Interrogation of Li Bai: Where does the money come from?

Text/Yao Anyone who is interested in Li Bai can't avoid a mysterious question: Li Bai can travel around the world with his bare hands without pay all his life, and sometimes he seems quite rich and spends a lot of money. I really want to interrogate him: you are not the boss of the Beggars' Sect. Where did you get your money? -Li Bai has been in prison, and no one must have asked. Based on the researcher's analysis and speculation, there are probably two possibilities for Li Bai's income source: more credible and more suspicious. Let's start with something more credible. First, the money from dad. Li Bai's father's name is Li Ke (if not his real name), a returned overseas Chinese. Since the 20th century, it has been said that Mr. Li Ke is a multinational rich businessman, who manages wine, leather and other industries related to the Western Regions and makes a lot of money. When Li Bai left Sichuan at the age of twenty-five, his father would never let him go home empty-handed. Li Bai himself said that after he came out from home, he lived in Weiyang for a year and made a fortune of 300 thousand. The "gold" here refers to copper coins. Historical research tells us that the annual income of a county party secretary at that time was less than 50 thousand. Second, the money posted by my wife. According to Hao Wei, a fan of Li Bai, Li Bai experienced four marriages in his life, two of which were very important. The woman's parents were both prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Bai came to the door twice as a son-in-law. Although he is a "former" prime minister and seems a little out of breath, this camel will not be very small. There is no evidence to prove that Li Bai went to eat soft food just for money, but these two marriages will not treat him badly. For example, Li Bai was demoted to yelang in his later years, and his brother-in-law came to see him off from thousands of miles away, which shows that his father-in-law's family is not thin on him. Third, the money from the emperor. Li Bai followed Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for nearly three years, but his political ideal failed to come true. Later, he decided to leave, and Tang Xuanzong did not keep him, but "paid back the money." In the hands of the emperor, this number should not be small, and there is circumstantial evidence. When the prime minister Zhang Zhi retired, Tang Xuanzong gave him all the Jinghu Lake for his old-age support. Li Bai may not enjoy the treatment of prime minister, but it should be no problem to save some money to live. It is said that Li Bai used the money to buy real estate and farmland in Shandong, and seems to have opened a restaurant. Fourth, money from Wang Yong. Wang Yong's name is Li Lin, the sixteenth son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Xuanzong appointed Prince Li Hengzhong as the marshal of the military forces in the world, responsible for recovering the Yellow River basin, and appointed lin li as the economic envoy of Shannan East Road, Lingnan Road, Qianzhong Road and Jiangnan West Road, responsible for managing the Yangtze River basin. This seems to be a red heart prepared by Xuanzong: in case the rebellion in the north can't be put down, I still have half the country in the south of the Yangtze River. After Li Lin came to power, in order to expand his power, he recruited talents. The famous Li Bai was avoiding the war in Lushan Mountain at that time, and Li Lin sent someone to invite him down the mountain for three times. Later, Li Bai admitted that Li Lin gave him "five hundred gold". The "gold" here refers to gold, five hundred and twenty gold, which is quite large. Judging from Li Lin's offer to Li Bai, the amount of money given by Tang Xuanzong should not exceed this amount, but it is almost enough. Sixth, the money I made. How does Li Bai make money? He has never been a public servant! I don't think he practiced stalls in person, but he was a big celebrity at that time, with great fame, excellent poetry, excellent articles and excellent calligraphy. These are not without customers. People in the Tang Dynasty especially like idolization, and it is common to ask celebrities to sign and take pictures when spending money on things. There are many such entertainment works in Li Bai's poems, such as "Eternal Festival makes Ezhou stab the history of Wei Gongde's political monument" and "Wuchang Tu Yi Si Monument", which are typical words that can be paid for. As for the works that Li Bai failed to stay, there may be more. As a famous person, Li Bai's "Runbi" is not cheap, which is also supported by the quotations of Li Yong, Han Yu and Bai Juyi. Besides, it's suspicious. First, the brothers' money. According to the sentence "Brother Jiujiang, Brother Three Gorges" written by Li Bai when he was in prison for looking for Yang, some researchers concluded that at least one of Li Bai's brothers was doing logistics on an important pier along the Yangtze River, and the Li family's industry seemed to be quite large. "On the one hand, he sold Bashu products to Wu Chu, on the other hand, he sold Wu Chu products to Bashu." Moreover, Li Bai spent a lot of time traveling along the Yangtze River in his life, which may be related to his brother's economic "backstage". But this speculation has long been denied as far-fetched: even if Li Bai has this brother and sister, how can he see that they must be in business if they live in Jiujiang and the Three Gorges? Even in business, why can you see that Li Bai has economic ties with them? Second, the money earned from doing business. It was discovered that Du Fu used to be a drug dealer. Inspired by this, it is speculated that Li Bai is keen on learning Taoism and alchemy, and will do some business by the way, selling "elixir of life" and "half a step with a smile" The evidence is that Li Bai said that he was "a good man with a blue cloud, scattered in business fishing" and "mixed with fishermen and hidden in customs." However, opponents believe that "Shi Hao in Qingyun Mountain" refers to some people with lofty ideals who have high social status but no status, while "business fishing" refers to hiding in the city and fishing in the water. "Mixed fishermen" does not mean that Li Bai himself is a fisherman or businessman. Here, the allusions of Fan Li and Jiang Taigong are used to show his lofty. Before the emperor, students also respect money. Some experts noticed that Li Bai had a man named Wu who moved Li Bai's home to a safe place during the An Shi Rebellion. Li Bai once wrote a poem to thank him. As a "host" (student), it is natural to pay tuition. Yes, it's a good idea to make Li Bai a teacher: his poems are wonderful and he can be a Chinese teacher; He is also good at fencing and dancing and can be a PE teacher. He could also be an alchemist and a chemistry teacher, which was also qualified at that time. Then, it is also possible for teacher Li Bai to collect some tuition fees to supplement his family by teaching students to learn literature and martial arts. However, Mr. Li Bai travels abroad all the year round. When he has time, he basically stays in hotels and restaurants and drinks as drunk as a fiddler all day. Which parent dares to give their children to such a teacher? The word "master" has several meanings. It is a question that can be studied whether the "master" Wu here is a disciple of Li Bai's poems or a housekeeper and servant of Li Baijia. Furthermore, can Li Bai be proved to be a private school teacher only by "master"? It's best to be cautious about loneliness syndrome. We are always so interested in other people's income that we are all mean. Attachment: Yang Wanli: Who dares to be more stupid than me! Fan Kuai: Liu Bang's chief emissary has a good nickname, which is very important to poets. Hao: Mi Heng, the first commander in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression who died in troubled times, his swearing career was shocking! The epitaph of the brothers' burial tomb in the late Ming Dynasty was what the atheist Xiong Bolong wanted to draw most after the earthquake.