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【"certainly!"】

[Ito Maruji nodded: "If this official road is repaired, wouldn't it be easier for the civilians under the lord's rule to drag away their families and their families?"]

["This road is terrible! It can stop people from running away!"]

["These people can't run away. In addition to working and paying taxes for the lords, we can also let them buy the lords' mark-up products."]

["Price-increased goods?" Yahiko asked: "You mean, the lords also completely control the prices of all goods in their territories?"]

["By obtaining the supply of goods from you businessmen, and then selling them to the people of the territory at a high profit?"]

[Ito Maruji nodded: "Brother, you are so smart, that's what I mean."]

[Yahiko picked up the pen and started recording again:]

[In addition to the monopoly on knowledge and ninjutsu, the ruling class of the Rain Country also has a more severe blockade of roads. They even enclosed their own land, imprisoning civilians in their respective territories, trapping them like livestock in one-third of an acre, and then exploited these civilians in all aspects of production and life, business transactions, weddings and funerals! 】

[From birth to death, every drop of blood, sweat and bone marrow of these people will be drained by these vampires! 】

[After writing this, Yahiko felt depressed. 】

[Yahiko took a deep breath, calmed down, and then asked Ito Maruji, an experienced businessman:]

["Mr. Ito, if the lords make profits by monopolizing river ports and commercial trade, will the daimyo soon receive less?"]

["Not necessarily..." Ito Maruji said: "Because the daimyo has a specific quota for collecting taxes from the lords. 】

[As long as the lords pay enough taxes, the other tax lords will turn a blind eye. ”]

["And the lords can rely on the reasons and excuses to collect taxes from the daimyo to collect more taxes from the common people."]

["This tax method is not only found in the Kingdom of Rain, but also in the Kingdom of Fire, Kingdom of Waves, Kingdom of Thunder, Kingdom of Grass, and Kingdom of Water."]

["Tax package system..." Yahiko wrote it down in his notebook again. 】

["Tax package system?" Ito Maruji was surprised, "Brother, you are really amazing. You can explain this model clearly in three words."]

["I admire you!!" Ito Maruji gave a thumbs up and smiled: "Why can't I think of it..."]

[Yahiko shook his head: "It's just a name, it doesn't matter."]

["On the contrary, I admire Mr. Ito's broad knowledge and understanding of the customs and customs of various countries."]

["Hi." Ito Maruji smiled and waved his hand: "I've just been doing business a lot, and I've seen a lot of things like this."]

["It's not considered smart or smart at all."]

["By the way! Mr. Ito." Yahiko said: "One last question for you."]

["But it doesn't matter." Ito Maruji said. 】

[Yahiko spoke: "You said that Hanzō of the Salamander tried the Daimyo of the Rain Country some time ago, and the lords didn't respond?"]

["Not a single lord stood up to oppose?"]

["This!" Ito Maruji thought for a while and said: "I don't know, but the lords do obey the rules."]

[“According to what other businessmen told me, the death of the Rain Country’s Daimyo did not affect the lords.”]

["They should still do business, do business, and collect taxes, collect taxes."]

["The only difference is that the cargo ships and supplies from Rain Shinobi Village were not blocked."]

[After Yahiko listened, he wrote down in his notebook:]

[Feudal lords bullied the weak and feared the strong. They just wanted to be lords and did not mind who the daimyo was, even if the daimyo changed his name and became Rain Shinobi. As long as their interests are not threatened, they can contribute part of their interests to the new people in power. 】

[After recording, Yahiko expressed his gratitude to Ito Maruji: "Okay, I understand, thank you for your answer."]

["Hi." Ito Maruji smiled and said, "What can I say thank you for? I quite like chatting with you like this. It feels very relaxing, little brother."]

…

[After these conversations, the caravan continued on its way. 】

[Because the road was difficult to walk, I would stop for a long time at each place, and the short journey took several days. 】

【Yahiko also uses this to talk to various people she meets. 】

[War orphans, wandering ninjas, wandering samurai, civilians, fishermen, farmers, and even homeless proletarians in villages and towns. 】

[Yahiko's strong affinity allows them to communicate calmly. 】

[Especially after thanking them for the food, their answers became more detailed. 】

[Of course, when encountering some wandering warriors, ninjas, and bandits who are blocking the road, Yahiko can also use force to make them sit down and talk calmly. 】

[With the dual blessing of bread and fists, Yahiko got more detailed information and samples in just a few days. 】

[It gave him a deeper understanding of the current post-war situation of the Land of Rain. 】

…

[Three days later, night falls]

[The sky becomes more cloudy. 】

[The caravan found a place to rest. Some people set up fires to cook, while others looked out for the wind. 】

[Yahiko sat in the tent and quickly summarized the research results recorded today with a pen. 】

[It is raining outside, and the lights inside the tent are dim. 】

【Wow~】

[The tent cloth was lifted, and Konan walked in with cooked food. 】

【"It's time to eat, Yahiko."】

[ Konan puts the food on the corner of the table and arranges the books and maps on the small wooden table with his other hand. 】

[Yahiko stopped writing, helped organize it together, and took the food: "Thank you for your hard work, Konan."]

["It's just that I've finished cooking the noodles, it's not hard work." Konan smiled and said: "Eat quickly, don't forget to eat while writing."]

["Okay, eat it soon." Yahiko responded. 】

"Then you should eat it, otherwise when I leave, you will have to wait until it gets cold before eating." Konan urged. 】

[Yahiko smiled: "You even taught me a lesson..."]

["Not eating is not conducive to the healthy growth of the body, and you will not grow taller by then!"]

[ Konan said seriously: "Yahiko, you told me this." ]

["I...Okay." Yahiko smiled bitterly, but he didn't expect that one day the boomerang would hit him. 】

[Yahiko took the bowls and chopsticks and started making noodles. 】

[ Konan is sitting opposite, holding his cheeks in his hands, staring at Yahiko with a smile. 】

【Chiliu~】

[Yahiko ignored Konan's gaze and quickly finished the food in his hands. 】

["Okay, I've finished eating." Yahiko handed the bowl and chopsticks to Konan. 】

[ Konan took the dishes and walked out of the tent. 】

[She turned her head and glanced at the tent. In the dim light, there was a figure crouching at his desk writing. 】

…

[Yahiko writes quickly under the light. 】

["On the Inevitability of the Successful Revolution in the Land of Rain Part Two: Openness versus Closeness"]

[Since the investigation, I have talked with farmers, fishermen, bandits, wandering samurai, wandering ninjas, etc. from all over the Country of Rain and found out that the Country of Rain did not usher in the so-called reconstruction after the war. 】

[On the contrary, the feudal lords relied on reconstruction as an excuse, and despite the lingering power of the daimyo's death, they still crazily exploited the people of the Kingdom of Rain, even more crazily than before. 】

[What makes them so bold? 】

[I thought about it for a long time and came up with three reasons. 】

[First, the geographical factors of the Rain Kingdom lead to its closure. It rains all year round, the official roads are muddy, and the lush forests are infested with ferocious beasts and poisonous insects. 】

[Abundant waterway transportation - aside from the reasons for being occupied by landlords, there are no ships and other means of transportation, and the river is even more of an obstacle. 】

[These natural factors prevent farmers from going out and businessmen from coming in. 】

[Even if they ignore the natural obstacles from the outside world, farmers still need to worry about their land being occupied by landlords and their means of production being occupied by landlords. If they leave here, they will not be able to live a skilled life and eventually die in a foreign land. 】

[Second, the feudal system was artificially closed. 】

[In addition to the natural factors that prevent people from getting out, the more fundamental reason is the deliberate closure of the feudal landlords. 】

[Feudal landlords are like chickens and dogs, urinating everywhere to enclose land and occupy the land for the means of production. They keep people within their own territory, exploit the fruits of their labor, and control ports so that they can't leave. 】

[Third, the closed spirit of farmers. 】

[Peasants themselves have not received much education, and all their educational rights are monopolized by feudal lords. They do not have an accurate understanding of themselves, the world, or the spirit, or even no understanding. 】

[They don’t know their own possibilities, and this oppressive Rain Country society will not give them this possibility. 】

[They were tied to one-third of an acre of land by the landlord with land tax, and they worked like old cows all day long, just to be able to eat a bundle of grass. 】

[Year after year, day after day, farming and planting, the final fruits of labor are taken away by the landlords through taxes, commerce and other means, leaving no room for anything. 】

[Their spirits are always tight on that "bundle of grass", and they don't think for a moment about their self-understanding, spiritual understanding, or understanding of the world. 】

[I have made some thoughts about these closed characteristics. 】

[Reform direction:]

[First, we must first solve the institutional closure. 】

[The first step is to overthrow the landlord class represented by the feudal lords and equally distribute the land used as the means of production to all farmers. 】

[Only after the landlord class is eliminated, can our revolutionary army build a strong and healthy system on this decaying "corpse". 】

[If we no longer carry out reforms under this healthy system, everything that follows will be unable to be promoted! 】

[Second, we must solve the people’s self-isolation! 】

[After taking the first step, we will have enough resources to provide education, medical care and other channels for the general public. 】

[With the education of knowledge and ninjutsu, cracks will soon appear in the people's spiritual closure, and eventually it will shatter! 】

[Knowledge can help them find themselves, pursue happiness, and pursue equality among people. 】

[Ninjutsu can help them increase their productivity. Whether it is farming land, growing grain, building bridges, or paving roads, it is very useful. It can also prevent the counterattack of feudal lords. 】

[3. Enclosure of natural factors. 】

[After the first two transformations are completed, we need to gather the people to do big things and remove all obstacles caused by natural factors in the Kingdom of Rain! 】

【Use ninjutsu to dig mountains, build bridges over rivers, pave roads, drill holes and other operations! 】

【So far! Natural closure, institutional closure, and spiritual closure will all be replaced by openness! 】

[While writing this, Yahiko stopped writing and looked at the gloomy Rain Country at night. 】

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