44 Slums reform

"What are you talking about?! A hundredth of people live there"

"En, I know"

"So how could you-?"

"Can you let me finish? We will destroy the slums and rebuilt as a big villa"

Yes, I will turn the big slums in my new establishment that will have as inspiration the Japanese hot baths.

"We will transform the slums in a big villa. The villa will offer services for relaxation and beauty. We will give the inhabitants two options: the first option is to have a compensation money that covers the price of a house and the hassle they were put in. The second option is to live and work at the big villa. Each individual or family that chooses to stay will have a proper house on the villa. The children can go participate in Spero's classes and the employed adults will have the same benefits of all IP worker + salary. Any questions?"

Scratching the back of his head one of them raise his hand

"Talk"

"Young Miss, there is a lot of bad people inside the slums, are you sure you want them to work for you? We also have a lot of children who were used to pickpocketing for Marc"

"The ones you know are not good flowers will join you, if you have any disagreement with them just give them the money and ask them to leave. As for the children... ask if they want to go to Spero. If they choose to stay here, we will have they do simple errands at the spa, and they will have house, food and salary. They can choose what they will do. Anyone else?"

"Are we the ones that will give them the news and the money?"

Looking at the men. who spent their whole life struggling to survive, flash a trace of greed in their eyes, I couldn't help but sigh in my mind.

'Bad habits stick worse then gum in the shoes'

"Yes. But you if you still money you will be punish okay~? We are a proper organization now you know ~"

Playing with the needle in my hand, I could see these hoodlums tremble a bit. 'So funny'

"Young Miss, the people from the slums know us, so they might not believe us"

"Ah! You will be wearing your uniforms. Theo bring it here. From now on you will always wear the uniforms, we can't let people know that my employees were former hoodlums right?"

Theo brought 3 big boxes with him. Inside the box were fox black and white half-mask and and black yukatas.

'I guess foxes are dog's relatives right?'

"This will be your future uniform. After changing, Theo will assign a group of knights to go with you to recruit people. When you finish come back to report"

After seeing the unrecognizable men leaving, I took a paper and started to put into life the ideas for the spa.

The Spa will be inspired on a onsen spa and resort. It will have the main house, that will have the rooms, where the guests change to a yukata, and a beauty salon. Right beside themais house a building with the 'hot springs', sauna, and massage rooms will be built. The houses for my future employees will be separated from the spa by an artificial lake and a bamboo-like plant forest. Their houses will also be inspired in small Japanese houses. They will have to pass through a small bridge for to go to the spa from their houses and vice-versa. Beside their houses, in a later date I may construct other facilities to facilitate their life like a small school or restaurant at the other side of the bridge.

For now, I need to ask IP development department to figure out how to do the 'hot springs' and a sauna in a form that we don't expend too much resources.

"Miss we are back."

"So?"

"100 people chose to leave. They were already paid and ask to leave in a week. 50 individuals were chosen to join Cerberus and 340 individuals chose to stay and work for the Young Miss."

"Good, we will start the reform next week. The people that chose to stay will be moved to the chalet. Meanwhile the reform is being done our future staff will go to a training so that they can serve in the same level that we have in other establishments. You guys from Cerberus will also have to do the training. I think is all for today."

Turning to group of fox masked men I threw them an warning look.

"Please do be obedient otherwise I will hunt you down 'kay? You can chose to go to the chalet or stay at this building. I will meet you in a week"

...

Two months passed since then.

IP development staff already figured out how to make my requests. As always they are amazing.

As for the future staff of the spa most of them are undergoing a hellish training to drill the etiquette into their bones. Some of the less culture ones are also having basic math class and writing/reading class. Most of them now know the basic calculus and to identify and write simple phrases.

We found some talent people inside the slums. Because their talent could be used better in other parts of IP, I gave them the choice that after the training they could go work in other sections of IP.

The reform on the slums is about halfway done. We started with the houses, so that the people can come back to have a house quickly. I think about a week from now they will be done. After finishing the houses the two spa buildings will be next and the last will be the artificial lake and the forest. I also decided to built a small garden between the two buildings and the bridge.

Cerberus is also already working, although only the intelligence gathering group, that is being commanded by the mid-thirty man that was chosen as a representative for the first time, whose name I discovered is Carl.

Right now Carl just reported something that I would be better without knowing.

"So you are saying that these nobles are plotting to have the Crown Prince disabled so that the Second Prince can rightfully inherit the throne?"