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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.

a more

to William with a suggestive

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

to continue trading, which prevented him from just shutting

after a moment’s thought,

force alone. The shops run by the nobility have their

of course, not using any force at all isn’t an option either – they’ll start

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

he planned to strike a balance between

with this

pointed to a name on the paper lying in front of him and stated

William glanced at the document and read out the name—Deep

at the Deep Blue Jewelry Store,

ladies of the nobility, donned in lavish

young noble gentlemen as

boutique run by the

charge was a jeweler from the Blue Eagle

as the largest jewelry store in the

was known for fine jewelry, fashion

integral part of the jewelry store was a

goods for sale –

such a huge jewelry store would ever fail to pay the miniscule amount of rent due to

here and tell them Royal Family

Cheney ordered an apprentice

and William briefly before heading off obediently to fetch

a merchant was

proceed inside

nodded and guided Milton and William

the Jewelry Room, Milton

Room was essentially a room designated for jewelry

were scattered randomly across the table, and Milton was unfamiliar

at the Golden Lion Market. Now, under my management, everyone will

hands over a badge to

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

authority and affiliation with the Golden

we

jewelry store

Milton was

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