Chapter 43: Debriefing the Performance
In just a few months, the development of Fuyi can be described as changing with each passing day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Unique items such as info paper, books, porcelain, liquor, etc., have been continuously introduced, bringing a lot of wealth at the same time, but also attracting a large number of talents. At this time, Fuyi's fame was no longer inferior to the neighboring Jiangxia City.
Although more of the outflow population is a desert fleeing than businessmen and skilled workers, Liu Yong is not too worried. Now that the newly built city of Fuyi has begun to take shape, the county area has expanded nearly fivefold, and the thriving handicraft industry and commerce are enough to support and accommodate such a large number of people, not to mention that more troops are needed to ensure the security of the entire county.
Liu Yong is also seizing the last time to squeeze out all the ideas he can think of in his heart. According to the agriculture-oriented development concept of Yu and others, combined with his own learning, Liu Yong focuses on animal husbandry production. Due to the constraints of the time, Liu Yong reluctantly came up with three strategies, but he also won the support of most farmers and the praise of Yu Tuo. The first is to promote hybrid technology. Livestock with heavy meat and many litters were used as the male and female parents respectively, and new varieties with fast slaughter and obvious weight gain were cultivated. The second is to promote silage and micro-storage technology. In the spring and summer season, the excess forage is stored to deal with the disadvantages of livestock losing fat or dying when the feed is scarce in winter, and at the same time, fermentation can also improve the feed utilization rate and improve the feed-to-meat ratio; The third is to add drugs that can enhance immunity and disease resistance to the forage to reduce the morbidity and mortality of livestock. Originally, Liu Yong still wanted to promote chairs and stools, because he really couldn't accept the sitting posture at this time, but a group of literati led by Yu Pan strongly opposed it on the grounds of non-etiquette, and Liu Yong had to give up.
There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, and Yu Fu has been specially looking for someone to look forward to the day when Liu Yong and others set off, and the county is preparing a farewell party for them, and Liu Yong is also thinking about how to thank them. Later generations of successful experiences told him that holding a unique sports meeting was the best choice. First, to report the results of the army's training to the county's fathers and villagers, and thank the people of Fuyi for their love for the troops, and second, to participate in the participation of the whole people, the army and the people can have fun together, and enhance the love between the army and the people, and the most important thing is that the training ground is surrounded by small hills, and it is no problem for tens of thousands of villagers to come.
Liu Yong put forward this idea and discussed it with Yu Fan and the soldiers in the battalion, and everyone applauded and agreed in unison. Everyone acted separately, and Yu turned over to organize mass pop teams such as drum bands, dances, stilts, and juggling; Liu Yong and others are responsible for the planning, organization, training and competition of the Games. All the sergeants were very interested in this very entertaining competitive competition, and they all enthusiastically signed up to participate, but after all, the number of places was limited, and they could only be selected through the selection competition. Of course, because the surrounding environment was not peaceful, Liu Yong did not dare to take it lightly, and sent scouts to investigate the military situation at any time to prevent foreign enemies from sneaking attacks, and arranged manpower to strengthen public security patrols and guards to stabilize society and deal with various emergencies.
Two days before the official opening, the county government issued a proclamation, which was spread to every household at all levels of township, pavilion, and li. Sure enough, for the ancient people who had little entertainment, it was so exciting to watch an unheard of sports meeting. Therefore, even in the busy farming season, most of the villagers still took the time to bring their families to watch, and immediately surrounded the "sports field", and the nearby hillside was also crowded with strange people. Most of these people are very curious about everything when they see the so-called sports field for the first time, such as the football field, the running track, and even the lime line drawn on the ground, the fishing nets hanging on the goal, and the giant trees piled up next to it.
At the end of the hour, Liu Yong welcomed Yu and the local gentry from the gate of the camp and invited them to take a seat on the high platform. At three o'clock, Liu Yong stood up first, walked to the front of the stage, made a group gesture around, and said, "Hello folks! ā
The people waited for a long time, and when they saw Liu Yong's move, they knew that the sports team was about to start, and suddenly shouts and screams rang out. Liu Yong made a silent gesture, and bowed again and again with a smile on his face, and with the cooperation of the security personnel around the venue, the crowd gradually quieted down. Liu Yong secretly wiped the sweat on his head, and said in his heart: It's really difficult to have no amplification equipment, "Next, we welcome the county magistrate Yu with warm applause to announce the opening of this games." Suddenly, there was applause all around.
Yu stood up with a smile, gestured as he walked, went to the front of the stage, faced the people around him in the dark, opened his throat, and said loudly: I announce that the first military games in Fuyi County are now open!
As soon as the words fell, the sound of drums and music rang out, and the applause, shouts, and cheers of the masses resounded through the clouds. War drums sounded along the passage on the right side of the rostrum, and the entrance ceremony began. The leaders who walked into the venue were the battalions of the army, which were divided into three squares: spears, broadswords, and bows and crossbows, followed by three militia teams. The soldiers were brightly dressed and full of energy, marching neatly and shouting loud slogans, circling the field and passing through the review stand where Yu Chuan and Liu Yong were.
How could the people have seen a team so energetic, so uniformly dressed, and so neatly formed, they couldn't help but cheer loudly, clapping their hands red, and Yu Fu and others couldn't help but frequently praise and high-five. After the team is processed, it is to sing the military song, that is, "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions".
All officers and men should bear in mind that
Three disciplines and eight points of attention,
First, all actions are commanded,
Winning in unison,
Second, don't take a needle and thread from the masses,
The masses support and like me,
Thirdly, all seizures shall be returned to the public,
Efforts are being made to reduce the burden on the population.
We must do the three major disciplines,
Don't forget the eight points of attention,
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Everyone should be conscious of discipline,
Do not violate each other's supervision,
The rules and regulations of the army must be clearly written,
The people's fighters love the people everywhere,
Defend the country forever forward,
The people support and welcome it.
The sergeants' singing was high-pitched and resounding in the sky, and Yu Pan and the others nodded again and again when they heard it, secretly praising in their hearts. After singing, each team exited the field in order and began the next section of the report performance of each battalion in the army.
The first to appear are the sword and spear groups. The two groups of people and horses walked neatly, shouted trumpets in their mouths, practiced the routines of knives and guns, and the movements were coherent and stretched, only to see the knives and guns shining in the sun, and the slogans resounded in the sky, which made people's hearts surging and their blood was full of blood. Then, it was the sparring training of the knife soldiers (spearmen), only to see the blade (gun head) cold light flashing, the ears ding, the knife (gun) flew up and down, and it was about to pierce into the opponent's heart, which made people's hearts tremble, but the opponent dodged coldly, counterattacked a blow, and the attack and defense were easy to handle, which was very good-looking. The villagers held their breath and watched with horror, and their palms were full of sweat. After the game, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the audience burst into thunderous applause.
Next is the archery group, which performs the alternating archery method developed by Liu Yong. Each team has 30 people, divided into three rows of 10 people each. The first row adopts a half-squat position, the second row and the third row stand behind, shoot from the first row, retreat from the gap in the back row to the third row and draw the bow to prepare, the second row immediately follows the half-squat, complete the archery, and then retreat, change to the third row, and so on. Such an archery layout ensures the suppression of the enemy at any time, there is no gap in the middle, and the movements of each platoon are neat and uniform, squatting, shooting, retreating, standing...... In one go, it is like a machine that rotates continuously. The villagers watched the arrows shoot densely one after another at the group of scarecrows in front of them like a torrential rain, and in the blink of an eye, the scarecrow was full of arrows, like a big hedgehog, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and applaud in unison.
In the official competition that followed, players were sent out according to the battalion as a unit. This competition not only focuses on actual combat, but also for the sake of good looks, so Liu Yong designed a variety of events, first 100 meters and 400 meters of speed, as well as 4Ć100 and 4Ć400 meters relay runs. Since there is no precise measuring tool, one circle is 400 meters, and only God knows if there is one. The villagers love to watch not only the speed competition that reflects the individual, but also the relay that cooperates with each other, and until the last moment of the game, they don't know which team will win.
This was followed by team cooperation, a load-bearing relay and an obstacle course. The weight-bearing run is 10 people per battalion, one person carries a 50-pound sandbag, and then goes around to the front sign pole to change to another team member, and the first one wins; The obstacle course is also 10 people per battalion, and the competitors carry a bucket in each hand, and transport the water from this side to the opposite water tank, and on the way, they also need to pass through obstacles such as single-plank bridges and sand pits, and finally look at the time used by each group and the capacity of the water in the tank. This project is not only about stamina, but also about balance, and even intelligence. If you fill too much water, you won't be able to run fast, and it will be easier to shake out when you are overbalanced, and the gains outweigh the losses, so it's very brain-consuming to fill how much is appropriate. Finally, there is the lifting of wood. Each battalion consisted of 50 men, divided into two groups of twenty-five men, standing opposite each other at intervals of 100 paces. Each battalion was carried by five men to carry a huge log to the opposite side, and then five other men were to carry it back, and so on, with the first arrival to win. This is mainly to exercise the coordination ability of the whole team, and there must be a special person responsible for commanding and walking in unison, so that it is possible to complete the task, otherwise it is very likely to fall and fall.
In the game, the commanders of each battalion looked focused, their soldiers fought bravely, and the villagers next to them were also divided into several groups to cheer for their home team.
Next is the football match, the two sides are led by Dong Xi and Zhou Cang respectively, in full accordance with the current football rules, with Liu Yong as the referee. This kind of competition is more of a performance nature, and the main purpose is to enliven the atmosphere of the venue and have fun with the people. Therefore, under Liu Yong's instructions, the defense of each side is extremely loose, and the goalkeeper is also symbolically blocked, so the goals are continuous. In addition, some team members deliberately knocked people on their backs, which made the surrounding villagers laugh.
In the end, the gentry of Yu and Fuyi gave medals to the battalion that won the first place. For the first time, these rough men wore a bronze medal around their necks (copper was used instead of gold if there was no gold), and they all smiled. The crowd watching the excitement on the field was even more dancing, and the laughter continued.
The finale was the military and civilian fun, all the people crowded into the stadium to carnival with the drum band, stilts, juggling team, etc., everyone wantonly shouted, jumped, run, everywhere was a happy crowd, everywhere was a happy smile.
Liu Yong saw it in his eyes, and his heart was warm and moved, how good it would be if everyone could live so happily!