The Rise of the European Emperor

According to Kong Tai's report, in the Ming Dynasty, a silk satin was only 600 wen, or 0.6 taels of silver. A piece of silk is 13 meters long and 1.4 meters wide. Then, the single-sided 10-mile (5,000-meter) red silk barrier is 385 pieces, and the double-sided is 770 pieces, which is worth 462 taels...

"Um...so cheap? Not even 500? Then give the eldest niece a 'Ten Mile Red Makeup'!" After Ma Lin did the math, he immediately made up his mind.

It's no wonder that ancient China did "Ten Mile Red Makeup", and there was not much emotion in it. For 500 taels of silver, there are many small and medium-sized landlords who can afford it in the Ming Dynasty, let alone those wealthy families.

However, his son's use of ordinary cheap red satin was a bit down. Marin decided to use 0.6 taels of ordinary red satin for the eldest niece. As for his son, he used 2 taels of silver per piece of purple satin. In ancient times, vermilion was the most valuable, especially purple, both in the East and the West. His son used purple satin to make "ten miles of red makeup" to marry the princess of England, which is expected to shock the whole of Europe...

In fact, not many nobles in Europe can now wear purple silk clothes. After all, European silks and purple dyes are rare. Seeing that Marin used 10 li of purple satin as a barrier like a fence, it is estimated that a lot of people will be jealous.

But they didn't know that in the Ming Dynasty, even the relatively expensive purple satin cost only 2 taels of silver. Moreover, silks that cost more than 1 taels of silver per piece are considered high-end goods.

In this way, 10 li of purple satin is only 1540 taels of silver. Marlin was suddenly unhappy - not enough! So he changed Caesar's wedding specifications, "Ten Miles of Red Makeup" became "Ten Miles of Red Makeup". Then, the length was expanded to 3.2 times the original, but the purchase price was only worth less than 5,000 taels of silver, which was very cheap.

Unbeknownst to Marin, the specification of his son Caesar's "Ten Mile Red Makeup", which he arbitrarily set today, later became the highest configuration of romantic weddings in Europe. However, it also suffered a lot of men who pursued girls. Because, "Ten Mile Red Makeup" is so expensive!

Later, some European girls asked their suitors - "Would you like to wear ten miles of red makeup and marry me?"

Then, when the man with insufficient financial resources heard this, he turned around and left in fright...

Nima, don't look at the fact that ordinary silk satin was less than a tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty, but in Europe, you can buy more than a dozen gold coins. As for the purple satin, it was sold for 50 gold coins. Laying a ten-mile-long purple satin barrier is a ditch, but it is worth 120,000 to 30,000 gold coins, can ordinary people afford it? It is equivalent to one-tenth of the annual fiscal revenue of the Kingdom of France...

Therefore, later European nobles have accepted the concept of 500-meter "Huali". Not for anything else, just to save some length, and spend less before "red makeup".

Such a cut saves most of the money... Then, those European aristocrats who are financially tight will tell the girl they are pursuing - I am a person who has read books, and people say "ten miles of red makeup" is ten miles, not ten miles. , don't be led astray by that inhumane guy of Marin the Great, we must respect the originality...

Well, also, the ten-mile purple satin was also exaggerated by the Emperor Marin. In fact, Dongfang's original is red satin, the kind that is worth a dozen gold coins, not the purple satin of 50 gold coins, we must respect the originality, don't learn from the emperor...

Because of the "Ten Mile Red Makeup" incident, Marin the Great became synonymous with "romantic father-in-law" in the eyes of European women in later generations. But in the eyes of compatriots, this guy is a "tough emperor", the kind of prodigal... But in private, the compatriots also lamented in their hearts - I also want to have such a dreadful father like Julius Caesar, I I also want to tear a green onion once...

In fact, "Ten Mile Red Makeup" was completely ruined by Marin. People's original intention means that the burden of picking dowry stretches for a long time, and "ten miles" is also an exaggerated adjective. Marin is a second-hand, because he thinks that European silk is too rare, and no one has seen it in the box, such as "No one knows about Jinyi Night." Moreover, if you really want to get a 10-mile-long dowry burden, the value is actually higher.

Therefore, he simply changed the concept and combined the "Ten Mile Red Makeup" with the silk barrier used by Shi Chong and Wang Kai to fight Fushi, and created a counterfeit version of "Ten Mile Red Makeup" with a double-sided barrier.

The 1.4-meter-wide silk is used as a barrier, but it can't block the sight of the onlookers. But this kind of barrier itself is not used to block people's sight, but to show off wealth. So, this height is just right. Not only can people see the height of the wedding, but also see the expensive silk show under the nose. Therefore, it belongs to the only means of loading ratio. Especially in Europe where silk is scarce. This fake and shoddy version of "Ten Mile Red Makeup" is more shocking than the genuine one.

You see, the poor nobles can't wear silk clothes yet. As a result, the Hoffman royal family directly used silk and purple satin, which is the lowest level of silk, as a barrier fence on the wedding aisle. Do you think it is annoying? It's just inhumane...

Moreover, Marin, the eminent emperor, also brought crooked European wedding customs. Originally, white wedding dresses were actually popular in European weddings, symbolizing holiness.

But Marin is the soul of China, and feels that it is too outrageous to wear "ten miles of white makeup". It is simply a curse to kill the whole family. Therefore, he first used the genuine "Ten Mile Red Makeup" for his eldest niece, and later used "Ten Mile Purple Makeup" for his son, which virtually raised the standard of European royal weddings.

Later, under the sway of Emperor Marinhao, the European wedding style no longer made white wedding dresses, but red silk or purple silk was used vigorously. Among them, the nobles who were not rich enough used red silk as a barrier. The royal family generally began to use purple satin as a barrier. From this, a term was also born, called "purple outfit".

Being able to use a purple satin barrier and wearing a purple wedding dress is enough to represent noble enough. Even, it was later extended to high-end weapons and equipment, also known as "purple suits".

...

However, both Caesar and Princess Margaret are still young, and the wedding is still a few years away. Therefore, "Ten Mile Purple Makeup" can't be done now. Moreover, it will take time to get so much purple satin back.

But right now, there are already a lot of silk satin in the storeroom of the Aurich Palace. And coincidentally, Marin's future daughter-in-law, Princess Margaret, also likes purple.

Therefore, Marin called his son Caesar and gave him a task - to arrange for a tailor to make 100 various princess dresses according to Princess Margaret's size, as Caesar's summer gift to Princess Margaret. After all, it's almost summer time, and I have to prepare some clothes for my future daughter-in-law. Then, wait for autumn and winter to prepare different styles...

"100 purple satin skirts? Dad, isn't it too extravagant?" Caesar was a little surprised, feeling it was too much.

Then, Marin knocked on his head and scolded with a smile:

"You know a P! Behind Princess Margaret is England. When England is united, it will be amazing. What are 100 purple satin skirts?"

"Son, remember! Men who have no money use sweet words to coax women, and men with money say 'swipe my card'... Ah bah, they stun women with luxury goods. Let me tell you, once upon a time, there was a man without money. The prodigal festival invented by good businessmen is called Double Eleven... On that day, if any man can empty the shopping cart of his favorite prodigal woman, he will have a very good chance to bring her home... Then what until he vomits... ...Well, it's too early to talk about this, you are still young, I will tell you in detail when you grow up..."