"What kind of compensation are you referring to?" Pigeris asked with interest.
"I would like your tribesmen to work in my tribe, primarily to help my people cultivate the land. In the Nix Tribe, many of the tribesmen were previously engaged in warfare or other trades and are not skilled in farming. Your tribe, on the other hand, has lived along this riverside land for generations, understanding the nature of this soil and being much better at cultivating it...
By next year's harvest, I plan for your tribesmen who come to assist to receive at least 10 to 20 percent of the land's yield, possibly more. The exact amount will depend on negotiations between our tribesmen."
The tribal leaders conferred softly among themselves for a while, eventually expressing that they were willing to consider the suggestion from Maximus.
