Chapter 67 Setting up Camp at Yang Slope_1
"Sir?"
The caravan's steward, chasing after the horse's flank, suddenly called out from behind.
Huang An turned in response, surprised to see the steward of the caravan, and asked:
"Yes?"
Huang An had apparently become accustomed to his identity as a martial artist.
In the Daming Dynasty, martial artists were considered superior to others, with all other occupations standing aside.
Those who practiced martial arts were invariably from wealthy families.
A martial artist could enlist to fight enemies, retire to safeguard his hometown, become a local gentry, or ascend to become a general or prime minister in the capital.
What about scholars?
Martial artists are also scholars. How could one practice martial arts without studying?
Successful martial artists were all well-versed in literature.
There were pure scholars too, but they had a lower status, usually acting as minor clerks in county cities, serving and entertaining behind martial artists.