[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

In the past, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty successively came into contact with the forces of courtiers who would disperse at the touch of a touch, or even collapsed before contact, and even turned to cast their heads, during the process of fighting the former Yuan army and various local tyrants. After the important ministers and relatives of the family are tough, it is inevitable to feel emotional.

When conquering the world, he was naturally very grateful to these supporters who turned to him, but after becoming emperor, he inevitably wondered if his subjects would also turn to the enemies of Daming like they turned to him back then. ?

After several comparisons and scientific researches, Emperor Hongwu came to the conclusion that the important points and vital points in the world cannot be guarded by non-flesh and blood officials. The last moment.

This is actually human nature.Important ministers, flesh and blood have a firmly bound interest in the world, and ordinary courtiers who work for wages are just laborers.

The former is like a big tree rooted in this land. Once the land is overturned, they will not be able to live well. The latter is like a lawn, shoveled up and placed on the side, watered and fertilized They can also grow, and it doesn’t matter if they work for anyone, and it’s good to be able to do their duty, and when that day really comes, they will definitely weigh the pros and cons in their hearts.

But the matter of guarding the border is not as simple as doing one's duty. If there is no such determination not to give up in the fight to the last moment, and the willpower to stick to it, even if there is a natural moat, even if there are sufficient supplies, they will not be able to defend .

It is never materials that determine victory on the battlefield, but people's hearts.

Therefore, after ascending to the throne, even though the courtiers protested frantically, Emperor Hongwu still made a policy of guarding the Quartet as a barrier.

This is not the vassal system in the pre-Qin period. The vassal kings did not have administrative power in the vassal land, and the local jurisdiction was still in the hands of the central government. In wartime, their military power is even higher than that of local officials, and they can directly command the local army.

↑ Of course, in the actual operation process, there are still many detailed rules, and it is not that simple for the vassal king to lead the army, otherwise, if he takes the military power and rebels, it will be troublesome.

In order to prevent any son or son's descendants from trying to test the hardness of the throne, when arranging the vassal kings to be vassals, Emperor Hongwu made careful arrangements. The kind that forms a rope.

It can be said that with the current vassal mechanism of the Ming Dynasty, it is not a problem to protect the Ming Dynasty from foreign enemies for 30 years. As for the vassal state after 30 years, it depends on the ability of the future emperors.

Moreover, Emperor Hongwu also had a secret thought in his heart. He really didn't believe in the morals of courtiers at all, so before he abdicated, he wrote a letter to each child, asking them to supervise the situation of courtiers. If courtiers like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao want to play the trick of "coercing the emperor to order him not to be a minister", then the children of the royal family have the right to lead troops and serve the king.

Emperor Hongwu did not hesitate to issue this order, because with this "ancestral instruction", if any generation of vassal kings has horns on their heads, they can take advantage of this to come to the "Qing Emperor's side", as long as the people at that time The emperor's reaction was a bit slow, and he really gave the vassal an excuse, so the other party raised troops justifiably, or according to the "ancestral training".

In military affairs in this world, the most feared thing is the four words "righteousness and integrity". As long as these four words are matched, the combat effectiveness will be maximized immediately.The former Hongwu Emperor had tasted the sweetness on this, and the name of his army was to "expel the foreign captives".

To put it bluntly, under the four words of "righteousness and integrity", it is much easier for him to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty than to defeat those great powers who are also Han.But in the end, Emperor Hongwu sent out this "weapon" that might threaten his descendants in the future.

"Instead of letting you be bewitched by treacherous ministers and the world fall apart, it's better to come here with a clear mind." Emperor Hongwu caught his grandson and muttered.

Looking at the innocent expression on the eldest grandson's face, the old man hated iron and steel, as if through his grandson's fair face, he saw the little boy who was not up to date in the future, and said with hatred: "When will you have a baby with your wife? While Grandpa is still able to move, I will bring it to you."

After uttering the standard birth words hundreds of years later, Emperor Hong Wu, who never sent anyone to take care of the baby at home, added: "Grandpa is very good at teaching children, you give birth earlier, and grandpa will take care of it and teach him well. When he said this, his eyes shone with confidence.

"Cough!" At that time, Mu Bai, who was trying to drink Jiangnan's new roasted tea, almost choked himself to death. He said that he was still young, and the key was that the princess was too young, and having a baby at this age was not good for the body.

Facing his grandfather's angry eyes, Mu Bai looked serious: "Grandpa, the glorious tradition of our family can't be broken here."

What glorious tradition?Naturally, the eldest son must be the first son, unless there is no birth.

Whether Emperor Hongwu or Zhu Biao, they all favored the concubines next to them after they had their eldest son and lived there.Although Emperor Hongwu clearly stipulated the system of succession to the eldest son, there were loopholes in it.

For example, on the historical line, Mu Bai’s old father Zhu Biao helped his side concubine after the eldest son died, so Zhu Yunqi, who was ranked second, became the first son. If it weren’t for his identity, he wouldn’t be considered orthodox, and Zhu Di wouldn’t raise an army It is so righteous and confident, after all, everyone is a bastard, and there is no such thing as no one is nobler than another.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little suffocated by his grandson's words. Of course he knew this truth. The descendants of the old Zhu family are relatively clear-headed, especially under the example of the old father, most of the princes can respect and love their wives. A few Yuan wives who have physical problems are really unable to bear children, and almost no one has come up with the idea of ​​​​the eldest son.

Hey, this used to be something that Emperor Hongwu would show off to his wife after dinner, but now his grandson used it to block him, why does he feel so complicated.

Mu Bai hurriedly poured a cup of tea for his grandfather, and turned the topic back to the system of feudal kings.

From Mu Bai's point of view, he is very open to the vassal king's guarding the border. After all, the world he lived in was the Zhou Dynasty of the prince Xiang Wang.

Of course, he is also very open to the rebellion of the vassal king.The Zhou Dynasty for nearly 800 years has died, so nothing else will happen.

Personally, he still likes the world where the capable live.Of course, rebels are always against each other. If they dare to take this step, they must be prepared for the dynasty to fall apart in a mess.

After all, the ability that humans are best at and stand proud of in the world is the ability to learn. As long as they are humans, they will inevitably have the thought of "he can, why can't I".No one starts well, and once someone sets an example, posterity will carry it forward.

Emperor Hongwu looked at his grandson's calm and indifferent face, and he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated. He endured it, but still couldn't hold it back, and pointed to the dog beside him to activate the yin and yang strange energy mode.

From bullying the little ones to snatching candy from the kids, to being immature at a young age, always contradicting the adults at such an age, immature at all, and then start nagging that the old people are always for your own good. Some useful things like this, in short, it can be said to be very accusatory.

Mu Bai tried several cups of tea, and found that he really couldn't tell the difference from these mysterious cooking methods, and he couldn't smell the so-called cinnamon and lychee fragrance, so he lost interest. He put down the teacup.

He looked at the old man who was stroking the dog while looking at him from the corner of his eyes again and again, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he said solemnly: "Grandpa, Dabai is indeed a little unstable, what do you think about finding a wife for him?"

Emperor Hongwu, who was a little slow to react after retirement, didn't realize that his grandson was laughing at him until after his grandson decided to send the dog to the north!

After all, he was the one who persuaded Mu Xiaobai, who was still the grandson of the emperor at the time, to get married by saying "you will be more stable and reliable after having a wife", and now he is the one who says that his grandson is not stable. Old error too!

Oh, so angry!

Emperor Hongwu blew his beard and stared, but in front of his grandson, his old man was always soft-hearted, and he couldn't bear to blame this brat who beat around the bush, and even thought his eldest grandson was very smart for his small appearance.As the emperor of a country, at his age, Emperor Hongwu was already tired of the feeling that everyone was obedient, and instead began to appreciate people with their own ideas.

Of course, the premise is that people with their own ideas must have their own abilities. His grandson has already proved through many things that he is a child who dares to think and do.Thinking of this, the corners of Emperor Hongwu's mouth could not help but curl up.

However, Sun Tzu's excellence has nothing to do with him contradicting himself.

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongwu turned a corner to find his son.

The grandson's poor education must be his son's fault. As a good grandfather, he must not scold his grandson, so he decided to find fault with his son.

No matter how His Majesty the current emperor feels when he sees his father striding forward in a big way, and then complains about his grandson's education to him, Mu Bai has already packaged Da Bai and a letter and sent them to Peiping.

Of course, the purpose of sending Dabai to Peiping is not a blind date. Dabai has already grown up, and he already has his own partner—a cart dog from his hometown, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, when he came to worship.

It's just that its girlfriend is a very enterprising working dog. Although Mubai also had the idea of ​​buying her to be with Dabai, the little female dog herself simply refused.

Rather than being a pet dog in the palace, he would rather continue working.

As for why you are looking for large white for breeding?Keke, do you still need to ask?Although Dabai doesn't work seriously most of the time, he looks good, eats well, sleeps well, has enough exercise, and has the self-confidence he has developed with his owner for a long time in various activities.From the outside, Dabai is still very bluffing. A pampered dog has a different temperament from a social dog, very pure and unaffected.

Just like modern professional women like to find a cutie, Dabai's girlfriend also took a fancy to him at a glance, and performed what is called "face dog" behavior.

Then, at the time of parting, this little female dog did not live up to the attribute of "yan dog", and did not hesitate when parting, and walked away without looking back with her slightly pregnant belly.

In fact, Dabai really wanted to go with his wife, but his love for his master made him stay here, just howling at Yue for several days.

Then, its meeting with his girlfriend became once a year or even once every two years.

After the envoys of the Grand Duchy of Moscow realized the meaning of Gouzi, they would bring Dabai's girlfriend with them every time they met, and later they would bring Dabai's heirs,

So, don't look at Dabai as a naive younger brother in the palace, he is actually the father of many children, and these little huskies... were all given to the Ming imperial family as gifts by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Hmm... how should I put it, Mu Bai's mood these years is the same as that of Emperor Hongwu who faced batches of Annan envoys sending elephants to Daming a few years ago—enough!Don't send it again! !

Elephants can at least be used as a tool for pulling carts and working anyway. Even if they eat a lot and pull a lot, it is not too wasteful, but what about these dogs.

The purpose of Mu Bai sending the dog to Beiping is actually to let him, the emperor's uncle in the northernmost part of Daming, study whether he can use and breed huskies.

This kind of dog with thick fur is not suitable for breeding in Yingtianfu, which is located in the south.Because of the hot weather here, the huskies are not in a good mood. They don’t want to exercise during the day, and they just want to make trouble when they can’t vent their energy. The north of rain and snow.

Whether it is used as a tool dog for sleds like the Principality of Moscow, or used as a messenger like him these years, in short, their role can only be discovered in the north.

And it is only in the north that these little huskies can find their own kind to continue to reproduce. The pastoral dogs in Yingtianfu have no interest in these young dogs. It seems that no one wants to burden their offspring with more thick fur.

Seeing that the youngsters at home are not competitive in the spring blind date market, Mu Bai's heart is also very complicated.Although his younger brother firmly stated that he would entrust this task to him, and he would definitely find a partner for these little cubs, Mu Bai still decided to send these young dogs to the north.

As for whether his uncle can accept these dogs...

Mu Bai is not worried at all!

Every time his uncle came to the palace, he would have fun with Dabai. He probably likes dogs... right?Moreover, the fourth uncle's palace is very large, so there is no need to worry about having no place to raise him.

King Yan Zhu Di's palace is indeed very large. As a palace built on the basis of the former Yuan Palace, King Yan's Mansion is unique among all the brothers' buildings, and it is particularly local.

Moreover, because the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty slipped away very quickly, the First Battle of Yuan Dadu was basically not fought, and the Yuan Palace, which was the command and base, was naturally not damaged much. The mansion left for King Yan can be said to be quite complete, with a slight revision You can move in after the regulation.

How big is King Yan's Mansion... In the past, the Yuanhuang City was built in the pattern of three palaces, and King Yan's Mansion chose the largest and most complete inner mansion to build it, which means that King Yan's Mansion is almost three palaces. One-tenth of Yuan Dadu is much bigger than Mu Xiaobai's Chunhe Palace!

And the most important thing is that the north is vast and sparsely populated. Unlike the already overloaded Yingtian Mansion, Beiping still has a lot of open space. King Yan can even run horses in front of his house, and it is not a problem to raise a few dogs.

As for dog food...

Mu Bai rubbed his chin, asked someone to fetch two bolts of satin, packed them together and sent them over.

Zhu Di was at his door when he received these gifts.Zhu Laosi has been getting along quite well with this elder nephew who can do things all these years, so when he heard the envoy said that his nephew sent Dabai, he was actually full of joy. Speaking of which, he still liked that The majestic and majestic big dog was immediately released from the cage and magnified.

Then, then, the defenseless His Royal Highness King Yan was overwhelmed by the lunatics who were released from the cage like a wave.

Cough cough, I have to say something here, Dabai’s appearance is really good, the bloodline of the arctic wolf gives it a unique temperament of a snowy land, making it look different from ordinary dogs at a glance, like an iceberg The blue eyes magnify this special temperament, so Zhu Di fell in love with it at first sight.

It's just that this is my nephew's dog, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he can't snatch his nephew's pet. He can only send the bitch to the palace at every turn, trying to steal a few cubs back.

But he didn't expect Dabai to be so loyal to his wife who stays together less and leaves more. His little trick didn't work out, but this characteristic of Dabai made Zhu Di, one of the wife lovers, like him even more.

What is not available is always the best.

Therefore, at the moment when he was unsuspectingly overwhelmed by the dogs like waves, Zhu Di's first reaction was not that it was embarrassing, or that his nephew was deliberately trying to trick me, but that he picked up the dog happily. son.

Aiya, so many cubs, are they all raised by him?happy!

The chief envoy in Tai's womb twitched the corners of his mouth, indicating that Dabai Wang still had to go back. If these cubs could find jobs in the north, they would stay. If they couldn't find them, they had no choice but to send them back.

Zhu Di immediately waved his hands and said, how could such a good dog not find a job, don't worry, His Highness the Crown Prince.

The bold and rich King Yan didn't ask a single word about dog food and feeding fees, but he didn't ask, but the envoy had to say it.

"This is satin from Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. It is a brand-new craft, which is extremely warm. His Highness said that the north is cold. Such clothes are very good for His Royal Highness King Yan and His Royal Highness Princess Wang."

The envoy spread out the brocade box, and two pieces of fabric were exposed inside. Zhu Di didn't notice it at first glance, but thought the pattern on it was very pretty. It feels wrong to touch.

The fabric was soft to the touch, and there was even a layer of long fluff on the surface. At first, he thought it was made of felt or wool products from the prairie, but he didn't think so when he looked closely.The wool is thick and it will itch when it rubs against the skin, but the fabric is no different from ordinary silk fabrics, soft and dense, and extremely warm. His hand felt faintly hot after stuffing it in.

This is rare!

"What is this? How is it made?" Zhu Di picked up the fabric and flipped through it, and was surprised to find that the fabric was as thick as a knuckle on one side.

If this kind of fabric is made into clothes, it will definitely be warm. Zhu Di was overjoyed and asked anxiously, "Maybe it can be mass-produced?"

"Back to King Yan, this fabric was developed after the survivors brought back from Japan by the Supreme Emperor were resettled in the local area. Because of its dense plush and shaped like a swan's down feathers, the Supreme Emperor gave it the name velvet."

In fact, the manufacturing principle of this kind of velvet is very simple. It was born out of a process called "cutting". After it comes out, form a pattern, then pull out the hard object, cut it along the way and trim it to the length of half a fingernail.

After this operation, these pre-picked ultra-long silk threads will become two ones and become a layer of plush attached to the fabric.The silk is slender. After this treatment, the fineness of the plush is no less than that of down, and because of the artificial coloring, various patterns can be made, which can be described as artificial thick fibers.

You know, the secret of fabric insulation is to use the gaps between fibers to store air to form a heat insulation layer. Compared with ordinary fabrics, this kind of fabric looks more lustrous, rich and luxurious, and also has very good heat insulation. It can be said to be practical and beautiful. Grab with both hands.

"If the pattern is not counted, one can be made in five days." The chief envoy respectfully said, "His Royal Highness is already asking the craftsmen to try to use cotton thread as the warp and weft, trying to make fleece with better warmth retention, but before this winter It may not be easy to make clothes, His Highness means that this year, we will try to make some scarves and bellybands first, and cotton clothes should be the main ones to keep out the cold."

Zhu Di's expression froze slightly. He looked down at the luxuriously patterned and brightly colored fabric in his hand with some hesitation, blinked his eyes, and asked: "Dou, Doudu?"

"Yes!" The envoy said respectfully, "This is a kind of folk cold-proof clothing. It is made of square-foot cloth and tied around the chest. It has the effect of preventing the invasion of wind and cold."

"This guy knows." Zhu Di waved his hand. This kind of warm clothes is very common in the north, especially for babies who are prone to catch cold. They are basically prepared, and women also wear them. However, women wear these clothes more for comfort than to keep warm. Covering the chest is equivalent to the underwear of later generations.

But what the crown prince said seems to be... to make this kind of cloth for the old men like them to wear?

Thinking that in the future, every soldier under him would have to wear a big red bellyband, even though he knew it was for keeping warm, Zhu Di still shuddered involuntarily, and his expression immediately became subtle.

When the people in the East Palace were sent away, His Royal Highness Yan Wang looked at the cloth in the brocade box and pondered for a long time. Thinking of the great monk who had been coming to encourage him to go to sea with all kinds of strange reasons recently, he waved his hand and summoned the people in the palace. The housekeeper said: "You send the lower one to the princess, and ask her to make a cloak or jacket, and the upper one...you have it cut in two, and each makes a scarf and a bellyband, and then give a set to the princess. Grandmaster."

"Let's just say... let's say it was sent by His Royal Highness. The master is old, and the winter in the north is very cold. It is not comparable to Yingtianfu. Let him put away his clothes and wear them in the cold."

housekeeper:……

Your Highness, are you really okay?Those who know that you are concerned about Master's body, those who don't know think that you are driving people away.

The author has something to say: Monk Daoyan (wearing a bellyband very calmly): Amitabha, Your Highness, the poor monk heard that the method of making this fabric came from overseas, so it can be seen that there are still many good things overseas.

JUDY:? ? ? ?

JUDY: The dog is so cute! !The eldest nephew is so considerate!

half year later

Yan Wang overhauled the palace.