Chapter 1627 There are difficulties in the family business
Gulf of Mexico, Zara sea area, sea breeze blowing.
Cao Zhenzheng took a helicopter to the Z-2 offshore oil platform. When he landed, the Chinese foreman on the platform shouted to a group of Mexican workers, "Get ready to sing, learn from Lei Feng's good example, be loyal to the revolution and the party."
A bunch of off-key lyrics and even just humming sounds sounded on the platform. The voices of the Mexican workers on the platform were quite loud, but it was quite uncomfortable to listen to them.
Although it was unpleasant to hear, after Cao Zhen got off the helicopter, he still smiled and waited for the song to finish, and clapped to express his gratitude. With an amiable face, he stepped forward to shake hands with the Mexican workers on the platform and extended greetings in simple Spanish.
After sending a batch of condolences, Cao Zhen walked into the management office on the platform. As soon as he sat down, he asked the Chinese managers working on the platform: "How is it? Are you sure about mass production?"
"
There were four or five Chinese managers on the platform. The leader stood up and patted his chest and said: "Minister, we have completed the inspection and maintenance of the entire platform, and conducted three small-batch trial mining, and we can start formal mining work."
Cao Zhen nodded, feeling very pleased. Mexico is a treasure land, especially the Gulf of Mexico. It has a long history of industrial oil extraction and has always been rich in oil. But now that the power supply is still very tight, oil extraction determines the country's future.
Whether the machine can operate normally.
Since Zhou Qingfeng was eager to resume oil production, Cao Zhen decided to fix the offshore oil platforms first. Since these platforms were far away from the land, they were basically not damaged. With the spare parts provided by Zhou Qingfeng and the efforts of professional technicians, multiple platforms were built one after another.
Work will resume within a month.
"So are there any problems that need to be solved?" Cao Zhen came to inspect and understand the situation. He must ensure that nothing happens to these precious platforms.
"There are no big problems, but there are many small problems." When the Chinese foreman said "small problems," they were all worried.
"Let's talk about it, we can solve it on the spot if it can be solved." Cao Zhen opened the small book at hand and prepared to record it.
The Chinese foreman sighed, "These Mexicans are too lazy. They know they are afraid of us, and they know they will be fired if they don't work hard. They also know that the consequences of being fired will be serious. But they are just lazy."
The Mexican workers will forget what I tell them face to face in the blink of an eye. They will mess things up for you at every turn. After they mess up, they will not admit that it is their responsibility, deny in every possible way, shirk in every possible way, and deliberately pretend to be stupid. I all
They will be pissed off.
These guys can lament that we saved them one second, and then deliberately go against us behind our backs the next moment. Moreover, when their lives get better, their laziness appears. This problem is almost deep-rooted in their bones, and there is nothing they can do about it.
change.
What’s more, they confidently ask us for women and vacations. Behind our backs, they discuss why we can work hard without women, as if we can’t survive without women.”
The Chinese foreman kept sighing as he talked. He shook his head and said: "I really hope that all my subordinates are Chinese workers. I am worried to death every day when I face the trivial matters of management. Those Mexicans know that we can't live without them."
I drive them, so I don’t correct myself even if I make a mistake. I really can’t help it.”
Cao Zhen nodded and took notes very carefully. In fact, similar problems were breaking out throughout Mexico. After the Aurora Legion occupied Mexico and began to provide relief to all the population in the country, the problem of laziness began to appear in the people's mood.
This situation is spreading at an extremely fast speed, and the Aurora Legion has used various means to try to change this situation. For example, night school education, extensive and efficient organization, and high-pressure maintenance of social security. But the Legion still has to do something every day
Face all kinds of strange things in the territory.
Because thugs in society have been effectively suppressed, public security has improved. If they are a group of Chinese people, they will take this opportunity to work quickly, make money quickly, and find every way and opportunity to improve their lives.
But the Mexicans are different. Some of them feel that it is too hard after working in the legion for a period of time, so after making some money, they run back to the countryside and try to live independently. They would rather live a poor life than be too tired. In this situation
What made Zhou Qingfeng dumbfounded the most.
Cao Zhen didn't know how the legion would deal with this situation, but based on what he knew about the legion's behavior so far, those who tried to break away from the legion's life would probably not have a good life. But even the Mexicans who stayed in the legion were not
So easy to manage.
For example, the Ministry of Mining worked hard to restore several offshore oil platforms, but after the initial struggle period, Mexican workers became particularly content with the status quo. Cao Zhen tried to use money, daily necessities, and reputational rewards to motivate these people to work
Enthusiastic, but the effect is mediocre.
After looking up the various problems that European and American companies encountered when opening factories in Mexico in the past, Cao Zhen realized that these troubles were not unique to him. This is almost a common problem among Latinos. These guys attach great importance to immediate enjoyment and worry about tomorrow.
No idea.
"Minister, we must find a way to curb the lazy thinking of these Mexicans. Otherwise, our work will not be done." The Chinese foreman asked Cao Zhen for help.
Cao Zhen didn't have any good solutions for this. He frowned and said, "I will report this situation to the top, but for now, we still have to do everything we can to ensure crude oil production, and you still have to be patient and do some ideological work.
"
When it came to ideological work, several Chinese managers smiled bitterly. Everyone felt that this matter was probably unsolvable. After all, Latin Americans' laziness was well known to the world, and no one could do anything about them.
The foreman asked again: "Can you allocate a few more Chinese employees to us? Even interns who don't know anything will do."
Cao Zhen could only shake his head at this. There were less than 200,000 Chinese personnel in the army, and most of them were still in the army. Other agricultural workers also needed people and faced similar problems. Everyone in the industry
It has become extremely expensive, and it is hard to spare anyone's money.
After completing the investigation, Cao Zhen returned to Mexico City and reported to Zhou Qingfeng that generally speaking, the mining industry had recovered well. Especially for projects such as onshore minerals that required hard work, the Mexicans at the bottom were relatively obedient and did not cause much trouble.
"We will produce more than 500,000 tons of coal and 100,000 barrels of crude oil this month. Production will increase rapidly starting next month. In addition to Mexico, we have coal and oil in Venezuela, iron ore in Brazil, and copper in Chile.
Mines and bauxite mines will start working normally.
Of course, our current stall is a bit big and we are seriously short of manpower. Therefore, we also hope that the personnel who have recently completed preliminary training can be tilted towards our industrial port, even if they are Mexicans."
Hearing such news in the office, Zhou Qingfeng leaned on his chair and nodded slightly, but he was not very satisfied in his heart. This production capacity is not enough to meet the current needs of the Aurora Legion, let alone fill the flower growers in the real world.
"Isn't it said that Mexicans are not easy to use?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
Cao Zhen nodded at this, "Mexicans don't have much problem coping with ordinary jobs, but they tend to be lazy in some technical jobs. We are strengthening training and making rectifications."
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head at this, "I have been dealing with these Latinos for more than two years, and I know their virtues. I only praise them when I say they are lazy. Sometimes I feel that they are born pigs. But fortunately
I also have a backup plan."
Cao Zhen was still wondering what backup his boss had left, when he heard Zhou Qingfeng press the button on the desktop and order the secretary outside the office: "Call Lula in, I need this mad dog to go out and bite me.