At what age could the ancients retire, and why did they say that they were still working in their

The ancient retirement system has always been based on 70 years old, and it was not until the Zhu Yuanzhang period that the retirement age was lowered to 60 years old. However, many of them have been used by the emperor, and they cannot retire until they reach retirement age, and even many of them have passed away in their posts.

With the continuous improvement of medical standards, our life expectancy has gradually been extended, which also indirectly affects the time and age of our retirement, and retirement time has always been a hot topic for us. In contrast, the ordinary people in ancient times did not say that they were retired, and the word retirement was similar to that called Zhishi, which was only applicable to the ** of the imperial court.

The history of retirement in ancient China can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It is recorded in "Zhou Ji Qu Li", **70 years old Zhi Shi said. This retirement age rule has been used by successive dynasties.

It was not until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period that it was systematically proposed and written into the law. In fact, it is conceivable that in ancient times, when medical conditions were backward, the average life expectancy did not reach 70 years at all. It was not easy for the ancients to live to be 70 years old, and many ** had passed away before reaching retirement age, which is equivalent to working for the dynasty for a lifetime.

There are also historical records that many people have no chance to retire at the age of 70 because of the emperor's reuse. For example, Liu Yu in the Western Jin Dynasty had to return to officialdom at the age of 80 after retiring because of the needs of the king. This also corresponds to the famous poem "Do your best, and then die".

Until the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered the age of Zhishi to 60 years old. In addition, it is very humane to take into account the retirement age of the army. After all, due to long-term training and combat, the military general has a lot of dark injuries on his body.

Zhu Yuanzhang took this situation into account and also revised the age of the generals.

Compared to ancient times, our current retirement system is more humane. Especially in the case of the improvement of medical standards and the increase in life expectancy, people who have been busy all their lives can have a quiet and comfortable old age.

In ancient times, there were many people who had to pay taxes and couldn't live without crops, so if there was no one in the family who had been tested for fame and was farming until he died, he would definitely not be able to retire in his 80s.

The ancients did not say that they were retired, as long as you could serve the imperial court, you would always advise the emperor until the day of your death.

As long as the ancients had the ability to work, they needed to stick to their posts all the time. Unless you come up with a suitable reason to return to your hometown.