「The center of town.」
Bursts of laughter drifted out from time to time.
The people discussing matters inside seemed to be in high spirits?
"Hahaha! Excellent, excellent! Clan Leader Chen, you are a truly magnanimous man! I am full of admiration! Full of admiration!"
"Indeed! To sacrifice a small profit for the benefit of all—truly the mark of a benevolent leader..."
"..."
The flattery was endless.
Chen Nuo was all smiles.
The banquet showed no trace of the earlier unpleasantness.
Why?
The matter of the grain tax had been settled.
The burden apportioned to the major families was only a ten percent increase in the grain tax; there was no intention of squeezing them dry.
Moreover, Chen Nuo had promised to go into business with them. He would offer up half the shares of the Black Gold Ointment business for everyone to get a piece of the pie.
