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Chapter 590 0587 [Education Reform]

After the song and dance, the Cuju competition officially began.

There are a total of thirty-two clubs participating in this competition, divided into four groups, with eight clubs in each group, and a single round-robin within the group.

A win earns three points, a draw earns one point, and a loss earns no points.

After a single round, the top two clubs in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.

The quarterfinals are the knockout rounds, where two teams compete against each other to determine the champion.

Today was the first day of the competition. In order to get off to a good start, Gu Song specially arranged the Qiyun Society's competition as the first game.

Sure enough, as the members of Qiyun Society took the stage one by one, the scene suddenly erupted in warm cheers.

"Su Shu!!!"

"Meng Xuan, Meng Xuan!"

"Zhang Jun!"

There are many masters in Qiyun Society, and the most popular ones are Su Shu and his four companions. Every year, they are invited by Zhao Ji to perform in the palace and compete with Zhao Ji, Li Bangyan and other ministers. They are very popular in Kaifeng Prefecture and have many fans. They are well-deserved Cuju stars.

Su Shu and others were obviously accustomed to such scenes, and they waved towards the stands with a smile on their faces.

Opposing the Qiyun Society is the Qingcheng Society in Shuzhong, which is also a powerful force.

Many wealthy businessmen who came from Shuzhong offered their cheers.

Both associations came to the venue and stood opposite each other.

The coach in a red vest began to explain the rules: "On the court, do not use dirty tricks, such as crotch grabbing, eye poking, and foot tripping... Once discovered, the first time will be a warning, the second time will be a direct ejection, and a team that accumulates four serious fouls will be declared the loser. Do you understand?"

The so-called Jiao Zheng is the chief referee on the Cuju field. In addition, there are two deputy referees, Sibin and Zhibin.

Don’t think that the Cuju at that time was very clean. Many of the tricks were even worse than those in later generations.

It is common for both sides to even fight each other.

"understand!"

The members of the two societies responded loudly.

"Possession of the ball is determined by a coin toss, and it all depends on God's will."

As the referee spoke, he took out a prepared copper coin from his pocket.

shh~
With a sharp and loud whistle, the game officially began.

Qingcheng Society was lucky and won the coin toss. After getting the ball, they immediately launched a fierce offensive.

The Qiyun Society was indeed very powerful. Although they were a little flustered under the opponent's fierce attack, they quickly stabilized their position.

Wow!

There was another burst of enthusiastic cheers from the stands.

Atmosphere is contagious. More than 6,000 people watching a Cuju match in one stadium is an unprecedented experience that is exciting in itself. Coupled with the cheers, people can't help but join in the fun.

In the private room on the fifth floor, Ma Shuyao and several other girls were also watching in fascination.

The head player of Qingcheng Society escaped easily from the double-team of several members of Qiyun Society, and then he kicked the ball like a swallow returning to the nest.

Under the excited gazes of countless people, the ball hit the iron frame of Fengliuyan heavily and bounced out.

"Pity!"

Zhao Luzhu looked regretful.

Jiang Suyi said: "Qiyun Society is very strong and defends very well."

"However, the strength of Qingcheng Society is beyond our expectations. Their ball-heading skills are not inferior to those of Su Shu and Meng Xuan."

Ma Shuyao was speaking when a figure walked into the private room.

"Husband!"

Ma Shuyao's eyes lit up and her face was filled with surprise.

Lin Wanqing, who was originally unhappy, had a glimmer of joy in her eyes, and hurriedly stood up with Li Qingzhao to greet him: "Your Majesty."

"We are all family, why should we be so polite? Please take a seat."

Han Zhen said gently with a smile on his face.

I have to say, his mother-in-law's outfit today really caught his eye.

Especially since she and Ma Shuyao are about 60% similar, sitting together now, they look like sisters.

Catching the amazement in the official's eyes, Lin Wanqing felt that her efforts today were not in vain and she felt satisfied.

When Han Zhen sat down, Fu Qingyi asked, "Have you dealt with the government affairs today, husband?"

"No."

Han Zhen shook his head and explained, "I'm just here to show up and sit for a while, and I'll leave later."

Today is the first day of the Cuju competition. No matter what, he has to find time to come on stage and add to the momentum.

At this moment, the game on the field is getting intense. Both sides are going back and forth, showing off their skills to each other, and the spectators are watching it with great excitement.

Compared with later football, Cuju has a smaller field, but the competition is more intense and the techniques are also superior.

The ball was played around in many ways under the feet of these members, and they performed all kinds of difficult moves with ease.

"it is good!"

"color!!"

On the court, there was a man in a dark blue shorts jersey. He was very agile and first he kicked the ball past the defender in front of him, then he used his agility to pass two people, and finally he turned his head to look at the moon and kicked the ball into Fengliu's eyes.

This set of movements is smooth, graceful and full of beauty.

The audience in the stands also ignited their enthusiasm and burst into deafening cheers.

Han Zhen exclaimed: "This person is really amazing."

Li Qingzhao explained: "This person's name is Meng Xuan, and she is one of the leading forwards of Qiyun Society. Her style of play is agile and elegant, so she earned the reputation of "Fairy Treading on Clouds." Among this group of women, she loved Cuju the most, and knew all the Cuju stars in the capital like the back of her hand.

Han Zhen suddenly realized, "So that's why, no wonder his skills are so good."

He had heard of the great name of Qiyun Society.

To be honest, he didn't like Cuju very much, and he held the Cuju competition for political purposes.

Like polo, Cuju was originally derived from the art of war. The attack and defense contain elements of the art of war, and it can strengthen the body. There are only benefits and no harm in promoting it among the whole nation.

Moreover, if Cuju is well developed, it can also serve as a part of cultural output in the future.

In comparison, Han Zhen prefers polo.

When he was in Shandong, Liu Qi commanded the cavalry battalion and often organized polo games in the evening, and Han Zhen sometimes participated.

Polo was a national sport in the Tang Dynasty, but it became Cuju in the Song Dynasty. The reason for this change was that after the end of the Tang Dynasty, the northern grasslands were lost and there were not enough horses.

There was no other choice, so they had to settle for the next best thing and change from polo to cuju.

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Seeing that Lin Wanqing didn't seem to pay much attention to the situation on the field, Han Zhen asked with concern: "Is your mother-in-law used to living in the capital?"

Lin Wanqing said softly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am used to living here. Youyou often comes out of the palace to accompany me."

"That's good."

Han Zhen smiled and nodded.

Lin Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, but you must also take care of your health."

"I will."

Han Zhen responded.

After sitting for a while, Han Zhen got up and left.

Sitting on the dragon chariot heading back to the palace, Han Zhen closed his eyes and listened to Liu Chang talking about interesting things in the city.

"Your Majesty, I think the ticket price for the Cuju competition is too low. At 80 wen per ticket, the common people can make a huge profit of a hundred times if they resell it."

"No need."

Han Zhen waved his hand and chuckled, "I didn't intend to make money from ticket sales. One ticket fee and one lottery fee are enough. One should not be too greedy. If one wants everything, he will end up with nothing. Besides, how can I compete with the people for profit? A Cuju competition can give the people in the city another way to make money, which is always good."

Those who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy scalped tickets are either powerful people or wealthy businessmen.

These people are rich, and the people are taking advantage of them, and Han Zhen is happy to see it happen.

Liu Chang took the opportunity to flatter him: "Your Majesty has a broad mind and is wholeheartedly for the people. I admire you."

Compared to Zhao Ji, a tyrant who only knew how to squeeze the people's fat and blood, the current emperor is simply a saint.

This is also the reason why Wu Min, He Li, Zhang Shuye, Sun Fu and other former ministers of Zhao Song were so loyal to him.

Soon, the dragon chariot drove into the palace.

After returning to Chuigong Hall, Han Zhen ordered someone to call Xu Cun.

After a moment, Xu Cun stepped into the hall and said, "I greet your majesty."

Han Zhen asked, "How is the education reform that I ordered you to carry out going?"

"Thanks to your Majesty's suggestion, the general framework has been set, and we are currently working out the details."

Xu Cun paused, and without waiting for Han Zhen to ask, he took the initiative to say: "The Imperial College and the four major colleges are the highest institutions of learning, followed by junior high schools, and then elementary schools. There are elementary schools in counties across the country, and junior high schools in prefectures and counties. They are all three-year systems, and promotion requires taking an assessment, which is held once a year. In addition, there are elementary schools in villages, and students who enter elementary schools also need to go through an assessment."

"Both elementary and junior high schools focus on literature, supplemented by mathematics. Students who enter junior high school can choose three subjects: literature, science, and medicine."

"At present, our Institute of Education is discussing the compilation of teaching materials and the method of teacher auditing. In addition, the amount of tuition fees is also under discussion."

As a result, a large number of teachers were needed, but what Qi State lacked the least was scholars.

By the way, it also solved the employment problems of a group of educated people.

Han Zhen instructed: "Teacher audit is of utmost importance. The matter of imparting knowledge should not be taken lightly."

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. I will save you some trouble."

Xu Cun nodded solemnly.

Han Zhen reminded: "After it is completed, there is no need to rush to promote it nationwide. You can first pilot it in Shandong, the capital and other places. In this way, if problems are found, they can be remedied in time to avoid major mistakes."

Education reform cannot be rushed, and if the reform is carried out too quickly, Liu Mi will probably complain.

After all, there are 25 regions, 284 states, 1,296 counties, and countless towns and villages in the country. The money needed to build so many schools and hire so many teachers would be an astronomical figure.

The pilot project can not only identify problems in advance, but also reduce the burden on the treasury and give people time to adapt.

Han Zhen also understood that educational reform was not something that could be achieved overnight and should be promoted gradually and incrementally.

The national treasury has money, but Han Zhen has spent money on many occasions in recent years, especially in the next three to five years, he will continue to use military force.

The Lingnan natives, Dali, Western Xia, the Jin Dynasty...all these places have to be dealt with.

When the cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold.

When the war breaks out, money flows like water.

Therefore, even though the national treasury is now full, Liu Mi is still like a miser. He reviews the memorials from various ministries and agencies requesting funds again and again, and is very cautious, wishing to spend every penny carefully.

"I understand."

Xu Cun responded.

Han Zhen said: "In the early spring of next year, the cabinet will take the lead in holding a grand ceremony. The Education Institute should provide a lot of support and make sure it is beautiful and grand."

"I have no choice but to do my duty."

Speaking of grand etiquette, Xu Cun became excited.

This is a literary event that only happens once in a thousand years. As a writer, he gets excited just thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)