As the drums sounded, twenty-two people from both sides walked into the field.
Qin Huaidao invited the captains of both sides, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin.
"This copper coin has words on one side and no words on the other. You each choose one side. I will throw it out. Whichever side will face up when it lands will determine which team kicks off first." Qin Huaidao took out a copper coin and said.
Cheng Chu thought for a while and said, "I choose the one with the characters."
"Wordless." Yuchi Baolin grinned and said.
Qin Huaidao flicked his fingers, and the copper coin flew high into the sky. When it landed on the back of his hand, he opened it and saw that the side without words was facing up. Yuchi Baolin kicked off the ball first.
"Okay, let's start!" Qin Huaidao said.
Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin brought their team members to their own field and set up their formation.
As the drumming stopped, the venue fell into silence.
"superior!"
Yuchi Baolin shouted to his teammates, took off his kick, and shot the ball towards the opponent's goal.
When Cheng Chumo saw this, he yelled, "Stop him quickly!"
Cheng Chumo rushed forward, jumped up, and kicked out with his left foot.
Bang!
The ball was successfully blocked by Cheng Chumo.
"Okay~"
The whole audience cheered loudly. For some reason, they felt their blood boiling as they watched Cuju. This was something they had never experienced before watching Cuju.
The two sides on the court had no time to cheer. Under the leadership of the captains of both sides, they ran towards the ball.
The two sides attacked each other back and forth. Although they never scored a goal, the soldiers watching watched with gusto.
Xue Rengui watched intently when the game started, but he did not shout like the others, but was meditating.
"Master Hou, when you play Cuju like this, you need to run with the ball throughout the whole process, which is a test of one's physical strength and willpower. Shooting and defense also imply military tactics. I admire you very much for your wonderful idea." After a while, Xue Rengui said.
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"Ah, you noticed it so quickly." Lin Xuan smiled awkwardly.
He was just thinking that it would be very unsatisfying to watch a football match without a commentator, and he was wondering if he should find a few people and teach them how to commentate on football.
"Master Hou, I think the benefits of this Cuju method should be more than these, but I don't see it. I wonder if Master Hou can tell me?" Xue Rengui asked.
Lin Xuan scratched his head and said: "Well...you should observe and experience this first, and then talk about it later."
You've said everything you need to say before, what do you want me to say?
I just want to watch a football game and pass the time.
Xue Rengui thought Lin Xuan wanted to test him, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and watched the game with peace of mind.
Cheng Chumo and the others were not very familiar with the rules and often made some foul moves.
But Lin Xuan wasn't too demanding. After all, it was his first time playing. It would be fine if he got familiar with it in the future.
Dong dong dong~
Half an hour later, the drums started beating.
The final score was 3:2 and Cheng Chumo’s team won.
The people in the field stopped, including Cheng Chumo and others who often practiced martial arts, and their clothes were soaked.
"Rengui, you lead the team to train. Let Cheng Chumo take a bath and come to my tent to find me." Lin Xuan ordered.
A normal football match is 90 minutes, divided into two halves.
But he just wanted to test it, and since the soldiers still needed to train, he didn't let them continue fighting.
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Lin Xuan returned to the camp and waited for a while before Cheng Chumo and the others arrived.
"Sit down!" Lin Xuan said.
As soon as the three of them sat down, Cheng Chumo said excitedly: "Lin Xuan, this way of Cuju you do is so interesting."
"Yes, it's much more fun than the previous way of Cuju." Yuchi Baolin agreed.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "You just think it's fun? Didn't you think of anything else?"
"Lin Xuan, are you talking about the benefits of military training?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "This method is definitely good for military training. What I'm talking about is making money."
It's not that Lin Xuan is short of money, but that he feels a little bored watching soldiers playing Cuju in the army.
When watching a football match, there should be someone commentating on it, and with thousands of people shouting, it would be interesting to watch.
Cheng Chumo said with some confusion: "We all know that Cuju can make money, but how much money can it make?"
There have always been people among the people who make money by performing some appreciative Cuju methods.
But as far as he knew, he couldn't make much money at all.
"There are many people in the Tang Dynasty who like Cuju. You say we build a larger stadium that can accommodate tens of thousands of people watching the game at the same time, and then organize a professional competition. Do you think we can make money?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Cheng Chumo and the others' eyes lit up. If they really followed what Lin Xuan said, it seemed like they could really make money.
"How about it? Are you interested in joining?" Lin Xuan asked.
Cheng Chumo and the other three nodded quickly, only rich fools don't want it.
"Let me tell you first, this will cost a lot of money in the early stage. Of course, once it is done, you will be able to make it back quickly. But I can't guarantee that you will make money. You should think carefully about whether you want to join."
Lin Xuan said seriously.
In later generations, both basketball clubs and football clubs are very expensive things. Of course, if they are run well, the profits will be very considerable.
After all, the Tang Dynasty was different from later generations, and Lin Xuan couldn't be sure.
Cheng Chumo and the others did not hesitate and said directly: "No need to think about it, tell me what we need to do?"
They knew Lin Xuan quite well. When did the things Lin Xuan create stop making money?
"I need one of you to form a Cuju team, and let them train more according to my Cuju method. When I build the stadium, they can compete." Lin Xuan said.
He can't form a team by himself to compete with him. In the early stage, he can only let Cheng Chumo and others form a team.
When the time comes to set the bonus higher, there will definitely be many people forming teams.
As long as there are more teams, are we still worried about not being able to make money?
"It's no problem to form a team. We'll have someone send the news right away and let the housekeeper handle it."
There are still many Cuju masters among the people. As long as you spend some money, you don't have to worry about finding one.
"Okay, you go ahead and do it." Lin Xuan said.
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In the next few days, Lin Xuan watched the soldiers training every day and watched football games when he was bored. It was very leisurely.
However, he only had three days of such leisurely days before Lin Xuan hurried back to Chang'an.
"What's going on?" Lin Xuan looked at Li Fuzhu and asked.
Li Fuzhu only sent someone to tell him that there was an emergency, but did not explain the reason.
"Master Hou, there are many people who want to buy the glazed wolf on the third floor." Li Fuzhu said.
Lin Xuan said coldly: "Didn't you tell them that the ones on the third floor are not for sale?"
He originally thought something had happened to Liuli Pavilion, but he didn't expect that Li Fuzhu called him back because of this matter.
"Master Hou, I've said it before, but those people's bids are getting higher and higher every time, and now the highest bid is one hundred thousand guan. Some people even say that as long as they are willing to sell, the price can be negotiated," Li Fuzhu said.
One hundred thousand guan?
In Lin Xuan's opinion, even if those on the third floor were to be sold, the price should be around 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.
Now there are actually people who are willing to offer 100,000 yuan, and even say that the price can be negotiated. It seems that they are determined to win Liuli Lang.
"Do the people you are talking about only buy Glazed Wolf, or can they buy anything else?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Some people also asked about the price of several other items on the third floor, but after hearing that they were not selling, there was not much entanglement. Only the wolf, a few waves of people came to ask about the price, and even after telling them that they were not selling, they kept coming.
The younger one couldn't make the decision, so he had to send someone to call Master Hou over." Li Fuzhu said.
"Are those people from the Tang Dynasty or from other countries?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Fuzhu said: "Those people should be from the Tang Dynasty. No matter how they dress or speak, they don't look like foreigners."
Lin Xuan felt something was wrong. Logically speaking, Han people should prefer tigers.
For example, in Chinese about tiger, it means like a tiger with wings, a tiger with more wings, a tiger with more wings, a tiger with roar in the valley, a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate, etc.
This all illustrates the status of tigers in the hearts of Han people.
These people don't buy tigers, but keep looking at glazed wolves, which is very problematic.
He once heard that there are some tribes on the grassland that worship wolves very much and even regard them as totems.
Could those people be from the grassland?
"How are the dog and eagle ornaments on the second floor selling?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Fuzhu said: "Master Hou, I was just about to tell you this. The dog and eagle ornaments on the second floor are very popular and have been sold out. Some people even asked if they can be customized."
After hearing this, Lin Xuan became even more convinced that the people who wanted to buy the glazed wolves were from the grasslands.
According to his understanding, some tribes in the grasslands use dogs and eagles as totems.
The dog and eagle ornaments must have been bought by people from the grasslands.
"Inform those groups of people to come to Liulice Pavilion tomorrow and I will talk to them personally." Lin Xuan said.