After taking the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he immediately adjusted the working style of the Ministry of Industry, or more accurately, changed its functions.
In the old Ministry of Works, officials from the Ministry of Works would roll up their flags on their sleeves for any project. The second master of the government was the best example. He sold the construction rights of five projects to the big master in a row.
Compared with modern engineering operations, Daqi's Ministry of Industry system is simply scum.
Whether it is project policy designation and planning, supervision, or construction, all are handled by the Ministry of Industry. It is difficult to avoid problems.
Who has ever seen the Ministry of Transportation in later generations rolling up their sleeves to do projects themselves?
I have never seen the Ministry of Water Resources personally take the initiative to build water conservancy projects. Are there many such examples?
In the eyes of the big boss, the Ministry of Industry is a weird department. If you want to eliminate engineering corruption, it is only possible by completely changing the functions. Otherwise, all officials in the Ministry of Industry must be honest.
From the original focus, it has become a functional department for engineering policy planning and supervision. As for other powers, it can be delegated to local governments.
By not dealing directly with the engineering department, the Ministry of Engineering would save at least 80% of the trouble.
The Ministry of Industry has its own advantages, that is, the talent pool at its disposal is definitely one of the most complete and sufficient in the entire Daqi.
In the feudal era, due to the imperial examination, liberal arts were king. As for the craftsmen, they were at the bottom. Almost all the craftsman elites in Daqi were in the hands of the Ministry of Works. If there were no more complicated projects, it would be impossible without the help of the Ministry of Works.
Technical support couldn't start it at all.
This is the biggest advantage of the Ministry of Industry. If it doesn't make full use of it and always prefers laymen to lead experts, it is simply a dream to do things well.
Although the elder had already made plans in his mind, he did not come forward to carry out reforms on mercurochrome. Instead, he first kept all the projects submitted from various places in his hands, intending to slowly implement his ideas after clarifying the actual situation.
But his pressure made some people unable to sit still.
"Sir, the project over there is very urgent and cannot be delayed!"
The right servant took the initiative to come to the door to intercede: "Sir, why don't you let the construction work over there start first!"
"Are you responsible for this?"
The elder did not object, but asked calmly.
"What do you mean by this, sir?"
The right servant looked confused and didn't understand what the elder meant.
"What I mean, if you bring up this matter, you will naturally be responsible for it!"
The elder was not angry and said with a smile: "If something happens, it will be your responsibility!"
After saying that, he pointed to the paper and pen on the table and said leisurely: "Write down everything and just sign and pledge it!"
"That's not good?"
The right servant's face was very ugly, and he said dissatisfiedly: "It's against the rules!"
"What bullshit rules? I mean the rules of the Ministry of Industry!"
The elder said coldly: "If you don't want to abide by my rules, just stay here honestly. Don't expect to have the opportunity to lead the project in the future!"
"you!"
The right servant's face turned green. He raised his head and looked at the elder for a moment, undisguised anger flashing in his eyes.
However, it didn't take long before he was defeated and turned around to leave without saying a word. It was obvious that he was in an extremely bad mood.
When he walked to the door, the right servant paused and said coldly: "I would like to see what the Ministry of Industry will become under your leadership!"
The elder didn’t say anything and just ignored this guy. What the hell!
However, that guy obviously didn't intend to pretend to be a grandson, and it didn't take long before word spread throughout the Ministry of Works Yamen that the big boss wanted to establish new rules, and the rules of the Ministries of Works Yamen would change in the future.
The news spread like wildfire, causing the officials at the Ministry of Industry to worry. Small circles with related interests gathered together to discuss, wondering what kind of fire the new boss would set off when he took office.
According to the big master's previous performance, he is not a particularly tough master, right?
Mr. Zheng suddenly realized that he had become popular in the Ministry of Industry overnight.
Colleagues who didn't bother to deal with him before were no longer very enthusiastic. They greeted him with smiles and were so attentive that they just had the word 'good friend' engraved on their faces.
He naturally knew what was going on, and he was jealous and proud at the same time. The eldest man was now the boss of the Ministry of Industry, and his younger brother would receive a lot of benefits in the future.
But on this day, rumors suddenly spread in the Ministry of Works yamen, saying that the big boss wanted to re-establish the rules of the Ministry of Works, which made colleagues panic and at a loss as to what to do.
Mr. Zheng Er was also a little worried. After being encouraged by his colleagues he had recently made friends with, he patted his chest and agreed to find out what happened.
But when he calmed down, it was too late to regret it. Under the watchful eyes of his colleagues, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the big boss's office.
"Brother, have you heard the rumors outside?"
"Is it a matter of establishing rules?"
Glancing at Mr. Zheng lightly, the eldest man said calmly: "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?"
"This is because my colleagues are unsure and want to find out!"
Mr. Zheng Er felt the pressure, and was a little worried that his mind would be confused, so he had to explain honestly.
"Second Brother, Second Brother, what do you want me to say?"
The elder rolled his eyes and said angrily: "How do you feel about being used as a gunman so easily?"
"No feeling at all!"
Mr. Zheng Er was a little angry and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, I am also a member of the Ministry of Works. I want to know what the rules of the Ministry of Works are, otherwise I would still have to do things!"
Tsk!
The eldest man almost vomited. I don’t know where the political master got the confidence to dare to say such a thing. What kind of official are you from the Ministry of Industry?
"Why, are you planning to buy a project again?"
The elder said calmly: "We agreed in advance that the project will only cost 80,000 taels!"
Without waiting for Mr. Zheng's reaction, he said directly: "I just took over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. How about I give you a preferential price!"
not so good!
If he hadn't been worried about offending the elder, Mr. Zheng would have wanted to shout angrily: "Damn it, are you obsessed with money?"
The asking price is only 80,000 taels, is this still a preferential price?
Do you know how big a number 80,000 taels is? The project funds for some small projects are not that much!
Mr. Zheng Er's face changed, and he was no longer in the mood to ask for new rules for his colleagues. At this time, his mood could only be described as terrible, and his mind was wavering and he didn't know what to do.
He wanted to just walk away, but he felt that the old man was going too far, but for a matter of one sentence, he shouted eighty thousand taels, and he couldn't steal money so quickly.
But there was something vaguely moving in his heart. Mr. Zheng believed that he had learned enough experience and lessons. If he was allowed to take charge of small projects again, there would be at least a 70% chance of successful completion.
It's really sad to say that he has been working as an official at the Ministry of Industry for more than 20 years and has yet to complete a single project independently. It's really embarrassing to say it.
"this……"
Mr. Zheng Er was a little embarrassed and said sheepishly: "Brother, can it be cheaper?"
"It can be cheaper!"
The elder said with a smile: "For fifty thousand taels, I will leave the sewer dredging project in the city to you!"
Mr. Zheng Er's face turned dark. He was really not happy to accept such a project.
"No nonsense!"
Seeing Zheng's second son with a dissatisfied look on his face, the elder said angrily: "I would like to give you a bigger and more important project, second son. Can you guarantee that it will be completed smoothly?"
this……
Mr. Zheng Er looked embarrassed, but he was quite unhappy in his heart. It’s embarrassing to expose someone’s shortcomings in person, you know?
"Also, everyone in the Ministry of Industry is looking at me!"
The old man chuckled and said: "They have nothing to do with me. Maybe they are holding something bad in their hearts and want to wait for you, my second brother, to mess up the project again, and then I can read your book to make me happy!"
Mr. Zheng Er's face was really dark now.
I feel inexplicable sadness and anger in my heart: Why do you dislike each other, and he is the unlucky one in the end?
It's a pity that the situation is stronger than the people. The big boss is the boss of the Ministry of Industry at this time. Any official of the Ministry of Industry who is out of his mind will not fight against the big boss at this time, so he can only seek the bad luck of the second political boss.
After understanding this, one can imagine the depression in Mr. Zheng's heart.
But no matter how dissatisfied he is, he can only keep it in his heart. Do you want him to act like a shrew and wallow in front of the big boss?
"Okay, I'll take over the sewer dredging project in the city!"
After thinking about it, it was still the fault of his lack of impressive performance. At this time, the second master Zheng didn't bother to get angry at the stinginess of the first master, and just nodded and agreed.
"Don't worry, I plan to use your project as a pilot this time to try a different way of playing it!"
The elder waved his hand and said with a smile: "This time you will not lead the construction, but directly act as a supervisor, specifically supervising the implementation of the project and the final quality acceptance!"
Mr. Zheng Er looked confused, he couldn't understand.
Seeing this, the elder was not angry at all. He patiently explained the details clearly and analyzed the benefits of doing so.
According to his intention, he asked Mr. Zheng to subcontract the project to a powerful construction team in Shuntian Prefecture, agree on the construction period, quality requirements and price. Finally, Mr. Zheng would supervise and accept the completion and quality of the project, and finally
The project payment is settled.
"This seems to be no different from the past, right?"
Mr. Zheng Er was still confused and asked: "Is it necessary to go to such trouble?"
"Why do you call it the same as before, why do you call it trouble again?"
The elder said angrily: "You have saved a lot of things by doing this. It directly eliminates the trouble of organizing the construction team in person, and also eliminates the process of intermediate supervision. You only need to check the final quality acceptance. Compared with before,
How much effort will it save?”
As he spoke, he smiled and said: "I'm not talking about you, second. There aren't many reliable guys in your group. Otherwise, several previous projects wouldn't have ended in failure. This attempt is also an opportunity. Directly
Try it aside from the guys under you, maybe there will be unexpected results!"
The second master Zheng was a little moved. Although the elder master's move was very suspicious of using him as a test subject, this kind of thing was also an opportunity for him. If he did it well, he might have more opportunities to perform in the future.
If nothing else, he is very confident in his own integrity.