The most arrogant in history

Chapter 558: What is the rag for?

"Haha, you are a rich man."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Since you have money, I won't give your parents money. The day after tomorrow is the Imperial Palace Clothing Festival, and there will be a Food Festival in a few days. You should keep an eye out and see if the products developed by the palace are suitable for business, and then send someone to teach your parents."

Bingbing was very grateful and said with a smile: "With the emperor's care, my parents will definitely make money."

Ye Kun nodded: "Don't worry, there will be money to be made."

When he returned to the palace in the evening, Ye Kun talked about the Clothing Festival the day after tomorrow.

Jiang Yourong had already made preparations and was full of confidence: "Your Majesty, rest assured that I will not let you down. This Clothing Festival will definitely be a great success."

Since the capital was moved, the palace has not been idle.

In addition to playing mahjong, everyone also developed many products based on Ye Kun's suggestions.

There are clothes, shoes and hats, as well as food.

The biggest achievement was that Dai Xi hosted the event and divided the shoes for the people into left and right.

In ancient times, people wore straight shoes, and there was no distinction between left and right shoes.

In Chinese history, it was not until the middle of the Qing Dynasty that shoes were divided into left and right.

Shoes that don’t distinguish between left and right will definitely not fit your feet, will be uncomfortable to wear, and will easily fall off.

When Ye Kun was in Chengdu, he wanted to do this, but it involved too many aspects and he didn't have time to do it. He could only let Dai Xi and others use their own people as experiments and promote it on a small scale.

Now, shoes for left and right feet and large and small sizes are mature and can be promoted to the whole nation.

In addition to the shoes for the left and right feet, Ye Kun also drew sketches and asked Jasmine, Dai Xi and others to design several women's and men's clothing and arranged a fashion show.

Liu Yuejuan, Xie Baochan and others were also very happy and looking forward to this event.

After a day of preparation, the palace was decorated festively.

There is an exhibition gallery and a three-foot-high platform.

On the day of the Clothing and Hat Festival, ministers from the nine ministries and officials of the third rank and above in Zhuo County all came to participate in the event with their wives and unmarried children over ten years old.

The back garden of the palace is crowded with tourists.

Ye Kun received the male guests and drank tea under the corridor in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Jiang Yourong brought Xie Baochan, Wei Caiqin, Liu Yuejuan, Xiao Ruliu and others to receive the female guests and lead everyone to visit the corridor.

Ye Kun instructed Huang Ye: "Eunuch Huang, go get some men's shoes and let the gentlemen take a look and try them on."

Huang Ye nodded and ordered the eunuchs to bring some men's cloth shoes.

Ye Kun said:

"The lives of ordinary people are nothing more than the four major items of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Clothing comes first. Our country, China, is also a country of clothing, and we pay the most attention to clothing and shoes.

These shoes were made by the Empress and her maids. You can try them on and walk a few steps to see how they look. "

Hearing that the shoes were made by the Queen herself, no one dared to try them.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, just try them all."

Sang Buyi took the lead and tried on the thousand-layer cloth shoes. After walking a few steps, he smiled and said, "These shoes fit my feet very well and they don't feel heavy to wear. They are more comfortable than leather boots and clogs."

Ye Kun picked up two more soles and introduced them:

"These are called thousand-layer cloth shoes. They are soft, breathable, odorless, and won't make your feet smell, but they are not waterproof. They are suitable for wearing at home. The soles are made of waste cotton cloth and paste. It can be regarded as turning waste into treasure and making the best use of everything."

Everyone flattered her: "The Queen is very smart, her craftsmanship is exquisite, she cares about the people, and her virtue is better than Leizu..."

In fact, the thousand-layer-sole cloth shoes were also developed under the guidance of Ye Kun.

There were no cloth shoes in ancient times. People either wore leather shoes, wooden clogs, straw shoes, or... were barefoot.

Rich families have wooden floors, so when you are at home, you just need to wear a pair of thick socks.

Over there, Jiang Yourong personally served as the commentator, introducing various shoes to everyone:

"These are flip-flops and clogs, which can be worn in summer. These are cotton slippers for winter, these are cotton shoes, and these are cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles... We have a demonstration over there on how to make the thousand-layer soles. We also have a variety of shoe sizes, and we have made a batch of paper-cut shoe samples, both large and small. Wait a minute, each lady will receive one..."

Since you are sewing the soles of shoes, you can't do without a thimble.

Jiang Yourong specially asked the small workshop to produce 500 thimbles and gave them to everyone.

Madam Sang Buyi picked up a pair of shoes and asked, "Madam, why are the soles of these shoes so thick?"

"These are the high heels we designed for women. They can help women walk with more grace."

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "However, such shoes can only be worn when you are relaxing. You can't wear them when you are traveling or working. It will make you tired."

Some ladies like needlework and sincerely ask for advice.

Some ladies don't understand women's work, so they just pretend to ask casually.

The princes and princesses there were also entertaining the children of ministers, exchanging poems and articles, and interesting stories from the school.

The atmosphere is pleasant and warm.

At lunchtime, everyone ate in the garden.

Ye Kun accompanied the elder men, while Jiang Yourong and others accompanied the ladies;

Prince Ye Feng took the lead and entertained a group of little kids.

The fashion show started at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Some tall and beautiful palace maids acted as models, walking on the catwalk and showing off several long skirts and coats.

Some coats are also paired with scarves, veils and sun hats.

When women put on high heels, they look very different and more graceful.

Ye Kun looked at Sang Buyi and He Kangju and said with a smile, "My Lords, is this kind of clothing considered strange and bizarre?"

The designs of these coats and long skirts are very conservative.

The hem of the skirt covers her calves tightly.

He Kangju and Sang Buyi exchanged opinions and said sincerely:

"This one is okay. Although the style is different from traditional clothes, they each have their own beauty."

Ye Kun nodded:

"Yes, women are beautiful and are the pride of our Chinese people. The clothes left by our ancestors are still monotonous in style, with only two styles. We should be innovative and not be bound by what our ancestors left behind.

We will arrange some performers from the song and dance troupe to show these clothes to the public. As for whether the public can accept them, we respect their opinions. ”

When it comes to changing customs and habits, Ye Kun doesn't dare to be too radical.

Take your time.

If I arrange a swimsuit show, it will be all over, and the whole country will call me a cruel and incompetent ruler!

The fashion show lasted for an hour.

There were also young eunuchs showing off some men's clothing.

There are Zhongshan suits, suits with large lapels, and ties.

Young people all enjoyed watching it and commented on it with smiles on their faces.

Sang Buyi was frustrated, and pointed at the eunuch in suits on the stage and asked:

"Your Majesty, there is a rag hanging under the neck of this eunuch. What is it for?"

"This is not a rag, it's a tie. It's used to wrap around the neck to prevent the cold wind from blowing into the arms." Ye Kun almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"I see."

Sang Buyi understood and said with a smile: "But this thing is not suitable for use on the battlefield. If someone strangles you, you will die."