Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

In Saudi Arabia, the sun sets and the hot temperature drops significantly.

For many Saudis, the busy day is over. But for the workers from China, their work has just begun.

In the desert not far from the port of Dammam, lights are lit up. A large number of Chinese workers go to work, and large vehicles start to get busy.

Because the temperature during the day is too hot, after discussion, they simply put most of the work time into the evening, unless the work cannot be done at night, it will be put into the daytime.

Some large equipment was transported from the truck, and the workers quickly assembled these equipment.

At the edge of the construction site, another group of workers were assembling mobile prefabricated houses that can be quickly disassembled. This kind of mobile prefabricated house was specially designed and ordered by Tenglong Construction.

These mobile prefabricated houses are quick to disassemble and assemble, and the materials used in the prefabricated houses are also relatively expensive heat-insulating and flame-retardant materials, not cheap foam filling. The use of these materials makes the thermal insulation effect of Tenglong Construction's mobile prefabricated houses much better than ordinary brick and tile houses, making them warm in winter and cool in summer.

After the prefabricated houses were assembled, wooden double beds with upper and lower floors were assembled. At the same time, air conditioners were installed in the prefabricated houses, so that workers can sleep better during their rest time.

There are also separate toilets and showers in the mobile prefabricated houses, which are convenient for everyone to take a shower when they come back. There are also washing machines for washing work clothes, and each person has a separate wardrobe for their own things.

Even the curtains are considerately double-layer light-proof curtains. After the curtains are drawn during the day, they are not only heat-insulated, but also can turn the room directly into night, making employees rest more comfortable.

In terms of employee welfare, Longteng Construction is definitely the best in the country. Under the management of the semi-militarized system, the dormitories of these migrant workers are not as dirty and messy as imagined, but are as clean as military camps.

Such requirements are not only for beauty and cleanliness, but also to increase the self-discipline of these workers for better management. Moreover, good habits and strict regulations can also make their bodies healthier. After all, dirt and mess will breed bacteria, causing many people to get sick.

The construction site of the photovoltaic power plant is busy, and the construction site of the desalination plant is also busy.

In major cities in Saudi Arabia, workers responsible for building base stations and laying communication optical cables are also busy. In Saudi Arabia, the night is more suitable for outdoor work than the day.

In Riyadh, when many Saudis have fallen asleep, Chinese workers are still busy, with smiles and expectations on everyone's face.

At a cement-poured foundation pile, the workers checked the foundation pile and continued to work. The truck brought the steel signal tower, and the crane lifted the first section of the signal tower and aimed it at the huge bolts on the foundation pile.

The signal tower was quickly assembled by the workers. The assembly speed was very fast. As the signal tower was assembled section by section, it became higher and higher. These signal towers are very cleverly designed. The interior is hollow, and various lines go directly inside the signal tower, which not only looks more beautiful, but also better protects these lines.

The quality of the signal tower is very good and the height is high enough. After the construction of such a signal tower is completed, it can be used for many years. In the future, with the upgrading of technology, only the base station module above needs to be replaced.

Base stations are springing up in Riyadh. In fact, there are not many base stations in Riyadh because the city is too small.

Riyadh is located in the three dry valleys of Hanifa, Aisan and Baisa Khanzai in the Najd Plateau in the central part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with an altitude of 520 meters, about 386 kilometers east of the Persian Gulf, and an oasis nearby. In Arabic, Riyadh means "garden", which means: a place full of grasslands, gardens, and green trees. It is 30 kilometers long from north to south and 10 kilometers wide from east to west, and the real core area is only 300 square kilometers.

The radiation range of Huaxin Communication's 2G base station is ten kilometers in radius. Theoretically, only three base stations can cover the main urban area of ​​Riyadh.

However, the Saudi Royal Communications Company still left some redundancy, and there are industrial and agricultural areas around the main urban area. Even so, there are only sixteen signal towers planned for the entire Riyadh.

It's not just Riyadh, other cities in Saudi Arabia are the same, and the number of signal towers needed is less than Riyadh.

After all, Saudi Arabia's national population is only more than 16 million, and there is almost no so-called rural population among these people, all of which are concentrated in several major cities. These cities are developed from several oases. In Saudi Arabia, the degree of urbanization is very high. The reason is very simple. Although Saudi Arabia has a large land area, most of it is desert area, and there are few places that are truly suitable for living.

Base stations are being built, communication optical cables are being laid, and servers and databases are also being installed.Everything is going on quickly.

"What? Riyadh has been built? Xu, is this true?"

A week later, Prince Salman was very surprised when he received a call from Xu Huasheng.

In just one week, the infrastructure of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was built. This speed is too fast. What kind of fairy speed is this? In Salman's view, such infrastructure construction will take at least several months. If it is built by Saudis, it will probably take one or two years.

"Yes, Your Highness, the infrastructure in Riyadh has been completed and can be put into use. Other cities are far away and it will take some time to connect."

Xu Huasheng said with a smile.

Yes, in one week, the workers from China directly built the infrastructure in Riyadh, allowing Salman to see what Chinese speed is.

The reason is very simple. First of all, Riyadh is small in area, just like a small county town in China. It is such a small place with a population of about three million, and the area is too small.

Secondly, the workers from China are too hardworking, working fourteen hours a day or even more. Moreover, these people never slack off at work, working hours are working hours, they work as fast as they can, and they are full of energy.

For the workers from China, it is really comfortable to work in Saudi Arabia.

Two dollars per hour, eight hours of work. More than eight hours, three dollars per hour.

They work fourteen hours a day and earn $34 a day. In this way, if they work full time every month, they can earn about $1,000.

The current exchange rate between the RMB and the US dollar is about 5.5. In other words, converted into RMB, they can get about 5,500 yuan for fourteen hours a day. Such an income level is unimaginable in China. It is really that working abroad for one month is equivalent to working in China for one year.

The same work is completely different in China. It is not that Huasheng Group cannot afford it, but the salary of employees is also a market behavior, which is determined by the market. You can pay a little more, but you cannot violate the big market behavior.

Take those who work in Saudi Arabia for example. Even though they can earn a thousand dollars a month, if they really use this salary to live in Saudi Arabia, they will still live in poverty. Because although the salary here is high, the consumption is also high.

Fortunately, these employees do not have to spend money here. The company directly reimburses their food and accommodation, which saves them a lot of money. For them, they just need to work hard. Even if they work here for three months, they can make a lot of money and go home. If they make 15,000 in three months, their family can become a millionaire after returning home. In this era, 15,000 is more than enough to build five large tiled houses in the countryside.