Chapter 175, Zhongsi Academy
The first important work meeting after Gu Hang landed was almost over when Lambert finished talking about the relevant legal system construction.
After everyone had left, Gu Hang still stayed in the huge council hall.
He sat alone at the top of the big table, his chin resting on his hands, thinking quietly.
The sunlight shone on his face from the side, making his face half bright and half dark, and also dragging his shadow very long.
In addition to the 500 points of grace reserved for payment to the recruit training base for the 50,000 recruits to be trained, he still had 4,158 points.
This is still a huge amount of money. Gu Hang is planning how to spend these grace points.
The one with the highest priority is [Zhongsi College].
Gu Hang now personally experienced why rulers would always feel anxious about the loyalty of their subordinates.
He is still in the expansion stage of his career. As for loyalty and reliability, what he worries most is that there will be traitors or traitors who will stab him in the back.
The issues of loyalty and reliability that worry him most are corruption and the ability to work hard and do things as little as possible.
He was worried that under the rapidly expanding political system, it would be necessary to absorb talents from the original alliance system and fill the government of the new alliance. Would these people from the old alliance bring bad habits to the new alliance?
He was worried that the political commissars in the army, although they had been trained, were not trained enough and were forced to do something they were not prepared for. At present, it seemed that many red hats performed very well and exceeded Gu Hang's expectations, but this did not mean that every political commissar was like this. This was especially true as the size of the entire army grew.
He was also worried about whether the diplomats and military attachés sent to the disaster-stricken Qinggu area would be able to work diligently and whether they would take the opportunity to extort money. Not only would they fail to fulfill Gu Hang's expectations of them, but their poor performance would also leave a bad impression on the new alliance in the south, leading to resistance in the future recovery of the Qinggu area.
He would also worry whether the disciplinary committee led by Lambert could really be loyal and root out corrupt elements in the government and the military instead of becoming involved with them.
He has too many things to worry about.
Can Zhongsi College completely solve his anxiety?
I'm afraid not, but it can be alleviated.
But in general, according to the description of Zhongsi Academy in the [Architecture] interface, people who have been trained will have a very good training effect. Not to mention that Gu Hang can also use the gift points to directly promote people to the special branch of "Trainee Political Commissar".
Do arms have to be used in the army?
That may not be the case.
Gu Hang spent the one thousand points of grace needed for the construction of [Zhongsi College] without hesitation.
He also made preparations for this [building] in advance. The [Zhongsi College] in Fuxing City was established a month ago and was named [Xifeng Zhongsi College]. The prefix of the name was used to commemorate the battle in which Gu Hang started his career.
The main curriculum of this academy is loyalty to the governor, loyalty to the empire, history, and politics. It does not directly recruit young students, but mainly uses it for people who are already working to receive short-term training.
In fact, the latest promotion plan for job grades issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs explicitly mentions that for promotions to D grade and above, further study experience at Xifeng College will be used as a bonus item in the assessment; in the promotion from D9 to C1, which is usually when entering the middle-level job grade, one month of further study time becomes a rigid standard; from C1 and above, further study time will become an important bonus item.
Loyalty is the first priority.
Gu Hang's words were implemented in this policy manner.
However, the current educational level of Xifeng Zhongsi College is quite worrying. Gu Hang is the principal himself, but he doesn't have time to really go to the school to do things.
The people who actually gave the lectures were some political commissars and some people who had followed Gu Hang for a long time and had high ideological awareness. They read out the textbooks compiled according to Gu Hang's ideas.
What kind of educational quality can this provide? What kind of ideological awareness can it improve?
But it doesn't matter. This is mainly done to meet the needs of the [building] system.
To redeem [Zhongsi College] and make it work, you need to have an already operating school, and then add the building effect to it, and it will be able to work.
This means that Gu Hang doesn’t have to care about the quality of teaching, as long as there is such a school.
After spending the points, Gu Hang saw that the training option of the [Company Political Commissar] had appeared in the [Soldier Card] interface. However, unlike other types of soldiers, this training required people to go to Zhongsi College and study for a week.
The next day, Gu Hang went to Xifeng Zhongsi College in person and sat in on a few classes.
He wanted to experience the effects for himself.
Since it was a surprise attack, there was no need to worry about making too much advance preparation so that we could not see the real situation.
Of course, his arrival still caused some chaos in the school, but he immediately stopped any actions such as holding a welcome ceremony.
Gu Hang just randomly selected a few classes and went in to listen to the lectures.
…
Jason Morgan and Hails Morgan never imagined that one day they would be able to attend classes in the same classroom with the Governor.
Jason Morgan was a clerk of the Ministry of Civil Affairs - Immigration Bureau. When he was assigned to Sanchi Town for work, he uncovered a group of looters disguised as civilians and nearly lost his life. However, after returning, he was considered to have made meritorious contributions and was directly promoted to D2 level.
The bureau wanted to send him out again, but he was very resistant at first.
The last experience had already made him nervous, not to mention that the direction of this assignment was to the dangerous Qinggu area.
There are not just a large number of unemployed and landless people who make up the looters. You may not necessarily die if you are caught by the looters. The alliance officials can be sold as captives for a large sum of money. On the contrary, killing the alliance officials will cause big trouble.
But those mutant monsters are irrational and will bite to death if they are in danger.
But soon, he was persuaded by his wife again.
His wife, who has very progressive ideas, is really a dear wife.
Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk!
The last time I was assigned abroad, I was promoted twice, jumping from level E to level D. This was a big improvement in my rank and salary. This time I am going to a more dangerous place, so the improvement should be even greater.
However, before this mission, his leader secured an opportunity for him, an "activist", to study at Xifeng Zhongsi College.
A relatively short training period is a significant experience and will be of great help in future promotion and moving into higher positions.
Not only him, but also his wife, Hales Morgan, and his sister-in-law, Hales's sister, Milia de Jong, came here to study.
His wife works as a clerk in a business firm. She is so proactive and progressive in life, and her own performance is not bad either. She also fought for this opportunity and brought her sister along.
Jason never imagined that one day he would have the experience of studying with his wife.
The study experience in Zhongsi College was a bit boring.
He and his sister-in-law often complained that the teacher's lectures were mediocre and like chanting scriptures; the content was just the same old things about the Governor's great achievements that they had heard so many times before.
The execution of the former Alliance's rebellious generals, the suppression of the resurrected evil god, the fierce battle against the green-skinned orcs... these are indeed legendary stories, but they are hard to resist hearing them a thousand times.
Only his wife, who has the most progressive ideas, can still maintain her high spirits, and even privately advises her sister and husband to study seriously and not just go through the motions.
But…isn’t this just a formality? Come to class, get enough class hours, follow the predetermined answers on the weekly test, sing praises to the Governor, and finally get a certificate of completion, which will give you a nice resume and make it easier to get promoted in the future.
Isn’t that great?
Listen carefully? It's boring.
But today, the Governor came in person to inspect the classroom results.
They forced themselves not to turn their heads and not to look at the Governor rudely, but they could not erase the surprise they felt when they saw the Governor sitting in the last row of the classroom when they first entered the classroom.
Under the sudden attack, even if they felt it was boring, they had to perform well. Even though the person appearing on the podium was Mr. Maisco, who was recognized as the worst lecturer in the entire college, they decided to act as if they were listening with tears in their eyes and were extremely moved.
Perhaps, if I perform better, I can attract the attention of the Governor and reach the peak of my life?
However, when the class started, they found that there was no need to act.
In other words, they were paying attention to performing well at the beginning, but later on, they were completely attracted by the lecturer Meisko's narration.
To be honest, the content has not changed much, it is still the same: the glorious history and tragic experience of the Wrathful Owl Star, the Governor is here to save the world, be loyal to the Governor, the Governor represents the Empire...
However, the content is much more vivid and interesting.
It is not simply a mere recitation of the script. When talking about the glorious life of the Angry Owl people, there is hope on his face; there is sadness when talking about their miserable life; and there is passion when talking about the Governor-General developing independently outside the city, and about eliminating the looters and conquering the city.
After listening to his story, even Milia de Jong, who was always impatient with these things, couldn't help but be moved.
Not to mention anything else, just listening to a story itself is enough to make people interested.
And when people are immersed in these stories, the many ideas that we want to instill in the classroom will gradually enter their hearts.
When the class ended, the students not only did not feel bored, but instead felt like they wanted more.
Only then did they remember that the Governor was attending class with them.
When I turned around, I could no longer see the Governor and I didn't know when he left.
…
After listening to half of the class, Gu Hang felt much more at ease.
He felt much more at ease. The effect produced by the system was indeed powerful.
After listening halfway and almost confirming the effect of the course, Gu Hang left quietly.
When he came out of the classroom, he met the Dean of Academic Affairs of Xifeng Zhongsi College, Reid Mesheko, who was waiting there.
Mesheko was a cripple.
He was the political commissar of the 4th Regiment of the 7th Garrison Division, and had made contributions when he took the initiative to lead the troops to attack the Ork positions and cover the Space Marines to carry out orbital strike marking missions deep into the enemy camp. However, in the full-scale offensive after the orbital bombardment, he was personally leading the troops deep into the enemy camp, and his leg was broken by a flying green bullet.
Due to excessive blood loss, Mesheko soon fell into coma. After being sent to the rear, he had one of his legs sawed off to save his life.
Having lost a leg, Mesheko could no longer fight on the battlefield, but he soon received a new transfer order from his old boss Thadius: to the newly established Xifeng Zhongzi College.
At first, he was just a lecturer. He thought to himself, what qualifications do I have to teach others?
There was no other way, he was forced to do something, so he could only give lectures like he did in the past when he was doing ideological work for the soldiers in the army.
But later, he discovered that among a group of scumbags, he was actually the best speaker.
The worst people are those who just read out the textbooks, which are of a very poor standard, in a mediocre manner.
Soon, when Xifeng Zhongsi College needed a manager, he became the Dean of Academic Affairs with his military rank of major, the Renaissance Medal, and his status as a combat hero. In the absence of Gu Hang, the principal, he became the dean of academic affairs, and together with another vice-principal who was not responsible for teaching but only for the construction of hardware facilities, he became the leader of Xifeng Zhongsi College.
He has always been very concerned about the construction of the teaching team. He has always been dissatisfied with the poor quality of many lecturers and plans to fire some of them and change them.
The lecturer Maisco who gave the lecture today was one of the worst people he considered and had been put on his layoff list.
Unexpectedly, the Governor's surprise attack today was all due to Maisco's lessons.
He came hurriedly on crutches, but didn't dare to go in and disturb them, so he could only sweat coldly at the door.
Mesheko had cursed himself a thousand times in his heart, wondering why he had not fired that bastard Mesheko earlier, which led to such a huge embarrassment today.
He was already thinking hard about how to explain to the Governor later that Maisko could not represent the true teaching level of the Xifeng Academy. Although the academy still had a lot of room for improvement, that was because it was established too recently. If he was given more time, he would be able to improve the education level.
As a result, at the door, he listened to the best ideological education class he had ever heard in the school since he took office.
Meisko's passionate voice left Meisheke, who was standing at the door, stunned.
I am going crazy and want to fire such a person?
No, why didn't you behave yourself before? Why did you have to wait until the Governor came to behave yourself?
This is good, as it saves me from embarrassing myself in front of the Governor...
Mesheko, whose psychological activities were quite complicated, silently crossed out Meisko from the layoff list.
Then, he leaned on his cane with one hand and saluted Gu Hang with the other: "Governor, please give me your instructions!"
"Well done." Gu Hang encouraged. He knew that the previous education level was not good enough and could not be blamed on Mesheko.
After thinking for a while, Gu Hang added, "You don't have to worry about the level of the lecturers, but you need to re-edit your textbooks. Don't always use the same old things. They are too rigid. Incorporate some of the heroic stories of the many heroic deeds in the history of the empire, especially the deeds of some governors who have performed outstandingly, and then draw analogies with the Angry Owl Star. Of course, don't make it too obvious..."
Mesheko quickly took out a pen and paper and began to record the Governor-General's instructions.
Subsequently, textbook reform moved in this direction.
(End of this chapter)
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