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Chapter 30: Chapter 30 “Deep Blue Jewelry Store” and “Collecting Rent” (Request for Chase Reading)

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“Young Master, the internal personnel involved have all been sorted out, and a letter has been sent to Father.”

Hearing William’s words, Milton Cheney gently rubbed his eyebrows.

“Have they paid all the due rent?”

“Some of it has been collected, but several Noble families who run the shops have asked for more time.”

“Hmm, I understand.”

Milton Cheney replies quietly, implying his comprehension.

There was no denying that the Golden Lion Market that his father, Earl Arthur, had entrusted to him was a mess.

While everything seemed well on the surface, the reality was far from it.

Corruption was rampant among the underlings, and slackers lazed about.

A number of shopkeepers in the market haven’t paid their rent for quite a while, too.

These large families could easily afford the rent, yet they still delayed the payment, which was starting to vex Milton Cheney.

Cheney wasn’t sure whether Earl Golden Lion was unaware of the situation or was intentionally testing him. Needless to say, he had been busy recently.

After thoroughly investigating the matters at hand, Cheney realized that he could not entirely blame Earl Arthur for the improper handling of money by his subordinates – Earl Arthur rarely checked financial accounts.

Now, Earl Arthur’s jurisdiction spanned the entire Far East Territory, with Far East City being just a part of it.

The Far East Territory comprised over a dozen separate cities.

As single-handed management was impossible, Earl Arthur had promoted some commoners to assist him.

Among them, Moss had always been in charge of the finances of the Golden Lion Market. Moss’s greed was a clear indication of the prevailing situation.

However, this was not because Earl Arthur lacked judgment. In his early years, Moss had indeed proved to be diligent and committed.

But once a person attains power, they start losing self-control. Moreover, some influential families in the market were involved in these matters as well.

more direct approach

William with a

out a sneer, “Of course, we can. Otherwise, they’ll think they can walk all over

necessary for these shops to continue trading,

a moment’s

their purpose. Clearing out all of them would

isn’t an option

family power wasn’t out of the question, but preserving the relationships with these families over outstanding rent

to strike a balance between

with

the paper

at the document and read

had arrived at the Deep Blue Jewelry Store, it had already gathered a

of them were ladies of the nobility, donned in

noble

Jewelry Store was a boutique run by the Blue Eagle

was a jeweler

largest jewelry store in the Golden Lion

known for fine jewelry, fashion accessories, fine metalwork, and

of the jewelry store

goods for sale – mostly delicate pieces of jewelry

hard to imagine that such a huge jewelry store would ever fail to pay

here and tell them Royal Family Gold Lion’s representative

an apprentice at

apprentice didn’t object, scanning Milton and William briefly before heading off obediently

dressed as a merchant was led to Milton Cheney by

proceed inside the

hearing Milton’s suggestion, the merchant promptly nodded and guided Milton and

arriving in the Jewelry Room, Milton

Jewelry Room was essentially a

across the table, and Milton was unfamiliar

about previous regulations at the Golden Lion

hesitation, Cheney cuts right to the chase. Simultaneously, he hands over a badge to the representative

swiftly accepted the badge for inspection, dulie examined it, and handed

badge confirmed Milton’s authority and affiliation with the

we will adapt to

running the jewelry store said,

cooperation? Milton was

the outstanding rent.” Cheney’s gaze was fixed on the middle-aged man as he