

  Because this part of power is not only reused by daimyos, but also feared by daimyos of various countries. In many cases, it restricts the development of Ninja Village economically, obtains a certain right to speak, and influences Gokage's thoughts.

  In the final analysis, ninjas are also flesh and blood, and they need someone to provide food, medicine, money and houses to meet material and spiritual needs.

   And these are exactly what daimyo and nobles can do.

  Ninja Village is an existence that is not only within the national system, but also feared and rejected by daimyo, nobles and other noble classes.

   And Ninja Village is worried that the daimyo will use the resources at hand to win over the personnel inside the Ninja Village, so that the power will be divided into the daimyo's hands.

   Ninja Village is feared by daimyo and nobles.

  Ninja Village is at the same time afraid of daimyo and nobles intervening in internal development.

   "So, is Mr. Shiraishi planning to integrate the military power of the ghost country?"

  "A complete military force is the best guarantee for maintaining the country's economy and politics."

   "Mr. Shiraishi's idea is really different... Well, it seems that there is no problem. I will ask the people below to cooperate."

   Maitreya answered very simply, telling Shiraishi that it could be implemented.

   Baishi was slightly taken aback.

   "Your Excellency Maitreya, is it okay to agree so quickly?"

   This is a bit inconsistent with what Shiraishi expected.

  He still had a lot to say in his stomach, and Mitreya agreed so readily, which disrupted his rhythm.

  No matter what, you should keep a certain amount of vigilance to prevent him from seizing control of the country.

   "No problem, the witch's spiritual vision can see many things that ordinary people can't see, such as the good and evil of the human heart."

   "...Does it mean the appearance of being stripped naked?"

  Shiraishi made a metaphor that he thought was relatively vivid.

   "Mr. Shiraishi, please don't say such things in a sacred shrine."

   "Ah, sorry for the quick talk."

   Shiraishi apologized.

   "It's okay, apart from this matter, does Mr. Shiraishi have anything else to ask?"

   Maitreya said he didn't care.

   "It's nothing important, just a little personal curiosity. I heard that His Excellency Maitreya has basically lived in the shrine for a long time, and he doesn't leave very often. Doesn't it feel depressing to stay here?"

   Shiraishi brought up a topic that had nothing to do with the business.

   "If you want to say that you are depressed, you will feel depressed. But going out casually is very troublesome."

   Maitreya answered very casually.

"trouble?"

  “Because every time I see a person, the scene of that person’s death will appear in front of me. Even if I had a good mood at the beginning, I will feel bad when I see people who died in various ways and die tragically at some point in the future. Instead of that, it’s better to stay in the shrine.”

   "I see."

  Baishi didn't think that Maitreya didn't want to go out because of this kind of thing.

  Thinking about it this way, suddenly the job of a witch is not easy to be.

   But what is the so-called predicting the future, it is probably some kind of magic technique.

  Baishi didn't ask Maitreya about this matter, he was not interested in the so-called future.

   After getting the answer he wanted, Shiraishi left the shrine.

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  With the approval of Maitreya, Shiraishi began to carry out drastic military reforms in the kingdom of ghosts.

  In fact, this matter is not complicated at all. To be simpler, it is to combine the organization that Baishi belongs to, and the original army of the ghost country into a whole.

  Although they are integrated into a whole, the two parties only have a common title, and the assigned tasks are still the same as before, there is no difference.

   This is something Baishi considered a long time ago.

   It's just that at that time, he needed to familiarize himself with the political environment of the ghost country, so he didn't make this suggestion rashly.

  Now the time is ripe, the original organization can be converted into the military department of the ghost country, which can be regarded as the official status of the ghost country, and it is no longer a civil organization. When doing some things, it can also save a lot of trouble.

  In order to facilitate Shiraishi's actions, Maitreya Miko also gave him the official position of Minister of Military Affairs of the Demon Kingdom, but did not declare it to the outside world. After all, Konoha's identity as a traitor is really not suitable for such a high-profile public appearance.

  Before this, the Kingdom of Ghosts did not have the position of Minister of Military Affairs. It was Shiraishi who proposed the plan of military unification, and it was Maitreya who proposed and placed the official position.

   "I didn't expect you, Xiao Baishi, to become a senior official in the kingdom of ghosts all of a sudden. Congratulations."

  Shiraishi, who came to talk to Uchiha Miyoko, saw that she was sitting in the reception room, kneeling here, wearing a gorgeous and brightly colored kimono, holding a paper fan in her hand, smiling like a middle-aged woman with a 20-year-old daughter.

   "Aunt Miyoko, don't you also have a job in the country of ghosts?"

  Shiraishi remembered that Miyoko was an official in the country of ghosts, and there were also temporary posts, although they used pseudonyms.

   "It can't be compared with yours. After all, we are businessmen, and making money is the main business. And you don't need to be so alien, you can actually call me mother. Anyway, you and Liuli are going to get married sooner or later. I really want to have a grandson as soon as possible."

  Miyoko seems to be implying something crazy.

   Baishi didn't know how to communicate.

   Miyoko teased for a while, then asked:

   "Then Xiao Baishi came to me this time, do you have anything to ask?"

   "About Maitreya Miko."

   "Maitreya Miko? What happened to her?"

   Miyoko tilted her head.

   "I didn't expect Maitreya Miko to give me such an important official position at first. Aunt Miyoko, have you known Maitreya Miko for a long time?"

   "So it's because of this. Well, I have known Mitreya for a long time. She feels like she doesn't care about anything. She is very ethereal and clean. It is wrong to say that she is ignorant of world affairs. She understands the laws of everything in the world better than anyone else, but she is not interested in many things. When I came here with Cangsuke, I was in the same situation as Xiao Shiraishi. It probably has something to do with the unique beliefs and culture of this country. Compared with the five major countries, the existence of this country itself is very strange."

   Miyoko also frowned inexplicably.

"makes sense."

   Baishi smiled wryly.

  The country of ghosts is an unknown country with a unique witch culture. All officials and nobles' superiors are witches.

   This has always been the case.

  This is a country that doesn't look like a country at all.

  It is completely wrapped in the skin of the country, and its essence is to worship witches, and it is like a gathering place for believers who believe in witches.

  Even in remote mountain villages, there are many glorious deeds of witches. It is conceivable that this kind of culture and belief is erosive and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

   Coverage and even the surrounding small countries may have been affected to a certain extent.

  In the information given to him by the live slug, there is not much about the kingdom of ghosts and the witches. It seems that we can only slowly peel off the true colors of the witches in the future.

  (end of this chapter)