Chapter 542: Sports Meet on the Agenda
The explosion attracted everyone's attention.
Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked.
After all, it was he who tried his best to persuade Ying Yuan to come and take a look at the Sky Garden.
It will also give confidence to those researchers.
But if the explosion disturbed the Holy Emperor, he would be doomed to death.
"Your Majesty, please wait here. I will go and take a look."
After saying that, Cao Cao walked towards the place where the smoke was rising.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a mad man with a dark face ran out from the thick smoke.
"I've done it, Master Dao, I've done it!"
Seeing this, without further ado, everyone surrounded Ying Yuan.
Xu Chu, who came with the army, grabbed the man and shouted angrily:
"What's going on? What a fuss! Don't you know that His Majesty is here?"
His Majesty?
The man cried out in surprise, quickly came to his senses, fell to his knees, and kowtowed repeatedly, saying:
"I didn't know Your Majesty was here. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Ying Yuan waved his hand, signaling the crowd to disperse. Then, he walked up to the Taoist and asked:
"You just said it was accomplished? What was accomplished?"
The Taoist kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, the gunpowder cannon I've been researching is now complete!"
"The power of this cannon is more than two or three times that of the previous cannon!"
"That loud noise just now was me testing my research results!"
Hearing this, Ying Yuan's eyes suddenly widened.
"May I have your name?"
The Taoist replied, "Your Majesty, my name is Ge Hong, and my nickname is Baopuzi."
Ge Hong?!
Who could be Ge Hong, the inventor of gunpowder?
This guy...
Why does this guy have to study gunpowder instead of practicing Taoism?
Ying Yuan was speechless.
In previous history, there are records that gunpowder was most likely developed by one of the three people: Tao Hongjing, Sun Simiao and Ge Hong.
It could also be some 'Qi Refiners'.
The details are no longer verifiable.
But what is certain is that Ge Hong was indeed very interested in gunpowder.
At this time, Cao Cao and the others also bowed one after another and said:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Our Great Qin Army will gain another powerful weapon!"
"Your Majesty, in time, gunpowder will undoubtedly have a profound impact on our Great Qin. It is a great invention!"
"Your Majesty, the increased power of our artillery will make our army invincible!"
“…”
Ying Yuan's heart has become numb.
Or rather, at this moment, his whole body was numb.
He didn't want to stay in this damn place anymore.
If any epoch-making invention were to appear, he would really cry.
As for the other wonders, Ying Yuan had no intention of going to see them.
Go straight back to the palace.
The next day.
Qin Hui came to meet Ying Yuan and told him some of his thoughts on the sports meeting.
In addition, a person was recommended.
"Your Majesty, I know there's a man named Gao Qiu among the people who's quite good at Cuju."
"The teams he led won many competitions in the Colosseum."
"Perhaps, I can win the first prize for my Great Qin in the World Cuju Championship."
Gao Qiu?
The corrupt official Gao Qiu?
Hearing this name, Ying Yuan became interested.
"According to what you said, Gao Qiu is indeed someone who should be given important positions."
"As for the prizes for the World Cuju Championship, have you thought about it?"
I learned that a corrupt official like Gao Qiu was also in Qin.
Ying Yuan's mood couldn't help but improve a lot.
He is not opposed to things like Cuju matches.
If it is really implemented nationwide.
It can help ordinary people to keep fit.
It can also inspire people to indulge in pleasure and lose their ambition.
It's the best of both worlds.
Why not?
Qin Hui bowed and said, "I am currently negotiating with various foreign countries on this matter."
Ying Yuan smiled and said, "Since this is a grand event attended by all nations, it can't be too shabby."
"Why not use gold and jade to create a trophy with symbolic significance?"
In order to enable Qin Hui to better understand the meaning of "trophy".
Ying Yuan also drew a rough outline on a piece of white paper.
In this way, the prototype of the first World Cup trophy appeared.
In addition, there are also matters related to the National Games.
After Ying Yuan briefly listened to Qin Hui's report, he said decisively:
"I think the rewards for this national games can be distributed according to the top three finishers."
"The first place winner will receive a medal made of jade, while the second and third place winners will receive medals made of gold and silver."
"As for all the prizes for the Cuju tournament and the sports meet, we at Daqin will shoulder the responsibility alone."
"Not only that, people from other countries who come to our Great Qin to participate in the competition must be treated very well."
Hearing this, Qin Hui frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty, this will probably be a considerable expense."
Ying Yuan sneered in his heart.
If the expenditure is not large, why should I say more?
After a pause, Ying Yuan responded sternly, "Just do as I command."
"Yes." Qin Hui bowed deeply.
He had many questions.
Originally, things like sports competitions.
He wanted to make a fortune for Daqin.
But according to Ying Yuan, not only might they not make any money, they might even lose money?
However, things had come to this point, and Qin Hui had no choice but to do his job well.
Afterwards, he went to see Daji again and asked:
"My Lady, the sports competition is already on the agenda."
"It's just that you mentioned holding some women's sports competitions. I've been searching for a long time, but it's been difficult to find women who are suitable for the sports."
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