Chapter 1520 Tears of the Weak (Second update, please subscribe)
In midsummer, the sun is like fire, and the scorching sunshine bakes the earth mercilessly.
The man was sitting in a hut on the side of the road. The wooden chair under him looked shabby due to the erosion of time. Everything here was shabby.
Wearing a T-shirt that was soaked with sweat, his trouser legs were stained with mud and dust, and a pair of sneakers had long lost their original color.
He looked at the road with boredom—at the potholed, dilapidated road.
“Damn, it’s the best road in the country!”
Li Shengyang couldn't help but curse.
"Even if it is a farm road, it is better than this road..."
As a civil engineer, Li Shengyang has participated in road construction in Iran and Iraq. He has seen all kinds of roads, and he has also seen roads as dilapidated as this road. However, no one will blame this road. Lu said it was the best road in the country.
But for South Korea, this asphalt road from Busan to Seoul built by the US military during the Peninsular War is indeed the best road in South Korea. However, it has long been in disrepair because of its disrepair.
While he was complaining, a dilapidated American car drove up from a distance.
"The 13th car..."
Then Li Shengyang recorded this number. This was his job.
In the past half month, he and his colleagues have been counting the cars passing by on the road from Busan to Seoul one by one.
Counting the passing cars, every time a car passed by, his eyes would follow the car for a certain distance until the car disappeared from sight.
Then he couldn't help but complain.
"With such a long stretch of road, dozens of cars can't pass through it in a day. It's just a daydream for these Koreans to build a highway."
As a member of the highway expert group invited by South Korea, Li Shengyang came here to help the Chinese people build highways. However, after they came here, the first thing they did was not to examine how to build highways, but to inspect how to build highways between Busan and Seoul. There were countless cars on both sides of the road.
This number does not matter, but it reflects the reality of poverty in South Korea.
"This weather is so damn hot."
Li Shengyang muttered, picked up a towel from the back of the chair next to him, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
At this moment, a young and beautiful girl hurried over, carrying a plastic insulated box in her hand. She said before they even got under the shed.
"Gong Li, give me Fanta."
Jin Chengmei handed over a bottle of Fanta. The Fanta placed in the insulated box was ice-cold. In the past few years, it was like the time when American soldiers brought Coca-Cola to the world.
When engineers like Li Shengyang were working overseas, they had already brought Fanta to the world. Of course, most of the time they benefited from advertisements on television and other media.
From the girl's hands. When I took the Fanta, I felt the coldness in my hand. A rare smile appeared on Li Shengyang's face.
"Thank you, Chengmei."
He opened the bottle cap and drank a few sips of water. The cold drink instantly dispelled the heat in his heart.
The feeling of comfort made him couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Looking at his appearance, Jin Chengmei couldn't help but laugh.
"Gong Li, it's so hot. How about I watch it for you for a while while you go to the car and blow on the air conditioner?"
Li Shengyang shook his head and said.
"No need, we must obtain the most accurate data. This data needs to be collected by us personally. This can effectively avoid data fraud."
The reason why Li Shengyang said "data fraud" is based on their experience in working in other countries. In order to obtain loans from the World Bank or foreign banks, those countries like to fabricate data. They can exaggerate the data several times or even ten times. Several times the data can also increase by ten or twenty percentage points.
In short, first-hand data must be collected personally.
"I understand..."
Jin Chengmei nodded as if she understood, but she really didn't understand. After all, she only studied music in college. In order to entertain the delegation, he and some of his classmates were called together.
She accompanied the inspection team throughout the entire inspection in South Korea, and her task was to take good care of the members of the inspection team. Although the inspection team only had 17 people, she and her classmates had more than fifty, and it can be said that she took great care of them. .
As long as they have needs, of course they can satisfy everything. After all, this is for the country.
However, it seems... these people didn't make any demands.
"Gong Li, why don't I sit here with you for a while..."
Looking at the beads of sweat on the girl's forehead, Li Shengyang said.
"Chengmei, the weather is too hot. You, a girl, should go to the car. I can be here alone."
Li Shengyang's words made Jin Chengmei bite her lip. In fact, she really hoped that something could happen with these engineers, not only for the country, but also for herself.
If I could be with them, I would have a chance to go overseas and leave this hellish place called Korea.
Although a little disappointed, Jin Chengmei left here reluctantly.
Watching Jin Chengmei's retreating figure, Li Shengyang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although this country is extremely backward, it is completely different from what they saw in countries such as Iran and Iraq.
Since they arrived here, South Korean officials have attached unprecedented importance to the inspection team. These extremely beautiful girls carefully selected from the university are proof of this. "These people... still have pursuits after all!"
However, do they know that the road to national prosperity is very difficult?
But Li Shengyang knew very well that no matter how difficult the road was, they would go on. Perhaps, precisely because they understood their responsibilities and mission, they would do their best to complete it.
"No...."
Sitting on the side of the road, Li Shengyang once again recorded the cars passing in front of him, including the car type, approximate tonnage, etc. What will these data eventually form?
Naturally it is a feasibility report.
This Busan to Seoul highway feasibility report is not just about counting cars. Experts from SEA spent a month not only inspecting the original old highway, but also conducting a survey of South Korea along the dirt road used by ox carts. Analysis of topography and landforms.
During this period, Park Zhengxiong attached great importance to the expert team. Not only did he entertain them with delicious food and drinks, but he also sent his close associates to accompany them. If the expert team had any needs, they would be satisfied as soon as possible, and he would even live in the expert team. In the hotel, the waiters were replaced by female college students invited from the university.
"For the future of South Korea, you must meet all the requirements of the experts!"
In short, South Korea attaches great importance to the expert team.
After a month-long inspection, as the leader of the expert group, Rudolf, the president of the SEA Road and Bridge Engineering Association and a German engineer who had presided over the design and construction project of the SEA roundabout expressway, walked into the Cheong Wa Dae.
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Unlike others who had to wait for a while to see Park Jung-woong, after arriving at the Blue House, Rudolf was welcomed into the office by Park Jung-woong. As soon as the two met, Park Jung-woong asked:
"Mr. President, I heard that you have issued a feasibility report on the expressway?"
The reason why Park Zhengxiong is concerned about this feasibility report is that this highway requires a loan from the Asian Development Bank. Without the feasibility report of the expert team, it will be difficult for the Asian Development Bank to provide loans.
It is precisely because of this that he attaches great importance to the arrival of the expert team, and even regards receiving the expert team as a top priority above all other tasks.
You know, ever since he visited SEA and saw the world-class highway there, Park Jung-woong was shocked from ear to ear. After returning home, he has been thinking about building a highway connecting Seoul and Busan.
He has been preparing for this for several years, and now there is only one final step left - a loan from the Asian Development Bank.
As long as the loan is obtained, the highway can be built, and the prerequisite for obtaining the loan is the feasibility report of the expert group.
"Yes, Mr. President."
Rudolf said directly:
"During the inspection in the past month, although we can feel the vigorous development of your country, we also believe that South Korea will have a bright future under your leadership, but..."
Each one of them made Park Zhengxiong's heart clench.
Then, just as he feared, Rudolf came to a negative conclusion:
"According to our on-site inspection, there is no need to build highways in South Korea."
Although Rudolf's tone was light, it became full of contempt in Park Zhengxiong's ears:
"Dear Mr. President, our inspection team went from Seoul to Busan and back to Seoul from Busan. We found that there are only an average of 17 cars on this road every day. In such a country, what is the need to build a world-class highway? Highway? ”
It's so true that over the past month, a team of experts even counted cars on the road themselves and finally came to this conclusion.
There is no need to build highways in South Korea, at least not yet.
"So we have every reason to suspect that there are serious data errors in the feasibility report you submitted previously."
Where is the data error? It's obviously a fake there.
Although Park Zhengxiong was mentally prepared for this conclusion, he still had some illusions. After hearing this, he was silent for a long time.
At this moment, it was as if the reality of the country's poverty had been exposed. Such merciless exposure made Park Zhengxiong's tears suddenly burst out of his eyes, and each drop fell on the report in his hand.
His thin body swayed twice, slowly stood up from his seat, faced Rudolph and said word by word:
"Mr. President, please forgive me. Maybe it is because I am too eager for the highway, so I have some misunderstandings on the data.
Now I just want to say one thing to you, believe me, our country will not stay like this forever. ”
While speaking, Park Zhengxiong bowed deeply to Rudolf in front of him and said.
"Please believe that South Korea needs a highway. As long as South Korea has this highway, the economy will definitely be greatly improved.
We as a country cannot remain poor forever, and we cannot wait until we become rich before we build highways.
Mr. President, you must understand us. ”
When the words fell, Park Zhengxiong bowed again. He seemed to be asking for forgiveness. He was also making a request to the other party, hoping that the former president could be considerate of South Korea.
Faced with Park Zhengxiong's sincere attitude, Rudolf also fell silent. In the past month, he could feel the expectations of South Korea for this highway. Similarly, you can also feel the importance they attach to the expert team.
But... no matter what, you can't deceive anyone with words.
So Rudolf answered.
"Mr. President, data is data and there is no room for falsification. However, during this trip to South Korea, I can feel your desire and pursuit of national prosperity.
And I also believe that under your leadership, I will definitely become prosperous and powerful. I believe banks will take these factors into consideration by then. ”
Although there was no outright rejection, Rudolf's words made it very clear. As an engineer, he must adhere to the engineer's creed - absolutely no fraud.
When he said these words, Park Zhengxiong suddenly lost all energy. He nodded feebly, and then smiled bitterly.
"Hey, Mr. President, I'm really sorry to have troubled you for so long.
But before I say goodbye, I hope to be able to host the president and the delegation again at the Blue House. I would like to express my gratitude for your work. ”
(End of chapter)