In ancient times, rich people paid others to help them study.

I don’t know what you mean: 1. Spend money to study with them. 2. Spend money to read to them. 3. Pay others to take exams for them? I can only write my own opinion. Spending money to study with you is generally the habit of the ancients who had a little money. In ancient times, it was called companion reading or scholar companion reading. The royal family is usually the descendants of the royal family, the descendants of meritorious ministers and the children of the ministers in the court. Generally, big families just recruit people who know the basics. Of course, a poor scholar or a child of a wealthy family serves as a companion to study. Otherwise, the scholar is usually a child of a poor family who accompanies him in reading, takes care of daily life, and even grinds ink, etc. Of course. . . When the hero is lonely. . . Hey, this is not a joke. In ancient times, there were indeed gay bookboys and their masters having sex. . . The second type is to spend money on reading. Some rich landowners will ask people to read some nice things to them, such as storytelling. Some rich families ask poor scholars to read to their children and listen to them. They are equivalent to being a teacher. The third option is to take the test for yourself