America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 180 Interviews and Layoffs

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Outside the fortress, at the gate, a strong man yelled towards the stone wall. He licked his chapped lips with his tongue, and swallowed again to moisten his dry throat.

Behind him, an old man wearing glasses was riding on a horse, looking around anxiously.

Several other people in the same company had already climbed off their horses. Their complexions were not very good, and their heads were dazed by the sun.

There was only a cowboy-looking man, looking at the gate quietly, without any special expression on his face.

"This damn sun! Damn the desert! Damn New Mexico!" the strong man cursed, and he sat down on the ground in a slump.

They were indeed the same as Chen Jianqiu and the others, they came directly across the Chihuahua Desert hundreds of kilometers away.

These people did not prepare enough water and food like Chen Jianqiu and the others, so the journey was very difficult.

But now that they have gone through all kinds of hardships and arrived at their destination, they have been turned away.

Chen Jianqiu looked at the group of people below from the corner of the stone wall, and suddenly thought of something.

When Vaughn greeted them before, he said that a team of experts would come over recently.

As for whether it was a team of experts, Chen Jianqiu always believed that he and Holmes hadn't deceived the buried officer, and they never admitted it.

But never denied it.

Could these people be the expert group?

Chen Jianqiu calmly walked down from the stone wall, led a group of people to the gate, and opened the gate of the fort.

But when the door opened, Chen Jianqiu ran out suddenly, even losing one of his shoes.

He ran up to the bespectacled scholar and grabbed their hands.

"You are finally here! Looking forward to the stars and looking forward to the moon, I finally look forward to you."

"I thought the officer had forgotten us in this place, and they finally agreed to send us experts."

"Five years! Do you know how we got here in the past five years?"

Chen Jianqiu "tears filled his eyes", holding the scholar's hand firmly and refused to let go.

The scholar was a little moved. He quickly got off his horse, listened to Chen Jianqiu's words, and deeply felt that it was not easy for these pioneers.

"I remember before leaving, the people over there told me, shouldn't the officer here be a white man?" The burly man behind the scholar was a little suspicious.

"I was bitten to death by a rattlesnake." Chen Jianqiu felt deeply sorry.

Tom and Jerry behind him looked at each other and nodded sincerely.

"But, why are there so many Indians here? Where are the others?" The strong man still looked at Geronimo and the others suspiciously.

"As you know, this was originally the territory of the Indians. In order to better fight against them, I had to recruit some Indians." Chen Jianqiu's words were not stuttering at all, and it sounded very reasonable, "As for other Everyone, they are all concentrating on preparing for the interview in the room."

"Interview?" The brawny man was at a loss

However, academics have interrupted him.

He saw Holmes, who had just come out of the house, bleary-eyed.

"Holmes!" the scholar shouted the geologist's name, running towards him.

Holmes hadn't fully woken up yet, last night was the best sleep he had recently, so he didn't wake up until now.

As soon as he went out to find something to eat, he heard someone calling his name.

He looked up and saw a man with glasses running towards him.

"Smith?" Holmes blinked his eyes, and he felt that this person looked familiar.

But soon, the glasses had come to him and gave him a deep hug.

All of this has been captured by Chen Jianqiu.

It seems that these two people know each other.

The two hugged for half a minute before letting go. God knows what this old man with glasses named Smith experienced on the way here. He met an old friend in a foreign land, and this hug actually felt like a reunion between life and death.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Holmes took Smith by the hand and came to Chen Jianqiu, introducing him:

"This is an old friend of mine named Rod Smith. He is a geologist, but he is also a chemist. He has been working with oil for the first half of his life."

"Yes, I used to work for Standard Oil Company and researched some oil refining processes for them, but recently encountered some unsatisfactory things, so I left, no, I'm looking for oil everywhere again, hahaha! "

Optician Smith is very hearty, and his laughter can be heard throughout the fortress.

He took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Chen Jianqiu: "This is from Joseph, I didn't open it."

Chen Jianqiu opened the letter.

Before reading a few lines, he felt the anger and disgust of the person who wrote the letter, as if someone was cursing in his ears, which was deafening.

"This is the last time! The higher-ups asked me to bring you a sentence. The expert team you want has been assembled for you, and the funds have also been brought along. If you can find it within three months, then you can directly send it there." Get the damned oil out for me, if you can't find it within three months, you and them get the hell out of here!"

The boss behind the scenes seemed to have lost his last patience.

Below the letter is the introduction of the members of the expert group:
Needless to say, Smith, as an oil expert, it must be extraordinary to be able to work in Rockefeller's company;

The burly man, Reggie Jackson, was an engineer, responsible for the design and construction of oil wells, and surprisingly, he was also proficient in plant design.

As for the cowboy, the letter did not clearly state his origin, but only knew that he was responsible for the safety of this group of people along the way.

Among the others, there is a doctor and a cook, who are responsible for the health and food of the expert group.

In addition, they even sent an accountant, and the funds were also in the hands of the accountant.

This guy also wears glasses, always holds a notebook in his hand, and has a skinny figure. Chen Jianqiu doesn't know how he survived the hundreds of kilometers of desert.

It seemed that the higher-ups were quite dissatisfied with the use of funds by Roswell and his gang, so they sent an accountant to manage the accounts.

Smith and Holmes have known each other for many years. According to his understanding, his old friend is a respectable person. He is a serious top geologist and has registered with the National Geographic Society.

Now that he was here, there was nothing to doubt.

Smith beckoned his team to come in quickly.

Chen Jianqiu led them into Vaughan's office, of course, this office is now his.

"We found a place of oil." Chen Jianqiu confessed briefly, "Not long ago."

"There's still water," Holmes added, "so we believe there's a lot of oil around here."

Hearing this sentence, Smith and everyone in the expert team almost jumped up happily, except for the cowboy, who had been sitting in the corner silently.

"So, the work still has to go on." Chen Jianqiu took out a roster from the drawer.

It took Danny half a day to sort it out.He checked one by one among the soldiers who surrendered.Those who died, were crossed out.

"I plan to reduce certain expenses, so I plan to send some people home. The rest will complete the task with us." Chen Jianqiu pointed to the roster, "It just so happens that you are here, let's work together as a staff."

The skinny accountant nodded again and again: "Yes, it is very necessary to cut expenses."

So, an "interview meeting" was held in Chen Jianqiu's office.

Those soldiers who surrendered were led into the house one by one, facing the gaze of a group of people at the same time.

The main interviewer is Chen Jianqiu, and the other three are Smith, Holmes and Engineer Jackson.

The interview process went smoothly. The soldiers who were brought in were basically confused at first. They looked at the villains with guns behind Chen Jianqiu, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Other interviewers conducted the assessment from a professional point of view, and they were deeply impressed by the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in this team.

But the common problem is that many people are nervous, and some even fainted on the spot.

They didn't know for a while whether these people were scared because they lost their jobs, or they were happy to learn that they had severance pay.

Their "chief" Chen Jianqiu unexpectedly asked the accountant for such things as severance pay, which should be paid from the funds provided by the above.

These people are not real soldiers, they are just employees of the company. What kind of severance pay is it is unheard of.

However, under Chen Jianqiu's insistence, the accountant agreed.

After some screening, only seven to eight people were left, basically people similar to Tom and Jerry, and they were basically the backbone of the team before.

Others took money and things, got into the carriage, and prepared to "return to their hometown with honor".

For them, it would be nice to be able to go home alive, what other requirements can they have.

Chen Jianqiu stood on the city wall and watched them go away, very satisfied.

These people are just consuming food, and it's not of much use. You can't expect this group of people who are eager to return to work for you.

As for the severance pay, it was born in the hands of the accountant, and I couldn't move it for the time being.

What's wrong with laying off their own employees with their own company's money?
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