manynovel Chapter 1104: It’s better to come early than to come by chance
Chapter 1104: It’s better to come early than to come by chance
The group came to Chen Changan's office. Seeing that everyone was there, Xiao Yang immediately closed the office door.
At this time, Li Chenglin had received Chen Changan's order to bring the on-site person in charge of the construction team. Chen Changan also planned to watch the confrontation between Deputy Director Hao and the on-site person in charge later.
Secretary Qiao looked at the uneasy Deputy Director Hao and spoke.
"Deputy Director Hao, we are here this time to ask you a few questions about the factory building construction of the machine tool factory you were previously in charge of.
In order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the first inquiry, your superior, Director Chen, and your old comrade-in-arms, Deputy Secretary Xu, are present.
I hope you can answer the following questions truthfully. We will not wrongly accuse a good person, and please do not let us down."
Seeing Deputy Director Hao nod, Secretary Qiao spoke and asked.
"According to an investigation by the Department of Economic and Quality Supervision, some of the newly constructed workshops and laboratories at the machine tool factory have obvious quality defects. Are you aware of this?"
"I..."
At this moment, Deputy Director Hao really wanted to say that he didn't know, but facing Secretary Qiao's stern eyes, he knew very well that he could not deceive the other party.
"I know."
"Since you knew that, why didn't you ask the construction team to make corrections right away?"
“In my opinion, there are no design flaws in some of the machine tool plant’s buildings and laboratories.
This is how the first version of the drawings produced by the design institute was designed.
Subsequently, at the strong request of Chief Engineer Gao, the design institute changed the design plan.
If the new design is followed, the total cost will increase by millions of dollars.
After discussing with the on-site construction team, in order to save money, I decided to construct according to the first version of the drawings.
In my opinion, the design margins for the second version are too large, and spending millions on a gamble on a small probability event is not worth it.
"Did you consult Chief Engineer Gao or report to Director Chen about the changes you made to the drawings?"
"No, I don't think Chief Engineer Gao would agree. And Director Chen will definitely side with Chief Engineer Gao.
The two of them really don't take money seriously. You know, at this moment, there are countless companies that can't even pay their employees' salaries.
The millions of dollars saved can save countless families.”
Deputy Director Hao became more and more excited as he spoke, but both Secretary Qiao and Deputy Secretary Xu had frowns on their faces.
No matter what your reason is, since the design institute designed it this way, there must be a reason.
It is natural for Chief Engineer Gao, who is in charge of technology, to make such a request.
Moreover, these factories are equipped with industrial machines, so no matter how strict the requirements for the factories are, they are justified.
This reason is untenable no matter where it is.
"According to the person in charge on the scene, they gave you a thousand yuan. Is this true?"
“Yes, it was the on-site person in charge who first proposed the design changes.
After careful consideration, I decided to adopt his method. Later, to thank me, he did give me one thousand yuan.
However, I donated the money to the Red Cross that same day. You can investigate this matter.
I accepted the thousand yuan just because I hope they can focus on the construction.
I have no use for this money, I just hope it can help more people in need."
Chen Changan sat aside and listened with great interest.
Deputy Director Hao said so much, but in Chen Changan's opinion, it was just an excuse.
I still don’t know what the so-called one thousand yuan is. Maybe it’s just an excuse from Deputy Director Hao and the construction team.
Anyway, he was the one who reported this matter to his superiors, and the follow-up of the case was handed over to the Discipline Inspection Commission for handling.
No matter how many excuses or how well he can justify himself, Deputy Director Hao can no longer hold this position.
“Have you ever considered that the factory you supervised collapsed because of shoddy workmanship?
Not only will the lives of the workers be threatened.
Even the industrial mother machines purchased by the country at great expense may have problems.
Can this loss be compensated by the millions you saved?"
“Impossible, the unit responsible for the construction made very accurate calculations.
As long as there are no earthquakes, the vibrations from the machines alone will not affect the use of these factories and laboratories for 50 years."
Hearing this, Chen Changan also smiled and spoke.
"Deputy Director Hao, don't you know that our Sijiu City is located near an earthquake zone?
Let’s not talk about the distant past. In the 40 years since the founding of New China, there have been two or three earthquakes of varying sizes around New China every year.
Some earthquakes are felt, some are not. Have you forgotten the last Tangshan earthquake?
Aren't you afraid of another earthquake like this? The losses won't be in the millions, but in the tens or even hundreds of millions.
How can you guarantee that there won't be an earthquake? If an earthquake strikes, these factories won't collapse?
You don't think that construction companies are more capable than academicians and university professors, do you?"
After hearing what Chen Changan said, Deputy Director Hao's face turned grim. But he knew that it was Secretary Qiao in front of him who could decide his fate.
“Maybe I did make a mistake in this matter.
But my original intention was good. Our country is so poor, and we should save as much as possible."
After saying this, Deputy Director Hao sat back in his chair and stopped making excuses.
Under the current circumstances, he doesn't expect to stay in this position anymore.
This time, Chen Changan could be said to have caught him in a trap. Even if he forced himself to stay, there was no place for him here.
Deputy Director Hao had basically finished explaining the situation. Secretary Qiao first looked at Chen Changan and asked.
"Director Chen, what do you think about this matter?"
"My opinion remains unchanged. No matter what the reason, modifying the drawings without authorization will not save you money.
Just because Deputy Director Hao changed the design plan without authorization, we need to demolish all the defective factories and laboratories and rebuild them.
In this way, not only will we not save one million, but we will have to spend an additional two million on reconstruction.
We have some budget, but the money still needs approval from higher-ups.”
Secretary Qiao nodded, then looked at Deputy Secretary Xu.
"I don't mean anything. Although Deputy Director Hao had good intentions but did something bad, his original intention was good after all. I think a disciplinary action, coupled with a demotion, is reasonable."
Secretary Qiao also nodded, but did not express his opinion on the spot. He just spoke to Chen Changan.
"We took Deputy Director Hao and the on-site person in charge of the construction team away.
We will inform you of the follow-up investigation results. Sorry to bother Director Chen this time."
Chen Changan nodded and saw Secretary Qiao and his group off.
Chen Changan suggested to his superiors that they demolish the defective factory building and rebuild it, but his superiors were slow to approve it.
But a few days later, when Chen Changan was preparing to go to bed at home, he clearly felt that his house began to shake slightly.
After a few seconds, calm was restored, and then the phone at home rang.
"Director Chen, we just received news that a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Datong area."