"Be quiet! Now, I'd like to announce a new decree from Lord Alan. Listen carefully." Daun coughed, indicating the crowd to quieten down.
"First of all, all the taxes established by Lord Gert will be abolished! We will only keep two types of taxes, namely, income tax and commercial tax. Income tax refers to..."
Before Daun could finish his announcement, the crowd burst into an uproar after a moment’s silence. The people who were originally numb with worry found the news too good to be true. Their eyes widened in disbelief, doubtful as to whether they had heard him wrongly.
It was known to everyone that when Gert was in office, there were more than 20 kinds of taxes in Blackstone City. People were even taxed for drinking water!
All the residents of Blackstone City would grind their teeth
