Great Power Project

Chapter 269 The Problem of Water (Ask for a Monthly Pass!)
"The friendship between China and Afghanistan has a long history..." Mufta said in a cloudy way.

He could still understand the front, but his CET-[-] English really couldn't understand what the other party was saying.

He could only smile and nod.

Finally, with the help of the translator, Yu Qingyang finally figured out what the other party meant.

It turns out that when I talked about Datong, the central meaning is only one. Temporary camps, living quarters, and production bases can be chosen at will, but wells can no longer be drilled for water.

This request made Yu Qingyang a little dumbfounded. Water is inseparable from his production and life here. If he does not dig wells for water, but relies on cars to transport water, the price will be high.

Although Yu Qingyang understood the other party's mood and was worried that Yu Qingyang would drill wells and then produce oil, but this matter was really unacceptable.

"Mr. Mufuta, this matter is not up to me, I need to report to the country!" Yu Qingyang said with a smile.

"Mr. Yu, in fact, there is still water in the mountains!

You can consider diverting water from the mountains! Jasler interjected and suggested.

"Mr. Jasler, if the water in the mountains is so easy to attract!

There won't be so many residents of your country coming to me to change the water outside! "Yu Qingyang directly rejected Jasler's suggestion.

There may really be water in the mountains, but it will definitely not be so easy to get water.

As Yu Qingyang said, if it were easy, there would not be so many Berbers traveling long distances to come here to change water.

Jasler was stunned by Yu Qingyang's words and didn't know how to answer.

Mufta took over the words, "Mr. Yu, there is indeed water in the mountains, but the mountain roads are difficult to travel, and ordinary people will risk their lives if they go there!
You are different, you have large mechanical equipment, you can build roads to get in, and then draw water out! "

"Hehe! Mr. Mufta, regarding the matter of diverting water into mountains, this cannot be decided in just a few sentences! We need to report to the country!

If the country agrees, a designer needs to be sent over to design and determine the water diversion plan! "Yu Qingyang laughed softly.

It's easy to say, build roads into the mountains, and then draw water out. If the amount of work is small, the nearby residents will have already done it.

Moreover, how to draw out the water and store it is also a problem.

Seeing what Yu Qingyang said, Mufta and the others couldn't say anything else.

Build towns and roads, they are exchanged for resources.

The matter of increasing the amount of work is naturally not something that a few of them can decide.

He just asked Yu Qingyang not to dig the well for the time being, so he left.

The government officials in Butetan came and went in a hurry, and left the camp quickly, without asking a single question to the long queue of Berbers outside.

After seeing off Mufta and other officials from the Butitatan City Government, Zhao Xinlei asked worriedly, "Mr. Yu, what shall we do?"

"Wait for the notification from China! Mr. Lu, please report this matter to Mr. Lu to the country!

This truckload of water was shipped from Butaitan, and the price was more than 80 yuan!
We can afford short-term living water, but we can't afford production water in the future! "Yu Qingyang looked at Mr. Lu and said in a deep voice.

"I understand. I will report this matter to the country, and your company should also come up with a written report!" Mr. Lu nodded understandingly.

Mr. Lu has assisted construction in Africa for so many years and has served as the chief supervisory engineer of several construction sites.

This is really the first time I have encountered this situation.

There is oil in the ground, and the local government does not allow the drilling of wells to fetch water. Listening to the conversation between Mufta and Yu Qingyang at the nearest water point, you know that the fee is not at 01:30.

The state-aided construction project is basically a lump sum of the total price, and there will be no visa and other fees.

unless material changes occur.

It is not a major change now, but the water used for production can be regarded as a major event that directly affects the construction of the project.

"Mr. Yu, shall we still collect stones?" Zhao Xinlei was a little hesitant.

"Accept, continue to accept! In the end, this project will continue!
It's just that there will be..." Yu Qingyang paused halfway through his words, and then continued: "We don't need to worry about those things!
Let's just do our own thing! "

"Understood, Mr. Yu!"

How to coordinate and deal with it is a matter at the national level.

It's not something they can control.

All they can do is to do a good job of the project.

The purpose of this aid construction task is to make the Ajigerian side satisfied with the project and have no objections.

"Hello Chinese friends!" A strange voice came from behind them.

Yu Qingyang and the others looked back and saw a black man wearing the overalls of Huayu Second Construction Group standing behind them and grinning at them.

Seeing Yu Qingyang and the others turn their heads back, the black man was even happier, "Hello! Have you eaten yet?"

"Hi! We haven't eaten yet! Have you eaten yet?" Yu Qingyang said with a smile.

"I didn't eat either!

You...Mr. Yu, I...Stone..." The black man pointed to Yu Qingyang, called out Mr. Yu, patted himself on the chest, and said "Stone".

It means that he is called a stone.

"Hello Stone!"

"Mr. Yu, hello!"

Shitou scratched his head with his hands and asked if he was all right, but didn't know what to say next.

I won't say it anymore.

He learned these few words.

He could only grin and smirk at Yu Qingyang.

It's a pity that Yu Qingyang's Arabic is not as good as that of the Chinese named Shi Shi in front of him.

Just like black people, smile.

Laughter knows no borders.

Fortunately, the translator Xiao Li ran over and relieved them.

"Mr. Yu! Mr. Zhao! Mr. Lu!"

"What's the situation?" Yu Qingyang pointed to the black stone and asked with a smile.

"Mr. Yu, Xiao Li is looking for me, this stone is working as a temporary worker in our company now!

Help Xiao Li teach everyone Arabic!
There are also several black friends hired together! "Zhao Xinlei hurriedly explained from the side.

"I'm asking, what's the situation? When you distributed the clothes, you didn't think of releasing a pair of shoes?" Yu Qingyang pointed to the black stone's feet.

The work clothes of Huayu No. [-] Construction Group have three colors, namely blue-gray, azure blue and navy blue.

Among them, the company's management team wears blue-gray work clothes, general technicians and construction workers wear blue-blue work clothes, and workers (workers of the construction team) wear navy blue.

Shi Shi was wearing the navy blue overalls of Huayu No. [-] Construction Group, but he was still barefoot, which seemed very uncoordinated.

The translator, Xiao Li, babbled to Shishi, and Shito also babbled, not gesticulating with his hands.

After asking, Xiao Li explained to Yu Qingyang: "Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhao, Shitou said that this is the first time he has shoes since he grew up, and he is afraid that they will get dirty! So he is reluctant to wear them!"

For those who have never experienced it, it is really hard to believe that Shitou is in his 20s, but he has never worn shoes.

In China, such a situation existed only in the old society before the founding of the People's Republic.

As for whether it is true or not, no one has seen it, only heard it from the old man, or seen it in TV dramas.

"You tell him that if the shoes wear out, you will send him new ones!
But you must wear shoes, this is the company's regulations! "Yu Qingyang demanded resolutely.

This is not out of sympathy, but a safe dress code for construction work.

It is foreseeable that with the full development of the project in the future, more blacks will enter the construction site.

Wearing shoes is one of the basic safety protection measures.

The translator Xiao Li babbled again to the black stone, and the black man bowed to Yu Qingyang and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yu!"

Then he took out the shoes from his waist and put them on in front of Yu Qingyang.

Looking down at the shoes on his feet, he grinned, with tears in his eyes.

Shitou raised his foot and pointed to the shoes on his feet. With tears in his eyes and a happy smile, he gave Yu Qingyang a thumbs up, "Chinese friend, Mr. Yu, thank you! Thank you!"

Yu Qingyang nodded at Shitou with a smile, and encouraged him, "Work hard, and in the future, you will not only have tender food, good food, clothes and shoes, but also a new house to live in!"

Shitou left with gratitude.

Walk carefully, for fear of getting dirty or breaking your shoes, it looks a little awkward.

Judging from the direction the stone was going, he was running towards his own people, probably to show off his new shoes.

"Xiao Li, this stone, I remember you introduced it to me last time, isn't it called Abu?
Why is it called stone again, and changed its name? "

"Mr. Yu, Abu is a transliteration, and Shishi is his Chinese name. He took it himself!

Berber names are very arbitrary!In fact, the whole Africans are more casual in naming!
It can be called anything!

It’s a bit similar to naming our villages in the past. Whatever you see or impress when you are born, you name your child!
There are five Berbers called stones who have just been recruited!

It's just that the stone took it first, and the others were called big stones, small stones, blue stones, and black stones! "Xiao Li smiled and told Yu Qingyang and the others the joke about black people's names.

"Hehe!" Yu Qingyang laughed twice.

Patted Xiao Li on the shoulder, "Good job!"

"Thank you Mr. Yu for your compliment!" Xiao Li smiled happily.

"Old Zhao, have you arranged for someone to throw stones?"

"Find a hundred Berbers to throw stones and they will come to work tomorrow!

Control food and housing every day, three hundred dirhams a day! "

"En!" Yu Qingyang nodded.

Three hundred dirhams, equivalent to two yuan in RMB.

In China, you will definitely be called a black-hearted boss, but in Africa, you can manage three meals a day and pay [-] dirhams. There are definitely countless people who want this job.

At this time in Ajigeria, there is no minimum wage.

Therefore, the government will not control how much you pay, even if you pay, as long as someone does it.

Of course, the government doesn't care, but the industry has industry rules, and you can't break the rules.

The salary cannot be much higher than that of other construction sites, otherwise it will break the rules and be resisted by the industry.

Back in the office, the person in charge of the well drilling company came over, "Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhao just informed me that there is no need to dig wells!"

"Yes, there is no need to dig a well for the time being!"

"So, do you think it's possible to settle the fee?"

"Fee? What fee?" Yu Qingyang asked with a smile.

"The cost of drilling a well!"

"Sir, take out the contract and have a look!
I have given you a lot of face by not claiming compensation from you! "Yu Qingyang leaned on the chair, looked at the person in charge of drilling the well and sneered.

"Mr. Yu, this is not our fault..."

"Is that our fault?
According to the contract, the well will produce water, and we will pay you only if we can guarantee a certain amount of water output!

Now the well location is determined by you!

But in the end, oil came out, not the underground water veins you promised!

Should I claim compensation from your company for the time wasted and work lost? "Yu Qingyang questioned with staring eyes.

"Mr. Yu, there is no water here, we can change to another place and continue drilling until the water comes out!

However, now it is you who unilaterally demand the termination of the contract.

Therefore, you have to pay us the relevant fees! "

"Changing the location to drill a well? Can you guarantee that if you change the location, what you drill must be water instead of oil?"

"This..." the person in charge of the well drilling company pondered.

He really can't guarantee it.

According to the depth of the drilling rig, it is exactly the depth of the large underground water vein marked in the map of the underground water system in Ajigeria.

But what comes out is oil, not water.

So does it mean that the water veins marked in the original drawings are all oil veins.

"Today, Mufta, the deputy mayor of the Butitan Municipal Government, and Romans from the Bureau of Mineral Resources have clearly requested that we stop digging wells for water at this location!

Sir, tell me, where can I get water in the surrounding area?
What if it is still oil? "Yu Qingyang stood up and pointed to the map of Butaitan on the wall and asked urgently.

"Mr. Yu, the water veins are underground, we can only speculate based on various geological conditions, based on the mineral resource distribution map provided by Ajigeria!
Who dares to say 100% about underground things?

It is normal to speculate that deviations occur! "

"Do not!

Deviations in speculation can be forgiven, but water turns into oil, this is not something that can be explained by deviations!
Sir, your company was introduced by Yuanmu Trading Company!
Therefore, for the sake of Yuanmu D Company, I will not hold you accountable!

Let's terminate the contract peacefully! "

"I can't make the decision, I need to report this to the company!" The site director of the drilling company stared at Yu Qingyang for a while, and finally compromised.

"Okay, I'm waiting for your company's decision!

Hope is a happy news! "Yu Qingyang smiled.

The on-site person in charge of the drilling company had no choice but to leave Yu Qingyang's office.

Originally, he had a bad time with Zhao Xinlei, and he wanted justice from Yu Qingyang.

The result is naturally disappointment.

I asked you to dig a well to get water, you pumped oil for me, and you still want money?

There are no doors!

Of course, if they dare to guarantee that the next well will never produce oil, it is guaranteed to produce water.

And sign the contract, Yu Qingyang doesn't mind letting him try it.

After all, if they could get water out, it would be like solving a big problem for them.

There is no need to report to the country anymore.

……

Early the next morning, two security guards drove Zhao Xinlei and Mr. Lu out of the camp.

They are going to Geographical Glass, the capital of Ajigeria, to report the situation here to the country through the embassy.

　Let me explain, I was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep without eating dinner!
　　Wake up to dawn!

　　Thanks to the new leader [Why is it so difficult to pick a name 111]

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　　It's the end of the month, so beg for a monthly ticket with the cheek!
　　
　
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