189 Xinan University (1/2)
7th month, 2nd day, 10 a.m. Shanhai County meeting hall.
Ouyang Shuo gathered Fan Zhongyan, Xu Shuda, Elder Sun, ElderLi, and Sun Xiaoyue for a meeting. Elder Li was that old grandpa that was bickering with Elder Sun. He was the only architect out of the 30 professionals.
Last night, after he sent off all the professionals, Ouyang Shuo returned to the Lord’s manor to think about the new structure of Lianzhou college.
When Lianzhou college was first set up, it was to develop civil servants. Today, with the addition of several professionals, it wasn’t suitable to still call it a college. In the end, Ouyang Shuo decided to use the Qing Dynasty education system and renamed the Lianzhou college as Xinan University.
Ouyang Shuo looked around and introduced everyone to the structure of the new Xinan University, ”Xinan University will temporarily set up three colleges, which are the economics college, natural science college, and the architectural college. The original economics, politics, and law departments will all be drafted into the economics college. They will remain in charge of producing civil servants. The remaining computing department will be in the new natural science college. Apart from that, business, economics, and auditing will all be in the economics college. They will be responsible for producing talents for the financial department and auditing division.”
”Natural science college is like the name suggests, as it is the college for the sciences. A large portion of the professionals will become professors here. As for the last one, the architectural college,” Ouyang Shuo turned toward Sun Xiaoyue, ”The core members of Fallen Moon Guild are mostly graduated from the imperial city architectural college, and they also specialize in different areas. Hence, these members would form most of the architectural college.”
”Currently, Xinan University would only have three colleges. In the future, there might be more.”
Ouyang Shuo’s change for the Lianzhou college was obviously nothing in the eyes of Elder Li and the modern people. However, in the eyes of Fan Zhongyan and Xu Shuda, it was something shocking.
Luckily, neither of them were stubborn. Moreover, Ouyang Shuo had used them a lot in the past half a year, so their thinking processes and views had slowly changed. They had slowly begun to accept modern thinking.
And this was what Ouyang Shuo really wanted.
After all, it wouldn’t be suitable to make these officials into cyborgs in the future if he wanted them to help him deal with the real life territory without modern thinking.
Fan Zhongyan was the fastest to react, ”I agree with the change to Lianzhou college.”
Xu Shuda followed and expressed agreement.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, ”Xu Shuda will be the principal of the Xinan University. The dean of the natural science college will be Old Sun; the dean of the architectural college will be Old li. As for the dean of economics college, Shuda do you have any suitable choices?”
Shuda pondered before he replied,” Sire, I recommend professor Suze.”
”Mr. Suze?” Ouyang Shuo felt a little surprised and asked with doubt,” Mr. Suze is obviously a great choice, but he has said he is not interested in this career, will he agree?”
Shuda nodded, ”Sire doesn't know that although he doesn't want such a career, he is very concerned with the teachings in Lianzhou College. Additionally, being the dean of the economics college is different from being a dean in Lianzhou college. You don't need to take control of everything and just one small piece. I have confidence that Suze will accept it.”
”Good! So that’s settled. The name change to Xinan University, the hiring of professors, and the expanding of the campus will be left to the culture and education division.”
”Yes Sire!” Xu Shuda replied.
”The first stage of the expansion should be at least 50 times that of Lianzhou College. In the west region of the core region, a third was left for Xinan University. This time, they not only needed to increase classrooms, student hostels, canteens, teaching staff hostels, halls, tracks, garden, and more, but they had to make a beautiful environment for the students. The culture and education division must work together with the construction division and also invite some of the students from the architectural college to participate in the design. Then, allow me to inspect it,” Ouyang Shuo described the future of the Xinan University blueprint to them.
”Yes sire!” Ouyang Shuo’s description amazed Xu Shuda, who was really excited to begin.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and looked at Elder Li, ”Elder Li, the overall design will be handed to you. For you to be the main architect, is that okay?”
Elder Li laughed, ”Of course. Not bad, you're even making the blood of an old fogie like me boil.”
Ouyang Shuo assigned 1000 mu of land in the core area to build the Xinan University. With that, one could see how much he focused on education and developing talent.
After Fan Zhongyan and Xu Shuda left, Ouyang Shuo turned and looked toward Elder Li and Elder Sun. Then, he laughed, ”Elder Sun, Elder Li, I didn’t ask you for your opinions just now. I hope you didn’t mind.”
Elder Sun waved him off, ”Ouyang, since we are staying in Shanhai County, we will naturally follow your orders. You are the lord, so it's okay to respect us old fellows, but the one who makes the final choice is you.”
”I’ve learned!” Ouyang Shuo clasped his hands.
Elder Sun nodded,” It's okay, us bunch of old men have been lazing around for a month, so it's time for us to do some work. You can relax and pass the natural science college and architectural college to us!”
After Elder Sun finished, he left together with Elder Li.
In the end, only Sun Xiaoyue and Ouyang Shuo were left in the meeting hall. Yesterday, Ouyang Shuo was too busy, and both of them hadn’t had a proper conversation.