Study On The Economic Source Of The Eunuchs In Tang Dynasty

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty,as the rulers restricted the eunuchs' power,the number of eunuchs became less and their status was generally lower.The situation began to change in the Mid-Tang Dynasty.The total number of the eunuchs sharply increased,especially the se niors and the wage-receiving ones.With the development of the political situation changing i n the Mid-Tang Dynasty,the eunuchs made a great figure and achievements by helping the e mperors ascend the throne,attending military activities,and saving the emperors from danger,etc.Thus they obtained recognition and rewards from the emperors.For the rapid increasing power of the eunuchs in the late Tang Dynasty,their identity,the Minister Mentor,helped the m have the opportunities to receive a lot of bribery from numerous flatterers.In addition,the e unuchs,with their official positions called Gong Shi,Wu Fang,Gong De,and other names,gr abbed the illegal incomes by oppressing the people and abusing force.Meanwhile running bus iness was also a way for the eunuchs to obtain and manage the illegal wealth in the Tang Dyn asty.Adopting sons was in vogue among the eunuchs in late Tang Dynasty,because they thou ght that their sons could inherit family wealth and keep on developing the family and the eunu chs' power.For the eunuchs in Tang Dynasty,the inheritance property from their father was a nother source of revenue.