The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The chrysanthemum was exploded, hehe!Ask for support.

Thanks to Feihu Juju and Mr. Pengcheng for their reward, Su Xiaoguan is willing to present it with chrysanthemums.

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Everyone in the audience stomped their feet angrily at Su Jin's lame showmanship, and started cursing anxiously.

Su Jin stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, his face became very sad and angry, and said loudly: "The man said that the people in Luzhou City can't afford to wear silk and satin at all, they are a bunch of poor turtles! He also said that the people in Luzhou City They are all short and poor, and they only wear black and white coarse cloth short shirts."

The people in the audience were in an uproar, and people cursed loudly one after another, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

"Zhiniang thief, this Guangling pig dared to look down on our Luzhou man and skin him."

"Yangzhou Mansion has bird money, and it depends on Yangzhou women to sell it. For money, this son of a bitch still has the heart to talk about it."

"Master Su, where is the tortoise's grandson, I will go and meet him."

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Su Jin looked at the scene full of righteous indignation in front of him, and was very satisfied; at first he thought that the regional concept of the Song Dynasty was not so strong, and his trick of sowing dissension would not work, but now it seems that the effect is very good.

The woman in purple frowned in thought, thinking: What is he going to do?What are you doing to fabricate these words? Anyone who knows a little bit about business knows that a businessman will never offend others easily with words. The so-called business is not benevolent and righteous. Su Jin's pretentiousness can only fool the people, but he doesn't know what it is to achieve what purpose.

I saw Su Jin shouting loudly on the stage: "Everyone, please be safe and don't be impatient, listen to me."

Everyone heard something later, and gradually their voices subsided, only to hear Su Jin say: "After hearing this man's words, as a member of the Luzhou government, how can I not be annoyed; even if I angrily scold him for being unreasonable, that man sees that the situation is not good. That night Leaving Luzhou City."

Someone in the audience shouted: "Young Master Su, you are so useless. If I were there, I would have slapped him, and at least knocked out a few of his teeth."

"That's right, Mr. Su spared him so lightly, how can he relieve his hatred by scolding him?" Everyone echoed.

Su Jin waved his hand and said, "How do you beat someone? This kind of person has a low mouth, and just beating and scolding won't help, and he will end up talking about us Luzhou people being arrogant and unreasonable."

"Then let this guy slap our ass and leave after scolding us Luzhou people?" someone shouted.

Su Jin sighed and said, "Actually, there is something I've always wanted to say, but I couldn't say it."

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't be fooling around. After eating crotons and pooping, you will pull them all out. Don't whine, don't act like a..." Seeing the glaring eyes of more than a hundred pairs of women around him, the man finally The reaction was quite quick, swallowing the word 'girl' in time.

Su Jin flicked the hem of his gown and said, "Since that's the case, I'll be blunt. I think what the Yangzhou businessman said is true. Maybe we people in Luzhou Prefecture are really as good as he said in the eyes of outsiders."

There was an uproar in the audience, and someone immediately cursed: "Are you fucking from Luzhou? What nonsense are you talking about, why are you turning your elbows outward?"

"Don't be annoyed, please look at yourselves, what you wear on your body, on your head, on your feet, and on your waist, what can teach others to believe that I am not short and poor in Luzhou?"

Everyone looked around each other in astonishment and fell silent for a moment. There were nearly a thousand people in the field. Except for a few officials and gentry and wealthy families, the others were all in linen shirts, cloth caps, or straw sandals. Not to mention accessories, most of them People even have straw ropes for their belts, and a large group of people look ugly, and they look like a bunch of poor ghosts.

Su Jin said in a loud voice: "On my Luzhou Street, ten of the common people are dressed like you. Their bodies are either linen or coarse cloth, and their colors are either black or white. Some of you have returned from foreign palaces, and you must know other people's clothes. In the streets and alleys of the state capital, which is known as a rich place, everyone is well-dressed and everyone has an extraordinary demeanor. Outsiders can tell that this place is rich at a glance. The most important thing is to dress up like my fellow villagers in Luzhou Prefecture, it's no wonder that I can only be speechless because of the words of the Nanman, and let him go crazy."

The people in the audience were speechless and had to admit that what Su Jin said made sense. You said that you are not poor, but you are dressed in tatters like a beggar. Who would believe it.

At this moment, an old man with the appearance of a gentry said from the audience: "What exactly is Mr. Su trying to express?"

"What I mean is that to stop other people's Youyou's mouth, it is not by insulting and beating, but by practical actions. My Luzhou folks and elders should dress well and speak elegantly, so that those Luzhou people can laugh at me. Shut up the short and poor people." Su Jin said with a smile.

"Besides, when the Yangzhou man left, I had a three-year agreement with him. After three years, I asked him to come to Luzhou again, and told him that if the streets were filled with silk and satin, and everyone was very popular, he would A public apology is necessary, wouldn't it be more refreshing to apologize on your own than to force him to submit by force?"

Everyone nodded their heads in discussion. If one person wants to be convinced, he must be convinced, but Mr. Su's move is a bit childish. Although Luzhou is not a remote place, it can be regarded as a land of fish and rice. Silk and satin, this cowhide is also a little too big.

The gentry-looking old man shook his head and said: "Although Mr. Su's words are reasonable, but forgive me for speaking bluntly, there are two things that are wrong."

"I would like to hear the details." Su Jintai cupped his hands and said.

"Firstly, according to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, there are regulations for all walks of life to wear clothes and hats. The color of ordinary people is mainly gray, white and black. If it is according to what Mr. Su said, wouldn't everyone violate the court's laws?"

Su Jin laughed and said: "Sir, what you are talking about is the old regulations. In the second year of Baoyuan, the Ministry of Rites once said that "food, clothing, housing and transportation are the foundation of the people. Jinling, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, etc. In the land, there are many people who wear silk and satin, and they gradually become extravagant. Although this trend cannot last long, there is no need to ban it. Because the people are rich, the clothes are gorgeous, and they only need to be restrained a little, so as not to violate the official system.' The words of the Ministry of Rites are very clear, As long as you don't use the four colors used in official robes."

Su Jin was a little grateful for the young master he possessed. If he hadn't read many books, he would not be able to remember the official documents a few years ago anyway. The official documents issued by the court are often announced in the form of notices, and some literati If you are bored, you will record these as notes, and then spend some money to engrave them into a book. This can be regarded as writing a book and making a name for yourself.

However, the Su family knew that the young master liked to read, so the male servants would buy them all when they went to the street regardless of what was in the bookstore.

As for the color of official clothes, this is already common sense. The Song Dynasty stipulated that official clothes should be of four colors: purple, vermilion, green and green, and purple official clothes for officials above the third rank, also known as scarlet; Corresponding to the seventh and ninth ranks respectively, as long as they are not wearing these four pure se official uniform styles, then there is no problem.

The old man turned his head and chatted in a low voice with a scholar who looked like a scholar beside him, what the scholar said, the old man nodded repeatedly; then he raised his head and said: "What Mr. Su said is indeed true, I have forgotten it."

"It's okay, it's okay, except for us who are in the cloth business, no one will keep this official document in their hearts, it's human nature." Su Jin smiled and cupped his hands.

"But the old man thinks there is a second point of inappropriateness." The old man laughed.

Su Jin chuckled and said, "Let me guess what? The old man must say that the people in Luzhou Prefecture are not rich enough to afford silk and satin, are they?"

The old man said: "That's right. A piece of satin is worth six pennies, and a satin gown costs more than one penny. Ordinary people have enough money to live for a family for half a month. Who will buy good clothes to wear when they have nothing to do?"

Su Jin nodded and said: "I always say that there is not much money, and that there is not much money. Although Luzhou is not the most affluent place in the world, every household still has some money. Besides, my Su Ji also has a corresponding solution. It will be made public later, even if it doesn’t take any money, it will make the people of Luzhou change their old appearance.”

The old man Nian Xu smiled and said: "Young Master Su doesn't take any profit, so why is he working so hard for nothing?"

Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "For one breath, for the three-year agreement with that Yangzhou barbarian."

"Okay!" Everyone in the audience cheered. I didn't expect this weak son of the Su family to be ruthless.

Su Jin cupped his fists and bowed, and said loudly: "Everyone, don't worry about whether you have money or not and put on new clothes on the Dragon Boat Festival. Let's first see what silk and satin look like on my Luzhou people, and the rest will come later." Say it again."

After finishing speaking, he slapped his palms, and more than ten servants rushed out from the backstage. After putting together dozens of short platforms from the flanks, a half-foot-high 'T'-shaped platform was set up on the stage, and the red carpet The paving was laid, and more than ten brocade stools were placed on the high platforms on both sides of the T-shaped platform.

A pretty little servant girl with two claws tied up and her face blushing said: "Anyone who is willing to come to the stage to watch, please come to the stage from the side. There is only one condition: those with disheveled clothes should not come on stage."

Dozens of rascals originally planned to swarm the stage, but after hearing the last sentence, they had to give up cursing after looking at each other.

But those officials, wives, young masters and gentlemen are self-respecting of their status and are unwilling to show their heads on the stage. Some young masters really want to go up, but they have to stay away because they are in full view.

After the little servant girl shouted three times in a row, no one came to the stage. In the midst of embarrassment, the crowd suddenly moved away, and a woman in purple walked up to the stage with two maidservants, one tall and one short, and sat on the right. On a brocade stool.

Everyone was in an uproar, this woman was the incomparably glamorous hostess of Hefenglou, the goddess in the eyes of the sons and daughters of Luzhou; unexpectedly, she was the first to take the stage to save face; with her leading role, the young masters and ladies rushed to the stage, a total of more than a dozen The seats were filled up in no time, and many people were a step too late to grab the seats, so they had no choice but to scold themselves for being cowardly and for missing a good opportunity.

Su Jin took a peek at the woman in purple, and saw her beautiful eyes staring at the catwalk, with a thoughtful expression on her fair and beautiful face;

Su Jin didn't think about it anymore, sat down on a brocade stool on the left, and nodded to the little maidservant in front of the stage, the little maidservant said softly: "Please appreciate my Suji Cloth Shop and Suji Tailored Clothing Shop for their appreciation." This is the first stage of the 't' stage show of costumes brought by everyone."

As soon as her delicate voice fell, the sound of silk and bamboo in the curtain of the backstage, accompanied by the sound of silk and bamboo, the fragrance of the wind, each and every delicate figure came out of the backstage, and there was a sound of gasping on and off the stage, everyone was dumbfounded .