I want to be emperor

Chapter 1154 Cuju Championship

In November of the 53rd year of Chengshun, Xicheng Stadium in Songjiang City.

Since the afternoon, the roads around Xicheng Stadium have been cordoned off by patrol police. A large number of people walked out from the urban train station and public tram stops, and then walked towards the stadium not far away.

This is not a few hundred or thousands of people, but more than tens of thousands of people gathered here!

On the edge of the stadium, a large number of patrol policemen set up a cordon with vigilance on their faces to guide the flow of people into the stadium in an orderly manner. At the same time, the patrol policemen were kept vigilant to prevent unnecessary accidents.

A middle-aged patrolman was patrolling the door with a young patrolman, and he did not forget to impart his experience to these two young patrolmen who had just joined the job: "Every time this kind of Cuju champion promotion competition is held, it is very easy. There were various fights, especially when fans of the home team beat up fans of the away team!”

"So our key task today is to isolate the fans of the home team from the fans of the visiting team, and they must not be allowed to mix together!"

"Otherwise, no one knows what problems may arise!"

"There was an accident last year. The West City team was eliminated in the promotion round. Because they were dissatisfied with the referee's results, the angry home team fans attacked the visiting team fans area, which ultimately resulted in more than ten injuries!"

"Now it's the championship promotion match again. It would be fine if the home team wins. If they lose, I'm afraid there will be unnecessary trouble!"

"So I kept my eyes open for a while. We must separate the fans of the home team and the away team, and we must not let them come into contact!"

"And we have to prevent all kinds of trampling accidents caused by too many people!"

"If something unexpected happens, don't act recklessly. Be careful of irritating the fans' emotions, leading to a bigger accident, or even getting yourself injured. Always keep your eyes open and stay focused!"

The young patrolman said: "I know, I will be careful!"

Even though he said this, his expression still showed nervousness!

The regional promotion competition between the Xicheng Cuju team and the next door Jiangdu Cuju team...just listening to it makes people worried!

These two teams have not dealt with each other for more than ten years, and there have been several bloodshed incidents among fans... When the Xicheng team went to Yangzhou three years ago to play as a guest against Jiangdu team, the home team's fans were shocked because of penalty issues. Stadium, resulting in injuries to one player and several staff members.

Last year, this happened again at the home court of the West City team, which also caused many people to be injured.

The fans of both teams have bad tempers, and historical grudges often lead to various conflicts.

Therefore, in today's Southeast Region semi-final, the patrol department of the Xicheng District authorities took it very seriously and even requested a large number of police support from their superiors.

In order to prevent accidents, there were at least more than a thousand patrol officers on duty at the scene alone today.

But it's hard to say whether there will be problems in the end... After all, no one can say for sure about accidents.

In fact, some people have suggested that in view of the grievances and conflicts between the two Cuju teams, simply cancel the battle between them.

But unfortunately, this proposal is only on the lips of a few people. Those in charge of sports affairs will not cancel the game because of these problems.

Besides, the Cuju competition is not just a competition between two teams... but an economic carnival with great influence. It is also a daily entertainment and even a place for emotional venting for a large number of ordinary people...

Even the sports authorities would find it difficult to make up their minds to ban it...

If you don't prohibit it, they will scold each other, but if you prohibit it, they will all criticize you externally... Exceptions are not people.

In particular, Xicheng Team and Jiangdu Team are both top teams among domestic Cuju professional clubs, and their influence is even greater...

In today's game, there will be many dignitaries attending the game. For example, Wang Liqing, a top socialite in Xicheng District, is a fan of the Xicheng team and one of the investors. He will be watching the game today.

Cuju competitions were not very popular in the early days of the Chu Empire. At most, they were just small-scale entertainment games. They were completely different from today's Cuju competitions.

Later, in order to enrich the entertainment life of soldiers and cultivate team spirit, the army introduced some team sports, including Cuju.

After entering the army, the Cuju competition, which was traditionally focused on entertainment, gradually evolved into a sport involving team competition.

A fixed team size and corresponding confrontation rules have been formed.

After entering the 1930s, the Cuju competition in the Chu Empire was relatively complete, and with the emergence of inflatable leather balls, the Cuju sport gradually spread from the army to the civilian population.

And it attracted the attention of Luo Zhixue during this period... In fact, Luo Zhixue has no interest in Cuju or football, but since he has watched several games, he also put forward some opinions and let the Cuju movement be passed down to future generations. The modern game of football is closer to...

After all, both play football with their feet... there are great similarities to some extent.

When Luo Zhixue introduced the rules and concepts of modern football into the Cuju sport in the Chu Empire, the Cuju sport in the Chu Empire actually became very similar to the modern football of later generations...

Of course, it’s just similar!

In other aspects, the gap is still huge.

For example, in terms of number of people, a modern football team has eleven people, but the Cuju game in the Chu Empire has fourteen people.

Why fourteen people?

Because the modern Cuju movement in the Great Chu Empire originated from the people and developed in the army, and in order to cultivate the spirit of teamwork, the Cuju movement in the army was organized as an infantry squad when the grassroots Cuju movement was launched... So in the contemporary Great Chu Empire There are also fourteen players in a team of Cuju.

Not only the number of people is affected by the infantry class, but even some concepts such as tactics are also affected by the infantry class. The most obvious distinction is the frontcourt, midfield and backfield... This is directly derived from the infantry class. Three combat group system. After the Chu army adopted rifled rifles in the 1930s, the number of infantry squads was fixed at fourteen for a long time.

For the infantry of the contemporary Chu Army, during actual combat, an infantry squad is usually divided into three combat groups. The squad leader leads a combat group to provide frontal fire suppression and cover, and the two senior non-commissioned officer leaders each lead a combat group to conduct roundabout movements.

Basically, the roundabout tactics of frontal fire suppression and roundabout flanking attacks by two wings or one wing are the basic tactics of the infantry in the Chu army. From the infantry squad to the infantry division, they basically play this way... and they are equipped with single-shot rifles. I have been playing with the rifle for more than 20 years now.

How to describe this roundabout tactic? It can be described in four words: simple and effective.

This form of three combat groups in the infantry class has also been directly cited in the Cuju competition...During the Cuju competition, the soldiers are directly deployed in the mode of combat groups, forming three groups in the front, middle and back for attack. , entanglement and defense, etc.

Therefore, the Cuju movement in the Chu Empire was deeply influenced by the military, especially the early Cuju movement before the 1930s. It was almost a pure military sport and had little to do with entertainment and sports.

In the 1930s, after watching the Cuju game in the army, Luo Zhixue imitated the football matches in his memory and guided the formulation of a series of new rules to make the Cuju game in the Chu army more like the modern football of later generations. , adding a certain amount of entertainment to the confrontation.

This also led to the rapid spread of Cuju movement from the military to the civilian population.

Especially after the modern football that combines inflatable rubber and leather was developed, Cuju quickly became popular among the people and became a daily entertainment for many children.

As time went by, after entering the 1940s, some amateur Cuju clubs began to appear. Schools, companies, etc. were the main body, and a large number of amateur Cuju clubs were organized and some competitions were held.

During this process, the Cuju movement has also gradually ushered in commercialization... Because people like to watch this kind of fiercely confrontational sport, and there are many people watching it. Some Cuju practitioners who are flexible have found that they can organize competitions to Get ticket revenue.

After a few clubs successfully tested the waters in the early stage, a large number of various Cuju clubs emerged and were run commercially... In order to maintain a certain ratio, Cuju clubs in nearby areas will reach an agreement to hold competitions regularly to attract audiences. Revenue tickets.

This was the origin of the professionalization and commercialization of Cuju in the Chu Empire!

Later, due to the widespread development of Cuju sports and the large number of people gathered in competitions, in order to effectively manage and prevent accidents, a Cuju Office was established in the Sports Department of the Department of Culture and Entertainment under the Ministry of Ethnic Education, aiming to improve the development of Cuju sports. .

After discussing with a number of Cuju competition operating companies and a large number of clubs, the office finally clarified unified Cuju rules and corresponding management systems, and established multiple unified and different levels of competition events.

But this kind of management is just administrative management... As for club operations and the like, it has nothing to do with them. For example, the hosting and management of competitions have nothing to do with them.

Cuju clubs just accept some unified Cuju competition rules advocated by this office.

As for the specific competitions and operations, each Cuju operating company is still responsible for it. These Cuju operating companies are actually jointly funded and established by many Cuju clubs in a certain area to plan and formulate competitions.

As for why the competition is not planned and managed directly in Cuju's office... It's okay for you as an official organization to come over and come up with some industry rules that everyone agrees on, but if you want to dictate the operation of other companies, they will tell you to get out...

Therefore, the contemporary Cuju professional competition in the Chu Empire is a very purely commercial project... Cuju operating companies jointly funded by many clubs in various regions operate and plan the competition.

If the club feels dissatisfied, it can withdraw at any time and join other operating companies.

Nowadays, the most influential Cuju operating companies run events such as the Pan-Jiangnan Cuju League, which is divided into three levels: A, B, and C. In addition, the more famous ones include the South China Cuju Grand Prix, the Northern Cuju Professional League, and the Central Cuju Professional League.

Basically, they are divided by region... After all, if the distance between clubs is too far, competitions cannot be held, so the principle of proximity is followed.

In addition to these relatively large events, there are actually some events that have little impact.

There are more than thirty Cuju operating companies in the Dachu Empire so far... This means that there are actually more than thirty independent Cuju competitions in the entire empire.

These more than 30 Cuju competitions are completely independent and have nothing to do with each other. Each has its own competitions at different levels. Even the rules of Cuju competitions are different from each other, and the operating models are also somewhat different... After all, you can't expect a Cuju club in the Americas to participate in the same daily events as your Cuju club in East Asia... the distance is a flaw,

As time goes by, the Cuju movement continues to develop, and the Cuju market expands... mainly because some top Cuju clubs want to develop a larger market and obtain more income.

Therefore, after more than a dozen leagues in East Asia, South Asia and other regions negotiated, more than a dozen league operating companies jointly funded the establishment of the 'Dachu Empire Cuju Champions League Company' to manage and operate the Cuju Champions League.

The participating teams select the top teams from each league and then compete in the knockout rounds to compete for the final championship.

This competition is also considered to be the most valuable and commercially valuable event... Not to mention anything else, the prize money alone is worth tens of thousands of dollars.

In addition to game prizes, there is also more ticket revenue... A game can be watched by tens of thousands. In regular games, ticket prices range from tens to more than a hundred points, and in championship games, ticket prices Even higher, ordinary seats can even be sold for two to three hundred cents.

In this way, each game can earn one or two thousand Chu yuan in ticket revenue.

Don't think that the bonus of tens of thousands of Chu Yuan and the ticket income of one or two thousand Chu Yuan are small... You must know that this is Chu Yuan under the gold standard. 1 Chu Yuan can be exchanged for 3.5 grams of gold.

And don’t look at those large companies such as the five major automobile companies. Although they invest millions in investment, invest millions in research and development, and have revenue in the tens of millions or even over 100 million... there are not many such companies in the Da Chu Empire. .

The annual revenue of most companies is actually only around tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

In the real society of the Da Chu Empire, if an ordinary person has a person with a net worth of tens of thousands of dollars, he is already a winner in life and is considered a rich person in the eyes of most people.

If you are worth more than 100,000, you can definitely be called a rich man, and can be considered a big boss in some small places.

As for millionaires... You can only see this level of rich people in newspapers for ordinary people!

In the contemporary Great Chu Empire, Chu Yuan is still very valuable... Even if productivity is getting higher and higher, the gold standard has not devalued Chu Yuan.

Even from a macroeconomic perspective, Chu Yuan has actually experienced deflation to a certain extent in the past twenty years... which means that Chu Yuan has become more valuable.

(End of this chapter)