D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

Brown, a diligent employee, even arranged office space for the mining company and completed all the necessary procedures for opening the business.

There are still employees in the company. As per Rhein's previous instructions, the original employees of the mines he bought were either transferred to the new company if they wanted to stay, or given a severance package if they didn't want to stay.

The new company now has about 10,000 employees, including miners.

The company also has all kinds of equipment, which were left over from the original mines.

So the next question is whether this new company should officially start operating.

If the company starts operating, given its large size and the current low price of silver crystals, it could lose several million dollars every month if it cannot find stable sales channels.

If the company doesn't operate, it will have to pay for employees' living expenses and equipment maintenance costs without any revenue, which will also result in a loss.

Of course, even though they are all operating at a loss, the monthly expenses for employee living expenses and equipment maintenance will not reach several million, at most a few hundred thousand.

Because Rhine hadn't discussed this matter with Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan couldn't make a decision right away. So he told Brown to go home first and discuss it with Rhine later that evening.

In the evening, Lu Yuan and Rhein had their regular phone call.

After the two insects had a good chat about their feelings and poured out their hearts to each other, Lu Yuan finally discussed company matters with Rhine.

As Rhine had previously mentioned to Lu Yuan, the news that the Silver Crystal could absorb and release spiritual energy was expected to be announced to the public in four to six months.

So Lu Yuan's idea is that the company should not open for business yet, but should resume operations one or two months before the announcement, so that they can lose less money.

However, Rhine's idea was to open immediately, because he felt that if the opening date and the announcement date were too close, things would be too obvious and would inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Therefore, for safety's sake, it's best to open for business immediately. It's just a loss of tens of millions, which Rhine can afford. Besides, they can make it all back later.

Lu Yuan knew that he was not as capable as Rhine, so he always listened to Rhine on such important matters.

So the Rothschild Silver Crystal Mining Company was about to officially open, and Brown's hopes of taking a break were dashed; he still had to continue helping to handle the company's affairs.

Seeing Brown's tearful expression, Lu Yuan decided to talk to Rhine one of these days and suggest that Brown be given a position in the company and paid a salary. Otherwise, he felt that Brown was really too pitiful.

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The first thing to do after opening is to recruit miners.

The Zerg Empire has specialized mining machines, but some minerals, due to their inherent characteristics and geological conditions, cannot be mined by machines and can only be mined by miners.

Silver crystal mines are minerals that can only be mined by miners.

Because Rhine also bought two-thirds of the mines belonging to Asuna, the miners left in the original mines were not enough, and at least 80,000 more miners needed to be recruited due to the long distance.

Lu Yuan did mention before that he wanted to recruit children from the orphanage to work, but he certainly couldn't just recruit children. Without experienced adult miners in charge, the mine would not be able to operate normally.

So after discussing it with Brown, Lu Yuan decided to reserve about a thousand spots for the children first, and then add more spots as appropriate if they perform well later.

The remaining task is to recruit full-time miners.

On Golan Star, recruiting miners is a very easy task.

After all, this area used to be full of mines, so naturally there were also recruitment agencies.

If you want to recruit miners, just give the requirements and compensation to the intermediary, and the intermediary will provide you with a sufficient number of qualified miners.

Brown showed Lu Yuan the draft of the requirements and treatment for the miners. After reading it, Lu Yuan was speechless for a long time. What kind of heartless capitalist could propose such treatment?

The work schedule is two shifts: the day shift is from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and the night shift is from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM the next day. There are two days off per month.

As for the salary, it's three thousand Star Coins per month, with no other benefits.

It was said that food and lodging were provided, but when Lu Yuan asked Brown, the so-called food provided meant three bags of nutrient solution every day, and the lodging provided meant living in a simple shed built on the mine site, with at least ten insects living in each shed.

"Brown, with this kind of treatment, will you even be able to attract any bugs?" Lu Yuan asked with difficulty.

"Of course! The salary I proposed is already quite high. Many other mines only offer two thousand star coins a month. I only increased the salary because I considered that you said you wanted to start work as soon as possible."

Lu Yuan remained silent for a long time, prompting Brown to ask curiously.

"Mr. Lu Yuan, do you feel the salary is too high?"

"No, I think the pay is too low and the working hours are too long."

Three question marks appeared above Brown's head.

"Well... but sir, the mines on Golan Star, including those on nearby planets, are basically treated the same way."

Upon hearing Brown's words, two smaller versions of Lu Yuan appeared on Lu Yuan's shoulders, one dressed in black and the other in white.

Lu Yuan, dressed in black, said, "Since you've already transmigrated, you should naturally follow local customs. Everyone else is treating you this way, so why are you trying to change it? Don't you understand the saying 'the nail that sticks out gets hammered down'? Don't cause trouble for Rhine."

Baiyi Luyuan said, "But this treatment is too harsh. When you were working like a beast of burden, you and your colleagues cursed the boss as a heartless capitalist because of the poor treatment. Now that you are the boss, you are offering such heartless conditions. Doesn't your conscience hurt? Aren't you afraid of being hung on a street lamp in the future?"

The two young players fought fiercely, and the game remained undecided until Brown left.

When Lu Yuan spoke with Rhine that evening, he confided his troubles to her, and Rhine supported him in following his heart.

It's just a matter of spending a little more money, which is a minor issue for Rhine. They can earn it back later anyway, so of course, it's more important for their leader to be happy.

"But Rhine, won't doing this be too conspicuous? Won't it cause you trouble? And won't the extra expenses increase your burden?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Don't worry, my lord, none of your concerns will be my problem. Just do what you want to do," Rhine said.