Bianliang Shiyue Chapter 95 The Partner of the Pan Family
Although Tangxi has bought the ingredients and the kitchen at home should have all the ingredients, Lu Yao still doesn't plan to cook the dish directly tonight. He should wait until he meets Su Shi tomorrow night to start cooking, otherwise
Who knows if his father and eldest brother will be so greedy that they eat all the meat.
Late at night, Lu Yao was lying on the bed, recalling what had happened in the past few days.
For the Cuju Competition, after finally communicating with many parties, the preliminary work is proceeding steadily. Regarding the stadium, Lu Yao is going to build a stadium called
Although the area of the Bird's Nest football field is definitely not as large as the real Bird's Nest stadium, Lu Yao made a sketch according to a certain proportion and used talented people from the cement factory to start the construction. Furthermore, there is basically a stadium in Tangxi every two or three days.
Going there once means that you are keeping track of the construction progress in real time, so there shouldn't be any surprises.
As an indispensable sponsor for football matches, Lu Yao directly found the emperor, Zhao Zhen. In modern times, basically there are so many sponsors for a game that you can’t count them on two hands, but this is ancient times.
Of course, for this competition, Lu Yao could rely on his eloquence and relationship with Pan Wen, as well as the recipes and ingredients in his hand, to find the Pan family and ask them to fund this competition. But if that is really the case, the competition will
The effect and influence are definitely not as good as Lu Yao's own investment, but being led by Emperor Zhao Zhen is even greater.
In ancient times, the emperor was the symbol of heaven. Otherwise, how could he be called the emperor? The emperor personally held the event in his name. This influence would not only be in Bianliang City, but would definitely extend to the entire territory of the Song Dynasty, all over the country.
The whole country will respond to this Cuju competition, and Lu Yao has already begun to imagine the Cuju craze that will arise across the country after this competition is held.
As for the schedule, competition system, and rules, they are the simplest things in Lu Yao's opinion. Others may not understand this new type of Cuju at all, but Lu Yao is happy to combine Cuju with football and create some new rules.
There are also processes and a series of tedious things. Why is this the simplest thing in Lu Yao's opinion? Because these are all traceable. You only need to refer to the football game to set the rules and distances. Others
I don’t understand. Don’t you understand it yourself?
What gave Lu Yao the most headache and worry, and what he considered the most important, was the competition teams and players. This was also the most critical factor in Lu Yao's proposal to hold three-party talks at that time.
After all, what Lu Yao can realize is that these three families have the strength to form a Cuju team. This Cuju competition is not something that ordinary families can pay to build a team, and a team formed spontaneously will face challenges at any time.
with the risk of destruction.
But having said that, although Zhao Zhen's decree for these three families to come to Lu Mansion for a gathering is equivalent to semi-forcing these three families to participate in this Cuju competition, the attitude of these three families is of course just for the sake of it.
He just ignored the emperor's order and had to participate. For this reason, Lu Yao could only defeat them one by one. After all, they still had to be responsible for finding other teams to participate. For this reason, he had to use his trump card, football lottery.
Fortunately, the benefits that football lottery can bring are huge. In the face of the benefits, everyone's true face will be clearly seen. Therefore, these three companies finally became interested in this Cuju competition, and they all vowed to look for it.
Team, and opponents.
As his future father-in-law, Han Yonghe even said that he would find two teams and even let them choose the opponents of the Royal Cuju team in the first round.
As for Lu Yao, after initially figuring out the team and players, he has to take care of some other things, including referees, commentators, and trainers...compared to finding the team and players, these two points are actually not that difficult. In fact,
It's not impossible for Lu Yao to make a team training plan by himself. It's just that although he is extremely powerful and a good football player, he has nothing to do with his identity. Now most people know Lu Yao for only two identities.
One is the second son of the Lu family, and the other is a well-known businessman in Bianliang City. As for the official position, it is a false position at home, and the grade is not high, and no one cares about it. And this time, the National People's Congress can become a team member of the competition.
Most of them should be rough people. They may prefer someone who can learn some martial arts and can even convince their leader in terms of physical strength and figure to become a trainer. In fact, Tangxi was also on Lu Yao's candidate list at first, but he did it every day
There were too many things to deal with, and it was necessary to have a butler-type character like Tang Xi beside him. So in the end, Lu Yao chose his good brother Zhe Kexing and asked a general to train these Cuju players. This should be regarded as giving them enough face.
, I guess they couldn’t find anything wrong with him, and if they were to fight, they would be no match for Katsuyuki Zhe, so the trainer decided on this.
As for the referee, in order to avoid any bias, a fair and strict person must be found to testify. One is not enough, three referees must be such people. At the first moment, Lu Yao's mind appeared in the mind of the Kaifeng Mansion trio.
However, if Bao Zheng was directly asked to be the referee, Lu Yao could imagine that Bao Zheng would refuse because this matter was not very important, nor was it a political matter, but just some entertainment matters, so Lu Yao simply went directly to Zhao Zhen for help.
People. To deal with the trio of Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, and Gongsun Ce, all it takes is a simple imperial edict to make them obedient. Although the final result was somewhat twists and turns, Bao Zheng might not be happy with his failure to become the referee.
I'm still feeling aggrieved about it now.
In addition to the referee's side, there is also the commentator's side. Su Shi and Su Che were immediately selected by Lu Yao as commentators, and he had just compiled a manuscript about the commentary and would give it to the two brothers tomorrow.
Send it in person. Regarding the eloquence of the two of them, Lu Yao is absolutely assured, especially Su Shi. If he writes one or two poems while watching the competition, then this Cuju will really become a hit.
In Lu Yao's view, Su Shi was bohemian in his life. He stumbled in the first half of his life and became calm in the second half. He was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people and the harshness of the world. A casual person like him would definitely be attracted by the sport of Cuju when the time comes.
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Up to now, two days have passed, and Lu Yao has already made plans for tomorrow's schedule.
Everything seemed to be progressing steadily, but he still needed to check the team and the players a little bit, so Lu Yao decided not to go to Zhe Kexing's place for the next few days. Anyway, it would be time for military training in three days.
, Lu Yao had seen the training done by Zhe Kexing before, which he had participated in before, and Zhe Kexing also selected some training methods suitable for the common people. If combined with Cuju, it would take three days to use Zhe Kexing's ability.
, it is completely possible to formulate a detailed military training plan.
For Bao Zheng and Su Shi, what they have to do now is as simple as primary school students reciting the text. They only need to remember what they wrote in the manuscript. According to Bao Zheng and Su Shi,
At Su Shi's level, these things can be completely memorized in two days at most.
However, teams and team members are not necessarily safe here. Lu Yao's top priority is to see the complete eight teams appear in front of him for military training on the day of military training. Moreover, eight teams alone are not enough. How can I put it?
The physical fitness of the members of these eight teams must also basically pass the test. Although the Cao family, Han family, and Pan family all promised to find a good team, Lu Yao was still a little worried, so he decided to take advantage of the threesome before the military training.
God, let’s go check out these stores again.
Among all this, the thing that reassures Lu Yao the most is actually the Han family. As for his subordinates, as the future son-in-law of the Han family, his own affairs are the affairs of the Han family. Moreover, the relationship between Lu Yao and Han Yonghe has also eased recently.
And as the relationship between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu warmed up, Han Yonghe became more and more fond of Lu Yao, and the Han family already had an old Cuju team, although Han Yonghe later directly took on the responsibility of helping the Royal Cuju team find opponents.
responsibility, but after all, Wang Da is still there, so it is not difficult to find a qualified opponent.
As for the Cao family, Lu Yao actually didn't want to go there. Thinking of Cao Han's behavior before, if he went to the Cao family, he might be forced to fight with her again. Coupled with the misunderstanding caused before,
Although Cao Yi and Cao Ping didn't say it with their mouths, they definitely had a bad impression of themselves in private. Why should they get into trouble with that?
Speaking of which, Cao You, the eldest son of Cao, was the first time Lu Yao met him at the tripartite talks. He was a well-established man, and his actions were much more mature than Cao Ping. If he became Cao Ping in the future,
The head of the family should be a person who has made great achievements.
And since Cao You has returned to the capital, it is logical that the Cao family should have Cao You take charge of the Cuju competition this time. If he personally selects the team members, he should be able to feel more at ease.
What worries Lu Yao the most is the Pan family. Although Pan Wen is Lu Yao's first friend after coming to this world, and he respects Lu Yao very much, in the final analysis, Pan Wen is still a little backward in terms of thinking.
, Lu Yao originally thought that Pan Wen should be like his father Pan Yuanwu, with a bright mind and an all-round ability. Unexpectedly, in modern times, Pan Wen seems to be a fool. However, for this kind of person, Lu Yao still found the shining point in him.
, In the previous conversation, Pan Wen's eyes started to shine when he mentioned football lottery, and he was able to explain it to others with ease. Through this incident, Lu Yao knew clearly that Pan Wen still attached great importance to this Cuju competition.
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As for Pan Yuanwu, the reason why he strongly supports and states that he will choose his opponents and players well is mostly due to the effect of the secret recipe order of tomatoes and potatoes. For Pan Yuanwu, no competition is as strong as Fan Lou's steady development.
Therefore, the burden of selecting team members and opponents this time will probably fall on Pan Wen. When he thought that it would be Pan Wen who was responsible for selecting team members, Lu Yao couldn't help but feel a little worried.
So, Lu Yao decided to go to the Pan family first, then the Cao family, and finally, the Han family. He must make sure that the eight teams are complete, and that each team member must be taken out individually, and their physique and ability must be high.
Just say it in the past.
After thinking about this, Lu Yao fell asleep.
When he woke up the next day, he first called Tangxi and told him what he wanted Tangxi to do today, deliver the manuscript, and go to Jiuzhongxian to book a place. After Tangxi left, Lu Yao told Uncle Fu that he
He had to go to Pan's house. There was no way to prepare lunch, and he had already made an appointment with the two brothers of the Su family for dinner. However, Lu Yao told Uncle Fu that the kitchen should not touch the piece he asked Tang Xi to take to the kitchen yesterday.
Pork belly has its own uses.
After explaining these things, Lu Yao left home. At this time, Lu Xu and Lu Hao were still in court and did not come back.
In the past, every time Lu Yao went out, accompanied by Tang Xi, Lu Yao basically took a carriage and never saw the scenery along the way.
It has been several months since he traveled to Bianliang, and he really has no time to spare. Today, as he rarely has time, Lu Yao decided to walk slowly and take a good look at the scene of the market along the way.
Lu Yao walked for half an hour and finally arrived at the main entrance of Pan's mansion. Since he had not greeted Pan Yuanwu in advance, Lu Yao walked to the door and knocked gently.
"You are all personally selected by me. Team members who want to participate in the competition, please don't embarrass our Pan family. If you can win, I have told you that each of you will be rewarded with a hundred guan. Do you understand?"
Lu Yao had just knocked on the door a few times when he heard a very familiar voice coming from inside the house.
It was Pan Wen who said those words just now. It seems that he has already chosen his team members.
This saved Lu Yao a lot of time. Originally, he thought that he would follow Pan Wen out to find the team members like a young man. Now it seems that the team members should have been finalized.
From Pan Wen's tone, it seems that the team members recruited this time are quite capable, Lu Yao thought to himself.
When the door was opened, the official of the Pan Mansion saw Lu Yao and immediately greeted him with a smile and invited him in.
"Master, he went out early this morning. He said he was catching up with two friends." When Lu Yao asked if Pan Yuanwu was at the house, the housekeeper said.
Lu Yao thought to himself, this is not about reminiscing about the past, he is clearly looking for connections to build a team. Pan Yuanwu has been in Bianliang City for a long time. Before Lu Xu became an official in the court, Pan Yuanwu was this Bianliang city.
A well-known chef in Liangcheng later established Fanlou. Could it be said that he really relied on the deliciousness of Fanlou's cuisine to achieve what he is today?
The reason for this is obvious. In addition to strong strength, if you want to make a name for yourself in a place, you also need strong interpersonal relationships.
Pan Yuanwu must have made friends with a lot of powerful people in Bianliang City. This is a benefit for the Cuju competition. That is, if these people agree to form a Cuju team, it will only take a matter of minutes.
There is no difficulty.
Lu Yao waited in the hall for a while and saw Pan Wen appearing in front of him dripping with sweat.
"What's wrong with you? You're sweating so much." Lu Yao asked.
Pan Wen waved his hand, looking very tired, and said: "It's not just to find the team members and shout to them. They don't care. When did I say so many words, but I am so tired."
Seeing Pan Wen working so hard, Lu Yao believed that he indeed attached great importance to this Cuju competition.
Lu Yao smiled and said, "How about it? Your team has been established?"
Pan Wen nodded and said: "Of course, there are eleven official players. I also found three substitute players and a substitute goalkeeper. Together, there are fifteen people in total."
Lu Yao thought about it and found out that according to the rules he had written before, the maximum number of people a team could recruit was fifteen.
"We have really found a lot of people. However, you have recruited five people. How are their physical fitness and other aspects? Don't be unable to finish the game because of insufficient physical strength." Lu
Yao said half-jokingly.
These words irritated Pan Wen. He had a look of displeasure on his face and said, "Why, you still don't believe me? They are in the backyard now. I will take you to see them right now."
After saying this, without waiting for Lu Yao's reply, Pan Wen stood up and pulled Lu Yao towards the backyard of Lu Mansion.
When Lu Yao arrived in the backyard and saw the fifteen people standing in front of him, he finally understood that he had indeed underestimated Pan Wen's importance to this competition.
These fifteen people, not to mention all of them are strong and sturdy, but they are not much different. Everyone is a burly person, and Pan Wen said that he had read Lu Yao's general statement about each position before, so these fifteen people
, not everyone is good at strength. Among them, there are those who have been bodyguards. They are good at strength. And four of them are not as strong as others, but Lu Yao
It was observed that the legs of these four people were extremely well developed, and they looked like good runners at first glance. Pan Wen also said that these people were famous for running for long periods of time, and there were no problems with their physical strength.
"Not bad. Generally speaking, your team includes many people with outstanding abilities at different levels. I thought you would randomly choose some good figures and good physical strength as team members." Lu Yao said after a while.
After understanding it, he said to Pan Wen.
Pan Wen said with a smile: "This is natural. In order to win the final victory and seize the management rights of the football lottery, I naturally have to choose our team members carefully."
These words were beyond Lu Yao's expectations. It turned out that Pan Wen was still thinking about the final reward for the winning team, which was the right to operate the football lottery.
But if you think about it carefully, everyone who participates in the competition should be aiming for first place. This is the right mentality.
After seeing the fifteen members of the Pan family, Lu Yao felt a little relieved and thought to himself that as long as the other teams are not too different from the team Pan Wen found, then this competition should still be the best.
It will be more exciting.
After chatting for a while, it was almost noon. Pan Wen called the housekeeper directly and asked him to find the chef of Fanlou and cook some special dishes and deliver them to the mansion.
Lu Yao didn't refuse. After all, he had already said before that he wouldn't have lunch at home today. As the saying goes, one less meal is a meal.
"Where's your dad? He's still not back at this time." Lu Yao looked and saw that it was dinner time and Pan Yuanwu hadn't come back yet, so he asked.
Pan Wen didn't take it seriously and said: "My father went to discuss things with Boss Zhao and Boss Sun today. When he left, he agreed not to come back at noon today."
"Boss Zhao and Boss Sun?" Lu Yao asked. Although the final decision on finding their respective opponents still has to be left in the hands of each family owner, as the actual organizer of this competition, Lu Yao still wants to know about the participants.
Team background.
Pan Wen looked at Lu Yao and said: "They are all my father's business partners. You are here just in time to help me choose which one is more suitable to be our opponent in the first round."
Lu Yao waved his hands quickly. Although he thought so in his heart, he still wanted to reject Pan Wen on the surface. Even if Lu Yao really helped Pan Wen choose his opponent, he only did it for the purpose of making the game more enjoyable.
"Boss Zhao is a famous vegetable merchant in Bianliang City. Basically, all the vegetables and ingredients in Fanlou are provided by Boss Zhao to our family. He has been working with me since my father was a chef.
Dad cooperated, and after Fan Lou was established, he continued to maintain a cooperative relationship with our family, because Fan Lou’s business was booming, which also led to Boss Zhao’s family.”
Lu Yao thought for a while and said, "I understand, your family and the Zhao family have been walking together all the way. We started from scratch and grew together, and we have become what we are today."
Pan Wen nodded, and then continued: "As for the other Sun family, they gave us a certain amount of help when they established Fanlou. At that time, although my father already had a certain reputation in Bianliang City,
However, if we want to buy this land to build a restaurant and later recruit chefs and waiters, we still have some financial shortcomings. Therefore, this land was given to us free of charge by Boss Sun, including the subsequent decoration of the Fan Building and the renovation of Fan Building.
Some of the early personnel were also provided by Boss Sun. Their family was a well-known large family in the capital at that time. However, in recent years, because Boss Sun’s son entered the court and became an official, he was reported to have committed a crime, and the family was in trouble.
So although the family still has some money now, it is still at the level of a normal family."
Lu Yao nodded, having a basic understanding of the Zhao family and the Sun family.
Pan Wen said: "My father is going out today, probably to meet with them. He probably won't invite any of them to compete in person. Who do you think we should invite?"
On the one hand, we are partners who started from scratch together, and on the other hand, we are the heroes behind the establishment of Fan Lou. It is indeed difficult to choose.