Wutong god of wealth statue

The five gods of wealth refer to Zhao Gongming and his four righteous brothers. Except Zhao Gongming and Wu Caishen in the middle road, the other four roads are Xiao Sheng and Caishen in the east road, Cao Bao and Caishen in the west road, Chen Jiuhong and Caishen in the south road and Yao Shaosi and Caishen in the north road. This may be influenced by the concept of five elements, which holds that the world is so big that treasures should of course be handled in different regions. Worship the five gods of wealth is to gather the wealth of the five parties in China.

In addition, there is a saying that literature, martial arts, righteousness, wealth and partiality are the five gods of wealth. Except Bigan, Caishen, Zhao Gongming No.2 Road and Wu Caishen, Guan Gong was regarded as the righteous Caishen because of his seal and gold seal, which was obviously different from Wu Caishen. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was said that Shen Wansan, a rich man, had a cornucopia, and his wealth was comparable to that of the enemy. He even competed with Zhu Yuanzhang to build Nanjing, and was regarded as a wealthy god of wealth. Su Fulu, the first overseas Chinese to do business in Southeast Asia, was called "Uncle Gong" and "Lu Gong". Because of the advantages of opening remote areas, he is regarded as a partial god of wealth. This statement that wealth is divided into far [Nanyang] and near [Zhongyuan] is actually similar to the concept of dividing wealth into five parts. The appearance of this partial god of wealth may also be related to the background of foreign exchange, trade and immigration in modern China. The partial god of wealth is not dedicated to taking money by the side door, so the five ways of literature, martial arts, righteousness, wealth and partiality can all be regarded as the positive god of wealth.

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