Red sand dust

Daimaru's time as Kazekage's agent was too short. Gaara returned without even waiting for the daimyo's attention from the Land of Wind. There was not even a formal meeting.

The kages of the five major ninja villages are all difficult to work, especially the Kazekage, who is under great external pressure and has to be distracted from providing necessary support to the residents in the country.

Originally, manpower and material resources were stretched thin, and it was difficult to comprehensively respond to all challenges, and they had to be distracted by general affairs other than war preparations. There were only a few Kazekage who were famous for their military force in the world. They were praised as the strongest third generation. This was also an internal boast, but it was the first generation. Village chiefs like Lie Dou and Nidaime Shamon, who are good at governance, maneuvering, and studying forbidden arts, have a greater reputation.

Having been a Kazekage for so long, Gaara has long understood that his greatest responsibility is not to charge on the battlefield and fight bravely, but to feed more compatriots.

This is very different from the focus of the leaders of other ninja villages.

If something is missing, it will be necessary to work hard in certain areas. The living space of Sunagakure is too small, and the harsh environment has almost locked up all room for maneuver. As the fifth generation Kazekage, he must not make mistakes and lead Sunagakure Village to the wrong direction. move forward in the direction.

Our ability to withstand failure is too poor to leave our fate to others. You are right...

Gaara didn't pay attention to Daimaru's ridicule. He also agreed with the method of lowering his posture, not willing to sacrifice himself, and only pursuing practical benefits, but the method was still open to question.

Let's have a good talk with the Daimyo's envoy first to see what their specific requirements are...

I had no choice but to do this.

In fact, there are some things that Daimaru did not say clearly.

When Gaara was hesitating, Daimaru also said nicely that Sunagakure Village was in a dilemma now, and no matter what choice he made, the pros and cons were difficult to weigh.

Being truly subordinate to the daimyo in name can certainly be used to implement the policies of Sunagakure Village, but this also has hidden dangers.

As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not be right. Once there is a clear superior-subordinate relationship, even if the name of the Kingdom of Wind is a puppet, the Sand Ninjas can only offer him up and fight for power within the scope of traditional rules.

If you really have the reputation of being a rebellious person, it will not be easy to clean it off.

Regardless of the ninja world, it is not uncommon for a son to kill his father or an apprentice to kill his master. However, these things are not allowed by morality and law. People who commit such evil deeds will definitely find it difficult to convince the public and will be regarded as unacceptable in mainstream values. Being despised by others will not lead to a good outcome.

The power of Sunagakure Village is indeed stronger than that of the daimyo. It is not impossible to force them to submit by force, but you cannot resort to force for everything, otherwise the cost of management will be terrifyingly high. With the background of Sunagakure Village, it is impossible to survive such a huge wind. The country has maintained military control and rule by force for too long.

It was obviously a good thing, but it ended up messing up the entire Kingdom of Wind. It was definitely not Daimaru and Gaara's original intention, so they couldn't be too reckless.

Joining the daimyo system and controlling the Kingdom of Wind with a government system similar to the shogunate will naturally be restricted by the original system.

After all, the Ninja Village is a mercenary organization. Playing aristocratic politics may not necessarily be able to overwhelm the opponent with ease. After all, that is what others are good at.

If you want to hijack the old bureaucracy of the Land of Wind and become the support of Sunagakure Village, you must naturally make an agreement and abide by the rules, otherwise you will not be able to continue playing.

In fact, there is a simple and effective method that has been tested for countless years and remains popular, and that is marriage.

Unfortunately, with Gaara's arrogance, he may not be willing to accept such an arrangement. Kankuro's character, status and popularity are not a good candidate for marriage, and Temari is so-so, but it is impossible, and Daimaru disagrees.

Ninjas have strength, but do not have the corresponding status. Daimaru also has to think carefully about how to make up for the gap.

Throwing around within the system of one village and one country, ruling the tyrants, and using marriages to create solid blood ties to maintain balance, we should be able to deal with the current troubles, but...

After Gaara left, Daimaru stood high in the sky, watching the human fireworks below, and if he had some enlightenment,

All the planning methods are to steal the legal principles that govern the Kingdom of Wind. It's a bit troublesome...

Even though the officials represented by the daimyo were not strong in force and had low governance capabilities, they were also legitimate rulers. Daimaru had never underestimated them.

The so-called strength is not just the ability to fight. What should we do if all the civilians and even most Suna ninjas do not agree with Sunagakure Village's plan against the daimyo?

This is really not Daimaru's unfounded worries. In Sunagakure Village, only a few people realize that Sunagakure and the daimyo have fundamental conflicts of interest. Most residents don't care who the daimyo of the Land of Wind is, but they also agree that the daimyo is the natural monarch, and Sunagakure Village belongs to In the land of wind, the sand ninja are naturally considered to be the vassals of the daimyo.

The Suna ninja did not obey the daimyo's command but took orders from Gaara because there was no direct jurisdiction. Just like the ancient people of Shoto who didn't care what the imperial edict of the superior emperor said, but were very concerned about the orders of the magistrate of Zhizhi Xiaoguan.

The idea that Kazekage is the boss of Sand Ninja, not the Kingdom of Wind, is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Even if this is not true, the principle is such that the cost of trying to force a change by force is too high, not cost-effective, and the possibility of success is low.

Sure enough, in the next few days, the construction site outside was still busy, and there was still no progress in the negotiations between Sunagakure Village and the Daimyo. Both parties spoke their own words. In contrast, the voice of the Daimyo envoy was louder and more confident.

Of course, the key to this matter is not the negotiators, but what Gaara and the Daimyo think.

Interestingly, Daimaru and Gaara believed that there was a risk of a civil war. However, judging from the intelligence obtained from the investigation, the daimyo side did not seem to be preparing for war, including the daimyo escorts and the private armies of various noble families. Not only did they not recruit reserves , and even had no intention of purchasing necessary reserves such as ordnance and food in advance.

And this also made Daimaru feel happy.

Sunagakure Village's side has overestimated the possible risks. I don't know if the daimyo is really peace-loving or if he thinks he is not strong enough. At least he has no intention of falling out with the Sunagakure now.

Since they don't really want to fight with Sunagakure Village, maintaining an aggressive negotiating attitude is obviously because they want something.

Although this conclusion may not be completely reliable, it also makes Gaara feel uneasy.

Later, after several insinuations, the Daimyo envoy vaguely expressed the true purpose of his trip.

Rebuild Miyagi?

When Daimaru got this information from Gaara, he was a little surprised.

what is this?

Daimaru was ready to fall out with the daimyo and start a limited war, but it turned out that the other party just wanted a new home.

In fact, no matter how barren the Country of Wind is and how miserable the people are, the living conditions of the daimyo and nobles are not bad.

Except that the climate conditions are difficult to change and are not very livable, the status of the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind and the daimyo of the Land of Fire is actually not much different. They occupy a vast area, have a majestic capital, splendid palaces, and various luxurious furnishings. Everything you need.

Because of the rise of Awaji Village and the opening of the Naruto Village trade route, the life of the daimyo and the nobles became more comfortable.

It’s just that human desires are like this, there is no end.

In the almost completely changed design of Sand Ninja, there is no place for daimyo, and this is what they care about most.

As for the fact that Sunagakure Village occupies too much land and will control a population far greater than that of the daimyo in the future, they should have noticed it, but they did not feel that it would endanger their own life and death.

It has an impact, but it's not fatal...

Daimaru figured it out after thinking about it for a while.

If we did not underestimate the influence of the daimyo, then the other party may have slightly overestimated the deterrent effect of the so-called righteousness on Sunagakure Village.

The strong stance was not to force the Suna Ninja to submit, but because he really felt that with his status as a daimyo, making such a request was not too much. Instead, it was the Suna Ninja's resistance that was inexplicable.

Gaara nodded calmly:

He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. What you said still makes sense. We Sand Ninjas do not have the intention to subvert the daimyo, but this is not because of the so-called natural justice...

The one-village-one-country model has been running for so many years. Not only are many ninjas willing to follow it, but even the daimyo and nobles firmly believe in it, but they have forgotten...

Daimaru chuckled and said,

Even when Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara joined forces back then, not everyone was convinced, let alone now...

Today's five major ninja villages are actually an independent military group, but the size they control is not enough to support their status, and their status is not enough to support them taking over administrative power outside the headquarters. Just like Konoha Village, even if it actually controls The Kingdom of Waves, a maritime transportation hub, cannot be brought under direct management, otherwise there will be great trouble.

The Sand Ninjas were able to expand smoothly in the Kingdom of Wind because most of the country was deserts of little value, basically unowned land. The occupation of the Sand Hidden Village would not have much impact.

Just like this place on the plateau snow peak, I am afraid that the daimyo and the government were also laughing at the sand ninjas for being stupid, spending money to buy such a piece of sand, and happily spending the land purchase money.

Choose a good place and build a new city for the daimyo as the capital. The previous one is indeed a bit dilapidated. Let them issue a task. Forget about money and other things, just waive or exempt the land purchase loan...

Gaara also thought about it for a long time and felt that this condition was actually not unacceptable. Problems that could be solved with money and manpower were trivial matters to Suna Ninja. As long as they did not interfere in the internal government affairs of Sunagakure Village, the other impacts would be little.

No, this is too snobbish...

Daimaru shook his head and rejected Gaara's idea.

It's such a good opportunity to sell favors, so we should take advantage of it. What's the so-called loan? If we really don't care about the consequences, we can get as much as we want. Only invisible and intangible influence is what we need...

You mean...

Gaara's heart moved, and he saw Daimaru waving his fingers with a smile, and said matter-of-factly:

I suggest to the daimyo that Kazekage be given the title of 'Grand Imperial Palace'...

The so-called imperial palace is nominally the residence of the retired shogun, and by extension has the meaning of shoguns, advisors, etc.

Basically, those who are described as the Great Imperial Palace are all absolute authorities in a certain field, Taishan Beidou.

Of course, this can also refer to the powerful shogun himself, who is the leader of the military family and complements the Taiko, the ultimate civil servant. If one person can be both civil and military, even the daimyo will have trouble sleeping and eating.

As the leader of the ninja village, Kage has control over a country's military equipment, and it is not impossible to be called the Grand Imperial Palace. If recognized, it would be equivalent to the daimyo's endorsement of Gaara, which would bring many benefits.

The key is that the Daigosho, a nominally retired former military chief, has vague administrative powers. Unless the daimyo personally orders a reprimand, Gaara Kaifu, who is both the Kazekage and the Daigosho, establishes the government to dominate. Even if the government is under the leadership of the people, no one can make irresponsible remarks even if it interferes with the power of the country.

As the Sunagakure became stronger, the power of the Imperial Palace would naturally increase. If Sunagakure Village declined, no one would even care about it, even if it interfered in government affairs.

In fact, ninjas have been doing this kind of thing secretly for a long time, but this time, Daimaru wanted to establish this status quo as a less formal system.

Gaara, who had discussed it with Daimaru many times, naturally understood the secret, but...

Is it really possible? A few days ago, you wanted me to be the shogun, and now you're going to make plans?

Daimaru replied:

In fact, it doesn't matter how you call it. The key is to get the rightful authority. Otherwise, except for the direct jurisdiction of Sunagakure Village, even the influential local tycoons and businessmen will not buy into Sunagakure's account, and many things will not be able to be done. Already...

With the official status of Hupi, even if he still looks down on him and has no position, all ninjas who care about money must think carefully if they want to confront him.

Now that we have reached this point, we cannot tolerate the Suna ninja retreating. Daimaru risked such a great risk to surrender Otsutsuki Toneri, pick the moon from the sky, build a plateau snow peak, and improve the environment of the Land of Wind. This was not for the sake of Let others pick the peaches.

Strength is the foundation. Righteousness, reputation and influence are what we rely on to get twice the result with half the effort. Otherwise, if virtue is not matched, disaster will occur, and there will be more troubles later!

Finally, after discussing the details of the petition with Daimaru for a long time, he told the envoy to go to the Lord of the Wind Country. Half a month later, the matter finally came to a conclusion.

Daimaru bulldozed a desert hilly area to the southeast of the plateau's snowy peaks, rebuilt a luxurious palace, and planned a small river to pass through it.

The daimyo's side gave only a flimsy edict.

As a result, Sunagakure Village's already severely overdrafted finances have become even worse.

In view of this, Gaara had to roll out the gold rush plan in advance to attract more external resources to supplement the deficit of Sunagakure Village.

Immediately afterwards, Sunagakure Village set up a palace and a document office without stopping, established a grassroots system, and assigned reliable Sunagakure to the position of guardian and leader, so that he could legitimately manage the people in the area.

A grass-roots government that was too rough to bear to be looked at was established in such a difficult situation. Most people regarded it as a temporary department and did not take it to heart. They were completely unaware of Daimaru and Gaara's true thoughts.