industrial lord

Chapter 49 The Game Begins

After entering September, the weather cools down, and people wear one or two more clothes.

The trend of suits brought by Frederick was gradually accepted by people in Wesson collars. Just because a pair of long johns can be worn under the loose trousers without affecting their appearance is enough for those rich and decent people to make a choice .

When Frederick came back to his senses, the matching of turtleneck sweater and suit had already appeared, and there was also a peaked cap by the way.

Katie wears a fitted lady suit one day and a tunic trench coat the next, making the Wesson collar tailors work overtime again for a while.

There are die-hards everywhere, and Richard Nall complained about his daughter wearing a particularly slim dress, and made insinuations from time to time.

But at any time there are young people who pursue fashion. Many people simply prepare clothes in the carriage like Katie, wear traditional clothes at home, and change into a new set of clothes in the carriage when they go out.

Now there are many fathers who are as depressed as Richard Nall, and everyone sang in the tavern "It's more annoying recently, more annoying, more annoying..."

Bryant is also troubled. Young people are also fashionable, and these craftsmen are not short of money, but it is not convenient to work in a suit.

He went to the stadium to find Frederick once, and then there are no "jeans" in this world, they are called "blacksmith pants", and the canvas dyed blue is also called "blacksmith cloth".

So Bryant, who wore a blacksmith cloth jacket and blacksmith pants, became a representative of the working people's fashion industry.

Recently, many cargo ships have come to Wessenland, and the news of digging the canal has also spread, attracting many businessmen from other places to set up shops.

Two brothers from a certain peninsula in the north originally sold canvas. When they saw that Wesson led someone to make clothes with canvas, they decided to change their careers.

On the day of the autumnal equinox in 1024 a carriage arrived at Wessenburg at noon.

"Father, look!" Maria in the carriage pointed at the crowd outside the car window and shouted, "Many people have the same clothes as Frederick!"

Philip smiled and replied, "Of course, this is Frederick's home."

The work of sheltering the victims ended quietly, and the slow-moving victims were picked up by the active rescue team, and now no more victims have arrived.

The camps in various places have begun to be dismantled. Philip thought the tents in the camps were good, so he bought them all.

There are still some follow-up matters. Philip heard that Frederick was ill and could not continue to work, so he came to discuss with him.

Maria found out, so she came over to play with Frederick.

It's just that Philip is a little strange, why so many people here in Wessenburg leave the city today and happily go north, is there any activity.

He sent his servants to inquire, and soon understood.

"Football game?" Philip looked confused, "What is that?"

The servant replied: "That is a new game invented by Baron Wesson not long ago, and everyone likes it very much."

"What is the match between the Hammers and the Fishhooks today, and it is said that Baron Wesson and his master, His Excellency Richard Nall, fought."

Philip was even more confused, and Frederick and Richard Nall were fighting?This is what and what ah.

Maria caught the point first, and said happily: "Frederick has a new game to play? Let's go and see, shall we?"

Philip thought that since Frederick was there, let's go and have a look first.

"Is this a fortress?"

When Philip saw the football field for the first time, he was a little shocked.

This is a standard football field surrounded by stands made of wood, which looks like a fortress from the outside.

A while ago, a shelter camp for disaster victims was set up outside Wessenburg. There is no shortage of labor, and a few steamed buns per person can make the victims come to work.

There are many passages separated by fences outside the stadium, and people line up to enter the stadium.

At this time Philip made a new discovery.

Many people on one side of the stadium were wearing suits invented by Frederick, and the clothes of other people who didn't wear suits seemed to be made of good materials.

On the other side, it was different. Some people wore blue trousers that looked a bit like a suit, while others wore cheap materials.

"Hey, isn't this Baron Eltar?"

An old man in a white robe came over to say hello immediately after seeing Philip beside the carriage.

As a diplomat of the Principality of Mainz, Philip knew many dignitaries. He recognized at a glance that the other party was the archbishop of the Rhine Archdiocese of the Illuminati Church. He was of the same level as the Archbishop of Mainz. He immediately saluted and said, "Hello, Archbishop Victor."

Maria on the side saluted and greeted obediently.

Victor returned the gift and asked him, "Are you coming to the game too?"

Philip bent slightly and replied respectfully: "Your Excellency the Archbishop, I just arrived in Wessenburg and saw many people coming, so I followed to see."

Victor said with a smile: "Don't be so restrained, everyone is equal on the court, just call me Victor."

"Let's go, let's watch the game together. Frederick played against Richard Nall today. It should be a wonderful game."

"Pull your daughter, there are many people on the court."

Philip pulled Maria and followed Victor to the aisle in the middle of the stadium. Now there are no tickets in the stadium, and coins are used to enter.

The ticket price is very cheap, adults only need 4 copper coins, children like Maria are free, and if they are taller, half price.

Ticket income is divided into stadium maintenance and team division. Some people will throw more money, and Archbishop Victor directly threw a gold coin in.

Walking into the stadium through the stairs, Philip looked at the large grass field in front of him and said, "It's enough to hold a knight competition here."

The stadium is a standard one, and there is a runway outside, and there are billboards beside the runway, which looks like that.

Victor just smiled, and led the father and daughter to find a good place.

The location here is a long staircase without a seat number. There are many scholars and priests in this area, and everyone sits together.

At this time, many people in uniform walked by with a barrel on their backs. In the bag in front of them were disposable cups, lids and straws made of slime glue. Two copper coins can buy a glass of beer or a glass of juice.

Victor bought two glasses of beer and a glass of juice, and then introduced today's game to Philip.

"I came to find Frederick not long ago." He said after drinking a little beer. "At that time, everyone didn't give work, so he asked someone to make a ball, and then played with everyone."

"Later, more people played, and some people I knew formed a team to play games with other people."

"How could Frederick compete with adults, so he became a coach."

"I don't know why there was an argument two days ago, so today Frederick led the Hammer team composed of blacksmiths and Richard Nall as the coach. It is composed of some businessmen, employees, and landlords who often go fishing by the river. The Hooks play a game."

"Look." Victor pointed to both sides of the field, "Those blue-collars support the Hammers, and the white-collars on the opposite side support the Fishhooks."

After Philip asked, he realized that Weissenburg now calls craftsmen wearing blue canvas clothes "blue collars", while employees and businessmen are called "white collars" because they wear white shirts.

Next, Victor told him about the rules of football. It was very simple. If you kick the ball into the goal, you get one point, and you can’t do some hurtful fouls.

At this time, there was a burst of cheers in the stadium, and someone entered the field.

The first to enter the field were four referees wearing black trousers and short-sleeved T-shirts. The head referee was Psyche, who was holding a black and white football in her hand.

The loudest cheers on the court were for her.

As she blew the whistle, players from both sides began to enter the arena.

The players of the Hammer team wear red jerseys symbolizing fire and black trousers representing charcoal. The jerseys and trousers of the Fishhook team are both light blue representing rivers. The number is printed on the back of the jersey, which looks like decent.

"Ah, it's Frederick!" Maria jumped up all of a sudden, pointing to the short man in a black suit at the end of the Hammers.

Victor glanced at the little girl beside him, looking thoughtful.

With a whistle, the game started.

(End of this chapter)