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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 by

turned to William

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

to continue trading, which prevented him from just shutting them

after a moment’s

use force alone. The shops run by the nobility have their purpose. Clearing out all of

an option either – they’ll start

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 Cheney

to strike a

with

the paper

the document and read out the

Milton Cheney and William had arrived at the Deep

of the nobility, donned in lavish gowns and headpieces, adorned

young noble gentlemen as handsome as

boutique run by the Blue Eagle Family in the

person in charge was a jeweler from the Blue Eagle

as the largest jewelry store in the Golden Lion Market

for fine jewelry, fashion

the jewelry store was a large

the window and displayed goods for sale – mostly

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

here and tell them Royal Family

an

William briefly before

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

proceed inside the

promptly nodded and guided

arriving in the Jewelry Room, Milton

was essentially a room designated for

tools were scattered randomly across the table, and Milton

the Golden Lion Market. Now,

Simultaneously, he hands over

inspection, dulie examined

authority and affiliation with the

assured, young master, we will adapt to your

responsible for running the jewelry

cooperation? Milton

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