The brothel was built by Guan Zhong, the famous prime minister of Qi State during the Warring States Period.
He did a great thing for ancient women by building a brothel.
Friends, listen to me and tell me in detail. Do you think it makes sense?
First, the brothel saved countless women from good families.
Before Guan Zhong built the brothel, because the aristocratic men at that time were not satisfied every day, they often sent people to the private sector to catch women from good families to enrich their "harem".
It can be said that anyone as small as a staff member or as big as a marquis, with a little bit of power, can snatch women from the common people and bring them into the harem.
In the millennium of the collapse of the matriarchal society, , the status of women has deteriorated day by day.
As early as the Yellow Emperor period, there was a preference for boys over girls.
Because of the emergence of farming civilization , women went out to pick fruits and vegetables and had the advantage of relying on the weather. In the past, men had an advantage in both the "strength work" of farming and fighting to seize good land.
Therefore, women’s lives have long been like a piece of grass.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the current situation was chaotic and the social status of women further declined. Many of them became accessories of the nobles.
Even if they die of old age in the nobles' backyard, they cannot leave the nobles as long as they don't get the nobles' approval.
As the nobles plundered, there were fewer and fewer women from good families among the people, and correspondingly more and more common people (men) were unable to marry wives.
In Guan Zhong's view, this is undoubtedly a waste of resources.
In a country where most men cannot marry wives, how can they still produce and develop?
As far as he knew, in fact, most of the nobles, on a whim, snatched it back fresh for a few days and then left it there.
So he had an idea and came up with a good way that could not only help the nobles relieve their loneliness, but also allow the men of Qi to marry wives:
Let some people be dedicated to the entertainment of the nobles. You can imagine who
is.
Thus, the first brothel in history was born—an official brothel.
In Guan Zhong's view, turning the private business of prostitution into a legal business can not only generate tax revenue, but also have the support of the court. The nobles will no longer plunder women as frequently as before, which is good for social development and population growth.
In this way, after sacrificing some women, most of the women from good families in the country were rescued.
Of course, no one can tell whether they are better off or the women in the building are better off.
Second, brothels gave homeless women a place to settle down.
There is an old saying among the people: It is better to live than to die.
Staying alive is human instinct.
But how to live?
For most of the time in ancient times, people were in dire straits and their livelihood was precarious.
Many girls are "died" directly after they are born.
There are still many, and I can only get a few grains of rice a day. Fortunately, I can find some wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger.
This is the historical truth.
People who have many children at home may have experienced this before.
As long as there are younger brothers in the family, all food must be taken care of first.
Even the names of my aunts are "Zhaodi" and "Yindi", which shows that people attach great importance to boys.
When a famine comes, the first thing to do is to sell women.
A girl who does not produce much productivity can be sold for a few guan or a tael of silver, which is enough for a family to survive the disaster years.
In ancient times, most of the women in brothels came from this way.
There is another part, which is an official woman who committed a crime and was punished to a lowly status.
Then why didn’t the brothel woman escape?
Let’s discuss it.
The first type of person: a woman from a good family who was sold:
This kind of woman's life at home is worse than death.
was not taken seriously by his parents. He got up at three or four in the morning every day to pick wild vegetables, make breakfast for the whole family, wait for the whole family to wash up and wake up, then go to farm, and then coax his younger brothers and sisters.
The most uncomfortable thing every day is not being able to eat. (You can think about the days when you can’t eat the wild vegetables and cooked meals that you have worked so hard to watch others eat. How many you eat depends on others’ expressions.)
Sometimes I can’t even drink water.
It can be said that he wakes up earlier than a chicken, goes to bed later than a dog, is as tired as a donkey, and eats less than a mouse.
Such days are compared to the days when I can at least eat in a brothel.
It's hard to say which one is better.
I think that for such a woman, being able to have food is already heaven. How could
escape?
The second type of person: a woman from an official family who has committed a crime:
This kind of woman is very popular in brothels.
Just like Song Yinzhang, Zhao Paner and others in Menghualu, because they have received a good education since childhood and have many talents in talking and singing, they are very popular with dignitaries or talented people who quote classics.
Having plenty of food, clothing and being popular is better than suffering in prison or in a cold and cold place.
Some officials’ daughters who committed crimes were even sent to the military.
It was an unimaginable pain, so being left in the brothel was already their best choice, and of course they would not run away.
Even when the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed, the 30-year-old Queen Mother Mu took her daughter-in-law to the brothel and lived a prosperous life in the brothel.
It can be seen that for women at that time, the brothel had a "protective" effect.
Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the heroes of Changjin Lake, Grandpa Yuan Longping, Grandma Xigua, etc., we finally have enough food and clothing.
Girls no longer have to suffer such torture and humiliation because of "hunger" or "helplessness".
Do you think the brothel woman should run away? Welcome to leave your opinion.
