At present, most countries in the world have gun and knife control. The mainland is no exception, at present, in addition to the strict control of firearms, the management of controlled knives is also very strict, such as machetes, splitting knives, etc. are controlled knives. The reason for the strict management of guns and knives is mainly to ensure social stability and the safety of the people. Many people think that in ancient society, they could use weapons unscrupulously, and seriously, everyone was deceived by film and television dramas, and the management of weapons in ancient times was quite strict.
First, ancient societies implemented strict weapons management policies
In the novel "Water Margin", it is often the case that the good man of Liangshan carries weapons out of the house, such as Yang Zhi's simple knife, Li Kui's double-plate axe, and so on. In some martial arts film and television dramas, many jianghu people can carry weapons and walk freely. Many martial arts enthusiasts admire the ancient chivalrous guests, and some even staged don Quixote-style farces. So, in ancient Chinese society, could people carry weapons on the streets? Seriously, carrying a weapon out of the house in ancient society is similar to the nature of going out with a controlled gun in contemporary society. If they can't even get out of the county seat, they will be captured by the officers and soldiers and the servants. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was no unified control method for weapons in various countries. However, after the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, the Qin Law stipulated extremely strict arms management regulations. According to the provisions of the Qin Law: those who secretly hide or wear weapons shall be beheaded at the waist. Family members are charged, and neighbors sit together. Several dynasties after the Qin Dynasty have followed such regulations, so if you go out with weapons, you will be reported by your neighbors just after you go out, and the scenes in film and television dramas are not realistic.
Of course, there is also a great controversy between the DPRK and China on the question of whether civilians should possess weapons. Zuo Si said in "Wu Dufu": "There are crane knees in the family, and there are rhinoceros canals in the household", which has always been the case, and now that it is forbidden, is there no surprise? It can be seen from this that Zuo Si believes that civilians can have weapons. But most officials have recommended the control of civilian weapons, and it has gradually become the norm. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, due to frequent battles with the surrounding Turkic and Tubo regimes, the central government allowed the people on the border to have weapons in order to assist the officers and soldiers in combat. However, the people in the interior are still strictly managed. Many martial arts film and television dramas basically start from the Song Dynasty, telling a series of jianghu grievances from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the Song Dynasty was very strict about the management of weapons. As early as the early days of the Song Dynasty, the founding emperor Zhao Kuangyin issued a decree on the management of weapons: Kyoto scholars and civilians were not allowed to keep weapons privately. This order became the Golden Rule of the Song Emperors, and the decree was gradually extended to the whole country, and monarchs such as Song Zhenzong, Song Renzong, Song Shenzong, and Song Huizong repeatedly issued decrees to control civilian weapons.
Second, the management of weapons in the Ming and Qing dynasties was more stringent
During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, according to the "History of Song", the Guangnan people's families did not have to dispose of a sword, and the offenders also forged people and banned private soldiers. In other words, the people in the Liangguang area are not allowed to hide weapons privately. In the time of Emperor Renzong of Song, the Song Hui Zhi Zhi Manuscript recorded that the Chuanshan Road was not allowed to build a hakama knife. The most common common common knife in the folk became the object of control by the imperial court. Before the Song Dynasty, the weapons used for temple and ancestral hall sacrifice were real, but there were no blades. In order to strengthen the management of weapons, the "SongHui Draft and Criminal Law" records that the shrine gun flag and other strict bells are administered, and if there is any violation, the first to take the edict and make a confession. From then on, the weapons used in the sacrifice must be imitations, not real weapons. After the Yuan Dynasty unified the world, it implemented a more stringent management policy, and the Laws of the Yuan Dynasty stipulated: Those who make military weapons without permission are forbidden. The temples are used to replace them with civil colored paper, and those who use real weapons are forbidden. The slingshot and the bearer, the staff seventy-seven, less than half of his family wealth. The people have hidden iron rulers, iron bones, and iron rods with swords, which are forbidden. From this series of articles, we can appreciate the degree of control of weapons by the imperial court.
Under such a background, people from all walks of life cannot carry weapons out of the house at all, otherwise they will kill themselves. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yuan Dynasty's control system of weapons was basically followed. As firearms became popular, in addition to controlling traditional cold weapons, the control of firearms was more stringent. In the middle and late period of Ming rule, due to the frequent peasant uprisings, in order to stabilize the domestic situation, the Ming Dynasty's control of civilian weapons reached an extremely strict level. During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Dai Zi invented a 28-shot fire bolt, similar to the earliest machine gun. This violated the taboo of the Qing Dynasty, and in the end, Dai Zi was sent to Shengjing for 35 years, living a life of "often embracing defeat and lying in the cold kang on winter nights, stepping into the mountains in the early morning to collect hazelnuts to cure hunger". Therefore, if you hide weapons on the street or at home, if you are discovered, you will certainly receive severe punishment. During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, neither the Heaven and Earth Society nor the White Lotus Sect could carry weapons to the streets, and it was generally a secret activity. In ancient Chinese society, it was impossible for people to go out with weapons.