The first person was Guan Zhong, the prime minister of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period.
He is called the ancestor of the prostitute industry, the prostitute goddess, the originator of sex industrialization, and the first person to set up a "red light district" in China. The reason is that he set up the "National Brothel" in Qi for the first time, which is the first time in the history of the world. Before that, prostitutes generally appeared as female slaves, accompanying them to eat, sing and sleep in the aristocratic landlord's house, although they were similar to them. There are many female slaves in the monarch's family, who are "official prostitutes", but there are no organized brothels operating in the streets.
Guan Zhong's national brothel is called "Women's Market", and the national staff inside is called "Women's Market". Guan Zhong set up seven government-run "women's markets" in the bustling capital Linzi, and each city has 100 women's markets with 700 people. Guan Zhong's national brothel played five roles: first, it increased the national tax, and Guan Zhong set up a women's market to collect men's money into the state treasury, which was called "pollen tax" and "pollen donation" in later generations, which increased the national income; The second is to solve the employment problem of a large number of female slaves; The third is to solve the distress that many male sexual desires have nowhere to vent; The fourth is to attract heroes from all sides who love money and beauty to develop in Qi State. The fifth is to further standardize the development of the entertainment industry. The establishment of national brothels is one of the reasons why Qi was successful and rich and became the first of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. Since the regularization and legalization of prostitutes had so many advantages, countries followed suit at that time. Prostitutes are protected by law for the first time and can operate normally. They are also very grateful to Guan Zhong for providing them with convenient conditions, so it is not surprising that they are called prostitutes. This habit has influenced China for nearly 3000 years.