introduction
"Tangerine Sheng Huainan": "Tangerine Sheng Huainan is orange, born in Huaibei is citrus." "As we all know, China is a vast land, from the south to the north of each place has its regional characteristics, whether from the geographical environment or cultural spirit, there are great differences." People who grow up in different environments, whether it is temperament, life for people, speaking accents, etc., are naturally different, which is what people often say "one side of the water and soil to raise the other side of the person".
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In the long history of five thousand years, the political power in the land of China is also constantly changing, and the Jiangshan has attracted countless heroes and heroes to start a beautiful dream of building a meritorious career and unifying the world. However, in the chaotic world, the people have to work hard, and it is very common to be displaced and left uneaten. In such a difficult world, if you don't want to find a way to survive, you can only hang on to your mind all day and live a day. Therefore, many young and strong young people can only fall into the grass and make a living by fighting and robbing houses, so that they can protect themselves in the chaotic world, and such people are usually called "bandits".
▲ Bandit stills
It should be pointed out that "bandits" have different names in various dynasties: for example, during the Tang Dynasty, bandits were called "Xiangma"; during the Song Dynasty, they were called "Green Forest Good Han"; in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the bandits who wandered in the northeast were also called "beards". It can be said that the rampant banditry is a manifestation of the difficulty of the world, and people can no longer survive by relying on normal livelihoods, so they can only choose to go to the family and rob the house, so that they can survive. Although the emergence of bandits will indeed have a bad impact on society and cause great damage to people's lives, it has to be said that this is inseparable from the corrupt rule of the ruler.
▲ Bandit cottage stills
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a saying in the society that was widely circulated, "Shandong is out of the horse, Henan is out of the general." "Ringing horse" refers to the bandits who make a living by robbing their homes, these people used to raise horses, and then forced to become grass curses due to reality, people naturally called them "ringing horses". During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, the horses used by the imperial court were not raised by officials, and the rulers delegated the task of raising these horses to the common people, so there were many horse breeders in society at that time, who would pay a certain amount of horses to the royal family every year.
However, as wars became more frequent and the number of horses needed by the imperial court increased, the imperial court continued to pressure the horse farmers to hand over their horses. If the corresponding number of horses could not be paid, then the horse farmer had to pay a certain amount of compensation to the imperial court. For this reason, many horse farmers have lost their homes because they cannot afford to pay fines, and in order to continue to survive, they can only abandon their status as good citizens, start a new stove, and embark on the road of robbing their homes. And because they all have exquisite riding skills, the people call them "ringing horses".
▲Recent photos of horses in the horse pen
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The "Xiangma" group has endured from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, and they often appear in society. They see life and death clearly, and they are not afraid of officers and soldiers, and they only think about the days when "there is wine in this day and drunk in this day", so the common people are also very afraid of them, and when they walk on the road, they are also afraid that a group of "ringing horses" will suddenly appear on the side of the road and loot themselves. What does the "squawk general" in "Shandong out of the horse, Henan out of the horse" mean, what does it mean? How did this name come about? What's the point? In fact, "trampling general" also refers to the bandit, who does this business in Henan, and is called "trampling general". "Shu General" appeared later than "Xiangma", and only began to be active in society in the late Qing Dynasty, these people before becoming grass cursants, they all worked as carpenters, blacksmiths, and stonemasons, so they were called "Squatters".
▲Carpenter's recent photo
As we all know, the society in the late Qing Dynasty was already very unstable, the frequent occurrence of wars and chaos greatly affected people's production and life, and the first business of the "squatter" slowly became worse and worse, until it finally fell to the point where it was difficult to make a living. Craftsmen who could not rely on their own serious craftsmanship to eat had to take risks and make a living from robbery. These "squatters" often choose a place with dangerous terrain and dense vegetation lurking, waiting for passers-by to rob, and if the situation is not good, such an easy to defend and difficult terrain is also convenient for them to escape.
▲The bandit nest is imitated
Generally speaking, the "squatters" are mainly aimed at caravans or rich people who come and go in this place, and sometimes they rob the relatively well-off families in villages and towns, and rarely target ordinary people. "Shandong out of the horse, Henan out of the horse" is a popular saying in the folk, it vividly reflects the ancient Chinese social turmoil, people are cornered. Although people know that robbery is disgraceful and illegal, people living at the bottom of society are really powerless to resist the exploitation and oppression of feudal rule, and can only take risks in order to seek a way to survive.
epilogue
In "Hillside Sheep Tong Cares for the Ancients", there is: "Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer". Under the rule of the feudal dynasty, people suffered greatly, because no matter how prosperous the country was, it was ultimately those who benefited from the dignitaries and dignitaries, and the lives of the people at the bottom of society were always miserable.
Resources:
"Orange Sheng Huainan"
"Hillside Sheep Tong Cares for the Ancients"