Zhen Guo Princess GL

Although the storefront of Changle Elegant Clothes has been opened and its signboards have been displayed, the real design has not yet begun.Of course, because it started with second-class clothes, and most of the people involved in the second-class were wives and daughters of Zhuwu, the business of the store was not good. Only Princess Anding sent someone to visit once a month after it opened. The female worker in the store came to the house to make a court dress for her—this was mostly for the sake of "sisterhood".

The shopkeeper in the store followed my instructions and replied to Princess Anding that although the store can choose and customize clothes according to the style of clothing, the overall color of the clothes is determined by the "designer" instead of the customer. The store is newly opened and has not yet released clothes. Please wait until February to choose the style. Of course, if you pay now, you can get the first batch of "limited editions" in mid-February.

With the temperament of these noble ladies nowadays, they would probably get angry when they heard this, but An Ning's temper was far beyond my expectation. On the same day, the store received a deposit for five sets of clothes from her. There was also a message saying that Princess Anding was "waiting for the new clothes".

I don't know if I smelled something, Mrs. Zhao Guo - Aunt Qinghe - also sent someone directly to my mansion the next day, saying that she wanted to order clothes, and the person who came listened to me euphemistically telling me that all business matters were in the store The meaning of carrying out is that Dang even went back to the house to get a thousand official copper coins, and paid in full for a set of "limited editions".

The third class of "Changle Guifu" and the fourth class of "Changle Huafu" have also opened in the city. Located by the Tianjin Bridge, on the only way for courtiers to go to court and enter the province, these two stores are like Changle dresses, which have no style for the time being and only accept reservations.

Starting with the two imperial relatives, the third and fourth class shops have also come to order one after another, mostly one or two sets. The prices of my clothes are very simple and rude. A set of limited edition expensive clothes is [-] guan, and a set of Changle Chinese clothes is [-] guan. Under the luxury clothes, the prices of the fifth and sixth classes are not far apart, and many clothes of the sixth class are even more expensive than the fifth class. The price ranges from a few pens to dozens of pens, and the lowest price is one penny. All transactions only accept official money, and silk, cloth, rice, grain, etc. are not accepted.

With gimmicks such as "limited edition", "pre-order", "no first look at the style" and other gimmicks, "Fengtian clothing" quickly became a hot topic in the city. From December to February, people came to me directly or indirectly There was an endless stream of people asking for news, and even my mother couldn't help asking me: "When will the first batch of clothes be sold?"

Usually at this time I would just laugh without saying a word, and I wouldn't even reveal it to my mother and A Huan, but they could more or less guess something and didn't ask much.

Roughly according to the division of responsibilities in the Princess Mansion, I divided the Fengtian Clothing Bureau into six divisions: litigation, production, shopkeeper, accountant, warehouse, planning department, and personnel selection, which corresponded to the supply of paving looms and various raw materials, production arrangements, and store sales. The six divisions of finance, warehousing and inventory, inspection and audit, and personnel have also set up assessment standards for each division, following the example of officials in the central government, and set up assessment standards for each division. ——Mainly the maidservants with exquisite skills in painting, weaving, embroidery, etc. in the inner court, half of them hired women from good families. Dividends are distributed according to the assessment standards of their respective departments. Everyone is provided with three meals a day, and slaves are provided with dormitories. For more than five hours, nine days off and one day off, one day off on major festivals, and three days off on the first day.

At the beginning of February, the site, looms, and embroidery workers behind Fengtian Clothing Bureau were fully prepared, and the limited editions of the second, third, and fourth grades were also preliminarily completed—for the first time, ten sets of second-class limited editions were planned, and third-class limited editions were planned. One hundred sets are planned for the first edition, and one thousand sets are planned for the fourth-class limited edition. Because it is only a reservation, most of each set is made, and only a few stitches are left for resizing.

Mid-February is my mother's birthday. On this day, I got up very early, dressed up, entered the palace from outside, and visited my mother before the courtiers ordered wives and others.

My mother was sitting in the hall wearing only dark clothes. When she saw me, she smiled and said, "At this point, why don't you present your clothes?" Looking at me, there were only two people holding objects behind me, expressing displeasure on purpose: "You The Fengtian Clothing Bureau has been in business for several months, so they only made two sets of clothes?"

I laughed: "Auntie's birthday, my son naturally wants to present a big gift, how can I just use clothes to perfuse it? ——The inside is the same clothes dedicated to Auntie, and the same is a congratulatory gift for Auntie."

My mother was aroused by me, she leaned over and said with a smile: "Really, besides clothes, what other good things are there?" Taking it casually, Yulu was curious: "What is this?"

I said: "The name of this thing is 'abacus', and it is a substitute for calculation." I bowed and demonstrated it to my mother, and my mother immediately understood the benefits of the abacus: "Compared with calculation, it is faster. To be clearer - I have a good day once a year, and you use the utensils of merchants to perfuse it, huh?"

I smiled and said: "My mother is wrong. This abacus is not only a tool for merchants, but also a tool for prime ministers. The country's major plans, from money and food to official positions, all require careful planning. The so-called workers must first sharpen their tools if they want to do their jobs well." , My son presents this abacus in order to add more tools to count the country for the ministers and workers of the world. With your majesty's wisdom, if you get the work of the princes, coupled with the benefits of this tool, what will happen in the world?"

When I said "A Niang is wrong", my mother's expression changed from left to right, but my mother's expression was calm. After hearing this, she showed some seriousness, and then stretched out her hand to hold the golden abacus in her hand and looked at it carefully: "It's done!" Such exquisiteness, isn’t it a craftsman from the Central Plains?” When I said “yes”, he raised his eyebrows and said lazily, “Although the gold abacus is exquisite, it is not from the Central Plains after all. It is better to offer one gold abacus than one hundred wooden abacus--and someone who can use it."

I said calmly: "Besides, there are also wooden abacuses for His Majesty's birthday. There are not many people who know how to use abacus, so there are only ten. If you spread it a hundred times, within ten months, thousands of people will be able to use it."

This abacus was invented much faster than a reclining chair, and it was successfully produced within a few months, and its use is the same as that of an abacus. Therefore, all the servants in my middle school can use it, but they can only use it well. With so few, the rest of us need to practice more.

Mother listened to my words, smiled and nodded, and ordered someone to take a look at the clothes. When the clothes were unfolded, she was startled, narrowed her eyes and said: "Pomegranate skirt?"

What I presented was a pomegranate skirt, named "Ruyi Niang", which was taken from a poem written by my mother in the past. There are only three differences between this skirt and current clothing. It is most suitable for a tall, curvy woman like my mother. The second is that this skirt looks like two skirts from top to bottom, but it is actually a whole piece. It is very light when worn, and is most suitable for summer. Day, and the third is that the hem of the skirt is a gradient of one color, and the middle is separated by a gradient curve. From a distance, it flows like water waves.The reason why I have to explain these three differences is that I want to sell my limited editions—in order to distinguish the clothes of Fengtian Clothing Bureau from those of other places, the "trademark" specially designed by me is removed from each piece of clothing. In addition to the name of each embroiderer on the second and third class clothes, I also specially release a batch of limited editions every season, or called "the same style of the emperor". They are exactly the same, but they can have the same characteristics as the mother's clothes, such as gradual change, such as fake two pieces, such as fitting the body shape.

These limited editions of "the same style as the Son of Heaven" are the most distinctive feature of Fengtian Clothing Bureau, and it is also the place where no one else can replace me-after all, not everyone has a close relationship with the emperor's mother.

The mother stretched out her hand to caress the pomegranate dress in a daze. Since she became the throne, her daily behavior has become more and more relaxed, but at this moment, she seemed to have suddenly returned to her girlhood, showing a gentle expression mixed with nostalgia and longing. Then she smiled, stroked the broken hair on the side of her cheek with one hand, and said softly: "I'm congratulating you today, just wear this."

The author has something to say: Minister A: According to the etiquette and laws, the princess cannot interfere in politics.

Minister B: You can't do business either.

Minister C: The disadvantages of a princess intervening in government and business are as follows:  …

Minister D: 8&#%...

Minister E: *#@%@…

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Taiping: My mother is Zetian!

Ministers A, B, C, Ding Wuji and others: ...