The greatest and most lasting cause of Chinese people is to make money!
In response to people's fascination with money, many "gods of wealth" have also been born in the folk.
Today, I will take stock of the eight gods of wealth in this folklore.
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Who are these gods of wealth? See which one you usually worship?
Eighth, Guan Yu, the god of martial wealth
Speaking of Guan Gong, this is a well-known big man, and many people still have Guan Yu's tablets enshrined in their homes.
Guan Yu Guan's second grandfather was the most famous hero of China's Three Kingdoms period, and during the Three Kingdoms period, he made a Hummer contribution to the establishment of Liu Bei's Shu Han regime, and was called "Guan Gong" after his death. Because of his unique martial arts, domineering and loyal people during his lifetime, he was also honored by later generations as "Martial Saint".
Because its name is too loud, it not only has a far-reaching impact on the people, but even the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are highly respected. Ancient Confucianism promoted him to the rank of Emperor Guan Sheng and Emperor Wen Heng after his death, and his status was almost equal to that of Confucius, which is enough to see the far-reaching influence of Guan Yu's loyalty and pride on our people.
And he not only influenced Confucianism in our country, but even Western Buddhism came to scramble for him, naming him "Garan Bodhisattva" and Gaitian Ancient Buddha. In the face of the strong attack of Buddhism, Taoism in China is not willing to show weakness, and Taoism has promoted Guan Yuguan Erye as the Emperor of Xietian and the God of Xianghan.
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, he even had a long series of titles: "Loyalty and Righteousness God Martial Spirit YouRen Yong Wei Xian Protector of the Country and The Protection of the People Sincere appeasement Yi Praise Xuande Guan Sheng The Great."
Because of his lofty status and resounding reputation, there are also a large number of believers abroad, and there are many overseas Chinese engaged in foreign business, and over time, Guan Gong is also worshipped as the god of wealth and respected as the god of martial wealth.
Business people can pay homage to Guan Yu at the New Year and pray for the prosperity of martial arts and prosperity in the new year.
Seventh place Bangs
Liu Hai toad is one of the nine-way god of wealth in China's folk belief, and belongs to the northwest god of wealth.
Speaking of the name Liu Hai Toad, many people may be very unfamiliar with it, but if you talk about The Quanzhen Sect of Taoism, then everyone must have heard of it.
Quanzhen Taoism is the mainstream sect of Taoism in China, founded by the Taoist monk Wang Chongyang, and Quanzhenjiao is the leading sect that advocates the unity of the three religions of Confucianism and Taoism.
And Liu Haitou is one of the five ancestors of the Northern Sect of the Quanzhen Sect of Taoism, and he is a figure with the same name as Wang Chongyang, Lü Chunyang and others.
He traveled all his life with Chunyang Lü Dongbin, and was eventually cultivating into an immortal in the ancestral court of the Taoist Sect in the world, and was an important figure in the Quanzhen Sect.
Because he once followed Lü Dongbin to learn the art of alchemy and longevity, and later wrote a book "Returning Gold", and he also had a story of bangs playing with toads, people worshipped him as the god of wealth, indicating that the source of wealth was widespread.
The sixth king of wealth, Chai Rong
Chai Rong was the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties period, and was also revered by later generations as one of the Nine Roads Of Wealth, the God of Wealth of the South Road, because he was originally the emperor, so he was also known as the "God of Wealth".
When Chai Rong ascended the throne, folk rumors said that this Chai Rong was a "Heavenly Fortune Star King" under the mortal. Because Chai Rong has been outstanding in appearance since childhood, he has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and he also likes the art of Huang Lao. His family declined as a child, but by the time he took over, the family business was thriving.
Since he became an official, he has been extremely clean, and his political means are extremely clever, and the rectification of the local area is very in place, and even allows the people to stay closed at night in the chaotic world and live safely, so the people love him very much, and Chai Rong has also been promoted all the way to the rank of rich.
When he was 33 years old, Chai Rong ascended the throne as emperor, and after he ascended the throne, he worked hard to become stronger and govern the country well, so that the Later Zhou Dynasty accelerated its development, making the country very rich, the people were also very rich, and Chai Rong also became the Ming Emperor and a good emperor in people's mouths, and was admired by thousands of people.
Under his rule, the Later Zhou Dynasty defeated many countries during the Five Dynasties period, attacked many cities, and expanded the territory of Later Zhou many times. Later generations called him "Shen Wu Xiongluo, the hero of a generation." ”
Unfortunately, Chai Rong suddenly fell ill within a few years of sitting on the throne and died at the age of 39.
In order to commemorate his great achievements during his reign and his legendary past in business, the people of the Central Plains revered him as the god of wealth and presided over the promotion of officials and wealth.
Fifth Cai Shu Xingjun Li Weizu
Li Weizu is also a god of wealth in China's folk beliefs, and is known as the god of wealth and wealth.
In the ancient legends of our country, it is said that Li Weizu was a local county commander in the Northern Wei Dynasty, because he was a clean and good official during the official period, and he was also a great benevolent person, who often helped the common people and often did good deeds, and the people respected him very much.
At that time, there were water demons running rampant in the places he ruled, and Li Weizu tried to solve the water demons and end the troubles for the people, so after his death, the people who received his favor spontaneously built an ancestral hall for him and enshrined him for generations.
Because of his good name, during the Tang Dynasty, Li Weizu was also crowned as the Duke of Zengfu Xianggong, and the Yuan Dynasty government crowned him as the Duke of Fushan Pingshi, and over time, he became the object of worship of many people who were good to the people, and was respected by later generations as the god of wealth, and held the wish to eliminate disasters and ward off evil.
Because when praying to him, the effect is always very magical, so Li Weizu has also become the most popular god of wealth in Our country, and now in many places you can still see people's offerings to Li Weizu, and his image is also the most well-known image of the god of wealth.
In his left hand, he holds a scroll with the words Zhao Cai Jin Bao, and the word Zhao Cai Jin Bao came from here. He holds a dollar treasure in his right hand, which means that the source of wealth is rolling in, and it can be said that in many families dedicated to the god of wealth, you can see his portrait.
The fourth place Is zhao xuantan Zhao Gongming
Speaking of this Zhao Gongming, everyone may think of Zhao Gongming, the interception god in the Fengshen Rendition, but in fact, this image of Zhao Gongming has been circulated in the folk as early as before the Fengshen novel was written.
Zhao Gongming, also known as Zhao Minglang, is one of the nine gods of wealth in China's folk beliefs, the North Road God of Wealth, also known as the "Moon God of Wealth" and "Wu Cai God", as early as the Folklore of the Jin Dynasty, he has existed.
He is not only the god of wealth in folk beliefs, but also the orthodox god of Taoism in China.
The god of wealth in China's folk belief is divided into two kinds, one is the Taoist orthodox god, who is given by Taoism, and the other is the folk immortals believed in by the people.
For example, Li Weizu is one of the gods of heavenly immortal wealth in China's folk beliefs, and Zhao Gongming is one of the orthodox gods of wealth in China's Taoist mythological system. In fact, it is similar to official civil servants and unofficial trade unions, all of which are for the people.
Zhao Gongming, as the true god in China's mythology, was actually not the god of wealth in his early days, but because of the work of the "List of Conferred Gods" in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Zhao Gongming was gradually rumored to be the god of wealth in folk rumors.
Because he was in charge of the gods and immortals in charge of zhao cai jin bao and na zhen li city, he became the god of positive wealth at the head of the official, in charge of auspicious and auspicious wishes, and was enshrined by the people.
The third tao Zhugong Fan Li
Fan Li was a famous economist in China's Spring and Autumn Period, and he was revered by posterity as "Shang Sheng" and also known as the "God of Literature and Wealth".
Fan Li was one of the Five Saints of Nanyang, a Shang Sheng, who, although of humble origins, was diligent and studious, and was both literate and martial. Although he was a native of the State of Chu, because the official field of the State of Chu was very dark, it was not possible for the nobles of the family to become an official at all, so he turned his head and defected to the State of Yue and became a high-ranking official of the State of Yue.
In his lifetime, his deeds spread all over the world, and he was a legend who met once in a thousand years.
He has chosen to do business three times, each time starting from scratch, but he can rely on his talent and wisdom to grow his business and become a rich man.
But it is also very boring to always be rich, so he has scattered his family wealth three times to help the poor, starting from scratch again and again, and each time choosing a different industry to operate. It can only be said that Shangsheng is worthy of Shangsheng, far from being comparable to today's three horses.
Every time Fan Li starts a business, he can achieve great success with his own talents and wisdom, which no one in any era can do. Because of his legendary experience, he was often worshipped by future generations of businessmen and was an idol in the hearts of all merchants.
Fan Li can be said to be the first winner in life in the ages, with a successful career, an official seal, a happy family, marrying his wife Xi Shi, leaving a legendary story, and winning the name of his life and death.
After his death, his descendants honored him as a "Shang Sheng" and worshipped him as the god of wealth, which was the "God of Literature and Wealth" for the southeast god of wealth.
The second place is Wenqu Star Than Gan
Bi Gan was the uncle of King Shang of the Shang Dynasty and the son of Wen Ding, king of Shang.
Bi Gan was extremely intelligent and erudite from an early age, and had assisted his younger brother Di Yi in developing and expanding the Shang Dynasty, and after Emperor Yi's death, he devoted himself to assisting Emperor Xin, the king of Shang.
After three generations of changes in the Shang Dynasty, he was loyal to the king and patriotic to the people, encouraged the development of production industries, and promoted the rapid economic development of the Shang Dynasty, making the Shang Dynasty an extremely rich country.
However, the result was that because the King of Shang was obsessed with beauty and did not listen to his own advice, the Shang Dynasty collapsed, Di Xin set himself on fire and picked up the Star Tower, and Bigan also sacrificed his life for the country with the death of Ming zhi.
In order to praise Bigan's patriotic spirit of serving the country, after his death, Western Zhou also posthumously awarded him the title of "God of the Nation", and later Tang Taizong also added the nickname "Zhonglie" to him.
Because during his political career, the Economy of the Shang Dynasty developed rapidly, so he was also regarded as the god of wealth by the people.
The ancestor of the Chinese merchants, Wang Hai, the god of wealth in Zhongbin
Wang Hai is the monarch of china's Xia Dynasty Shang kingdom, but also the old ancestor of China's commercial trade, if Fan Li is the most skilled top master of the commercial game, then Wang Hai is the first to play this game of the great god of the wilderness.
Xia Dynasty, it was an era without trade, and Wang Hai was the first person in the world to have a trade mindset.
Because of the overcapacity of cattle, sheep and animals in the Shang Dynasty at that time, in order to solve this problem, Wang Hai led his cronies and personally went abroad to trade. This is the first international trade in the history of our country.
Because the initiator, Wang Hai, was the monarch of the Shang Kingdom, the people who engaged in trade were called "merchants" by other tribes, and the goods traded by the two sides of the trade were called "commodities", and this industry was also called "commerce".
In other words, if there had been no Shang King Hai at that time, there might not have been a term for "commerce" at all.
Therefore, After his death, Wang Hai was revered as the "Ancestor of Chinese Merchants", which means that the ancestor of Chinese commerce, the pioneer of commerce, because of his status and deeds, he was also known as the "Zhongbin God of Wealth" for the central god of wealth.
The god of wealth represents the most simple emotion of the working people in our country for a happy life, and there are still many places that still retain the traditional custom of worshiping the god of wealth. Although we should not promote feudal superstitions, worshiping the god of wealth is also an expression of yearning for a better life in the future.