hsntnovel Chapter 80: Forced Upgrade
Chapter 80: Forced Upgrade
"Anyone who has an opinion or idea can speak up."
Zhou Luming glanced around the room and said insincerely, "After all, I am not a person in this industry, much less an expert or professor in this industry. There are many things I don't understand, and I hope you will point them out."
"Mr. Zhou, you are truly a guiding light for our industry..."
Anyone who can make it in the civil engineering industry is a shrewd and capable person. Therefore, not only did the civil engineering bosses have no objections, they also treated Zhou Luming like a godfather to their clients, making him feel like he was on cloud nine.
"Okay, okay, stop talking, I'm getting a little embarrassed."
After enjoying the benefits for a while, Zhou Luming began to offer incentives: "Everyone, since I am not familiar with any of you here, I have no idea about the construction capabilities, team style, contract fulfillment ability, or reliability of each of your companies."
Therefore, this rectification of the unfinished project can be considered as my initial understanding of everyone.
In order to ensure a fair assessment of everyone's abilities, I will provide the engineering mechs and building materials needed for this construction project free of charge.
Therefore, all we need to do is complete the rectification of unfinished projects on time and with high quality.
Of course, the engineering mechs will be recycled by our company after the project is completed.
If anyone needs engineering mechs in the future, they can rent or purchase them from the mech management organization.
"President Zhou is magnanimous! His vision is unmatched!"
At this moment, all the civil engineering professors were genuinely and willingly impressed and flattered, and the huge weight that had been pressing on their hearts suddenly lifted, causing the atmosphere in the room to immediately become warm and relaxed.
Those in the industry know that the biggest cost in civil engineering is never labor, but rather the massive amount of building materials and high-end construction equipment.
Now, Zhou Luming has taken over these two core costs, which is equivalent to cutting off 90% of the source of their losses.
What was originally a tough job that required out-of-pocket funding for rectification and huge losses was instantly transformed into a small loss, drastically reducing the pressure.
As for the mech recovery, the civil engineering executives didn't care at all, and were even secretly relieved.
They knew better than anyone that the construction efficiency of engineering mechs far surpassed that of traditional manual labor, but this also completely overturned the survival logic of traditional civil engineering.
For decades, the industry has relied on personal connections, subcontracting, and hierarchical interests to maintain its balance. Large and small enterprises, contractors, and practitioners have all profited from this system of personal relationships.
Once mecha construction and standardized prefabrication are fully implemented, a large number of jobs based on personal connections and subcontracting chains will disappear completely, and countless vested interests will be shattered.
Therefore, even if civil engineering companies previously made sporadic purchases of engineering mechs, it was mostly for decoration and to enhance the company's reputation. They would never use them on a large scale, let alone truly build a mech construction team and completely transform into a new system.
This is why there were engineering mech pilots who were out of work before: it wasn't because there weren't enough construction units, nor because there was a shortage of engineering mechs, but because they simply didn't have many engineering mech positions, and they dared not and were unwilling to truly innovate the old model on which they depended for survival.
So when Zhou Luming finished speaking, the civil engineering bosses breathed a sigh of relief: free equipment, free building materials, and the equipment would be recycled after the work was done. This allowed them to complete their tasks without being forced to completely transform their business, a win-win situation.
It seems that the authorities are ultimately concerned about the size of their industry and the scale of employment, and dare not really take a one-size-fits-all approach to rectification.
Therefore, this rectification is most likely just a formality, a warning, and not as severe as they had anticipated.
However, before those civil engineering executives could celebrate for long, Zhou Luming's smile vanished abruptly, replaced by a cold laugh: "I'm providing equipment and consumables free of charge to cover everyone's costs and alleviate their financial pressure. So, it shouldn't be unreasonable for me to make a few demands, right?"
Before the civil engineering executives could react, Zhou Luming laid out the points one by one, leaving them no room for maneuver or wishful thinking: "First: The only criterion for this round of unfinished project rectification is the efficiency of mecha construction. All unfinished rectification projects that have been claimed will have a unified deadline of June 30th next year."
I don't understand the traditional manual construction period, nor do I care how long or difficult it was for you to carry out manual construction in the past. I also don't care how badly the unfinished projects you took on were completed. I only know that as long as you have enough engineering mechs and enough materials, no building can be completed in a year or two.
The best example is the electromagnetic skid launch matrix, which is still under construction.
I think no unfinished project can compare to the scale and difficulty of that electromagnetic sled launch matrix.
If so, please let me know, and I will immediately apply to the higher authorities for the war zone engineering mech cluster to take over the project!
If not, even if there is a one-second delay, I will consider the civil engineering company that is overdue to be unqualified!
As for unqualified companies, I will report them truthfully.
As for what actions the authorities will take against overdue civil engineering companies, that's none of my business.
Second: During this rectification, it is strictly forbidden to repair or renovate existing old cast-in-place structures.
All unfinished projects, regardless of the extent of damage or whether they can be repaired, will be completely demolished and cleared, and all old cast-in-place systems will be abolished and replaced with new prefabricated buildings.
After the project is completed, I will have military-grade engineering mechs perform full-area laser scanning, stress calculation, and structural modeling verification.
Anyone who dares to take shortcuts, be perfunctory, secretly retain old and potentially hazardous materials, or cut corners in construction will bear the consequences.
On a side note, I would like to say that I warmly welcome everyone to challenge the performance of military-grade engineering mechs!
Third: Strictly adhere to the new mecha construction specifications throughout the entire process, prioritizing mecha construction and supplementing it with manual labor.
It is strictly forbidden to use old machinery as the main means of operation, to carry out purely manual and rough wet operations, to subcontract or attach projects to others, and to carry out non-standard construction.
Those who violate this rule will bear the consequences themselves!
Fourth: The entire process must be transparent and traceable, and delivery must be completed with zero public opinion, zero complaints, and zero disputes.
This is the first wave of nationwide civil engineering rectification projects that I have spearheaded and coordinated, and it also represents the initial look of our new infrastructure. Therefore, I will not allow any public rights protection or negative public opinion to occur.
If it happens, I will be very unhappy.
If I'm unhappy, the higher-ups will naturally find ways to make me happy using people and companies that make me unhappy.
"..."
After Zhou Luming finished explaining all the requirements, the previously cheerful and relaxed meeting room suddenly became deathly silent, and even breathing became as quiet as possible.
Meanwhile, a group of civil engineering executives were inwardly wailing: It's over, reality is even more outrageous than they imagined!
This is not a simple industry crackdown, not about making them pay to fill the holes left by their competitors, nor is it about slightly raising the standards on top of the old ones. It is a top-down, uprooted industry reshuffle!
The so-called free provision of engineering mechs and related building materials is not about showing them compassion or giving them a way to survive, but about completely blocking all their excuses.
With no financial pressure, no equipment shortages, and no material gaps, and with all objective difficulties covered, we can see their attitude towards system upgrades, their execution capabilities, and their potential to adapt to the new system.
Therefore, the above plan is to use a batch of unfinished projects to forcibly screen, reshape, and recreate a completely new infrastructure industry chain that can keep up with the country's development, violently ending the old civil engineering era of decades-long extensive cast-in-place construction, favoritism-based subcontracting, and barbaric manual construction!