Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter - 02 by Reia

Author:Reia [Reia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: light novel
ISBN: 9781638580096
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2021-07-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8:

The Duke’s Daughter Gets to Work in Armelia

THE NEXT DAY, I woke up at the usual time. I’d gone to bed quite early the night before, so I’d thought I would awaken earlier, but that just went to show how truly tired I’d been. I felt far more alert and rested. I did my yoga, showered, and changed. It felt like a perfectly normal morning. I took breakfast in my room, enjoying Armelian food for the first time in ages.

“My lady.” I was drinking tea after breakfast when Sebastian came into the room with an apologetic look on his face.

“Yes, Sebastian? I’m going to start work early today. I know you sent me letters and reports, but I’d like you to update me on everything the various branches have been up to. I’ll speak with those in charge too, if that’s necessary.”

I had to get to work reading and signing the documents that had piled up in my absence as well as get up to speed on the goings-on in the duchy. That was my first priority upon coming home. Therefore, I went to my study and found a tidy yet sizable mountain of papers on my desk.

“All right, I’ll read through the documents first. I’ll call you in later.”

“Yes, my lady.”

“Also, bring Lyle and Dida in here, please.”

I got to work on the documents after Sebastian left. Just as my mind wandered, wondering when I would ever get through checking all these papers, there was a knock at the door.

“Come in. Oh, Dean!” I couldn’t hide my surprise at this unexpected visitor.

“It’s been a long time, my lady.”

“You can say that again! You came here while I was in the capital too, didn’t you? Thank you ever so much.”

“You don’t need to thank me.”

“Oh? All right, then. In any case, Dean, I have so many questions to ask you.” After we exchanged pleasantries, I brought up every question I’d had while reading through the documents. Apparently, he and Sebastian had done the bulk of the work while I was away, so I was incredibly grateful that he’d showed up when he did.

“And we’re done with the land readjustment project for the capital. We’ve also finished drawing up family registers for the entire population, so all that’s left is to confirm land ownership rights.”

The projects I had set into motion before going to the capital were progressing. There were many residences in our capital, so it was relatively easy to establish land ownership here, as the citizens had used basic contracts at the time of selling and buying their homes. But the farther you got from the capital, the less clear-cut circumstances became. In farming villages, it was far more difficult to tell where one person’s land stopped and the next property began.

“Indeed. And finally, the eastern territory is largely complete. Meanwhile, the Azuta Corporation sorted out land ownership in the southern territories, where our cacao is produced, at the time we initiated our contracts with the farmers, so that registry is mostly finished as well.

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