Analysis of the Slaughtering Industry and the Butcher's Income Level in the Song Dynasty Society
The development of the slaughtering industry till the Song Dynasty gradually showed a trend of specialization.The production,processing and selling of meat food were gradually divided and de-veloped into separate industries.The structure of slaughtering industry began to change greatly,and large-scale employment emerged,with brokers ending up witnesses to the end-point meat trade.Though there was a gradually enlarged income gap between butchers in their industry,the income level of butchers is not low compared to those in other industries.
Song dynastyslaughtering industryproduction specializationincome level