Once all the members of the money-making project has arrived, I officially started the meeting on how we will proceed with managing this new place. As the leader, I introduced each member and their assigned roles to the others like a proper spokesperson.

    I introduced Kayden first since he is my husband and then Lucas since he is my father-in-law. They will be living in the upper levels of the inn together and will be managing the employees as well the daily activities and tasks for the inn. They will also help me in the hiring process.

    The next one I introduced was Uncle Daejung being my business partner and owner of one of the two story establishments near the entrance to my property. He is set to run a modern alchemy shop and he will be using my inventory and cashless payment inventions. I introduced his son, Dongmin in passing as an adventurer and helper in the shop.

    The next one I introduced was Feivel and Izuku. I told everyone that they are my insiders in the business registration and land ownership offices, respectively. I told them about the tasks they have completed for me and their role in this project for the past few weeks. I also told everyone that as part of my contract with these two, they will be assigned their own permanent living quarters within the property.

    I looked at Kayden and I saw surprise and a bit of helplessness in his eyes. I saw him look at Izuku, Feivel and towards Aurum each for a few seconds before looking down towards his hands. He seemed to be pulling the hems of his robe in distress. He''s jealous again, isn''t he?

    The last one I introduced, though most of the people already know who the uninvited guest was, Aurum, the feared eighth prince also known as the ex-crown prince of this empire. I told everyone about his role in the project and my recent partnership with him. Everybody in the room had their eyes wide open in surprise as I told them that I have 50% ownership and control of this capital city as per our contract for the next year. I also asked his four minions to introduce themselves since they are also in attendance in this meeting and I finally found out what their names and roles are.

    They are technically trained as shadow guards for royalty. They are directly working and only loyal to Aurum. At the same time, they also take other important roles in Aurum''s life.

    Calyx, the head butler of the palace of the prince who keeps the household in order. He also takes care of food, clothing and health of the prince.

    Helios, personal attendant/planner for social events. He also takes care of all letters that arrive at the palace and also writing back to accept or deny any requests.

    Yren, the full-time bodyguard who follows Aurum all the time and anywhere he may want to go. Xenos, financial advisor and the one making sure that all legal and business documents are done accurately. He was the one who created the contract we signed before.

    Once all of that was out of the way, I discussed the design and plan of the whole property to everyone. I have already created a rough blue print before of where I will put each building on this land. I thought that this will be a good prop so that it is easier to discuss the functions of each structure and what can be found in each area to the people in this meeting. I may also need to give them a tour in a bit as part of the ocular inspection.

    I can also assign the living areas along the way for those that will stay here from now on. I noticed Xenos and Feivel both taking down notes of the things I was saying like they took it upon themselves to be the note takers for the minutes of the meeting. How diligent!

    The vast land I bought from Izuku was cleaned up and rebuilt from the ground and up. It was then built to include an eight-storey inn for travelers and guests of the empire which was a mix of most modern technology and magic that I could create.

    I also built a three-storey living quarters for the employees that will choose to live in here while working. I also asked for several three-storey spacious commercial shops which includes a basement to be built in two rows. It will be on the sides of the main street I built that leads to the inn.

    These smaller buildings'' first floors will be used for the shop, the second floor will be the living space of the shop owners themselves and the basement will serve as an inventory and storage space. Lastly, I left an open area that can be changed into an open market of some sort for any occasion or festival that may happen in the future.

    I also made sure to incorporate spaces to plant fruit bearing trees and shrubs, flowering plants, a ton of grass and also a small bed for an herb garden to support the inventory of the alchemy shop. I took the task of planting everything and told them to help me hire gardeners that will take care of everything I have planted afterwards.

    The next topic was the hiring of the future employees. I have also discussed with them about how many we will need to hire to keep the inn and the other establishments running. I told them that I was open with hiring debt slaves, people from the slums and also people they trust and personally know or those that have worked with them before that were currently unemployed.

    I want people that can do their job well so that the pay I would be giving them is worth it. I have told them that the daily pay I am willing to give the employees and they were quite surprised since it is 20% higher than the going rate as of the moment. I simply told them that by doing this, we are forcing other businesses to also increase their workers'' salaries and once everything is settled, Aurum can submit a standardized salary for the city and eventually the other places in the whole empire.

    I introduced the idea of the salary having different versions for those working in the city, suburban areas and the country side. I copied it from the system for salaries that are being followed in the world where I came from. I convinced him by saying that paying a fair wage to everyone will never be a wrong move. As for Aurum, since he is quite a smart person, he immediately got what I meant and asked for more information about it so he can study it a bit more.

    Besides the alchemy shop, there are other empty stalls that I have prepared for my new bank, a pub for adventurers where we can put a space to post private requests and tasks, a bookstore where you can rent or buy books that doubles as a cafe (sells baked goodies and beverages), general goods shop that is about two shops wide (perfume, stuff for bathing and skin care, perfume, wine, clothing, footwear, accessories, furniture, etc can be sold here) and finally an art studio that doubles as an art supplies shop for selling of paint, canvas, and paint brushes as well as a place where a teacher can teach students how to paint. As for the ground floor of the inn, it is a given to place a restaurant, a laundry shop for guests that plan to stay for a few days, a courier shop (for sending letters and gifts to other people) and a shop that sells toys and other items for bedroom activities. Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    The last shop came as a surprise to everyone but I said that it is part of the daily lives of people so what''s wrong with selling such stuff openly when other people even sell slaves. My last statement silenced everyone immediately.

    I asked Aurum to help me purchase the next block of land that is filled with abandoned shops so I can convert it to something more profitable. He agreed and immediately made plans with Izuku. I also told him that we have to talk about the plans with the slum area as well so that the living conditions would be better. I praised him on what he did in the community kitchen and shared dining area as well. I have to give praise to where or whom it was due.

    I discussed my plan of building a public school to teach people how to read, write, do basic math and may be some short courses that they can use as their livelihood. I told Aurum that it can be his project to increase literacy and also the number of people that are able to work. I also told them that since there are a ton of men compared to women, we can use that number as part of the working force since I believe that men can also think, work and earn money just like everybody else and they should not be treated just as baby-making tools or caregivers for children. I can see the realization in their faces when I said the last sentence.

    As for the curriculum for the school, I would be the one to create that but I told them that they have to help me find suitable and credible instructors to teach the future students. As for the pay, I said it was negotiable.

    While everything is happening, I noticed that my people started working together on their own based on the knowledge and strengths that they have. Aurum and Izuku started to work and plan together on the purchase of land and other properties. Calix started working with Kayden and Lucas on how to arrange and manage the inn since he has experience managing the employees of a palace.

    Xenos and Feivel started to list down the documents and other paperwork to incorporate all my ideas into the corporation and the city as a whole. Yren and Dongmin somehow are working together in how the pub and the task hall will be managed and how to make it profitable and popular quickly. Helios and Uncle Daejung started working together to plan for the modern alchemy shop and it was surprising how much Helios was interested in new inventions and alchemy in general.

    As for me, I started listing what plants I want to put in specific places throughout the property. I think I just ended up with the role of a gardener. I found myself giggling on one side for some reason which caught the attention of everybody in the room. I cleared my throat to push the embarrassment out of the situation when I noticed them staring at me. I simply told them to continue what they were doing and that I just remembered something funny.