Braids, braids, braids!
The biggest rule of the Qing Dynasty was a symbol of the Manchus' complete spiritual enslavement of the Han people. This thing symbolized a spiritual weapon used by the Manchus to rule the Central Plains.
What exactly are braids used for? In fact, it is useless. Before the Manchus entered the customs, this was just a living custom of theirs. The ancestors of the Manchus lived among the white mountains and black waters, chasing water and grass, looking for prey everywhere and making a living by fishing and hunting. Only those in the Liaohe Plain who had received the influence of Han civilization There is very primitive agriculture in this place.
Naturally, there are rules for hunting. It is definitely inconvenient for people to have disheveled hair or braid their hair into a bun like the Han people did in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the most convenient hairstyle for hunting is bald or crew cut.
However, some of the rules of shamanism outside the Guan Dynasty are relatively similar to the traditions of the Han people. They believe that all things are animistic and that the body, hair and skin are affected by their parents and should not be abandoned lightly!
So the next best thing is not to be bald, just wear a pigtail with a copper coin rat tail. It is convenient for hunting and fighting, and it is also a spiritual sustenance.
If you unfortunately die in a war or hunting, if your comrades cannot bring back the body, you can cut off your braids and take them home, and your soul can follow the braids home!
This is actually a spiritual belief of primitive shamanism and has nothing to do with the law!
Everything changed after the Manchus entered the country. The order to keep hair or not was mainly made by Dorgon and his group. The ultimate goal was to use this behavior of shaving hair and changing clothes to make the Han people loyal. Own.
This is a test at the cost of your life. It depends on whether you, the Han people, are obedient or not!
One braid killed millions of innocent souls. This was a shame for the Han people but a military medal for the Manchu conquerors!
But today, Emperor Tongzhi's braid fell off in public. Everyone on the deck turned pale with fright.
Da Sixi knelt on the ground and picked up the hat and held it up to the emperor: "Long live... please don't touch the hat... please..."
At this time, the battleship was still several hundred meters away from the dock and more than twenty meters away from the river bank. The soldiers on the bank could see movement but could not clearly see what was going on.
Ma Ming and the others noticed that His Majesty's hat seemed to have fallen off, and then Da Sixi picked it up again!
Zai Chun also panicked for a while, and Xiao Sixi next to him immediately ordered the eunuch to lower the umbrella cover to block the sight of people on the shore. Emperor Tongzhi then put the hat with fake braids on his head.
The British captain in the warship's command room shook his head helplessly. He really couldn't understand the significance of braids to the Chinese.
Emperor Tongzhi's braids were gone. This was still the responsibility of the British. Queen Victoria's grandson and grandson accidentally ignited their braids in a campfire while hunting with Zaichun.
The queen's grandson is William II who will launch a war in the future!
The Queen's grandson is King George V of England who fought against his cousin in World War I!
These two masters set Zai Chun’s braids on fire, and you can’t punish them! In addition, Zaichun has been washed away many outdated values during this study tour. He really likes European clothes and hairstyles.
Neatly parted hair still makes a person appear energetic and easy to take care of without making them greasy and stuffy. Moreover, a suit looks better than a mandarin jacket and is easier to move around!
After the braid fire incident, Zai Chun simply changed the shape of his hair, getting a three-seven point that was very classic at the time, and even put on hair oil.
In Xiao Letian's eyes, this guy looked exactly like the second generation ancestor shown in the movie, the kind who would go out on the street to molest women if given a civilized stick.
But when he returned to China, he could no longer look like this. After Da Sixi and the others kowtowed to the point of bleeding, Zai Chun finally agreed to wear fake braids. Man Shun had several ingenious eunuchs who could repair cultural relics. The kind of ancient paintings.
They bought the best girls' hair, carefully woven a hair cover, and glued it to the hat. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to spot the clues.
But he didn't expect that Zai Chun, who saw his own imperial guard, would forget about it when he was so excited, and even wanted to imitate the Europeans in waving their hats!
That's when all this fuss happened!
Fortunately, this was Fujian Mawei. Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty did not send anyone. The local government did not know the exact time of the emperor's return.
Ordinary soldiers have no interest in paying attention to where the emperor's braids are!
"Long live Long live Long live!"
Uniform cheers arose one after another in the 30,000-strong military formation. The majestic appearance of the new army made Emperor Tongzhi excited!
"Ashore, ashore... Anchor immediately! I want to join forces with my troops... This is my new army of guards! Finally formed an army!"
The tonnage of the British warship is too large to approach the dock of Mawei Shipyard. It can only anchor in the deep water area, and then Zai Chun transfers to a small boat to land!
When Emperor Tongzhi jumped onto the trestle and stepped on the land of the Qing Dynasty, he was so excited that he almost knelt on the ground and kissed him!
The thick feeling coming from the soles of his feet was a kind of strong confidence and security. He seemed to have found his root all of a sudden!
Ma Ming, Duncheng, Bai Min, Na Sanbao and other senior generals trotted all the way to Emperor Tongzhi. Ma Ming also brought a tall horse for the emperor!
"Commander of the First Division of the New Army of the Imperial Guard...Ma Ming...see Your Majesty!" As he spoke, Ma Ming was about to kneel down and beat him!
As a result, Zai Chun shouted, "Stand up straight! My imperial guards have abolished the kneeling ceremony. Don't you know?"
"It's your Majesty... I accept the crime... I haven't seen your Majesty for many years..." Ma Ming burst into tears and was choked with sobs that he couldn't speak!
Zai Chun was also deeply moved. He suddenly turned over and jumped on his horse, "What I want to train is a new army, a modern and strong army like the Europeans and the army of the master of the head of state!"
"I don't want to kowtow! Starting from today, all the military regulations of the new army will be revised, and all the stinky problems of backwardness in the past will be put to bed!"
"Follow me on horseback to inspect the troops, and stay aside with the flags and umbrellas... No eunuchs or maids are allowed to follow. The army is a masculine and mighty army. You shady people should not come here to be an eyesore!"
"Military parade! I want to see a live-fire exercise. I want to see how you fight!"
Ma Ming and others were so excited that their whole bodies trembled. This is what Mingjun looks like. We finally caught up, we finally met!
"I obey the military order! Long live the review of the entire army...Long live the review of the entire army!"
This was the first time that Zai Chun saw his troops up close. The last time was during the Battle of Mawei, he just took a distant look at the Zhiyuan and saw nothing except human figures and dragon flags.
But today, he finally saw his direct troops face to face!
Sure enough, as the master said, the physical fitness of the mountain people deep in Wuyi Mountain is very good. They are not the tall and muscular ones like Europeans, but thin but with energy in their bones. Soldier!
The lower body is stable and the legs are very stable. These are the iron feet trained by walking in the mountains for many years... Before the birth of mechanized troops, whether a unit could march was an important indicator of whether it was elite.
Only troops that can walk and run have combat effectiveness! This looks qualified!
The blue-gray military uniforms are all made from British goods, the knee-length cowhide boots are polished, and the bayonets are shining with a cold light and are spotless.
Under the big-brimmed hat are pairs of eager and nervous eyes!
After inspecting the three square formations, Emperor Tongzhi actually jumped off his horse and walked up to a soldier on a whim!
