Throughout history, weapons have always been closely linked to the course of war. It once affected the direction of war, the rise and fall of countries, and even the pattern of an era. While people were still brandishing shoddy wooden and stone weapons, if the enemy had begun to use bronze and iron, it would undoubtedly be a massacre. Once the people have weapons, it means that they are dangerous, and even a stinking child with a knife can easily kill a strong man.
However, it is puzzling that weapons have a profound impact on history and are extremely dangerous, but in ancient times they were not illegal, and people armed with "forbidden" weapons on the streets abounded. However, if anyone hides armor in private, he commits a great taboo, and will even be punished for the crime of rebellion. What's going on? Why is it that those who are used to kill people are not cared about, but those who save their lives have become fatal?
In fact, this is not a stupidity for those in power in ancient times, on the contrary, it is an important way for the imperial court to control. China has a history of five thousand years, in history, although the Chinese civilization has always been based on the agricultural civilization to stand on its own, but the soul of Shang Wu has always been flowing in the blood of The Descendants of China. Since the ancients often needed to defend against wild beasts, defend against enemies, and even participate in wars, it was perfectly normal to have several swords in the family. Therefore, we can often see in the book that some people sell and buy swords on the street, and many people even wear swords on their waists, full of chivalry. Even though it was still lethal, it was still within the control range in the eyes of the imperial court.
However, armor and weapons are completely different! In ancient times, due to the backward smelting technology of the ancients and the complicated craftsmanship, it generally required at least thirty or forty craftsmen to spend a lot of time forging and polishing to create a pair of armor. Therefore, its use was often only used in the army and war, and was strictly controlled by the imperial court, and only the imperial arsenal could be reserved. In successive dynasties, there have always been strict orders: it is strictly forbidden for officials and people to make and sell armor privately. Once discovered, there are only two endings, one is to be beheaded, and the other is to exterminate the clan.
How powerful is the armor? Take the modern restoration of the Warring States armor as an example, such as slashing with weapons, the sword is very capable of penetrating the armor, even if the enemy throws arrows from afar, it will be bounced off by the armor, if you wear this armor, it is not a problem at all to one to five. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the armor worn by the elite divisions of the Western Xia Dynasty was almost unafraid of 50 steps away from the crossbow shooting, and the sword was already difficult to hurt the armored soldiers. Since then, the armor has become more and more sophisticated, such as Nurhaci, who relies on 13 pairs of armor to raise troops. And it is not difficult to see why the government strictly restricts armor!