The Path of the Great Sovereign 36 The Development Period Continued

My eyes stay glued to the floor as I wait for Lord Yorukage's response. Every time I look into his eyes it is like I am dragged into a different realm, I feel small and weak under that gaze.

"Daisuke I completely agree. One of the reasons I decided to make a village in a far away desolate location is to change the way things are done without any major opposition to the change. If there is no precedent in place I get to create said precedent. Due to you bringing this to my attention you will be one of the first to help me with this change However, we are a Village that does not serve its purpose. We have no economy, no reputation, and no Village specialties, Starting today we together as a whole will work together to change that."

Lord Yorukage stands up walks over to the bookshelf and retrieves a book, he hands it to me and I inspect the cover and its contents.

"A Kage has equal power to the head of the Nation, In the usual case the Daimyo controls the political and economic side of running the nation while the Kage provide military support and manpower for the efforts." The Yorukage pauses, returns to his seat grabs his pen and begins writing something. "It may seem like this on the surface however the Damiyo is the Head of state so he or she has to Manage the annual budget, national alliances and giving Kage privileges. We are in a place where the Daimyo has nothing to offer us therefore I will take on that responsibility myself and I am completely justified in my decision don't you agree?"

"Yes Lord Yorukage."

"I'm Glad you think that way. A government has three primary duties to its people: To Protect them from violence, Provide goods and Services, and Invest in Talent. The Daimyo has done none of these things so we have to start from scratch."

Lord Yorukage stops Writing then gestures for me to stand. As I stand 12 other individuals enter his office.

"We will start with Commerce. There are 8 Countries in our surroundings besides the The Land of Iron, home of the Samurai and Land of Demons in which we may begin starting Trade routes with. Now the first question many of you may have on your mind is what can we offer and that is pretty simple. Chakra ores, Tea leaves, Medicinal herbs, Food Stuff, and Of course shinobi services."

He stops picks up the document he has on his desk and hands it to a Shinobi.

"9 of you will go to these surrounding nations and inform them of Yamigakure's existence as well as the goods and services we can provide. That Document contains the price arrangement for each in vivid detail, It also has the details for immigration and other services we will provide in the village only. We are the only Shinobi village in the west so lets make use of that."

He snaps his fingers and 7 copies of the document appear in the hands of the shinobi.

"It also outlines the consequences of reneging a purchase or any other transgression that may cross their minds now go. You have 2 weeks to complete your task."

"Yes, Sir" They then make their exit.

" The Rest of you shall begin on the in house development. To make life easier for myself and all the Shinobi below me I will create a counsel which will oversee the day to day operations of the village and the nation as a whole. Education, medicine, Laws, Law enforcement, Production, Construction, so on and so forth. I will not micro manage, that is not my job nor my prerogative so I will give you the authority to find suitable candidates for this counsel. I will approve or deny candidates as well as review all decisions made by the counsel, due to the Power this counsel will have I will also implement a separate authority to oversee all activities within the counsel that I myself will head, You all have 3 days to make that happen. Daisuke you remain here."

"Yes,sir!"

The Ideas Lord Yorukage came up with far exceeded my exceptions. I was thinking far too small scale and did not see the bigger picture, he isn't creating a Shinobi Village, He is creating a Shinobi Empire.

"Daisuke do you know what the 3 foundations of a Powerful nation are?"

"No, Sir."

"Education, Military Strength, and Economic Prowess. You can have the most powerful military in the world and everyone will fear and respect you however, if your people are poor they will become unhappy and eventually your nation will fall. Your Economy can be the strongest in the world however, if you don't have a Military to defend the nation it will be invaded and it will fall. If you Have both Economic and military dominance yet your education system is sub par when the current leaders die and new ones take over they won't be as effective causing a collapse in your former dominance and your country will fall. Now tell me what do you think I should do?"

He stares at me with a blank face which makes me extremely nervous. I came here today because I thought my Administrative expertise would be of great assistance to Lord Yorukage however I have now realized how foolish I was. One would not start something like this if they had absolutely no idea what they were doing. I think for a long time. Reviewing every possible thought and idea that pop into my head yet none of them are good enough to present.

"As a Shinobi when encountering something new what is the first thing you do?" His words break my chain of thought but, this is easy.

"You make an assessment of any and all possible outcomes, then make a plan that minimizes risks while maximizing gains." That's when it hit me every move that he has made has been calculated to an extreme degree. He didn't ask me that question for an answer he asked me that question to see if I was willing to take the risk to answer it. A Bad plan is always better than no plan at all.

"Forgive me Lord Yorukage for my ignorance." I bow my head as low as possible. Sometimes you have to take risks, nothing In this world is easy.

"Daisuke Would you like to be My Aide?"

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