[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

Yingtianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is a land of outstanding people.

And the Wangcheng, which Liu Bowen named as the Wangcheng, is surrounded by mountains and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and its Fengshui is very auspicious.

The Xuanwu position has the Yangtze River passing by, the Suzaku position has a vast plain for its habitat, the east is adjacent to the mountains, which is the place where the green dragon is entrenched, and the west is the Qingliang Mountain hills, which is suitable for tigers to lie down. Outlined the perfect Feng Shui environment.

Such good feng shui naturally nourishes thousands of creatures.

Just to the northeast of Wangcheng, there is a resort of self-cultivation with a history of more than a thousand years, named Tangshan.

There are not many natural shallow-rooted hot springs in Huaxia, and even fewer of them have healing effects, and there are only two near Wangcheng.

One is the Huaqing Pool in Xi'an, and the other is the Tangshan Hot Spring.

Since it is adjacent to the imperial capital, Tangshan Hot Spring is naturally designated as a place of royal cultivation, but Emperor Hongwu was worried that his descendants would be like the dandy nobles of the Yuan Dynasty who would be extravagant, so he set an example and enjoyed a meal with extreme restraint. Only part of the area has been designated for the exclusive use of the royal family, and the rest is open to the public.

So with the acquiescence of the royal family and the needs of the people, Tangshan Hot Spring has now become the primary place for people in Yingtianfu to go in winter.

In addition to being a paradise for people, this place is also for animals.

Yingtianfu is a hilly area. The mountainous and forested environment makes it a habitat for macaques. For macaques, soaking in hot springs in winter is also an important means of relaxation and entertainment.In the process of long-term contact with human beings and staged mutual understanding of the enemy advancing and retreating, and the enemy retreating and advancing, they have achieved a tacit understanding with the locals. Humans have given up some relatively remote and small hot spring pools to them. The macaques, on the other hand, have to make sure they don't disturb humans.

But these days, the monkeys on Tangshan are very angry because a group of uninvited guests have come to their territory.

This group of guys have strange shapes, with big heads, short necks, small round ears, big noses and short legs. Never seen these guys.

They were brought here by humans, and they seem to be very afraid of the cold. Before it started snowing in Yingtianfu, they soaked in the hot springs to keep warm.

What puzzled the monkey family the most was how wide-minded these guys are. It is a strange place, and there are humans walking around, but they can sleep in the pool after soaking in it. How is this not afraid? Dead spirit!

As the weather turned cooler, the monkeys yearned for hot springs more and more, and it became even more unpleasant to see this group of guys occupying the pool. Many conflicts broke out between the two sides immediately.

But the monkeys soon discovered that their threat was useless. This guy's skin is quite thick, and the monkeys' scratching can't easily break through the defense. It's really not easy to find them. For a while, this group of monkeys who have occupied the hot spring soup pool for many years unexpectedly felt the tricky feeling of having nowhere to start.

If you hit and don't say anything, and if you can't drive away, what else can you do?Seeing that the other party has a good personality, he can only make do with it.

The monkeys regard the weird animals stuck on the hot spring pool as islands on the water, sitting or lying down, not to mention, so that they can sleep in the hot spring while operating together. This day is also very beautiful, and, and...

I don't know why, but looking at this strange animal makes me feel at peace~

The notorious macaques outside can't help thinking, and involuntarily, they habitually make the action of catching lice for the "cushions". For the monkeys, this is an extremely friendly performance. Of course, everyone is soaking in the hot spring. There are definitely no lice in the house, but the effect of stroking the hair is the same.

The alien creatures used as cushions don't mind being downgraded in treatment. All non-cold-blooded animals in the world can't refuse the dexterous five fingers of primates. The first collision scene between animals from the Asian continent and the American continent was very harmonious for a while.

But this kind of harmony is beyond Mu Bai's expectation.

In fact, it is a helpless move to raise these animals that have crossed the ocean and arrived in Daming in Tangshan.

The hometown of these animals is warm and humid, and they may have never seen snow for several lifetimes. Although Yingtian Mansion is located south of the snow line, the overall climate is considered warm, but there will be periods of ice in a year.

Although they were specially equipped with charcoal-burning heating equipment when they were placed, these small animals from afar could not adapt to this artificially created hot and dry environment. In desperation, Mu Bai had to place him in the Tangshan area.

It has geothermal heat to keep warm, and is far away from local livestock, which can prevent the problem of mutual transmission of parasites and germs between livestock. It is the most suitable place for isolated breeding, er, except for the possibility of polluting hot spring water.

But the local people said that there is no need to worry. They know where the animals are most suitable for free-range breeding, and the water there is not connected to the main water veins, so there is no need to worry about water pollution.

So, this drama of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight" was staged.

Facts have proved that hot springs are very effective in treating both humans and animals. It is a good thing that this group of animals from foreign lands spent their first winter in Daming safely. If the place successfully survives the winter and summer, it means that the local ecological environment matters and its survival. If there is no accident, Daming can harvest a brand new source of high-quality protein.

Mubai had high hopes for this, and seriously gave them a local name—capybaras—according to their living habits.

Compared with omnivorous animals and local black pigs that need to be fed high-protein food to grow meat, this pure vegetarian capybara has the strength to show that it eats grass and grows meat, and the feed-to-feed ratio is extremely superior. Aside from the difficulty, and the fact that the indigenous animals of Ming Dynasty basically have no self-protection ability, it seems that localization is not a big problem at present.

"Of course, it depends on the acceptance of the market in the end." Mu Bai wrote in the official document.

Because the number of animals is too small, Mu Bai has not tasted the taste of these animals so far, but according to Zhu Di who has stayed in the local area for a long time, the taste is not bad.

Mu Bai trusts his uncle's tongue very much, and he trusts the chefs of Ming Dynasty even more. There is no one in this world who can understand the food context of China land better than Mu Xiaobai.

He came out of the era of bells and bells, although these four words seem infinitely elegant and imaginative, but in the eyes of Mu Xiaobai now, the age of Spring and Autumn is a little bit better than Ru Mao drinking blood.

Ding is a utensil for cooking food. The thermal conductivity of copper ware is not strong, so it is limited by cooking materials. The only cooking method for meat at that time was steaming. However, because charcoal is also an expensive and important living material, in order to save fuel for the winter , more often people grind it into meat paste and eat it directly.

That was an era when there were no seasonings and seasonings for most of the fishy smell!Even ginger is so expensive that it can show its status. It is conceivable how content Mu Bai is with his current life.

On this point, those foreign natives who arrived in Daming with the fleet now feel the same way.

Now their daily routine is to walk around the streets of Yingtianfu with the Mingbao banknotes they have exchanged to be money-spreading boys.

These people are also considered to be among the best in the local tribe. They must be unhappy to be quarantined as soon as they got off the boat when they first arrived in Daming. The food is really good. The foreigner who almost ate his eight-pack abs into one piece during the quarantine period made great ambitions as soon as he came out. There is nothing to say. They must have made friends with this friend, so the rest is how to make friends problem.

This thing takes time to discuss slowly, so no matter what, they must eat all the cuisines of Daming before leaving. Now their progress... just finished eating a street, even the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to which Yingtianfu belongs. The food is not finished yet.

People in Jiangnan pay attention to not eating from time to time. Even local dishes have different ingredients and different cooking methods throughout the year. If you really plan to eat before leaving, it is estimated that they will be inseparable in a short time.

As for the major shops in Daming, they were particularly uncomfortable seeing these dark-skinned men with various tattoos on their faces and bird feathers on their heads, bare upper body showing strong muscles and abdominal muscles. I was so enthusiastic that I waved the handkerchief at the other party to applaud, warmly welcomed the other party to come to the restaurant to eat, sell products, and even learned a few words of the other party's foreign language.

Ah, by the way, just like the capybara couldn't adapt to the winter in the south of Ming Dynasty, these foreigners couldn't survive the severe cold of autumn and winter with their tight muscles.

Now they all took off the various leather clothes they brought with them, and put on the big cotton padded jackets from the Ming Dynasty.

And I don't know if Yingtianfu's ultraviolet radiation is not as serious as their hometown. These people have been visible to the naked eye for the past few days in Daming.

Except for some men who are so stubborn that they have to paint their faces every day after washing their faces, and weave braids mixed with feathers of various colors to show their status, they have perfectly integrated into the atmosphere of Daming.

No, you can't say that either.

Because this group of people is really rich, although they were led by Daming's aesthetics for a few steps at first, they later started private customization by relying on their ability to make money.

They like bright colors, and they have various ethnic totems that represent their own beliefs. When they wear highly saturated colors and appear on the streets of Daming in the quiet autumn and winter, they immediately bring a wave of fashion.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang’s slogan when the country was founded was that the sun and the moon reopened the Great Song Dynasty, all aesthetics in the early Ming Dynasty were close to the Song Dynasty, and before that, Emperor Hongwu had quite strict regulations on folk clothing, color and even materials, until now , the main clothing colors of Daming are quite simple and elegant.

But an era has the aesthetics of an era.

When the economy and culture open up to a certain level, human beings will instinctively pursue brighter colors and a more unique self.Moreover, aesthetics has undergone an important turning point in today's Ming Dynasty.

In the case of an official bias, the fabric merchant two years ago almost lost both sides in the battle with the yarn workshop. Although it is not an absolute disadvantage, there are still some injuries.

After the merchants in the yarn mill formed an alliance to control the supply of goods, they had to buy yarn at a higher price than expected. Before the official price control, there was a rise in the price of raw materials. Most of the cloth merchants in the past two years. Not so good.

And just when they couldn't stand the continuous losses and were about to bite their teeth and make trouble, the official recommended a machine called a "sewing machine" to them.

At the beginning, most cloth merchants felt deeply baffled and disapproved of this kind of overture.

In today's dynasty, the sewing of clothes is quite personal.

The way most people buy new clothes for themselves is to buy fabrics from cloth shops, and then either sew them by themselves, or ask sewing ladies to make them for them. Limited by the speed of manufacturing, even ready-made clothing stores only have very few clothes For sale, and mainly second-hand.

So for cloth merchants, what use would they want a sewing machine?Even if the imperial court said that they could first provide them with machinery in the form of lease, there is no need for this at all.

At that time, it was Xia Yuanji, the left servant of the household department, who was sent to contact these officials. This Ming cadre who had successfully upgraded in the past two years only said one sentence, which made everyone deeply enlightened.

That sentence is - "Processed products are always more profitable than raw materials."

The same is true.

When the cloth merchants tried to make and sell the finished clothes with the same specifications and color matching and mass production, they were suddenly shocked by the enthusiasm of the market.

Although this kind of clothes that you can buy as you go, although the personality is a bit low, both the quality and the price are guaranteed, and the color matching pattern is also very careful. The tailoring and design of professionals are much better than those made by yourself.

And most importantly - it's cheap!

The sewing machine makes tailoring a lot easier. As long as the fabric is provided and the tools are not leaked, a piece of clothing can be made in just one or two hours.

They are cloth merchants themselves, and they have sufficient supply of goods. The raw materials are much cheaper than those purchased by customers themselves, and most importantly, they can quickly take away the supply of goods by making finished clothes. Some fabrics that did not sell well before have been designed and cut. After that, it can be accepted by the public instead.

Many cloth merchants have cleared some of the troubled stocks by selling ready-made clothes. With the combination of various factors, the price of a piece of ready-made clothes is naturally cheaper than most people making it themselves.

The cloth merchants who turned from loss to profit in one fell swoop looked at each other, and finally could only hold their foreheads and smile wryly, knowing that they were fed a date after being beaten with a stick.

But the jujube was so fragrant, even if they knew that they were being tricked by their superiors, they had no choice but to swallow it.

The cloth merchants sat silently on the table, and now after taking stock of the market ups and downs in the past few years, everyone who more or less saw the dark pit in the water had to admit that their loss this time was indeed not wronged.

Wool yarn, yarn mills, cloth merchants, sewing machines, and ready-made garments, there is no secret strategy in this step. It's not going to get to where it is today.

But who can be blamed?I can only blame myself for being greedy and jumping out first, so that someone seized the opportunity.There are so many members in this industry, and those who did not jump out are now making a lot of money, and they are all laughing at them. Only they have more or less experienced a decline in wealth, and have not cultivated for a few years since then. It is difficult to go back to the past.

"Come on, gentlemen, be a gentleman who is willing to gamble and admit defeat." The person in charge broke the silence, he raised the cup in his hand and held it high above his head: "This game is also considered to be hearty, and it is not unfair."

Everyone raised their glasses, smiled casually, and drank it all in one gulp, respecting the well-known person who had schemed against everyone. Everyone exchanged meaningful glances. They are all old foxes who have been in the mall for many years, so they naturally know what they think .

Although some words are not spoken, they can be understood.

The leader lifted up the drink that had been filled again, and lightly buckled it on the table. This buckle was a drum of war, and it was also a respect for himself who was about to break up the gang.

They rented a sewing machine, and the fabric styles are similar, and they all want to eat this brand-new market. Naturally, they who once shared the same hatred cannot be allies anymore, and they who are independent, naturally cannot become a business force that challenges the imperial court. .

With two sweater needles and a sewing machine, the court of the Ming Dynasty easily mixed up the water of an industry.

But the impact of a sewing machine does not stop there.

In the past, the color of the era was determined by the upper-class ladies and brothel girls.

They have tailor-made financial resources, and there are occasions to compete for beauty, as well as praise and publicity from poets and poets. Most of the folk ladies watch them adjust the color of their clothes and fabrics, and this speed from top to bottom is extremely slow.

But now cloth merchants have to start getting creative with clothes and designs in order to sell more clothes.

Whether it is designing by yourself or learning from the dressing styles of noble ladies, the key is to be fast, unique, and let customers have brand stickiness.

As a result, people's clothing gradually began to undergo rapid changes that had never been seen for thousands of years.

Whether it is clothing materials and color matching, or tailoring and design, earth-shaking changes have taken place under the demand of the market.

People in Huaxia never lack inspiration, as long as they are given the sky, they can soar in the sky.

In just one winter, various dressing styles appeared in the capital of Ming Dynasty.

Inspired by the clothes of foreigners, Daming changed his usual style of using repeated patterns and small flowers as a base pattern on his fabrics, and began to use weaving patterns with enlarged areas, more shocking and a sense of presence. When embroidering patterns on fabrics, a brighter and more realistic painting style gradually emerged.

For example, the embroidered blouse displayed by Mu Baiqian's cloth store has symmetrical sun and moon patterns on the double breastplate in bright colors, and the color and technique highlight this pattern. If in the past, this dress would definitely be It was said that the guest took the lead, but now, seeing how good the business of this cloth store is, you can know how much women like it.

Mu Bai even saw the traditional tiger pattern of their Lolu tribe appearing on the clothes of the children. The tiger clothes that Mu Xiaowen wore when he was young were very popular. Nine out of ten children who entered the store wore this outfit. .

Not only the peoples in the south, but with the increasing contact with the nomads in the north, the pleated skirts improved by the nomads for the convenience of riding horses and the swirling skirts that were once popular in the Song Dynasty have also entered the public's field of vision. After improvements by interested people, This kind of skirt called "horse face pleats" became the favorite of Ming women because of its lightness, dexterity and swaying variety.

Even the two most distinguished women in Ming Dynasty—Empress Ma and Princess Concubine—have worn such dresses.

And under the demand of the market, all kinds of pleats have been played out.

Some stores seem to be inspired by the lanterns, embroidering different patterns on each pleat, and there is a story between turning and moving.Some stores treat all the pleats as a connected landscape painting, with scenes everywhere.

Some even took a different approach, cut the broken steps into strips, embroidered them with gold thread, and then made a hundred strips into one, which is extremely rich and bright, and is called a phoenix-tailed skirt.

All of a sudden, the clothes of men and women on the street changed greatly. Although this move attracted criticism from the old-fashioned people in the court, it was simply dizzying for the general public and international friends.

Frankly speaking, for the Native Americans who came to this country across the ocean, when they saw the totem pattern of their own nation appearing on the clothing of the Ming people, their hearts were quite complicated.

It can't be said to be pure pride, nor can it be said to be displeased. In short, it's all mixed feelings and finally they are relieved. They finally expressed their attitude by wearing these Daming costumes that incorporate their own characteristics.

After this period of contact, they have actually discovered the huge gap between the two sides. They are too far behind in terms of civilization, technology, and system. The contact between the two sides should have been a devastating disaster and suppression.

But the people of Ming Dynasty are very friendly and welcoming to them from top to bottom. The attitude of the people cannot be forced by the government with laws and regulations. Only the friendship and self-cultivation from the heart can make the people behave like this.

They lived here and wandered among the people in the streets and alleys for a long time. There has never been an unfriendly incident in such a long time, which shows the friendly attitude of the Ming people. After hearing that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty translated their home into After the word "beauty" in Chinese was full of praise, their hearts were filled with joy.

In their hearts, their home is naturally the most beautiful place, and when this affirmation comes from a country whose civilization is far superior to theirs, the sense of recognition is even greater.

To be friends, we must be friends. Is it a fool for such a country not to be friends?

Since we are friends, it is natural for everyone to discuss, do you want sweet potatoes?Want corn?Want chili?Want a capybara?Of course no problem, gold, coal, iron?That's fine, but you'll have to mine it yourself.Change?You don’t need to change it, of course you take away what you opened. This is a gift from the God of the Land to you.

Want to send someone to collect medicine?Detecting plants, this is completely OK, you can do whatever you want!Do you want to live with us?The jungle in our place is very difficult to walk in. You can send someone to guide you.

Are... are these people saints?

The Ming officials who went to discuss cooperation with these people from the New World were stunned. They had never seen such a good talker, and in the end they felt a little pain in their conscience, and even wondered if the interpreter had made a translation error. good person?

Hell, so they still have a conscience?

"Uh...do you need anything?" The officials of Honglu Temple covered their hearts and made suggestions for the first time during the negotiation: "Do you want seeds? Do you want water wheels? Or... our smelting process I can teach you too, by the way, are you interested in glass? We can teach you too."