或问:“何以为‘老九’?”答:笔者浅陋,仅知四种。元代统治者为巩固其统治,实行民族歧视与压迫,将人按民族分为四等:蒙古人、色目人、汉人、南人。同时又按人的职业,将人分为十等:一官、二吏、三僧、四道、五医、六工、七猎、八帽、九儒、十丐。 Or ask: “Why is the old nine?” A: The author shallow, only know four. In order to consolidate their rule, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty practiced ethnic discrimination and oppression, and divided people into four classes according to their nationalities: Mongol, Sejong, Han and Nan. At the same time, according to one’s occupation, people are divided into ten ranks: one official, two officials, three monks, four, five doctors, six workers, seven hunting, eight hats, nine Confucianism, ten beggars.