Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon - Vol 2 Chapter 609
Chapter 609 Backstabbing
The phone rang, Li Weidong looked at the caller ID, and the call was from Infernal Affairs.
“Chairman, Zhang Tao invited four bridge experts and said that he was going to visit the Tuanjie Road Bridge.” Infernal Affairs said.
“When did Zhang Tao become so suspicious? He couldn’t trust Academician Chen’s judgment!” Li Weidong said cheerfully.
“Zhang Tao can’t believe it, not only him, but also other leaders in the factory can’t believe that Academician Chen. They think that Academician Chen was invited by you to deliberately harm the heavy machinery factory, so Zhang Tao specially invited four professors from the university, It’s just to prove that the bridge can take heavy vehicles.” Infernal Affairs said.
“After making trouble for a long time, Zhang Tao can’t believe me!” Li Weidong sighed and said, “But Zhang Tao and the others are probably going to be disappointed!”
“Chairman, does the bridge really have safe doctors and patients?” Infernal Affairs asked subconsciously.
“It seems that you also think that Academician Chen is the nurse I paid for!” Li Weidong smiled and continued;
“The bridge does have safety problems and needs to be repaired as soon as possible, and even if the repair is completed, heavy vehicles cannot be used. These are all facts. The Tuanjie Road Bridge is related to the safety of the people in the city. I, Li Weidong, will not lie to people about this. ”
Infernal Affairs quickly said; “Chairman, I must believe you, I’m just worried about Zhang Tao’s tricks! Even if the bridge really has safety problems, he can spend some money to let those experts say that the bridge is fine, Wouldn’t you be passive by then?”
“Yes, Zhang Tao thinks I have hired a nurse, so it’s not surprising that he also hired a nurse!” Li Weidong thought about it and asked, “Where did Zhang Tao hire experts?”
“There are people from Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, and Nanjing University. I heard that there are also Changjiang Scholars.” Infernal Affairs replied.
“Then I don’t need to worry about it. If I hire some so-called brick house, I’m still worried that they will really collect money and talk nonsense, but such a well-known scholar should love his feathers!” Li Weidong was quite relaxed. said.
Scholars of this level cannot be bought with money. The reputation and academic status that people have accumulated over decades cannot be easily measured by money!
But Li Weidong thought about it again, experts cherish their feathers, maybe it is a point that can be used!
Thinking of this, Li Weidong said, “Go and find out where those experts live, and which hotel and room you want to go to.”
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The illegal mining of river sand did pose a safety hazard to the Tuanjie Road Bridge. Li Weidong did not lie.
According to the original historical trajectory, a few years later, a serious safety accident will occur on this bridge. A heavy truck directly crushed the bridge. Fortunately, it was a dry season and the water in the river was not deep, so no casualties were caused. Only property damage occurred.
The follow-up investigation found that although the truck was overloaded, the root cause of the accident was that the structure of the bridge had already been damaged.
Then the bridge, which was a safety hazard, was demolished and a new bridge was built on the original site.
Now Li Weidong has found an excuse to invite Chen Tongshu, just to let Chen Tongshu discover the potential safety hazards of the bridge.
Li Weidong did this to avoid safety accidents on the bridge, and secondly, he took this opportunity to drag the heavy machinery factory into trouble.
This is also a trump card that Li Weidong has prepared for a long time. In Li Weidong’s original plan, if Fukang Engineering loses to the heavy machinery factory in the competition, he will use this trick to bring down the heavy machinery factory. This is also the last card he left for Fukang Engineering.
But Fukang Engineering has always been in an advantageous position in the competition, so Li Weidong does not need to use this kind of trick.
Now the Beverly Project, which is owned by Volvo, is different. Although Volvo did not bring the core technology, just Volvo’s non-core technology can bring a lot of improvement to product performance.
In the face of a giant like Volvo, Beverly Engineering is not comparable in all aspects. Since real swords and real guns can’t fight, Li Weidong can only play tricks and stab in the back!
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Four bridge experts came to the bridge.
“Aren’t the left and right sides of this bridge built at the same time?” Professor Zhang first saw the clue.
Zhang Tao nodded: “One side was built in the mid-1960s, and the other half was built in the mid-1980s, but when it was built in the 1960s, it was said that the lifespan was 50 years, and it was reinforced in the 1980s. At that time, it was said that there would be no problem in another 40 years!”
Knowing that the bridge is actually two bridges put together, the four experts looked at each other, probably having some guesses in their hearts.
In all likelihood, the assembled goods are not as good as the original ones. What’s more, the bridge is originally a whole, and the two bridges are put together. Under the influence of each other, the possibility of damage is higher.
“Let’s go under the bridge and take a look!” Professor Guo said.
The crowd came under the bridge again, and the four experts began to carefully observe the situation of the bridge piers. While observing, they also discussed in a low voice.
“The pier seems to be tilted a little, right? Did the foundation below it not be stabilized during construction?”
“It’s not a construction problem, it’s caused by dredging. I’ve seen this in other cities before.”
“In fact, this situation is relatively common in the Yellow River Basin, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, where the river sediment content is generally high, so there are many cases of illegal mining of river sand.”
“Judging from the situation of this bridge, I think it is quite serious. There must be a third-class bridge. Whether it can reach the standard of a fourth-class bridge can only be known after testing.”
“This bridge should be repaired as soon as possible. If the situation worsens, it will be difficult to repair.”
“I think it’s too late to start the repairs. The structure of this bridge has already gone wrong. This is an unsolvable safety hazard. Even after the repairs are completed, the safety hazard still exists.”
“Then it’s only heavy, don’t let heavy vehicles pass by, so the bridge will be less burdened and can last a few more years.”
The four experts quickly came to a conclusion.
Zhang Tao was waiting beside him and was already a little anxious. When he saw the four experts returning, he immediately greeted them with a smile.
“Professor Liu, Professor Zhang, Professor Guo, and Professor Li, have you all seen it? Is there no problem with this bridge at all?” Zhang Tao asked eagerly.
“This bridge is indeed a serious safety hazard, and it is best to repair it immediately.” Professor Liu replied.
“Is there really a problem? How is this possible? You read that right!” Zhang Tao looked suspicious.
Zhang Tao was preconceived and thought that the problem with the bridge was a lie fabricated by Li Weidong, but he did not expect that the bridge was really a problem.
Being questioned by a layman like Zhang Tao, Professor Liu was a little displeased. He said gloomily: “If Director Zhang doesn’t believe me, you can ask other people if they have the same conclusion.”
“I can trust you, I can’t trust you!” Zhang Tao also felt a little sloppy. He quickly put on a smile and said, “Then after the bridge is repaired, can heavy vehicles still be used?”
This issue is what Zhang Tao is most concerned about, and it is related to the life and death of the heavy machinery factory.
This time, Professor Liu didn’t speak. He had just been questioned by Zhang Tao, so Xu Shu came to Cao’s camp without saying a word.
Professor Zhang next to is more direct. He said decisively: “For the safety of the bridge, heavy vehicles must not be used.”
“Is it repaired and still not allowed to go?” Zhang Tao continued with a displeased expression: “This bridge has been going well for decades, why has it become so delicate all of a sudden!”
Professor Zhang had no choice but to explain: “The structure of the bridge has been damaged, and this damage is irreversible. Even if it is repaired, the load-bearing capacity of the bridge must be reduced to avoid causing more damage to the bridge.”
Hearing this conclusion, Zhang Tao’s face suddenly turned pale. He paid a lot of money to invite experts to come here, not just to prove that the bridge can continue to be used normally, but the conclusion he came to was the same as that of the experts that Li Weidong hired. Not in vain!
“Isn’t Li Weidong cheating, there is really something wrong with this bridge? But how could there be such a coincidence?”
Zhang Tao looked at a few experts suspiciously. He even wondered if these people were sent by Li Weidong to destroy it!
After pondering for a while, Zhang Tao asked, “Is there any other way to make this bridge pass heavy vehicles?”
The four experts looked at each other and shook their heads almost simultaneously.
Seeing that the four experts came to the same conclusion, Zhang Tao’s expression instantly turned blue.
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In the evening, Professor Liu returned to the hotel room. As soon as he entered the room, Professor Liu saw an envelope on the ground.
At that time, mobile phones were not yet popular, and there was no social software such as WeChat, so it was not popular to put small cards in the room, open the door and look at the ground, which is generally relatively clean.
Now this sudden envelope makes Professor Liu puzzled.
Professor Liu picked up the envelope subconsciously, and found that it was quite thick. The words “Professor Liu personally opened” were written on the envelope. When he opened it, it turned out to be a stack of RMB!
This pile of money is estimated to be 10,000 yuan. All of them are brand new, with serial numbers attached. At a glance, you can tell that they have just been withdrawn from the bank.
Thinking of the inspection of the bridge during the day, Professor Liu immediately understood why an envelope containing money appeared in his room.
At this moment, a knock on the door came from behind, followed by Professor Zhang’s voice: “Lao Liu, are you there?”
Professor Liu kicked the envelope containing the money into his pocket, then opened the door, and saw that Professor Zhang was standing in front of him, holding an envelope in his hand, which was exactly the same as the one in Professor Liu’s room.
“You have one in your room too?” Professor Liu asked subconsciously.
“Did they send you money too?” Professor Zhang immediately asked back.
Professor Liu nodded and took out the money envelope from his pocket.
“It’s so outrageous, that Zhang Tao looks honest and honest, how can he do such a thing! In order to let us say that the bridge has no problem, he even sent money directly. What do you think of us?” Professor Zhang said indignantly.
“Old Zhang, keep your voice down! Come in and talk!” Professor Liu said.
“Keep your voice down, why, are you afraid that others will know? Could it be that you still have to charge this money?” Professor Zhang stared anxiously.
“Old Liu, you and I have known each other for so many years, do you think I am that kind of person!” Professor Liu continued: “But this money has been stuffed into our room, what do you think I should do?”
“What should I do? Just return the money!” Professor Zhang said.
“Old Zhang, you’re thinking about things too simply! There’s no indication of who sent the money on the envelope. Let’s just return the money. If they don’t admit that they sent it and insist on us taking it, what should we do? What to do? As long as the money is in our hands, it is accepting bribes, which is equivalent to putting the handle in the hands of the other party!”
Professor Liu paused, then said, “Even if they admit to sending the money, what if they say that the envelope contains 20,000 yuan, or 30,000 yuan, and only 10,000 yuan is returned? If you don’t jump into the Yellow River, you can’t wash it! In the end, you have to be blackmailed by them!”
Professor Zhang nodded suddenly: “Old Liu, you are still thoughtful. What do you think we should do?”
“So this money can’t be returned directly. We should call the police and say that we have found someone else’s lost money in the room. We are picking up gold. Even if Zhang Tao wants to hold us in the future, there will be police to prove our innocence!” Professor Liu said.
“It makes sense, Lao Liu, you still have more ideas. I’ll listen to you and call the police now!” Professor Zhang continued.
Professor Liu went on to say: “That Zhang Tao secretly sent us money, making it clear that he was hurting us. This Tuanjie Road Bridge is a potential safety hazard. If it is not repaired, an accident will happen sooner or later.
If we charge money and say that the bridge is fine, and the bridge is not repaired, and there is a real safety accident in the future, we may be held criminally responsible, so we cannot easily expose this matter!
Coming and not being indecent, didn’t that Zhang Tao want to prove that the bridge can carry heavy vehicles? I think it’s better. When we wrote the report, we just made the situation of the bridge more serious! ”
Professor Zhang nodded, gritted his teeth and said, “You’re right, it’s about the safety of the people’s passage, of course, it must be strictly required, it’s better to be conservative than to leave hidden safety hazards!”
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The phone rang, and it was “Infernal Affairs” again.
“Chairman, according to your instructions, the envelopes containing the money have been stuffed into the rooms of the four professors.” Infernal Affairs reported.
“What was the reaction of those four people?” Li Weidong asked.
“They called the police!” Infernal Affairs continued: “They said they found belongings dropped by others, and the money has been handed over to the police.”
“Call the police? I thought they would go to Zhang Tao to settle accounts! It seems that these senior intellectuals are smarter than I thought!” Li Weidong said with a smile.
Li Weidong used this trick to alienate the relationship between the four experts and the heavy machinery factory.
If the experts really went to the heavy machinery factory to refund the money, Zhang Tao would not admit that the money was sent by himself. At that time, the four experts would definitely think that Zhang Tao deliberately set up a scheme. The relationship between the two parties naturally cooled down.
Infernal Affairs then asked: “Chairman, if these experts are more greedy for money, and they really charge money, and then say that there is no problem with the bridge, won’t we suffer?”
“If they really dare to collect money, I will report them for taking bribes immediately. Anyway, the money is all serialized. When the time comes, write the serial number on the money in the report letter, and it is not accurate to check it!” Li Weidong replied with a smile.
Infernal Affairs’ heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn’t help but secretly rejoice that he didn’t follow the wrong person.
In the past, Infernal Affairs only thought that Li Weidong was very capable in business management, and he could manage Fukang Engineering with great success.
I didn’t expect that Li Weidong seemed to be better at stabbing a knife in the back. With a set of punches, Zhang Tao probably didn’t even know how he died in the end!
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Regarding the safety of the Tuanjie Road Bridge, the conclusions given by the four experts are more serious than those of Chen Tongshu.
Zhang Tao never imagined that the experts he invited, not only did not speak for him, but stabbed him a few times more.
Chen Tongshu was very authoritative in the past, and now there are four more experts endorsed, the city has no hesitation, and immediately started the bridge repair plan.
Overnight, the production of the heavy machinery factory came to a halt.
If the product cannot be shipped out, there is no need for the company to continue production.
Before that, although the heavy machinery factory was not very profitable, it was able to sell a few products every month. Now it is directly discontinued, but it is not as good as before.
Zhang Tao had to gather everyone to discuss a solution.
“The Tuanjie Road Bridge is being repaired, and the entire construction period will take at least three months! And even if the bridge is repaired, heavy vehicles are not allowed. In this way, our factory will be trapped here!”
Zhang Tao took a deep breath and then said, “There is no way to stay in this place on Tuanjie Road. Now, there is only one option before us, and that is to relocate the entire factory as a whole!”
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