Chapter 166: Authentic Tessie aristocratic style
The royal families and nobles of Taixi countries actually have a good impression of Zhu Jingyuan himself.
The main reason is that the first impression is very good, Zhu Jingyuan's image is very outstanding, and more importantly, his identity is very noble.
Although it is very strong and domineering at the negotiating table, these cannot be regarded as shortcomings, and it is for the sake of national interests.
And there is also Zhu Jianfeng, a villain, so it seems that Zhu Jingyuan is a lot more "amiable".
Prince Charles was originally interested in Zhu Jingyuan's last clothes, but when he heard Chu Yuqiang's intention, he immediately invited the other party in.
The two sides met in the private parlor belonging to the crown prince in the Palace of Versailles.
"Chu Yuqiang, the shopkeeper of the Daming Dashi Guotai Western Garment Company, has seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
Chu Yuqiang stood up straight and bowed his hand to Prince Charles, this is the etiquette between the Ming people of equal status.
Da Ming is positioned as a pro-kingdom, so Prince Shire, as the prince, should be called the prince.
Speaking directly in Daming Yayan, most of the Taixi nobles can say it, and there will be no problem in communication.
Prince Charles took this for granted, and of course he understood Chu Yuqiang's words and meaning, and replied with the same etiquette quite approvingly:
"Since the shopkeeper Chu came to Taixi to do business on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Da Shi, he is our guest in France.
"If you encounter any difficulties in business in the future, if you need any help, you can just ask."
Chu Yuqiang knew the character of the Taixi people and knew that he couldn't be polite to them, so he handed a photo album to Prince Charles and said:
"Thank you for the care of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, if the firm needs anything in the future, I will not be polite to you.
"His Royal Highness Prince Daishi's original plan was to make a new set of clothes he designed and give them to His Highness as a gift.
"That will be the first authentic Ming-style Taixi costume designed by Prince Da Shi himself on the Taixi Continent.
"But this kind of clothing needs to be tailor-made, and if it is not specifically tailored to the size, it will be much less effective to wear.
"But His Royal Highness Prince Daishi didn't have His Royal Highness's body size before.
"So I came here today, and I only brought this album of new clothes designed by Prince Dashi as a small gift to His Highness.
"Once you have your body size data, give it a formal gift next time."
Prince Charles had thought that the booklet was a formal gift from the other party.
I felt that such a small thing couldn't be a valuable gift, and I still felt a little resentful in my heart.
Originally, according to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, he would put it on the table next to him first, and then see what it would be when Chu Yuqiang left.
After listening to Chu Yuqiang's explanation of Zhu Jingyuan's plan, the resentment in Prince Charr's heart suddenly disappeared:
"That's really great, His Royal Highness Prince Dashi is really too polite, and it makes me feel very honored.
"I'm going to have people take my previous body size...... No......
"Don't use the previous one, we'll re-measure it later, to avoid any inaccuracies......"
Prince Charles took the album and knew what was inside, and he couldn't help it a little:
"These are all clothes designed by His Royal Highness Prince Daishi? It's obviously more than one set if it's so thick, can I open it now? ”
Chu Yuqiang nodded with a smile and said:
"Of course you can, if His Royal Highness has a special favorite clothes, you can also tell us directly, and we can make them for you."
"That's great......"
Prince Charles was very happy, and pulled Chu Yuqiang to sit down on both sides of a small table, and the maid in the palace immediately served tea for the two.
Prince Charles flipped through the photo album with great interest, and Chu Yuqiang watched from the side.
Of course, the album is full of photos of clothes, and there are photos of all the individual clothes that have been made, and there are also combined sets.
There are designs by Zhu Jingyuan in the Huangzhuang of the Western Cape, and there are also new designs on the way back to the Great Food Country, which were made by craftsmen on the way.
However, there are only costumes and no one on this album.
All the photos are black and white.
At this time, there were already early color photographs, but they were very cumbersome to deal with.
The colors of the clothes designed by Zhu Jingyuan are mainly black, white, and gray, and there is little need for color images.
After reading a few pieces, Prince Charles said with great emotion:
"It turns out that there are not only long pants, but so many other styles, are they all designed by His Royal Highness the Prince himself?"
Chu Yuqiang nodded as a matter of course:
"Yes, they are all samples designed by His Royal Highness Prince Daishoku himself and made by our craftsmen."
Prince Charles looked at the photo album and said to himself:
"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi is really a genius, these clothes are completely different in style, but the style is highly unified.
"This style can be considered ...... The ultimate simple Ming style, in short, is very distinctive.
"This should be the fashion trend for decades to come......"
Chu Yuqiang also nodded in agreement:
"Yes, His Royal Highness Prince Oshiki is a genius, and in many places he is a genius, or it is more appropriate to be an all-rounder......"
Prince Charles also nodded approvingly, and at the same time continued to flip through the photo album in his hand, and said with a little entanglement:
"So many different styles of clothes...... Is it only the same set that His Royal Highness Prince Daishi wants to give me that he wore at that time? ”
"Can I have all of these clothes? As Emperor Daimei Hitomu said......"
There are many sacred sayings of Emperor Shizu of the Ming Dynasty, but the three words "all want" are definitely the most widely circulated, and there is more than one place in each version.
So much so that after the Renwu Dynasty, many people became more and more bold.
Dare to put forward any request, and then use Emperor Shizu as a shield.
Prince Charles is not a fool, knowing that he is wearing these clothes, he is helping Zhu Jingyuan to promote.
Otherwise, Prince Charles would not have demanded it all.
Of course, Prince Charles himself does not refuse this kind of thing, and he himself likes Zhu Jingyuan's designs.
It's the best of both worlds for Prince Shire.
Of course, Chu Yuqiang also understands this.
Prince Charles is the prince of France and will be the king of this country in the future.
Sending clothes to him to wear is actually asking him to do publicity for free, which is definitely a sure profit.
But you can't give it all at once, you have to send it separately in batches, so that he can display and publicize it in batches.
Zhu Jingyuan's propaganda photos of some people are intended to be used in the public and the market, and may be used in newspapers.
But propaganda among the aristocracy depends on the circle.
The Kingdom of France, the Queen, and Prince Charles are the most important nucleus of the French aristocratic circle.
So Chu Yuqiang nodded with a smile and said:
"All of them have this kind of request, others may not be able to, but of course His Royal Highness the Prince can.
"It's just that there are a lot of clothes, and it takes time to make them all.
"We should make one set first, and the others can be made at any time and given to His Highness at any time.
"This first outfit has a special meaning."
Prince Charles nodded vigorously with a little excitement:
"Great, of course I understand its significance, it is the first set of Big Food Prince design on the Taixi continent, the first set of extreme simple Ming style.
"So, this first outfit, can I choose beyond that trouser suit? I found that there are more designs here that I like. ”
Chu Yuqiang himself doesn't matter, Zhu Jingyuan didn't say which set of clothes he had to send, this can even be regarded as an excuse:
"Of course, you can choose your favorite ......"
Prince Charles was very happy, continued to flip through the photo album, and without hesitating for long, he pointed out a few items in turn:
"Cropped trench coats, slim-fitting suits and shirts, cropped pleated skirts, heeled leather shoes, can you add lace-up boots?
"Are these names all taken by His Royal Highness Prince Daishi? It's really intuitive to say, and it's as simple as the design style.
"And this pleated skirt shouldn't be too long, preferably with half of the thighs exposed, like the standard portrait of the Sun King.
"Inside can be spliced with white silk skinny shorts and stockings for a manly look.
Or with knee-high boots that connect directly to skinny shorts.
Chu Yuqiang's expression did not change after hearing this.
Although those short skirts were originally the clothes designed by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi for his maidservants.
But the craftsmen explained to Zhu Jingyuan at the time that these clothes were actually men's clothing on Tessie's side.
In Daming, because traditional etiquette is a very important thing, and clothing is the most important basic supporting part of etiquette.
People of different classes, different identities, different ages and genders have relatively strict norms for their clothing.
Of course, men and women have their own clothing, and there are many styles and types, not only in decoration and patterns.
But in Tessie, most of the traditional clothing was originally men's clothing, and only the long dress was definitely women's clothing.
In the emancipation of women and feminist movements, women fought for the right to wear men's clothing, which was a very important symbol and means.
As a result, the Tessie man's costume was slowly taken away by the woman, and slowly only one pair of pants remained.
After World War II, men's pants were also shared with women.
None of this has happened yet.
Zhu Jingyuan considers the current situation, as well as the idea of doing his own social experiments, as well as the planning of interference in the cultural level of Taixi.
In the end, Chu Yuqiang was allowed to put the short skirt in this album.
At the same time, all clothing, including short skirts and high heels, is not marked with gender-related labels, and the Tessie people choose for themselves.
As a result, the short skirt was chosen by Prince Charles.
Prince Charles was worried that Chu Yuqiang did not understand his train of thought, so he asked the maid to bring a few shrunken portraits of the French kings of the past.
Although Chu Yuqiang understood, he still subconsciously glanced at the lower body of these kings.
If Zhu Jingyuan was at the scene, he might have been shocked.
But Chu Yuqiang's feelings were not strong.
Chu Yuqiang knew the tradition of Taixi's clothing and knew that in the current Taixi continent, it was a man's patent to show the leg line.
Women can only wear long skirts that cover their ankles.
The short skirt designed by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi is obviously too exciting for the Tessie woman, but not enough for the Tessie man.
How can you cover your knees, you have to expose half of your thighs.
The legs are paneled with silk skinny shorts and stockings, wrapped with lace ribbons to disguise the panels, and a nice knot at the side.
This is the true man style of Tessie, the authentic style of the royal family of Tessie.
Today's men's high heels are not as tall as Louis XIV's time, but they are retro.
Zhu Jingyuan's capitalist suit has trousers, if it weren't for him, the prince of big food, to show it personally, it would definitely not be able to enter the eyes of the Taixi nobles.
Now that there are clothes also designed by Prince Dashi, short skirts and slim-fitting suits, Prince Charles has decisively changed his mind.
The traditional costume of the French royal family can be combined with the design of His Royal Highness Prince Daishi through this dress.
In addition to other complicated and cumbersome designs, embrace the simple fashion style of the future......
Prince Charles felt that his identity should become the standard for the nobles of France and even the mainland of Tessie in the future.
Zhu Jingyuan may be very speechless at the scene, and then sigh for the future male painting style of the Taixi Continent.
If you look at it from the perspective of later generations, you may not need Zhu Jingyuan to take the initiative to take the crooked one, and the male painting style in the Taixi Continent is not normal.
The influence of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Jingyuan's operation only stuck the process of their transformation to the state of Zhu Jingyuan's previous life.
However, Chu Yuqiang was very determined, saying that he remembered:
"Then let the craftsman do it according to His Royal Highness's requirements, we should need six days to complete."
Prince Charles subconsciously said:
"As soon as possible, I want before the New Year...... No, don't do it as soon as possible, the shopkeeper Chu asked the craftsmen to make it patiently and carefully, don't be in a hurry, so as not to make mistakes in the busy......"
Chu Yuqiang agreed again, and Prince Charles carefully put away the photo album and asked the servant to come and measure his body measurements.
After handing over the body size to Chu Yuqiang, Prince Charles imitated Zhu Jingyuan's letter of introduction and opened a letter of introduction to Chu Yuqiang in French.
After sending Chu Yuqiang away, Prince Charles decided to write a formal letter to express his gratitude to Zhu Jingyuan.
Zhu Jingyuan gave himself such a special gift, he should have hoped to establish a friendship with himself, so he should also make an appropriate response.
So Prince Charles told Zhu Jingyuan about his choice and his thoughts.
patiently explained to Zhu Jingyuan that the kind of collocation he chose was more in line with the preferences of the Taixi nobles.
After his clothes are ready, he will wear them and take some photos and send them to Zhu Jingyuan with the letter.
I also hope that Zhu Jingyuan can have a similar reply, and it would be better if there were photos.
Prince Charles could never have imagined Zhu Jingyuan's reaction when he saw the letter and the photo.
After Chu Yuqiang returned to Paris, he handed over the order to make clothes for Prince Charles to the Royal Garment Firm, and let him bring Boer craftsmen to guide him.
And told to make two more shirts, and the shirts of the nobles of Tessie must be changed once a day, otherwise the smell will not be suppressed the next day.
Chu Yuqiang himself went to go through the procedures for opening a commercial bank.
According to Zhu Jingyuan's plan, let the Royal Garment Company take out a store and transfer it to Dashi Taixi Garment Company as a store.
The Royal Garment Firm's brand was retained for the time being, and clothing accessories and materials were supplied to the Big Food Firm, while traditional clothing continued to be sold in the store.
If the orders of the big food trading house are too busy, they will also let the royal ready-to-wear follow suit.
It is equivalent to hanging the signs of two commercial houses in one store at the same time.
In the future, the scale of the big food firm will become larger, and after it has its own complete production line, it will go out independently and open its own store.
The Royal Garment Company knew Zhu Jingyuan's identity, and of course fully cooperated with this kind of constant and excessive demand.
chose a store with better seats and condition, and removed most of the furnishings and display clothes, leaving enough space for Chu Yuqiang.
Chu Yuqiang asked the two craftsmen to stay and clean up the shop and display the goods they brought, and the two craftsmen went to the labor market to recruit men and go to the Paris City Hall to go through the procedures for opening the store.
Chu Yuqiang himself was an elite businessman from the Ming Dynasty, and with letters of introduction from Zhu Jingyuan and Prince Charles, the officials of the Paris City Hall were particularly enthusiastic.
There was no delay in the relevant procedures, and all the procedures were implemented within two days.
However, Chu Yuqiang did not immediately let the store open and take orders, after all, the first set of clothes was promised to Prince Charles.
Chu Yuqiang and the craftsmen continued to recruit manpower and continue to prepare more display goods.
Borrow the display staff of the Royal Garment Company to photograph and draw the general clothing display album of your own store.
Five days later, all the clothes for Prince Charles were made, and after Chu Yuqiang carefully inspected them, he went to the Palace of Versailles again.