sultan's crescent

Chapter 120 About Fashion
"Your Majesty, I have to say that your wisdom is simply..."

Suleiman is also a smart person. He has already seen that the Sultan is very satisfied with everyone's current attire, so why should he comment on it? Just start taking photos of Sultan's horses and the problem will be solved.

It is easy for those who say this, and it is useful for those who listen. Isn’t it beautiful.

While listening to Suleiman's compliment, Selim thought of the so-called fashion issue.

In fact, talking about fashion in the Ottoman Empire is actually a rather nonsense topic.

Although the clothing of the upper-class gentlemen will have different styles and materials, as well as various colors and patterns.

But in the vast Ottoman Empire outside of the Balkans, you can roughly divide these garments into tunics and turbans.

It has to be said that it is simply a classic among the classics. No matter who invades or rules the land that believes in this religion, what changes is only the style of the robe and headscarf, but it is difficult to shake his core.

Persian style, Arabian style, Egyptian style, Anatolian style, materials, patterns, these are just minor things, and their changes are not fashionable.

Therefore, this time Selim has made more detailed regulations on the dress requirements for attending the wedding, basically referring to the costumes of the Ottoman Empire after Tanzimat’s reform in the [-]th century. Black and red are the mainstream colors, and the whole has a strong German Chinese style aesthetic color or Shuo Xinshe shooting style.

Of course, this is not the only option. The talent introduction plan discussed with Yusuf Pasha has achieved remarkable results by now.

Mahend-Surest, and the great mathematician Legendre and astronomer Metheni and many French military officers who followed him also brought a lot of French and British fashion colors.

Among the three, Legendre is the real boss.

He came from a wealthy family and studied at the Académie Mazarin in Paris.He has a scientific education, especially higher education in mathematics.

In 1770, when Legendre was 18 years old, he passed the defense of his graduation thesis in mathematics and physics under the auspices of Abbe.

Not only that, but he was also a mathematics teacher at the Paris Military Academy, teaching artillery mathematics at that time. It is worth mentioning that the high quality of French artillery is inseparable from their advanced mathematics.

This person is also a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of London, and has had contact with big names such as Laplace and Lagrange.

According to common sense, he should go to Prussia for asylum, but the propaganda work of Karmany Pasha and the Ottoman ambassador in Paris is very good.

After considering his own economic conditions and family environment (he has no children, he does not have to worry about faith and education), Legendre finally came here with Mahand.

After all, who can offer such high conditions like the Sultan, a large villa, various servants, and a high annual salary.

Prussia's economy requires a large army, coupled with the xenophobia of the nobles, apart from the issue of belief, the Ottoman Empire is indeed the best choice for Legendre.

As for faith, it can actually be ignored. There are differences between Prussian Protestantism and French Catholicism.

I have to say that Selim got himself an ssr card from the French Revolution, which is quite a bargain.

Mahand himself was not only a superb military strategist, he was also one of the authoritative figures of bourgeois jurisprudence.

Cooperating with the Grand Mufti and the Ulema of the Ottoman Empire, it happened to make a "Constitution" for Selim.

It has been almost a year since the promulgation of the "Imperial Edict", but the Ottoman Empire does not have a "Constitution", but still uses the ancient religious law, which is obviously not conducive to the innovation of the empire.

But the time is not far away. Taking advantage of this wedding, many targeted matters must be finalized, including issues such as religion, customs, culture, and thinking.

Previously, Selim had already made a lot of concessions, from the civil service examination allowing religious groups to participate on a large scale to Anna's conversion, these were the top bargaining chips on the negotiating table between him and the Grand Mufti.

After all, in this game, the Grand Mufti actually has no initiative.

First, in the past, the Grand Mufti used to interfere with the Sultan's sword, the Guards, which had already been broken by Se the Great.

Second, Emperor Se the Great used the civil service examination to break away the control of the judiciary from the Ulema represented by the Grand Mufti.

Third, Se the Great was both a Sultan and a Caliph, so he had an inherent advantage, which was beyond the reach of the Grand Mufti.

In other words, things that should have been taken for granted, such as allowing the order to take the exam and Anna's conversion, have now become a political concession and compromise.

At this point, the Grand Mufti has enjoyed a lot of benefits, and it's time to give Sudan something in return.

The first thing is the issue of clothing this time. Although no matter where you are or what you teach, the upper class generally play more fancy, but it means one thing to play in private, and another meaning to wear it outside.

This time, if there is no endorsement by the Grand Mufti, there will not be so many people changing clothes based on the Sudan's monogram.

As for how the grand mufti endorsed, almost every invitation was sent by the local religious group or the Ulema, and that was what Selim asked.Everyone works together, I help you publicize, you help me endorse, isn't this reasonable. .

While Selim was happily scanning the guests below, he suddenly found a guy who didn't quite fit in.Anta-Kezan was looking at the surrounding guests angrily at this time, so that no one wanted to approach him.

Of course, even if he wasn't like this, no one wanted to get close to him. After all, he was the only one wearing a robe and a turban among the crowd.For Antar-Kezan, this was his protest against the sultan.

You know, the Kezan family has done a lot for the sultan. The previous guard turmoil was that the Kezan family guarded the southern gate of Anatolia, and they also contained the powerful families in Syria.

But how did the sultan repay the Kezan family? Just because he didn't distribute the land to a few assholes, the sultan's special envoy executed his son-in-law, which is simply ungrateful.

What's more, in his opinion, this group of people who put on foreign costumes is simply betraying Allah, and he is powerless to stop it, so light up the lamp.

It’s just that Anta-Kezan seems to have forgotten one thing. This is no longer the era when the central government needed to negotiate with local forces like them. Since Suleiman the Great, the Ottoman Empire once again clarified the relationship between monarchs and ministers.

And Selim is the king, and he, Antar-Kezan, is the minister.

"So, Suleiman, what's going on here?"

Selim squinted his eyes and looked at Anta Kezan, while pointing in another direction.Said coldly.

"Others can do it, but he can't, right?"

　Thanks to the monthly tickets of the two book friends
　　
　
(End of this chapter)