Chapter 164: Making a Football

Wei Hongye left the school and asked a few craftsmen waiting for him to deliver the soap to the women's place where they lived, so that the women could try it. Then he took a few bars of soap and walked to the wooden house where Mrs. Cui lived.

When he walked to the door, a maid greeted him and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei, the old lady is not in the house, she has gone to grow vegetables." The lady and the little lady followed. ”

Wei Hongye thought about it, so he gave the soap to the maid, told her how to use it, and asked her to teach the old lady to try the effect.

Then he went to the garment workshop, wanting to make the football as soon as possible.

When he entered the garment workshop, he saw dozens of women busy. A young man in his twenties greeted him and said with a smile, "Mr. Wei, do you have something to do?" ”

Wei Hongye saw that this somewhat thin young man was Guo Xiaoer, the person in charge of the garment workshop, who was originally a servant of the Cui family, and because he was smart and clever, he was promoted to the steward here.

Wei Hongye told him what he meant, and then described the shape of the football and the method of processing.

Guo Xiaoer asked with some puzzlement: "Mr. Wei, isn't this object just a bow ball?" There's nothing out of the ordinary! ”

Wei Hongye slapped his head, how could he forget the history of Keju. Because he loves football, he is interested in the history of football. He has seen the information before, Keju has been circulated for more than 2,300 years, it originated in Linzi, the former capital of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the most prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasties, and there are often "balls do not fall all day long", "the ball does not leave the foot, the foot does not leave the ball, the Chinese court watches, and ten thousand people admire" the scene.

"Historical Records" and "Warring States Policy" were the earliest records of football. The records of "Historical Records" and "Warring States Policy" both show that in Linzi, the former capital of Qi at that time, Keju has developed into a mature form of entertainment, and it is widely popular among the people.

After Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, the Keju movement fell silent for a while. After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, it was revived again. The Han Dynasty regarded Keju as a way to "govern the country and practice martial arts", and it was not only widely practiced in the army, but also among the court nobility.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very fond of watching the Keju movement. According to the Book of Han, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often held "Chicken Ju Meeting" in the palace with cockfighting and juju competitions as the content, and the home of his favorite minister Dong Xian also specially raised "Juke" (similar to today's football stars) who could play football. It can be seen that in the Western Han Dynasty, the social aspect of football activities was expanded.

Due to the prosperity of Keju sports, the Han Dynasty also appeared to study this sport monographs, the Han Dynasty someone wrote a "Keju Twenty-five Articles", which is the earliest sports book in China, but also the world's first sports book. When Ban Gu wrote the "Hanshu Art and Literature Chronicles", he listed the "Twenty-five Chapters of Keju" as a military book, which belonged to the category of military training and military skills, but unfortunately it was later lost.

Xiang Chu in the Western Han Dynasty was the first person to go down in history for football, but his experience was unfortunate. "Historical Records: The Biography of Bian Que Cang" records that the famous doctor Chun Yu saw a doctor for Xiang and told him not to overwork, but Xiang did not listen and still went out to play football, and as a result, he vomited blood and died, which also made Xiang Chu the first fanatical "fan" in the world.

The orbs of the Tang Dynasty were lighter and could kick high. The goal is set on two bamboo poles three feet high, which is called "netting for the door to measure the ball". In terms of kicking methods, the Han Dynasty was a direct confrontation team, and the physical contact between the players of the two sides was like a war. The Tang Dynasty detachment game was no longer a direct confrontation, but a goal in the middle, with both sides on one side, and "the one with the most wins" with a shot. In terms of football technology, it is a development. Indirect confrontation, in terms of physical training, is a step backwards in football.

Because the ball was lighter and there was no fierce running and competition, the Tang Dynasty began to have women's football. The way of playing women's football is not to use a goal, and it is possible to kick high and kick tricks, which is called "white play". The Tang Dynasty poet Wang Jian has a poem "Palace Ci" that says that on the day of the Cold Food Festival, the maids of Yichun Courtyard play football for fun. Tang Taizong and Xuanzong both liked to watch football, and the goal at that time was "two trees and bamboos, and the net was on the top, and the door was the goal." The ball is divided into left and right friends, and the corners are won and lost". The Tang Dynasty not only had women's football, but also some women's kicking skills were superb.

Guo Xiaoer said: "Mr. Wei, we will definitely be able to do what you say." However, I have played kemari before, and some of the mari balls do this, with eight pieces of pointed leather sewn into a round ball shell. Put a cow's urine bubble inside the ball shell and blow air into it to become an inflated ball. ”

Wei Hongye is very happy, it turns out that there is an inflatable football in this era, and our ancestors are really smart!

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "You make a few of everything, and then I'll pick it up tomorrow, is there a problem?" ”

"No problem, I'll let people do it right away, but there is no cow urine bubble!"

Wei Hongye thought about it, cattle still need to plough the land, and they can't be killed casually. He suddenly thought of a method, so he said to Guo Xiaoer: "In this way, you go to the leather workshop and let them pick out the thinnest whale skin as possible and use it to sew footballs." Then go to the cafeteria, and if there is a pig killed, ask for a urine bubble. ”

Guo Xiaoer promised to come down and said that he would go in a while. Wei Hongye saw that there was nothing wrong, so he went back to the dormitory.

The next day, he arranged the kiln and the ironwork workshop, and took the craftsmen to experiment with the soap making method, repeated experiments, and then added various spices to it, trying to find the best recipe.

In the afternoon, he asked the craftsmen to continue experimenting and went to the garment workshop himself.

When he arrived at the garment workshop, Guo Xiaoer took out more than a dozen round balls, made of cloth, and a few made of cowhide, whale skin, and pigskin.

Guo Xiaoer said: "Mr. Wei, these are all things we tried to make, and I don't know how. You go and kick a few times, try to feel it, and then we improve. However, the canteen did not kill pigs, and we could not make inflatable balls. ”

Wei Hongye nodded, "These balls are all good, I'll try them right away, you pay attention to them, and tell the people in the cafeteria that if you kill pigs, keep the urine bubbles for you." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Wei Hongye put a dozen balls into a hemp bag and walked towards the school with the sack on his back.

Wei Hongye entered the office and saw that only Fu Hongyu and Qi Jiuniang were sitting and chatting.

The two stood up and greeted Wei Hongye, and Qi Jiuniang asked curiously, "Second brother, what are you carrying?" ”

* Karma opened the sack and poured out all the footballs, and for a while the office was full of rolling balls. ”

"Jiuniang, these balls are for the children to play with, and after they get out of school, I will take them to play football together."

Qi Jiuniang picked up a soccer ball sewn from cloth, checked it with her hand, and then said, "Second brother, the slave family will also bow." When they were in Jinling, the sisters often played together. ”

Wei Hongye said: "My gameplay is different from your women's gameplay, you will know in a while." By the way, why are there only two of them here, so where did Zhe go? ”

Fu Hongyu replied, "We just finished teaching the children to sing, so let's rest here for a while." They are all in class, and the gentleman is in the big class, teaching geography. Hu Yidao and Tian Renfeng's more than ten children came back from whaling, and they all said that we lived on a big round ball, and the other children didn't believe it, so Mr. went to class. Mr. Wei, are we really on a big ball? ”

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "Yes, didn't Du Dalei tell you?" He told the children about it. ”

Fu Hongyu shook her head, "He has been working since he came back from whaling, and I didn't say a few words to him." Yesterday he was gone again. ”

Qi Jiuniang asked, "Second brother, if we really live on a big ball, why won't it fall?" ”

Wei Hongye picked up a leather ball, "You see, this is the earth where we live, if you use an analogy, the size of our body, compared to this ball, is a speck of dust on the ball." Think about it, can the dust on the ball, if there is no wind blowing, fall off the ball? ”

The two women shook their heads, and Wei Hongye continued: "This ball is extremely huge, if you walk around it, you have to walk a total of 80,000 miles, how big do you say it is. ”

"Ah, 80,000 miles, it's too big." Qi Jiuniang exclaimed.

Fu Hongyu asked again: "Mr. Wei, how do you know that it is 80,000 miles?" ”

* Ye said: "When we were in the West, we read a book called "Magellan's Journey Around the World". It was written by a Western explorer named Magellan, who took a boat for more than three years, walked around the earth, and measured the size of the earth. ”

The two women stared at each other, both in disbelief.

Wei Hongye continued: "Na Zhe will teach you these things slowly. Then you give it to the children, and I won't say more. It's all true, and I'm not going to lie to you. ”

Wei Hongye asked, "Which classroom are Hu Yidao in?" You take me to see it, and I'm going to take them to play football in a minute. Go with you. ”

Qi Jiuniang and Fu Hongyu took Wei Hongye to the outside of a classroom, where Wei Hongye saw that the window of the classroom was open, and Na Zhe was standing in front of the blackboard, flickering hard at the children.

Many children didn't buy it and argued with Na Zhe.

Tian Renfeng immediately joined the battle group and supported Na Zhe. But there were more children on the opposite side, and they all stood up and shouted loudly, saying that they were talking nonsense.

Hu Yidao and Cheng Sangou took the children who had gone to sea out to stand on Na Zhe's side, entangled with most of the children, and almost fought.

Na Zhe banged on the podium vigorously with a ring ruler and shouted, "Shut up for me!" Whoever dares to fight, I starve him for three days! Then close the little black house for a few more days! ”

The children all returned to their seats, staring at each other unconvinced.

Fu Hongyu walked into the teacher, her face was like frost, and she glanced at the children with a cold gaze.

Many of the children lowered their heads, not daring to look at Fu Hongyu.