Ancient Mystery Industry**: What is the "selling" business in the three hundred and sixty lines?
As the saying goes, "three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion", and each industry has its own unique survival skills. Among them, there is an ancient and mysterious industry that specializes in selling the word "hustle". What exactly is this business?Let's uncover it together.
The Ming Dynasty writer Ling Mengchu once wrote in the eighth volume of "The Surprise of the First Moment": "The three hundred and sixty lines of people are all wolf-hearted and dog-like, and they are as ruthless as robbers." The ancients treated people who engaged in commerce with great contempt, believing them to be opportunists who sought unearned wealth. However, the advent of commerce promoted the circulation of goods, provided the basis for rapid economic development, and completed the initial distribution of social resources.
Now, the question is, what exactly are the "360 lines"?The ancients listed them, including agriculture, commerce, fishing, animal husbandry, forestry, and so on. In a smallholder economy, this may seem a bit narrow. However, from a modern perspective, "three hundred and sixty lines" may cover much more scope, and it is not an exaggeration to call it "three thousand six hundred lines". Modern people's understanding of "360 lines" is broader and refers to all walks of life.
From ancient times to the present day, some industries have been sustained, such as agriculture, slaughtering, and food processing. Agriculture, as the so-called "primary industry" in modern economics, is the foundation of all industries. Although the slaughtering industry is considered to be a killing industry, "there is no harm if there is no trade", and the human demand for meat is both a desire for food and a necessity to maintain the growth of the body. The food processing industry has a wider scope, including food processing and cooking, which is an important experience summed up by human beings in a long production and life, and it is also the inevitable development of human beings in pursuit of taste bud enjoyment.
In ancient times, there was a special kind of trade, that is, "selling words" on the street. The "selling words" mentioned here is not selling Spring Festival couplets or blessing words, but the uncommon words engraved on wooden signs, that is, the word "hustle". Literally, the word "arrogance" should mean "arrogance", but in fact it is not. The word "hustle" sold by the ancients actually means "hustle and bustle".
The glyph of the word "hustle" is an upper, middle and lower structure, among which the word "mouth" has the most elements. The shape of the mouth on all sides emphasizes the meaning of "many mouths and many tongues" and "mouth all over the body". In other words, the word "hustle" depicts an image with a face full of mouths and teeth, screaming frantically with a menacing voice. By extension, it means noisy and lively, and "selling out" means selling out.
Generally speaking, in ancient stores, after a certain product was sold out, they would hang a "hustle" sign to inform that the product was sold out. In this way, the clerk does not need to explain many times, and the purpose of communication is to save time and effort. In contrast, in modern times, some store clerks usually do not notify the news that the product is sold out, and can only explain it over and over again when the customer asks to buy, which both wastes the customer's time and unnecessarily burdens themselves. Of course, in modern society, there is an abundance of goods, and shortages of goods are rare, and almost never reach the point of "supply exceeds demand", unless merchants deliberately whet customers' appetites by means of "hunger marketing". Therefore, the Xi of hanging the "hustle" sign has completely disappeared in modern times.
The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. Behind the sale of the "hustle" brand, there is the hard work of the ancients, and it is a true portrayal of the ancients' summing up experience. The emergence of this ancient industry has provided valuable inspiration for modern people.
Appreciation of Ancient Texts, by Li Qiang, Heilongjiang Publishing House.
This article details one of the 360 ancient mystical trades, the "hawking" business, and the historical and cultural connotations behind it. From the perspective of 360 lines, business has always been controversial and was regarded as a wolf-hearted dog by the ancients, but the article cleverly demonstrates the diversity of business and its indispensable role in the development of society through the ancient industry of "selling".
The article begins with a description by the Ming Dynasty writer Ling Mengchu, emphasizing the ancient contempt for those who engaged in business. However, with the rise of commerce and the promotion of commodity circulation, commerce began to become an important driving force for social development. This has led to a question about what exactly is included in the "360 lines", and the author points out that under the ancient small-scale peasant economic and social system, this scope seems to be somewhat narrow. However, modern people's understanding of "360 lines" is broader and refers to all walks of life.
In the introduction to agriculture, slaughtering, and food processing industries, the article emphasizes their continuity and importance in society. These industries provide food for humans and support the proper functioning of society. The article also reveals the ancient "selling words" business, arousing readers' curiosity about the "selling" business. Through the interpretation of the word "hustle", it shows the ancient people's understanding of "many mouths and many tongues" and "hustle", which makes the industry of "hustle and bustle" full of unique cultural connotations.
The detailed description of the "selling hustle" industry is one of the highlights of the article. Through the analysis of the glyph of the word "hustle", the article vividly depicts the image of this word, and associates it with a face full of mouths, a face full of teeth, and crazy shouting, so that "selling hustle" is no longer just a commercial behavior, but more like a vivid scene description. By describing the practice of hanging "hustle" signs in ancient shops, the article shows the wisdom and efficient communication methods of the ancients.
Finally, the article cleverly compares the ancient "hawking" business with the modern business scenario, pointing out that in modern society, there are abundant commodities and relatively few shortages of goods. This not only reflects the development and changes of society, but also triggers thinking about the changes in business behavior in different historical contexts.
Overall, this article profoundly reflects the uniqueness and wisdom of ancient commerce through the introduction of the "selling" business, and makes readers full of curiosity and thinking about this ancient and mysterious business.
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