The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 139 Polo in the Tang Dynasty (first update)
"Mr. Kim!"

"Mr. Li!"

In the village square, Li An saw Lao Jin, and behind Lao Jin were carts and carts of bluestone. These bluestones were the resources Li An needed now, and the method of burning bluestone into hydrated lime was also very simple. .

According to "Tiangong Kaiwu" written by Song Yingxing, a scientist during the Ming and Qing Dynasties: "The burnt stones should be blue, followed by yellow and white. The stones must be covered with two or three feet of soil. When dug out and burned, the surface of the soil will be seen. Those who are windy don’t use it.

Burnt ash, fire, coal, ranks nine out of ten, and firewood ranks one out of ten.First take coal, mud and cakes and make them into cakes. Each cake has one layer of coal cakes and one layer of day (i.e. stacked) stones. Spread firewood on the bottom and burn them with fire."

What it means is very simple. First, take the coal mud and make it into cakes. Each coal cake is layered with stones, spread firewood underneath, and burn it with the fire.The best one is called mine ash, and the worst one is called kiln ash.

After the firepower arrives, it will burn to a crisp stone nature, and it will blow into powder by itself after being left in the wind for a long time.

These powders are lime, hehe. Not difficult.Li An and Lao Jin made a cross-hand salute to each other, and sighed after Lao Jin: "Mr. Li, your village is so beautiful. After I came in, Lao Jin immediately fell in love with it."

"It's great that Mr. Jin likes it here." Li An smiled: "As long as the houses in the village are empty, Mr. Jin can choose whatever he wants. Although our place is not as good as Chang'an City, it still has a special feeling in his heart, Mr. Jin You can also come and stay with us when you are bored."

"Really?" Lao Jin chuckled.

"It's true!" Li An nodded with a smile.

"Then Jin will be disrespectful. Of course, Lao Jin will not live in Mr. Li's house in vain. From now on, Mr. Li will give you as much bluestone as Mr. Li wants. Today, I will give you a thousand catties.

There will be another five thousand pounds tomorrow. "Lao Jin smiled and pulled Li An to the carriage and showed the bluestone.

When Li An saw Qingshi on the carriage, he nodded repeatedly and laughed: "Okay, Li An is also disrespectful. Qingshi will rely on Mr. Jin from now on. Come to my place for a sip of tea."

"There's no need to drink tea." Lao Jin looked at Li An and waved his hand: "I have to rush back here. There is a big event in Dongshi today. I can't go back."

"What's the big move in Dongshi?" Li An asked curiously.

"Today there will be a polo game at the polo field in Dongshi. This...you must go back and watch it."

After Lao Jin finished speaking, Liu Fangzi on the side immediately asked excitedly: "Mr. Jin, which team is against which team?"

After Liu Fangzi asked, Liu Xiatian frowned slightly, and Lao Jin replied with a smile: "Da Jichang Du Lin Mensi."

"Oh, that must be exciting. They are all the top [-] teams in Chang'an City. You must go back and watch." Liu Fangzi blurted out happily, almost making Liu Xiatian angry to death.

You must know that Liu Fangzi's behavior was very out of bounds in Liu Xiatian's opinion and could not exist, but Liu Fangzi could not hold back for a while.

Why did Liu Fangzi, who was always so observant, act so rude after hearing about polo? Because polo was the most popular sport in the Tang Dynasty at this time. No one in the past dynasties liked polo more than the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Yes.During Li Yuan's period, Li Yuan often played ball with his ministers, and the ministers also enjoyed themselves a lot.Maybe it's because "what's good at the top will be worse at the bottom", or maybe it's because Juju itself is popular, so for a while it became a "national sport" in the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, when it comes to polo, more nobles play it, because the price of a horse is not affordable by the common people, but this does not affect the common people's enjoyment of this sport.

As long as there is a polo match in Chang'an City, there will be a sea of ​​people. As long as people hear that there is a polo match, they will go to Chang'an City to watch it. It doesn't matter if the distance is longer.

Before engaging in "playing polo" recreational activities, be sure to find a spacious court.After all, at least 6-10 horses are needed, so if the venue is too small, it cannot be performed.Before the game starts, participants need to be divided into two groups. Each group has a minimum of 3 people but a maximum of 10 people.

Before kick-off, players from both sides will also "scramble for the ball" to decide which side will start the attack first.However, there is a special rule when "playing polo". If there are only two people left, they can only "hold the ball and hit one ball together."The winner is the one who scores the opponent's goal. If not, a substitution is required and the kickoff is restarted.

The fierce polo match seemed to have magical powers, attracting everyone in Datang, including Liu Fangzi of course.

"Since Mr. Jin wants to go back to watch polo, Li An won't stay either." Li An smiled.

Lao Jin asked: "Mr. Li, would you like to go and have a look? I believe that Mr. Li will fall in love with polo after seeing it."

Li An shook his head: "I still have something to do here. I will definitely go and see it when I have time next time."

Lao Jin didn't say anything at this time, but looked at Li An and said: "Then it's agreed that Jin will go back first. Next time there is polo, I will definitely invite Mr. Li again."

"Thank you." Li An smiled and watched Lao Jin leave.

After Lao Jin left here, Li An immediately began to make arrangements. First, he called Liu Dong over and asked him to boil salt. Two days ago, Li An had asked Liu Dong to dig some pools in the east of the village. Among these pools The bottom and surface are sealed with stones and glutinous rice paste, a bit like our swimming pool, so that the water will not be lost.

After pouring the spring water, pour the coarse salt purchased at a low price into the pool, stir and combine, then lift the water that has become salt water with a bucket, pour it into the pot and cook it over fire.

Li An is going to burn plant ashes anyway, so instead of wasting the fire, it can be used to boil salt. Of course, the boiled salt is not for sale, but for his own consumption. It is not practical to sell it. Even if the firewood used by Li An to cook salt is considered to be used as waste, but the labor, time, etc. are calculated, the price will not be too low, so Li An cannot open the bottom market, and it does not make much sense to obtain the middle market. It is more practical to dry salt in the future. .

After arranging for boiling salt, Li An began to arrange for burning lime. The coal was ready. The place for burning lime was in the north of the village. Several earthen kilns were built. These kilns were built by brick-burning masters. It would be no problem to burn some lime. , After the lime is burned, Li An will burn cement in the future.

Finally, An Li started to make arrangements for the flush toilet. Li An drew all the molds of the flush toilet on paper. The craftsmen only need to follow the steps on the paper to make one by one, and there will be no problem.

After finishing all this work, it was already noon, and the meal bell rang. Li An stretched out and looked at his watch this time. It was already 11:30. At this time, Li An remembered his daughter. Li Duoduo, it seems that Li An had not seen this little girl in the morning. At first, Li An thought that Li Duoduo had gone to feed Lele and Yaya.

He is not back yet, and Li An is a little surprised, because Li Duoduo must have bothered him countless times at this time in the past, but not today. However, Li An is only surprised, he is not worried.

Because Li An knew that there would be someone protecting Li Duoduo, so Li An didn't need to worry.

(End of this chapter)