Chapter 241 I've Named You to See
But Dean Gao's words were not just a polite remark.
For the next two days, he came over every day without fail to stay for two or three hours.
Time flies by in the midst of our busy lives, and before we know it, it's the weekend.
It's quite troublesome to go to the city center now, so Huo Tingzhou set off with Qianbao before four in the morning.
Jiang Si wasn't idle either; she planned to go to town with her third uncle and Uncle Zhong after breakfast.
My mother-in-law has finally come, so as her daughter-in-law, I definitely have to show my appreciation.
But Third Uncle and Zhong Uncle did not agree.
"No need, Ah Zhong and I will go. You stay home and rest."
It's just buying groceries, why do we need so many people?
Besides, there are so many people at the market now. What if we bump into someone or get hurt there?
Uncle Zhong also said, "Yes, Miss Si Si, the people from the design institute have been coming over every day these past few days."
"They might come back later, so just stay home and relax."
"We'll be back in no time after we buy some groceries."
Jiang Si was about to say that they probably wouldn't be coming today.
Before I could even speak, someone came and knocked on the door.
The door opened, revealing the division commander's bodyguard.
Jiang Si looked surprised.
She was even more surprised after hearing the reason for their visit.
On the way there, Jiang Si asked, "Did your commander say what he wanted to see me about?"
The guard shook his head; the division commander hadn't said it, and he hadn't dared to ask.
He paused for a moment, then said, "Dean Gao just came by, but left after a while."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si understood what was going on.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the division commander's office...
Commander Yao smiled and waved to her, "Little Jiang, come and take a look."
He pointed to the huge blueprint spread out on the table.
"This is the initial draft of the factory building sent by the design institute. Dean Gao specifically asked you to take a look."
"You specifically asked me to look at your name?" This was a bit beyond Jiang Si's expectations.
She thought her teacher had called her over to discuss investing.
After all, she knew that Dean Gao and his team had been working overtime these past few days to rush the design drawings.
Commander Yao nodded, his expression showing agreement with Rong Yan.
"Dean Gao said you have a lot of ideas about architecture. Building a factory is a big deal, and it's always good to have more people to take a look."
After saying that, Commander Yao looked over with anticipation.
"If there's anything wrong or you feel something's not right, you must say so. Don't be shy."
This was a matter of life and death for their Fourth Division, and could not be taken lightly in the slightest.
In other words, they can't afford to lose anymore.
If they fail again this time, Commander Yao will have no face to face all the soldiers and their families in the Fourth Division.
“I understand, Commander.” Jiang Si knew the seriousness of the matter.
"Alright, take your time looking at it, no rush." Commander Yao said and stepped aside.
While giving up her seat, they also gave her a magnifying glass.
Jiang Si took it and walked to the table.
The blueprints were huge, taking up most of the desktop.
In addition to the site plan, there are elevations, sections, and detailed drawings of some floors.
These together number more than ten.
Jiang Si took a deep breath and began to carefully read through them one by one.
This is a very standard frame structure factory design drawing. The design conforms to the specifications and the layout is also very reasonable.
As expected of the top architectural design institute in the country, Jiang Si could see its professionalism at a glance.
"Commander, has the new site for the factory been selected?" Jiang Si asked the question that she was most concerned about.
"Yes, I've already made my choice."
Commander Yao took out a stack of documents from his drawer. "This is a report issued by the water conservancy and geology team. Take a look."
Jiang Si took it and didn't say anything more.
Commander Yao didn't disturb her and went directly to another room, giving her ample time and space.
We waited for almost two hours.
Just as Commander Yao was thinking about whether he should go in and persuade her to rest for a while,
Jiang Si's voice came from the inner room, "Commander, I've finished reading it."
"So, did you spot any problems?"
Commander Yao didn't know why, but he inexplicably trusted her.
Jiang Si nodded.
Now that she had figured out the problem, she didn't intend to hide it.
"There are two reservoirs near the newly selected factory site, and the groundwater level is high."
"The bearing capacity of the shallow soil may not be sufficient, and it is prone to settlement later."
"So the foundation needs to be dug down a bit more, to this position."
Jiang Si drew a circle on the drawing board. "Digging this far isn't enough. We need to compact the bottom with gravel."
“This is a simple question.” Commander Yao noted down her words and gestured for her to continue.
Jiang Si opened the structural drawings. "The factory span is so large that a support point every four meters is not enough. This kind of spacing cannot withstand the pressure from the side of the typhoon, and the roof frame is prone to deformation and collapse later."
As for the solution, Jiang Si also said, "Change it to 2.5 meters per section, and add two more diagonal steel bars here."
Commander Yao frowned. "Two and a half meters each, wouldn't that exceed the cost by a lot?"
Yes, but there's nothing I can do about it.
In this era, the purity of steel bars was insufficient, so a 'redundant design' had to be adopted.
This will significantly enhance our ability to withstand risks.
Of course... the cost will also be correspondingly higher.
Jiang Si said, "If we look at the existing design, it shouldn't be a big problem to withstand typhoons below level 15, but it's hard to say about typhoons above level 15."
"Like you said, we can't afford to lose anymore, so we can't save this money!"
The reason she spoke so resolutely was because Jiang Si knew.
Four years later, Qiongzhou Island will face the strongest typhoon in the history of the People's Republic of China.
Since then, redundant design has been formally incorporated into the field of architecture.
Commander Yao remained silent for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and agreeing, "Is there anything else?"
"have."
Jiang Si pointed to another drawing, "The 'tie bars' in the walls and roof trusses should be changed to one every 1.5 meters, and the diameter of the steel bars should be 36 millimeters."
"Also, the mortar ratio needs to be changed here..."
"Also, the roof slope..."
"Finally, there are the shear walls and counterweight walls..."
Jiang Si spoke for more than ten minutes straight.
Commander Yao was completely bewildered, as if he were listening to gibberish.
He didn't understand any of that; all he knew was that when Comrade Jiang opened his mouth, it meant he wanted to spend money.
"Comrade Jiang, if we follow this standard, how much will the construction cost of each factory building increase?"
"It depends on the price of the steel bars; the bulk of the cost comes from there."
Commander Yao glanced at the expenditure details. “We used to use 20mm steel bars, which cost about 500 yuan per ton. If we use 36mm bars, they cost 650 yuan per ton.”
Jiang Si did the math and realized it wasn't too bad.
This will build a factory of about 2,000 square meters, which will require about 60 tons of steel bars.
In total, each factory will cost an extra 10,000 yuan.
Commander Yao's brow twitched upon hearing this.
For a factory building, the cost of steel reinforcement alone would be an extra 10,000 yuan.
Those eight factory buildings cost 80,000.
Adding in other miscellaneous expenses, the total cost was at least tens of thousands more than expected.
Commander Yao sighed, "Xiao Jiang, to be honest, there's not much money left in the division's accounts."
"To build it to this standard, we would need at least 500,000 more yuan."
Having come this far, Commander Yao had nothing left to hide.
Last time they subscribed to shares, they raised a total of 200,000.
With so many factory buildings collapsed this time, he felt that he would be lucky to raise 100,000 yuan.
The remaining 400,000...
I'm afraid it won't be that easy to gather the funds.
But there was no better solution at the moment, Commander Yao sighed.
"Xiao Jiang, let me tell Dean Gao and the others what you've said."
"I'll let you know if anything happens later."
Jiang Si nodded.
She just didn't expect that Commander Yao's promise to give further notice would come so quickly.
She hasn't even entered the family compound yet.
The division commander's bodyguard caught up from behind, panting.
"Comrade Jiang... I'm sorry..."
And so, Jiang Si returned.
This time, Dean Gao, Political Commissar Li, and the division chief of staff were all present.
In front of the group, Jiang Si repeated what she had just said.
After listening to the whole thing, everyone looked at Dean Gao. They didn't understand it either, so they could only listen to the expert.
"Dean Gao, what do you think of Comrade Jiang's idea?"
Dean Gao did not hesitate at all.
He simply nodded.
Although Dean Gao's expression didn't change much at the moment, those who were with him knew very well what was going on.
The dean is probably already incredibly excited right now.
However, on the other hand...
This girl can not only identify problems, but also provide solutions in such a short time.
The key is that every sentence hits the nail on the head.
No wonder the dean favors her so much!
Having finalized the plan, Dean Gao and his team didn't linger; they needed to hurry back and revise the drawings.
After the others left, Commander Yao looked at Jiang Si somewhat embarrassed.
"Little girl, you've had a hard day."
He was genuinely worried.
If Huo finds out that he ordered his wife around twice this morning, he'll definitely give him a hard time!
Jiang Si didn't say it wasn't hard work, "It's nothing, Commander."
Thinking that coming all the way to the division headquarters would be too much trouble, she casually asked a question.
"By the way, Commander, have you prepared the share subscription agreement we discussed last time?"
If she's ready, she'll sign it today.
Upon hearing this, Commander Yao was taken aback.
The contract was prepared a long time ago, but Huo didn't mention it back then.
The share purchase can only be confirmed after his wife has reviewed the factory's design drawings.
However, the design drawings are still being revised.
Jiang Si thought it was something serious.
She had already looked at the blueprints this morning, and Dean Gao had just given his approval.
At his speed, he should be able to revise the drawings by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
Whether you sign early or late, it's all the same.
After hearing this, Commander Yao stopped trying to persuade them. There was nothing he could do; they were genuinely short of money.
He took the contract out of the drawer and asked, "How many shares do you want to subscribe to this time?"
Without hesitation, Jiang Si replied, "200,000."
"What?" Commander Yao looked over in disbelief.
Upon hearing this, the political commissar and the division chief of staff were so surprised that they almost stammered.
"How much...?"
The exaggerated reactions of the group almost left Jiang Si speechless.
"Didn't Huo Tingzhou mention this?"
Commander Yao thought to himself, "What a load of crap."
That day, they only talked about terms and didn't mention how much to subscribe for.
He thought that at most five thousand to ten thousand would be the maximum.
Little did they know, Comrade Jiang gave them such a big surprise.
I was feeling very happy.
Jiang Si suddenly frowned and looked over, "But—"
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