How did the ancient Jianghu Rangers make a living?

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ranger was a social cancer and the target of the court and government.

During the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, the official treatment of rangers mostly used the way of pleasing security guards, and most of them were arrested by yamen. Others became outlaws wandering in the mountains.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the rise of private escort agencies and martial arts schools provided a large number of employment opportunities for rangers.

Take Dong Haichuan, Wang Wu, Huo Yuanjia, Wang Ziping, Du, Sun Lutang and Guo as examples. Dong Haichuan works as a martial arts teacher in Wang Fu; Wang Wu, the broadsword, is the escort of the escort agency; Huang Feihong has been a martial arts coach of the Black Flag Army and has also opened Baozhilin to sell medicines; Huo Yuanjia opened the Jason Wu Gymnastics Association (opened the martial arts school); Du served as the personal bodyguard of He; Swallow Li San is a Jiang Yang thief; Wang Ziping used to be an army martial arts coach.