Chapter 116 Construction Site
Compared with the hidden layout of the fertilizer and pesticide industry chain, Luzon's investment and construction in infrastructure is very eye-catching.
After all, with a large amount of capital investment and strict internal management of Zhiren Company, the effect is immediate.
The infrastructure in Luzon is very poor even around Manila.
It’s not that there was no investment before, but the invested funds, after being lost layer by layer, only ended up with a lot of face projects and shoddy products.
As a highway connecting the Metro Manila area to the southern region of Luzon, the highway was built along the former railway line.
The supervision team of the Supervision Department is currently at the construction site. Julie's team and Wang Muyi's team are responsible for inspecting some of the engineering projects here.
The engineering team in charge of the construction had no intention of stopping construction despite the random inspection by the Supervision Department.
On the one hand, the engineering team really didn't like the people from the Supervision Department; on the other hand, according to procedures, they didn't need to be too polite to the Supervision Department.
Zhang Bowen, the project engineer, took the project materials and said to the leaders of the two supervision teams:
"Due to the modification of some construction materials, there are some changes in the parameters of the highway."
Wang Muyi flipped through it and raised his eyebrows: "Iron bamboo bars? The strength and corrosion resistance are so high? But Lao Zhang, you use sea sand instead of river sand. Does your company's engineering department know about this?"
"They asked to use sea sand. After all, coral cement has better salt and alkali resistance and can be poured directly in the sea. They think the use of sea sand will not have much impact." Zhang Bowen shrugged and smiled.
Julie personally picked up an iron bamboo rebar and used the equipment on the construction site to conduct a rough test. She found that the strength of the iron bamboo was indeed much stronger than that of the steel bar. However, considering other properties, she still cut off a piece and planned to take it back for detailed testing and record keeping.
Her style of doing things also seems to be influenced by Brian, the director of the supervision department, and seems very old-fashioned.
Came to the area where bamboo reinforcements were being tied.
The worker wearing a safety helmet did not use steel wire to tie the bamboo bars, but instead used a special clip and screws to fix the bamboo bars. She then checked the nuts of more than a dozen screws to see if they were tightened.
Wang Muyi, an experienced man, was chatting while observing the situation of the entire construction site.
"Old Zhang, can't the bamboo tendons be connected together?"
"It can be connected using special buckles, but it is not necessary for pavement construction." Zhang Bowen pointed to the area being tied:
"We adjusted the pavement design, using bamboo bars to tie it into a 4-meter-long area. When pouring, we used straw mats as partitions to avoid cutting the pavement after pouring to eliminate internal stress."
Wang Muyi looked at the road surface under his feet and found the joints on the road surface. These gaps were filled with straw mats.
“After pouring, how many days does it usually take to cure?”
"It only takes a week. The setting speed, bonding strength, corrosion resistance, thermal expansion coefficient, wear resistance and compression resistance of the coral cement we use are all better than ordinary cement to varying degrees. Generally, after we pave the road surface, it only takes about 10 days before vehicles are allowed to drive on it."
Wang Muyi smiled and joked, "It looks like I can drive to Manila next month."
"Haha, there's no need for next month. In fact, we are constructing multiple sections at the same time. Now there is only 17 kilometers of road left to be completed. According to the current progress, it will take about 14 days to complete the closure of each section, and then another 10 days of maintenance. By the way, the arrangement of street lights and signboards will be completed, and then it can be opened to traffic."
"Lao Zhang, is there any problem with your family's visa?" Wang Muyi suddenly asked.
Zhang Bowen shook his head: "The company helped solve it. I didn't expect this to happen. I can't go back for the time being. I asked my wife to change her visa to a work visa, and the child can only have a tourist visa."
“Have you considered naturalization?”
"What? Naturalization?" Zhang Bowen had not thought about naturalization.
Wang Muyi reminded quietly: "If you want to go further, you can only become a naturalized citizen. After all, company executives are not allowed to hold foreign nationality. Zhiren Company now has unlimited prospects."
"Is it true?" Zhang Bowen was a little unconvinced.
"Why would I lie to you? Do you know who the major shareholder of Sapiens Company is?"
Zhang Bowen had heard some rumors: "It's just Fernando and Lopez."
"Haha, Lao Zhang, you have been staying at the construction site and you don't know. Now that Marcus has collapsed, Garfield Fernando will definitely take over Lao Du's job next year. Do you think the Sapiens company is not developed yet?"
"Is that so?" Zhang Bowen was very surprised.
"Haven't you noticed? The head office has a lot of new subsidiaries. Is your Coral Construction Company expanding again?"
Zhang Bowen nodded. Coral Construction Company can be said to be the company with the largest number of employees in Luzon at this time, with currently 176,000 employees.
After all, with so many construction projects to start, more than 100,000 employees are not enough.
But Zhang Bowen was still a little hesitant about naturalization: "It shouldn't be that easy to become a senior executive, right? After all, those people from the local big families are their own people."
Wang Muyi shook his head. "Who said that? At least a quarter of the company's senior executives are Chinese. The chairman is also Chinese, although he is in name only. Old Zhang, you don't know the secret. Technical positions are basically all Chinese now. Isn't the director of your company's engineering department Chinese?"
"Technical position? But I don't have any connections!"
"Lao Zhang, you have to treat me to a meal next time. The way to a technical position lies in the technology. Don't worry about other things. You should know that the job adjustment is decided by the human resources department of the head office. The director of the human resources department is a stubborn guy. If you don't have the ability, he won't give you a promotion even if you give him one million US dollars."
Zhang Bowen was a little bit incredulous: "Is this true? Does the HR department really only look at ability?"
After all, he has suffered too much loss in this regard in China, and now he is almost suffering from psychological trauma. Zhang Bowen was a technician in a construction company of China Railway before, but because he did not know how to please his superiors, he has been neither promoted nor promoted in these years.
But now, facing the situation of the Sapiens company that only looks at ability, I am really a little uncomfortable.
If it comes to technical and business abilities, Zhang Bowen can definitely serve as the chief engineer of a highway project.
"Don't worry! My boss and the director of the HR department are close friends. Their personalities are well known in the head office. They are known for their iron wall and dare not even give face to the Fernando family and the Lopez family." Wang Muyi patted his chest and guaranteed.
This is also one of the reasons why Wang Muyi asked Zhang Bowen to compete.
Because the Supervisory Department and Human Resources Department of Zhiren Company are truly fair and strict, they greatly guarantee the purity within the company.
As a member of the Supervision Department, Wang Muyi has witnessed how stubborn his boss Brian is.
Especially some time ago, Brian, despite the pressure from the Fernando family, sent several employees with family backgrounds directly to jail. This incident left a deep impression on Wang Muyi.
However, core members of the Fernando family, such as Garfield and Harry, did not react at all.
Obviously, in the eyes of outsiders, Brian's behavior was too disrespectful to the boss behind the scenes, but the other party is still as stable as a rock. Instead, those Fernando members who jumped around a lot were directly dealt with by Garfield.
Now, the employees who came from big families within the Zhiren Company could only keep a low profile when facing the Supervision Department.
After all, Brian was serious about it. He didn't just punish himself with three cups of wine. Instead, he dealt with it strictly in accordance with company regulations and laws.
