Chapter 265: Winter Polo
It was the middle of winter, there was basically no snow in the sky, the whole world was snow-white, and the school on the road was basically compacted, and there was no such poetic feeling. us
William finally came out of the hard life of raising children, and shared part of the burden of taking care of children with the maid, and William felt the meaning of life.
William hugged Wella beside him, holding little Charlemagne in his hands, looking at the snow outside, little Charlemagne looked very excited, this kind of unseen, white thing made him feel a novelty.
And William was indeed a little bored at this time, and he was out of dealing with territorial affairs all day long, that is, he was with Wella.
The other lords' hunting and other pastimes were completely absent, except for the banquets that the knights were invited to every few days.
The training during this period can be said to be quite effective, at least on the training ground, the knights have been trained well in coordinated combat.
In two months, Norwin had already recruited his knights, divided them into fiefs, and gathered them in Denlenburg, ready to train in collaboration with William's knights.
The only ones who made the same decision as him were Lolitsa, Baron Byer, and Baron Merlin, all of whom gathered in the castle with their knights.
As for the other nobles, they have not yet appeared, and even what William told them at the beginning that they should stay in Dellenburg for three days a month to give orders, they also turned a deaf ear, and no one listened to them at all.
William was somewhat prepared for this situation, but his method could not be implemented at this time.
Bored and looking down from the castle window, I saw the citizens of Denlenburg doing their own thing, hurrying to the reception, even the cold winter could not stop them.
After reading them, William moved his gaze to the barracks, only to see hundreds of knights inside, riding high-headed war horses, conducting cooperative training.
The noise caused by the large number of knights was so terrifying that there were not even pedestrians passing by near the barracks.
William watched the knight training below from above, and an idea suddenly germinated in his heart.
When he was reading it in his previous life, many books would mention such a thing as polo, which was said to be a very difficult thing to operate, and it could also train the cavalrymen's riding skills, so it was widely promoted.
Looking at his knights, William suddenly wanted to hold a polo match, although he had not seen a polo match, and he didn't even know the rules, but he still planned to hold a game.
If you don't know the rules, then make them up yourself, and if you don't know the techniques, you still make them up yourself, in short, it's a special innovative spirit.
After he told Wella about his plans, Wella, although she didn't understand, didn't object, on the contrary, she was a little curious about the sport.
After two days, William finally set the rules.
After teaching the knights the game, they soon began to learn one by one.
After all, it was a fun game, so they learned it quickly, tying a basket to the shaft of a riding spear with balls sewn from cowhide and cow bladders.
In short, after they became familiar with the rules and gameplay, they immediately became popular among the knights, and not only that, but even the Mendes heavy cavalry outside the city also learned this set.
After getting them to know each other, William decided to make the game bigger and hold a competitive tournament after the polo was over.
There are no requirements and restrictions on the holding of the athletic conference, as long as the financial resources and prestige of the parties are sufficient, and there are enough people to participate, then this is a very valuable athletic conference.
Now William's prestige has spread throughout the kingdom of Tskema, and he has left a very good impression on the nobles of the kingdom about the monks.
And the reason why William did this, of course, is to improve his influence in the surrounding territories, and polo, a highly confrontational sport, is quite tempting for this era of lack of entertainment.
And after seeing this kind of game, the knights in other regions will definitely learn it and play it with their fellow knights.
And they always have to learn about it when they learn, and that's when they learn, oh, it turns out that this interesting game came from Count William of Denlenburg!
In this way, William's prestige naturally became greater, and the holding of a competitive tournament was not only a show of financial strength, but also a good opportunity for the nobles and knights to deepen their impression of him.
And can also show off their muscles, when the time comes, if their knight wins the championship, what a face-saving thing the mahjong room has.
After deciding on the matter, William immediately issued an order for Baron Reims to deal with the matter.
Baron Reims's job itself is not this, so it is a little stretched, and now, bigger things are pressing on Baron Reims.
He was a little overwhelmed, his territory was small, and there were not many things, and Vidal was also by William's side at that time, so he didn't need to deal with it at all.
Now, the rights he longed for had become a burden.
It's not a lie, the cost of holding a competitive event is too high, and the variety of things that need to be prepared is absolutely astronomical.
Originally, this kind of thing was to be done by the noble lady, but Wella had just given birth, and since he was the daughter of a baron before, he definitely had no experience in preparing for athletic conventions, so William planned to let Wella learn to preside over these things again.
Although Baron Reims was very embarrassed, there was nothing he could do, and the things that the Count had explained had to be completed.
William, on the other hand, stayed in the castle very leisurely and accompanied Wella to do all kinds of things.
During this period, the whole of Denlenburg began, and the news spread throughout Dellenburg in an instant, as if halfway on a plane.
The villagers, as well as some of the squires, were looking forward to this game, a polo match that they had never heard of in their lives.
However, according to their knight lord, this is a very interesting game, and anyone can go to the tournament held by the Earl, but the quota is only 25,000.
This is the maximum capacity of the arena in the castle, in fact, only 3,000 people can watch it if you count the seats.
But apparently, three thousand people did not meet William's standard.
During this time, the atmosphere in Denlenburg became more and more intense, and the city walls were also planted with a lot of colored flags, and the tavern was almost full every day.
Many wandering knights are not attracted by polo, but hope that after a polo match, they can be favored by a noble lord and then grant themselves a piece of fiefdom.
More than a month has passed, the cold wind is still raging on the whole continent, and there is not even a sign of warming, although the temperature is cold, but the atmosphere in Denlenburg is hot!
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