After lunch, Li Mu and Zhang Tianai went out together. Dugu Jiu was left at home by him to guard Ju Zhisheng, while Li Chongyi was going to the Ministry of Works to receive training from Li Daliang. In the morning, he had been delayed for half a day because of Li Mu's affairs.

Although Zhang Tianai's kung fu is not as good as Li Chongyi and Dugu Jiu, he is also among the masters. With her by Li Mu, there is no need to worry about safety issues. Moreover, there are not many people who dare to assassinate the third-rank military marquis on the street. Once the forces behind him are investigated, they will know that no fool will move easily unless he has to.

Zhang Tianai wanted to go back to Feng and ask Huang for help, while Li Mu wanted to go to the horse farm and send her there. Li Mu had already done it with Cheng Yaojin's polo competition rules. He combined the rules of basketball and football to create a seven-a-side polo competition.

According to the rules of basketball, there are two forwards, a center and two defenders. According to the rules of football, a winger and a goalkeeper are added.

Most of the other rules follow the old system. However, in terms of "equipment", Li Mu made another regulation.

First of all, in addition to entertainment, polo games are about making money. When it comes to making money, we have to mention ‘sponsorship’ and ‘naming’. Therefore, Li Mu stipulates that all polo players wear clothes that embroider the sponsor’s advertisements must be left. In addition, for the convenience of commentary during the game, Li Mu also borrowed the characteristics of basketball and football uniforms and sewed the numbers with different colored cloth behind them.

Now the four calculations have been widely circulated through the Tang Dynasty Daily. In Chang'an City, many shops have begun to use such simple symbols to record accounts. Don't worry that the people can't understand it.

Secondly, for the sake of the safety of the players, Li Mu also borrowed some of the things about rugby. He found the armor piece he made when he was rushing to the [Skinmaking] skill point in the warehouse. This thing was useless, but it became a rare treasure for polo games. After a slight change of the armor piece, it can be made into knee pads and elbow pads. These two parts are the most vulnerable parts during polo games.

Li Mu also made clear specifications for the size and texture of the polo.

The polo materials on the market are made of wood and leather. The wooden balls are hollow and usually painted in red on the outside, which makes them more eye-catching during the game. The leather balls are sewn in tough cowhide, with hair filled inside and patterns on the outside.

Compared with the two balls, wooden balls are cheap, light and durable. However, the "strike" feel is poor. If the technology is not up to standard, it is even difficult to accurately pass the ball at a long distance. The ball is expensive, relatively heavy, and not durable enough. The advantage is that the leather feels very good, and players of ordinary levels can use the ball to play a certain degree of cooperation.

Among the people who play polo, most of the rough men in the military camp and the ruffians in the market use wooden balls. The balls are exclusive to the playboys, and only they are willing to use expensive balls. And their skills are average. When using balls, they can also show off their skills occasionally.

After considering the matter, Li Mu chose to use the ball. This was not to bow to the dandy forces, but to attract the audience to consider it. The first time the competition was held, the levels of the participating teams were uneven. If they used wooden balls, it would be difficult to cooperate beautifully, which would greatly reduce the excitement of the game, so they chose to use the balls.

As for the difference, he no longer considered it. No matter how expensive it is, how much is it? Are there still a few goals that people who can afford to participate in the polo game?

In addition to players and equipment, there is the venue.

Li Mu studied the venues commonly used in polo competitions and found a very serious problem. Except for the military camps, the venue is large enough, most of the other venues are very small. The small venues lead to the horses not being able to run, without speed, and without passion.

The size of the horse farm is just right.

The horse farm is about four miles in a circle, and the whole is an oval and open space in the middle. It just so happens that a polo court with a circumference of about one thousand steps can be set up.

This area is not very large, but it is definitely not small. For the seven-side polo match, it is just right.

Li Mu enlarged a simple drawing according to the existing polo stadium drawings and wrote them in the charter. The Cheng family has experience in building a horse stadium, so it is not difficult to build a polo stadium.

In the carriage, Li Mu and Zhang Tianai sat aside.

Zhang Tianai looked at Li Mu holding a paper tube. Although she was curious about what was inside, she didn't ask. She didn't care much about all the things with words. But when she saw Li Mu dazed, she found it very interesting and kept staring at him.

After living for more than 20 years, Zhang Tianai has never had any experience with men in the world. Therefore, she has no idea how to please men. Although she has become Li Mu's woman now, no one has taught her in this regard, and Li Mu has not touched her for a short time, which has led to her not being "opened up" yet.

Zhang Tianai looked at Li Mu now, as if she was six years old. She finally got a little foal and could ride a horse like adults. Although she had fantasized about riding a horse countless times in her heart, she really didn't dare to get close to her foal, and she didn't know where to start. She liked it in her heart, but she didn't dare to touch it.

Seeing that the place was almost over, the time of being alone was about to pass, Zhang Tianai was unwilling to end like this, and with courage, he reached out and grabbed Li Mu's hand.

Li Mu looked up at her and said, "What are you doing?"

"I see, when you and Qiaoqiao are together, they always hold her hand. Why don't you hold my hand?"

"..." Li Mu thought about it and seemed that there was no reason to refuse, so he honestly held Zhang Tianai's hand.

Zhang Tianai sat up with her butt, and the two of them stared at each other, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

In order to alleviate the embarrassing situation, Li Mu hooked his little finger and scratched Zhang Tianai's palm.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Tianai frowned and said, "If you hold hands, hold hands. Why do you scratch me? If you don't like it, let go?"

"..." Li Mu sighed speechlessly and muttered in a low voice: "What a woman without interest,"

"What are you talking about? Tell me more clearly!"

"I said..." Li Mu didn't know how to explain, so he hugged Zhang Tianai and kissed her. Zhang Tianai's face turned red, and he felt like he was being lit up, straight.

"Understood?"

"Oh." Zhang Tianai's cheeks were flushed and he didn't dare to look up.

At this time, the car also arrived at Feng Qiuhuang's door. Li Mu jumped out of the carriage and reached out to pick up Zhang Tianai. Seeing that she was still stunned, he said, "Get out of the car?"

"No need for your help, I can-"

"You are my fourth wife, of course I want to catch you." Li Mu continued to hug Zhang Tianai and hugged her again. Zhang Tianai felt that her feet were a little soft, and she was rushing in her heart, so she didn't dare to look at Li Mu's eyes. After getting off the car, she stepped on the ground, and ran into the store as if she ran away.

Li Mu smiled, but didn't chase her. He raised his hand and called a rogue who was wandering around the door, saying, "Go to the Happy Valley and invite Manager Cheng Qian over. I have something to tell him."

These ruffians are all under Bai Naoer's hands, and their role is somewhat similar to that of urban management in later generations. If someone makes trouble on Jingdong, they will have their place to use it.

The ruffian took the order and Li Mu walked into the store.

After passing through the shop and coming to the backyard, Li Mu heard Li Zhien's voice. Li Mu walked over quietly and saw a table in the backyard. Li Zhien was sitting behind the table, and was interviewing seriously.

"What do you know? Can you calculate the numbers? Can you keep accounts? Can you read??"

"If you say that to the second concubine, I can recognize a few words, and I can't calculate the numbers, but I can't keep the accounts."

"Oh..." Li Zhien sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to keep you. You don't know much about literacy, you can't keep accounts, and you're older. You can't do things in the front yard. This is better. If you are willing to endure hardships, you can stay and be responsible for cleaning. One hundred ounces a day, and you can give you money every day. If you take leave, you don't have money to get it. If you take care of a meal at noon, are you willing?"

"Will!" The woman heard Li Zhien sigh. She thought there was no chance, but she didn't expect that she would have a chance to stay, and she would have a salary of 100 million yuan a day. This is not a small amount. Ordinary vendors who set up stalls may not be able to make so much money in one day.

Nowadays, the most enviable job for ordinary people in Chang'an City is the technician of the Ministry of Works. Li Mu's salary is 300 ounces a day. The second is labor worker, which is now 150 ounces a day. Both of these jobs are much more than the average income of ordinary people, and they are both men's jobs.

For a woman in her thirties, most of them have no income. Because in this era, there are not many jobs that can be done for women. Normally, if a woman of this age wants to make some money, she mostly makes a girl or helps the chef in a noble mansion. It can only cost a few hundred ounces a month, and at most there are leftovers in the mansion, so she can just take it home to eat.

The wages given by Li Zhien are 100 ounces a day. If he finishes a month, he will get three ounces. This income is comparable to that of a servant in the county government office. How could this woman not be happy?

The woman took Li Zhien's note and left thankfully. Li Zhien was about to interview the next one, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of Li Mu, and a smile appeared on his face. He ran over and rushed over, and threw himself into Li Mu's arms like a laced swallow, and said coquettishly: "Master, I've been interviewing all day long and I'm going to be exhausted."

Li Mu pinched her face affectionately and asked, "Have you found the right person?"

Li Zhien shook his head and said, "There are almost no suitable people. Most of the people who come to apply for the job do not know how to keep accounts and do not read much. There is no one with the level of Xiaomei and Xiaozhu."

As he said that, Li Zhien sighed and said, "It seems that this kind of trick can't be used to recruit suitable people. Master, why not talk to His Majesty, let's go and teach the Fangsi to pick people, otherwise it will be the end of this time? I am not afraid of being tired, but I am afraid of delaying my business."

"That's it..." Li Mu thought about it, agreed, and said, "Okay, I'll have the remaining interviews today. I'll ask when I go to the palace to see His Majesty tomorrow."
Chapter completed!