Others went into business.
For example, literary talents mainly study the Four Books and Five Classics, the classics of various schools of thought, as well as poetry and prose.
After graduation, some of these people chose to become writers, some worked for the Song Dynasty Gazette, and some became clerical workers.
For example, military talents generally come from the Imperial Military Academy. After graduation, they have the rank of non-commissioned officer and enter the army. Some start from the Censorate, while others start from logistics. Those with connections will be given the position of captain.
Whether it's academic or martial arts, the elective courses include competitive sports such as polo and football.
Because polo is more exciting, and because the number of horses increases year by year, polo is more popular than football in the Song Dynasty.
This year alone, professional polo teams have emerged in various places.
As the person in charge of managing sports nationwide, Gao Qiu had just submitted an application to the Council of State for a polo match.
The application was approved by Yu Yunwen without any problems.
Every year on September 18th, Tokyo hosts the National Polo Tournament, and each state must send a polo team to Tokyo to participate.
Meanwhile, thanks to Gao Qiu's efforts, football matches will officially begin to be held in Lufu next year.
This kind of sports competition is actually an inevitable result of people's improved living standards.
People get idle when they have too much to eat and nothing else to do.
When you're idle for too long, you start to think you're incredibly awesome, and then you start to get restless and do stupid things.
If there is no suitable outlet for venting, it is easy to go astray. Once you go astray, you start acting recklessly and are likely to run into trouble.
Therefore, the ministers in the imperial court unanimously agreed that sports competitions played a role in maintaining local order and security.
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