In ancient China, the authoritarian centralization of power was constantly strengthened, and the emperor had a supreme position and many privileges, which can be said to be a mighty one. After the Tang Dynasty, absolutism was further strengthened, and the status of the emperor became higher and higher.
Originally, ministers or some nobles could wear costumes similar to the later dragon robes, but after that, yellow gradually became the emperor's special color, and others were not allowed to wear the clothes of the thorny dragon. That is to say, only the emperor can wear the dragon robe.
In the eyes of ancient emperors, the dragon was a very auspicious animal, because it represented the sky, and wearing a dragon robe meant that he was the Son of Heaven and the Nine-Five.
The production process of the dragon robe is also very complicated, requiring a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. According to historical records, during the Qing Dynasty, there were 2,000 people who were specifically responsible for making dragon robes. It was first made by painting nine dragons on the chest and then setting it with exquisite gold wire edges.
Even if there are two thousand people making dragon robes, everyone who makes dragon robes is still working intensively every day, because the embroidery process is really time-consuming. They are very careful with each stitch, because if they get a wrong shot, they will cause themselves to kill themselves, and even affect their families. But it was also a decent salary, and the salaries of these people were comparable to those of today's civil servants.
The dragon robe is not only the emperor's clothing, but also a symbol of imperial power, the workmanship is naturally very meticulous, because the choice of cloth is silk, the production of the pattern is also silk, so the cost of the dragon robe is very high, but it also leads to the dragon robe can not touch the water.
In addition, because the ancient textile and printing and dyeing technology was not as developed as it is now, clothes are also dyed with environmentally friendly plant dyes. The biggest problem with plant dyeing is that the firmness of the color is not very good, and sweating or cleaning will cause the color to fade. Therefore, it is not advisable to clean it many times.
So what if the dragon robe is dirty or smelly? How do I clean it? Poverty limits your imagination, and in ancient times, dragon robes didn't have to be washed at all!
According to the ancient costume system, the emperor's clothes are divided into dresses and dragon robes, in fact, usually when the dynasty is discussed, it is a dress, and the dragon robe is generally worn on major occasions. Because the dragon robe is very heavy, it is very inconvenient to wear.
Therefore, it is not like everyone thinks, the emperor is wearing a dragon robe as long as he appears. In fact, the emperor mostly wears civilian clothes in peacetime, that is to say, the use rate of the emperor's dragon robe is very low, and he can't wear it several times a year, and it will certainly not stink.
Moreover, there are many people who make dragon robes for the emperor, they all work day and night, and the dragon robes produced are far more than one. That is to say, when the emperor wears the dragon robe, basically there are new dragon robes sent over, and there may be a dragon robe emperor who wears it once, and there is no need to care about how to wash it.
But there were frugal emperors in Chinese history, such as the Chongzhen Emperor, because he was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, at this time his dynasty was in the midst of internal and external troubles, the country was in turmoil and crumbling, and the Chongzhen Emperor was bent on saving the country, so he was extremely frugal in his personal life. In order to reduce expenses, the Chongzhen Emperor even wore dragon robes patched because of holes, which was in stark contrast to those emperors who had countless dragon robes.
However, there are very few emperors like the Chongzhen Emperor, and in general, the founding emperor will be more frugal. However, his children, because they have not experienced the hardships of conquering the country and the mountains in all directions, will not cherish their current lives, so the situation of extravagance and waste is very serious, and they always live a luxurious life. There are countless pieces of dragon robes, and only new ones are worn, and there may be dragon robes that are discarded without wearing them once.
If you meet an emperor, especially like a certain dragon robe, wear it very often, wear it to really stink, the next people will never wash, because washed with water, due to the material of the dragon robe, the pattern on the top and even the entire version will change, especially affecting the beauty. Usually, eunuchs would light incense and cover up the smell with the smell of incense.
In short, during the feudal period, the emperor was supreme and had a particularly special number of privileges. In the small things of eating and dressing, the treatment enjoyed by the emperor reached the extreme. When ordinary people were still worried about the problem of food and clothing, the emperors had begun to waste extravagantly. So we don't have to worry about what to do if the dragon robe is dirty and smelly, because most emperors have a new dragon robe to wear every time.
But the times are always progressing, and the wheel of history is always rolling forward. In the feudal period, the emperor had supreme power, the whole world belonged to the emperor alone, he directly controlled and directed the operation of the entire state apparatus, because the emperor system decided that the emperor was exclusive, which meant that there was no equality in the world, and it could be said that the individual's ideas were completely above the country's legal system. Ordinary people are an oppressed class.
Moreover, the fundamental purpose of the emperor system is still to take people as the main body, and after having supreme power, most of the emperors are immersed in the dreams of emperors, which makes many tyrants appear in history. Fortunately, the development of the times has negated this system, and the choice of history is correct
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