Ang Lee was preparing to move his body. Seeing that the entire set of badminton equipment had been completed, he was very happy and quickly got up to check. First, he picked up a badminton and carefully observed the goose feather and rubber head. He also checked the position of the connection to see if it was firm enough.
Ang Lee was very confident in the rubber material he invented, and the quality of the goose feather would not be a problem. However, the connection part was the most important. If the connection was not firm, the feather would be separated from the rubber head when playing badminton. In this way, he would not be able to play badminton. Who could play a small rubber head?
"Very good, the connection is very tight, and the rubber head is elastic enough. It should be able to play very far."
Ang Lee put down the badminton with satisfaction, and then picked up the badminton racket to check the quality of the racket.
The outer ring of this racket is made of wood. The wood is very hard and tough. It can withstand relatively large bends and cracks.
The handle is naturally made of wood. The whole thing is cylindrical. The surface is carved with anti-slip concave and convex patterns to prevent it from slipping in the hand. At the same time, it looks more beautiful.
The net is a kind of elastic line. It is a new material newly developed by the Tang dynasty half a year ago. It is most suitable for making badminton nets.
Ang Lee picked up the badminton and put it on the racket and bounced it up and down. After bouncing it five or six times in a row, he felt very good and nodded in appreciation.
"Alang, this badminton is played like this. It's similar to a shuttlecock! But what is this big net for? "
Yun 'er asked doubtfully.
Ang Lee said with a smile: "Who said badminton is played like this? Alang is just testing the elasticity to see if it is qualified. In fact, this big net doesn't need to be used. However, the effect is better with it. Come, quickly install this big net outside."
More than a dozen people worked together and quickly installed the big net.
Ang Lee personally used the sword in his hand to draw the field for badminton, forming the standard badminton court of later generations.
"Well, this is the badminton court. Yun 'er, accompany Alang to play a game."
Ang Lee gave one of the two sets of racket in his hand to Yun 'er and let Yun' er walk to the opposite side.
Yun'er pursed her lips and said, "Alang, but I don't know how to!"
For people who had seen badminton for the first time, no one dared to say that they knew how to play.
Ang Lee said, "Badminton is very simple. I will hit the ball over, and you can catch it and hit it back."
"Oh, I'll try!"
Yun'er responded and walked over with the racket.
Ang Lee raised the shuttlecock high and said, "Yun'er, get ready. Alang is going to hit the ball."
After saying that, he hit the shuttlecock hard.
Because this was a cooperative game and not a competition, Ang Lee served to Yun'er's position so that Yun'er could receive the ball more easily.
When Yun'er saw the shuttlecock flying towards her, she quickly raised her racket and hit it back.
"Not bad! You actually caught it. Again. "
Ang Lee jogged a few steps and hit the shuttlecock again.
However, because the position of the ball was away from him, when he ran over, he was not prepared enough. He did not hit the ball to Yun'er's side, but to a place three to five steps away from Yun'er. When Yun'er ran over, the ball had already landed.
"You got it! That's how it's played. Pick up the ball and hit it back. "
Ang Lee ordered loudly.
Yun'er smiled and said, "Got it. Alang, prepare to receive the ball."
Although she had just started learning, badminton was not that difficult. Very quickly, Yun'er learned how to play badminton and cooperated with Ang Lee to play. Under normal circumstances, she could play back and forth five or six times, and the highest was more than ten times. It could be said that her results were very good.
"Yun'er, you're playing very well! It's your first time playing and you're already so good. You have a lot of potential! "
Ang Lee praised happily.
Ang Lee was very satisfied with Yun'er's performance. To be able to achieve such a result was indeed very good.
"Alang, this badminton is really fun! However, what does it mean to draw lines outside? Is there any explanation? "
Yun'er felt that playing badminton had nothing to do with the lines outside. She had left the area where the lines were drawn many times, but Ang Lee did not say anything.
Ang Lee explained, "Yun'er, you don't know this, right? We're playing together now, not a competition. If we were to play a competition, there would be too many rules. "
"Alang, are there a lot of rules in badminton?"
Yun'er asked.
Ang Lee was very patient. He explained all the rules of badminton until Yun'er completely understood.
"Yun'er, do you understand?"
Ang Lee asked loudly.
Yun'er smiled and said, "Alang, Yun'er understands. Then let's have a competition!"
Ang Lee chuckled, "Yun'er, you will lose miserably."
"Hmph, we'll only know who's the winner after we compete. Come on!"
Yun'er said unconvinced.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Little girl, you liar, you think I can't deal with you? Watch the ball."
Aiming at the corner at the back, Ang Lee sent a very fierce ball.
Yun'er couldn't react in time and couldn't catch it at all. However, just as Ang Lee was feeling happy, he suddenly realized that his ball was too fierce and actually fell outside the boundary line.
"Alang, you've lost one point. Beauty, start the score."
Yun'er was the first to get a point. She was so happy that she almost jumped up.
Ang Lee wanted to get a good start, but because he used too much strength, he lost one point first. However, Yun'er had just started playing badminton, so it was unlikely that her level would surpass Ang Lee's. Therefore, for the final victory, Ang Lee was still very confident.
"Little girl, I'll let you be proud for a moment. Serve!"
Ang Lee was complacent and believed that he would definitely win.
He didn't know if it was because of luck, but the more Ang Lee wanted to win, the more he lost. He made three mistakes in serving. When he was playing, in order to increase the difficulty of Yun'er receiving the ball, he deliberately chose the corner to start. As a result, he frequently fell outside the line because of mistakes, thus losing a lot of points.
However, playing badminton was also a physical activity. Although Yun'er had the upper hand and was leading by a lot of points, her physical exhaustion was not small. As she played, she felt a sense of weakness, as if she was out of breath.
Although Ang Lee was still behind in points, through the continuous movement of the corners, Yun'er was already sweating profusely. Naturally, it was time to counterattack.
Sure enough, when Yun'er's physical strength was getting less and less, Ang Lee's score caught up and soon tied with Yun'er.
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore. Alang, I'm too tired. I can't play anymore."
Yun'er panted heavily and sat on the ground. She didn't seem to have any image at all.
This was all because of Ang Lee's pampering. Ordinary maids wouldn't dare to do this.
"Alang, let me do it! At the very least, we have to finish this round! "
The beauty was counting from the side. She had long wanted to give it a try.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Okay, you take over from Yun'er. Yun'er, quickly come over and record the points."
If he could defeat two people in one game, Ang Lee would be very happy, even though the level of these two guys was not very good.
After watching for a long time, the beauty already knew how to play badminton. However, knowing is one thing, being able to play it well is another thing.
Although she felt that it was very simple, as if it could be done easily, but when she really started playing, she realized that it would take some time to get used to it.
When she started playing, the beauty lost several points in a row. After adapting to badminton, she was not Ang Lee's opponent and was soon beaten down.
"How is it, two people can't beat me! Hahaha! "
Ang Lee actually laughed like a child.
"Alang is the best, haha!"
The two women praised together.
Ang Lee happily said, "You both lost. Tonight, the two of you will be punished to serve me in bed and serve me with a big stick, haha!"
"Alang is so naughty."
Early the next morning, Ang Lee heard the good news as soon as he went out. The reward from the imperial court was to commend Ang Lee and the others for obtaining a series of overseas territories for the Tang dynasty, which was a few pieces of land in the area of Malacca.
As for the land in the Lion Kingdom, because they had just obtained it, it was estimated that it had not been sent to the imperial court yet. Naturally, the reward would have to wait for some time.
The work of distributing the reward could be done by his subordinates. Ang Lee did not need to do it himself. Ang Lee did not care about the reward for himself.
The glass industry alone was enough to make Ang Lee have endless wealth. The reward from the imperial court was just a string of numbers, which was not attractive.
The water conservancy facilities in the experimental field were very good, and all kinds of vegetables had sprouted. Among them, the water spinach had grown very big and completely met the requirements of picking.
However, in order to let these vegetables grow bigger, they would not be picked for the time being.
The place where the businessmen gathered naturally had to be taken care of, and at the same time, see how much was rented and sold.
"Oh, not bad! It has been expanded. It looks more magnificent and more spacious. "
Ang Lee was very satisfied with the expanded shed. In this way, the businessmen would not be too crowded inside.
"Assistant Minister Li, today's transactions are more than yesterday's. In addition, I don't know what the Lion Kingdom wants to do. They actually brought a large number of land to rent and sell. They are obviously betraying the country!"
One of his subordinates said in a low voice.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Ma Teqin is not stupid. He knows clearly that renting and selling some land will not cause too much loss to the Lion Kingdom. He did not even frown when they ceded so much land to the Tang dynasty. Why would he care about these small pieces of land? Moreover, the real sale is not much. Most of it is rented. As long as the rental period is up, the Lion Kingdom can still take it back. In addition, Ma Teqin's small imperial court is very short of money now.
Do you understand? "The patriotism education of the later generations emphasized that territory and land were very important, as if losing an inch of land was a great loss to the country.
Of course, as long as they lost land, they would lose all the resources on the land. It was indeed a very great loss.
However, the benefits that land could bring to the regime were long-term. In the short term, it would not produce too many benefits. It could not solve the financial dilemma that the imperial court was facing.
For example, when the Wokou pirates of the later generations fought against Hua Xia, they won and obtained land and reparations. Among these benefits, the land was a long-term benefit, while the reparations were a practical benefit. It was these reparations that made the finances of the Wokou pirates very rich. In a short period of time, they began to develop their military equipment. This allowed their strength to reach a higher level. They were many times stronger than before the war.
If there were no reparations, the Wokou pirates would definitely be in a difficult situation due to the losses and financial difficulties caused by the war. It was possible that they would never be able to rise again.
It was the reparations from Hua Xia that allowed the Wokou pirates to survive and become stronger. Afterwards, in the dog-eat-dog battle between the Wokou pirates and the northern enemy, the Wokou pirates combined the reparations from Hua Xia to form a strong army. They won a pyrrhic victory over the northern enemy, but their losses were not small.
However, the northern enemy was not as weak as the last imperial court of Hua Xia. When they admitted defeat, they did not agree to pay any reparations. They did not even pay a single cent. They only gave the Wokou pirates some of the land that they had seized as compensation.
Of course, the Wokou pirates were very dissatisfied. This was because in order to win this war, they had paid too high a price. After the war, they urgently needed to replenish their funds. Otherwise, the country would fall into financial difficulties.
However, the northern enemy was not to be trifled with. They did not pay a single cent. If the Wokou pirates were not satisfied, then they would continue to fight and see who could outlast the other.
The Wokou pirates were not confident and could only choose to accept.
After paying a huge price, they only obtained some land. This could be considered a victory. However, their financial difficulties were not resolved. The funds needed to develop their military equipment were also very tight. It was a pyrrhic victory.
After the war, the entire economy of the Wokou pirates suffered a huge blow. It would take a long time for them to recover. If the northern enemy was like the last imperial court of Hua Xia and paid a large amount of reparations, then the Wokou pirates would become even more powerful. They would become even more terrifying.
The reparations allowed the Wokou pirates to challenge opponents who were much stronger than them within ten years. However, if they did not pay reparations, then the Wokou pirates would lick their wounds for thirty years before they dared to attack the weak and small Hua Xia.
From this, it could be seen that the issue of funds was very important. This was because only funds were the most practical. With money, everything would be easy to do. If there was no money, then the entire country would not be able to operate normally and the country would be paralyzed.
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