Chapter 60 Section 5 Managing Women's Hairstyles

In addition to clothing and etiquette, Zhu Yuanzhang also specifically stipulated the living area of ​​people of all levels across the country. The emperor stipulated that people at the prince level can live in houses with seven rooms and nine frames (quantifier, one frame between two pillars).The first and second ranks, that is, the ministerial level, can be five or nine.Director level, five rooms, seven frames.From the sixth rank to the ninth rank, that is, the director and section chief ranks, three rooms, and seven racks.The houses of the common people were custom-made in the 26th year of Hongwu, but there were only three rooms and five frames. Dou Gong was not allowed, and they were decorated with colors.

There are also regulations on the means of transportation that officials take when they go out: sedan chairs for those of the third rank and above, and horses for those below the fourth rank. . Even for officials of different ranks, there are subtle differences in the stumps bestowed by the emperor: Its system is that the crown prince's undergrowth is made of blue, and the decoration is embroidered with dragons and clouds; the same is true for the prince.The prime minister and the first rank use red as the quality, decorated with only cloud flowers; the second rank and below Pu Dun, without decoration.All courts will give banquets, civil servants of the third rank or above, military officers of the fourth rank or above, and those who go to the palace will be given a seat.

That is to say, the crown prince can sit on the blue pier, which is embroidered with dragon and cloud patterns.The prime minister sits on a red one with only cloud patterns embroidered on it.Those below the second rank are only allowed to sit on pudun. Even the wine utensils used by officials and citizens when drinking have strict grade restrictions.In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, it was stipulated that princes and officials of the first and second ranks could use gold jugs when drinking, and silverware for the rest. From the third grade to the fifth grade, silver vessels are used for wine injection, and gold vessels are used for wine cups.From the sixth grade to the ninth grade, silverware is used for wine notes and wine cups, and porcelain and lacquerware are used for the rest.Ordinary people without ranks can only use silverware for wine cups, tinware for wine glasses, and porcelain and lacquerware for the rest.

One of the most interesting regulations is Zhu Yuanzhang's strict requirements on women's hairstyles.In the fifth year of Hongwu, the emperor ordered that unmarried girls in the folk "make three small buns and golden hairpins", while maids "make high topknots, long jackets with narrow collars of silk cloth, and long skirts", and little maids "make double buns and long hairpins". Sleeve short jacket, long skirt". Failure to abide by these regulations will also lead to serious consequences: "All government and civilian houses, vehicles, clothing, utensils, etc. have their own ranks. If they violate the rules, those who have officials will have a hundred sticks and will not be dismissed; Five hundred floggings, and the parents will be punished."

That is to say, those who break through the regulations and use cars for housing will lose their positions and suffer a hundred sticks. Those without officials will be beaten five hundred times, and their patriarch will also be punished.