Chapter 56 The so-called noble life
How to pretend to live a high-class life?
Among the various options of "how to enter the upper class, what are the hobbies of the upper class", riding horses has always been the "focus on".
Rich people are always similar, and poor people have their own ways of poverty. The richest "upper class" in the world, whether it is princes, nobles, billionaires or superstars, their daughters have the same hobby, that is, riding horses!
Speaking of British riding horses, it can be traced back to ancient Europe.
At that time, Europe was a place of bloody storm, and the martial arts factions were fighting endlessly. At that time, Great Britain was even more wild.
Later, the Celtic faction, Roman faction, pirate faction and other martial arts faction set foot on this barren land one after another, intending to open a logistics base that can cultivate one's own nature. In the end, the Roman faction won with its strong cultural soft power and won the British Isle.
However, at that time, the island was barren and rainy, and all kinds of fruits and melons could not grow well after planting them. It was really not a good place to cultivate one's own character. In this great grand scheme of history, the Romans quickly gave up on Britain.
As soon as the leader of the martial arts world left, the various military factions on the island immediately fell into a long-term melee, and the dying horse howled like a gust of wind blowing throughout the British Isle.
Until the 11th century, William, a descendant of the Pirates, from France, and his minion William, and a brave and warlike followers, entered the British Isle from across the sea, and finally conquered the land and proclaimed himself king.
From then on, William the Conqueror basically ended the history of martial arts melee on the British Islands and began the true royal power of England. That's right, this unknown minion conquered William of Britain and became the first king in the history of British royal power.
Although he was a descendant of pirates, William grew up in France and was influenced by the strong Norman culture. So he called the Kingdom of England he established as the Norman Dynasty. Not only that, he also brought French cavalry and established a cavalry system. Gradually, the cavalry became a special social class. They served the king, obtained fiefs, and obtained more salary than the common people. However, in the aristocratic sequence, the knights could only be considered a very low-level class.
Although small-scale wars occurred in Britain under the royal power from time to time, it was much more harmonious than the classic martial arts battles in ancient times. Horses were no longer a necessity for war, but instead developed into an entertainment-style sports transportation tool, and the car for princes and nobles to hunt. As the war decreased, the cavalry became less and less, and equestrians became a symbol of "power and authority" of the great nobles and royal families.
Several "home" sports developed by British aristocrats include horse riding and hunting, polo, dressed equestrian, sports horse racing, etc. However, the research and development has been successfully carried out and has been preserved to this day, especially sports horse racing is the most popular among the British.
Of course, this is largely due to the praise of the royal family. The Jockey Club's competition week in June each year has continued to this day and has become an important event that the UK must participate in if it wants to become an internet celebrity in the circle of friends.
Whether it is a high-end "sweat-blooded BMW", various equipment and equestrian training courses are indeed expensive. This sport has always been considered "only a few people". Of course, it is not only because of money. In addition to whoever owns pure-blooded horse racing has wealth and status, in various media publicity, being able to ride a horse or hobby for horse riding has even become a "symbol of entering the upper class".
In fact, whether it is riding a horse, playing golf, drinking wine, or collecting arts, these activities that are labeled as "noble sports" do require a certain amount of money or even long-term learning and training to a certain extent. Some people retreat because of this, while many people start to pursue it just because of such a "high-end" label.
But in Arthur's view, the most important thing is whether we really like this after removing the label. If we really like it, there are always many ways.
For example, if you ride a horse, even if you don’t have a full set of Gucci equipment, every sincere horse riding enthusiast can get his own happiness in the ordinary horse farm.
In the evening, feeling the tranquility of the setting sun, Arthur and Emilia rode horses in parallel in the vast manor. Emilia really liked riding horses. Not only could she ride horses to see the scenery, enjoy nature, sunshine and fresh air, and achieve a return to nature, but more importantly, she could also lose weight and shape her body.
"...Did you know, the magic of riding a horse is that it can make the place where it should grow and make the parts that should lose weight."
Hearing Emilia's words, Arthur, who was riding a horse leisurely, deliberately fell backwards, looked at her buttoks with his head, smashed his mouth and exclaimed: "Tsk tsk, it's really good, no wonder it makes me love..."
Emilia was already a little resistant to Arthur's teasing. There was no way. Facing a bastard who was not serious and would use mumeng words to flirt with mumeng at any time and anywhere, she could only try to apply as soon as possible. After giving Arthur anger a look, she couldn't help laughing helplessly: "You count, you are simply mumeng."
"Haha, thank you for your praise. I am willing to be a manggar to you." Arthur looked at Emilia with a look, and said reluctantly: "Dear, I'm a little reluctant to let you go to London tomorrow."
Chapter completed!