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The sharp whistle sounded from the bone whistle and, on the side of the huge swimming pool, eight teenagers jumped up like porpoises that drew arcs and jumped out of the river.

puff!

A youth sports meeting in the eleventh year of Zhenguan was held in Mianzhou. These contestants came from Dahe Workshop, Shicheng Iron and Steel Factory, Chang'an City West Lecture Hall, Linzhangshan Academy and "Zhongyi Society" private school.

"Wow! That boy is so young."

Lao Li, who came from Jingling County, sat on the side of Lao Zhang, drinking the coconut produced in Foqi State in Shili, south of Qianli Shitang. This was the capture of the "military" fleet. When escorting the merchant ships of Gundam Kingdom to establish a supply point in Jiaozhou, a wild pirate robbed Jiaozhou's near-sea grain ship and killed more than 40 ship workers.

So the "militia" fleet chased and finally wiped out the pirate in the Sirifuji Kingdom.

Based on the chart drawn by the fleet, Zhang De judged that the "militia" fleet might have crossed the strait from the South China Sea, bypassed Sumatra Island, and arrived at the sea area south of the island.

This is a typical pursuit of thousands of miles, but the harvest is not bad. The "military" fleet found that there were a large number of local states in the southeast of the Foqi Kingdom, with primitive tribes and slave city-states working together, either 500 or 3000 or 4000 people, similar to the Western Regions and Japan. However, compared with the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the population was about 70,000 to 80,000, which was similar to the four countries of Iyu Island.

At the same time, some supplies were harvested, including coconut.

The "militia" fleet consciously collected economic crops very early. Coconuts entered Wan'an County on Hainan Island in the name of "Xuye", as well as Jiaozhou, Huanzhou and Aizhou on the west coast of the South China Sea.

Although there were coconuts in the Han Dynasty and were called "The King of Yue" by people at that time, their uses were really lacking. Sima Xiangru mentioned "Xuye" in an article "Shanglin Fu", but this thing was not in the ordinary.

Among the things in Lingnan, only lychees and sugarcane are praised by the Central Plains. Even rice is ripe three times a year but has a bad taste. People from Chu and Wu like to eat them, let alone "Zhuxia".

But after the coconut was in the hands of the "military" fleet, the Huanzhou Plantation was opened and the Wan'an Plantation was launched, coconut oil began to be produced in small batches in the nine years of Zhenguan.

Due to the insufficient storage conditions and transportation conditions at that time, last year, in the tenth year of Zhenguan, a Lingnan glazed workshop was established in Guangzhou, which solved the problem of coconut oil storage.

Porcelain is too expensive and pottery has too many pores. Instead, Feng, who is strongly willing to make some glass, opens a convenient door for China Resources.

Although Feng Ang was a Tang minister, he was actually an unnamed "King of Nanyue". Compared with Feng Ang at that time, Zhao Tuo and Feng Ang were not at the same level at all.

Feng Shijie, the governor of Yazhou, one of the Feng family's children, was a key figure in promoting the establishment of Wan'an County. The development of the plantation requires support from multiple parties, and the Tang Dynasty established a county here, but it has not yet effectively ruled. Feng Shijie was the governor of Yazhou, and China Resources took over the relationship between Feng Ang, which naturally made him understand what he wanted to do next.

So Feng Shi submitted a report to the court in the name of the governor of Yazhou, and then he sent troops to set up an army in Wan'an County, cleared out the powerful indigenous peoples in Wan'an County, and won over the weak local tribes. This allowed China Resources to successfully open up the coconut plantation in Wan'an County.

One acre of coconut groves can refine three and a half stones of oil at first. This primary oil is already quite good. While it is high in yield, its shelf life is relatively long. Last year's coconut oil was stored in a dark place without deteriorating at all.

The only thing that restricts its distribution in large and medium-sized cities is the only issue of preservation of long-distance transportation.

"Si..."

After taking a sip of coconut juice, Lao Li looked at the boy in the swimming pool and sighed, "There are so many boys who compete for the tour."

"You should sigh that you might as well take off your clothes and go to the Han River to swim in the wild."

Lao Zhang's slight smile made Lao Li choke. It's actually no big deal about swimming in the wild. But being watched by thousands of people would be very problematic.

Lao Li was such a problem with swimming in the wild. His style was increasingly commented on by young women in Jingxiang.

The Guan Yaji Temple has different rankings. Although there are no gold medals, the bronze medals are inlaid with jade that distinguish rankings. The colors are different and it is clear at a glance.

As a governor and also a mountain chief, Lao Zhang personally put medals on them, hired a master who was very good at sketching, drew the champion, and then printed some on lithographic printing, and scraped them in a special classroom.

"The six arts of gentlemen in ancient times were roughly like this."

Mr. Cao smiled and touched his beard. He didn't want the Hanyang Academy to join in the fun. First, he was a nominee, and the students of the Hanyang Academy were also famous for his reputation and were willing to study. He rushed to Chang'an and knelt down to beg for his confidant; second, Mr. Cao had Li Shan, and the rest were garbage... That's right, he was an old guy who was almost 100 years old, so he was vulgar; third, the old man strongly asked women to organize competitions, but Lao Zhang did not agree.

Nonsense, what are you old man trying to do!

If a woman participates in the competition, the old man will definitely organize the children from the Hanyang Academy to join in the fun. What does it matter if it is a boy?

The enlightened and open Mr. Cao was a bit unbearable for Lao Zhang, but this youth competition attracted many celebrities from Fuzhou, Huangzhou, Ezhou and Fuzhou.

The site is quite large and convenient to travel. Turn right out and you will be able to reach the Han River. You can pass the lock and pass the canal and reach south of Linzhang Mountain. On one side is a reservoir and a flat silt flat to remove silt. After repairing the rails, you can go to the dock and school hall, which is quite a bento.

In addition to the swimming pool, there is also a running track paved with cinder.

The teenagers in short shirts all changed into the rubber-soled cloth shoes provided by the school, and would not feel like they could poke their feet while walking on the cinder track.

The sprint is a very attractive competition. There are seventy or eighty nicknames of "Scud" and "Flying on the Grass". In addition to being fast, the explosive power of the teenagers is also quite textured. The young women and girls holding round folding fans in their hands were excited when they saw the almost shirtless boy blushing...

"What is the comparison between 'holding the ball'?"

Lao Li suddenly remembered an important thing, "There are a few friends in Luoyang who want to come here to see the market."

"Who is a friend?"

"My friend who drinks and meat is a businessman in the Guanpu gambling hall. He is cruel and ruthless. He has not lived a good life in recent years and wants to get rid of these vulgar things."

"This game is Guanpu?"

"There are too few teams, I think I won't know this in the past two years. I will definitely know this in a few years."

What is "holding the ball" against attack? This is actually because the risk of a teenager playing polo is too great. It requires physical confrontation and certain safety.

"Cuju" was directly rejected by Lao Zhang, and the Tang Dynasty version of rugby with bamboo protective gear was born.

There are only four teams at present, only two before, and only two were added last year.

There are many people who like to watch it, but only members of the "Zhengyi Society" know when to organize the competition.

And there are quite a few who use the results of the game to stop. Due to traffic constraints, it is not easy to organize a game, but Lao Li has not finished his words, so I think there is nothing else to say.

After the 20-mile long-distance race, Lao Li said to Lao Zhang: "The friends I mentioned just now actually want you to provide bamboo protective gear and wear, and then help find some venues in Chang'an and Luoyang."

"What does it mean? Do they want to form a team that "holds the ball" against the attack by themselves? Then start the game in Chang'an Luoyang?"

Li Desheng nodded.

Oh... How come the Tang Dynasty people have ideas and actually want to start a league? Do they have that mass base? If you name the league "Tang Chao" then, then you will definitely fail.

However, no matter what those Luoyang people pay attention to, it will be no loss for Lao Zhang. Anyway, bamboo protective gear is not armor, so there is no need to worry that the court will send people to arrest you and say you are treason.

"As far as you can tell, these are not all people in the Guanpu gambling house business, right?"

"Several people have obtained the sugar industry's 'production capital', mainly to open up new ways for sugar."

ha?

A strange picture appeared in Lao Zhang's mind: the Tang Dynasty Rugby Super League in the 12th year of Zhenguan was sponsored by "Triumph White Sugar" and the Sugar Industry Association...

What is the season trophy called? Sugar cup?

For a moment, Lao Zhang was a little messy, a little painful, and a little speechless.
Chapter completed!