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Everyone present read the materials carefully, then spent a good while discussing them quietly with the people around them. By then, they had a pretty good grasp of things.
Only then did Xunjing raise a hand and tap the table to quiet everyone down.
Once everyone stopped talking and turned their attention to him, he stood, looked around, and cleared his throat. "You've all read the proposal. If there's anything you'd like to change or add, raise your hands now, and we'll hear you one at a time."
The moment he finished speaking, quite a few people raised their hands.
Xunjing called on them one by one.
He brought up each suggestion for everyone to discuss.
They considered whether it made sense and whether it was feasible.
If it worked, he accepted it and added it to the proposal on the spot.
If it didn't, he discarded it right there.
This went on for nearly an hour before people finally stopped raising their hands.
Only then did Xunjing have the revised proposal printed again and distributed to everyone present.
After they finished reading and no one raised any further objections, he spoke. "Since everyone approves, you may now sign up to invest, either on your own behalf or on behalf of your clans."
"But there's one thing I need to make clear in advance-the shares reserved for the village's residents total thirty percent."
"Also, whether you're investing as an individual or a clan, there's a cap. You can't just invest as much as you please."
"This is to prevent any one clan or individual from buying up all the shares and leaving no opportunity for anyone else who wants to invest."
"Of course, if any of that thirty percent remains unsold at the end, the remainder will be opened