What occupations were popular in ancient times and which were shameless?

In ancient feudal society, ordinary people only considered eating and wearing warm clothes to live and work in peace and contentment. Because the ruling class implements the system of emphasizing agriculture and restraining commerce, the only industry that meets economic development is agriculture. However, the historical trend and the intellectual awakening of human beings determine the development of business, which is an irresistible trend, and various occupations have emerged.

In ancient times, some professions were really easy to make money and were very popular, but with the changes of the times and the development of science and technology, they gradually disappeared in the torrent of history. So what are these occupations?

I. Salt merchants

On the first profession to make money in ancient times, only salt merchants. Salt is a necessity of life, and it can be dried in seawater without profit. Shang Yang reformed the monopoly of salt and iron in Qin Dynasty, and opened the private sector in early Han Dynasty. For thousands of years, it has bred a wealthy group: salt merchants.

In the Qing Dynasty, only Yangzhou salt merchants had twice as much money as the Qing government. Ganlong's first trip to the south of the Yangtze River was not only supported by the state treasury, but also donated nearly two million taels of silver by Huaibei salt merchants. It was really a local tyrant's operation.

Although being a salt merchant is profitable, he is always worried about his money and life, because there are always people who are jealous. The first goal of the treasury's lack of money or the peasant uprising is the salt merchants. Too many salt merchants know that money is too easy to come by, and they must eat, drink and be merry in time to be worthy of themselves. After all, they expected that they would be miserable in the end. Modern live salt is packed in two pieces, and the state plans as a whole, so salt merchants can only be in the past tense.

Second, the eunuch.

Eunuch is a special occupation under the rule of feudal dynasty. Famous eunuchs in history are not only physically disabled, but also psychologically gloomy, so they are always called dead eunuchs and eunuchs. I have to admit that the eunuch profession was very popular in ancient times. Because their masters are either princes and nobles or royalty, they have done a good job, rewarded constantly, and the number of silver rewards is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Moreover, the eunuch is also a blacksmith when he goes out with his master, which is very imposing. You know eunuchs are generally children of poor families. They can't feed, can't be sent to the palace, can only eat, can't live, so they must give up the most important things to live. This has become their biggest heart disease: they are infertile, so eunuchs with better status will choose to eat with maids. And they only care about money and power because they don't care. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the status of eunuchs was once promoted, and the East Factory came into being. Eunuchs in charge of serving the emperor can still be mentioned in history books.

Throughout history, from Zhao Gao in the Qin Dynasty to Li in the late Qing Dynasty, almost every dynasty had a famous eunuch with high power. They spend money like water and are powerful enough to influence the emperor's decision-making, so eunuchs are very popular as long as they follow the right Lord. But it is extremely against human nature to let men be eunuchs, so this profession has disappeared in modern times.

Third, the executioner

This profession is the person who executes the death penalty. Usually they are big and look fierce. The executioner in the late Qing Dynasty killed a man with four silver dollars. Ordinary workers only have half a silver dollar a month. In addition to the normal salary, this profession is also fat and oily, because they control the life and death of condemned prisoners.

If you want to die happily, you must bribe the executioner, start with the knife and fall across the board. If you don't bribe people, they will die in pain. You don't have to kill them with a knife and feel pain and fear. The particularly painful death sentence is the end of the year, with 3600 knives hacked to death, depending on the severity of the executioner's attack. Therefore, in order to die quickly, the families of the criminals in the year will give them heavy bribes, so they will cut a few knives less and create some accidents.

The executioner lives a well-off life, but his career is special and he kills too much. No one wants to marry him. Over time, it's gone. This profession naturally does not exist now, and it is now carried out by soldiers.

Fourth, alchemists and soothsayers

In the old streets, you can see people wandering around, shouting all day to attract customers and business. Some of the predictions of these masters were so accurate that the emperor admired them and obeyed them.

In order to live forever, let them make an alchemy, give them countless gold and silver, and even let them become Buddhists. So there is no doubt that Taoist was also a very popular profession in ancient times. But in modern society, science has broken superstition. Only ignorant people believe in divination, and pills are only made of mercury and other materials. Eating too much will also accelerate death. Therefore, the status of Taoist priests has plummeted, and now only some incompetent people are cheating, and there is almost no such thing as Li.

These occupations were extremely profitable in ancient times, but for various reasons, few people are engaged in them now, and some even do not exist. Of course, all these occupations have certain disadvantages, which is why they don't last long. There are 360 jobs now, and they are the best. As long as they are willing to work hard, no matter what occupation they are engaged in, they can get ahead and be popular in society. This is the development of society, everyone's rights are fair and life will get better and better.