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Chapter 122 Golden Dragon Cup

The sacrifice of prisoners is over, but a grand event has not come to an end.The Cuju League, which has been suspended for more than two months, finally ushered in the final finals after offering prisoners, which is to determine the champion of the first Golden Dragon Cup Cuju League.

Why is it suspended for more than two months?It's a long story here, but it can be summed up in two words "spring plowing".All dynasties have attached great importance to agriculture, and the Dashun Dynasty is no exception.

In ancient times, it was often said that "agriculture is the foundation of the country", but it was not just a joke.The kind of grand "ceremony for offering sacrifices to farmers" is unimaginable for later generations.

Lu Chengqi was very lucky, because he wanted to play the role of the emperor himself.The so-called "Emperor's own farming, three pushes into ceremony" is: After the Minister of Agriculture, the Order of Jitian, and the cabinet ministers played the invitation in turn, the sound of drums and music sounded, and the farmers, officials, and sergeants in charge of guarding the fields stood guard , in the ridge of the farmland, and the emperor held a lei (a kind of farm tool similar to the rake used by Zhu Bajie) in his right hand and a whip in his left hand, which means to drive the cattle. Follow the farmer driving the cattle and supporting the plow three times back and forth, and it is completed. The ceremony of "three pushes and three returns".Then, the emperor returned to the viewing platform, sat facing south, and watched the ministers salute in turn according to their official positions.Among them, the three princes, the three young masters, the ministers of the cabinet, and the ministers of various ministries each recommended five, and other officials at all levels each promoted nine, and so on.

And this farming is also very particular, that is, what people often say is "one mu and three parts of land".Why is it called "one mu and three points of land", there is a lot of attention in it. In ancient China, [-] was regarded as a positive number, and one and three were the two smallest numbers in the positive number.Because the emperor is the son of heaven, he must cultivate himself without being too tired, so a minimum land area is set as the field, and the right is "demonstrative cultivation" in a meaningful way, so it is three points per mu.

If it is plowed in this way, such a small area of ​​land is just for show.After Lu Chengqi learned about it, he was quite disdainful. He thought that for a show, he had to do a full set, so what if he actually plowed the field once?

In ancient times, the emperor had to go to the fields in person during the first month, but in the first month of Chang'an City, there was heavy snow, so where was it suitable for farming?The frozen soil is as hard as iron, how can it plow in such weather?With a swipe of his pen, Lu Chengqi vetoed this decision.He thinks that if it's a show, it's better to actually plow the fields once, so that the world can know that Lu Chengqi is serious about doing things.

At the end of February and almost March, the weather starts to warm up.Lu Chengqi went to the fields to plow the fields himself.He ordered someone to bring a ox and put it on an iron plow. After a demonstration by a farmer, Lu Chengqi ignored the dirt, changed his clothes and went to plow the field himself.He did it very seriously, holding the bullwhip in one hand and holding the iron plow in the other, even the skin and flesh were cut by the iron plow, Lu Chengqi gritted his teeth and persisted.

Seeing that the little emperor was coming for real, which of the onlookers was not moved to tears?Xu Chongguang, who did farm work when he was a child, saw the little emperor working so hard, and after "pushing three times and returning three times", he hurried down to take Lu Chengqi's place.

Holding the iron plow again, Xu Chongguang also had the illusion of turning back time.He manipulated the iron plow and the cattle with ease, which made Lu Chengqi quite envious: "Unexpectedly, Xu Qing is also a good farmer. He really deserves to be my minister of the humerus!"

Xu Chongguang said with a smile: "The veteran's family was poor since he was a child, and he went to the fields to help farmers since he was a child, so he will naturally do something. Your Majesty is a beginner, and it is not easy to look like this!"

Lu Chengqi sighed: "Yes, it's not easy! Food is the most important thing for the people, and they can't lack food if they lack anything. Agriculture is the foundation of the world!"

The ministers who originally thought that the little emperor was inclined towards business were overjoyed when they heard the words, thinking that the little emperor had finally embarked on the "right way", and they all agreed.Lu Chengqi knew what they were thinking, but he didn't reveal it.After all the officials had plowed the land, the one-third of an acre of land was finally plowed with the efforts of all the people, and with the help of some farmers.

Lu Chengqi sowed the wheat seeds himself, and the ministers also came to help.After a busy day, the plowing was finally over.After the plowing was over, Lu Chengqi changed to a dragon chariot, changed into a celestial crown and a crimson gauze robe. After the imperial doctor applied golden sore medicine to Lu Chengqi's scratches, the musicians played drums and returned from the suburban imperial field.

Come to think of it, it has been almost three months.During the busy farming period, everything is focused on farm work.The teams participating in the Golden Dragon Cup Cuju League are mostly composed of farmers. In order to take care of farming, the Cuju League has been suspended for more than two months. Until today, the last round of points competition will be held again.

The Golden Dragon Cup Cuju League adopts a point system, and the last round is usually the most intense round.There are quite a lot of folk Cuju masters, even the two Royal Cuju teams with advanced football concepts are only ranked first and third in the standings.The second place was unexpectedly occupied by a non-governmental Cuju team, the Chenjiazhuang team.The Royal Dragon team is only one point higher than the Chenjiazhuang team, and the next game will be a strong dialogue.Fortunately, the Royal Phoenix team finished the game first and fell behind by two points. They were doomed to miss the championship.The championship competition is the last match of the day. The players on both sides are gearing up and practicing for a long time, and they are extremely eager to gallop on the green field.

In the first league alone, these Cuju teams gradually mastered superb skills, with more and more physical confrontation and better ball-handling skills.Even in terms of tactics, it has begun to take shape.This made Lu Chengqi, who was watching the last game of the last round, the match between the Royal Dragons and Chenjiazhuang in the stands, feel excited, as if he had regained the feeling of staying up late to watch football in the past.

Long-distance air passes, defensive counterattacks, and aggressive midfield fights. The Royal Dragons are indeed a team trained by Lu Chengqi. A national football team, sorry sorry).

But the Chenjiazhuang team is not bad either. Every player is a big-five and three-thick guy. It seems that they are all from Guanzhong, and they are very tall.Their physical fitness is good, and their skills are acceptable.Especially the striker, who broke through the penalty area with the ball three times, made Lu Chengqi frightened.

Fortunately, the Royal Dragons defended tightly, and finally saved the day.After Yizhuxiang's game time, the score of the two teams was fixed at one to one, and there was going to be overtime, which was half an hour.

In overtime, with long endurance, the Royal Dragons scored a winning goal at the last moment and finally won with difficulty.After Lu Chengqi and the Royal Dragon Team presented the Golden Dragon Cup, they cashed in another 3 coins on the spot.The Chenjiazhuang team and the No.[-] Royal Phoenix team also received [-] coins and [-] coins respectively.

At the awards ceremony, Lu Chengqi asked Chen Dabao, the leader of the Chenjiazhuang team: "I would like to know, what are you going to do with the money after you have taken so much money?"

Chen Dabao was sweating profusely, but he couldn't hide his joy, and said with a simple and honest face: "Back to the emperor, Xiaomin will divide the [-] guan among these players equally, and I plan to use my own share to buy some land. Be a little rich man."

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "I tell you, buying land is far better than using it for business. You are the captain and the founder of this team, so you don't want to make this team bigger and stronger? If you put these The money is spent on the commercialization of Cuju, and I’m sure you can earn more. For example, make some of your team uniforms and sell them; you can also sell the advertising rights on the team uniforms to some merchants; A piece of land, as the team's home stadium, can also generate ticket revenue, but you have to go to the household department to register first..."

Lu Chengqi babbled a lot, Chen Dabao listened with a smile, and finally said: "Xiaomin doesn't understand these things, but I still think it's more cost-effective to buy land..."

Only then did Lu Chengqi realize that his long words were in vain, and he thought: "That's right, this concept can't be changed in a day or two. Three thousand coins is actually not too much, let them use it as they like." ..."

As everyone knows, this anecdote has become the bragging capital of a generation of well-known striker Chen Dabao to his children and grandchildren in the future. Whenever he wanted to brag, he would say: "Your grandfather and I followed the emperor's teachings face to face. If you can If there is someone like Grandpa, it will be regarded as Guan Yao's lintel!"

(End of this chapter)