The Wizard's Road from the Simulator

Chapter 30 "Sapphire Jewelry Shop" and "Rent Collection" (for further reading)
"Master, all the investigations have been completed, and all the internal personnel related to this matter have been dealt with, and the master has also sent a letter."

Listening to William's words, Chen Mu gently rubbed the center of his brows.

"Have you recovered the rent owed?"

"Part of it was taken back, and some shops run by a few big noble families said to wait a little longer."

"Well, I see."

Chen Mu said softly that he understood.

It has to be said that the Golden Lion Market that his father, Earl Arthur, threw to him is a mess.

Although everything looks fine on the surface, in reality it is not.

The people below are greedy and greedy, and those who fish for fish are fish for fish.

Even the rent of many shops in the market has been owed for a long time.

These big families clearly have no shortage of these gold coins, but they still default on the rent, making Chen Mu a little impatient now.

Chen Mu didn't know whether Earl Golden Lion didn't understand the things here or wanted to test him on purpose, but he was busy these days.

As for the matter of being greedy for money, Chen Mu has almost dealt with it in the past few days.

After the investigation, Chen Mu realized that Earl Arthur could not be entirely blamed for being so greedy, because Earl Arthur rarely checked accounts.

You must know that his father, Earl Arthur, is in charge of the entire Far Eastern Territory, and the Far Eastern City is only a part of the Far Eastern Territory.

There are more than a dozen cities in the Far East.

Earl Arthur can't take care of all of them by himself, so his father will promote some citizens to help him manage them.

Mousse has always been in charge of the accounts of the Golden Lion market. Mousse is greedy, so the people below can imagine.

It's not that Earl Arthur didn't have vision, but that Mousse really did his best in his early years.

But once a person is in a high position, he can't control himself, not to mention that some big families in the market are also involved in this matter.

"Can you be more direct and use force?"

Chen Mu asked William intentionally.

Hearing this, William grinned grimly: "Of course it's fine, otherwise we'll really be treated like persimmons."

In fact, it's not that Chen Mu didn't want to push these shops directly, but that the existence of these shops has a meaning.

So Chen Mu thought for a while, and said:
"It's not enough to use force alone. These shops are run by some noble families, and their shops are necessary to exist. If they clean up the Golden Lion Market, it won't be the same.

Of course, we can't use a little bit of force, otherwise, as you said, we will really be regarded as soft persimmons. "

It is not impossible to simply use the family's armed forces to push directly, but it is not impossible.

Because some rent is not worth tearing apart with these families, Chen Mu is naturally clear about this.

So it is Chen Mu's plan to combine rigidity and softness.

"Then start here!"

Chen Mu pointed to a name on the paper in front of him and said.

When William heard Chen Mu's words, he looked at the position of Chen Mu's finger. There were five words written on it - Zhanlan Jewelry Co., Ltd.

When Chen Mu and William came to the interior of Zhanlan Jewelry Store, there were already many people here.

Most of them are noble ladies, wearing gorgeous robes and headdresses, and wearing expensive jewelry and ornaments.

There are no young and handsome noble children like Chen Mu.

Zhanlan Jewelry Store is a store opened by the Lanying family in the Golden Lion Market.

The person in charge is a jeweler from the Lanying family.

This jewelry store can be said to be the largest jewelry store in the Golden Lion Market.

Jewellery, metalwork and valuables are sold here.

The interior of the jewelry store has a large window.

The counters were facing outwards with goods on display, mostly fine jewelry and expensive materials.

It is hard to imagine that such a large jewelry store would default on such a small rent.

"Call your stewards and say that the people from the Golden Lion family have come to discuss something."

Chen Mu casually stopped an apprentice and said.

The apprentice who was stopped by Chen Mu was not dissatisfied. He looked at Chen Mu and William behind Chen Mu respectfully and went to look for the supervisor.

After a while, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman was brought in front of Chen Mu by the apprentice.

"Shall we go inside and talk?"

Hearing Chen Mu's words, the businessman nodded quickly and brought Chen Mu and William to the jewelry room.

When he arrived at the jewelry room, Chen Mu subconsciously looked at the surrounding environment.

It is said to be a jewelry room, but it is actually a place to appraise jewelry.

Some identification instruments were randomly placed on the table, some of which were unfamiliar to Chen Mu.

"I won't play around with you anymore. I don't care what the Golden Lion Market was like before. Now that I am in charge here, it is natural to follow my rules."

Without hesitation, Chen Mu said straight to the point, and at the same time handed a badge to the Lanying family member in front of him.

Naturally, the person in charge did not neglect, quickly took the badge, looked it up and down, and handed it back to Chen Mu.

This badge is actually a token for identification, which means that Chen Mu is a member of the Golden Lion family.

"Young master, don't worry, we will follow your rules."

The person in charge of the jewelry store said, his tone full of response.

So cooperative?Chen Mu was a little surprised.

"Okay, then pay the rent in arrears first."

Chen Mu stared at the middle-aged man in front of him and said.

"Young master, don't worry, we will definitely pay, but the family's gold coins have not arrived yet, can we wait for a few more months?"

The middle-aged man spoke decisively, but anyone could hear the procrastination in his tone.

Hearing this, William, who was standing behind Chen Mu, was about to take a step forward, but was stopped by Chen Mu gently stretching out his hand.

In fact, he doesn't want to do anything if the problem can be solved by moving his mouth.

"Pay it now, it's not that we haven't waited, we've been waiting for a year and two months."

Chen Mu said, there was no anger in his tone, just calm.

The facts are indeed as Chen Mu said, this azure jewelry shop has not paid rent for a year or two.

Normally, the rent of large shops in the Golden Lion Market is paid once a month.

"This"

Hearing Chen Mu's words, the middle-aged man's face became a little ugly, but it was only for a moment, and he quickly adjusted back.

"Young master, can you?"

"No, hand it in now, or you won't be able to open this jewelry store."

Chen Mu interrupted the middle-aged man, and then looked around.

He didn't believe that such a big jewelry store couldn't afford such a little rent.

The middle-aged man naturally heard the threat in Chen Mu's mouth.

As a result, his face instantly became a little stiff, and even the smile that had been hanging on his face turned into a dry smile.

In fact, it's not that the Lanying family doesn't want to make friends, but that the emperor is far away.

These arrears of rent actually flowed into his own pocket in the end.

"William, smash it!"

Chen Mu's complexion instantly became impatient, and he waved his hand and said.

What a shame to give you shame!
"No, no, no, I'll pay, I'll pay!"

Seeing that William behind Chen Mu really picked up the knight sword and was about to strike, the middle-aged man hurriedly choked out a sentence.

If the shop is really smashed, the family will have to skin him off.

　Please follow up~ These chapters are transitional, enter the main story right away, everyone can guess when the protagonist will become a wizard, hehehe~
　　
　
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