[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

Mu Bai stood on Daming's side without hesitation before, and his position was mainly due to the tasks he received.

His upgrade mission this time is [Promote Hanfu]. According to the note in the row of small characters under the mission name, this mission is to spread the culture, meaning, and aesthetics of Hanfu.

In fact, if it is an ordinary tasker, the first time he receives the task, he will definitely consider the direction of cloth shop and ready-made clothing, or take the upper-level route. After all, although Hanfu is called the clothing worn by all Han people, it is actually the most attractive. People, the most promotional, and what future generations like to see most are actually made of silk and satin, and the richer and more powerful, the more exquisite the clothes.

But the problem is that Mu Bai doesn't know these things.

In the time he lived, the term "Han nationality" had not yet appeared. The concept of nationality is a modern concept. Even the seemingly long-standing term "Han people" actually started from the Western Han Dynasty, but it has a history of more than 2000 years. .

At that time, the whole world was simply divided into "I" and "Barbarian Rongdi".

By the way, Mu Bai and his friends were actually classified as barbarians.

Cough, it’s getting too far. In short, as far as Yu Mubai is concerned, he really doesn’t understand what Hanfu is, and the friends who did the task together haven’t taught him about it. So, after arriving in this world, Mu Bai His eyes were darkened, and he simply took it literally.

Hanfu, as the name suggests, isn’t it the clothes of the Han people?Daming just to the north has been advocating that they are different from Beiyuan these days, and their slogans are even more like "expelling Hulu from the north, saving lives and people from misery, and restoring the majesty of Han officials".Not to mention, this slogan is quite catchy, anyway, Mu Bai grasped the point the first time he heard it.

After a little more inquiry, countless tribes in Yunnan who have been involved in the language arts of the Han people will complain about how cunning the Han people are. Mu Bai successfully got the general direction to complete the task not long after he arrived here, and then it was very simple.

Since the Ming Dynasty was a Han regime, their clothes were naturally Hanfu.

Therefore, the way to promote Hanfu is obvious.Once Yunnan is included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, more and more Han Chinese will naturally come here. With celebrity effects and official support, according to Mubai’s experience, the locals will soon wear official costumes. In time, the effect will come naturally.

Considering the hard and soft power of both sides, Mu Bai felt that he could win this fight.

However, since it is an upgrade task, it will definitely not be so simple, and Mu Bai has long been mentally prepared for various obstacles in it, and he has even thought about the next step.

When chatting with several small partners in the team, an experienced small partner once said that there is a bigger and wider new world outside the continent where they live.Although Mu Bai couldn't understand some nouns, he knew that having more people meant more targets for promotion.

He is going to find a way to go abroad after he eats the bonus of this handful. After all, compared with the relatively closed inland, overseas is a wider world.

Of course, these things have to wait until he grows up to do.In the process of growing up, Mubai must also learn relevant knowledge and carry out primitive accumulation of resources.

But he never expected that before those tests came, an unexpected problem would appear in front of him.

——Why can’t Han Chinese monks eat meat?for!Varied!what!

What did the meat do wrong?The monks here can eat it, why can't the monks of the Han people eat it?Don't monks of the Han people have to go up and down the mountains, otherwise they would all do heavy manual labor. How can they get strength if they don't eat meat?

Several questions swirled in Mu Bai's head, and finally turned into an extremely serious question——does he still want to be a monk?It seems that although the degree of secrecy is high, the degree of happiness is very low.

Just like most of the brain power faction are basically sweet tooth lovers because they need to provide energy for the brain to think, their martial arts faction are basically carnivorous animals, after all, the formation of muscles requires rich protein.

If you really can't eat meat, it will kill you.

... Otherwise, I'd better think of another way, because suddenly I don't really want to be on Daming's side.

When Mr. Wang saw that the young boy looked like an eggplant beaten by frost, he was very happy, and when he saw the wooden text on the side, his face was full of sympathy, and he burst into laughter.

"Is it so difficult?" Even though he asked, Mr. Wang also knew that children's desire for meat is basically equated with sweets. After all, food nourishes the body, and what you eat nourishes you. The child is in a period of rapid growth. The demand for meat is indeed relatively large.

He waved his hand, brought Mu Bai back to his senses, smiled and comforted him: "Don't think about it, if that day comes, even if you want to be a monk, you won't be able to do it!"

"According to the rules of Ming Dynasty, unless it is a baby abandoned in a temple, a boy must be 20 years old before he can become a monk." The old man looked at Mu Bai who was struck by lightning again, and smiled happily, "So, you are afraid They will be forced to return to vulgarity."

Throughout history, I am afraid that there is no one who has richer life experience than the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has experienced poverty, worked as a cowherd boy, became a monk, and even been a prostitute.

It is these social experiences from the bottom that Lao Zhu clearly understands the difficulties and hardships of the people's lives. He also knows that there are many ills in this society, and he has always avoided following these wrong paths after he came to power.

Therefore, even though he was a monk and received blessings from the temple, Lao Zhu was very clear-headed after he became the emperor. His management of monkhood has always been very strict, even to the point of strictness.

First of all, if you want to become a monk, you must pass the Buddhist examination. After passing, you will be issued an ultimatum, which is a monk's ID card.At the same time, the ultimatum is also a license for monks to preach. It is also illegal for a monk who does not have this ultimatum to go out to preach.

Secondly, the imperial court also set a deadline for the age of becoming a monk, especially for women, stipulating that only those over 40 years old can apply for the exam.

On the one hand, this move is to stabilize the tax revenue, on the other hand, it is also to consolidate the population and productivity, and at the same time, it is also to avoid some degrading things from happening, and the most important thing is to prevent the wicked from mixing into the temple to escape their crimes.

According to the current rules, once a person becomes a monk, he belongs to an outsider, his political identity and social status will change, and their management power will be transferred from the government to a special department.

Therefore, the official forces often feel timid in front of the temple, not too strong, and there are some unspoken rules such as "Once a person becomes a monk, his dust disappears". Case, so Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to this aspect.

Undoubtedly, a young man like Mu Bai, who has stumbled in reading the "Heart Sutra", will definitely not be able to pass the special exam, and there is an age limit, even if the Ming government considers that they are newly naturalized tribes and give them preferential treatment I'm afraid I won't be able to pass.

In the words of Emperor Hongwu: What kind of family is born at a young age?At such a good age, don't rush to make contributions and expand the territory, spend the time of chanting scriptures on cultivating a few more fields, pay taxes well and have children is Amitabha.

Cough cough, the words are not rough.For a country that has not been unified for more than ten years, taxation and population are indispensable. Therefore, it is understandable that Lao Zhu is cautious to the extent of being harsh on the issuance of degree certificates.

Mu Bai stroked his smooth chin, pondered for a while and felt that he still couldn't give up so early. After all, according to his understanding of the management, at least the chieftains on this land would be dealt with after the Ming army drove away the Yuan army. It will take two or three years, and then the focus will be on the census to divide the land.

It might be five or six years before the officials of Ming Dynasty are free to talk about religious beliefs. By then, he will have grown up, and he will not be able to get away with falsely reporting his age.

As for the endorsement...

Mu Bai stared at the scriptures in front of him, took a breath, isn't it just an endorsement?Get used to it.

"You can't get used to it." As if seeing the student's overly straight-line brain circuit from his small expression, Mr. Wang said with a smile, "This is just an introduction. After the apprentice finishes memorizing this book, I will give it to the teacher." You get some."

He said even more terrifying words against the disbelieving eyes of the students: "But disciple, you can't just read these Buddhist things, you have to learn serious knowledge too. Come on, these are some history books, you take them back together Look."

Seeing Mu Bai staring straight at the palm-thick stack of manuscripts that he took out, his eyes were so intense that they were about to burn, Mr. Wang added a handful of firewood to it without haste: "Here is the story of why the Han people are alone. Aren't you curious about the reason why monks can't eat meat?"

Mu Bai's eyes widened, sir, what does this mean?Do you think he will be fooled like a child?

The old man turned to look at Mu Wen: "Wen'er, I will leave all your bedtime stories for the next six months to your elder brother."

Mu Wen's originally ignorant expression suddenly became serious. The child squeezed his fist, and the little eyes that looked at Mu Bai suddenly shot out a row of little stars.This is not enough, the little Mu Wen even said in a loud voice, "Listen to my brother's story!"

...I don't think that's really necessary.

Mu Bai's eyes died in an instant. He looked at his gentleman, who was completely black except for his beard, and muttered, "I found out that I'm actually not that curious..."

But it's a done deal, and it's too late.

Mu Bai, who had been assigned homework, bowed obediently to say goodbye to Mr. Wang, and then led his younger brother's little paw and walked towards home. The little back looked so bleak, and Er Jia who was passing by looked a little I can't bear it.

"Sir, is this okay?" Er Xia, who was carrying a paper bag, turned to Mr. Wang's back and supported him. He and Mr. Wang looked at the backs of the two children leaving, one big and one small, and asked hesitantly , "Didn't you say last time that the child is still young?"

"Because the child is still young—" the old man stood facing the wind with one hand behind his back, and his words were extraordinarily ruthless, "It's too late if you don't fight now, you, as a senior brother, have to Be careful, don't tell if the child is crooked."

The author has something to say:

Rua him before he grows up!

The concept of nation is dynamic.

Strictly speaking, the name Han nationality originated from the Western Han Dynasty, but it was called "Han people" at that time. To the west) Di (north of Hebei) mixed together and became a country. At this time, it would not be conducive to local unity if we continued to engage in regions. In addition, our enemy at that time was the Huns in the north, and the Xiongnu and Beidi couldn’t tell each other. There are so many unknown relationships, so in order to work together to fight against the Huns, distinguish the relationship between the enemy and ourselves, and promote national unity, the terms Han and Huns appeared at that time.

In the end, as long as you have a Han nationality, you are a Han Chinese!

This concept is mainly from the early Western Han Dynasty. In the later period, Yunnan, South Vietnam, the Western Regions, and Fujian did not engage in the concept of clans after they were included in the Han Dynasty (because the Xiongnu had already been beaten into small pancakes at that time, so there was no need for publicity). The reason why most Han people live in the central area, in fact, everyone may be Han people, but there is a time difference, and there are ethnic minorities =w=

The concept of nation is actually an imported product. China has been in a relatively stable stage of rule and cohabitation for a long time. Few people use this thing as an issue to start wars. Stand up and become an emperor to rule the whole country, how can we engage in national independence and national autonomy? We just want to do such a petty thing as an emperor with one acre of land (not) so the concept of "nation" has not really been born. It was almost at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. "It really appeared, and the reason for the emergence of "Han people" is the same, it is to increase everyone's sense of belonging and resist aggression together.

Therefore, the "Han people" included the barbarians, Rong and Di, while the "Chinese nation" included all those who had received the baptism of Confucian culture and recognized their identities in their hearts, including the Manchus at that time.

It was not until the largest census was conducted after the founding of New China that the 56 ethnic groups really had a concept. Before that, many ethnic minorities themselves did not know which ethnic groups were around, and there were two or three of the same ethnic group. Then they separated and lived together and then became two or three clans. So at that time, a major project was sorted out and sorted out according to cultural inheritance, and by the way, their ethnic groups were translated into Chinese characters for cultural records, etc. (Many ethnic groups do not have their own written language)

For example, the Zhuang people used to be called Tongzu and Zhuangzu. When they changed their names, they chose a homonym "Zhuang" with a good meaning. There are many examples. If you are interested, you can write a paper!I know you are all in the thesis period hahaha! ! !

Cough

In addition to the concept of nationality, the concept of national flag, national emblem and national anthem is actually only in modern times. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that China had its own national flag for the convenience of diplomatic activities.

But don’t think that we are outdated. What do you say, when do you think about wanting the national flag? It’s the time to make an international appearance and establish diplomatic relations with other countries on an equal footing. But in the past, our country was basically a celestial dynasty. In Shangguo, the surrounding countries are either vassal states or opposing states, so there is no time for face-to-face exchanges on an equal footing.

Moreover, since entering the Great Unification, China has been huge in all dynasties. If you say it, you are not afraid that others will not know which country you are from. Naturally, you don’t need to take a national flag to increase memory points and remind others.

If it is really necessary, hang a flag that says [Song], [Ming], and [Qing] to indicate a different country.

The reason why the national flags are patterns is actually because patterns are easier to remember than words, but at that time, no one in Asia could not understand Chinese characters. If you don’t know Chinese characters, you are uneducated. You can’t blame others if you get beaten up. Naturally, there is no need to use your brain to design Pattern of the national flag.

…Otherwise, I guess the scholar-bureaucrats in the court will fight. If the national anthem and the national emblem are added…I think the emperor will have a headache. Have you been assigned the task of painting the national flag?Think about what kind of nightmare it would be if the students were asked to paint the national flag back then!

...Hey, it seems to be quite interesting.