"Reconstructing The Dirty Businesses"
Take a look at the Walter Family. They held many real estate businesses, and monopolized the energy crystal mines.
No one would be foolish enough to offend a force that monopolises energy crystals.
That's how they had so much influence in society.
The Aretha Family was also similar to the Walter Family. But maybe, they got more dirty businesses at hand.
The Billios Family was also extremely influential because of their connection with many other races.
Without that, how could they even pressure a big mafia family such as the Aretha Family?
In terms of military power, economic power and politics, a big family needed all three.
And right now, Ainsley couldn't say she had all three.
'Hmmm, maybe that's why to be a high-ranked mafia family, we need at least 7 valuable territories to at least be worthy of being a high-ranked family.'
It's all to build influence.