“…… That's the way it is! ”

With his hands spread, John reluctantly explained: "The wedding next month will take up a lot of my energy and time, so I'm afraid I won't be able to come to the hospital as often during this period." ”

"What day is the wedding due?"

Blinking, Professor Osler asked with a smile. Thomas and Kelly, who were next to him, didn't have any surprised expressions, and they all looked at John expectantly.

"Uh...... March 18th. ”

While talking about the confirmed wedding date, John took out three invitations and handed them over to each of them.

The wedding invitations were also carefully designed, and printing hundreds of such small things cost John nearly a hundred dollars, which made him feel distressed for a while—not that he couldn't afford to spend it or was stingy, but that he felt that such a thing that could be thrown away in a day was really unnecessary. But for old Huntelaar and Anna, the wedding invitation is like a person's face, which is absolutely sloppy.

After reading the invitations a few times inside and out, Thomas then asked with concern, "What about the honeymoon?" Where are you going to go for your honeymoon? ”

"East Coast."

Shrugging his shoulders, John replied with a slight smile.

Originally, going to Europe for a honeymoon was the best choice for many young Americans, but it was obviously not suitable for John. As for the fact that the West, though it had developed a great deal over the years, was still relatively desolate after all, John was not very interested, and was simply ready to go on a round trip on the East Coast - he would not even have planned to spend any honeymoon if it had not been for Anna's needs.

"That is, you will be back until May."

Kelly pondered for a moment, then said thoughtfully.

"Yes, gentlemen."

Nodding, John said helplessly: "During this time, I can only guarantee to come one day a week at most." But fortunately, everything seems to be going smoothly for more than half a year since I left, so ...... Thomas, when I return in May, it's time for you to officially take over as president of Heinz General Hospital! ”

“…… Good! ”

There was an instant look of excitement on his face, but Thomas quickly suppressed this emotion and just nodded heavily.

Thomas took over the dean's business. John had discussed it with him a long time ago, and he naturally knew it. As for Osler and Kelly, there are not too many surprises, after all, John has too many things, and he will build a medical school with Osler in the future, so he really doesn't have the energy to manage the hospital. And during the time he left for Europe, Thomas did a really good job, and I believe that no one will object.

After smiling at Thomas, John turned to the newly appointed director of obstetrics and gynecology: "Howard, I won't interfere in the preparation of obstetrics and gynecology. In a word, if you want money or people, you can find Thomas, and I will transfer him another 5,000 dollars, and we must prepare according to our original plan to ensure that it will officially open in May! ”

"Don't worry!"

A hard fist, Howard? Kelly is also full of confidence.

Half a year in Europe not only exposed Kelly to the "latest" obstetrics and gynecology technology, but also gave him a deeper understanding of the information John gave him earlier - the future of obstetrics and gynecology. Getting it at the end of the 19th century was naturally a mass murder, and John invented sulfonamides and blood transfusion technology. It also gave Kelly the confidence to make the obstetrics and gynecology department stronger as soon as possible......

After nearly an hour of talking, Kelly and Thomas got up to say goodbye.

They all consciously gave the rest of their time to Professor Osler, because the professor of internal medicine didn't say much from beginning to end, and seemed to be waiting for something.

John, of course, knew this very well, and when Thomas and the others left, he got up and refilled Professor Osler with a cup of coffee, and said with a smile, "Professor." I have considered the overall design of the school in detail, and there is basically no problem, but ......"

"But what?"

With a frown, Professor Osler hurriedly asked.

The overall design plan of the School of Medicine has been revised several times since last year. In the end, it reached the level that satisfied Professor Osler. When he showed it to John a few days ago, he was actually very satisfied, so when he heard John's words, his heart trembled, and he secretly smiled bitterly—he guessed in his heart what John was afraid of.

The overall design budget is too large.

In the planning of the medical school, in addition to the normal teaching buildings, anatomy and physiology laboratories, Professor Osler also planned pathology, bacteriology and other laboratories, plus student dormitories and other buildings, the project budget alone exceeded 300,000 US dollars, if you add the cost of purchasing instruments and equipment, this figure will exceed 500,000 US dollars, this figure is indeed a bit amazing! You know, according to his and John's plan, the enrollment in the first three years will not exceed a hundred, that is to say, no more than forty per year, and the number of students is even far lower than the number of teachers to be recruited by medical schools!

"Perhaps...... Am I a little too anxious? ”

Thinking of the Hopkins University School of Medicine, which had already begun preparations, Professor Osler shook his head secretly. The medical school in his mind is to be compared with Hopkins, and the investment in the plan is probably larger than that of Hopkins, right? After all, land, recruitment, future teaching and research funding, etc., all cost money!

"I think some of the designs are a little bit stingy."

Touching his chin, John said with a smile.

"Hmm...... Well? ”

Professor Osler, who originally wanted to reduce his budget, suddenly reacted and widened his eyes in surprise: "John, what did you just say?!" ”

"I mean, some of the designs are a little too stingy!"

Smiling slightly, John waved his hand and said, "Professor Osler, the land in Manhattan is getting more and more expensive every year, and since we have decided to build the school here, we must consider the future development." If we don't have enough land, we can buy it, but if we can't let go of it from the very beginning, there will be little room for expansion in the future......

"Goo-dong!"

Hearing this, Professor Osler was finally sure that he had heard correctly, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

This...... Is the scale still small?

Without waiting for Osler to speak, John calmly continued: "And if there are only teaching buildings and laboratories, how can you not have enough experimental equipment?" I looked at your plan for the lab, and I only planned a total of five microscopes for the students to use, how can this be? Well, at least make sure that when you go to class, the students have one each! ”

"A microscope for everyone? Students?! ”

When he heard this, Professor Osler's eyes almost popped out!

“…… We can build a few places for recreational sports for students to exercise...... Well, I've been thinking about a few sports lately, and it's just the right time to take them out for everyone to enjoy. And I looked at the design of the library, and it was too small, so it would be too small to hold tens of thousands of books, which is absolutely not good......"

Listen, Professor Osler didn't know what John was talking about.

At first, he was secretly calculating how much the expansion John said would increase the budget, but he couldn't do it. Because if this Mr. Huntelaar were to be counted like this, the whole budget would be doubled!

What is this concept?

How much does it cost to build a medical school in this year? If you rent a school building, it only costs a few hundred dollars for seven or eight doctors to build a medical school, and even if you buy some simple experimental equipment and the like, it will only cost one or two thousand dollars. Some old medical schools, such as Pennsylvania and Harvard, have assets of only tens of thousands of dollars, and there are not necessarily a few microscopes. Only as far away as Hopkins in Baltimore, the planned medical school seems to be investing hundreds of thousands of dollars, which will undoubtedly be the largest medical school investment in the United States!

But all that in John? Mr. Huntelaar was nothing in front of him.

Even if students and teachers can share it, one microscope per person means that at least 30 microscopes need to be purchased, which is an investment of tens of thousands of dollars! Coupled with the expansion of the sports field and library, Professor Osler did not dare to count the final figures. But looking at the confidence on the young man's face in front of him, Osler's heart was pounding violently, and the voice was so loud that he seemed to be able to hear it...... (To be continued.) )