Editor's Note: This is an article published by Zhongtian Hong Fei on Sina blog. The content of the discussion is "How many rules in ancient brothels made prostitutes nervous?" Let's take a look at the content now! As the saying goes, every family has its own problems, and brothel, an ancient place of fireworks, is no exception. Brothel has formed a complete set of rules and family laws in the continuous development of keeping pace with the times for two thousand years, and these so-called rules and family laws are like invisible shackles, which make prostitutes who have always looked beautiful and charming feel scared. Speaking of ancient "brothel", it originally refers to luxurious and exquisite elegant houses, and sometimes it is synonymous with wealthy families, such as the book of Jin? Qu Yunchuan: "There are doors in the south and brothels in the north." There is also a poem by Shao Ye, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, in Sailing for Women: "The brothel girl was taken." In the Tang dynasty, the two meanings of "brothel" were still mixed together, and there was even an example of two meanings artificially created. For example, Wei Zhuang, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in Your Son that "the brothel on the avenue is in the east of the imperial garden, and the apricot blossoms on the magnolia trees are red", which is related to the avenue and the hall, and has nothing to do with colorful tours and wine. And his brothel "Tao Lian pian", "Moonlight emits bright candles, and brothel women sing", refers to brothels. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, the partial reference of "brothel" became the proper name of the fireworks display place. In ancient times, prostitutes in brothels were called female musicians, that is, performers of music, songs and dances. Before Qin and Han Dynasties, they were called "official prostitutes" and "camp prostitutes", and it was not until the Tang and Song Dynasties that they were called "city prostitutes" and "private prostitutes" that they became prostitutes in the real sense. Brothel was undoubtedly a special industry in ancient society, but it was because of the existence of prostitutes in the brothel that it promoted the rapid development of music and dance in China and had a great influence on literature, politics and other fields. There were no newspapers, televisions, books and periodicals in ancient society. Many literati's works are mostly sung by prostitutes. Whenever there is a happy event at home, many dignitaries and literati often invite famous prostitutes from local brothels to play and sing. At this time, the song and dance of prostitutes played a role in spreading culture. Liu Yong, a poet in the Song Dynasty, was a household name at that time, because Liu Yong frequented brothels, so that his ci was sung to the extent that "every well can sing Liu Ci". Wu Sangui's "angry crown" in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties also originated from Chen Yuanyuan, a famous prostitute in brothel. At that time, the romantic stories of Liu, Dong Xiaowan and Li, famous prostitutes in Qinhuai, also became the eternal swan song. In ancient times, brothels were mostly produced in large and medium-sized cities with colorful lights, flowing gold and silver and abnormal consumption. Most prostitutes in brothels are women from poor families. One is forced to go out to make a living because of poor family, or betrayed by family members, pawned or abducted by villains and turned into prostitutes; Second, being persecuted by the feudal marriage system, being a child bride, being abused by family members and making a living in a fire pit; 3. Abandoned by her husband and falling into fireworks; Four "for three aunts and six grandmothers" and "eight sisters and nine sisters" were lured and coerced by vanity and money; Fifth, from different places. At that time, brothels in brothels were divided into three classes, six classes and nine classes, and there were also "star" brothels, which could be seen at a glance from their names. The names of first-class and second-class brothels all sound elegant, called "courtyard", "pavilion" or "pavilion". Actually, it was a "star" brothel at that time. Prostitutes here, especially famous prostitutes, are very generous, some call prostitutes and some spend money like water. Those who are close to Zhu Zhechi are black, and those who are close to officials are of course rich. The names of brothels in the third and fourth grades are much different. They are called "rooms", "classrooms", "shops" and even "inferior places". Most prostitutes here are poor and suffer indignities. They are destroyed, exploited and oppressed mentally and physically. They entertain guests day and night, even if they are sick and infected. Minor illness
When the pimp is the boss's brothel, his main deputy is the pimp's man or concubine, commonly known as "fisherman". The main responsibility is to solve disputes and contact with the outside world, and it is a decisive role. Generally, brothels are equipped with footmen, commonly known as "turtle claws", who are responsible for monitoring prostitutes' every move. Brothels mainly rely on popular big-name prostitutes to make money. Generally, brothels have at least 10 rooms and prostitutes above 10. Big-name prostitutes always live in the biggest and best rooms, while ordinary prostitutes live in ordinary rooms. This is mainly because the cost of appearance and presentation is different. Most brothels have rules and regulations, such as: no running away, no entertaining guests, no dumping, no stealing official kilns, no stealing money, no hiding money, no sticking hospitality cards, and no "eight big things" that make people flinch. Besides, there are many other rules, such as "dragon, tiger, dream, lamp, bridge, tower, ghost, crying" and other words when speaking before breakfast. If you encounter these words, change the jargon, for example, the dragon is a sea cop, the tiger is a harbor, the dream is a crane, the lamp is a Liangzi, the bridge is a loophole in the sea, the tower is an emperor, the ghost is a devil, and crying is detachment. If you forget these jargon, it is called a crime, and you will be punished in front of the patriarch Guan Zhong. Prostitutes in brothels generally don't hit their faces, so as not to affect their business. According to relevant information, ancient brothels should act according to the rules, restrain prostitutes, warn clients, lay out all the details and use all kinds of tricks. There are mainly the following eight routine procedures: 1. Call the court: when you step into a brothel, someone shouts "pick up the guest" to inform the prostitute. Second, play tea circle: after shouting the hall, prostitutes set the table, light cigarettes, pour tea, eat melon seeds, and just play without singing. Three. Eating Hua San: Also known as "banquet", it means that prostitutes treat guests in their rooms, call friends, set a table, two tables or two tables, and invite prostitutes to drink and have fun. Among them, there is "invoicing", also called posting; "Pick up the towel", that is, the opening remarks; "Guru" means a prostitute sitting; The purpose of the play is to act, play the flute and sing for entertainment. Fourth, pull the shop, that is, whoring and whoring. Five, dry shop, only allowed to stay in the brothel, not fooling around. 6. Residence: Stay in the prostitute's room until dawn. Seven. Shop: Prostitutes and prostitutes admire each other, so they make an appointment to entertain guests and define "good relationship". "Paving a hall" costs a lot. Hanging clothes: For the first pillow, the procedure is slightly the same as "laying", but firecrackers and red candles should be set off to show the reward. It costs more. Due to the abnormal development of ancient brothels and the existence of a large number of prostitutes, emperors can "read all the spring scenery in the world", and officials are scrambling to take concubines, but they are not fully prepared and are busy with "inside" and "outside", which is really "following the court". Among those wealthy businessmen, "the red flag at home is not falling, and the colorful flags are fluttering outside", but many people are addicted to brothels all day long, leading to bankruptcy.