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What does it mean to be "poor in literature and rich in arms"?
It means that reading is something that the poor can do, and practicing martial arts is the patent of the rich, which is similar to the current "poor people play with cars and rich people play with watches."

Although the saying that the poor are rich in weapons has been handed down from ancient times, it is also of considerable significance to modern society.

In the feudal society a long time ago, people were divided into three classes. If you want to change the fate of the lower class, you should either remain neutral militarily in the war and exchange your life for your life. Either in peacetime, through the imperial examination organized by the imperial court, change your life; Then the imperial examination is divided into two kinds of examinations: Wen Ju and Wu Ju, but why can't you take Wu Ju if you are poor?

Imagine, oh, you are a poor man who doesn't even have enough to eat. You often have a meal without it. So let's not talk about whether you are malnourished. Even if you are a normal person, can you take out the equipment, equipment and nutritional supplements needed for martial arts? Do you think a child who grew up eating snack beef and a child who grew up eating grass may be a heavyweight? Nutrition can't keep up, and the physical foundation is naturally poor.

What about reading? You can speak feebly or weakly. It doesn't matter if a 6-level wind energy sends you to the west. Anyway, as long as you can write and write, you can take the exam. In contrast, the cost is much lower. There is really no money to buy lamp oil. You can also dig a hole in the wall and steal some light at night.

If you still can't understand this, take the present as an example! Look at those people who can go to the gym. Which is hungry and warm? However, the library can have all kinds of people, whether poor or rich, who can get the knowledge they want from books. When I delivered takeout before, there was a gym called takeout, and I didn't even let the door in when I delivered it. In the library, you can at least enter the hall.

Now I think you can understand what "poor and rich" means?