Holy Roman Empire

In a hotel in Salzburg.Motrich, an executive of the Austrian Federal Railways, is mobilizing the technical staff.

"All listened, the board of directors has already made a decision, and we will connect the railway to Adening within the next year."

On the construction site, there were not a few literati, and Motrich didn't make any official speech, and directly stated the task.

He was only responsible for the administration, not the technical background. After spending more than a year in this project team, he was clear about the progress of the project.

Now I am afraid that it is difficult to complete the progress requirement of the headquarters.However, as a qualified manager, he knew that he could not back down without difficulty.

The board of directors has made a decision, no matter how great the difficulty, he must also try to complete it. This is a matter of attitude.

If he does n’t even have actual actions, he will scream difficulty and ca n’t finish it, so what is his value?

Private enterprises are very realistic. If there is no value, he can be a jerk.On this issue, his weight is not as important as the following technicians.

The technical personnel of this era are treasures, no matter what project they put on, they are indispensable talents. The administrative management staff is different. There is still a lot inside the railway company.

The chief engineer of the project, El Salvador said politely: "Mr. Motrich, with our current construction schedule, it is good to be able to complete this task within two years. This is a pre-planned construction period. It is impossible to complete it in advance ! "

In this section of the railway construction, Motrih is nominally responsible for overall management, but technically El Salvador has the final say.

Motrich couldn't manage El Salvador at all, or he didn't dare to intervene indiscriminately.He is a clever man who does n’t understand, he does n’t understand, knowing that a blind commander is prone to problems.

Now it is normal to raise the construction task suddenly and it is normal for the technical person in charge to object.But Motrich was not unprepared and explained with a smile:

"Mr. El Salvador, the solution is always come up with. If you are missing something, I am responsible for coordinating with the head office, but the task must be completed on time.

In the following days, everyone will be fortunate and sacrifice some rest days.Please be assured that the company will not treat you badly.

I am here to assure you that as long as you complete the task in advance, the bonus you will receive will never be lower than your current salary.

No, just complete the appointment on time.I will go to the head office to apply for you. If it is lower than this number, I will pay for it myself!"

Motrich's performance was successful. Many problems in the world can be solved with money, and speeding up the construction progress is naturally no exception.

The two-year construction task must be completed in one year. There is no problem with the payment of two years of salary. Everyone does the same work, and the railway company ’s labor cost budget has not increased.Now is the time when people are missing, Motrich is completely sure to get the money down.

A salary increase can appease most technicians, but El Salvador still shook his head.

"Mr. Motrich, no one doubts your character. The problem now is that the time is too short. We have already started construction from both ends.

Want to increase the progress again, unless the current bidding section is divided into two, from the middle section again.This requires not only more labor, but also more mechanical equipment, our technical staff is not sufficient, and the management difficulty is greatly increased."

Motrich thought for a while and said: "These problems can be overcome. Presumably you also know that the country has introduced laws in order to speed up the construction of the railway. From the beginning of the railway project, no tax will be levied on railway operations within ten years .

We started construction in 1849, and it is expected to be completed in 1854, which means that our duty-free operation time is only 5 years.

The Federal Railways is a listed company, and the headquarters has to consider the opinions of stockholders. Now everyone hopes that the railway will be put into operation sooner.

If we were able to complete the construction of the 5th section of the subgrade in 1851, then the track can be laid and related equipment installed in 1852, and the trial operation can be carried out in 1853.

Being able to put into operation one year in advance will inevitably bring a lot of profits to the company, and everyone will also receive a generous return."

"Profit" is only one factor, and more importantly, the Austrian government requires the railway company to speed up the construction of the main line. The reason is: Austria is preparing to go to war with the Ottoman Empire to use the railway to transport logistics materials.

For this reason, there is no way for everyone to refuse.Moreover, the government did not fail to provide compensation. This is how the ten-year exemption came.

As for fighting against the Ottoman Empire, why the construction of the railway connecting the Kingdom of Bavaria must be accelerated, is not the point.

The point is that His Majesty Franz spoke personally. Since he said that it is the national main line to speed up the construction progress, it must be the national main line.

Could it be that for this problem, I ran to talk to the emperor of the Emperor, who had the right to take advantage of the conditions?

Finally, the management of the railway company decided to concentrate its efforts on speeding up the construction of the main line and suspending the branch line section to be started.

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This year, railway technicians are sought after.In order to retain talents, the Federal Railways also took out some stock options as bonuses and distributed them to these technicians.

Although the amount of money in everyone's hands is not large, the effect is very good. There is my own share in it, and I don't want the railway to be opened to traffic in advance.

El Salvador thought for a while and said: "I have no opinion on the company's decision, but Mr. Motrich, you have to help me solve these problems.

Also, we have too many casualties during the construction process. You'd better be able to restrain those managers so that they don't overdo it."

The so-called managers are, of course, thugs requested by the railway company.Now these free laborers are really "laborers". Cheap is cheap, but it is not very convenient to manage.

Everyone wants to live together, as long as no one is staring, they have to grind their labors, and even escapes happen from time to time.If it were not for the army to watch, there might be riots.

Although the army sends people to guard, it will not send people to help them manage.In order to speed up the construction speed, the management personnel hired by the railway company is naturally a leather whip + big stick.

This makes El Salvador, whose morals have not yet been completely lost, uncomfortable. Of course, he is not a virgin, but just by the way, he also hates this kind of party chariot.

Motrich said with a smile: "There is no problem, the number of labor is insufficient, I immediately go to report, there are still in the warehouse of the mechanical equipment company, directly send someone to pick up the goods.

I will report the problem of insufficient technical personnel to the head office.But Mr. El Salvador, there is a shortage of technical staff everywhere, and the headquarters are digging people all over Europe. Do n’t have too much hope."

Yes, there are also technicians from various European countries in the Austrian railway construction team.For strategic security needs, these people cannot be the main designers.

This is what Franz requested, mainly when the British exported railway standards overseas. In this respect, they caught a lot of private goods, and many countries were pitted.

Now all railway companies in Austria have adopted the same approach.If the technical staff is insufficient, let the engineer bring the apprentice to the top.

Anyway, according to the construction, as long as one year and a half on the site, you can preside over simple technical work. Experienced engineers guide and arrange tasks every day, and then check and accept it.

Basically, the construction of a section of the railway was completed, and these apprentices were almost out of the job.The railway engineers of this era basically came like this, but the people who graduated from school were a few.

Looking at the men whose morale was so high, El Salvador nodded bitterly.With the addition of a new construction line, the task of his chief engineer became even heavier.

The means of transportation in this era is horseback riding, and no one can ride this bowl of rice.It's not easy to travel 180 to 80 kilometers after three gaps.

On the contrary, the technicians under his hands should be more relaxed and follow the movement of the large army. They do not need to run to both sides in three days.

This is a drawback of the insufficient number of engineers. If all these tasks are handed over to the people under his responsibility, he will not be relieved.When basically encountering technical difficulties, El Salvador has to preside over in person.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, European railway construction has just begun.As of 1850, the total number of railways open to traffic on the entire continent will not exceed 15,000 kilometers.

Engineers with rich experience are naturally scarce talents. Under this background, when the construction of the Austrian railway began, the major railway companies broke out.

For El Salvador, it is now painful and happy.Heavy work tasks mean high pay.

For example, while he is the chief engineer, he is also responsible for the main technical guidance of the construction at both ends, so he can get two more salaries.

Now add two more construction sites. If the company does not send someone to help him share the pressure, it also means that he can increase two more wages, which is a total of five salaries.

If it was n’t for the salary, it would be too good, he would have been picking his picks out, how could he accept this kind of day and night job?

Such good days are rare, and with the bonus promised by Motrich, once the task is completed, El Salvador is equivalent to a salary of ten years in one year.

After all, like El Salvador, there are only a few. Railway companies cannot always send engineers to help. After all, a person ’s energy is limited, and he can barely support it in the early stage. In the later stage of construction, he is simply not busy.

However, when one person completes two or three people's work tasks, it often happens in railway construction.

Capitalists are not philanthropists, and it is impossible to be so generous all the time.Now they are irreplaceable. Naturally, they are favorably paid. Once they can be replaced, their good days are over.

El Salvador knows very well that once the railway construction is completed, they are ready to leave.

When a railway company operates, it does not need so many experienced engineers, and the capitalists will naturally choose cheaper ordinary technical personnel to be responsible for the later maintenance of the railway.

Even when the number of engineers in the later period exceeds the supply, even if they do the work of two people, they can only get a salary in the end.

The relationship between supply and demand in the market determines the price of commodities.The same applies in the human resources market. Capitalists pay high salaries when there is a shortage of people. Naturally, when there is no shortage of people, they naturally have to find ways to make up for it.

In general, they are in a good time to catch the money.After this village, there is no such shop.

How long is this good day, El Salvador is not clear.If possible, he hopes such days can last longer.

Even he had the idea of ​​going to the Ministry of Railways to find a job. Although the treatment was not so good, he was stable and decent.

As night fell, El Salvador lay on the bed, lit a cigarette, and rose deeply, unable to fall asleep for a long time.