Mohist Tang - Chapter 1306

“Now that it’s for this reason, Qin will be fair. Qin will wear long clothes and Confucian clothes on formal occasions. However, at other times, he will wear ink clothes, because ink clothes are very convenient and have their own advantages.” Qin Huaiyu pointed out the matter directly.

Chumo nodded and said, “Cheng is a vulgar man. He is most annoyed by vulgar etiquette. It takes at least two minutes to wear Confucian clothes, but it takes only 30 seconds to wear ink clothes. His coat can be put on directly. There is no need to button at all.”

Whether it’s short sleeved in summer or down jacket in winter, it’s either put it on directly or pull it with a zipper. It’s simple and convenient. The ink jacket alone has burst the Confucian jacket.

“Ink clothes are cheap!” Wei Chi Baolin hit the nail on the head.

A decent ink dress costs only tens of Wen, while an ordinary Confucian dress costs hundreds of Wen, which is no longer a tangled choice for most families.

Kong huisuo could not help but be silent. Ink clothes are cheap and convenient, and the styles are novel, while Confucian clothes are expensive and cumbersome. In contrast, Confucian clothes have been defeated. However, Confucian clothes are the faith of his life. How can we see them die out gradually.

Merton shook his head and said: “What you said is only superficial. The fundamental purpose of clothing is to keep warm and keep warm. The birth of zipper can make clothing airtight, and fewer clothes can keep warm. The same is true for down jacket, which is very popular. It is people’s most instinctive demand to be light and warm. Even if Mohism is still silent, Confucian clothing will gradually be changed by these two technologies, but Mohism has accelerated It’s just a process. ”

Kong huisuo objected: “the reason why people are people is that people know etiquette. If they only know how to keep out the cold, but what’s the difference between them and savages, we have established dress etiquette for thousands of years in China. How can we say to throw it away.”

“China is indeed a country of etiquette, but the costumes of the Tang Dynasty have not changed. Brother Kong can think about how the dispute between Confucian clothes and ink clothes is similar to that of Hufu, riding and shooting in those years.” Merton said.

“Hufu riding and shooting!” Kong huisuo was stunned. Today’s Confucian clothes were inherited from the previous Zhou rites. The costumes of the Zhou Dynasty in the Warring States period paid more attention to etiquette than today’s Confucian clothes, but they were generous and inconvenient, which eventually gave birth to Hufu riding and shooting.

Today’s improved Confucian clothes have once again become the clothes of the Zhou Dynasty, and will be replaced by more convenient and warm ink clothes. This is simply the Tang version of Hufu, riding and shooting.

The only difference is that the Hufu, riding and shooting of the state of Zhao is a top-down reform, while the “Hufu, riding and shooting” of the Tang Dynasty is a bottom-up clothing reform, and the people spontaneously chose ink clothes.

Kong huisuo Leng hummed: “even the once Hufu, riding and shooting were just improving the Zhou clothes, and did not completely cut off the etiquette. Now I’m afraid only scholars can wear the elegant Confucian clothes. I’m afraid that before long, my Chinese dress etiquette will disappear. The people all over the world don’t know the dress etiquette. Confucianism can’t tolerate it anyway.”

One is etiquette and the other is warmth. Confucian clothes and ink clothes occupy the two commanding heights of clothing respectively, which can be said to be invincible to each other.

Merton nodded and said, “so this is the reason why Mo invited brother Kong to settle the dispute over Confucian and Mohist clothes peacefully.”

“Peaceful solution?” Kong huisuo couldn’t help smiling bitterly. Now ink clothes have occupied more than half of the country. The defeat of Confucianism clothes has been decided. How can it be solved peacefully.

Merton said: “just like Hufu riding and shooting, it is the Confucian clothes that finally attract the advantages of Hufu, which leads to the Confucian clothes of later generations. Now if the Confucian clothes want to be inherited, it must be changed for the second time. Now, Mo sincerely invites brother Kong to combine the advantages of Confucian clothes and ink clothes to make a new set of clothes that is both ceremonial and warm.”

“Change Confucian clothes.”

Kong huisuo frowned and thought, and finally nodded. It is obvious that Confucian clothes have been at a disadvantage. Changing Confucian clothes may be a good way. At present, it has not stopped Merton’s behavior.

Merton stretched out his hand and clapped. Suddenly the screen on the right opened. Aunt Xu, a famous Mohist garment maker, was sitting in front of the sewing machine.

“Young master!” aunt Xu motioned.

“Aunt Xu, please tailor a suit for brother Kong.” Merton said solemnly.

“Master Kong, please come this way.” aunt Xu got up and measured Kong huisuo’s waist personally.

After measuring, aunt Xu immediately found a heavy black cloth among the cloth.

Kong huisuo frowned and the Mohist school was still black. If he wore black clothes, it would inevitably make people think more, but now it’s just a trial, and Kong huisuo didn’t stop it.

Aunt Xu is really a master of clothes making. She picked up the black cloth and quickly made a suit of close fitting ink clothes.

“Ink clothing is recognized as convenient and comfortable. The new clothing takes ink clothing as the body and Confucian etiquette as the soul,” Merton explained.

“Confucian etiquette is the soul? This dress will be regarded as ink dress at first sight. How can it reflect Confucian etiquette?” Kong huisuo retorted.

Merton did not answer, but turned to Aunt Xu and said, “five buttons are made in the front, which represents benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith.”

Aunt Xu nodded and soon nailed five buttons evenly on the front of the new dress,

“Four symmetrical pockets on the chest represent courtesy, righteousness and shame,” Merton continued.

“The cover of the bag is an inverted pen holder, which means to worship culture and promote education.”

“Three buttons on the cuff represent three times a day.”

“No crack on the back means that the world is unified.”

“The lapel stands for rigorous governance.”

As Merton finished sentence by sentence, he even reflected the Zhou Dynasty etiquette and other contents of the book of changes on his ink clothes, which contained meaning, and even matched perfectly.

“This is the most perfect combination of Confucian clothes and ink clothes,” Qin Huaiyu said with exaggerated praise.

Although Qin Huaiyu’s words were exaggerated, Kong huisuo did not refute it. This new dress can be said to perfectly reflect the Confucian etiquette and simply put the soul on the ink dress.

Not only that, when Qin Huaiyu put on this new dress and looked at himself in the mirror, he couldn’t help but brighten his eyes. It was both personal and spiritual. The only disadvantage was that the lapel was stuck. When he thought that the significance of lapel was rigorous governance, he suddenly felt that this disadvantage was nothing?

“I’m so energetic, aunt Xu. I want to wear such clothes too.” Chumo can’t wait.

“I want it too!” Wei Chi Baolin doesn’t talk much at ordinary times and never falls behind when it’s good.

“Well, I’ll do it for you now.” aunt Xu was very familiar with them and couldn’t close her mouth with a smile. She spoiled her face.

“Brother Kong, what do you think?” Merton asked.

Kong huisuo sneered and said, “Kong was almost fooled by brother mo. this new dress can’t even see the shadow of Confucian clothes. If Kong rashly promotes it in Confucianism, I’m afraid it will destroy the last foundation of Confucianism and make Confucian clothes completely defeated.”

“What’s the difficulty? Ink magazine and Confucian magazine can jointly publish a newspaper statement to make the meaning of this dress public. People all over the world naturally know the meaning of this dress.”

“Although this is useful, I’m afraid those Confucian old people won’t agree.” Kong huisuo shook his head and said.

Merton said with a smile, “if you don’t agree, it’s OK. Wait a minute, Mo will change this suit, add the Mohist concept, and build it into a Mohist formal dress to promote the world. There’s no loss.”

Kong huisuo couldn’t help but sink in his heart. Then he remembered that if the cultural heritage was discussed, Mohism was no worse than Confucianism, and this dress could be said to be made from the essence of Mohism. In addition, Mohism became the formal dress of Mohism, I’m afraid there would be no chance for Confucianism to turn over.

You know, others can see that this is an ink dress at a glance, but they can’t see the meaning represented by a few buttons and pockets.

“Kong will try to persuade Confucianism,” Kong huisuo said, gnashing his teeth, and finally signed the alliance under the city.

“I knew brother Kong would agree. Since this suit is the product of the cooperation between Confucianism and Mohism, it’s not appropriate to call it ink suit or Confucian suit. It’s better to call it Tang suit in the name of the Tang Dynasty!” said Merton.

“Tang costume!” Kong huisuo nodded solemnly. In this way, we can not only get rid of the influence of ink clothes, but also openly show the Confucian concept.