What occupations did the ancestors of Koreans in the Joseon Dynasty do to earn a living? It is easy to think of farmers, merchants, butchers, prostitutes, and court maidens (농부, 상인, 백정, 기생, 궁녀) and so on.
But surprisingly, there are multiple occupations. Today, I would like to introduce you to the unique occupations of the Joseon Dynasty that have disappeared or existed in other forms.
"Every-selling" who hits a falcon instead and makes money
Short-term work for people on boards
Remuneration: 7 two (pay 7 two remuneration can find someone to be hit by 700 big boards)
Note: If you hit the board, it will hurt, and you will faint or lose your life
Booker 'Electric Water'
Reader Biography
There are occupations that are paid to read to people, that is, readers. As the audience is immersed in the wonderful reading of the legendary sorcerer, there is an anecdote cloud the audience stabbed the legendary sorcerer with a knife (you can see the wonderful reading)
Remuneration: Each period is different. Legendary Sorcerer suddenly stops reading when he reaches the fun climax, waiting for the audience to throw money over and continue reading, making money in this way.
Dream team that passed past exams ' big wall, shooter, and first-time contact'
Occupations that pass the examination are "giants, gunners, and first to take over the army"
At the time of the imperial examination, there are people who help candidates cheat.
The so-called 'first to pick up the army' means to go to the examination room in advance to occupy a good position, 'giant' is to conceive the article to be written on the test paper, and the 'gunner' is the person who gets the article to help write the test paper.
Eligibility: The first to take over the army is just a simple ignorance and strong, the giant must have knowledge and article characters, and the gunner is a person with a beautiful font.
"A "mother" of Korea whose status and treatment were exceptional
Special status and treatment of the Korean period nursing mother
During the Joseon Dynasty, the royal family's wet nurses were not as simple as the wet nurses. Both Wang Shizi's first teacher and another mother, raising children through nursing mothers is a custom and culture of the upper class.
Remuneration: Provision of daily necessities such as rice, slaves, land, clothing, beans, firewood, etc
Eligibility: Sufficient milk, healthy, mild personality, the selection conditions are still very demanding.
Pro Tear Performer 'Gokbi'
Professional Tears Acting Artist 'Crying Bitch'
In the Joseon Dynasty, the two classes of families would judge the status of the mourners based on the size and degree of mourning. For the sake of face, the bereaved lords hired women to cry.
Reward: One tear and one copper plate
Eligibility: Able to cry out in grief, widows who have no one to rely on are the first choice.
Walking bookstore 'book pleasure'
Running book squire
As middlemen, they are also known as book servants, book servants, book intermediaries, etc. Mainly around the homes of intellectuals, introducing books and selling books. If anyone wants to buy a specific secretary, he will also go and look for it.
Note: Dangerous books like the Ming Dynasty Strategy spread, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 servants.
Korean newcomer benefits, good lessons free to learn ↓
This content is original in Hujiang Korean and is strictly prohibited