Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1837 Driving the Economy
The people of Blackmoon City are currently completely obsessed with football.

Four games are simply not enough for them, not to mention that many people might only be able to snag a ticket for one game.

But the game is already over, and the teams are all from the grassland military region.

Although it's easy to get from the Grassland Military Region to Black Moon City by train, we can't expect the soldiers to come here to play matches for them on their days off, can we?

He initially brought football to the soldiers in the military region hoping that they could relax, rather than making it a job for them.

The reason why such a large-scale event was organized this time is simply because the Grassland Military Region had already started promoting football. He was just taking advantage of the situation to promote football to the public and facilitate his subsequent deployments.

Now that their objective has been achieved, the soldiers can return to their normal lives.

But this has caused discomfort among the people who are currently in power.

With no football matches to watch, many people have started playing football themselves. Outside the Black Moon Stadium, football equipment stores have long been open, offering all related items, including footballs.

"Boss, we've bought the balls, but we don't have a field. Can we use the Black Moon Stadium?"

If you really want to play football, all you need is an open space; it doesn't have to be a football field.

However, Zhou Xu had undoubtedly made all the necessary preparations for this aspect during the month-long tournament.

“The Black Moon Stadium can be used, but you need to pay rent. As you can see, the stadium is covered with grass, and this grass needs to be maintained regularly, so there are maintenance costs.”

Black Moon Stadium is usually empty, so it can definitely be rented out. Considering the size of the venue and the equipment, the rent isn't expensive.

Of course, it's not cheap either, costing forty copper coins per hour.

For an individual, this price is indeed a bit too high.

But a normal football match can't be played by just one person. Let's assume a fully equipped team of 22 people from both teams, with each person contributing one copper coin, or even more.

The person who asked the question was still pondering the rent issue when the football equipment store owner's voice rang out again.

"Of course, if you want to use Black Moon Stadium now, you'll have to pay and wait in line first. The stadium is already in use. However, there are also free stadiums open next to Black Moon Stadium. You can try your luck there."

After saying that, the boss gave a meaningful smile.

The customer who had just bought a soccer ball looked completely bewildered.

"Try your luck?"

He didn't understand what the boss meant at first, but when he heard that it was a free court, he immediately called his friends over.

After passing through the commercial area centered around Black Moon Stadium, they didn't see the stadium, but instead saw a sea of ​​people...

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

Clearly, they weren't the first to arrive; in fact, they were considered late.

While the tournament was still underway, Zhou Xu had already instructed the construction team to expedite the process, arranging numerous open-air courts side-by-side around the Black Moon Stadium.

These stadiums are inexpensive. They don't need turf or spectator stands. You just need to level the ground, draw a few lines, and set up two goals, and that's how you make a stadium.

The most expensive part here is the land, but this area is mostly wasteland, so the cost itself isn't that high.

Turning all this wasteland into football fields is currently the simplest, most convenient, and most cost-effective solution.

With the great success of previous football matches, a large number of football fans are bound to emerge.

Although the open-air court itself is free, if you stay here for a day or two, you'll need to eat and drink, right?
Not to mention that although these open-air courts are free, they do have advertising space, which is the core source of income for these courts.

It's important to understand that not everyone who comes here is a player; a large portion are simply fans of the game, and they've all been given a free advertisement. For these hardcore fans, it doesn't matter whether it's a legitimate match or not; as long as there's football to watch, they're happy.

Even considering that some people managed to buy tickets for several games in a row, the actual number of spectators who watched the games was at least tens of thousands.

Given this premise, even if people don't watch the games, the number of people who become interested in football simply by listening to the music will only increase.

This resulted in every open-air stadium being completely surrounded by crowds.

At that moment, they finally understood that whether they would get a chance to play football really depended on luck.

Zhou Xu, who recently received feedback, is in a very good mood.

At the same time, the open-air sports field near Grassland City has also been completed.

In terms of scale alone, it's even larger than Blackmoon City, since there's plenty of space on the grasslands.

As one of the earliest cities of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Grassland City was more of a large transit station and grassland market than a city.

Its positioning is more functional, like a useful tool placed in that position.

The positioning of Grassland City, coupled with its location, destined the city to have little future development.

By promoting football, Grassland City has undoubtedly gained an opportunity to boost the grassland economy.

It's only a 30-minute train ride from Blackmoon City to Grassland City, not far at all.

Although it means paying extra for transportation, the stadiums in Blackmoon City are already packed.

Not to mention that the stadiums in Grassland City also have an advantage; their biggest advantage is that they have natural grass.

In Blackmoon City, only the Blackmoon Stadium has grass, and it costs money. Here, everything has grass, and it's free.

Under Zhou Xu's deliberate promotion, a football craze quickly swept across the Great Zhou.

Perhaps due to the long period of being cooped up, the surge in consumer spending this time was even greater than Zhou Xu had anticipated.

However, Zhou Xu did not show much excitement when looking at the report.

Because he knew very well that many of these were one-time purchases.

Items like soccer balls, soccer shoes, soccer jerseys, and soccer shorts can generally be used for a long time once you buy a set.

For the vast majority of people, this kind of consumption will not continue indefinitely.

In addition, there is also the issue of 'novelty'.

Although we live in an era with limited entertainment, that doesn't mean that football's popularity will last forever.

There will definitely be people who only have a three-minute attention span; once the novelty wears off, they won't continue playing.

At that time, the economic benefits brought by football will experience a precipitous decline.

This is clearly not what Zhou Xu wanted to see. The introduction of football has a strategic role for Zhou Xu, and it can even be said to be closely related to the country's development.

He wants to use football to get people's money circulating in their pockets, instead of just keeping it sitting there!

Only when money circulates and stimulates economic consumption can the city's economy develop. Only when the economy develops can the country's fiscal funds be sufficient, thus enabling it to further develop.

Otherwise, if the economy stagnates, nothing can be done.

(End of this chapter)