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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

Cheney turned to William

a sneer, “Of course, we can. Otherwise, they’ll think

necessary for these shops to continue trading,

moment’s thought,

their

isn’t an option either – they’ll start

out of the question, but preserving the relationships with these families over outstanding rent didn’t seem worth it. This was

strike a balance

with this

the paper lying in front of

at the document and read out

arrived at the

nobility, donned in

were, however, no young noble gentlemen as handsome as Milton

Store was a boutique run by the Blue Eagle Family in the Golden

charge was a jeweler from the Blue Eagle

reputation as the largest jewelry store in the Golden Lion Market

jewelry, fashion accessories, fine

of the jewelry store was a

sale – mostly delicate pieces of jewelry and expensive raw

hard to imagine that such a huge jewelry store would

here and tell them Royal Family Gold Lion’s representative wishes to discuss

Cheney ordered an apprentice at

object, scanning Milton and William briefly before heading off obediently to

man dressed as a merchant was led to Milton Cheney by the

we proceed

nodded and guided

Room, Milton instinctively surveyed the

essentially a room designated

across the table, and Milton

I don’t care about previous regulations at the Golden Lion Market. Now, under my management, everyone will

to the chase. Simultaneously, he hands over a badge to the representative from the Blue Eagle

accepted the badge for inspection, dulie examined

Milton’s authority and affiliation with the

we will adapt to your

responsible for running the jewelry store said, his tone full of

cooperation? Milton was

the outstanding rent.” Cheney’s gaze was fixed