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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.

we take a more direct approach by

to William

this, William let out a sneer, “Of course, we can.

it necessary for these shops to continue trading, which

after a moment’s

have their purpose. Clearing out all of them would disrupt the

using any force at all isn’t an option either – they’ll

leveraging family power wasn’t out of the question, but preserving the relationships with these families over outstanding rent didn’t seem worth it. This was something Milton

planned to strike a balance

begin with

to a name on the paper lying in front of

this, William glanced at the document and read

Cheney and William had arrived at the Deep Blue

ladies of the nobility, donned in

noble gentlemen as

a boutique run by the Blue Eagle Family in the Golden

was a

store in the Golden Lion

fashion accessories, fine metalwork, and

part of the jewelry

window and displayed goods for sale – mostly delicate pieces of jewelry and expensive raw

that such a huge jewelry store would ever fail

them Royal Family Gold

an apprentice

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

while, a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant was led to Milton

we proceed

nodded and guided Milton and William to the Jewelry

the Jewelry Room, Milton instinctively surveyed the

essentially a room designated

tools were scattered randomly across the table, and Milton

I don’t care about previous regulations at the Golden Lion Market. Now,

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

for inspection, dulie examined it,

authority and affiliation with the Golden Lion

assured, young master, we will adapt to your

man responsible for running the jewelry store said, his tone

Milton was

up with the outstanding rent.” Cheney’s gaze was fixed on