Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 123 Recruiting Employees

Chapter 124 Recruiting Employees (Ten Chapters, Please Subscribe and Vote)

After confirming that Zhang Jianing would come to help, Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

With her around, I definitely don't need to worry about the paperwork.

However, with the increase in members, he now has to consider the issue of renting a house.

Although I have money now, staying in hotels like this is not a long-term solution.

They do need a permanent residence, which can serve as their base for future work.

Once the mine is up and running, they will have to spend most of their time there. However, they will often need to go back to the city to buy supplies, and some things are inconvenient to bring to the mine. In this situation, having a fixed place to live would be much more convenient.

With that in mind, he decided to rent or buy a house in the next couple of days.

He can now afford the housing prices in Anchorage. The prices of detached and townhouses in the suburbs range from $300,000 to over $600,000, while apartments are even cheaper, costing only $100,000 to $200,000.

The next day, Zhou Xin first went to the indigenous company to sign a land lease contract and paid 50% of the rent. The remaining 50% would be paid after the mine was completed.

He then went to a real estate agency to look for a suitable house.

After being introduced and shown around by a real estate agency, he finally decided on a detached villa that was a ten-minute drive from the city center.

He ultimately opted to rent the apartment, with a monthly rent of $1500.

Although he could afford the house, it didn't seem necessary to buy it right away.

I may not settle in Anchorage in the future, and renting for two years is enough for now.

The villa has two floors, with a living room, dining room, and six bedrooms. The sloping attic can also be used for living.

He quickly signed the rental agreement and moved in with Edward Alo and the others.

Logan was the most excited after moving to the new place; he frolicked in the garden, very excited.

"This place is really nice. There are several wetland parks around, and the environment is fantastic!" Edward was also very satisfied with the place Zhou Xin had rented.

"From now on, this will be our gold mining team's base camp," Zhou Xin announced.

"I feel like we're becoming more and more professional!"

Edward had a hint of excitement on his face. After the hardships of traveling through the jungles of Western Australia and South America, he felt much more at ease now that he had such a safe place.

"Our gold mining business definitely needs to be formalized and scaled up, but there is currently a problem, which is that our staffing is not complete, and even this small villa is not fully occupied."

Everything else is progressing steadily, only the personnel issue remains unresolved.

Alo will need time to mature, but the mine must be operational during this gold rush season.

In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, Zhou Xin plans to ask his peers in the Gold Rush Guild group for recommendations.

So after joining the group, he sent a message in the group a second time, asking the people in the group to help introduce a machine operator and a truck driver.

Soon there was some activity in the group chat.

"Isn't this our fellow Easterners? Are you really going to start a mine here?" asked Blair, a female member.

"Yes, I have already rented a piece of land, but we are still short-handed," Zhou Xin replied.

"That's easy. I know a lot of experts who are proficient in all kinds of machinery, but they all ask for higher weekly wages. If you're interested, add me as a friend and I'll send you their contact information privately," said James, the most active member of the group.

"Don't introduce old Kent to him again. That old man is skilled, but his temper is too strange!"

"Blair said."

"Haha, old Kent is actually a really nice guy, you just haven't gotten used to him yet."

"Zhou Xin, where is your mine located? I'm very curious." Frederick had been struggling to break even for the past few years, and he didn't really have high hopes for this newcomer who was even newer than him.

Zhou Xin didn't hide anything and sent out the address of the land he had chosen.

There's no need to hide this, after all, he's going to open a legitimate mining farm, and detailed information will be available online eventually.

But as soon as he sent out the address, the group chat exploded.

"Are you serious? We looked at that land years ago, and it's completely unworthy of being mined!"

"Xin, I advise you to cancel your mining plan immediately and pay the indigenous company a penalty for breach of contract. This way you can minimize your losses."

"That's right, the indigenous company has been listing that land online for seven or eight years, but it still can't be rented out. Don't let them scam you!"

"I think I can see that I'll no longer be at the bottom of the group!"

The last sentence was said by Frederick.

As Zhou Xin listened to their advice, he couldn't help but regret revealing the mine's address earlier.

"Thank you for your reminders and suggestions, but I'm almost ready, and I still want to give it a try."

After a long silence in the group, James finally said, "Then I can only wish you good luck."

The others remained silent; in their eyes, Zhou Xin was essentially bankrupt.

They could even foresee that he would leave the Gold Rush Guild and the Alaskan gold rush before the end of the year.

There's no need to waste any more time on a stubborn newbie.

Zhou Xin smiled and added James as a friend.

The other party quickly sent several pieces of personnel information, including name, type of machinery they are good at, length of service, expected salary, and contact information.

It's clear that James is a very kind-hearted person.

After sending the personnel information, he reminded Zhou Xin again.

"I understand your eagerness to get rich quick by panning for gold, but courage alone is not enough. If you want to do this job in Alaska for the long term, I hope you will think it over carefully."

"Thank you, you are a good person, I will keep your teachings in mind."

Regardless of the circumstances, James was genuinely concerned for him.

Seeing that Zhou Xin had made up his mind, James didn't say anything more.

Afterwards, Zhou Xin began to carefully review the personnel information sent by James.

After a selection process, he finally settled on three people.

The first one is Old Kent, whom they just mentioned. He's actually only in his early fifties. He's an expert in various construction machinery, including excavators, bulldozers, and large excavators, and has been working in this field for nearly thirty years. He's extremely experienced.

Of course, his salary is also relatively high, at $3000 a week, or $12000 a month.

The second one was named Dubois, who was skilled with excavators and bulldozers and had more than ten years of experience. His salary was slightly lower than that of Old Kent, at $2200 a week.

The third is a truck driver named Bowman, a veteran truck driver with decades of experience, who earns $1500 a week.

He had already decided to hire Bowman for the truck driver position, while the machine operator would have to choose between Kent and Dubois.

He first called Bowman, explained his purpose, and mentioned that James had introduced him. Bowman immediately agreed.

He then communicated separately with Kent and Du Bois.

Du Bois was very polite and sincere, while old Kent lived up to his reputation, having a terrible temper.

Zhou Xin made his choice immediately; he didn't want to spend money to support a living father at the mine.