What were the occupations in ancient times?

1. the official business and the ordinary business of the four people. "Xunzi Fuguo": "The cause is evil, the utility is good, and the occupation is not divided. If so, people have the trouble of tree-building and the disaster of striving for merit." Yang Xu's note: "Occupation refers to official position and the business of four people." Han Panxu's "Book of Nine Xi Wen of Wei Gong": "Take the laws and regulations of Jun Jingwei as the instrument of the people, so that you can find a career, and you will not be able to move." Tang Bai Juyi's "Feng Su's imperial edict system except the Ministry of War Langzhong": "Therefore, I have returned to your profession today, and I am still moving to the rank of five soldiers Langzhong, and I have no shame in my actions." Qing Nalan Xingde's Miscellaneous Knowledge of Lushui Pavilion, Volume II: "Tao Kan is diligent in his profession, and vain people dare not discuss it, so his fame is remarkable." 2. What the job should do. "Under the Mandarin and Lu Language": "In the past, the king of Wu was able to negotiate with merchants, and the passage was in the nine barbarians, so that each paid bribes from his own side, so that he did not forget his profession." Song Wang Yucheng's "Greeting the Rain with Yang Sui": "It's not my business to be a forest, but a professional minister." Qing Liang Zhangju's "Essay on Retirement from the Abbey, Official Chang Yi": "When a gentleman arrives at a place, he will think of a career before he can do it for his position." 3. Jude's position; Job. "Zi Zhi Tong Jian, the second year of the late Zhou Taizu Guang Shun": "Li Gu fell and injured his right arm, and he was complaining for the rest of the month; The emperor's professional drama in the valley made him interesting to enter the DPRK, and he resigned without any worship. " Ming Wang Chang's "Zhenze Long Language Official System": "The Song Dynasty inherited the shortcomings of the Five Dynasties and could not be corrected. Therefore, the officials of the temple guards in Taiwan Province only distinguished the class from the humble, and controlled the thickness of Lu, which was mostly unprofessional." Chen Kangqi's Biography of Lang Qian in the Qing Dynasty, Volume 1: "In the tenth year of Tiancong, the museum was changed to the Inner Third Academy, the Inner National History Academy, the Inner Secretariat Academy and the Inner Hongwen Academy, all of which had a bachelor, each with his own occupation." 4. Jewish career. Song Shi Xiaoyou's poem "Shui Long Yin" said: "The professional talents are competitive, and the Han court officials are second to none." Song Wu Ming's "Total Records of Unusual News" Volume II: "I am a plundered doctor now, and my career is prosperous. I have no memory of me." Yuan Liu Qi's "Gui Qian Zhi" Volume 7: "As for the flow of hundreds of officials and scholars, whether they are virtuous or not should be treated as family members; Combine public expectations, run a career, and legislate for the country, distinguish their talents, and then advance and retreat. " 5. This refers to the work that individuals serve the society and serve as the main source of life. Lu Xun's "A Random Talk on Reading": "[Speaking of reading] At least, there are two kinds: one is professional reading, and the other is hobby reading." Ba Jin's Collection of Truth to October: "A writer is just a profession and a job. A writer is not a qualification, a status or an official title. " Ding Ling's Reunion II: "The second brother, the smartest one with soaring ambition, found a good job after his father lost his job."