Ch 87: Pointing Out The Problem

The first problematic detail is the house’s orientation.

Besides this issue, Manager Gao Bing couldn’t see any other problems with his design blueprint.

“The second thing that needs modification is the location of the farm gate.”

Qin Yun pointed at the construction blueprint and continued, “The farm gate cannot be placed here; it should be moved to the left side.”

“Although the left side is closer to the village, the left side is entirely reed thickets and swamps. There is no road at all. Your village’s dirt road is on the right side, so the farm gate should naturally be placed on the right side, connected to the dirt road.”

Gao Bing immediately retorted.

Not only for him, a professional engineering designer, but even ordinary villagers would know that the farm gate needs to be connected to the village’s dirt road for convenient access.

It’s absolutely impossible to place the farm gate on a large swamp as Qin Yun just suggested.

If this were done, wouldn’t entering and exiting the farm require wading through the swamp?

“This dirt road in the village is the mountain road; it takes a large detour outside the village. If the farm gate connects to this dirt road, it would also require a large detour to reach the village, which is very inconvenient,” Qin Yun said solemnly.

“Mountain villages are like this; due to geographical limitations, one can only take detours,” Gao Bing said.

“No, my farm cannot take detours.”

Qin Yun waved his hand and continued, “Moreover, most of this mountain road is beside the creek. Every rainy season, most of this dirt road will be submerged by creek water, which is very inconvenient and poses a safety hazard. Since I’m building a large farm, this hazard should be completely eliminated.”

“According to your meaning, if the farm gate is moved to the left side, there will be no safety hazard?” Gao Bing asked with a sneer.

“Of course.” Qin Yun nodded very confidently.

“Humph! The left side is a large swamp of at least several hundred square meters. Not only during the rainy season but even in the dry season, it’s impossible to pass through. Not only is the safety hazard large, but it’s also very inconvenient. Aren’t you making it worse by changing it?”

“No, as long as a road directly connecting to the village is built on the swamp, this problem will be solved.”

Qin Yun’s words surprised Gao Bing.

“What? You still want to build a road on the swamp?”

“Yes, I had already considered this idea when planning the farm.”

“Do you know that the cost of building a road on a swamp is five times that of an ordinary road?”

Gao Bing wondered if Qin Yun had gone mad.

The existing dirt road merely takes a large detour, but it is already there and requires no investment.

Qin Yun only spends more time traveling.

Compared to rebuilding a road on the swamp, it is much more economical.

“I know, of course.”

Qin Yun nodded and stated the data he had already calculated:

“Although the swampy area isn’t very severe, to build a qualified road, the roadbed must be strengthened, increasing its strength to five times that of an ordinary road. The road surface also needs to be raised. According to the length of this road, a cost of only 150,000 Yuan is sufficient.”

“Only 150,000 Yuan? From your tone, it seems you don’t care about the 150,000 Yuan at all.”

Gao Bing questioned.

Peach Blossom Village is a poor mountain village, with an annual per capita income of less than two thousand Yuan. Qin Yun, as a member, dares to speak such big words?

“Manager Gao Bing, you misunderstood my meaning.

I mean that only 150,000 Yuan is needed to build a road directly to the village, which is at least five times closer than the current dirt road and has no safety hazards, making it very worthwhile.

As for the 150,000 Yuan, I will find a way to raise it.” Qin Yun explained.

“The company only gave me three months. If you cannot raise 150,000 Yuan within three months, you can only wait until next year. Our company’s work schedule for this year is fully booked…or you can hire another construction team.”

“Three months are unnecessary; it should be possible to raise the funds within two months.”

“What? You can raise 150,000 Yuan in two months? Don’t tell me you’re planning to borrow from loan sharks. With your village’s conditions, no one would dare to lend you hundreds of thousands of Yuan in loan shark loans.”

“Borrow from loan sharks? ” Qin Yun waved his hand, “If I have to rely on loan sharks to build the road, I might as well use the existing dirt road according to your plan.”

“If not loan sharks, where else can you raise 150,000 Yuan?”

“Of course, I’ll find a way to earn this money.”

“What? You can earn 150,000 Yuan in two months?”

Gao Bing thought Qin Yun was bragging, and bragging big.

In a poor mountain village with a per capita income of less than two thousand Yuan, he dares to say he can earn 150,000 Yuan within two months?

If Qin Yun isn’t bragging, then he must be crazy.

“Making money is my business; you just build. If I can’t earn 150,000 Yuan, you don’t have to be responsible for the road on the swamp.” Qin Yun didn’t explain how he would make money.

This is his secret and must not be revealed to outsiders.

“Okay, I’m only responsible for the project; making money is your business. If you have the money, we’ll build; if you don’t, then you can hire someone else.”

Gao Bing didn’t believe Qin Yun could earn 150,000 Yuan and didn’t want to continue this topic.

He picked up his pen and passed it forward: “Sign here; once you sign, I can start the work.”

“Wait, there are still problems with the construction blueprint that need to be modified.” Qin Yun didn’t take the pen and waved his hand.

“More problems?”

Gao Bing’s expression immediately turned ugly.

He was the best project manager of Youcheng Construction Company, and his design blueprints were also the best; they never needed modifications.

But this time,

his blueprint was pointed out to have two problems by Qin Yun, and it wasn’t over yet.

This made his face burn with shame and embarrassment.

The best project manager was repeatedly pointed out to be wrong by an outsider.

If Zheng Lili knew, she would surely laugh at him and would like Qin Yun even more.

“I must not be surpassed by a guy who only knows how to casually sleep with women. I’m better than him; I have absolute confidence in myself.”

Gao Bing took a deep breath and adjusted his attitude.

“What else is unsatisfactory about this blueprint? Just point them all out at once.”

If Qin Yun’s points were reasonable, he would certainly accept them humbly and correct them.

But if they weren’t, he would make Qin Yun apologize.

“Manager Gao Bing, don’t be excited. I’m addressing the issues, not you personally. This blueprint is generally very good; it’s just that there are some problems with the details…”

Seeing his bad expression, Qin Yun smiled to ease the atmosphere.

After all, he still needed Gao Bing to command and coordinate the farm construction.

But Gao Bing didn’t appreciate it and interrupted directly: “Don’t pretend; you just want to see me make a fool of myself, don’t you?”

“You misunderstood; I genuinely admire your professional skills in engineering and construction.”

“Stop saying these useless things. What other problems are there in the blueprint? Point them out. If you’re right, I’ll humbly apologize and make corrections; but if you’re wrong, you have to apologize to me and promise to stop dating Lili.”

“I can agree to the previous requirements, but I can’t stop dating Lili.”

“I knew you had ulterior motives towards Lili; it’s just as I thought.”

“You’re wrong. Lili is my good friend; how could I have ulterior motives towards her? Also, if you like Lili, you should work hard to pursue her instead of forcing me to stop dating her.”

“Fine, from now on, we’ll compete fairly for Lili. I don’t believe I can’t beat someone who casually sleeps with women like you.”

Gao Bing said word by word.

Following this, he pushed the blueprint forward: “Tell me, what other problems are there?”

“The wall has a problem; this wall must be moved outward by ten meters.” Qin Yun didn’t want to waste any more time and directly pointed out the next problem.

Gao Bing immediately laughed sarcastically.

Qin Yun’s previous two points were reasonable.

But this point, Gao Bing thought he was making nonsense.

“This farm is almost all sandy soil, which is already unfavorable for building houses and walls. You actually want to move this wall outward by ten meters. Ten meters further is the swamp. How can you build a wall on a swamp?”

Gao Bing sneered in rebuttal.

“Your originally chosen location has a large granite underneath, and it’s likely that even the wall foundation cannot be dug out. It must be moved outward by ten meters. Ten meters beyond is just the edge of the swamp; there are weathered rocks underground, which is conducive to digging the wall foundation and construction.” Qin Yun explained seriously.

Their area has infertile land, thin soil layers, and almost all stones underneath. Most of them are ordinary stones with low hardness and can be excavated.

In a few places, there is granite underneath, which is very hard.

When villagers build houses, if they dig up this kind of granite, they will immediately change locations without hesitation because the granite in this area is too hard, and even with proper tools, it is difficult to excavate.

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