The fifth day of the first lunar month, also known as the fifth day of the first month, is the day to send the poor god and welcome the god of wealth. However, who is the God of Wealth in this Ying, I'm afraid no one can say clearly, because there are too many God of Wealth in China. The main Chinese folk beliefs about the God of Wealth are:
Bigan, the uncle of the king of Shang, was honest and loyal, because he saw that the king was absurd and unreasonable, he repeatedly admonished him, angered the king of Zhou, and was dissected by the king of Zhou and died. Because Bigan has no heart, so he is impartial and selfless, fair, fair in business, and undeceitful, and is deeply loved by people, and is later worshiped by people as the God of Wealth.
Fan Li, one of the most important heroes of the Yue King Goujian to destroy Wu, after the destruction of Wu, Fan Li retreated, the floating boat entered the sea to reach the Qi country, incognito to do business and manage property, three times in business became a huge rich, and three times scattered all the wealth. Because he is good at managing money and willing to give money, he is worshiped as the god of wealth by later generations.
Zhao Gongming, the marshal of Zhengyi Xuantan in Taoism, has the jurisdiction of Zhaobao Tianzun Xiao Sheng, Nazhen Tianzun Cao Bao, Fortune Messenger Chen Jiugong, and Lishi Xianguan Yao Shaosi (Four Tianzun plus Zhao Gongming is also known as the five-way God of Wealth), specializing in the responsibility of welcoming auspicious blessings in the world. "The Complete Collection of the Three Sects" contains: "Zhao Gongming...... It can drive thunder and electricity, call for wind and rain, remove plague and malaria, and dispel diseases and disasters. In the event of litigation and redress, it can explain fairness, buy and sell for money, and seek harmony with profits, all of which are unsatisfactory. ”
Guan Yu, a world-famous military general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was loyal and honest, brave and invincible. After Guan Yu died in battle, the people slowly began to deify Guan Yu, and he was officially officially canonized as a god in the Song Dynasty. After the rise of the Jin merchants, Guan Yu was regarded as his protector because he was faithful, pursued fairness, and conformed to the basic principles of business behavior. With the popularization of Guan Yu's belief among the people, Guan Yu also became the god of wealth of folk beliefs.
Chai Rong, the second monarch of the Later Zhou Dynasty in the fifth dynasty, was a merchant when he was young, and was later adopted as an adopted son by Guo Wei, the founding monarch of the Later Zhou Dynasty. After Chai Rong inherited the throne, he pursued the policy of having his land for the cultivator and the merchant for his own business, and was deeply loved by the people, so he was worshiped as the god of wealth.
Li Yizu, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty served as the commander of Quzhou County, during his tenure of office, he was honest and loved the people, relieved the exiles, educated and educated, rested with the people, and after his death, the people built shrines to worship him. Five generations later, Tang Mingzong gave him the title of "God Monarch Blessing and Blessing Minister" and became the God of Wealth. Li Yizu is the most popular god of wealth among the people, and most of the gods of wealth in the old New Year paintings are Li Yizu.
Wang Hai, the seventh leader of the Shang tribe, served oxen and horses to develop production during his reign, which promoted the rapid development of agricultural production, and then used ox carts to pull goods and trade with various surrounding tribes, and the Shang tribe soon became powerful. Because Wang Hai pioneered commercial trade, those who engaged in commercial trade were called merchants, the products exchanged were called commodities, and their trade behavior was also called commerce. Because of Wang Hai's contribution to commerce, he was called the ancestor of commerce and the god of wealth by later generations.
Su Fulu, a Fujian merchant in the Ming Dynasty, once opened a business in Singapore, Malaysia and other places, dealing in silk, porcelain, tea and other goods, and earned huge wealth in remote places.
Duanmu Ci, whose name is Zigong, is one of Confucius's most proud protégés, who is well-versed in affairs, good at diplomatic activities, doing business between Cao and Lu, and is rich in thousands of daughters, and is the "most beneficial" among Confucius's disciples. Zigong adheres to the concept of a gentleman who loves money and takes it in a proper way in business activities, advocating that "I don't want others to impose on me, and I also want nothing to be imposed on others", which opened the spirit of Confucian businessmen who are profitable and trustworthy, and became the god of wealth believed by the people.
Guan Zhong, a famous politician of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, during his tenure as the Minister of Qi, he implemented economic reforms, put forward the art of commodity colonization and the law of weight, advocated the use of currency circulation and the accumulation of interest to increase wealth, and adjusted the value of money according to market supply and demand, so that Qi became strong and prosperous in a short period of time, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so he was worshiped as the god of wealth by the people.
On the way to do business in the Zhou royal territory, he encountered the Qin army that crusaded against Zheng, so he pretended to be a messenger of Zheng and rewarded the Qin army with 12 oxen, which destroyed the Qin army's plan to attack Zheng, and was later worshiped as the god of wealth by the people in some areas.
Bai Gui, the minister of Wei during the Warring States Period, put forward the theory of getting rich through trade and the business method of people abandoning me and taking me, and put forward twelve business strategies to King Hui of Wei, namely: establishing business with virtue, not cheating or profiteering, taking faith as the foundation, not losing trust in others, righteousness first, not competing with others, valuing peace, not fighting with others, respecting and not despising others, taking etiquette as the law, not violating the rules, forgiving as the degree, not hurting others, taking benefit as the cherish, not sparing charity, taking diligence as capital, not being lazy and slacking off, taking thrift as virtue, not extravagant and wasteful, taking wisdom as a strategy, not being stupid and ignorant, taking good as beauty, not doing evil and doing evil, and later generations will worship him as the god of wealth because of its noble business ethics。
Huang Chuping, on the occasion of the two Jin Dynasty, cultivated in Jinhua with the immortal red pine nuts, and later became an immortal, known as Huang Daxian. Wong Tai Sin is good at alchemy and medical skills, and has taken "curing diseases and saving lives, helping the poor and helping the weak" as his own responsibility, adhered to the belief of "helping the poor and persuading the good", and "responded to the request" whenever he encountered the poor and sick, so he was deeply worshiped by the good believers, and was later worshiped as the auspicious god of wealth by the believers in the southeast coast and East Asia.
Liu Haichan, one of the five northern ancestors of the Taoist Quanzhen School, is good at alchemy and divination. Liu Hai Toad likes to raise toads and can use toads to spit out money and relieve poverty. In the old days, the common people often invited the paper-cuts and paintings of Liu Hai to go home to pray for wealth, and Liu Changchan was also regarded as the god of wealth.
Zhong Kui, the Jinshi of the Tang Gaozu period, was humiliated during the palace test, touched the steps and died, Tang Xuanzong gave the title of "blessed town house saint", specializing in catching ghosts and driving away evil spirits, the folk often hang the statue of Zhong Kui to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, because it can be a town villain, prosperous fortune, in some areas is worshiped as the god of wealth.
Tai Bai Xing, one of the most important and popular gods in traditional Chinese culture, the representative of gold in the five elements, is in charge of the world's gold and silver wealth, symbolizing wealth, power, glory, wealth, etc., so it is worshiped as the god of wealth by some believers.
Mazu, also known as the Heavenly Concubine and the Queen of Heaven, is the goddess in charge of the safety of maritime shipping, and some coastal believers worship her as the god of wealth.
The Lord of the Stove, the Jade Emperor's "Nine Heavens East Kitchen Si Ming Stove Wangfu Jun", is responsible for managing the stove fire of each family, supervising the evils of the world, and mastering the blessings and misfortunes of a family, and is one of the most common gods in traditional Chinese folk beliefs. Because the prince of the stove is in charge of the family's economic situation, he is regarded as the god of wealth by some believers.
The two immortals of harmony were originally the cold mountains of the Guoqing Temple of Tiantai Mountain in the Tang Dynasty, and the two monks were found, and later became the god of joy and love in charge of marriage, because of the word "harmony", corresponding to the beliefs of the folk belief in "family and everything is prosperous" and "harmony generates wealth", therefore, the two immortals of harmony are also worshiped as the god of wealth by some people.
Deng Tong of the Western Han Dynasty, Shi Chong of the Western Jin Dynasty, Cai Jing of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Shen Wansan of the early Ming Dynasty, the four of them were worshiped as the gods of wealth by the people in some areas because of their wealth and wealth in the world.
Jin Yuan seven governors, the legend of the anti-Japanese heroes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, after the death of the people to build a temple for its worship, hope that he can continue to protect the local people, benefit the place, every month on the second and sixteenth people will go to the temple to worship, called Baili City, and later become the god of wealth in some areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Five gods, the five immortals of the Song Dynasty, some people in Jiangxi worship it as the god of wealth. The five gods are Xian Cong Zhao Ying Lingge Guangji Wang, Xian Ming Zhao Lie Ling Hu Guangyou Wang, Xian Zheng Zhao Shun Ling Wei Guanghui Wang, Xian Zhen Zhao You Ling Zhu Guangze Wang, Xiande Zhao Li Ling Zhu Guangcheng Wang Chai Xian Zhao, because there are "Xian" words in their titles, so they are called five gods. One says that the five gods are the five brothers Chai Xiancong, Chai Xianming, Chai Xianzheng, Chai Xianzhen, and Chai Xianzhao of the Southern Qi Dynasty; one says that the five gods are the five sons of Xiao Yongfu of the Southern Dynasty; one says that the five gods are the five sons of King Gu Ye of the Southern Dynasty; one says that the five gods are the five sons of the god Taishan of Dongyue; and the other says that the five gods are Cao Renguang, Liu Yiguang, Li Chengguang, Ge Xinguang, and Zhang Zhiguang, five heroes who robbed the rich and helped the poor.
Wudao generals, also known as five thief generals, were originally wanted by the imperial court during the period of Liu Song Yongguang in the Northern and Southern Dynasties Du Ping, Li Si, Sun Li, Ren An, Geng Yanzheng, the five of them monopolized one side, did evil, was arrested by the official Zhang Hong and was corrected, but the ghost of the five people is not gone, often harassing the people, because the five people were very rich in life, so they were enshrined as wealth immortals, sacrificed every year, and later became the superintendent of the king of Hades, judges, responsible for correcting their unfair behavior of the god of the underworld.
Sheng Yan, the fifth son of Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South China Sea, was given three magic instruments by the Buddha himself, such as gold ingots, wealth treasury and cornucopia, and was in charge of the distribution of wealth in the world and the circulation of wealth in the world, so he was worshiped as the god of wealth by the believers.
In addition, in Buddhism, the Good Wealth Boy, Vimalaya Layman, Duowen Heavenly King, Maitreya Buddha, and the Four-Faced Buddha, and in Tibetan Buddhism, the Heavenly Mother of Wealth, the Yellow God of Wealth, the Red God of Wealth, the Black God of Wealth, the Green God of Wealth, the White God of Wealth, the Treasure Heavenly King, and Zakiram are also worshipped as the God of Wealth by some of its followers.
In recent years, shops have placed a waving beckoning cat at the door, and this cat-shaped doll that is said to have originated in Japan (or China) has become a new generation of Chinese gods of wealth.