บท 268: Reconciliation

"No, not all taxes," Morojo admitted with a smile, pleased by his master's reaction. "Around half we got following your orders; sacking the place and stripping down the useless jewels. Half of the wine is gone too, and the other half is due to go shortly."

"That's to be expected," Gengyo agreed with a nod. "But the rest of it is a surprise. Was it truly from taxes?"

"Every bit of it. I have the logs for you to look through, if you need confirmation."

"I would look at them, if they're on hand. I've been studying the documents left over by the old Imagawa administration, and the numbers never were this high. What is it, corrupt officials altering reports and pocketing the rest? We've halved the taxes as well, I imagine the merchants will be rather supportive of our rule now… Good. Very good indeed, things are shaping up."