Winning people's hearts is a very technical job. If you do it well, you will get twice the result with half the effort. If you do it badly, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
For example, if the French do not understand the chief's preferences and rashly bribe the chief, the consequences will be tragic. The chief will really accept the benefits and then sell the Frenchman.
Roque was not completely defenseless against the chief. There were white telegraph operators who went to Madagascar with the chief. Among the 59 people under the chief, three were special personnel arranged by Yaya, and one of them was a tribesman of the chief. As long as the chief
If there is any abnormal behavior, Rock will receive the news immediately.
After the outbreak of the plague, Ziwei Public School was closed. Although Roark returned to Ziwei Town every day, he had to be separated by two iron fences and a five-meter-long isolation belt to see Phyllis.
When Rock leaves Ziwei Town every day, he passes by Ziwei Public School. Normally Rock would have to go out very early, otherwise he would be able to have lunch by the time he reaches Johannesburg.
Since the outbreak of the plague, Rock had to wait until seven o'clock every day before going out. At this time, the girls' school usually did morning exercises. Rock would say hello to Phyllis, who was leading the exercises, and then go to work in Johannesburg.
Recently, Christian has been seeking Roque's forgiveness, but Roque doesn't give Christian a chance.
Christian followed Roark back and forth between Johannesburg and Ziwei Town every day. When Roark went to work, Christian stood guard at the entrance of the Johannesburg police station. This situation lasted for a week, and even Owen watched.
Not eye-catching.
"Locke, you are too harsh on Christian. In any case, Christian is now the largest construction contractor in the Transvaal. If you treat him like this, it will have a very bad impact." Owen kindly reminded Rock.
Wake up and ask Tang En to call Christian over immediately.
Owen was right, Christian was careful here in Rock, and he was very arrogant when he went out, otherwise he would not dare to cut corners in municipal projects.
In fact, Christian is not entirely to blame for this matter. Christian undertook municipal projects from the Ministry of the Interior, and then paid kickbacks to the officials of the Ministry of the Interior according to the rules. This was originally a good thing for everyone, but everyone tacitly agreed to pay the money.
If you make money, there will be no delays in municipal projects. How great.
However, someone in the Ministry of Interior was not satisfied. Not only did they demand too much in kickbacks, but they were also unfaithful when giving money, so Christian could only try every means to save costs. The result was that the municipal projects were not up to standard.
Someone who was dissatisfied was not punished because he had connections in the Governor's Palace. He was only transferred to Pretoria for another appointment. Christian became the scapegoat and not only had to be fined, but Roque's face was also affected.
It doesn't look good either.
Christian has always been Rock's man, and this has never changed.
When he saw Roque, Christian was full of fawning and had a humble smile on his face. The custom-made suit he was wearing was rumpled and disfigured. His beard had obviously not been shaved for several days, and his hair was as messy as a chicken coop, as if he was on the street.
The stray dogs are as lonely and helpless as they are.
Roque was furious when he saw this. Anyone who saw Christian's appearance would probably not have imagined that Christian was actually a millionaire.
It is said that a millionaire can be so willing to compromise. If this matter spreads, it will indeed have an impact on Rock's reputation. No wonder Owen would remind Rock.
"Lord, I was wrong. I will correct it and rework all the sewers strictly in accordance with the city government's standards." Christian admitted his mistake as soon as he came up and his attitude was extremely sincere.
Rock nodded, noncommittal.
Christian scratched his head and continued to nod and bow: "Lord, I guarantee with my life that only the municipal sewers are affected. I guarantee that no corners will be cut in other projects, especially in Ziwei Town."
Rock was speechless. This guy kept getting entangled in these minutiae without even realizing where he was wrong.
"Come on Locke, Mr. Christian is still very good. The city government has not held Mr. Christian accountable, so let's just forget about it." Irving was still helping. Locke was suddenly curious. Irving didn't seem to be like this.
Easy to talk to.
"Lord, I am also a member of the Liberal Party now. In order to show my loyalty to the Liberal Party, I voluntarily donate 10,000 pounds to the Liberal Party." Christian still has no problem with observing words and expressions.
Rock suddenly realized that no wonder Owen spoke for Christian. It turned out that pounds were more effective.
Ten thousand pounds is not a small number. This may be the largest individual donation to the Liberal Party since its establishment.
To put it more noblely, solving problems for members of the Liberal Party is what Owen, the leader of the party, should do.
Irving obviously didn't expect that Christian would sell him after he changed hands. The corners of his mouth were twitching and his expression was a little distorted.
Rock laughed, finally feeling better.
"Mr. Christian, congratulations, you have become the first member of the Liberal Party to be expelled." Owen said fiercely, using the majesty of the party leader to avoid past mistakes and past mistakes.
"If I'm fired, will the money I donated be refunded to me?" Christian looked hopeful. It is estimated that Irving will refund the money at this moment, and Christian will laugh out loud.
"F***!" Owen felt his blood pressure rising, and the blood vessels on his forehead were beating.
"Come on, don't make our chairman angry. Since you like donating so much, just donate ten thousand pounds a year." Rock said to smooth things over. Ten thousand pounds a year is nothing to Christian, a builder.
There are now tens of thousands of people under his command, and Rock doesn't even know how much Christian has earned in the past two years.
After hearing Roque's words, Owen immediately felt a lot more relaxed. Sure enough, businessmen are unreliable, but his own family is the most reliable.
"Yes, Lord, ten thousand pounds a year." Christian is very smart. As long as he can hug Roark and Owen's thighs, ten thousand pounds a year is nothing. Even if Christian is asked to pay one hundred thousand, Christian won't even look at it.
blink.
Through this incident, Christian realized the fact that only by working with the right person can he make money safely.
A total of three heads of companies were imprisoned because of the municipal engineering fraud case. The heads of two of them are Christian's subordinates. They are all serving their sentences in Johannesburg prison. Christian has already visited the two unlucky ones.
Chief, they are doing well in the prison. They live in single cells with bathrooms and are not mistreated. Compared with other prisoners, they are very different.
As for another company, it is said that the boss behind it is the "honorable Excellency" who has been transferred to Pretoria. The person in charge of that company is now also imprisoned in Johannesburg Prison. It is said that he has been interrupted during the interrogation.
The legs also received "special care" from the inmates in the cell. That is really life worse than death.
This is the importance of following the right people. Although Christian was fined and had to rework for municipal projects, Christian could still continue to receive municipal projects. At most, he would just change the company name, not even the workers.
As for the scapegoat who fell in love with the wrong person, he probably won't be able to walk out of prison alive.
"Humph, Lord Nyasaland, as the vice-chairman and party committee member of the Liberal Party, shouldn't you also contribute to the development of the Liberal Party?" Irving did not let Roque go. Christian was so generous. Roque
Why should I donate 30,000 to 50,000 pounds every year?
"The Lord donates 20,000 yuan every year. I will contribute the money in the name of the Lord." Christian is on the road. Rock can't offend him. In fact, Owen can't offend him either. As long as he can spend money to eliminate disasters, Christian can pay as much as he wants.
All are willing.
"F***! Congratulations, Locke, you have a good 'friend'." Owen was very envious. Everyone would want such a loser, rich, and shameless little brother.
"Hey, Chairman, you may not know that in Cape Town, I was a street gangster. I was imprisoned on Robben Island because I committed a crime. It was the Lord who took me out of the hell on Robben Island. If it hadn't been for the Lord,
I may have died silently in the cellar of Robben Island. Your Lord not only rescued me from Robben Island, but also gave me money and introduced me to jobs. I owe everything I have today to you, so Your Lordship can always help me.
Take it away." Christian had a silly smile on his face, and you could tell that Christian's words really came from the bottom of his heart.
Don't look at Christian's pig-like face. If you think Christian is a good person, you are wrong. In the Transvaal, Christian is famous for being cruel and cruel. Nearly ten percent of his construction company needs to be replaced every year.
With one employee, the reason why Transvaal Christian has no competitors is not entirely due to its advantages in human resources.
This aspect cannot be elaborated on. If we elaborate on it, it will be harmonious.
Therefore, Christian's meekness and gratitude only belong to Roque.
"Yes, one is generous and kind, and the other is grateful. I am almost moved by both of you." Owen said with a hint of ridicule. As for what he was thinking in his heart, no one knew except him.
"Don't waste time at the door all day long. Go back and prepare. After the rainy season, we will start building the road between Johannesburg and Ziwei Town immediately." Rock found work for Christian. This work was left to others except Christian.
Rock is really worried.
"Don't worry, Lord. I'm ready to start construction as soon as the rainy season is over. Construction of the railway between Little Rock and Port Edward has already begun. I promise it will be completed within a year at most." Christian.
As long as there are no constraints, Christian can still make people feel at ease in his work.
Port Edward is a port located near the mouth of the Zambezi River. The name was determined by Rock for a simple and clear purpose, which was to flatter King Edward VII.
