Different from these wandering men who were eager to make money, a large number of people who had already made money in the first wave of coal market began to slowly start to dress up. Face is rare in life, so a lot of effort is put into it.
When talking about respectability, we have to mention the new product recently developed by a new cotton spinning mill in the south: stockings.
Many new gentry and even shopkeepers can’t wait to put on new stockings to show their family’s prosperity in this round of wealth.
These stockings come in three-quarter lengths to the calves, five-quarter lengths to the knees, seven-quarter lengths to the thighs, and nine-quarter lengths to the top of the thighs. Prices also rose in turn. A single pair of nine-point pantyhose costs six taels of silver. What you wear has a price.
Most of them are white or black, and the colorful ones are not something that can be stopped by ten taels or twenty taels.
Whenever two businessmen meet, they will intentionally or unintentionally lift up their skirts to reveal their stockings. Showing their financial resources is secondary to showing that they have connections in Hangzhou. At least he is a Hangzhou expert who understands Hangzhou.
This is also reflected in scholars. Even if ordinary merchants can buy it, they may not be willing to buy it. Even if you are willing to buy it, you may not be willing to wear it every day.
But it’s different for scholars who don’t have the pressure to make money. Some who supported the new study resolutely put on stockings. You don’t even wear silk stockings, how can you still have the nerve to say that you are a supporter of the new school? These stockings are produced by Teacher Gao’s disciples. I think everyone in Hangzhou’s new school should wear them. They wear them every day to create such a rapid development. So much scholarship.
Another group of scholars who wear silk stockings is a large number of imperial examination third-ranking Jinshi and Juren who are staying in the capital to wait for election. Of course, there are also some lower-ranked second-ranking Jinshi.
When selecting officials, the first priority is image. What's more, the current Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is Zhang Xunfu. Although this guy is called Yuan Confucian, he is already an official and is well-informed. He will not be deceived like ordinary scholars and wander around in silk stockings. What if that day It caught Zhang Tianguan's eyes
There are still some who are opposed to the new learning. They basically resist the erroneous ideas of the new learning, and they still very much welcome the convenience and benefits brought by the new learning.
Putting on stockings, especially colored stockings, can change one's temperament instantly. That noble temperament exudes from the thighs, making you more confident and elegant.
Especially for the stockings of each color series, the merchant also included a lot of advertising slogans excerpted from the Analects of Confucius during the storytelling session.
For example, white stockings are mainly about studying. The reason is very simple. A blank piece of paper is exactly what you need to study.
The white three-point short version means "Learn and practice it from time to time, it's hard to explain" the five-point medium version means "review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher", and the seven-point medium and long version means "know it" To know it, not to know it is to know it, it is knowledge." The nine-point long paragraph is "Learning without thinking is a waste, and thinking without learning is peril." It exactly corresponds to the four levels of study.
The red series focuses on determination, the black series focuses on moral character, the cyan series focuses on work, and the patterned series focuses on philosophy.
Obviously, those with no official status usually wear white stockings, those with official status or official status usually wear red or black stockings, those with low-level official status usually wear cyan, and those with high-level official status usually wear patterned or black stockings.
As soon as a stocking came out, I didn’t expect that it had already formed so many doors in less than two months.
Some people are studying the quality, and more people are studying the etiquette of stockings. For example, when meeting with different identities, who will lift up the skirt first? Especially now that it is summer, in order to keep cool, can we just wear stockings and go out to meet guests? What kind of friends can meet wearing stockings?
And stockings are much better than the horse-drawn carriages that were popular before. The carriage was decorated with gems, but once he entered the carriage, he could not see the treasure outside. You have to ask the coachman to drive the carriage in front, and rent another one to follow behind to see it.
As for stockings, you can see them by lifting them up, and others can also see them. There is no such feeling as a pearl covered in dust.
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