Daming 1805

When Zhu Jingyuan arrived in his feudal state, in a sense he was considered a feudal state.

Then the first official palace meeting was held, which was actually the first official early court of the Great Food Kingdom.

First of all, the future development direction of Dashiguo was determined, and the most important task at present was also determined, which was to build a seawater desalination plant.

After unifying his thoughts, Zhu Jingyuan arranged some other things:

"I will write some detailed suggestions later, and when we build more desalination plants in the future, we can try whether these ideas are feasible.

"There is another thing, the palace is going to take over all the schools in the Great Food Kingdom, and establish complete primary and secondary schools.

"Private schools will no longer be allowed in the future, and the Royal Palace will set up a school department to directly manage all schools, and all schools will use the unified teaching materials of the Ming Dynasty.

"We and the children of the workers have to be managed to learn things, and we can't just sit around doing nothing.

"If there are not enough teachers, go to Daming to hire them, if no one wants to come, then add more money.

"For the guard training, I will ask Guan Zhenfu to send veterans to help.

"The money earned from selling oil is spent in any way possible.

"Of course, it takes real money.

"This reality is not only to return the actual things, but also to give them to the actual people.

"From this month, the salaries of all officials in the palace will increase by [-]%, and will increase by [-]% every year for the next three years."

The things Zhu Jingyuan arranged were considered normal, and it was even more unlikely that anyone would object to directly raising the salary.

Therefore, all the ministers of the Great Food Kingdom stood up and bowed in high spirits.

After Zhu Jingyuan finished arranging the work, he let the officials go to work on their own.

He went back to the inner hall by himself, asked Dian Bu to write a reply letter to his father for him, and accepted the second arrangement given by his grandfather.

Then they summoned several clothing craftsmen headed by Chu Yuqiang.

"Governor" in Ming Dynasty is not a position, nor can it be used as a title for officials, it is actually a verb.

They are all written in the form of "the governor of a certain place and something", which means that they generally supervise certain places and things.

Similar titles include general system, prime minister, economic strategy, supervisor, and admiral.

In essence, it doesn't matter whether they are big or not, they don't even have grades. Unless the imperial court makes an arrangement, there is no clear relationship between superiors and subordinates.

What to do depends on the scope of power given by the court.

What Zhu Jingyuan wanted for the "governor" was not only the military and political affairs of the Dashi, Daqinhai, and Mozhou regions, but also foreign affairs.

In fact, he continued to hand over the diplomacy with Taixi to his own leadership and management.

Foreign affairs are not just official wrangling and negotiations. In fact, there are many levels of affairs, and there are also many private activities.

Many diplomats are open spies at heart.

Now Zhu Jingyuan feels that the things that Chu Yuqiang is responsible for can even be counted as foreign affairs.

If you are not in your position and do not seek your own government, if you do not have a relevant position, then the matter of clothing is a social experiment.

Now that I want to take this title, I have to use a little bit of care.

Zhu Jingyuan personally wrote a simple "letter of introduction".

Explain that you want to open a clothing business and operate a custom clothing and ready-to-wear business in Taixi.

Chu Yuqiang is the shopkeeper of the firm he hired, and he hopes that the royal families, nobles and court officials of various countries in Thailand and the West can provide convenience.

Then sign your name and stamp your seal.

If nothing else happened, this letter of introduction would allow Chu Yuqiang to travel freely in Taixi.

He should also be a guest at the Taixi noble banquet.

The letter of introduction did not mention the specific scope of clothing types.

Although Chu Yuqiang's firm mainly sells new clothes designed by Zhu Jingyuan, it is impossible to sell only those clothes.

The original Daming costumes will continue to be sold, and there will be new styles in the future.

Zhu Jingyuan handed the letter of introduction to Chu Yuqiang, and then quite

For a solemn command:

"The things you have to do are still those. The specific thing you have to do is to sell the clothes I designed and see what impact it can have in Taixi.

"I would like to remind you that the men used in the promotional photos and pictorials showing clothes must be from Daming.

"Mainly use tall and mighty, strong body but not obese, stable, dignified and domineering, according to the standards of the guard of honor.

"Secondly, choose a heroic and handsome gentleman, or a refined and gentle Mr. Pianpianjia.

"All in all, it is to make people feel comfortable looking at it. This standard should be able to be controlled by Chugong himself.

"Once again, men must be Ming people, and Xiyi men are absolutely not allowed.

"Women mostly use Daming people, and they also have to choose a type that has an outstanding image and will definitely be pleasing to the eye.

"Use dignified, elegant and temperamental types as much as possible, and the delicate and exquisite Xiaojiabiyu is the secondary choice.

"A small number of women use Xiyi women, but don't go for the best Xiyi women, just use ordinary people around you.

"When there are more than three women, an ordinary Thai woman can be arranged."

If Zhu Jingyuan hadn't been in charge of foreign affairs in his title, he wouldn't have raised so many demands for modernization.

Simply use Daming people to show it.

And Zhu Jingyuan's special request made Chu Yuqiang a little confused.

If His Royal Highness Prince Dashi doesn't like Xiyi women, then just use Daming women.

Why do you have to find some ordinary Xiyi women to shoot?

Chu Yuqiang thought over and over again, but in the end he still didn't dare to open his mouth to ask Prince Dashi's intentions.

When I go back, I will discuss it with those Boers who are also Western Yi.

Zhu Jingyuan looked at Chu Yuqiang and just bowed and agreed without asking for any details, a little worried that he could not fully understand his intention.

So Zhu Jingyuan took the initiative to speak again and said:

"You just have to know what I want, and don't discuss it with outsiders, especially those few Boer artisans.

"If you have any ideas and guesses, you can come to discuss with me directly, don't hide it, don't try to figure it out for yourself.

"If there is a problem with the implementation because you don't understand the true intent of these requirements, it will not be worth the candle."

Chu Yuqiang suddenly felt that his heart had been seen through, and a layer of cold sweat immediately oozed from his forehead, so he asked directly:
"Why does Your Highness want to find ordinary Xiyi women to shoot the posters?"

Zhu Jingyuan's persuasive rhetorical question:

"Ming girls use good-looking ones, and Xiyi girls use ordinary ones. If you compare them together, how will people feel when they see this kind of picture?"

Chu Yuqiang thought for a while, tried to interpret and said:
"Those Xiyi men and women who have seen the advertising posters may instinctively feel that Xiyi women are not as beautiful as Daming women.

"But Xiyi women are not as beautiful as our Daming women, there is no need for such a special comparison..."

Zhu Jingyuan laughed directly when he heard Chu Yuqiang's evaluation:

"Ordinary people in Taixi haven't seen Daming people much, but they may not think so, so this operation is still necessary.

"And the comparison of women is only one of them, it is within the photos and pictorials, and the comparison of men is outside of this.

"Xi Yi looked at the pictures of Ming men in the pictorials, and naturally compared them to the ordinary Xi Yi men around them."

"The subordinate understands."

Chu Yuqiang nodded slightly in agreement, and then tried to draw inferences:
"When displaying different types of clothes, can there be different choices?

"The most high-end clothes are aimed at the nobles and high-level new elites and other wealthy classes, and they are all made of Ming people.

"If it's clothes for the middle and lower classes, or work clothes and housekeeper clothes, shouldn't Ming people be used?"

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to agree after hearing this, and then shook his head after a little consideration:

"Not quite right, it's not just clothing aimed at the rich and the noble that should be displayed by Ming people.

"As long as there is no clear identity label on the clothes, all the ordinary and popular clothes should be displayed by Daming people as much as possible.

"Only those you mentioned later, who may have obvious identity labels, can avoid Daming people when necessary.

"For example, Taixi's maid costumes and special women's costumes for romantic occasions cannot be displayed with Ming women, but Hu Ji or Xiyi women should be displayed.

"If there are characters such as drivers, housekeepers, maids, and nuns in the display screen, they can also be displayed as barbarians.

"If there are lower-end people, such as buddies, laborers, etc., you can find Xiyi men, but there probably won't be any.

"If there are, the criteria for selection are the opposite of those of the Ming people. You can be short and thin, and you can look for ugly and distinctive ones.

"Or the overall image is extraordinarily feminine and delicate, the kind that can be regarded as a woman when wearing women's clothes.

"Oh, by the way, the last kind of people can expand the scope of use a little bit, and can promote clothes that suit their image.

"But no matter what the image is, all Thai and Western men cannot stand with Ming women."

Listening to Zhu Jingyuan's introduction, Chu Yuqiang gradually changed from bewildered to stunned, and then summarized the criteria:
"The subordinates understand that the clothes without identity tags are all from Ming people, all men are from Ming people, and a small part of women are from Orchids and Xiyi women.

"Regarding identity labels, Ming people show the aristocratic class, Hu people show the noble entourage, and Taixi people show the bottom class..."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly this time and said:

"That's almost the case, but these standards can't be put on paper, you can just implement them silently, don't discuss research with anyone."

Chu Yuqiang bowed his hands earnestly and agreed:

"This subordinate understands that this is his own personal preference, and has nothing to do with His Highness or anyone else."

Zhu Jingyuan showed a smile on his face, and after a few words of sincere encouragement, he issued an approval slip for [-] silver bills, and asked someone to send Chu Yuqiang away.

Then Zhu Jingyuan sat down, reflected on the communication process with Chu Yuqiang just now, and felt that he was a little vicious.

Zhu Jingyuan pondered for a long time, and decided to change his thinking, and took the time to get out relatively mature film equipment, and shoot movies with the same standard.

Chu Yuqiang took Zhu Jingyuan's letter of introduction and first went to the official office of the Wangfu to register as a business firm.

I opened a commercial bank account at Daming Bank, and took the approval slip to get the funds. Most of them were deposited in the commercial bank account, and a small part was carried with me.

Then after two days of repairing, he set off with several other craftsmen.

I took a passenger ship to the deepest part of the Persian Gulf. After landing, I used the letter of introduction from Zhu Jingyuan to board a military train on a temporary military railway.

Take the train across the Dashi Peninsula, come to the coast of the Daqin Sea, and then sail westward by steamer again.

When I arrived in the south of France, I went ashore and took the train directly to Paris.

There are several important national capitals in France, Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Vienna, and Moscow.

But apart from Rome in Italy and Berlin in Prussia, there are many other important cities in the country.

In France, there is only Paris. Apart from Paris, it is a large rural area. Most of France's elites gather in Paris.

Paris is also the de facto largest city in the Western continent.

Therefore, the headquarters of Chu Yuqiang's firm should be located in Paris to facilitate the rapid expansion of its influence.

When Chu Yuqiang arrived in Paris, he first went to find his former colleagues from the Taixi branch of the royal clothing company, and settled down with their help.

After resting for two days and recovering his mental state, he took Zhu Jingyuan's letter of introduction and went directly to Versailles to visit Prince Charles of France.

Prince Charles is the second son of Louis XVI. In history, Louis XVII became the king of France after his brother died.
the Crown Prince.

Of course, the crown prince is not something that ordinary people can meet casually.

But with Zhu Jingyuan's letter of introduction, Chu Yuqiang was no longer an ordinary person, and met this lucky French boy without any hindrance.