1855 United States Tycoon

The speed of railway repair depends on many factors. The preparation of materials, transportation, tools used, as well as the working conditions of the workers, and the coordination of the organization and personnel will all have a positive or negative impact on the speed of railway repair. For example, if the transportation conditions are not good, even if the workers are very enthusiastic, the progress will be delayed due to transportation restrictions. So coordination is very important.

Scrooge sat in the office of the railway company, checking various related copywriting. Looking at it, he gradually frowned.

"Why is the whole process so slow?" Although Scrooge knew that the speed of railway construction in this era would be much slower than that of later generations. But the current advancing speed still makes him very dissatisfied. He decided to go to the scene in person to find out what caused the road to be too slow.

"Why stopped again?" Scrooge asked. This is the third time his carriage has stopped.

"Mr. MacDonald, one of the axles of the car is broken," the coachman replied.

"Damn it! How long will it take to fix it?"

"Ah, Mr. MacDonald, soon, forty minutes will be almost the same."

"Well, Pluto, let's go down and walk." Scrooge said to own bodyguard.

"Okay, Mr. MacDonald." Pluto immediately picked up his own pump-action shotgun, opened the car door, and jumped down first. At this time, the guards on the front and rear vehicles also got out of the vehicles one after another, quickly exposing their defensive posture.

Scrooge got out of the carriage, and he slipped abruptly as soon as his feet touched the ground. Had Pluto hurriedly supported him next to him, he would have almost sat down on the ground.

The road is muddy everywhere, and the heavily loaded carriage left deep and deep marks on the road. It rained here yesterday, so this road that was temporarily built along the direction of the railway changed immediately. Became a pond.

"Damn it? Where's the gutter by the side of the road? Which fool built the road!" Scrooge cursed.

But no one can answer his question now. Then Scrooge asked: "How far is it from the construction site now?"

"Mr. MacDonald, there are about three kilometers left," one person replied.

"Change me a car and we will move on." Scrooge said.

It took a while, and finally arrived at the construction site, but at this time, there was no scene of enthusiasm and fighting. Only a few dozen workers wandered around the place where the roadbed was going to be laid bored, and some squatted at the entrance of the camp to bask in the sun.

"Who is in charge here?" Scrooge asked with a sullen expression.

After a while, a Fatty ran over in fear.

"Mak... Mr. MacDonald? You... Are you looking for something to do with me?" The Fatty grabbed an old hat in his hand, and his voice trembled nervously.

"Why don't your workers work?" Scrooge asked, suppressing his anger. At this time, Pluto also approached, staring at the Fatty fiercely while stroking the McDonald pump-action shotgun in his hand.

"Ah, Mr. MacDonald, I... You... listen to my explanation, because the road conditions are not good, the stones and pebbles used to pave the roadbed were not shipped, so... so..."

"So you just let them do nothing and get some sun?" Scrooge interrupted him viciously, "What's your name!"

"Mr. MacDonald, I... My name is Phil, Phil Robinson." Fatty looked at Scrooge desperately. He was very worried. From Scrooge's mouth, he would immediately say "Now you are fired." "Sir," he hurriedly added: "Sir, it’s not my fault. The company has always been like this before. And you haven’t had time to adjust the company’s operations. Under such circumstances, I can What you can do is to act in accordance with the original habits. Sir, people all over the United States know that you are a charitable person. If you find someone else has made a mistake, you will always give him a chance to teach and correct."

To be honest, Scrooge really wanted to say "You are fired" to that Fatty just now, and then see if he yelled "I have ninety old mothers in my family who are unsupported" or yelled "I have contributed to the company." , I was injured for the company, I want to see Lincoln". But now, the section where Fatty shot his horse has made him change his mind. This actually is not to say that Scrooge is a person who likes other people to flatter him, but he thinks that those who can really flatter him are also talents.

It is said that Lord Wei has a secret when judging talents, and that is to see who does not flatter. He thought that the reason why he likes flattering is because he has no ability. Incompetent people can only rely on flattering, and capable people are definitely not willing to flatter, and those who are certainly capable. But in fact, this is not necessarily the case. First of all, Lord Wei is a little arrogant. He himself is definitely not so-called incapable. A person can step on a few boats with ease, and can make reasonable decisions in various crises. This is definitely a capable person! For another example, Wang Xifeng in A Dream of Red Mansions doesn't even know the words well, and the level of flattering is first-rate, but Lao Mao thinks that she can be a prime minister. On the contrary, people who really don't flatter may not be capable, and the possibility of being a second-hand is definitely not small. For example, at the time of the late Qing Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, among the guys who "waited idle and talked about their xinxing, and reported to the king at the end of the matter", many of them were such people who were actually incapable.

"Okay, I'll give you a chance." Scrooge said, "Did you see that road? Why is it that the rain that rained yesterday is still muddy now? Because it has no drains! So, immediately take your man Mobilize, along this road, dig out two drainage ditches first!"

"Okay, Mr. MacDonald! I'll do it right away." The Fatty immediately jumped up like a rubber ball was hit hard. He quickly ran to the workers, gesticulating for a while, and then those The workers immediately started to take action. They carried shovels and hoes quickly ran towards the road, and then began to dig the drainage ditches.

"The action is very fast, and the distribution of manpower and the command are not bad. Moreover, um, the workers move so fast, which shows that the relationship with the workers is also good. This person is still a bit interesting. In the future, he will be arranged to work in the railway company's guild. , Maybe not bad." Scrooge thought.

Immediately afterwards, Scrooge went to several construction sites. Most of the construction sites were the same, chaotic and inefficient. In some places, there should be at least 200 workers, but in fact there are not even half of them. The person in charge hesitated and said that this was because of the difficult conditions, and many employees didn't want to do it. They left after receiving the most recent salary. And they have not had time to report this new number. But Scrooge suspected that these guys were simply eating out money.

"Dare to take advantage of me?" Scrooge smiled slightly, but he was cruel in his heart, "If I don't make you regret why I came to this world, I won't be named MacDonald!"It's easy to expose these people. You just need to find a few workers to cross-examine. But Scrooge didn't do this. On the contrary, he pretended to understand, which relieved those who were originally worried. There are some things that are inconvenient for him to come forward, and if he doesn't come forward, naturally someone will come forward to deal with them.

At this time, the war between the North and the South was once again at a stalemate, but the Cleveland Volunteer Corps, which had just fought a few battles, had been withdrawn from the front for rest. Taking this opportunity, Scrooge transferred all the old Blackwater veterans back. In this way, the blackwater company's ability to act has not only been restored, but also ascending.

A few days later, at the board of directors of Union Pacific Railroad, Scrooge distributed a document to the directors. This is a document called "Union Pacific Railroad Employment Survey". The directors read the report silently, with angry expressions on their faces.

"The company's information shows that we have employed a total of 5,600 workers, but after investigation, in fact, there are only less than 3,000 workers working on the construction site. Where did the rest go? Very simple, the rest Those people who do not exist at all! They are just an item on the list used to defraud wages. Before we took over this company, our foolish predecessors did not have the power to build a project of this scale, they just Subcontracting all kinds of things to various contractors. Most of these contractors are rogues and gang members in some places! These gangsters who have no foresight and only know that making a fortune are always In this way, we defrauded money from our predecessors and the government. Now that they are replaced by us, they still don't repent and dare to play such tricks! Really knowing how to live and die!" Scrooge said.

"If you don't teach them, they won't know who is the boss here. We crush them as easy as a bug." Morgan, who is also the director of this company, said, "I think we They must be given a severe punishment, lest there are people who want to learn from them in the future to do things that do not live or die!"

"These people are social rubbish!" Scrooge said, "I think to eliminate them is to protect more good people. This is a great thing that benefits the motherland, the people, and even mankind. In addition, In addition to stormy blows, usual precautions are also very important. So I suggest that a disciplinary inspection agency be established to perform supervision tasks in order to eliminate similar problems in the bud in the future. What do you think?"

"Very well, I agree!"

"I agree too!"

"I agree too!"

"This is a good idea!" Morgan said at last, "I think I will name this organization "Union Pacific Railroad Disciplinary Inspection Committee"!"

Later, the Central Pacific Railway Company, a competitor of the Union Pacific Railway Company, copied this idea and established a "Central Pacific Railway Company Disciplinary Inspection Committee" in their company. Later, such institutions appeared one after another in many large companies.

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