What did the ancient heroes rely on to earn money from traveling in the world?

Every time I watched martial arts TV series when I was a kid, I always had this confusion: Damn these people fight and kill every day, walking around the world, surrounded by beautiful girls, hiding a lot of money in their sleeves , but they just don’t work or go to school. Where do they get their source of livelihood?

In fact, leaving aside Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng, the real "heroes" in ancient times did not lack financial resources. Here are a few examples:

1. Many "heroes" act as retainers of the powerful class. These people usually eat well, drink well, and wear gold and silver. When the powerful need them to work hard, they have to perform their duties. The four great princes of the Warring States Period, Lord Xinling, Lord Pingyuan, Lord Mengchang, and Lord Chunshen, each raised a large number of such people. There are assassins, counselors and lobbyists, as well as roosters and dogs. These diners are not engaged in production, are rich, and can come and go relatively freely. Most of them have always enjoyed high incomes and will not "sacrifice their lives." Even in later generations, Zhuangzi supported a lot of Chai Jin, the little whirlwind in "Water Margin", such as Wu Song, who lived under Chai Jin's family.

2. Many "heroes" are engaged in gray or even black industries. For example, Sima Qian recorded Guo Xie in "Historical Records - Biography of Rangers". This guy has been in the underworld since he was a child. He is ruthless and has killed many people, but he is loyal and has accumulated a large number of minions. What is his estate? Privately minting coins and digging graves, this is how primitive accumulation was achieved. Because he established a complete "black order" in the local area and handled matters relatively fairly, many people admired him. But this also attracted the attention of the court. In the second year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court planned to move many wealthy families to Maoling to let them leave their place of origin so that they would not steal the grassroots political power. At that time, the standard for relocation was 3 million. As a result, many people told the court that Guo Jie was poor and his family did not have 3 million, so he should not move. The lobbyists even included the emperor's brother-in-law, the famous general Wei Qing. This suddenly aroused Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's vigilance: "A common man can actually make a general in the army speak, which shows that this person is not simple." As a result, he was forcibly moved. At this time, people from all parties contributed more than 10 million yuan to him! It can be seen that Guo Xie was neither an official, a soldier, nor a businessman. He was just an outstanding "gangster" and a famous "Ranger" at the time. With such a strong social influence, it is no wonder that the imperial court finally killed him. head. Du Yuesheng in modern history is very similar to Guo Xie.

3. Many "heroes" are gang leaders, such as Tiandihui, Xiaodaohui, Paogehui, and Hongmen. Even in the novel, Xiao Feng serves as the chairman and CEO of the Beggar Clan, the largest gang in the world, Xu Zhu is in charge of Lingjiu Palace, and Xuanci is in charge of Shaolin Temple. Such a large economy involves a wide range of industries. How is it possible? No money? For example, the Beggar Gang is involved in footwear, juggling, folk arts, freight, escort and other industries. The Beggar Gang even takes orders from the government and sometimes appears as a paramilitary force; the Vulture Palace is involved in medicine, tourism, and multi-dimensional cultural industries. The Shaolin Temple owns a large amount of land and is the leading real estate developer.

4. Many "heroes" are refugees. One person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. Ancient China was based on agriculture. Once there was a natural disaster or military disaster and the harvest was not good, people would flee. The weak died on the way, and the strong gathered in the mountains and forests. These people are originally homeless, their living expenses are not high, and they are engaged in robbing, murdering and other non-capital businesses. Naturally, they can "eat big chunks of meat, drink big bowls of wine, and sleep on big kangs". These refugees sometimes do things like "rob the rich and give to the poor", and naturally they have the shadow of "heroes".

Han Feizi said that Confucianism disrupted the law with literature, while chivalry violated the law with force. This sentence is not unreasonable.

By robbing rich people's money.

Because there were three knights in our ancient times.

A true story passed down. If I have time,

I will tell you slowly about it!

The hero is a legend, an ideal warrior who only appears in martial arts novels. There are people who fight against injustice, but there are few records in the official history of chivalrous knights who have been outsiders for a long time.

The knights in novels are all ideal characters. They are not only highly skilled in martial arts and have special abilities, but they are also the incarnation of justice who act chivalrously and help those in need. In reality, they are not so tall.

Nie Yinniang is a knight-errant recorded in "Taiping Guangji". When she was ten years old, she was stolen by a begging nun to learn martial arts. After she finished her studies, the nun took her to kill bad guys. According to the crime mentioned by the nun, the person she wanted to kill really deserved to be killed, so Nie Yinniang killed the person without anyone noticing.

The second man was a high-ranking official who had killed many people. He asked Nie Yinniang to go to his room at night and cut off the heads. But Nie Yinniang was lying on the beam and saw this man playing with a child and couldn't bear to do anything. After coming back, the nun knew the whole story and told Nie Yinniang, "If you encounter something like this in the future, kill the one he likes first, and then kill him." From this narrative, we can see that the nun made a living by begging for food, and first stole the children. As a disciple, he also taught Nie Yinniang to kill the bad guys first, and then kill the bad guys.

If you follow what the nun said, the child must be killed first, and then the high official. But the child is innocent. First stealing children as a disciple, and then killing innocent people. This nun is not a standard knight in martial arts novels. At best, she is just a powerful and powerful person who hates evil and hates evil.

Let’s look at the later Nie Yinniang. After she returned home from military service, all her expenses were provided by her father Nie Feng. Even when she had a husband, Nie Yinniang’s natal family provided her with life until her father Nie Feng passed away. He was employed by Wei Shuai and his husband as left and right envoys. Later, Wei Shuai sent Nie Yinniang to cut off Liu Changyi's head because he had a bad relationship with Liu Changyi, the military envoy of Chen Xu Jiedu.

Liu Changyi’s divine calculation was very accurate and he knew in advance that Nie Yinniang was coming to kill him. Even Nie Yinniang knew it as soon as she set out, and calculated that Nie Yinniang and her husband were riding white donkeys and black donkeys. When they arrived at the city gate, magpies were chirping in front of her husband. Her husband missed with a slingshot, but Nie Yinniang fired a bullet. Just shoot the magpie. This kind of thing is calculated very accurately. When Nie Yinniang heard what the Yamen general who was waiting for them said, she was impressed by Liu Changyi's calculations and switched to Liu Changyi, who needed two hundred coins a day.

From here we can see that the so-called knights also need to plan for life. Nie Yinniang lost her father's support and had to be employed to make a living. She was impressed by Liu Changyi's divine fortune and turned to Liu Changyi. This is very different from the knights in martial arts novels, and it is not a standard knight's behavior. First killing for his employer, and then switching to the target to be killed, this is not a standard knight in any martial arts book, but in "Taiping Guangji" Nie Yinniang is classified as a knight. Therefore, the real knights in ancient times were not as tall, big, and superior as in martial arts novels, and they were also humbled by five buckets of rice. As long as they don't steal or rob, and have special martial arts and super powers, they are called "knights". It can be seen that the kind of dashing knights in martial arts novels who travel around, perform chivalrous acts, drink from big bowls, and eat large pieces of meat are rare in real history. Even if they do exist, they are from wealthy families, supported by people, and have no sense of justice. Standard knight standard, there is a certain distance. The knights in martial arts novels are mythical beings created by writers.

In TV dramas and martial arts novels, we often see heroes traveling around the world with swords, which is really enviable. However, behind the scenery there must also be the support of an economic foundation. I think the sources of funds for the heroes to travel around the world are as follows:

First, they rely on family wealth. In fact, many heroes are "children from rich families" who have no worries about food and clothing, so they have nothing to do to practice martial arts. Children from poor families cannot even afford to eat, so they have time to practice martial arts unless they have a deep grudge to avenge. Therefore, these heroes from rich families certainly have the capital to travel around the world, just for tourism.

The second is to rob the rich. Heroes are all people with high martial arts skills. When traveling around the world and lacking funds, giving full play to their strengths and robbing the rich's property should be the only way to go. This way you will not be laughed at. If you help the poor by the way, you will be praised by more people, and your title of hero will be worthy of the name.

The third is to rely on funding. Some rich people like to befriend heroes. Firstly, they can put on a facade, and secondly, they can rely on them. In this way, it becomes a matter of course to support heroes with a certain amount of funds. Therefore, as long as the average hero is not arrogant and arrogant, raising funds to travel around the world should not be a problem.

The fourth is to rely on private work. Some heroes can also rely on some "private jobs" to solve the financial problems of traveling around the world, such as being a "killer" to help others eliminate disasters; working as a "guard", protecting people's bodyguards, etc. These private tasks can earn a lot of money. Less “commission”.

Try to answer.

Although I don’t know exactly what the knights rely on to survive? But it is not difficult to see a high probability from the book.

The word "Xia" was first seen in the Warring States Period, "Confucianism used literature to disrupt the law, and Xia used martial arts to violate the prohibition." "Han Feizi. Five beetles".

Martial arts novels first appeared in "Historical Records. Biography of Knights".

Chinese people have always had a chivalrous complex, and there have been novels and folklore about chivalrous acts of justice from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Republic of China. There are many people who make a living from this, but most of them describe it in a positive light. In fact, in order to survive, it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. Taking people's money to eliminate disasters for others, no matter what is right or wrong. There are also so-called robbing the rich to give to the poor, robbing families and homes, etc. Knights and thieves, knights and bandits, should be partly the actions of knights.

There are those who act secretly to help the righteous, and there are those who act as confidants and work hard for them. It is not uncommon for people to take risks just for the sake of a porridge and a meal. In short, nothing is impossible for them to survive.

Li Bai's description in "The Journey of a Knight": Kill one person in ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles. When the matter is over, he brushes off his clothes and goes away, hiding his merit and fame. What a vivid image!

Answer: As the saying goes, "A poor man makes a rich road", but the heroes who travel all over the world in martial arts novels rarely worry about money. On the contrary, there are constant scenes of spending a lot of money and drinking, and there are even more plots of righteousness and wealth. So what about the "heroes" in real history? This matter must be said: when heroes "make money", they really all have their own methods.

First of all, the first source of income, according to current parlance, is "a mine at home."

In ancient times, people who could become "heroes" often had very strong families. Especially in troubled times like the "Warring States" and "Wei and Jin", on the one hand, heroes and nobles from all walks of life tried every means to win over "heroes" for the "great cause", and of course they spent money without blinking an eye. For example, Zhang Er, a knight-errant in the late Qin Dynasty, was a disciple of Lord Xinling in his early years. In the early Han Dynasty, the princes of the Liang Dynasty "recruited heroes from all over the world, including tourists from Shandong". Zhou Qiu, a hero under the command of Wu King Liu Bi, raised an army of 30,000 people "on a business trip" and captured Xiapi in one go. Of course there are people paying for such a powerful hero wherever he goes.

Moreover, many rangers with big trees and deep roots are rich themselves. During the Western Han Dynasty alone, heroes from all over the world were bound by their own territory. For example, "Fan Zhongzi of Chang'an", "Zhao Wangsun of Huaili", "Gongzi Gao of Changling", "Xihe Guo Wengzhong" and other "heroes" were all famous. They have a lot of property in their names, they have hundreds of guests, and there is bloodshed at every turn. For example, when Daxia Yuanshe goes out to kill people, there are often more than 20 cars in the queue. Daxia Guanfu's assets are as high as tens of millions of dollars. The hero Wan Zhang works as a bodyguard for Jing Zhaoyin. As soon as he appears, the princes and nobles are frightened and all salute, but instead "expose" Jing Zhaoyin.

This type of "hero" certainly doesn't care about money. On the contrary, with a wave of his sleeves, he will spend a lot of money "to control the state and conquer the princes." Even during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "the emperor gnashed his teeth, and Wei Huo changed his rules." In the end, it was too ostentatious, which triggered a series of bloody and evil governance during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

In troubled times similar to the "Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties" and "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms", the identities of many "heroes" were constantly changing. Phase: Lu Su, the governor of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, was a loyal elder in the novel, but in history he was a famous hero. But he spent all his wealth to raise a team and became the founding father of Soochow. Similarly, there are famous generals such as Gao Gao, Zhou Fu, and Xue Xiuwen in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, who were either "from heroes to famous generals" or "from heroes to famous ministers."

This type of people become heroes. With their famous status and wealthy family background, "start-up capital" is not a problem.

Even in the Song Dynasty, which "kept internally and externally", or in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the degree of autocracy became increasingly strong, there were always many heroes who "had mines at home". The residence of Fang Shanzi, a hero of the Song Dynasty, has "magnificent fields and houses, like those of princes and princes". The hero Wang Zhu of the Yuan Dynasty was known as "Wang Qingzhou" and was the head of thousands of households in Yidu. However, because he hated Prime Minister Ahema for causing harm to the country, he killed the traitorous prime minister with a hammer, performing a heroic act of "cleansing the world of demons and eliminating them" One scene.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Kai, a "ranger" who liked to perform chivalry and righteousness, was also a wealthy businessman with considerable assets. During the Wanli period, the ranger Zhao Ren himself had a Jinshi status and a luxurious pastoral family. In his youth, Li Lian was a "knight-errant" who admired Lord Xinling. This kind of heroes are the "rich version" of knights.

So "if you don't have a mine at home", you couldn't be a hero in ancient times? Not entirely. It’s not like there aren’t heroes who come from poor backgrounds. A major source of income for them traveling around the world is "gifts from fans".

In ancient times, those who could reach the level of "hero" in the martial arts world were of course mostly famous figures. No matter whether you are rich or poor, you always have many admirers. And even if the heroes themselves don't want to cling to the powerful, many people still hope to befriend the heroes and "open the door" for themselves. Therefore, there are many "poor heroes" walking around the world, often winking, and someone will send money.

For example, Shen Guang, a hero in the Sui Dynasty, had a "very poor family" in his early years. Later, he became famous in the world, and then he became "many people to support his legacy", that is, they competed to send money. I don't do anything every day, just "eat sweet food and drink delicious food every day", and my life is extremely nourishing. Nangong Sheng, a great hero in the early Ming Dynasty, had a wealthy family in his early years. Later, he spent his whole life as a chivalrous man and ended up in poverty. However, his style remained unchanged. He often invited friends to have banquets, and wine and meat were given to him. If a family is short of money for emergency assistance, just tell him, he will write a serious note, and a local wealthy person will immediately come to pay the bill. Similar to heroes, they are all true legends.

What kind of hero can write such a legend? Let’s take a look at a typical example: Zhang Yong, the “hero” and “famous minister” of the Song Dynasty, was the originator of poetry in the Northern Song Dynasty, the inventor of paper money, and a famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Zhang Yong’s other identity was that of the “first generation” figure in the early Song Dynasty. gallant". Although his family was poor when he was young, he was good at swordsmanship and was known as "the invincible man between the two rivers". He once asked a hermit for a jujube tree in his house, and cut it in half with a single stroke of his sword. While traveling around the world, he stayed in a black shop and killed all the gang of black shop owners in a fight. An official was blackmailed by an evil servant. When he found out, he took action with his sword and killed the evil servant with one sword.

Such a strong man had already made a name for himself in the world before becoming an official. Therefore, when he visited Tangyin in his early years, the magistrate of Tangyin generously gave him 10,000 yuan. This is basically how the "source of funds" comes from in this hero's career.

Compared with this kind of "funding source", more "heroes" also have their own "business".

Let’s talk about “legitimate business” first. This was very common in the Ming and Qing Dynasties when the commodity economy was developed. In the Ming and Qing classics, there are many allusions about “heroes getting rich”: for example, Wang Xian from Gansu during the Jiajing period. , lived in poverty in his early years, and simply abandoned Confucianism and went into business. While traveling around doing business, he also did not hesitate to do justice.

Not only did he get the title of "hero", but he also "earned a fortune". There is also the Shandong hero Liu Zi during the Wanli period. He was originally a poor scholar. He started business with a capital of 20 acres of land. With the reputation of a hero, he "earned tens of thousands of gold in more than ten years."

But more of it is "illegal business". The first thing that is more famous is, of course, theft and robbery. For example, the "errants" of the Han Dynasty often did plundering wealthy people. Even the capital city of Chang'an "plundered travelers and left the dead behind." Behind the abundant wealth are all kinds of bloodshed. Rangers in the Tang Dynasty often "beat drums in the seventh month and go into private houses to commit robberies." In the late Ming Dynasty, "heroes" formed gangs of thieves in places such as Shandong and Huaihe, and even spread to the city of Beijing, which was "at the feet of the emperor". During the Wanli period, a "female hero" known as the "Mother Bug" appeared in Beijing, robbing homes and houses in the suburbs of Beijing.

Even in the late Ming Dynasty, the "heroes" in Beijing gave birth to unspoken rules: Whenever night falls in the Yuheqiao generation, there are "heroes" wearing donkey skins who appear and arrogantly rob homes and houses. , similar scenes often appeared in Guangdong, Zhejiang and other provinces in the late Ming Dynasty. Moreover, compared with the previous dynasties, most of the "heroes" during the Ming and Qing Dynasties were not only more hooligans, but did not have the strong social status of the knights in the Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties.

For example, in the economically developed Jiangnan region in the late Ming Dynasty, the local literati and wealthy families were as rich as the rest of the country, with hundreds of thousands of acres of land under their name. In addition to making money, these people also recruit "heroes". If we talk about the Warring States and Han Dynasties, the nobles still treated the heroes with courtesy. These "high-ranking officials" in the late Ming Dynasty only "took the strong as slaves". No matter how powerful your "status in the world" was, you were just a "slave" in front of the "adults". These people "just bowed their horses and liked to fight and kill." If there are more than a hundred people, they are called family generals." In addition to being domineering, he also helped his master with business such as "private casting" and "smuggling", and made a lot of money.

Behind the topic "Where does the hero's money come from?" is a mirror of the changes in several dynasties in the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. There are so many memories that transcend history.

Reference materials: Zheng Chunyuan's "History of Knights", Wang Yonghao's "History of Chinese Knights", Wang Qi's "Knights in Ancient China", Tao Yi's "Zhang Yong: A Maverick Famous Official in the Northern Song Dynasty", Shan Zhongyuan "On the Wealth of Knights in the Longwan Period of the Ming Dynasty", the business biography "Into the Late Ming Dynasty"

Author: Our team Zhang Xi As the saying goes, a penny cannot kill a hero, and it is absolutely impossible to have no money. The heroes who have traveled around the world have always drank wine from big bowls, eaten meat in big chunks, and divided money on big scales. Where did their income come from?

Wang Shuo once criticized Jin Yong's novels as being far removed from real life: ...never worrying about food and clothing, living a life like a god. No matter where you go, you can either buy a smile with a large sum of money, or "the boss will bring you five pounds of beef and a jar of fine wine!"

In many of Jin Yong’s novels, except for Di Yun and his master who make a living by farming in "The Legend of Liancheng", there are indeed few protagonists who make money through labor, and none of them are short of money anyway.

This is just like a hero who will miraculously recover no matter how seriously injured he is. He accidentally enters a cave and obtains a secret book, and his skills are completely transformed and become unparalleled in the world. The novel has undoubtedly been artistically processed and exaggerated. Where did the hero get his money? Let’s analyze it.

First of all, they can learn peerless martial arts in the magical cave. Of course, they may also find Alibaba's treasure cave and find wealth that cannot be spent in several lifetimes.

Second, Murong Fu and Duan Yu, whose ancestors were high-ranking officials or descendants of the royal family, naturally had huge amounts of property left to their descendants, and were considered the second generation of rich people. Of course, there are many people who join the government and work as court hawks, both black and white. For example, in "The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses", he is a spy and so on. No matter how bad he is, he can still serve as a lackey, look after the house, and act as a bodyguard.

There is another possibility. The stragglers are like the "yellow sand tornado" in the movie "Swordsmen of Two Flags". They work for others to eliminate disasters, and they always ask for compensation. It's not surprising! Whether it’s for justice and revenge, wouldn’t it be nice to make some extra money on the side?

Fourth, major religious sects often have their own temples or Taoist temples. There is always a reward for building a dojo and opening it, and the money for incense is also quite considerable on weekdays. Some charge protection fees, and hundreds of underworld gangs pay tribute to Lingjiu Palace. It seems that the poorest beggar gang can also accept disciples, and the disciples beg with filial piety.

Lin Pingzhi in "The Swordsman", as a son of a wealthy family, if he wants to learn skills, he usually has to pay Yue Buqun's apprenticeship fee, which can of course be said to be a meeting gift.

Thirdly, as heroes with special skills, they are all masters of flying over walls and climbing over walls, and they should be able to perform trivial skills such as picking out objects and picking them up. If you don't have any money in your pocket, you can try your craft and make a guest appearance.

This is what Xiao Feng did, he would steal official silver when he had no money. If you want to make big money, you might as well put on your night clothes and go to the rich man's house in the evening. To outsiders, it may be that they go out on business, make money and return home with a full load. If you usually seem to be doing your own business, open a steamed stuffed bun shop, a hotel, etc., and occasionally rob people, you can make some money.

Anyway, if you have a lot of skills, making money is very easy. After making a big deal, he just washed his hands in a golden basin, became a rich man incognito, and found a good place to live and work in peace and contentment.

In the end, "brothers from the world of wandering rivers and lakes", from poor families to wealthy people, there are wealthy friends who help generously and selflessly. For example, Xue Pan was thinking about buying a house for Liu Xianglian.

Therefore, everyone has a heroic dream. A knight can travel to the ends of the world with a sword. In addition to gratification and grudges, he has a beautiful woman as his companion in the mortal world and does not worry about money. This is why the world likes martial arts. Novel, the reason why you yearn for this kind of fairy and free life!

Perhaps the real "heroes" in history are not the same kind of people as the so-called martial arts people and green forest heroes. It’s not that they don’t work, they just work in different ways.

In essence, "Xia" is just a state. "He who acts bravely, supports the weak and suppresses the strong, and fights against injustice" is called a Xia. Heroes are not the so-called people who fight and kill for grudges in the world, but they are essentially scholars.

Jin Yong once said, "The great chivalrous man serves the country and the people!" They are just a state of scholars in opposition.

Heroes exist in many literary works. For example, Guo Jing, Xiao Feng, and Yang Guo can all be called heroes, because they all ultimately embody the concept of "a great hero serves the country and the people" . However, everyone in "Water Margin" also "snarled when seeing injustice on the road", but they were all called "Liangshan heroes" rather than "heroes". Because the essence of the so-called "hero" is a "life-threatening strongman".

Therefore, although the hero cannot live without money, he must be indifferent to it. The way they obtain wealth is also based on the principle that "a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way."

"Robbing the rich and giving to the poor" has actually always been the most perfect excuse for "getting it in the right way".

It is precisely because of "relief to the poor" that "robbing the rich" has a legal cloak. But in fact, in many literary works, there are many people who "rob the rich", but there are very few people who "help the poor".

When Chao Gai and others robbed the birthday card, they all claimed that this was the people's anointing collected by Liang Zhongshu and it was ill-gotten wealth. Taking it himself was "doing justice for heaven", but in the end, whose pocket did all this money go into? Even though Liangshan later raised the banner of "doing justice for heaven", it still left the counties around Liangshan completely deserted. Where is the "relief for the poor" at this moment? Where is the "chivalry"? Where is "serving the country and the people"?

Therefore, those who extort, robber, murder and loot, traffic people, dig graves and fight, make counterfeit money privately, sell private salt, etc., the money from all kinds of business is It’s not “properly obtained”, so those who use this money are not considered heroes, but these are indeed ways for many “heroes” to obtain wealth.

So Guo Jing, Xiao Feng, Yang Guo and other people who are called heroes are usually generous, so where does the money come from?

There is a story that when Guo Jing met Huang Rong for the first time, he knocked Huang Rong unconscious with money. How generous was Guo Jing?

First of all, I invited you to dinner, which cost 20 taels of silver. Someone converted the value of the goods to 5,000 yuan;

Secondly, I gave you a mink coat, made from an international brand and made of genuine materials. The actual material is conservatively estimated at 300,000 to 400,000 yuan;

Again, 4 ingots of gold were given as pocket money. Although it was not as many taels as 4 ingots of gold, according to the standard of meal money, it would still be enough for dozens of dollars. A meal of the same standard, right?

In the end, these are nothing. I just gave the bloody BMW to Huang Rong. Now it is a high-end supercar. It is really hard to afford tens of millions each.

But fortunately, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" still explained the source of Guo Jing's money. Basically, these things he had were given by his good friend Anda in the Mongolian palace.

Guo Jing changed hands and gave such an expensive thing to a young girl he just met. This is how heroic he is.

But this aspect also illustrates a problem. Being a "hero" without money is just a dream.

However, it is impossible for everyone to have someone behind them who will give you free money without asking for anything in return. The main reason why Guo Jing was valued by Genghis Khan was probably Hua Zheng.

But in order to "become a hero", Guo Jing abandoned all these easily available things. Instead, she pursued Huang Rong, who was the daughter of the owner of Peach Blossom Island. Needless to say, she was expensive and later became the leader of the Beggar Clan.

Just like Xiao Feng in "Dragon", he has a strong background of the beggar gang, so he can spend money lavishly. Although Xiao Feng was very tragic and later broke away from the Beggar Gang, he soon became the King of the South Campus of the Liao Kingdom.

In short, the reason why a hero can become a hero is because there must be a huge financial group "willingly" paying for his consumption.

Yang Guo is an anomaly among the heroes. He seems to be a person destined not to be a "hero" by his birth. He has followed crooked ways from birth to his journey. His growth path was very inconsistent with the concept of "Xia", so when he was growing up, he was always short of money and always cheated and abducted.

It wasn't until he had an epiphany in the end that he served the country and the people, defeated the Jinlun Imperial Master, and became the leader of the martial arts alliance. Only then did the expense problem really be solved.

It was under the leadership of Yang Guo that the martial arts gave up their grievances and fought against the Mongolian invasion. In Diaoyu City, Yang Guo not only cut off 1,000 ears as a birthday gift for Guo Xiang, but also stabbed the enemy commander Meng Ge through the heart with a stone. Therefore, Yang Guo truly embodies "a great chivalrous person who serves the country and the people."

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As the old saying goes: If you are poor in literature and rich in military affairs, there will be no first place in literature and no second place in military affairs. He learned amazing skills and sold them to the emperor's family. Learning martial arts is not a burden that ordinary people can bear. What's more, fists and feet have no eyes, and swords are ruthless. A barefoot boy from a poor family cannot afford to be injured or treated. He may be disabled or die from his injuries. Therefore, most people who learn martial arts come from affluent families, just like the second generation of rich people today. , I don’t have to worry about food and clothing, I can do whatever I want, and I can travel as soon as I want. There is no need to sacrifice for five buckets of rice, and there is no need to worry about being short of money. As for robbing the house, Feng Gao set fire to Yue Hei and killed people, they couldn't afford to lose that person.

In fact, the concept of heroes in modern people's minds basically comes from martial arts novels. In ancient times, knights were most likely local bullies, and only a few people might be the type of knights who could eliminate violence and keep peace.

Let’s take history as a guide and give you some examples of Guo Xie.

Guo Xie can be said to be one of the most famous heroes in the Han Dynasty and even in Chinese history. Guo Xie once hid fugitives at home and adopted retainers. So where did Guo Xie's money come from? According to "Historical Records", there are several roads. The first is highway robbery

When Guo Xie was young, he often committed highway robbery. It can be said that he is a famous thief.

Because the household registration, police and other systems were not perfect in the early Han Dynasty, there were many people like Guo Xie in the early Han Dynasty. These people were heroes in name. They ate meat and drank wine with their friends during the day, but at night they turned into robbers and secretly committed many murders and swindles. The second is tomb robbing and excavation.

Before the Han Dynasty, people paid attention to lavish burials, and there were a lot of gold and silver among the funerary objects. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the period of the Three Kingdoms War, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and others all organized official activities to excavate the tombs of emperors, generals and ministers and steal their belongings.

And heroes like Guo Xie often robbed tombs and dug up graves, and then made a profit. It's just that a person or a small team like Guo Xie can only secretly dig some surrounding tombs. The third is to mint money privately

Compared with the drudgery of highway robbery and tomb robbing, which can lead to the loss of one's life accidentally, it can be said that although the private minting of currency is also risky, it is much more profitable than the first two. Yes, it can be said to be a very profitable business.

As a heroic hero, Guo Jie naturally has mastered such lottery skills. When he has no money, he can just cast it himself.

In addition to the above illegal ways of making money, there are many other normal ways for heroes like Guo Xie to make money. 1. To eliminate disasters for others and take their money

Some wealthy people would contact heroes like Guo Xie in order to get rid of their enemies or do some inconvenient dirty work.

Naturally, Guo Xie would help others to eliminate disasters after taking their money. One of the reasons why Guo Xie is so famous is that he pays great attention to credibility. 2. Support by others

Even though Guo Xie has a lot of business, he cannot support his large team and often overspends. Guo Xie couldn't help but look for someone to borrow money. You must know that the most important thing for a celebrity like Guo Xie is face.

However, it was difficult for Guo Xie to say it himself, but he could not resist the rich people who had many channels. After these rich people knew that Guo Xie had no money, they immediately took action. These local tycoons were all human beings and knew that they could not give money directly to Guo Xie, so they took the diners of Guo Xie's family to their own homes to help Guo Xie raise them first, and then sent the diners back when Guo Xie had money, etc. .

Later, Guo Xie was forcibly moved to Duling, and Wei Qing interceded on behalf of Guo Xie. This shows that Guo Xie's scope of influence was too wide.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty refused, these wealthy families simply sent a large amount of money to help Guo Xie settle down in order to thank Guo Xie for his previous help. It is recorded in historical records that "the public sent more than ten thousand yuan as gifts";

Based on the above cases, everyone can clearly understand that heroes like Guo Xie were specially written by Sima Qian in "Historical Records-Seventy-two Biographies" First of all, most of his wealth comes from illegal businesses and gifts from wealthy noble families. It has basically nothing to do with ordinary people, let alone grudges, robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

Other low-ranking heroes or knights would either go to a hero leader like Guo Xie to earn a living. Either you can only occupy the mountain and become the king, and engage in some unprofitable business that robs the way. It is true that you rob the rich, but you can only listen to the poor.

Therefore, the description of ancient knights slapping two taels of silver on the table after a meal is just what the novelist said. It is not true at all. Please do not think that this is really the case.