As we all know, eunuchs are a bad habit in feudal society, just because they want to meet the needs of harem slaves, but they are worried that men will enter the harem and disturb the royal blood, so inhuman eunuchs came into being. You know, in ancient times, men who paid attention to the inheritance of future generations and could not bear children were eventually despised and looked down. It stands to reason that being a eunuch in the palace should not be pursued by ancient men. However, due to the close relationship between eunuchs and emperors in past dynasties, many dynasties have evolved into powerful eunuchs in the ruling and opposition, so eunuchs have become another shortcut and a prominent career.
However, ordinary families still don't send their sons to be eunuchs. After all, their financial resources are passable, but some poor families who can't eat can only helplessly send their sons to court. So most eunuchs in history were born in poverty. The Qing Dynasty was no exception. Of course, there is also a kind of eunuch who is punished for committing crimes. Such people may have a good family, but once convicted, they will become slaves and be purged as eunuchs. No matter what kind of eunuch, cleanliness is the basic requirement, especially in the Qing dynasty, there has been a perfect eunuch system. It's impossible to send a eunuch to false eunuch like Laoyi, like the harem of the Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago. Therefore, a person who wants to be a slave in the Qing Dynasty must first lead an honest and clean life.
Banners may not be eunuchs. We should know that the Qing Dynasty was a dynasty established by Manchu, and Manchu banners enjoyed some privileges. Of course, in the late Qing dynasty, there was not much difference between the flag bearer and the Han Chinese, but when the Qing dynasty first entered the customs, the superiority of Manchu nobles was still very strong. At that time, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty stipulated that the flag bearer should not be a eunuch. However, due to the decline of many flag-bearer families, many flag-bearers secretly entered the palace and became eunuchs. The emperor of the Qing dynasty also stopped it. Unfortunately, survival and revival are more important than children's inheritance. Finally, there were still a few standard-bearer eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty. However, just as the Qing Dynasty stipulated that Manchu and Han could not marry, there were always China women in the Qing Palace. In short, the rules are dead and the operation is flexible. Of course, in theory, the Qing dynasty was not allowed to let the flag bearer become a eunuch.
The Qing dynasty was a feudal dynasty dominated by farming economy, that is to say, under the low productivity level of the Qing dynasty, population was the primary productivity. Think about the early years of the Western Han Dynasty. In order to encourage childbearing, Liu Bang created a large number of laborers, and did not hesitate to interfere in the marriage of men and women, worrying about the marriageable age. It can be seen that the birth of ancient population is a great event. Although inviting the harem requires a large number of eunuchs and a large number of folk men to enter the palace, once these men enter the palace cleanly, perhaps a family will become extinct, which is not conducive to the ancient population growth.
As a result, the Qing dynasty stipulated that there were four or five children in the family before sending them to the palace. Such a family can at least continue to reproduce, then the labor force will increase and the productivity of a family will not decrease too much. The most important thing is that this family can inherit, so that it will not lead to the demise of a poor place. It can't be said that this rule has no effect at all, but at least we can see the overall view of the Qing rulers towards eunuchs.
Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, it was really impossible for you to be a eunuch. The Qing dynasty had strict regulations and various considerations on eunuchs, so eunuchs in the Qing dynasty also became a threshold profession.