143: A large dormitory was completed

Looking at the miniature plate model in front of him, Tian Ming praised, "Not bad, modular design is indeed a good method. It saves time and ensures quality. Find some infrastructure personnel and have them refine every detail. I'm only responsible for building the rough structure for you. We'll build it floor by floor, letting people move into the lower floors first."

Architectural Expert Lu nodded and said, "Boss, how will the water and electricity issues be resolved? The building is quite tall. Wouldn't climbing the stairs kill us?"

"Don't worry about that for now. First, build the framework for a 10-story building. Get the first 10 floors done, and then people can move in directly," Tian Ming said.

Architectural Expert Lu calculated that with the modular approach and the Boss's speed, it would only take one or two hours to complete all the walls for one floor. If it's a rough structure, leaving enough allowance for water, electricity, gas, and ventilation pipes, the design wouldn't be difficult.

Tian Ming and Architectural Expert Lu cooperated, with the model of the building's load-bearing structure suspended directly in front of Tian Ming. Piles of steel structure materials needed were all suspended behind Tian Ming. He just needed to assemble them like building blocks according to the model, which seemed boring but Tian Ming found it particularly enjoyable.

Following conventional construction processes, building such a massive structure in the Apocalypse would require too many things. Just hoisting the structural components would need large cranes. However, Tian Ming needed nothing, only occasionally flying into the mountains to collect a little metal element as a supplement for building the structure.

As Tian Ming completed one floor, Architectural Expert Lu would inspect it. Some technical personnel used laser scanning to scan the entire floor's 3D information, then imported it into a computer for room planning and modeling.

After the 300-meter rough structure was built, the internal room layout would also be handled by these technical personnel. Then, the room models would be printed and handed over to Tian Ming for construction.

The entire building, over 20 floors, was built in a single day, truly demonstrating what it means to rise from the ground. In total, it only took 6 days to complete the rough structure of this 300-plus-meter building. Moreover, each floor had already been designed by Architectural Expert Lu, and following the modular construction method, the entire load-bearing structure completely met the strength requirements.

The room layouts were also arranged according to the design. Each floor averaged 40 units, with the largest being 100 square meters and the smallest 60 square meters, for a total of 108 floors—103 above ground and 5 below ground.

After completing the construction, Tian Ming performed an overall strengthening, integrating the entire building, module by module, into a single entity. The remaining work was all handed over to Architectural Expert Lu, including installing water, electricity, elevators, and decorations. He didn't have time for such intricate details.

"Boss, do you have time?" Ji Ruping's voice came through the earpiece.

"What's wrong?" Tian Ming asked lazily. He had just finished with the building and was sitting in his boss's chair at his desk, drinking tea.

Ji Ruping said, "I've roughly divided the functional departments and wanted to discuss it with you. I know you're very tired; building that structure these past few days has been exhausting. But I have no choice. The Shelter's personnel are about to exceed six thousand, and it's time to adopt a hierarchical framework for management. We can't continue with a flat structure."

"You few in charge can discuss it among yourselves and then implement it. Why do I always have to review it?" Tian Ming felt a headache coming on whenever this happened.

The ideal state Tian Ming wanted was for all the miscellaneous affairs in the Shelter to be handled by his subordinates. If he had time, he would participate in management; if not, he could completely let go. He wanted to be a free spirit, a loafer in the Shelter, supervising his subordinates, freeloading in various departments, and boasting. That was the state Tian Ming desired most.

Therefore, every time one of the key figures called him, Tian Ming internally resisted. But if he didn't intervene, the relaxed life he wanted would probably never come.

"Boss, you absolutely must review this. You are our Boss," Ji Ruping said.

Tian Ming smiled helplessly, "I'm in the office. Come here and explain it to me. I'll listen."

Two minutes later, Ji Ruping arrived. She handed over a piece of paper with a personnel structure distribution chart drawn on it.

The paper Ji Ruping gave looked like this.

Tian Ming took the document, scanned it briefly, smiled, and said, "It's so dense. Come on, translate it for me. How is it planned?"

Ji Ruping nodded slightly and said, "Boss, the Comprehensive Management Department, as a direct department of the Shelter, is divided into five major departments: Combat Collection, Technology Research and Development, Infrastructure Production, Economic Business, and Security and Law Enforcement. Then, they are further subdivided according to their responsibilities."

"This structure is quite complex. Can it be managed effectively?" Tian Ming handed the paper back to Ji Ruping and asked.

"Yes, before, in our Shelter, one person had to do the work of multiple people, which led to unclear responsibilities, mutual buck-passing, and extremely low efficiency."

Tian Ming said with a smile, "One person, one position. You need to understand that if the department head hierarchy is too detailed, it will cause an excessive burden on the Shelter and bloated management personnel. These people need to be supported, and their treatment is much higher than that of ordinary people."

Ji Ruping smiled helplessly and said, "Boss, our Shelter has now developed to a new stage. The more we have, the more various technical personnel we need. If we continue to use the previous flat personnel management structure, it will be difficult to operate efficiently."

Ji Ruping paused and said, "Boss, what we need most is overall coordination. The five major departments need unified dispatch, with levels distributed downwards, adopting a responsible person system with a complete chain of accountability. Only then can we form a concerted effort."

Tian Ming did not refute. In fact, theoretical personnel structures are not necessarily effective. The Shelter could even be run like a kingdom, directly copying an administrative system. But this is unrealistic; the population hasn't reached that level, and the institution would become bloated first, which is not a good thing. However, Tian Ming also did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of his key subordinates.

"How about this: proceed with your personnel division structure. We'll use facts to speak about whether it works or not. I don't particularly want the Shelter to form factional struggles and internal friction. You need to discuss this with Meng Xian. You two are now my left and right hands."

With a creak, the office door was pushed open. The person poked their head in, looked around, and seeing Ji Ruping was also there, quietly closed the door again.

Knock knock...

A knock came from outside the door.

"Boss, are you in?" Shen Yuan's voice came from outside the door.