Lei Luo was in the center of the Congress Hall, crazily advocating war dividends in full view of the public, and with the support of various national policies, he quickly aroused the emotions of most people present and successfully transformed his goals into everyone's.
Target.
Although the Ninja World War is a matter between ninjas, now that Konoha and the Fire Country are fully officially integrated, ninja matters can also become ordinary people's matters. How can some country use money to make ninja tools and produce detonating talismans?
This is all in the category of pediatrics, and more importantly...
"The third-generation chakra reagent produced by Konoha Research Institute, that is, the secret medicine that allows ordinary people to sense chakra with a 40% chance of successfully becoming a ninja, has now passed clinical trials and has a fatality rate
is zero."
"So I propose that everyone present should work together to produce this reagent in large quantities, and launch a recruitment operation throughout the Fire Country to select more ninjas to participate in the Ninja War.
The world war will lay the foundation for our victory for the Fire Nation!"
Lei Luo's speech was impassioned and majestic, and it shocked everyone in the Congress hall in the blink of an eye.
No one could have imagined that Konoha would quietly develop such a powerful thing that would allow ordinary people to become ninjas? Are you sure you are not joking?
The two party representatives, Maeda Takashi and Chida Yu, glanced at each other subconsciously. The latter did not speak, but the former raised his head and looked at Lei Luo after thinking briefly:
"Hokage-dono, to be honest, it is a good thing that there are more and more ninjas. This is true from all angles. This is the third-generation reagent. How much does it cost?"
"If the total cost of the full rollout of the plan is less than one billion, then I personally agree with this decision."
Whether it is building infrastructure, investing in various commercial activities, or organizing human resources to do this or that, money is needed, and the richest people in the Fire Nation are none other than the capitalists who have become members of Congress.
Although having power can earn more benefits for oneself through legislation, one still has to bear the obligations corresponding to power, including paying taxes and investing in national industrial construction.
And since the scale of the national ninja plan proposed by Lei Luo covers the entire Fire Country, the cost must be very huge.
Moreover, the majority of the money will probably have to come from the capitalists. Who makes them richer than the bureaucrats?
In other words, Lei Luo kept his promise and helped the capitalists to become the rulers of the Fire Country, allowing them to successfully achieve class leap.
This level of sincerity cannot be bought with just money, so even if it is to give Lei Luo face, the capital councilors headed by Maeda Takashi also know what attitude they should show.
What's more, more and more ninjas will not only strengthen the country's military strength, but also produce a large number of ninjas, which can provide a labor force that is far cheaper than ordinary people, which is obviously good for capital.
Maeda Takashi's words were like an introduction, and the capital councilors started discussing in low voices, while the bureaucrats councilors couldn't help but look at each other. It was obvious that the National Ninja Plan was not within their original expectations.
Affected by the congressmen, the hall of Congress was filled with whispers. Everyone present discussed the prospects of the comprehensive ninja plan. Some were opposed and some supported it, and the opinions were extremely inconsistent.
Lei Luo, standing in the center of the lobby, lowered his head and began to think silently, but soon he raised his head again, with a solemn look in his eyes, and said loudly:
"quiet!"
After just one sound, the venue became quiet. Feeling the eyes on him, Lei Luo cleared his throat and continued with the previous words:
"The cost of one reagent is about three hundred thousand taels. Since Mr. Gaozhi's psychological price is one billion, I propose to produce nine thousand reagents first and roll them out in major towns in the Fire Country to see what the effect is.
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"In addition, this money is provided by the cabinet, half of the shares are taken by investors, and the other half is taken by the state, all of which are used as loans for the people who received the injection. When they become ninjas and make money, they will repay the state and individuals one after another.
payment."
One billion taels is not much to the capitalists. You can easily get it together by taking a little, and the money is not wasted. If it is counted as a loan, it does take care of the interests of their capital side.
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After comprehensive consideration of all aspects, the capital councilors raised their hands to express their agreement. On the other side, although the bureaucratic councilors were extremely reluctant to let the power of ninjas continue to grow, one-third of the council members had agreed, and another third
The council members are from Konoha, so even if they object, it will be useless.
Seeing the twenty-one congressmen raising their hands one after another, Lei Luo nodded slowly and added some additional explanations on the previous issue of land resource allocation.
Basically, don't think about domestic land. If you want to hold land personally, then support the country, support Konoha, win the war, and make the land cake bigger and bigger, and then everyone will have a share.
Although Capital members are dissatisfied with this policy, in view of other policies, including the state organizing manpower to build factory facilities, organizing manpower to conduct mandatory recruitment and training, and greatly reducing factory construction taxes...
With these policies implemented in the roundtable agreement, Lei Luo's sincerity is still very high, so although he is unwilling to do so, he can still control it. The capital councilors agree, and the external expansion strategy is settled.
It can be seen from this that as long as Lei Luo reaches an agreement with the capital forces, it will be the Ninja Businessmen Alliance that controls the power of the Country of Fire. As for the collection of nobles and bureaucrats, the old-era elements are just used to fill the gap.
It's just a facade, a tool to appease people's hearts.
Under the simple and crude show of hands voting system where the minority obeys the majority, the Congress is almost the boss of Lei Luo, with both the economy and force in his hands. Even if the old aristocrats and old bureaucrats refuse to obey, they are of no use at all.
Realizing the current situation, the bureaucratic council members headed by Yu Chida naturally calmed down. Apart from occasionally criticizing the capital council members for their ignorance, they said nothing and showed no brainless support for Lei Luo's decision-making.
In this way, two hours have passed, the legislative phase and the formulation of some important projects have passed, and the prime ministerial election campaign, including the corresponding cabinet formation, is finally about to begin.
For some unknown reason, the bureaucratic councilors ignored the great name Guanghui present and collectively elected Lei Luo as the first prime minister of the Country of Fire. Seeing this situation, the capital councilors had no choice but to elect Lei Luo, and the ninja councilors had no choice but to elect Lei Luo.
, naturally needless to say.
Lei Luo repeatedly declined, saying that he had no intention of becoming prime minister, but after everyone's insistence, he still reluctantly accepted the appointment.
To be honest, Lei Luo really doesn't want to be the prime minister. In his eyes, as long as the Fire Nation can implement the general direction according to its own will...
So specific matters, including managing cabinet members, approving projects, and making administrative decisions. Just think about it and you know that these are very time-consuming tasks. He is not willing to take over them at all.
The original policy of separation of military and political affairs has not changed until now. Lei Luo knows that people's energy is limited. As long as he firmly grasps military power and occupies one-third of the seats in Congress, that will be enough.