Before taking office, Qin Jian thought that such a large project would require a huge amount of personnel and materials, and it would take at least ten days and a half to prepare. It would be good if it could start before the end of August. Unexpectedly, Haihan's operating efficiency far exceeded his expectations. On the day he took office, construction workers and labor tools were quickly in place.
Qin Jian looked at the mountains of shovels, hoes, baskets, ropes and other tools piled on the carriage, and couldn't help but admire Haihan's ability to mobilize supplies.
Although these gadgets are not rare items, tens of thousands of them have to be raised in a hurry, which is by no means a problem that can be solved by issuing an official document from the government.
Even if the government wants to use money to buy it, they may not be able to find a place that can purchase such a large quantity for a while.
In addition to labor tools, there were several carts of pots and pans, as well as hundreds of kilograms of rice, noodles and vegetables, which seemed to be prepared for the construction site canteen.
Qin Jian saw that it was not early, so he organized people to unload the goods on the carriage and arranged to bury pots to make rice, first solving the problem of feeding these people on the construction site.
He went to the cartmen who were transporting goods to the construction site and spent a couple of silver dollars to persuade one of them to take a message to Yanziji Wharf outside the city.
The top priority is to quickly find a few capable helpers from outside the city to set up the stall here. Otherwise, it would take at least a few days to sort out this chaotic situation just by relying on him to direct it.
Fortunately, among this group of refugees, there are also a few elders who are more effective in speaking. They can help Qin Jian to discipline the young people who are not very obedient to the command. Otherwise, it would be really difficult for Qin Jian to make these seven or eight hundred people stand alone. People do what is forbidden.
It wasn't until dark that Qin Jian's reinforcements from outside the city finally arrived.
The two apprentices who were left behind at the dock were afraid that he would be short of manpower, so they transferred more than thirty people at once, and more than half of them were strong men with big shoulders and round waists. Those who were still talking about Qin Jian shut up when they saw this situation.
After Qin Jian settled the refugees, he left the construction site.
This place is more than twenty miles away from Yanziji, and it would be inconvenient to go home in the dark. Qin Jian remembered that Qu Deren had made an appointment to meet at his home that evening, so he decided to rest in Nanjing city tonight.
Fortunately, when he went to the Yamen to go through the entry formalities today, he had already obtained his pass documents, so his entry into the city went smoothly.
When Qin Jian arrived at Qu Deren's home, Qu Deren's family had already had dinner.
Qu Deren waited until it got dark and didn't see Qin Jian coming. He thought he had returned to Yanziji, but he didn't expect Qin Jian to come so late.
Qu Deren asked his wife to reheat the unfinished food, and asked his children to go to the liquor store on the street to buy a pound of wine.
Qin Jian took a few bites of rice to make up for the meal, and then chatted with Qu Deren while drinking.
Qu Deren now works in the police station, and his authority is greater than when he was a head catcher before, and he has access to a higher level of information. Therefore, the superiors have to use relief agencies to solve the refugee problem outside Nanjing. He gets The news came several days earlier than Qin Jian.
However, Qu Deren did not know the specific personnel arrangements from where the superiors would transfer people to take charge of related projects, so he could not notify Qin Jian in advance.
Qin Jian said: "I always feel that the Haihan government has been a little hasty in implementing these projects. They just transport people and tools to the construction site, and then leave the rest to us foremen with dark eyes. I can only cope with it, and other foremen may not be any better than me.”
"If I could have ten and a half days to prepare, I would have planned carefully so that I would not be as busy as I am today. These refugees have been staying outside Nanjing for a month or two. Even if they are delayed for a few more days, what's the point? Relationship?" Qu Deren smiled and shook his head after hearing what he said: "Old Qin, you just saw the situation from your own position, but that's not what the boss thinks!"
Qin Jian said: "Come and listen."
Qu Deren said: "My boss Shi Chengwu, your boss Liu Tianning, and Tao Hongfang who just came to Nanjing a few days ago to take office, what do you think these adults have in common?"
Qin Jian responded without thinking: "These three adults are all young."
Qu Deren said: "This is just one of them."
Qin Jian asked: "What about the second one?"
Qu Deren said: "As far as I know, these three people are all the sons of the founders of the Haihan Kingdom. In the Ming Dynasty, they all have the status of young princes. They rose to high positions at a young age and were appointed to govern Nanjing. In such a big city, what do you think they most want to achieve after taking office? ”
Qin Jian suddenly said: "Of course it is to prove one's ability to the fathers!"
Qu Deren nodded and said: "That's right! When Shi Chengwu took office, he ordered my generals to capture and punish the criminals in the city. As soon as Tao Hongfang arrived in Nanjing, he went out of the city to inspect the refugees, and then announced the work-for-work policy. Relief program ”
"And your boss, Liu Tianning, probably also wants to use the implementation of these relief projects in Nanjing to prove his ability to stand alone."
"What they want is immediate results, and the sooner the better. That's why you get the appointment letter and are dragged to the construction site to take up the post on the same day."
Qin Jian said: "What you said makes some sense. But these projects are launched in such a hurry, and most of the civilian workers used are refugees. I am afraid that the construction will not go as smoothly as these adults expect."
Qu Deren said: "You are overthinking. Do you think they really want to finish their work in one battle and spend one or two years building dams on all the river banks in Nanjing?"
Qin Jian said: "Isn't it like this?"
Qu Deren shook his head and said: "The problem we have to solve is not the dam, but the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city! Whether we repatriate them or continue to raise them, there will be many problems in implementation, but if we send them all If you find them a job at the construction site, won’t there be no refugees in Nanjing?”
"They can work for three to five months at most. After these refugees receive their wages and have the means to return home, they will naturally disperse one after another. During this period, they have endless heavy work to do every day, so they will not There will be energy to cause trouble again.”
Qin Jian said: "Having said that, will the embankment and dam building project be stopped after three to five months?"
Qu Deren said: "There is no need to stop. We will see how much labor is left at that time. We will concentrate on one or two construction sites and repair them slowly! Anyway, this project is also for people's livelihood. The people working on the construction sites are all outsiders and locals." Public opinion will definitely only support the government.”
Qin Jian scratched his head and said: "So, this project is just to cope with the current situation. Then after these few months, I will have to go back to Yanziji Pier to continue working in my old business."
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Qu Deren said: "Old Qin, you are confused. Although this project is just something done by the big shots above for political achievements, you should not treat it as an errand. Didn't I tell you everything at the construction site today? If you do this job well, you will have the opportunity to be promoted or even become an official!”