Chapter 1895: Tale of the Emperor
According to Kong Tai ’s report, in the Ming Dynasty, a piece of satin was no more than 600 liters, or 0.6 silver. The length of a piece of silk is 13 meters and the width is about 1.4 meters. Then, the single-sided 10 mile long (5000 meters) red silk barrier is 385 horses, and the double-sided is 770 horses, which is only worth 462 two silver ...
"Um ... so cheap? 500 don't arrive at both? Then give the eldest niece a 'ten-mile red makeup' too!" Marlin made a decision and immediately made up his mind.
No wonder what kind of "ten-mile red makeup" was done in ancient China, and the relationship didn't have much money. 500 two silver, the small and medium landlords who can afford it in the Ming Dynasty are as many as a cow, let alone those wealthy homes.
However, his son has lost some money with ordinary cheap red silk. Marin decided to use ordinary red silk with 0.6 silver for a big niece. For his own son, he used purple satin with two silver pieces. In ancient times, Zhu Zi was the most precious, especially purple, and it was true both in the east and the west. His son paved with purple satin as "ten-mile red makeup" to marry the princess of England, which is expected to shock all Europe ...
In fact, there are not many nobles in Europe who can wear purple silk clothes. After all, European silk and purple dyes are very rare. Seeing Marin using the purple satin in 10 as a fence-like barrier, it is estimated that a bunch of people will be jealous.
But they did not know that in the Ming Dynasty, even the relatively expensive purple satin was only two silver pieces. Moreover, silk with a price of more than one or two silver pieces is considered a high-end product.
Calculated in this way, 10 miles of purple satin, only 1540 two silver. Malin was not happy anymore-not enough! So, he changed Caesar's wedding specifications, "Ten Miles Red Makeup" into "Ten Miles Red Makeup". Then, the length was expanded to 3.2 times the original, but the purchase price was only less than 5,000 silver, which was very cheap.
Marin didn't know that his son Caesar's "ten-mile red makeup" specification he set at random today later became the highest configuration for romantic weddings in Europe. However, many men who pursue girls are also suffering. Because, "Ten Miles Red Makeup" is so expensive!
Later, some European girls asked suitors-"Will you marry me with ten miles of red makeup?"
Then, after listening to the man with insufficient financial resources, he turned away in horror ...
Nima, don't look at the ordinary silk satin. In the Ming Dynasty, it was not even one or two silver pieces, but in Europe, you can buy a dozen gold coins. As for the purple satin, it is sold for 50 gold coins. A ten-mile-long purple satin barrier was laid, but the trenches were trenches, but the value of 120,000 to 30,000 gold coins was affordable to the average person. It is equivalent to one-tenth of the annual revenue of the Kingdom of France ...
Therefore, later European nobles accepted the concept of "Huali" at 500 meters. Nothing else, just to save a little bit of length, so spend less before "red makeup". Such a cut saves most of the money ... Then, those European nobles with financial constraints will tell the pursuing girl-I am a person who has read the book, and the "ten red makeup" they say is ten miles, not ten miles Do n’t be swayed by the desolate guy of Marin the Great, we have to respect originality ...
Well, also, the ten-mile purple satin was also exaggerated by the emperor Ma Lin. In fact, the Oriental original is red satin, which is worth a dozen gold coins, not the purple satin of 50 gold coins. We must respect the original, do n’t learn from the emperor ...
Because of the "Ten Miles Red Makeup" incident, Marin the Great became synonymous with "romantic father" in the eyes of European women in later generations. But in the eyes of the male compatriots, this product is a "trench emperor", the kind of a prodigal prodigal ... But privately, the male compatriots also lament-I also want to have such a daddy like Kaiser Emperor, I I also want to be a green onion ...
In fact, "Ten Miles Red Makeup" was simply broken by Marin. People originally meant that the burden of dowry stretched very long, and "Ten Li" was also an exaggerated adjective. Marin is a second-hand goods, because he thinks that European silk is too rare, and no one can see it in the box, such as "Who knows Jinyi Yexing". Moreover, I really want to get a 10-mile long dowry burden, the value is actually higher.
Therefore, he simply changed the concept and combined "Shili Red Makeup" with the silk barrier used by Shi Chong Wang Kai Dou Fu Shi to create a fake and inferior version of "Shili Red Makeup" with a double-sided barrier.
The 1.4-meter-wide silk serves as a barrier, which actually cannot block the sight of the onlookers. But this kind of barrier itself is not used to block people's sight, but to show off wealth. So, this height is just right. Not only can people see the height of the wedding, but also can see the expensive silk show under the eyelids. Therefore, it is the only means of comparison. Especially in Europe where silk is scarce. This fake and inferior version of "Ten Li Red Makeup" is more shocking than the genuine one.
You see, the poorer nobles can't put on silk clothes. As a result, the Hoffman royal family directly took silk and the lowest-grade purple satin in the silk as a barrier in the wedding aisle. It's almost inhuman ...
Moreover, the emperor Marin also skewered the European wedding customs. Originally, white wedding dresses were popular in European weddings, symbolizing holiness.
But Marin is the soul of Huaxia, and it feels unreasonable to shop "ten-mile white makeup", it is a curse to kill the whole family. Therefore, he first used genuine "ten-mile red makeup" for his niece, and later used "ten-mile purple makeup" for his son, which virtually raised the standard of European royal wedding.
Later, the European wedding atmosphere was under the belt of Marin Hao Emperor, and no longer made a white wedding dress, but used red silk or purple silk. Among them, the nobles who were not rich enough used red silk as a barrier. The royal family generally began to use purple satin as a barrier. From this, a vocabulary called "Purple Dress" was also born.
Able to use a purple satin barrier and wear a purple wedding dress, it means noble enough. Even later, it was extended to high-end weapons and equipment, also known as "purple equipment".
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However, both Caesar and Princess Margaret are still young, and the wedding has to be a few years away. Therefore, "Ten Mile Purple Makeup" cannot be done now. Moreover, it takes time to get so much purple satin back.
But right now, there are already many satin in the warehouse of Aurich Palace. And coincidentally, Marin ’s future daughter-in-law, Princess Margaret, also likes purple ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ So, Marin called his son Caesar and gave him a task-to arrange tailoring according to Princess Margaret ’s Size, make 100 various princess dresses, as Caesar's summer gift for Princess Margaret. After all, time is about to enter the summer, and you have to prepare clothes for the future daughter-in-law. Then, wait for autumn and winter, and then prepare different styles ...
"100 purple satin skirts? Daddy, are they too extravagant?" Caesar was a little surprised, feeling too wasteful.
Then, Marin knocked him out of his head and laughed and scolded:
"You know a P! Princess Margaret is behind England, and when you unite England, the benefits are incredible. What are the 100 purple satin skirts?"
"Son, you remember! The rich man coaxes the woman with sweet words, the rich man says 'swipe my card' ... ah, it's smashing the woman with luxury goods. I tell you, in the past, there was a The festival of prostitutes invented by good merchants is called Double Eleven ... On that day, if any man can empty the shopping cart for his favorite prostitutes, there is a great chance to take her home ... then until vomiting ... … Well, it ’s too early to say that you ’re still young, and I ’ll grow up and talk to you in detail ... ”
