Spring and Autumn I Am King

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Under the new concept proposed by Zhao Wuxi and Zigong, the nobles of the state of Cao, the great merchants, and even the sons and grandsons of other states have organized one or even several cuju teams and chariots to participate in the once-a-year " League", Cuju is divided into two levels, A and B, and horse racing is divided into two types: four-horse and two-horse. Baidu search to force literature network

Zhuangjia Zigong introduced to the crowd: "Except for spring sowing and autumn sowing, summer harvesting and autumn harvesting, and some special days, such as the funeral of a doctor, or the death of someone in the public family, the two leagues had to be suspended for a few days. In the past year Most of the time, whether it is Cuju or racing, it is the most attractive competition for Chinese people.”

The horse racing that Wu Xie was looking forward to has suffered from the loss of the times and has not improved for a long time. This is the only place where he miscalculated.

Because the privates of the noble family can start training Cuju with one piece, and they can compete in a few months, but it is just a question of whether the kick looks good or not. In the case of a racing car, Dr. Qing's family has their own riders, chariots and horses, but there are very few people who can ride a horse alone to participate in the race.

Yesterday, after watching a horse race with only a few people, Zigong's suggestion made Wu Xie laugh and cry: "If Si Kou started this business in Jinyang or Beiyan, it might be better... …”

So Wu Xie could only admit his failure: "Well, let's stop this business first, we can't bring Cao Bo's hunting light cavalry, or the light cavalry in Wuzuli to the competition."

In history, in just over a hundred years, the horse racing industry will emerge in Qi State, and this is the age-old story of "Tian Ji's horse racing". So Wu Xie also began to worry, if the crooked attack made Qi rise the custom of riding alone in advance, creating a difficult cavalry opponent, it would not be beautiful, and it would be better to stop.

Anyway, Zhao Wuxi's original intention of holding a horse race was to collect excellent horse breeds. During the racing process, Zigong would also observe and purchase excellent horses from various countries, and the effect was the same. with the expansion of the territory. The plan of raising war horses and breeding has to be put on the agenda. This is a work that has lasted for decades and hundreds of years. It is better to start as soon as possible.

...

On the west side of the arena is the entrance for competitors and referees. The two-horse chariots that participated in today's competition have already entered the stalls ahead of time. When the bell for the start of the race rang, the fences in front of the stalls were all opened, and then a group of riders would drive the racing cars out of the stalls.

In a burst of cheers, the coal residue was covered. On tiptoes on the sand-covered track, the riders of the five racing cars that participated in the race each performed their driving stunts. The horses galloped wildly with their hooves in the sound of the whip, like the wind galloping, and the distance of a hundred or ten paces flashed by in an instant.

While Zigong explained the rules of racing to Yan Yan and the others, Zhao Wuxi straightened up and looked. He saw two of the tall brown Donglai horses, pulling a bamboo light car marked "Four" in the lead, leaving the other cars far behind, looking like they were going to win the championship in one fell swoop. The surrounding Cao Guo audience burst into boos.

Wuqi asked, "Which carriage is that? It's so unpopular."

Zigong was very familiar with this race, so he glanced at it and said, "It's the racing car of a small clan of the Chen family in Qi. I've met once. The reason why they were applauded is probably that they remodeled the car this time, which made Cao people dissatisfied."

Zhao Wuxi nodded and shook his head helplessly: "It's still Qi people who are witty. The other chariots are original hardwoods and are very heavy, but they have improved the structure of the car to make it lighter. The rules of competition must continue to be refined. Otherwise, people will surely follow suit in the future..."

Zigong apologized and said, "I'm sorry, but the whole race has to go around the field for six weeks, and one week is half a mile long. If you run too fast at the beginning, you will slow down later. Although the Chinese people are playing tricks, the outcome is still unknown."

As if to confirm Zigong's words, after three laps, the brown chariot that was still far ahead gradually slowed down, the original distance of dozens of paces. It also shrunk in half in a blink of an eye, and what followed him was a black and a red horse of different colors, pulling the carriage numbered two.

With the cheers of thousands of people in the stands, the No. 2 carriage has caught up with Qi Ren's car and quickly surpassed the distance of several steps. With only half a lap left, the horse-drawn carriage of No. 4 was fading, and the outcome was decided.

"That's the carriage of the Great Sicheng of the State of Cao..."

After Zi Gong finished speaking, Wu Xie glanced sideways, and bowed to the complacent Cao Guoda Sicheng to show his congratulations.

After taking a lot of benefits from Wuxi and Zigong, the ruler of the state of Cao, Lord Sicheng, is now the biggest supporter of the arena. He is already old, and I am afraid that he will not stay in this position for a few years. For the status to reach the level of Qing, money, silk and face are very important, so his racing car uses the best fresh horses and generation horses in the world.

If he can win, not only will the charioteer get considerable bonuses, but the value of the horses will also double, and Da Sicheng will get a share of the lottery.

However, just when everyone thought that the victory or defeat was certain, a roar like a landslide broke out in the arena, and 5,000 people came out in unison, covering up the neighing of the horses.

Before Wu Xie turned his head, he heard Yan Yan and Kan Zhi shouting in unison: "Those two cars collided!"

...

This is an interesting part of the competition. There are always accidents. At the last corner, the short hubs of the No. 2 and No. 4 wagon wheels were mixed together, and they stopped together only a hundred paces from the finish line.

The opportunity was fleeting, so in the end, the unexpected one won the game. The horse coupons for betting on horses in the stands fell to the ground, and the Chinese people scolded, and no one expected this result.

But those who are knowledgeable will understand when they think about it. It is unexpected, but it is also reasonable, because it is two snow-white horses driving the car.

As long as people who understand horses are in the entire arena, there is an uproar.

"It's actually a horse!"

The two young horses pulling the cart were not favored because they were too young. But they ran the entire distance in a stunned silence, narrowed the gap with their opponents, and seized the opportunity to complete the sprint.

The owner of the car is the son of the Tang country, Ke, and he is now salutes Cao Bo, Zhao Wuxi, and Wu people from a seat on the side. Years after Wu Ren learned of his identity, he also got up together in a rare way under the leadership of Qu Wuji, and returned a salute.

Oh, the horse, Zhao Wuxi smiled, the Tang state is gone, and the son of the Tang state can be exiled to Taoyi. It is indeed the pot of the people of Wu.

Tang State is one of the "Hanyang Zhu Ji". In the mid-Spring and Autumn Period, under the coercion of Chu State, it became its vassal state, equivalent to a vassal. The galloping horse is a rare breed of horses unique to the mountainous area of ​​the Tang country. The name is Yunxiu, and the horse is like frost. This kind of horse is very protective of the owner and has amazing endurance. It is regarded as a national treasure by the Tang people.

At that time, Yin Zichang, the commander of the state of Chu. That is, one of Wu Zixu's enemies, he is quite coveted by this horse. He even detained him when Duke Cheng of Tang was in the Chu Dynasty, claiming that he had to send him a few horses just like the King of Chu before he could be released. Tang Chenggong refused to obey, so he was imprisoned for several years. In the end, the officials and officials in Tang couldn't bear it anymore, and they secretly violated the emperor's order and offered their horses to Zichang, so that the emperor could be redeemed.

From then on, Tang Chenggong hated Chu and Zichang thoroughly, so five years ago, he was with Caihou who had a similar experience. Together with Wu State to attack Chu, they led the way well, and Master Wu captured Yingcheng, the capital of Chu, in one fell swoop, avenging Tang Hou.

But the camel was so thin that it crushed the horse. In the second year, the State of Chu moved in from the State of Qin to rescue the troops. Zipu, Zihu, Ziqi and others led an allied army of tens of thousands and 500 chariots. Cai Yang attacked Tang Jun. Four years ago in July, the Qin and Chu coalition forces besieged the capital of Tang. Tang Chenggong died in battle, and Tang Sui was destroyed.

Although Tang's son Ke escaped from birth, he had no motherland, and he could only go to the princes. I only came to Taoqiu last year. Unexpectedly, he still has a few horses in his hand. Today, it is really a blockbuster.

Therefore, even Zigong, who had mastered most of the information resources in advance, could not guess the result of the game exactly.

On the loser side, Chen Pingzhong from Qi State in the opposite stand smiled back. But Cao Guoda Sicheng's face was a little unhappy.

But the result is not much different for the operator, it is just a matter of earning more and earning less. Based on several painful experiences in his previous life, Zhao Wuxi once said a sincere sentence to Zigong.

"You know, the dealer will not lose in the **!"

...

At the end of the game, the charioteers below stood in a row with the horses. Today is a special competition, so the treatment is like the league finals. The golden, silver and bronze horses are printed on the carriage.

After the racing, it is a relaxing entertainment show, first galloping over the ride, similar to the equestrian acrobatics of later generations. Afterwards, a group of advocating excellent people came up and walked around, causing the audience to laugh, and the people of Wu country were also amused.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zigong whispered to Zhao Wuxi and counted:

"For ordinary Chinese people in Taoyi, spending a day here, as long as they don't have sex, the tickets and lottery are counted together, which is a meal. I spend every day here. The children of rich families come four or five times a month, and the children of middle families come two or three times a month. Once there are racing and Cuju competition days, the place will be full, so it can only accommodate 2,000 people before. The rudimentary school ground in the area could not meet the demand, so a new arena was built.”

The shop and land here were "given" to Zhao Wuxi by Uncle Cao at the beginning, and now they have doubled the price nearly a hundred times. It can be said that after the construction of the arena, the wasteland that used to be barren, and even the cost of farming, suddenly turned into a big gold mine. Although Uncle Cao was jealous, but under Zigong's suggestion of "don't kill the chicken but take the chicken", he managed to hold back and did not forcibly withdraw the sale.

After profiting from various parties, although it has been less than a year since its establishment, Zigong, the "Wei Jia", has already caught up with the two major merchants, Qi and Zheng, in Taoqiu's power and financial resources. Just like Zhao Wuxi gained a firm foothold in Xibi of Lu State, Zigong also took root in Taoqiu, and all parties managed it properly. Sherry's embarrassment!

Now, the rest of Zhao Wuxi's industries are also preparing to enter the Taoqiu market, so that Zigong can compete with the merchants of Qi and Zheng, especially the merchants of the Chen family!

Of course, all of this is also indispensable to the Wu people beside them. The Wu nobles from the north often throw money and silk here. Wu Xie looks at these Wu people with the mentality of killing big families. They are the future in Wu Xie's eyes. Supplier of raw materials such as copper, tin, leather, etc.

Except for metallurgy and shipbuilding, the handicraft industry in Wudi is relatively backward. Five years ago, in the Battle of Poying, the Chu people looted the property that the Chu people had saved for hundreds of years. The copper, gold and silver had to be pulled by cart by cart. Sales, they can also become Zhao Wuxi's money and silk porters.

After the performance, it is another highlight of Cuju. Under the design of Zhao Wuxi and the perfect management of Zigong, the competition system of Cuju is similar to the football league of later generations. It's a pity that now Cao Guolian's office and the Gongzu Cuju team have only formed more than ten teams, which are barely enough to play in the two-level leagues of A and B. Moreover, the formation time of each team is still short, and the levels are not uniform. In last year's league, the martial arts Cuju team left by Zhao Wuxi won the championship without any suspense.

Zigong said: "As far as I know, there are more than a dozen officials, businessmen, and foreign sons who have invested in the formation of the Cuju team. By the next year, there will be many more."

Wu Xie nodded, Cuju was as lively as ever, and the confrontation was fierce. In the end, the Chinese people couldn't sit still, standing in the stands and shouting wildly in the field. Even the people of Wu State in the main seat gradually joined the wave. Qu Wuji also said that in the future, he would also form a Cuju team of his own and send Taoqiu to participate in the competition.

As for racing, Qu Wuji didn't mention it. Although it was his ancestor Wu Chen who taught Wu people to drive and fight, but now Wu still has few horses, and the proportion of chariot soldiers in the army is extremely low. Besides, if Sun Wuzi knew that Qu Wuji was using precious military supplies, horses, and chariots for fun, he would not be allowed to deal with his military law...

Now the influence of the extravagant place has gone out of the state of Cao, affecting the neighboring countries, and also spread out various competitive sports. This speed will accelerate after the arena is built. Perhaps in five or ten years, Zhao Wuxi will be able to organize the various vassal states together and hold an oriental version of the Olympic Games...

At this point, today's trip is coming to an end. During the whole process, Yan Yan paid more attention to his image, just watched with a smile, and occasionally had to help others translate a few sentences.

On the other hand, the special crucian carp is quite unique. I don't know if he didn't understand or didn't understand the rules. He seemed bored and scratched his head. When the Cuju was over, he began to pull Yan Yan, insisting that he translate some words and say that he would listen to Zhao Wuxi.

"Doctor Sikou from the Kingdom of Lu, the fun in this arena seems to be lively, but it is actually very boring. Can you add some interesting~www.readwn.com~ **** fun?"

Wu-shirt pondered: "Bo Yu means cockfighting, dogfighting, and horns?"

Zhuan carp seemed to smell blood, he licked his lips, patted the dagger at his waist and said, "No, these are all too common, what I'm saying is, kill with weapons in the arena, and you will die until you die. A match. Or a single person or a group of people holding a weapon and letting them fight against the beasts, is it?"

Zhao Wuxi was stunned, isn't this a gladiatorial fight between Western Greece and Rome?

His face suddenly darkened. (To be continued.)

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