Women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty

When Li Chengfeng walked to Yuan En Palace, the royal Taoist temple in the palace, with his head full of titles, what greeted him was not the warm welcome of his subordinates, but hostility and ridicule.It has to be said that the Taoist priests at this time still had a lot of backbone, and they were afraid of tarnishing their reputation in the religious circles for people like Li Chengfeng who had a bad name and bad words, and they didn't want to associate with them.

Li Chengfeng is also helpless. Does he really want to be a Taoist priest? He can't eat well and sleep well, wears skirts all day long, and has to carry people behind his back when he takes a shower.But no matter what, his appearance did break the rules, and it was inevitable for others to be unconvinced.So he doesn't care about being excluded, and only concentrates on doing his own thing.

As for what it is, it is naturally his mirror plan.

In fact, as early as when Jiajing first came to the throne, he already had this plan, but at that time Zhu Houcong was fighting with the cabinet, and it was a bit unrealistic to say that he would invest in mirror making on a large scale.

It was a conversation with Zhu Houcong a few nights ago that prompted him to make this decision.

That day, the little emperor came to him with a troubled expression on his face. After walking around for a long time, he thought it was some serious matter, so he quickly pricked up his ears to listen.

As a result, the other party chattered for a long time, just when Li Chengfeng was about to lose his patience, he blushed and said: "Before... the 99 Taoist temples that I really promised you may have to be built later."

Li Chengfeng: "..." This silly boy actually took it seriously.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Houcong quickly explained: "It's not just you, the queen mother's martial arts arena, Chunying's book pavilion, and Chunyin's bird house have all been postponed." None of the cattle ratios were achieved.

"...The poor will naturally not doubt His Majesty's justice." Li Chengfeng was speechless, but he still wanted to ask: "So what happened?"

Zhu Houcong was extremely frustrated: "Today, the Ministry of Household Affairs reported financial expenditures, and the imperial court has been in deficit for several years in a row."

In fact, it is difficult to understand. As I said before, the Zhengde court raised many idlers, and the phenomenon of redundant officials was serious. In addition, the money given to the clan every year, land mergers led to tax revenues not coming up, and the Qingzhou uprising broke out a few months ago. The torrential rain in the south is going to provide disaster relief... After counting it down, money is almost everywhere.

Money, money!It's funny to say that when he was in the palace, he could spend a lot of money, but now that he is the emperor, he can't wait to break a penny in half.He first set an example by reducing his food and clothing expenses to a minimum, and actively promoted improved seeds, hoping that the people would have a better harvest, but all of this was just a drop in the bucket.

Originally, I wanted to continue to put pressure on the Ministry of Housing and let them come up with an idea.But seeing Hubu Shangshu's shiny forehead and the thin and stubborn hair in the official hat again, he felt pity in his heart after all, he couldn't say anything when he got to the point of his mouth, and finally he could only sigh. Hair loss in handfuls.

Hearing this, Li Chengfeng was shocked, and hurriedly pulled Jiajing to check his hairline. The child is only 15 years old, and he didn't even get married. What should he do now that he is bald!

Zhu Houcong was helpless: "The point is not this. If the treasury is full, so what if I lose all my hair!"

Li Chengfeng: Hehe, that means you are still young, you can still say that when you are over 30 years old, I respect you for being a man!As a man of science and technology, no one knows the value of hair better than him.I touched the top of the child's head, and it turned out that the volume of hair was a little less than before, and I couldn't help feeling distressed.He hurriedly called Huang Jin and told him to ask the Imperial Dining Room to make more things to nourish the brain and grow hair.

Zhu Houcong was furious at the side, he was already 15 years old, but the female crown still treated him like a child.

When Li Chengfeng turned around, he saw the little emperor's unkind expression, angrily and amusedly said: "Okay, okay, isn't it just money, can't the poor Taoist get it for you?"

"What can you do? Can you make alchemy and buy medicine?" Zhu Houcong obviously didn't believe it.

"Hey, I have a lot of skills in turning stones into gold. Didn't I show you before, is that mirror still with you?"

Hearing him mention the mirror, Zhu Houcong turned his head unnaturally: "That kind of thing made of crystal is too expensive to make. It's okay for people in Beijing to have fun, and they can't buy much."

"Who said it was made of crystal? If it costs a few pennies, sell it for half a tael." Li Chengfeng laughed. He knew what the emperor was talking about. In fact, the level of glassmaking in ancient China was not very high. , Those crystal-like or exquisite glass-like products are mostly crystal, which are polished by craftsmen by hand, and the price is extremely expensive.

Hearing the cost, Jiajing was stunned, and his first reaction was to decline: "If it is really as you said, the profit of this thing is huge, then how can I covet your things, a gentleman loves money, and you can get it in a proper way. Keep things for yourself, and I will think of other ways."

Looking at the serious little emperor amusedly, Li Chengfeng also said solemnly: "Your Majesty is serious. The poor Taoist is now receiving a lot of money in the palace every month, and he still has a rank. He can be regarded as an official of the Ming Dynasty. The country is in trouble. , what's wrong with contributing to the court, not to mention..."

He changed the subject, and then said: "Pindao has no manpower in his hands. It is impossible for ordinary people to produce mirrors on a large scale. Your Majesty also knows that this thing is very profitable. If it is not possible, just give the poor a percentage of the proceeds."

Zhu Houcong was persuaded for a long time before agreeing, and finally summoned the ministers of the court and China to discuss the matter together.

Unexpectedly, the female Taoist priest favored by His Majesty came up with such a way to make money, and all the courtiers were also happy. Everyone is a person who knows the goods, so they can naturally see the value of this thing.

Production is naturally very easy. With so many people in the Ministry of Industry, it is enough to divide the land to build a factory at will. However, some people have objected to the pricing.They think that this item is exquisite and precious, and it is a scarce item. Even if the high price of one hundred taels is set, some people will buy it, and half a tael is really too low.

As soon as this remark came out, Jiajing, Li Chengfeng, Yang Yiqing and others said repeatedly: "Absolutely not." Finally, Yang Yiqing explained: "Nowadays, the income of the people is only more than ten taels a year, and most people will go to the half tael price. Buying, 100 taels is afraid that it can only be circulated among a small number of people, and in the end a large number of items cannot be sold, which is really not the best policy.”

Li Chengfeng also added: "If you use the mirror carefully, you can use it for three or four years, and then the material inside will gradually turn black. That is to say, it can be regarded as half a consumable. If the price is too high, you must buy it There are few people, but..."

"But what?" Zhu Houcong asked hurriedly, and all the ministers listened patiently.

"However, although the price of ordinary mirrors is not high, we can make a fuss about the appearance of the mirror, such as making the frame more gorgeous, or inlaid with different things, and then sell it at a high price, so that the dignitaries in Beijing and China will not pay. "

Zhu Houcong was overwhelmed with praise, but all the ministers felt chills down their backs. Thinking of the female relatives at home, they couldn't help but lamented their wallets.

"Also, the money earned in China is only a small amount of money. I have heard that there is only a small town in Thailand that can make mirrors in the world. The mirror makers in the city are not allowed to leave there for the rest of their lives, and other people are strictly prohibited from entering. The price of those mirrors is also very high. It is expensive, but nobles from all over the world are flocking to it. Why don’t we sell the mirrors to them through the Shibo Department and make a fortune!”

The more Li Chengfeng talked, the more excited he became, and even fantasized about dropping money from the sky, but the reality gave him a heavy blow.

Seeing Jiajing and the courtiers all looked calm, some of them were even faintly angry, Li Chengfeng was stunned, what's wrong now?

Fei Hong explained helplessly: "Just a few days ago, two tribute missions of the Japanese feudal lord had a dispute in Ningbo over the issue of tribute qualifications. Many coastal people were affected, some were killed, and some were captured. Now there are faint voices in the court, thinking that the Japanese plague originated from the city ships, demanding to blockade all coastal ports, destroy ships going to sea, and cut off trade with other places."

Li Chengfeng went crazy when he heard it, isn't this the sea ban and seclusion in junior high school textbooks?He wanted to speak, but saw that many courtiers around him agreed with this decision, so he secretly thought that if he said no, he would definitely be scolded all over his body.

So he turned his eyes and said, "Let's talk about this later. A monk in the poor way does not dare to talk about state affairs. He completely listens to the emperor and the ministers. But I did a little calculation before. The mirror is only It was the most profitable when it first appeared. According to this cost, the income from selling mirrors at sea in the first two years is estimated to reach several million taels, or it will be banned after two years."

It has to be said that when this number came out, everyone present couldn't help being moved... Because the Ming Dynasty did not collect commercial taxes, and also collected less agricultural taxes, the Chinese treasury was the poorest in all dynasties.The annual income of the Qing court was around 8000 million taels of silver, and at its peak it was close to 9000 million taels of silver.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was less than 400 million taels a year. Although it is a little more than 400 million now, it is not much more.

Thinking of this money as one year's fiscal revenue, the Minister of the Household Department trembled directly, and even other officials who supported the sea ban couldn't help but whisper in their hearts.It's not irrelevant, there shouldn't be much difference between two years earlier and two years later...

Li Chengfeng originally planned to delay it for a year or a year. When everyone tastes the sweetness, even if the emperor wants to shut down, the officials must be reluctant to part with this piece of fat.

The issue of the sea ban is put on hold for another time, the important thing now is the mirror.The Ministry of Industry heard Li Chengfeng's description of the closure of the small Taixi town thoughtful, and absorbed their experience, carefully selected, and built factories in uninhabited suburbs dozens of miles outside Beijing.The craftsmen have been carefully selected to ensure that the background is perfect, and by the way, the whole family will be taken in.

Li Chengfeng personally went to the factory to guide him. This time, Zhu Houcong gave him 10,000% of the net profit, which may not sound like much, but in fact it is equivalent to him lying at home all day and doing nothing. Tens of thousands or even [-]+ taels of income.Compared with the meager salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty, he is already a winner in life.

Some officials still complained about this, and in the end Zhu Houcong was directly promoted to the official position, and one or two were quite honest.

Li Chengfeng was holding silver in his hand, smiling at Mad Dog.Going in and out of the factory every day, I saw the craftsmen working extremely hard every day, being beaten and scolded by the supervisors, and sometimes they couldn't even eat enough.So by the way, he asked the people from the Ministry of Industry to raise the salary of the craftsman, and the Ministry of Industry scolded him for his meddling, while doing so.

Just kidding, this is a celebrity around the emperor and Shoufu. I heard that even the wife of the empress dowager and princess Shoufu appreciates him, but anyone who offends him will either be demoted or punished.As early as when the female Taoist priest came, his immediate superior had repeatedly told him not to neglect her.

The salary of the craftsmen has been improved, and the work will be even harder.Even a modern person like Li Chengfeng couldn't find any flaws in the final mirror.Not to mention the surrounding embellishments, in terms of aesthetics, Daming is absolutely unique no matter whether it is a literati or a craftsman.When he saw a full-length full-length mirror made of pearls, rubies, and agates, with a frame like red plums in the snow, Li Chengfeng was stunned. He couldn't help but be moved by the straight male aesthetics that he proposed before. ashamed.

The representative of the craftsman shyly said: "Xianggu, the younger ones raised money to do this together, thank you for taking care of me during this time."

Li Chengfeng accepted it with a smile. At this point, the first stage is considered complete, and the next step is the sale, which needs to be thought about carefully...

The author has something to say: I personally think that the average level of aesthetics was the highest in the Ming Dynasty, regardless of the emperor or the ministers and craftsmen. Of course, it is also possible that the productivity reached this point (the Qing Dynasty was brought up in the chat group.)

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