Volume 1: Seeing each other with swords and blood, never care about Xun in death. Chapter 4: The spoils of war. Outside Shangshanfang, a businessman dealing in charcoal touched the silk in his hand and said immediately.
After a few months, some of the spoils of war from the Khitan had flowed back to Luoyang, and one of the large items was tussah silk, which was silk satin woven from tussah silk.
The middle-aged man who looked like a young boy said angrily.
It costs two hundred and eighty yuan a piece, which is a relatively poor grade among miscellaneous silks. But in his opinion, the quality of this cloth is actually quite good. Although it is not soft enough and the color is not pure enough, it cannot be regarded as inferior no matter what.
Waiting for the miscellaneous silk.
The merchant looked at it carefully again and insisted:
Such things as Fan brocade do exist. Most of them are brocades brought from Persia by Hu merchants from the Western Regions, and the other ones are Korean brocades. Persian brocades are relatively thick and tough, and are not very popular among merchants from the Central Plains. Korean brocades are silk.
In terms of texture, it is not very different from that of Zhongyuan. What is different is the craftsmanship and technique. That is to say, the technical gap has lowered the price of Gaoli brocade.
In addition, there are actually some silks that merchants have never heard of. For example, historically there were wild silkworms in Punjab and Kashmir in India, which have not been domesticated. This kind of silkworms also spin silk, but the texture is thicker, and the locals
Weaving satin from this kind of Punjabi raw silk is generally famous.
There is more than one kind of silkworm in Persia, which may be a close relative of the Punjab wild silkworm. The texture of silk is thicker and the texture of satin is tough. There are also local silkworms in Vietnam, which also produce silk.
These local small silkworm species and small silks failed to shine, so that silk has almost become synonymous with China. To put it bluntly, it is related to size and craftsmanship.
Our country is small and cannot meet the large demand of merchants. For example, in the former Tang Dynasty and Uighur City, Ma exported up to four million pieces of silk a year. Such a huge transaction volume was all eaten up by Hu merchants from the Western Regions, which shows the scale of production.
Very important for brand building.
The production process is also very important. Silkworms need to be domesticated and bred to make the silk they spin out perfectly meet people's needs. Wild silkworms are definitely not good. They have not been bred at all, and the quality is definitely not good. Textile technology and aesthetic level need the blessing of civilization.
Yes, these are difficult for small countries to achieve.
Therefore, don’t blame Fanjin for being discriminated against. Indeed, he has shortcomings in all aspects.
The boy said:
The merchant was in awe after hearing this and asked: The boy asked proudly.
The merchant shook his head and said:
The smile on the boy's face froze a little, and he argued:
The merchant pushed him away impatiently and said:
The boy took a deep breath and said:
The merchant smiled, put away the tussah silk, and said:
After saying that, he directed his nephew to weigh the charcoal.
The boy didn't expect such a turn of events. He was surprised and asked:
The merchant rolled his eyes at him and said:
The businessman said: "You will be a servant in the house of the Forbidden Army General, and you will have many benefits in the future. I can do business here in Shangshanfang because of my trust.
My father and brother used to take care of me. How are these days compared to those days in Guanbei?"
Shangshanfang is a place where dignitaries gather, and Princess Shao Guoer of Huile lives here.
The boy's mind was wandering, as if he was lost in memories, and he said:
The merchant nodded and said:
The young man felt worried and said:
While the two were talking, the charcoal had already been weighed.
The boy asked them to move to the carriage of the donkey cart. After saying goodbye, he drove away. The merchant looked carefully at the piece of silk he had put away and marveled at it.
He said:
A young man with a dark face bared his white teeth and said.
The merchant sat down and said.
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Changxia Trading Company in Nan City has just launched a batch of furs.
The servants of the trading house were drooling and tried hard to sell it. They pointed out that it was made from ermine, civet cat and mink skins seized from Khitan by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This selling point was quite good, and it attracted some people to buy it. About seven or eight pieces were sold, but it was still less than expected. Maybe it was because the price was expensive and ordinary people couldn't afford it, or maybe it was because of other reasons.
Zhao Kuangming walked around Changxia Commercial Bank and asked.
Yao Jie said.
Zhao Kuangming smiled, this was indeed in line with Xuanzong's temperament.
Zhao Kuangming asked.
Yao Jie thought for a moment and said:
Yao Jie said:
Zhao Kuangming smiled again and sighed:
Yao Jie said.
Yao Jie said:
In fact, at the beginning, the people of the Central Plains did not taboo fur. Because humans originally used animal skins as clothes, and the "Book of Rites" also recorded a large number of fur clothing specifications of various grades.
However, since the Western Han Dynasty, due to repeated fights with the Xiongnu, the leather clothing has gradually become stained. Because the Hu people wore this, a stereotype gradually formed, greatly reducing the number of leather clothing in the Central Plains.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the fur trend picked up, and it continued until the Anshi Rebellion. Before this time point, there were still a lot of fur clothes in the Central Plains, at least more than during the Han Dynasty.
After the Anshi Rebellion, the common people did not boycott leather clothing, but Confucian scholars began to boycott it in large numbers.
They have the right to speak and have devalued the status of leather clothing.
However, since this was the period when warriors were in power, this kind of resistance was not complete. Taking the Tang and Xia soldiers as examples, the edges of their military uniforms were often decorated with fur. For example, in the mural on the tomb of Princess Changle of the Tang Dynasty, a circle of fur was added to the lower edge of the sergeant's skirt.
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In addition, there were a lot of Tibetan soldiers, and no matter what they did, they would always wear animal skin pants. The most amazing thing is that in the tombs unearthed in later generations, there were also people wearing sexy leopard skin pants.
But by the Song Dynasty, the status of leather jackets plummeted, to the point where people would scold them if they wore them.
Shu said: "
This is what Xu Xuan scolded his son-in-law.
This is Xu Xuan scolding his colleagues.
It can be seen from this that Shao Shude's initial worry was justified, that is, the Central Plains people had a somewhat stereotyped view of leather clothes, thinking that they were the clothes of the Hu people.
But it can also be seen from this that at least in the early Northern Song Dynasty, because of the cold weather, many officials in the upper dynasty still wore furs. However, as time went by, the scholars in the Northern Song Dynasty became more and more sensitive, and people who had the same ideas as Xu Xuan
More and more, leather clothes gradually declined, and finally they were completely equated with the barbarians and disappeared from the upper class society.
In fact, it is not necessary, it is just a piece of clothing, and the leather clothes worn by the people in the Central Plains during the pre-Qin period were much older.
Zhao Kuangming smiled and said: Yao Jie asked with a smile.
Zhao Kuangming laughed loudly and said: After saying that, he asked his entourage to bring money and silk and bought all those ermine coats.
Zhao Kuangming wore one on the spot and said curiously:
Yao Jie said: Zhao Kuangming said:
Yao Jie smiled and said:
Zhao Kuangming seems to have realized something.
Just listen to him say:
Yao Jie nodded and said:
Zhao Kuangming asked. Yao Jie nodded affirmatively.