Chapter 158: Can This Kind of Clothing Be Sold?
Zhu Jingyuan asked the palace housekeeper to find a tailor, a cobbler, and a shoemaker, and returned to the study to start drawing drawings.
Simple design drawings, accompanied by text explanations, what kind of things you need.
The specific production drawings have to be made by the craftsmen themselves.
Zhu Jingyuan's status is extraordinary, and the efficiency of the palace housekeeper is also very high, and he quickly found people.
The best tailors, cobblers, and shoemakers in the city, found three of each.
Among the nine craftsmen, there are two Ming people, three Ming people and Boer people, and four Boers.
The Boer meant peasants, but not the Oriental peasants who farmed their own fields, but the Tessie farmers who drove the Moxi slaves to work.
They are descendants of Tessie immigrants, who are predominantly Dutch.
Like the French-speaking and English-speaking areas of Yinzhou, the source of immigrants is actually the entire Taixi continent, but whoever goes to the colony will use whomever language they want.
In a world where history has accelerated dramatically, the Dutch colony of South Mexico has also developed better than it has historically.
By the time the Ming forced the Boers to become independent from the Netherlands, they already had a population of 100,000 Tessies.
By the time the Ming Dynasty formally conquered the Boer state, the number of Boers had grown to 300,000.
Historically, after the Napoleonic Wars ended, the British gave the Dutch £6 million in compensation and took possession of the colony of Cape Town.
In the thirties, the British declared the colony of Cape Town owned by the British Crown, and forbade the Boers to continue to develop their own farms.
By 1834, the British had announced the abolition of slavery in the region, and the conflict between the Boers and the British, who had used Moxian slaves for farming, intensified.
The Boers then moved away from the British colony and opened up land near Pretoria to establish the Transvaal Republic.
Then there were the two Boer Wars, in which Britain once again conquered the Boer country and took control of the whole of South Africa.
The Ming Dynasty of this world has now conquered the entire South Mo Continent, and has also turned Cape Town, which is the Western Cape, into an imperial village.
However, the Ming Dynasty gave the Boer vassal status as a national, allowing them to continue cultivating the wasteland and farming, and allowing them to continue to use Mo slaves.
The lives of the Boers did not change much, so they basically remained in the colony of the Ming Dynasty.
But something even weirder happened.
Tessians began to immigrate to South Mesozhou posing as Boers......
Because the Boers here have the national status of the Ming vassal state.
The Boers still belong to the Tessie by blood.
At that time, the Ming officials could not distinguish the image of the Taixi people of different ethnic groups, and it was easy to mix them up.
Here, the Taixi people were able to obtain the status of a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
This is the only place in the world.
Later, Ming officials discovered this problem and reported it to the Ming Imperial Court.
After discussion among the old gentlemen of the imperial court, the entry of foreign "Boers" into South Mozhou was officially banned.
At the same time, the right of abode of the Boers in other Ming vassal states was abolished.
But when all the regulations were finalized and the whole of South Mozhou was fully implemented, the number of "Boers" had soared to 500,000.
Then the Ming began to migrate to southern Mexico on a large scale, offsetting the demographic advantage of other ethnic groups.
Now the number of Ming people exceeds one million, and the number of Boers continues to grow to more than 600,000.
The mixed descendants of the Ming and Boer people are also in the early 1 millions.
In addition, there are more than two million Mo people in the South Mo Chau area.
With a total population of more than 5 million, it is the most complex ethnic composition of all the Ming-controlled areas.
Among the local tailors, shoemakers, and leathermen in Haijiao Huangzhuang, of course, there are many Ming people, and there are also many mixed-race descendants.
But Zhu Jingyuan was looking for someone who could make Taixi clothes, so the largest number of craftsmen who were found by the housekeeper were Boers.
The four Boers were all in their fifties and sixties, both because they were the most well-known experienced craftsmen, and because the young Boers were reluctant to learn how to make Tessie clothes.
The other three half-breeds were younger, and the half-breeds didn't mind learning Tessie's trade.
The last two Ming people, one is a young local craftsman, who happily learned Taixi clothing design, not specializing in Taixi clothing.
Another employee of the direct royal consortium was the master craftsman of the Western Cape branch of the Royal Garment Firm, who was in charge of the Taixi clothing.
The nine craftsmen were very excited to see Zhu Jingyuan, and several Boers were all at a loss.
This is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the same identity as the king of the great country of Taixi.
The two Ming people were not much better, although one of them was still an employee of the royal consortium.
They may not have the opportunity to meet Prince Ming once in their lives.
After the butler's introduction was completed, the nine people were very nervous and excited to bow to Zhu Jingyuan.
"I've seen His Royal Highness."
Zhu Jingyuan sat behind his book, listened to the introduction of the housekeeper next to him, and obviously asked with some surprise:
"Our royal consortium also specializes in Tessie ready-to-wear? I would have known this and would have gone straight to you......"
Chu Yuqiang, a craftsman from the Royal Garment Company, was a tall and thin middle-aged man, and when he heard the question, he hurriedly bowed down again:
"Back to Your Highness, the consortium does have related industries, and there are commercial houses in places where there are more Taixi people, but Your Highness can directly order if you need it."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slowly in his heart, still thinking with emotion, this consortium really does everything......
If you want the existing Tessie clothes, those tight shorts and silk stockings, I guess they can give themselves a spot.
But what you need is not ready-to-wear.
Zhu Jingyuan shook his head slightly, pushed a few simple drawings he drew into the middle of the book, and directly explained his requirements:
"Guys, take a closer look at the designs I've conceived for these clothes, and give me a few days to see how it goes.
"If I feel that I can, I am going to open my own business house and go to Tessie to specialize in selling this new Tessie clothing."
The craftsmen cautiously approached the book and sat in a semicircle to look at the picture 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.
Tuxedo, shirt, waistcoat, trousers, women's short suits, knee-length pleated skirts......
Zhu Jingyuan also learned to draw, and these clothes originally had similar things, so these craftsmen could understand Zhu Jingyuan's design.
Then I felt that these designs were very distinctive, and they were far from the existing Tessie clothing style.
Although Tessie's Rococo style has become "minimalist", clothes and skirts have been allowed to be left blank, and more light colors and curves have been used.
But there will be a lot of lace piled up, a lot of tulle decoration, and very exaggerated headdresses will be worn.
So if you look at the past in modern times, Rococo is still gorgeous and complex.
Zhu Jingyuan's designs look simple in modern times.
In front of the designers of this era, it is really simple to the point of excessive.
All should be in solid color, without any pattern or embroidery, without any folds and lace, and without any jewelry.
Completely closed cuffs and necklines, straight jackets and trousers, to iron out the lines......
So much so that after Chu Yuqiang looked at a few pieces, he subconsciously asked Zhu Jingyuan:
"Dare to ask Your Highness, is this a dress designed for servants or workers? But workwear doesn't need such good craftsmanship and materials......"
Only the workers' clothes can be so simple, and the military uniforms of the soldiers of the major countries are many times more complicated than those designed by Zhu Jingyuan.
The other craftsmen also had similar suspicions, and when they heard Chu Yuqiang's question, they all subconsciously waited for Zhu Jingyuan to answer.
Zhu Jingyuan had long expected this reaction from them:
"Of course not for servants or workers, my clothes are for the new elite."
The new elite consisted of wealthy people without aristocratic status, high-ranking 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.
To those elites who sell such clothes? His Royal Highness the Great Food King is joking, right?
They are now all pursuing an aristocratic style, and the more ornate the decoration, the better, and the more intricate the better.
Chu Yuqiang, as a member of the royal consortium, couldn't help but remind Zhu Jingyuan, the little boss:
"Your Highness, IMHO, this kind of clothing should be difficult to sell to the Tessie elite, who pursue a more flamboyant and elaborate style than the nobility."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and asked rhetorically:
"What if I wore them for a photo shoot and even wore them to the top banquets of the Tessie countries?
"Leave a large number of photographs, publish them in various newspapers and pictorials, and disseminate them in the countries of Tessie?"
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 the aristocracy.
Zhu Jingyuan, the world's top noble, personally promoted it, so as long as these things themselves are not offensive, they are really likely to become popular.
Although Zhu Jingyuan's design of these clothes is not gorgeous, it looks quite comfortable and will be very convenient to wear.
After being silent for a few seconds, Chu Yuqiang nodded lightly and said:
"If His Highness personally pushes it, it is indeed possible to succeed, and there are many young people who are pursuing mavericks.
"His Royal Highness's designs, which are completely different from the traditional Tessie costumes, can be used as a sign that distinguishes them from the older generation.
In addition, all kinds of minimalist designs are actually considered to be the Ming style, which is the style sought after by some Taixi literati.
"His Royal Highness designed these clothes, you can try to promote them in the name of Ming-style suits, and the effect may be better."
After Zhu Jingyuan listened, he looked at Chu Yuqiang with interest, this craftsman seemed to have ideas in the advertisement.
Can you dig it up and be the manager or even the shopkeeper of your own clothing firm?
Zhu Jingyuan had this idea in his heart, and decided to continue to observe and observe, and then continue to introduce his other designs.
Ties, collar flowers, top hats, berets, and heels......
The previous designs and styles are all regarded as super-minimalist clothing designs similar to the previous ones.
It was the last high heel that surprised several craftsmen a little.
However, the direction they were surprised in was diametrically opposed to the direction that Zhu Jingyuan originally thought.
Chu Yuqiang carefully observed the three views of Zhu Jingyuan's painting, and said with emotion after the simulation in his heart:
"Your Highness's high heels, if they really become popular, may be able to save Tessie's feet......"
Zhu Jingyuan's eyebrows trembled:
"Free the feet of the Tessies? Chu Gong is also a master of yin and yang? ”
Although Chu Yuqiang didn't understand what Master Yin and Yang meant, he understood his true meaning by understanding Zhu Jingyuan's expression and expectations:
"The sole curve drawn by His Royal Highness is more in line with the shape of the soles of people's feet, which can make people's foot bones more natural."
Zhu Jingyuan was sure that Chu Yuqiang was not a master of yin and yang.
And he is worthy of being a craftsman in Huangzhuang, who knows a lot of things, and can see whether it is suitable for people's feet.
At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan also realized a very important problem.
I subconsciously think that high heels will certainly damage my feet, and this is certainly true.
But the damage is also severe.
The soles of the modern high heels drawn by myself have been selected through two hundred years of historical experience, especially in the information age.
Although the structure of the structure makes it impossible to avoid damage, it has been reduced as much as possible.
Compared to the same height of high heels two hundred years ago, the level of damage is obviously reduced.
The high-heeled soles of the new century that I casually drew can indeed be regarded as saving the people who wear high heels in this era.
Zhu Jingyuan asked helplessly:
"And what about this seven-centimeter height? This height itself can be uncomfortable, right? ”
Chu Yuqiang immediately explained:
"Tessie already had shoes that tall, but because it was difficult for ordinary people to adapt, very few people wore 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?
In the later generations, there are more than ten centimeters of hatred for the sky.
In fact, there are also four-inch high heels at this time.
High heels were originally abandoned during the French Revolution, along with tight shorts, as a characteristic of the old aristocracy.
But this thing is really poisonous, and it slowly became popular again.
Now in Zhu Jingyuan's era, high heels have not been hit, and they are still very popular.
Giving them a better design yourself will definitely make this thing more popular.
When Zhu Jingyuan was hesitating, Chu Yuqiang asked a question after thinking about it:
"Dare to ask Your Highness, can you allow the Royal Ready-to-Wear House to adopt a similar design?"
Chu Yuqiang had obviously anticipated that these designs might become popular.
Several other craftsmen also had similar reactions, but the identity gap was relatively large, and 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 abandoning the design.
Now that this design has been taken out, these craftsmen have already seen it, and they can restore it when they go back.
It's impossible for me to kill people for such a small thing.
And there are benefits to popularity, although the harm has become smaller, but the money will be more.
That's all I can think of.
Zhu Jingyuan sighed softly:
"Yes, but a little later, you have to cooperate with my actions......"
Chu Yuqiang immediately understood what Zhu Jingyuan meant, and immediately solemnly agreed:
"Your Highness, rest assured, we will fully cooperate, if Your Highness needs more display samples, the firm can help with batch production."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded noncommittally:
"I got it......"