Stepping into the main entrance of the Government Affairs Building, the first thing Todd saw was a tall bronze statue standing in the center of the hall on the first floor.
This bronze statue holds the Bible in front of its chest with one hand, and raises the palm of the other hand to the sky. The overall design adopts the sculpture technique of the ancient Tyro period. The facial features are three-dimensional and plump like a mythical character, and the eyes are firm and inspiring.
The strength and body lines are full of explosive muscle tension, which is breathtaking.
Huggins, who was busy maintaining order at the scene with the guards, suddenly heard Todd's voice from behind: "Who is this statue?"
Huggins turned around with difficulty and gave Todd an awkward smile: "Of course it's you!"
Todd, who almost didn't lift it up in one breath, opened his eyes wide and looked at the sculpture again, cursing secretly in his heart, this is obviously nothing like me!
Since Todd rarely appeared in public, when the news of the King's appearance in the Government Hall spread among the crowd, the surging crowds on the street rushed into the hall in order to have a glimpse of the Holy Spirit.
Yan.
Seeing more and more people pouring into the hall, with soldiers and officials struggling to maintain order at the scene, Todd gave up his plan to stay, walked through the hall, and walked to the back of the first floor of the Government Affairs Hall.
Pushing open the door, a church worship room that was familiar and intimate to Todd appeared in front of him.
The old benches were neatly arranged together, the cracked floor was cleaned cleanly, the cross, the pulpit, and the candle holder, and the memories of the past kept flashing in Todd's mind.
Huggins came behind him and said softly: "Everything here is exactly the same as in the past."
Todd nodded: "Yeah, the same as before."
The two people in the room fell silent, thinking of the bitter experiences in the past few years, and filled with emotion.
After staying for almost five minutes, Todd walked from the side door to the back porch and followed the spiral staircase to the second floor.
Joe, Elijah, Ulysses and others, along with officials at all levels, were waiting in the hall on the second floor early to welcome the king's arrival.
Huggins walked to Todd and said to him: "People at the level of agriculture, personnel, urban planning and above are all here. The taxation and legal departments are absent because they are away on official business. As for the commercial department..."
Thinking of the Raglan couple, Todd sighed and said to Huggins: "Let the kingdom's chief advisers stay and the others return to their respective posts and continue working."
After a few minutes, the only officials left were Monk Joe, who was in charge of agriculture, Elijah, who was in charge of city planning, and Ulysses.
Huggins said to Todd: "Mr. Emerson, who manages the personnel department, rarely comes to the government hall because he also serves as the royal privy envoy. Most of the affairs are handled by the deputy adviser Ulysses."
Todd nodded, moved his steps, and while visiting the government affairs hall, he said to everyone: "Each of you, please introduce your departments."
Friar Qiao, who is in charge of agriculture, first said: "Your Majesty, the agricultural department is mainly responsible for matters related to the kingdom's agriculture. From seed selection to large warehouse building, they are all within the scope of our responsibilities. As for the composition of department officials, in addition to agricultural scholars,
It is mainly composed of three major monastic orders: San Sidro, Mileci, and Svolenvke. It currently has a total of twelve branches and a total of 96 officials."
Elijah, who was in charge of city construction planning, only met Todd a few times, but he left a very deep impression on him.
The reason is very simple. This Master Terrence's favorite disciple has a much higher level of knowledge and expertise than normal people.
Not only is he the current person in charge of the kingdom’s urban construction planning, but according to Todd’s knowledge, he is also the designer and painter of Muxi Cathedral, the president of the Drama and Performance Association, and even works at Muxi Shipyard and Muxi Knights.
He served as a ship and ordnance designer in the regiment.
"Your Majesty, urban planning is mainly responsible for the regional planning and building restrictions of the city, including the division of cultivated land, forest land, pasture, commercial, residential, industrial and other land. In addition, the planning and construction of urban sewers, aqueducts, and waste transportation channels are also
We are responsible for it. It has nine branches and a total of 63 officials."
Finally it's Ulysses' turn.
This young man in his twenties is the youngest among the three and the only acting head of the department.
"Your Majesty, three months ago, I passed the exam and became Mr. Emerson's secretary. When Mr. Emerson is away, I am responsible for the temporary management of the kingdom's public personnel affairs. This mainly includes the acquisition, review and deprivation of city resident qualifications.
The organization and planning of official examinations, the external recruitment of public facilities maintenance personnel, and the promotion and demotion of all officials. Now it has twelve branches and a total of 128 officials."
Todd listened to the report and wandered around each floor.
After looking around, he was surprised to find that many of the design elements here actually referenced the research institute in Soul Space.
There are vertical screens to separate people, glass cabinets that can be used to store documents and reports, and well-equipped break rooms.
Turning his gaze to Elijah behind him, Todd asked: "You did all the designs here?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have made reference to the creation place of heaven in many places."
Todd was stunned: "The place of creation?"
After realizing what was going on, Todd thought to himself: You can choose whatever name you want, it's not an important thing anyway.
After looking around the government hall, Todd had a simple lunch with everyone and then stepped onto the carriage again.
"Next, let's go to Muxi University."
After saying this, Todd, who was a little tired, leaned on the soft back of the carriage and took a nap.
When he woke up again, the carriage had stopped at the gate of the university.
Looking at the sky outside through the car window, Todd asked Huggins outside the car: "You didn't wake me up?"
Huggins, who was standing beside the carriage, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it is always good to sleep a little more during this rare rest time."
After adjusting his clothes, Todd stepped out of the carriage. The scene at the door shocked him to the spot.
Hundreds of scholars have already stood at the gate of Muxi University, waiting for the king to appear. Among these people are the highly respected academic master Terrence, as well as scholars and elites from various countries.
Todd walked to Huggins and said in a deep voice: "You really should have woken me up earlier! How could you let these scholars wait here for me for so long?!"
Huggins smiled bitterly and whispered to Todd: "Your Majesty, at first I wanted to wake you up early, but when the scholars arrived, Master Terrence specially told me not to disturb you and let you sleep a little longer.
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Hearing this, Todd was deeply moved and walked quickly to Terrence. Just as he was about to say something, the other party spoke first: "When I was in Taylor City, sitting at home today, I might be sent to the hospital tomorrow.
The burning rack. Some people even had coffins made while they were still alive. In this era of darkness everywhere, Muxi City has become our only and last refuge. In order to protect this land, let us
There is no hesitation in sacrificing your life, let alone waiting for the king to wake up?"
After saying this, Terrence blinked at Todd and laughed as if no one was watching.
Hearing this, Todd also laughed.
Next, Todd, accompanied by a group of scholars, began to visit the newly built university.
Terrence walked at the front and personally acted as the king's guide, explaining to the latter the origin and structure of Muxi University.
"Muxi College was originally located near the port area. It had a complicated flow of people, an extremely noisy environment, and lacked an academic atmosphere. Apart from these, the key problem is that the place was too narrow and could not accommodate so many teachers and students."
Terrence pointed to the endless land in front of him and said: "So, we made a request to the royal family to relocate the school. After Your Majesty gave your approval, a group of scholars and I conducted a long investigation.
Finally, we chose this plain in the north of the city."
Terrence took a deep breath and seemed very satisfied with the place in front of him: "The total area of the campus exceeds 500,000 square meters. The planned construction includes academic buildings, residences, gardens, laboratories, and canteens.
It has twenty-three buildings. Once completed, it will undoubtedly be the largest school in the diocese."
Todd looked around and saw that the construction layout of Muxi University was clearly what the university looked like in his previous life. Terrence should have found the drawings and photos while flipping through the computer information.
Terrence pointed to the construction site in the distance and said: "After the land issue was solved, money became the biggest problem. Building materials, equipment procurement, and road greening all require a lot of money. We made an estimate,
When the university is fully completed, it may require an investment of about 400,000 yuan."
When Todd heard this, he frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, in Muxi University's construction budget proposal, you only wrote that you hoped that the national treasury would allocate 200,000 silver months."
"That's right." Terrence nodded towards Todd: "Muxi University is not only a matter for the kingdom, but also for us scholars. We couldn't let the kingdom provide all the construction funds with peace of mind, so at the beginning,
In our proposal, we only wrote about half of the financial aid requested.”
"Then how did you raise the other half of the funds?"
"Fundraising."
"Fundraising?!"
Terrence pointed his finger at his nose, smiled and said to Todd: "Your Majesty, please don't underestimate us bad old men. Compared with the speed of spending money, our ability to find money is not bad at all!"
Terrence counted them one by one with his fingers: "The first method is that scholars like us who have been teachers have more or less taught several students from well-off families. Some of them are nobles with prominent backgrounds, and some are
They are wealthy businessmen. As long as we are willing to let go of our old faces, it will not be difficult to write letters and ask for some money from them."
"The second way is that many of us have properties in other kingdoms, such as mansions, vineyards, mills, etc. I persuade them to sell all their properties, donate the money to the university, and settle in
Duixicheng.”
"The third way is to sell patents. Speaking of which, first of all, I would like to thank His Majesty for the patent law. Without this law, naturally there would be no way to make money. Many of our inventions and theories can be applied to the handicraft industry.
In terms of business and business, selling these patent rights can get a lot of money."
Terrence continued with a smile: "It was by relying on these three methods that we finally collected the remaining 200,000 silver moons, and the construction of the university was carried out as scheduled."
While talking, a group of people came to a concrete building.
Just as Todd was about to walk through the door, a tall and thin scholar ran out in a hurry and almost bumped into the king.