Cheng Chu came here for the polo team. He told me that the team had started training and asked me to take up the post. He also asked for two bottles of Nine-flower Jade Dew for Mr. Cheng. Seeing that he was more honest, he asked me to take charge of the polo team.

Jiang Shang cheated me several times, so I agreed to his request.

Ying was very worried, worried that Cheng Chu would bully me, and told the nursing home in the mansion to pick me up at Cheng's mansion in the afternoon, and kept telling me to be careful. Haha, it seems that Cheng Chu's jump into the Yellow River can't be cleared up.

Due to my hard study for several days, I am not ashamed to ask questions, and I have a clear understanding of the rules and regulations of polo. (Don’t ask me who I asked, do you really want me to tell you that I looked it up from Baidu? Then I would lose face)

Polo in the Tang Dynasty is very different from modern polo. In modern polo, there are four players on each side. There are six rounds in each round, each round is 7 and a half minutes. There is a three-minute break between the two rounds and a five-minute intermission.

The rules are also well-established, and there are strict protection rules and measures for participating team members and horses.

Polo in the Tang Dynasty was introduced from Tubo. When Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty heard about the Tibetan people playing, he felt that it would be helpful to improve horseback riding skills (Tang Taizong attached great importance to riding skills), and it would also be helpful to overcome the weakness of "valuing China and despising Yidi"

, then there was the move of "Bi Yi Ling Xi". "Bi Yi Ling Xi" not only shows that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was a monarch who was good at learning foreign cultures, but also reflected that before Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the Tibetan people

Apart from people playing ball, no one else plays ball on horseback. As a result of "Bi Yi Ling Xi", the Tang Dynasty people started to play ball, which marked the rise of polo in the Tang Dynasty. Polo was introduced to the Tang Dynasty from Tubo

The ball has a goal, and 4-10 people from both sides compete. The riders are dressed in costumes, riding horses, holding a 4-foot-long crescent-shaped cane, and compete for a vermilion-painted ball. Polo was later used as a training tool in the Tang Dynasty

The cavalry is "a common practice in the army," so it "cannot be abolished."

Nowadays, polo is popular in Chang'an. Although teams like the Cheng Family and 11 other teams are private teams of princes and nobles, the competition adopts a system of 10 players from each team, which has a certain commercial nature.

Diversified operations have initially formed. Due to the encouragement of policies and the pursuit of aristocrats, many fans and merchants have various ways to make money.

However, the participating teams did not receive many benefits. From player wages to training, all expenses for the horses were borne by the big boss behind the scenes. Owning a polo team became a symbol of status and wealth at that time.

The cost of raising a sports team is huge, and the nobility disdains business. Where does so much money come from? Just relying on symbolic subsidies from feudal towns and the court is far from enough. This makes me unable to

I understand, and I am determined to figure out the mystery.

As the eldest son of the eldest son, Cheng Chu must understand the key, so I told him the questions in my mind and listened to his explanation with an open mind. Cheng Chu knew that I had lost my memory and explained the key in detail, and I suddenly understood.

.

Although the nobles disdain to do business, it does not mean that they do not participate in commercial activities. The powerful nobles, such as the Cheng family, rely on their own power to provide various conveniences for domestic and foreign investors, obtain large remunerations, and also provide shelter for caravans from various countries. Businessmen are most afraid of

What's more, it's local raiding and making things difficult. Using the banner of the Cheng family is very intimidating, and most problems can be easily solved. Unless you encounter a big stock thief who is desperate for your life, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck. In addition, investment

It is also an excellent choice for powerful merchants to obtain large amounts of stock capital. A win-win situation is what both parties are willing to see.

So that’s it! Cheng Chu’s explanation dropped a small pebble into my calm heart, which was ready to eat and die. The ripples were not big, but they had already broken the peace. The Wang family cannot be compared with the Cheng family. We are the polar opposites among nobles.

Each family has its own place, but... But the training ground has arrived.

The venue is spacious and clean, the seventeen team members are very energetic, and the thirty-four horses are extremely majestic. It seems that they have deliberately rehearsed to welcome the new coach.

"Brother, please introduce me first." Cheng Chu introduced me to the team's equestrian coach, a short and sharp middle-aged man. "This is the new chief professor, Wang Xiu Wang Zihao." "This is the team's equestrian professor, Cheng.

Mr. Yue, you two will stay close to each other in the future."

I quickly saluted Cheng Yue with my hands raised, and the other party returned the salute in a very standard manner, with clean, neat movements and standard military demeanor.

"Professor Cheng, I'm here for the first time. I hope you will take good care of me from now on. I would like to thank you in advance."

"Don't dare, I've heard about Brother Wang for a long time. If the team can get your guidance, the results will definitely improve steadily. If you can find it useful in the future, just give me your orders!" Cheng Yue said politely to me and pointed his finger at me.

With a whistle on his lips, the scattered team members quickly gathered into a neat team. "Brothers are all here, please pay back the chief professor's lecture." After that, he made a gesture of invitation to me.

The team members in front of me are not burly, but they are very strong. They all have serious expressions and stand tall. They are indeed veterans of the battlefield.

"Hello, heroes!" I tried to imitate the momentum of Grandpa Deng's military parade in 1984.

"Hello, Chief Coach!" the team members responded neatly and loudly.

"Thank you for your hard work, strong men!" I waved my hand.

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Can't answer? Haha, I was very happy and started to introduce myself: "My surname is Wang, my first name is Xiu, and my courtesy name is Zihao. I am twenty years old and married. From now on, I will be your new chief professor." After a pause,

He continued: "I have watched your game before, and it was very exciting! You all performed very bravely on the court, beating your opponents into a state of embarrassment, which is great! Although your opponents scored a few more goals, you still performed very well.

excellent."

The expressions on the players' faces when they looked at me became very strange, "Next time in the game, as long as everyone can score more goals, it will be perfect, and this is also the purpose of my coming here! Okay, you all know me. Now you start to think about yourself

introduce."

I pointed to the player on the far left who had a big scar on his face: "Start with you."

"Liu Liang, twenty-three years old!"

"Zhang Shi, twenty-five years old!"

"Wang Shuan, twenty-seven years old!"

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"Okay, we know each other now." I turned around and greeted Cheng Chu, "Brother Dezhao, follow your usual practice methods. You can start. I'll get familiar with your training methods first."

"Okay," Cheng Chu nodded to Cheng Yue, who stepped forward to give orders in an orderly manner and started training.

I have been silently observing the entire training process. Throughout the afternoon, the players have been training with high intensity and full load. The equestrian professor Cheng Yue left a deep impression on me. He is said to be an equestrian professor, but he is actually in charge of polo.

He was very strict with his players when it came to coaching on sports skills. He was meticulous throughout the entire training session. A player would just kick him if he wasn't paying attention, which made me jump with fear.

Different from later club training, every team member here comes from the military and has good discipline, obedience, and solid basic skills. They are brave and bloodthirsty on the playing field, but quiet and self-disciplined off the field. This

Players of this kind of quality are what future club coaches dream of. I am very satisfied to be able to lead such a team.

"I need to get familiar with everyone on the team. I must understand what they are suitable for on the court. Can Brother Dezhao give me a complete set of team information?" After the training, I sat on the sidelines and talked with Cheng Chu.

Communicate.

"No problem, I will sort it out as soon as possible." Cheng Chu answered seriously.

"I need complete information about each person's strengths, weaknesses, and personality. It must be accurate." I emphasized the key points.

"Okay, brother Zihao, don't worry!"

"There are still competitions. I need to understand the teams more intuitively. How many competitions are there this year? I need to have time to observe every participating team."

"There are four games before winter, and then each team will rest and prepare to participate in the game after the winter solstice, which is organized by the Royal Family. This year, about 16 teams will participate." Cheng Chu introduced the schedule.

"There are only four games, which is obviously too few. I need to know all the participating teams." I am a little dissatisfied. It seems that the season is almost over.
Chapter completed!