This Is How I Became a Chaebol

122 : Lunar New Year Gift

“Is this a blasting site?”

“Yes, my king. If you put explosives in the holes there and press the blast button, the pillars will collapse and block the valley.”

The king, standing on top of the stone mountain, pointed to the stone pillars standing in the gorge and asked. They were called Solomon’s Pillars.

First of all, part of the canyon had to be collapsed to form a reservoir.

Cliffs and stone pillars must be collapsed to block the waterway between the canyons, and the parts that touch the water must be finished with concrete to make them waterproof.

Then, by pumping up the seawater to run a small hydro power generator and passing through a seawater desalination facility, the reservoir contains fresh water and the concentrated saline water flows down the valley to the Dead Sea.

In other words, the foundation work of this construction is to sequentially build a large reservoir.

Daese, the construction company, was able to save quite a bit on material costs because there were aggregates scattered throughout the canyon.

“There are more than one or two pillars to knock down. It even brings down cliffs.”

“That’s right. Considering the seawater desalination plant, the saline water should flow into the Dead Sea. Therefore, it is necessary to hold the shape of the reservoir and the waterway at the same time. When the demolition is complete, you will be able to clearly distinguish the reservoir from the waterway.”

When the reservoir is completed, it will be able to trap the water flowing down the valley upstream.

It is a place with only 90mm of annual rainfall, but that’s why you will be able to make the most of the more valuable rainwater.

“It means that the beautiful pillars of this canyon must be destroyed so that our people can get drinking water.”

King Hussein stared for a long time, as if trying to engrave the view of the last gorge in his eyes.

Those who took documentary films were also busy capturing the king and the scenery of the canyon from various angles.

“…let’s blast it.”

“Ready to blast! Equipped with dynamite!”

“Put the dynamite on! It’s the boss’s order!”

Beep! Beep!

Eventually, the king made up his mind. Following the king’s words, I gave orders, and hundreds of Daesei construction workers rode ropes through canyons and rocks, stuffing dynamite into every hole.

Others pulled long wires with detonators attached to them and connected them to the blast button.

“The blast button must be pressed in the bunker.”

“I want to press here.”

“Then please wait a moment.”

The collapsing stone pillars were all lined up in the gorge on the other side, so there was no possibility of flying debris.

Although it was a little cumbersome, it was not a big problem to install the blast button on the top of the mountain because it was enough to lengthen the line.

“It’s hard to believe that this huge canyon collapses with the push of this little button.”

“It collapses.”

That’s what we’ve been working on so far.

It must collapse.

“Boss, preparations for blasting are complete!!!”

“OK.”

“Give me a moment.”

The king began to pray, probably understanding from the reports of our staff that preparations were complete.

He knelt on the ground, bowed his head, and muttered something incomprehensible for a long time.

“I will blast it now.”

“Then, let’s count down! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast!”

“blasting!”

All of our staff covered their ears and crouched, but the King and his attendants watched the blasting with both eyes wide open.

To them, this canyon was just a canyon. From my point of view, it is just a barren land where not a single blade of grass grows.

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam! Kwak!

A cloud of dust rose with a great roar.

With such a cheerful blasting sound, it can be assumed that the dynamite has almost exploded.

All the stone pillars would have fallen in the direction we wanted.

“Waaa!”

“hurray! hurray!!”

As the dust cloud began to clear, the staff hurrahed. Although it was blurry, the desired appearance was revealed one after another.

A pile of collapsed rocks were piled up nicely like a pyramid. Now, if sand and soil are compacted between the rocks, and the concrete pavement is done well on the rocky slopes upstream, a nice reservoir will be created.

At this rate, the promise to build a reservoir within a year seemed more than enough to keep.

Quarleung~

“uh?”

Suddenly, the sky started to cry.

Come to think of it, I thought the weather was a bit cloudy today, but it wasn’t a sandstorm, it was thunder!

Hoodoo. Hoodoo.

“rub! be empty!!!!”

“Waaa!!!”

“it is raining!”

“Allah bless you!”

“Wow!”

Shoot aaa…

The raindrops gradually got thicker. Did the blast dust rise into the sky and make raindrops?

Either way, this was really good luck.

No matter what anyone says, isn’t this the appearance of heaven’s blessing? It also rains while filming a documentary film.

“Allah bless the royal family of Jordan!”

King Hussein of Jordan shed tears of joy with his arms outstretched to the sky.

As if to prove that the sky is blessed, abundant rain fell, which is rare in the Middle East.

It was muddy water, but it made a waterway and flowed into the reservoir.

The water would have drained out slowly over time because the waterproof packaging hadn’t been done yet, but right now, enough water has gathered to fill thousands of pyeong of rice fields.

“Have you guys ever faced rain like this?”

“No, my king. This is a blessing.”

Seeing that even the king’s attendants were so thrilled, it seems that rain like this is a rare phenomenon.

Well, if it continues to rain like this, the annual rainfall will be covered in one day?

“I wonder if heaven was moved by the king’s heart for the people.”

“You who share this legend are my true friends. Bring it!”

The King of Jordan stretched out his arm to the first attendant and gave an order.

As I was looking around, not knowing why, a person who appeared to be the captain of the bodyguard walked quickly.

Then, he released the sword from his waist and held it in both hands, and presented it to the king with respect. what?

‘this…’

The king grabbed the sword in its sheath and held it out to me.

It was a royal sword engraved with the crest of the royal family of Jordan in gold on the handle.

“You, take this sword.”

When I heard that the sword was being bestowed, I bowed my head respectfully to the ground and raised my hands above my head to receive the sword.

There was a story I heard from a senior who had a lot of bones at a construction site in the Middle East.

It was said that only the chief of the bodyguard can hold a sword by the king of Islam, so when the king bestows a sword, it means that he believes enough to entrust his life to him.

“May there be peace in the Jordanian royal family.”

I have blessed the Jordanian royal family.

“Listen, everyone. From now on, CS will forever be a guest of the Jordanian royal family, and when he and his family and friends set foot on this land, they will always receive the protection of the Jordanian royal family.”

“Waaa!”Read at readwn

Jordan has an unlimited visa.

I wondered if I would ever have this kind of luck again.

The King of Jordan tapped me on the shoulder. He waved his arms above his head as if giving blessings to the general staff cheering for his appearance, said a few words, and led the attendants to the palace.

The half-day show was coming to an end.

Boo Woo Woo~Read at readwn

Just then, a ship of Daesae Shipping was entering the port.

Employees shouted with joy as supplies were also coming in from their home country.

“Hey, today’s unlucky ending!”

“A ship is coming from Korea!”

Employees drenched in the rain rushed to the port.

***

that evening,

shoot it…

Although the raindrops had thinned out, it did not stop when evening came.

In Korea, there was a particularly severe drought last year, but it rains in the Middle East.

“Gather everyone. Let’s start with our turn.”

“The boss wants to meet. I have to do it!”

Employees rushed in and stood in line.

Thanks to the rain, the sand and dust did not blow, so today we were able to gather all at once in a large yard.

A large tent was set up, and a large iron plate was placed on top of the bricks, and an ancestral table was set up on it.

When it comes to the funeral table, most of the food was from Jordan, and the only New Year’s food brought from home was rice cake soup, kimchi, and soju, but that’s somewhere.

Today was New Year’s Day, and it was raining, so it was a day to finish the construction early and get drunk.

“Please make sure all Daesae employees and their families are healthy and full of happiness this year as well.”

“Please!”

Everyone bowed before the turn.

There was no need to say a congratulatory message, just a piece of paper written with “Goodbye to safety” was burned and hurled into the sky.

Despite the rain, the paper burned to the end and flew off with a hook towards the sea.

“Come on, let’s all have a bowl of rice cake soup.”

“Hey, how long have you been eating this tteokguk?”

“Eat the boiled meat here too. It’s beef.”

“As expected, the boss has a big barrel!”

“There’s even bindaetteok here!”

“Wow, Manager Kim. You have to eat it first so we can eat it.”

Sambok delivered the boiling rice cake soup to the staff.

Next to him, I carried a plate of boiled meat, and my father also brought bindaetteok from a large iron plate.

Starting this year, we sent New Year’s Eve to each branch with the mindset that we should take care of the holidays for our employees overseas.

I didn’t know about other places, but I was worried that I could get this kind of food through customs in the Middle East, but there was no problem at all.

Rumors of the king’s sword performance had already spread, and our goods passed through customs without incident.

“Kyaa, it’s really delicious.”

“Was the rice cake soup so delicious?”

“Now that I eat proper kimchi, I feel like I can live. hahaha.”

Normally, I was busy eating in a hurry with the windows closed at the container restaurant because of the sandstorm.

“Boss, you have to say something!”

“Wow! Cheers. Cheers!”

People started filling their glasses with soju. Holding water cups, canteen lids, rice bowls, etc., they shouted a toast.

“If you work hard like this a little more, the day will come when you and your family can enjoy warm rice and delicious beef every day. I will definitely do that!”

“Waaa!”

“Until then, don’t get hurt! safety! safety! safety!”

“safety! safety! safety!”

“We will be rich!”

“We will be rich!!”

Everyone gulped down their soju.

It tasted awesome.

It’s not about working on a rainy day

This is the day to eat and drink

Rain is always a blessing.

Especially in the deserts of the Middle East.

***

next day,

“Wow, that’s cool.”

“Yes, it is spectacular.”

I climbed to the top of the stone mountain where the crane was installed with Sambok and my father.

Yesterday I came to check the reservoir that I hadn’t properly looked after, and the situation was better than expected.

The reservoir was filled with just the right amount of water.

“I wonder if there is such luck. I wondered how they would carry the water for the tooling there, but fresh water piled up like that.”

my father liked it the most

“Hurry up and fill the gaps with the aggregate, and do waterproof packing before that freshwater dries. Don’t forget to drive the drainage ditch on the other side and the concrete support piles.”

“Yes, would you like to?”

I gave work instructions by marking the final confirmed blueprint by BR.

Seeing that he exploded the dynamite properly, his father has become a veteran enough to tell most technicians to go away.

“Should this top be leveled? Lower the crane that way.”

Somehow, Sambok has also increased the number of construction drawings.

Well, as a 21st-century engineer, the blueprints of BR Corp., a super-large munitions complex, looked great.

Necessary information was written in the right place, so it was easy to understand the overall construction.

If you see a lot of good data like this, the general staff should also improve their skills.

“Yes, that’s how we build small hydro power plants and seawater desalination facilities. By the way, how come the Westinghouse technicians can’t even see the nose? By this time, you should be measuring and negotiating business.”

“Oops, that’s right. Westinghouse seems to be having trouble negotiating with the Jordanian government. Since thermal power plants and seawater desalination are designed and built in connection, the construction cost needs to be raised.”

“what? That’s the initial concept for this business. It wasn’t even Westinghouse’s idea, so why are you doing this now?”

“So it is.”

Um, has Westinghouse’s financial situation already become difficult since this time?

What unit price do you negotiate in the construction of the US loan? The total project cost has already been determined.

I’ll have to find out the exact situation soon.

“Well, that’s the case, let’s take care of our business first. How many people did Westinghouse ask for?”

“We are requesting 230 people, including construction workers and welders.”

“It’s good. In particular, the seawater desalination evaporator side is an opportunity to learn special welding techniques, so take special care of the number of people allocated to that side.”

“Yes, boss.”

“Hey, are you planning to build your own seawater desalination facility soon?”

At my words, Sambok asked with his eyes twinkling.

“Of course. The seawater desalination plant is pretty much the same as the plants we’ve seen so far. There’s nothing difficult about it. Besides, don’t you think orders will be steady even here in the Middle East?”

“Well, it’s almost like fire water!”

“And it is an opportunity especially for us. Westinghouse has the seawater desalination source technology, but it soon falls behind its competitors. So even if you take out the technology, there is no backlash. Give the staff a tip.”

“OK. Got it.”

Sambok nodded.

Sambok would be good at coaxing a technician from Westinghouse. Affinity is Sambok’s strength.

“I’ll trust you. There is only you.”

I tapped Sambok on the back of his hand.

“It’s the mood to leave work and go somewhere. Where are you this time?”

“Hey, you’re quick to notice. Where are you? England.”

“Why England? You borrowed all the money.”

“People have to go borrow it too. We’ll bring in experts on the hull, rig, engine, etc. He’s the one we’re going to use, can’t we just accept what Appledoor sends us?”

“Do you go directly and choose the order in which you eat quickly?”

“Is that so?”

Come to think of it, it seems like just yesterday that I hired the staff after watching them eat in Seongsu-dong, but somehow I managed to come this far.

“Yes, Sambok, you also suffered a lot. Keep struggling.”

“what? Is that what you mean, Bread?”

“Encouragement, encouragement! Shasha!”

I came down Dolsan while exchanging trivial jokes with Sambok.

My father followed behind, constantly checking to see if the employee aisle was safe due to the rain the night before.

When you go to England and hire an engineer, you must first bring in someone who can help the defense industry.

You may not know guns or cannons, but if you are a warship or a submarine, you will be able to make them better than anyone else.

I don’t know when that day will come, but I had to start by gathering talented people one by one.