Lin Mo cleared his throat and continued piling more straw onto these camels' backs.
"And with these personnel stationed in another world long-term, we also have to factor in travel allowances, position allowances, holiday bonuses, insurance, housing provident fund contributions, medical coverage, transportation for rotational leave..."
Thorin's lips were trembling as he listened.
"Wait... that fund you just mentioned-what fund was that?"
Lin Mo waved a hand.
"Not important. In short, these are all reasonable labor costs."
"Would I really lie to you? You can look into any of this afterward. These are benefits all our company employees receive."
Thorin: "..."
He kept feeling that something was off, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Kael looked at Lin Mo.
"We'll be covering these costs too?"
Lin Mo nodded.
"Yes. Whoever uses the service bears the cost."
"Of course, Great Xia will provide a standardized price list. There will absolutely be no arbitrary charges."
Those words only made Thorin more uneasy.
After working with Great Xia so many times, he had come to understand one thing very clearly.
When Great Xia said there would be absolutely no arbitrary charges, it usually meant every charge would be spelled out so clearly that you couldn't find an opening even if you wanted to object.
The others exchanged looks as well.
Still, these personnel would only cost a few tens of thousands of gold coins over three years. Compared to the main expense of four million gold coins, that was practically nothing. They could accept it.
And Lin Mo wasn't deliberately trying to bleed the races dry. It was just like how, when foreign companies wanted to establish businesses in Great Xia, Great Xia needed laws to regulate them and protect the rights of Great Xia workers.
Otherwise, in pursuit of profit,