Why did Guan Zhong, the overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, become the ancestor of brothel industry?

It is said that when you open a brothel, you must pay tribute to your ancestor, who was none other than Guan Zhong, the Qi State that helped Qi Huangong become the overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. So, how did Guan Zhong become the ancestor of the brothel community? You must start from scratch.

After Jiang Ziya helped Zhou Wuwang destroy the business, he was named the monarch of Qi State for his first achievement, and his capital was Linzi. At first, the territory was very small, but when he arrived in Qi Huangong, he became the first of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period and became an important eastern force in the Zhou Dynasty.

Qi was able to get strong development. In addition to enlightened rule, superior geography and rich resources, it also benefited from Guan Zhong's successful reform. The purpose of Guanzhong reform is to enrich Qiang Bing. One of his series of reform measures is to establish state-owned brothels to legalize, regularize and industrialize them.

According to historical records, in 670 BC, Guan Zhong opened seven government-run "women's markets" in the prosperous capital Linzi. There are 100 "women" in each city, with a total of 700 people, gradually increasing to more than 2,000 people. These geisha, who are active among the people, have "served" the society and played five roles in the rapid rise of Qi:

First, it increased the revenue of the state treasury. The most important purpose of Guan Zhong's opening a brothel is to collect military taxes. The "women's market" of Guanzhi collected money from men who came to spend money and put it into the state treasury, which is the so-called "pollen tax" and "pollen donation" in later generations, which increased the national income. The Chu people in the Qing Dynasty recorded in the first volume "Selected Swords": "It is the beginning of pollen money to teach workshops to sort out impressions and collect money for a banquet."

The second is to solve social problems. At that time, Qi Huangong was in the dominant position, and women from other countries captured in the campaign were mostly placed in national brothels, except for the reward department. Guan Zhong opened a brothel, which enabled a large number of female slaves to be properly resettled and solved their two major social problems of employment and survival.

Third, it eliminates men's distress. Tell a story: Qi Huangong found that some ordinary people were 70 years old and had no wives, so he told Guan Zhong about it. Guan Zhong suggested that some women should be selected in the "women's market" to marry him. Guan Zhong's opening a brothel has really solved the distress of many men who have nowhere to vent, effectively reducing and avoiding the occurrence of "rape" cases.

Fourth, it has attracted talents from all over the world. Guan Zhong opened a brothel, which attracted a large number of heroes all over the world to love money more than beautiful women, and tourists from all over the world came to Qi for development. At that time, the governors of various countries competed for hegemony, and if Qi wanted to dominate, it was necessary to recruit talents. They set up a cloth bureau, but most of them are Bohemians who like women and wine. Therefore, opening a brothel has become a means to attract talents.

Fifth, it has prospered the national economy. Guan Zhong opened a state-owned brothel, which not only attracted many talents, but also attracted many businessmen from other countries, making Qi another commercial base. They do business during the day and have fun at night, and never forget to pay back the money. A large number of businessmen poured in, which greatly prospered Qi's economy.

Guan Zhong's opening of a state-run brothel once enriched Qi's national treasury, made the country stable, the society stable and the talents abundant, which not only greatly prospered Qi's economy, but also strongly supported the hegemonic cause. Qi quickly became rich and became the first of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the opening of government-run brothels can be said to be indispensable. Think about it, in this case, can Guan Zhong not be regarded as a granddaddy by the brothel community?