MTL - The Black Technology Chat Group of the Ten Thousand Realms-Chapter 467 Construction dilemma

"Well. I saw it when I got off the plane. The infrastructure here is too weak. We have started to build smart roads in China. The coverage of ordinary roads is very low here." Guo Chu said with the same feeling, "But this It also shows that the market here is very promising."

"But the business is not good!" Bai Tongxi took him to the temporary residential area and said: "In the past few months, we have had too many troubles. And it was never thought of in China before."

"It's even worse now. The progress of the project has completely stopped. I can't continue! If this is the case, I think our group will have to leave Nigeria!"

"So serious?" Guo Chu frowned.

"This is not serious. The serious thing is that not only the bamboo baskets will be filled with water, but also a blood loss!" Guo Chu said this, and his tone was somewhat resentful.

The China South Construction Group has just entered the African market last year, starting with infrastructure in an area of ​​Kaduna State in Nigeria. The project includes a long-distance road, a mid-transport railway and some urban areas.

Since last year, they have begun to transport workers and construction machinery to Nigeria and have started construction work locally. It can be more than nine months, and their progress has not yet reached one-third of what was originally conceived. The expenditure is already more than three times the budget!

“The difference in construction conditions here is simply something I have never seen in my last life!” Bai Tongxi complained. “The government management here is extremely confusing. It’s just a lot of waste when we run various procedures and manage all aspects. effort."

"Even so, our safe construction conditions are not guaranteed. There are often robbers and thieves who are staring at us and stealing. Last month, three workers were injured. One worker almost died and is now sent back to the country for recuperation. Workers The mood is not very good, many workers are asking to return to China."

“And our construction machinery, once a few large machines were directly taken away by gunmen, and the loss will reach 10 million!”

Bai Tongxi is a bitter bitterness in the stomach. He has been in peace for a long time in China. He feels uncomfortable here.

Although Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, security management is very bad. Because of poverty, tribes, beliefs, etc., armed conflicts occur from time to time in many places.

As for the crime of robbery and extortion, it happens almost every day. In the eyes of criminals here, foreigners are “rich people” and are more likely to be their targets.

These days, the people of the Central South Construction Group have not suffered much.

In order to integrate here, they also specially trained local people to be bodyguards and laborers. Unfortunately, these people have limited roles. Those local workers are almost just coming to eat rice, grinding foreign workers, paddling water, running in danger when they are in danger, and the pit is still a group.

Bai Tongxi took Guo Chu to see on the construction site. They were sitting on a modified off-road vehicle. The doors and windows were bullet-proof. There were also bodyguards with guns on the car. This makes Guo Chu really feel that it is indeed dangerous to travel here.

They went to see a railway that was built to transport mineral resources. In the vicinity, there is a huge tin mine, which is also mined by a Chinese company.

The small half of the front of the railway is ok, it has been built, and every day, workers are responsible for testing and repairing. When it was interrupted, the construction was broken and no workers started.

When Guo Chu and others arrived, they discovered that several black people were stealing things at the construction site. The black bodyguards in the car immediately got off the bus and shouted at them with guns. The talents ran wildly.

“These blacks are poor people in nearby villages or tribes, and often come to steal things.” Bai Tongxi said in a helpless and sad tone. “We don’t care if we call the police. They can’t help but help us. If We hurt them, but they found the tribe, and a lot of people came to us to find trouble."

"One time I injured a few thieves, but we lost tens of thousands of pieces. Do you say that there is such a truth in the world?"

"It really doesn't make sense." Guo Chu patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's hard for you."

Bai Tongxi continued: "The project here has stopped. It is because of the recent robbery and wounding incident. Some workers are not willing to work here. Our excavators and cranes have also been stolen several times. I have to redeploy."

"And security is not guaranteed, and we are not good at starting."

Guo Chu asked: "How do other people do it? Those other Chinese companies."

"Not all places are so chaotic." Bai Tongxi said, "Some places have good policing. Some enterprises have hired their own security teams. As long as they do not encounter large-scale armed conflicts, there is basically no problem."

"We also tried to do this and found that it was not at all. I was afraid that someone was deliberately confused. When I first came last year, the black bodyguards we hired were still dead!"

"This project is too difficult to do! The domestic situation is so good, sometimes I want to go back to the country."

Guo Chu knows that Bai Tongxi is under too much pressure during this time. He comforted: "Is this not to help you? No matter how difficult it is, we have to finish this project. We have invested so much, and it is a huge loss halfway!" ”

"In addition, this is also our experience in accumulating projects in Africa. For Africa, such a big market, it would be a pity to give up."

"You have to re-adjust the workers from the country and adjust the machinery." Bai Tongxi only complained a little and did not think about giving up.

"I am afraid, I will encounter the previous situation."

"You don't have to worry about this. We just ordered a batch of new equipment from Pengyun Machinery. When the order arrives, I will transfer it directly here. Make sure you are shocked! The shortage of labor should be solved very well." Guo Chu Said, "You just said that someone might deliberately mess up, what is the situation?"

“There is a Gola tribe in the vicinity, and the strength is relatively strong. Their chiefs are also overbearing. We are building nearby, and we have to give them 'benefits'. But their chiefs are too greedy, and we don’t give enough. I once hinted that it would threaten us to create chaos. I suspect that he is a ghost." Bai Tongxi explained.

Guo Chu knows him, Bai Tongxi has always been conservative, he has some doubts, it is almost certain. This problem is really difficult to solve.

Nigeria is not a truly modern country. There are many tribes in the country. In some areas, tribal chiefs have considerable power and even have their own armed forces. It is not uncommon for armed conflicts between tribes.

Even if the local government allowed them to build here, the nearby chiefs would have trouble finding them, and they could do nothing.