78.6 Billion Beli

"What about the slaves?

Have the Yatogami Family take charge of some of them first and gradually resettle them. Let those who want to leave go. Find logistics jobs at Zou Fortress for those who don't. Make sure none of them starve."

"The imprisoned pirates?

Tell Yamakaji to take back those whose crimes don't warrant death and use them to fill the empty cells. Kill those with unforgivable crimes on the spot. We're Marines; don't talk to pirates about human rights."

"The property deeds?

Bring the ones in Mary Geoise back to the main house for me to handle personally. Find a trading company to convert and sell the ones elsewhere for Beli. I doubt anyone would dare take advantage of our 'New World' Marines over this."

"Precious jewelry?

Box it up and bring it back to base. The same goes for famous blades, calligraphy, and paintings. These are part of our family assets, and they may come in handy someday. Even if it's just to give Marshal Sengoku a gift—he seems to like this sort of thing."

"Maids and male attendants?

Gather them all together first. Be careful; who knows whether there are diehard loyalists of those Celestial Dragon nobles among them? Plenty of people know how to brainwash these days. Tell our soldiers to watch their backs. Don't spend your whole life hunting birds only to have a sparrow peck out your eye at the end."

Killing those Celestial Dragon nobles had been satisfying, but the cleanup was incomparably tedious.

After all, they were the accumulated family fortunes of more than fifty noble houses, built up over countless years. Even with meticulous sorting, it would take at least a month to handle everything properly.

Yet Long Yi had given the "New World" Marines only three short days.

Three