Qin and Han · Artisan and Merchant

Zhi 質氏

Attested BC 100 - AD 20

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhi was an Artisan and Merchant.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 100 to AD 20 質氏以灑削而鼎食
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 103, passage 127

Career and standing

knife sharpener 灑削
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 127

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 103Volume 91: Usurers · 1 passage

故秦楊以田農而甲一州，翁伯以販脂而傾縣邑，張氏以賣醬而隃侈，質氏以灑削而鼎食，濁氏以胃脯而連騎，張裡以馬醫而擊鐘，皆越法矣。 Think of Qin Yang, who farmed his way to the top tax bracket in the province; Weng Bo, who greased every county seat; the Zhangs, who sold soy paste into a fortune; the Zhis, who sharpened blades for clients who feasted them; the Zhuos, who peddled dried tripe from chariot trains; Zhang Li, who started as a farrier yet tolled a mansion bell—each climbed by trades the statutes never meant to crown kings.