In the cold winter, Renzong held a Cuju competition and invited Baiguan to watch the competition together, but the players in this competition were a little different from those in the past.
Inspired by the last time Yunyan returned to hosting a costume party, Renzong felt that it would be beneficial and harmless to bring the children together to play.
Therefore, this time, all the officials came to watch the game, in fact, because almost all the children in their family will participate in the competition today.
For various reasons, although Yun Yan did not organize the event, he would also go to watch it.
For Yun Yanhui, Cuju is not uncommon—not that he has seen football in modern times, but often seen in Washe.
Cuju was quite popular in the Northern Song Dynasty. This sport, which was regarded as the predecessor of football, had a different way of playing at this time.
One is of a performance nature. The two teams do not directly confront each other, but perform difficult movements such as juggling the ball, and the one with the highest skill wins. The kind of Cuju that Yun Yanhui saw in the washhouse, that's the way to play, otherwise, the big washhouse wouldn't be able to play it.
Those who perform Cuju in the Washe are also considered artists.
The other one is more familiar to everyone. It is confrontational, and the goal is to hit the goal more to win.
The staffing of the latter is also quite professional. Just like in modern times, there are guards and forwards. At this time, there are also various roles, such as "ball head", "left pole net", "right pole net", "scattering", etc. , the net, known as the "Merry Eye".
And the scale can be big or small, the standard is 12 people, but dozens of people can play together.
In this court game, although the players are all children, the roles are not ambiguous at all.
Even the referees on the field have deployed corrections, which are consistent with modern referees, and have the right to speak out on the field. Of course, this may also be because this game is Zhao Youwu...
The venue is in the Royal Garden, and the nets, sidebars, etc. have been set up.
Yun Yan walked slowly to the scene, and saw that Zhao Yunchu was surrounded by a group of goblins wearing red bandages, including Zhao Zongshi.
Yun Yan walked back, "Yun Chu, what's wrong?"
Zhao Yunchu was a little at a loss, "I don't know who told me to be their professor, teaching and teaching them Cuju."
Yun Yan thought back, "But your technique is not good."
Zhao Yunchu said honestly: "Probably because I always won when I was young... But then I won, you know..."
Of course, I knew that Zhao Yunchu's victory at that time was completely because he was savagely colliding. Who can defend against such a powerful player? I don't know who is so stupid. I heard that he has a high winning rate and asked him to come to the sidelines for guidance.
Zhao Zongshi ran over and pulled Yunyan back, "Brother Yan, can you play Cuju?"
"I can't either, why, do you really want to win?" Yun Yan asked back.
Zhao Zongshi looked back and waved at him.
Yun Yan squatted down, and Zhao Zongshi whispered in his ear: "My aunt said that if we win today, I will be allowed to rest for three days without studying."
"You are really promising!" Yun Yanhui said sincerely.
Zhao Zongshi: "..."
always feel weird...
"It's like this, although I can't kick myself, but I know a good way." Yun Yanhui said a few words in Zhao Zongshi's ear.
Zhao Zongshi frowned, "Is this really good?"
"Little radish head, do you like to use it?" Yun Yanhui stood up, "Yunchu, just teach it casually, children can play."
Zhao Yunchu ignored it and asked, "Brother Yan, what did you tell him?"
Yun Yanhui was a little guilty: "Cough, nothing..."
Zhao Yunchu looked at him very suspiciously. Although Brother Yan didn't play Cuju when he was a child, he would give him some strange ideas on the sidelines. Zhao Yunchu wanted to ask, but saw Yun Yan turned around and ran away, which made him unable to continue. entanglement.
Renzong was tying Zhao Youwu's tie on behalf of the referee. Although he was only refereeing on the sidelines, Zhao Youwu was still wearing a "sports uniform". Yun Yanhui noticed that Queen Pang did not appear for such a big event today.
In fact, in the past two years, Renzong has issued a decree to rebuke the queen several times, which is a good foundation. There are rumors that Renzong recently called Hanlin to draft the decree, and I am afraid that Empress Pang will be officially abolished soon.
Yun Yan came back and saluted and said with a smile, "Princess is making corrections today. I wonder if you can memorize the rules by heart?"
Zhao Youwu said nervously: "I remember, I also brought notes."
Yun Yan looked back, and the maid in Zhao Youwu's palace really helped her get a notebook.
"How about Yanhui Cuju skills? Can you hit the ball?" Renzong asked with interest.
Zhao Youwu also stared at Yun Yan and looked back. In her opinion, Senior Brother is almost omnipotent.
"No," Yun Yan replied honestly, "When I was three or five years old, I never played outside, didn't play with mud, didn't play ball, and didn't fight. I was a very well-behaved child."
Renzong: "What about when you get older?"
This Cuju is not only for children.
"You mean when I was eight years old? At that time, I was going to start supporting my family again..." Yun Yan looked back at the vicissitudes of life, "Working for the Daxiangguo Temple for a living."
Renzong: "..."
He had forgotten that although this person failed the serious prodigy test when he was a child, he had to be called an alternative prodigy.
Renzong patted Zhao Youwu's head, "It's started, Youwu, let's go."
The game was about to start over there, Zhao Youwu was led by the palace maid to the sidelines, sat on the high chair, and stared at the court in a proper manner.
Zhao Yunchu stood on the sidelines to guide, and the opposite guide was a eunuch in the palace who was very good at Cuju, so Zhao Yunchu looked troubled. If he lost, he wouldn't be blamed, right? But he can't go up and kick.
"Speaking of Cuju, I remembered it again." Yun Yan looked back and said, "Government, which department is suitable to come forward and hold a Cuju League?"
Renzong didn't quite understand, "What league?"
Yun Yanhui explained: "We can invest in a knock-out competition, select some teams from the private sector, and have a kick-off competition. There is a round every few days, and the final winner can get a huge bonus."
Renzong's heart moved, "Go ahead." He intuition, the second half is the meat of the show.
Yun Yan replied again: "I think those Cuju masters will participate in the competition. Selling tickets to Wan Xing to watch the competition is an income. Then you can also sell advertisements, just like the food festival in Daxiangguo Temple. Advertisements can be hung on the sidelines or printed on the players…”
Yun Yan only said a few words, but Renzong was very happy to hear it.
Yun Yan looked back at Renzong happy, and knew that it must have happened. Although there was a professional "cuju club" in the Southern Song Dynasty, with the mass base at this time, it was not a problem to set up in advance.
Looking at the popularity of the folk Cuju artists, we know that the market is very popular. Those Cuju artists are showmanship, and if they are in the league, they will make the audience excited.
"In the future, the Cuju team can be professionalized, and I believe that there will be various folk competitions that follow suit, so there will be a lot of peripheral income."
If you look at the professionalization of modern football, you can see how big this industry chain is, and it will give birth to many professions.
And this sport is very positive and in line with the public's aesthetics. Renzong himself likes to watch football. This is a hobby handed down by his ancestors. In the past, at most, the royal family organized the game. If it is as professional as Yun Yanhui said , it is conceivable that the viewing performance will be improved a lot.
Not to mention, it can also promote economic development…
Renzong thought happily for a moment, "Well, this is a big event, I think which yamen will handle it."
"Guanjia, the competition venue is either placed in Daxiangguo Temple or Puguanze, you understand." Yunyan whispered back.
Renzong glanced at him and gave him a tacit look.
"You have so many ideas that I don't know what to tell you to do," Renzong said. Looking at the field, Zhao Youwu raised a small flag and sent a player off the field, saying, "Hu Hanlin entered the palace a few days ago, I hope The Hanlin Academy will be able to host a newspaper for sale to the outside world."
This is not surprising, Hu Hanlin and the official family had this idea before, and Yun Yanhui knew it too.
They are only moving now, so it can be seen that they are cautious. They have been observing the market before. Now, they have seen the results from the successful operation of "Kaifeng House News", fully affirmed the role of the newspaper, and decided to make extensive use of it.
Yun Yan smiled back and said, "It's a good thing, I probably don't need my special intervention in this matter, after all, with Hu Hanlin in charge, he knows almost all the routines involved - hey, he won't ask me to be the editor-in-chief. ?"
Renzong slanted Yun Yan back, "You think, huh, I have also discussed with several important officials, and attach great importance to this newspaper. The editors and reporters of this newspaper will not be like you, asking each yamen to set up correspondents. Instead, they directly transfer people to run the newspaper from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Censor Taichung."
Amazing... Yun Yan recalled that these two departments were the place where the prime minister came out. It could be seen that the official family really valued newspapers.
Yun Yanhui recalled that a famous journalist in modern times once said a sentence, to the effect that journalists need extensive knowledge, rich ideas, and a vast world of activities.
Use the prime minister's reserve army to run the newspaper? If they can't meet this requirement, they can probably hang themselves.
As for those Hanlin and Censors, maybe they will feel that being a reporter is very tiring and not in line with their identities, but over time, they should feel that this is actually a good job.
Not to mention anything else, the news published in such an important newspaper will directly enter the eyes of Renzong. If he keeps it in his heart, compared to the achievements in the Hanlin Academy and the Censor's Office, the chances of success may be uncertain. Even bigger.
Yun Yan thought back and heard Renzong continue: "You still can't be the editor-in-chief, but you must give a lecture."
"Many thanks to the official family for giving me such a pretense... ahem, a good opportunity." Yun Yan replied as a token of gratitude, "I can teach Hanlin a class without reading any books. My mother must be very happy."
Renzong: "..."
Just as Ren Zong was about to say something, he suddenly heard the sounds of surprise around him. He looked at the field, and it turned out that Zhao Zongshi was sitting on the ground covering his legs, and a child beside him raised his hand and said, "I didn't touch him, I really didn't touch him. to him!"
Zhao Youwu raised the small flag very sternly, judged the opponent foul, and left the field!
The blue team wailed in despair. If they lose another goal, they will lose the first game, but it is their main force who was sent off!
When the kid got off the field, Zhao Zongshi also slowly got up, "I, I can still hold on! Please let me keep kicking!"
The audience wiped their eyes with emotion - what a strong boy! Although it is a royal family, it is not spoiled at all!
Renzong also nodded with satisfaction, "What a good boy, as expected of his surname Zhao!"
"Hmm..." Yun Yan thought back to herself, still don't tell Ren Zong that Zhao Zong has really flopped this cruel fact...