Daming 1805

Chapter 159 Can this kind of clothes be sold?
Zhu Jingyuan asked the steward of the palace to find a tailor, cobbler, and shoemaker, and returned to his study to start drawing drawings.

Simple design drawings, accompanied by text descriptions, what kind of things you need.

The specific production drawings have to be obtained by the craftsmen themselves.

Zhu Jingyuan's status is extraordinary, and the efficiency of the housekeeper of the palace is also very high, and he was quickly found.

Xiyang Cape Huangzhuang, the best tailors, cobblers, and shoemakers in the city found three of each type.

Among the nine craftsmen, there are two Ming people, three mixed descendants of Ming people and Boers, and four Boers.

The Boers originally meant farmers, but they did not refer to Eastern farmers who farmed their own fields, but Western farmers who drove Mexican slaves to work.

They are descendants of Thai-Western immigrants, mainly Dutch.

Like the French and English regions of Yinzhou, the source of immigrants is actually the entire Western Pacific continent, but the language they use is their colony.

In this world where history has been greatly accelerated, the development of the Netherlands' South Mexico colony is also better than in history.

When Ming forced the Boers to become independent from the Netherlands, they already had a population of [-] Thais.

When Ming officially conquered the Boer country, the number of Boers had grown to 30.

In the original history, after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the British gave the Dutch 600 million pounds in compensation and occupied the Cape Town colony.

In the 30s, the United Kingdom declared the Cape Town colony to be owned by the British royal family and prohibited the Boers from continuing to develop their own farms.

In 1834, the British announced the abolition of slavery in the local area, and the conflict between the Boers who used Mexican slaves to cultivate and the British completely intensified.

Then the Boers moved away from the British colony, opened up wasteland near the later Pretoria, and established the Transvaal Republic.

Then came the two Boer Wars. Britain once again conquered the country of the Boers and took control of the entire South African region.

The Great Ming of this world has now conquered the entire South Mozhou, and has also turned Cape Town, the Western Cape, into Huangzhuang.

But Ming Dynasty gave the Boers the citizenship of the vassal state, allowed them to continue to open up wasteland and farm, and allowed them to continue to use the Mexican slaves.

The lives of the Boers have not changed much, so they basically stayed in the colony of Ming Dynasty.

But something even weirder happened.

At the beginning, some Thais pretended to be Boer immigrants and ran to South Mexico...

Because the Boers here have the status of citizens of the vassal state of Ming Dynasty.

The Boers still belong to the Taisi people in blood.

At that time, Ming officials could not distinguish the images of Thai and Western people of different ethnic groups, so they could easily get mixed up.

Here, the Taixi people can obtain the national status of the Daming vassal state.

The only place in the world.

Later, Ming officials discovered this problem and reported it to the Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty.

After discussions among the senior gentlemen of the imperial court, the foreign "Boers" were formally banned from entering Nanmozhou.

At the same time, the right of residence of the Boers in other Ming vassal states was abolished.

But when all the regulations were finalized and the entire Southern Mexico was fully implemented, the number of "Boers" had soared to 50.

Then Ming Dynasty began to immigrate to Nanmozhou on a large scale to offset the population advantages of other ethnic groups.

Now the number of Ming people has exceeded 100 million, and the number of Boers has continued to grow to more than 60.

There are more than 100 million mixed descendants of Ming people and Boers.

In addition, there are more than 200 million Mo people in the Nanmozhou area.

The total population of the entire Nanmozhou region is 500 million, and it has the most complex ethnic group composition among all the areas controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

Among the local tailors, shoemakers, and cobblers in Haijiao Huangzhuang, there are of course many Ming people, and there are also many descendants of mixed blood.

But what Zhu Jingyuan was looking for was someone who could make Thai and Western clothes, so the Boer people were the most numerous craftsmen hired by the housekeeper.

These four Boers are all 60 to [-] years old, because they are the most well-known experienced old craftsmen, and also because young Boers are unwilling to learn to make Thai and Western clothing.

The other three mixed-races were younger, and the mixed-races didn't mind learning Taixi's skills.

The last two people from Ming Dynasty, one is a young local craftsman who learned the design of Western and Western clothing out of curiosity, not specializing in Western and Western clothing.

Another direct employee of the Royal Consortium is a master craftsman at the Western Cape Branch of the Royal Clothing Company, specializing in Thai and Western clothing.

The nine craftsmen were very excited to see Zhu Jingyuan, and the Boers were all at a loss.

This is the prince of Daming, the same status as the king of Taixi's great country.

The two Ming people were not much better, although one of them was still an employee of the imperial consortium.

They also may not have the opportunity to meet the Prince of Ming once in their lifetime.

After the butler's introduction, the nine people bowed their hands to Zhu Jingyuan nervously and excitedly.

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

Zhu Jingyuan was sitting behind his desk, listening to the introduction of the butler next to him, he obviously asked in surprise:

"Our royal consortium also specializes in Taixi ready-made clothes? If I knew this earlier, I would have approached you directly..."

Chu Yuqiang, a craftsman of the Royal Clothing Firm, is a tall, thin, middle-aged man. When he heard the question, he quickly bowed his hands again:

"Reporting to Your Highness, the consortium does have related industries, and there are trading houses in places with a large number of Thai and Western people. Your Highness can directly order you if you need it."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded slowly in his heart, still muttering with emotion, this consortium really does everything...

If you want the existing Thai and Western clothes, those tight shorts and silk stockings, I guess they can stock them for themselves.

But what I need is not ready-to-wear.

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head lightly, pushed a few simple drawings he drew into the middle of the desk, and directly explained his request:

"Come closer, everyone, to see the designs I conceived of these clothes, and let me make them in the next few days to see how they work.

"If it feels right, I plan to open a business myself and go to Taixi to sell this new style of Taixi clothing."

The artisans approached the desk cautiously, and formed a semicircle to check the patterns on the table.

Zhu Jingyuan took the drawings and explained them one by one, reminding them of the designs and key points that did not exist in this era.

Tuxedoes, shirts, vests, trousers, women's short suits, knee-length pleated skirts...

Zhu Jingyuan also learned how to draw pictures, and these clothes originally had similar things, so these craftsmen can understand Zhu Jingyuan's designs.

Then I feel that these designs are very distinctive, far from the existing Thai and Western clothing styles.

Although Taixi's Rococo style has become "simple", the clothes and skirts have been allowed to be blank, and more light colors and curves have been used.

But it will pile up a lot of lace, use a lot of tulle decoration, and wear a very exaggerated headgear.

So if modern people look at the past, Rococo is still gorgeous and complicated.

Zhu Jingyuan's designs can be regarded as simple in modern times.

Putting it in front of the designers of this era, it is really too simple.

All should use solid colors, without any patterns and embroidery, without any folds and lace, and without any jewelry decoration.

Fully closed cuffs and necklines, straight coats and trousers, to be ironed out...

So that after Chu Yuqiang read a few pieces, he subconsciously asked Zhu Jingyuan:

"Dare to ask Your Highness, are these clothes designed for servants or workers? But work clothes don't need such good craftsmanship and materials..."

Only workers' clothes are so simple. The military uniforms of soldiers from all over the world are many times more complicated than those designed by Zhu Jingyuan.

The other craftsmen also had similar doubts. When they heard Chu Yuqiang's question, they subconsciously waited for Zhu Jingyuan's answer.

Zhu Jingyuan had expected this kind of reaction from them a long time ago:
"Of course not for servants or workers, these clothes of mine are for the new elite."

The new elite includes rich people without aristocratic status, senior managers with a high level of education, and various literary and artistic personnel.

Chu Yuqiang and the craftsmen looked at each other after hearing this.

This kind of clothes are sold to those elites?Is His Royal Highness the Food King joking?
They are all pursuing aristocratic style now, the more gorgeous the decoration, the better, and the more complicated the better.

As a member of the imperial consortium, Chu Yuqiang couldn't help reminding Zhu Jingyuan, the little boss:

"Your Highness, with all due respect, this kind of clothes should be difficult to sell to the Thai and Western elites, who pursue more gorgeous and complicated styles than nobles."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and asked back:
"What if I wear these clothes for photo shoots, or even wear them to the top banquets in Western countries?

"Leave a large number of photos, published in various newspapers and pictorials, and spread in Western countries?"

Chu Yuqiang and the craftsmen were silent.

Zhu Jingyuan's popular style in his previous life was often driven by entertainers.

This era in this life is basically driven by nobles.

Zhu Jingyuan, the top aristocrat in the world, personally promotes it, so as long as these things are not offensive, they may really become popular.

Although these clothes designed by Zhu Jingyuan are not gorgeous, they still look quite comfortable, and they are very convenient to wear.

After a few seconds of silence, Chu Yuqiang nodded slightly and said:
"If His Highness personally promotes it, it is indeed possible to succeed. There are many young people who are pursuing uniqueness.

"The design of Your Highness, which is completely different from the traditional Thai and Western clothing, can be used as a sign to distinguish them from the older generation.

"In addition, all kinds of minimalist designs are actually considered to be the Ming Dynasty style, which is a style sought after by some Thai and Western literati.

"Your Highness designed these clothes, you can try to promote them in the name of Ming-style suits, the effect may be better."

After Zhu Jingyuan heard this, he looked at Chu Yuqiang with great interest. This craftsman seemed to have ideas in the advertisement.

Can you poach her to be the manager or even the shopkeeper of your own clothing firm?
With this idea in mind, Zhu Jingyuan decided to continue to observe and observe, and then continued to introduce his other designs.

Ties, collar flowers, top hats, berets, and high heels...

These previous designs and styles are regarded as super-simplified clothing designs similar to the previous ones.

It was the high heels at the end that surprised the craftsmen a little.

However, their unexpected direction was completely opposite to what Zhu Jingyuan originally thought.

Chu Yuqiang carefully observed the three views of Zhu Jingyuan's painting, and after simulating it in his heart, he sighed with emotion and said:
"If the high-heeled shoes of Your Highness really become popular, they may be able to save Tessie's feet..."

Zhu Jingyuan's eyebrows trembled:
"Rescue Taixi people's feet? Chu Gong is also a master of yin and yang?"

Although Chu Yuqiang didn't understand the meaning of Master Yin Yang, but after understanding Zhu Jingyuan's expression and expectations, he understood his true meaning:
"The curve of the sole drawn by His Highness is more in line with the shape of the sole of the human foot, and can make the bones of the human foot more natural."

Zhu Jingyuan was sure that Chu Yuqiang was not the master of Yin-Yang anymore.

And it is worthy of being a craftsman of Huangzhuang, who knows a lot of things, and can tell whether it is suitable for a person's foot shape.

At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan also realized a very important problem.

I subconsciously believe that high heels will of course damage the feet, which is certainly true.

But the damage is also very serious.

The soles of modern high-heeled shoes drawn by myself have been screened through 200 years of historical experience, especially in the information age.

Although the structural shape determines that it is impossible for them to avoid damage, the damage has been reduced as much as possible.

Compared with high heels of the same height 200 years ago, the degree of damage is obviously reduced.

The soles of the high-heeled shoes of the new century drawn by myself can indeed be regarded as saving people who wear high-heeled shoes in this era.

Zhu Jingyuan asked helplessly:

"What about the height of seven centimeters? This height itself will make people uncomfortable, right?"

Chu Yuqiang immediately explained:

"Tessie already has such high shoes, but because it is difficult for ordinary people to adapt to them, very few people wear them.

"Louis XV's royal mistress, Madame de Pompadour, had such high heels.

"Your Highness's design may make this height popular..."

Zhu Jingyuan was completely helpless, and his expression became very serious.

So do you want to put this blueprint away and destroy it?Or add another two or three centimeters?
Later generations have a height of more than ten centimeters.

In fact, there are also four-inch high heels at this time.

High-heeled shoes, originally together with tight shorts during the French Revolution, were discarded as a feature of the old aristocrats.

But this thing is really poisonous, and it slowly became popular again later.

Now in Zhu Jingyuan's era, high heels have not been hit and are still very popular.

Giving them a better design myself would definitely make this thing pop even more.

When Zhu Jingyuan was hesitating, Chu Yuqiang asked a question after thinking about it:

"May I ask Your Highness, can you allow the Royal Tailor to adopt a similar design?"

Chu Yuqiang obviously expected that these designs might become popular.

Several other craftsmen also had similar reactions, but their identities were quite different, so they didn't dare to speak directly.

Chu Yuqiang's question, coupled with the eyes of those craftsmen, made Zhu Jingyuan give up the idea of ​​scrapping the design.

Now that this design has been taken out, these craftsmen have already seen it, and they can restore it almost when they go back.

It is impossible for him to kill people for such a small matter.

And being popular is good too. Although the damage is reduced, the money you make will increase.

I can only think so.

Zhu Jingyuan sighed softly:

"Yes, but it will be a little later, you have to cooperate with my actions..."

Chu Yuqiang immediately understood what Zhu Jingyuan meant, and immediately agreed solemnly:

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we will fully cooperate. If Your Highness needs more display samples, the firm can help with mass production."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly noncommittal:

"I see……"

(End of this chapter)