Hello everyone! Today I want to talk to you about those armors in our Chinese history. Isn't it just armor, you might say, isn't this thing quite common these days? To tell the truth, the ancient armor is not such a simple thing, it is an artifact forged by our ancestors with sweat and wisdom, and it is also a symbol of the country's military strength.
Speaking of those classics in ancient China, such as "The Art of War", the author bluntly refers to the army or army with armor as "100,000 with armor", which is not a joke. And not only that, let's look at a sentence in the book "Xunzi" at that time: "Relying on the deterrence of winning without a fight, and assisting in the method of conquering the people, so you can win without fighting, you can get land without attacking, and the soldiers can make the whole country obey without hard work, so that you can really understand the way of the king." "There is a deeper reference to armor and weapons.
It has to be said that armor really has a profound impact on the outcome of the war, so every dynasty will attach great importance to armor, call it a military national treasure, and strictly control it. If anyone dares to collect it privately, they will be severely punished. In the authoritative criminal code of ancient China, "Tang Law Shuyi", it is clearly written: "If someone hides a spear, a bow and arrow, he only needs one and a half years in prison." However, if there are sacrificial items such as flags and banners, the ceremonial clothing of the owners of the flags and banners, and the ornamental ceremonial utensils, etc., they cannot be bought and sold at will, and if they violate it, they will be punished with 80 boards. "But the punishment for the armor and the ** armor can be much more severe than this.
The Song Criminal System, the Great Yuan General System, the Great Ming Law, and the Great Qing Laws are also like the "Tang Law Shu Yi", the basic requirement is that "one piece of armor is worth three crossbow arrows, and three pieces of armor are equal to hell", in short, either exile or slaughter. Nails, including but not limited to those made of animal leather and forged metal. These are all part of the armor. Even if someone misses out the armor for you, if you don't give it to the authorities for more than 30 days, you have to treat it as your own. It can be seen how strict the laws about armor were in ancient China.
It is precisely because of such legal constraints that the ancient armor of our country can be handed down to this day is very rare. For example, the particularly famous armor with mountain and river patterns almost didn't even survive. Most of my friends' impressions of ancient Chinese armor should be vague and distant, and some film and television works are sometimes not accurate enough in the narrative, which makes everyone have all kinds of misunderstandings about this topic. It's a pity that there are really very few of those armors that survive, and even if you are lucky enough to see them, most of them are in museums, and you can't see or touch them. Now that I think about it, the ancient army must have been very angry with these armors!
To sum up, our ancient Chinese armor is really a valuable historical relic. They condense ancient craftsmanship, show the wisdom of the ancients, and highlight the political system of the society at that time. Everywhere in the world, such a thing can be regarded as a priceless treasure. As the descendants of China, we should cherish and protect these precious heritages, and hope that one day we can see them again in their former glory. Well, that's all for today's topic, I hope you can like our ancient Chinese armor!