Daming 1805

Chapter 245 What to Do About the Female Officer's Uniform

Ruan Yuan had almost observed from above, and motioned for Stangdong to announce the topic of today's discussion.

After Si Dangdong's introduction, Ruan Yuan concluded:
"You are the bridge between the palace and the people, and your image is the image of the palace that the people see directly.

"Officer Stone proposed to change everyone's uniforms, which I think is necessary.

"But how to choose this crown suit, I want to hear everyone's opinions and opinions.

"Everyone can speak freely without any worries."

As soon as Ruan Yuan finished speaking, a man in a blue-black gown cupped his hands and said very seriously:

"My subordinates think that we are officials of the Ming Dynasty, and we should refer to the usual standards of the Ming Dynasty.

"Informal clerks wear student uniforms, and after passing the imperial examination and becoming official clerks, they wear official uniforms of the ninth rank."

At the end of the man's speech, his voice trembled slightly, as if he was very excited.

Several other translators in long gowns expressed their agreement one after another.

But there were also people who objected, and those who objected the fastest were not those who wore Western clothes and new formal clothes.

They are still hesitating and thinking about what angle to start with and express their views.

The first person to stand up against it was Stangton, who was also wearing a Ming-style gown:

"You have to be an official to wear an official uniform, at least you have to be an unrecognized official.

"Tongshi can only be regarded as an official, and if he passes the examination, he can only wear rags like a student.

"Do you want to overstep by directly wearing official uniforms?"

The translators of the other captain's shirts were visibly taken aback.

How do you talk about overstepping?Didn't all officials in Ming Dynasty wear official uniforms?
Meanwhile, Stangdong has turned to Nguyen Yuan:
"The subordinates thought that all the officers who passed the county examination should just wear the uniforms of the students."

This time Ruan Yuan was a bit out of the ordinary.

Strictly speaking, it is indeed arrogance for officials to wear official uniforms.

Official uniforms must at least be worn by officials, even if they are not official.

But that was before the Renwu Dynasty.

After the Renwu Dynasty, the two systems of officials and officials in Ming Dynasty were brought together into one system by Emperor Shizu.

Officials are also selected for their merits and honors, and they all have formal staffing, and the imperial court distributes their salaries.

The key is that they can all be promoted upwards, and all the officials are all officials.

Among the former officials, the "unrecognized" ones have no grades, but there is no substantial gap between civil servants with positions and official status and ordinary officials.

In many vassal states, even in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, it has become a common phenomenon that most officials directly wear official uniforms.

The imperial court never asked about it, and the emperor often saw it, and they had been used to it for hundreds of years.

Now Stangdong, a Westerner, jumped out to be more serious.

His suggestion is that the translators should also wear Ming Dynasty costumes, but they should strictly follow the traditional rules.

Ruan Yuan appraised Stangdong's characteristics in his heart, smiled and waved his hands and said:
"You don't need to be so serious, and you don't need to be so nervous, it's just a discussion now.

"Dangdong, you sit down first, and everyone else will talk about it, so don't worry."

Seeing Ruan Yuan's kindness, the other translators also relaxed a little.

A man named Marshall, dressed in a Tessie suit, got ready and spoke up:

"The subordinates thought that the main task of our translators should be for ordinary farmers.

"They are usually more traditional and conservative, and our image is better not to be too special and radical.

"Wearing traditional Ming costumes directly, when you are in the counties and villages, the characteristics of outsiders are too prominent.

"This may increase the gap between us and the common people, so the subordinates suggested that we should use traditional Thai and Western clothing as our uniform."

This time Ruan Yuan frowned slightly, although what you said is reasonable, but this is the Dongyi Kingdom of Ming Dynasty now.

The purpose of the Changshi Mansion is not to live in the countryside as the Romans do, but to control, integrate, change, and integrate into the Ming Dynasty.

However, Ruan Yuan didn't show it, but continued to look at the other people on the scene.

This time it was a young woman named Erica who spoke up immediately, reminding and asking loudly in a very targeted way:
"I think everyone should pay attention to their identities. Now this is the Dongyi Kingdom of Ming Dynasty, and we are representatives of the Taixi people.

"We will take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn the culture and system of Ming Dynasty and help the Taixi people to truly enlighten themselves.

"Are you going to ask Daming to accommodate the conservative, decadent, backward, and disgusting traditions of the Taixi people instead?

"Do you Tessie men just want to see us in those savage bare-breasted outfits?

"Do you think we women are not qualified to sit with you?

"Your ignorant thinking is the biggest obstacle to Tessie's progress!"

Several men, including Marshall, were taken aback. They didn't expect Erica, a woman, to be so aggressive, and so direct and aggressive.

The female elites at the scene were not ordinary Thai and Western women. They all came with the mentality of going to be officials.

Moreover, the degree of admiration for the Ming system and culture far exceeds that of ordinary Thai and Western men.

Similarly, they have natural resistance and disgust towards Western men who control the main power in Western society.

From the very beginning, they had been eyeing the three men in Thai and Western costumes.

The men headed by Marshall subconsciously wanted to scold Erica, a crazy woman.

But thinking about the woman's first words, they flinched immediately.

This place is now the territory of Ming Dynasty. According to the laws of Ming Dynasty, women can take the exam to become officials just like men.

They can sit at the same conference table with men for meetings.

Another man named Byron, in Taisey clothes, tried to change the angle and retreated:

"My subordinates do not recommend that women participate in rural activities. The folks in the United States are too dangerous for women."

As a result, Erica responded without hesitation:
"Our task is to act as interpreters for the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and each county has a hundred veteran soldiers from the Ming Dynasty.

"If being with them can't guarantee our safety, then you Taixi men can't survive.

"And if you men can use guns, we women can also use guns. We may not be the ones who need to be protected!"

Ruan Yuan looked at the scene and was about to quarrel, quickly raised his hand, and stopped it more seriously:

"When you express your opinion, express your opinion, don't attack each other specifically.

"Ai Tong, tell me, what is your opinion on clothing?"

Facing Ruan Yuan's inquiry, the attitudes of several female translators immediately changed, and Erica replied with a smile:

"Reporting to Lord Changshi, my concubine's suggestion is to directly use the ninth-rank official uniform of Daming Cong."

Ruan Yuan nodded slightly, indicating that he knew what they were thinking.

The ordinary male interpreter who wore Daming costumes obviously yearned for Daming, and his excited voice trembled when he mentioned Daming official costumes.

Stendon also yearns for Daming, but he is extremely conservative.

The female translators may be the most radical. They always wear official uniforms, and they don’t even want the students to be too shabby.

Ruan Yuan analyzed the differences between these people in his heart, and at the same time said in a summary:
"Now there are three opinions: Daming's rags for students, Daming's nine-rank official uniform, and Taixi tradition.

"Anyone else have any other ideas?"

A group of translators mostly shook their heads, and then looked at the last group, there were still a few people who did not speak.

Thomas Stockton thought about it for a long time, and now he finally spoke as a representative of heart-piercing symptoms:

"My lord, this subordinate believes that what the previous few said has certain truths, but they all have certain limitations.

"Our place is now the Dongyi Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, so our uniforms must have the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty.

"At the same time, the country people here are quite conservative, and our uniforms had better be receptive to them.

"The combination of the two compartments in this way, the most suitable clothing is our 'new Ming-style Western and Western formal attire'.

"They have a distinct Thai-Western traditional style, and they should be regarded by farmers in the Thai-Western countryside as the new popular trial clothes in the city.

"It doesn't make them resist, and maybe even arouse their curiosity, which makes our work more convenient.

"But they are not traditional Thai and Western costumes, and their design and production all come from Daming's design ideas.

"The key point is that they were designed by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi himself, and can be regarded as clothes designed by His Highness for the Taixi people.

"If there is any clothing that can be used as the clothing of civil servants in Dongyi, Guotai and Western countries, it is undoubtedly the new formal clothes."

Most people in Daming like to compromise and have a natural middle-of-the-road mentality. Stockton also came to a compromise.

The eyes of the three men who support traditional Thai and Western clothing shine.

They do not recommend directly wearing Daming costumes, but they are too weak to support Taixi costumes.

Now that the centrists stand up, it seems that I can cooperate with them.

The new formal clothes are barely Thai and Western clothes.

After a brief consideration, they agreed one after another.

The men who supported the student uniforms and official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty couldn't object to Prince Dashi's design, so they didn't speak rashly.

But Ms. Erica frowned and asked:

"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi's new Ming-style formal attire is indeed a very good design.

"The clothing styling and aesthetic level of the Thai and Western people have been raised to a huge level as a whole.

"These simple yet elegant new formal suits have become popular throughout Taixi and Yinzhou in just a few months.

"However, it is a pity that His Highness does not specifically design women's clothing.

"What are we women supposed to do if these clothes are to be used as a uniform for translators?"

If Zhu Jingyuan heard this comment, he would be extremely speechless.

Most of the clothes I design are women's clothing, okay?

The capitalist suit was men's clothing, but it basically didn't sell, and it didn't become popular at all.

Who would have thought that Thai and Western men in this era would love skirts, stockings, and high heels so much.

My lord, I am also speechless, okay?

But the people at the scene didn't think there was any problem with these words.

Short skirts, stockings, and high heels are originally men's clothing, and women's clothing only has super long dresses.

Ruan Yuan thought in his heart whether he should ask Zhu Jingyuan for his opinion.

However, if you want to ask, you should ask in private, when you are reporting, and now you should pay more attention to the status of these translators.

So Ruan Yuan continued to ask:

"Mr. Ai Tong, do you have any ideas? About the uniforms of the female translators?"

Erica didn't hesitate at all:

"My concubine thought we could wear Ming-style female official uniforms."

Ruan Yuan nodded very slightly again:
"I see, let me think about it, everyone go to work first."

Ruan Yuan said he was going to think about it, but in fact he already had a basic judgment in his heart.

Back in the office, I summed up my thoughts and sent them to the Dashi King's Mansion together.

　I stayed up all night and finished Chapter 2. I couldn't bear it any longer, so I went to bed first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)