In ancient times, prisoners were exiled, and the officials rushed to do this job, what was it for?

Because the exiled prisoners are generally taken to very remote places, so they are far away from the court bound by various rules, and they are more free and relaxed.

Because the escort prisoners do not need to stay in the government, they can leave the sight of their superiors, they will not be restricted everywhere, and the environment is relatively free. And there is not a lot of work in the daily government, and it is very hard. But if you go to escort the prisoner, it means that he is the highest official, and he only needs to take care of himself, and he will not make mistakes easily.

Because the escort of prisoners will have additional income, the salary income of the officials is generally relatively low, and the families and friends of the prisoners will often give the escorted officials some money in order to take more care of the prisoners and make the prisoners suffer less crimes on the road, which is a good opportunity for the officials to make a fortune.

Because the exiled prisoners were usually assigned to various remote places, so that they could leave the court life.

Because the families of the exiled prisoners will dredge up their money, this work is easier and can have additional income.

I think it should be that when the prisoners were exiled in ancient times, if they were assigned to this job, they could leave the government and experience the characteristics of different places, which was equivalent to a kind of tourism, so many officials were very interested and rushed to do it.

Because escorting prisoners was a very easy job, and you could get bribes from the prisoners' families, which was a beautiful difference at the time.

Because the work of escorting prisoners is relatively easy, you can also enjoy the scenery and beautiful scenery along the way, no one cares, you can do whatever you want.

Ancient prisoners were generally exiled toTwo wideregion, western, northeastern and other frontier and remote areas. In ancient times, prisoners who had committed serious crimes but were not yet sentenced to death were exiled. Ancient punishments seem a little cruel and bloody to us in modern civilized society.

In ancient times, the punishment level was divided into four levels, one was to commit a minor crime such as stealing chickens and dogs, and the punishment was rod punishment.

Or flogging. Second, if he commits a crime that is more serious than petty theft, he will be punished with physical punishment such as cutting off his nose; the third is exile, which will be punished by a prisoner who has committed a serious crime but does not die for the crime; Finally, the fourth layer is the death penalty, and rebellions must be decided. Exile was a very unbearable punishment in ancient times, and many prisoners starved to death, froze to death, or died of other causes during the exile.

1. In ancient times, many kings of the Holy Land of Exile would choose to release the criminals who did not commit crimes to death** to remote areas of the frontier far away from the prosperous places of the capital and the Central Plains, such as the Liangguang region, the western region, and the northeast region.

These areas have some common characteristics: first, they are very far away from the capital, second, the climate and environment are harsh, third, they are sparsely populated and are places where "birds don't", and fourth, there is a lack of food. In ancient times, these areas were known as wild lands, and few people were willing to set foot in such areas, so most of these areas were unexplored and presented in a pristine natural environment.

2. The fate of the ancient prisoners who were exiledAfter the ancient prisoners were exiled, only a small number of them survived, and the rest died without exception. There were many reasons for their deaths, some of them were exiled to the Liangguang region, which was in the southernmost part of the country, "108,000 miles" away from the place of exile, and the transportation conditions in ancient times were bad, and there were only two ways to ride a horse and a boat, and it was impossible for the prisoner to enjoy these two treatments, so the prisoner could only go all the way to the place of exile. Along the way, they were short of food, some of them could not fill their stomachs, and they would be urged to hurry by the soldiers in charge, and the prisoners were hungry and tired, and finally they could not resist the call of death.

Don't think that exile is a good punishment, naively think that you don't have to die, just live in another place, don't be stupid! Exile is the most severe punishment except the death penalty, and most of the consequences of exile cannot escape death, and many prisoners cannot survive the situation of not having food or water on the way to exile, traveling day and night, starvation and cold, etc., and they have committed suicide, and it is much happier to die than to suffer the crime alive. This tells us to think about the consequences of sin before we sin, and to think twice about whether we can afford to pay the price of sin.

Generally, they were exiled to the sparsely populated wilderness, and the prisoners were allowed to reclaim the wasteland and work in the fields. In ancient times, it was common for criminals who had committed serious crimes, and the emperor exiled them as a sign of mercy.

Prisoners were generally exiled to the Liangguang region, the western and northeastern border areas, where the climate was poor and resources were scarce. Exile applies to prisoners who have committed serious crimes but have not committed a crime to death, some of whom have been unable to endure hunger and disease, and a large proportion of them have died of illness in exile.

In ancient times, prisoners were generally exiled to places far away and closer to the sea, such as Hainan. At that time, the place was not as beautiful and developed as it is now, it was a barren land. Generally, those who have no ambition in the government and the opposition are officials, and they are easy to be exiled.

Frontier or remote areas. In ancient times, because of the inconvenience of transportation, major criminals such as treason and murder would be exiled.

Thousands of miles back and forth from the border gates, do the officials also have to travel in the same morning?

In my opinion, it must be escorted by peers. But most of them are not expected to be escorted by the same group of officials. Instead, when they arrived at one place, they changed to a group of officials.

Think about it: thousands of miles back and forth, trekking through mountains and rivers, sun and rain, even if it is only across the distance of two or three state capitals, there are at least five or six thousand miles back and forth.

According to the average walking of ten miles per hour and eight hours a day, I can only barely walk a hundred miles a day. Then, it will take at least two months to go back and forth. If it crosses five or six state capitals and is directly escorted to the border gates, it may take a year or two.

If this is the case, even a young and strong official will probably not be able to hold on. For example, when you encounter illness and natural and man-made disasters on the way, plus the long journey is very tiring, not to mention giving yourself half of your life, you have to take off a layer of skin. Therefore, I think that after being escorted to the nearby state capital, they will exchange for official documents, hand over the prisoner's guessing hall to another group of officials to continue the escort, and then return to hand over the errand.

What we can think of, the ** of the imperial court will definitely take it into account. As for the second question: Are the officials also very guilty?

The answer is yes. Think about it: even if the prisoner is escorted on the official road, it may only be a small part of the road.

Most of the road conditions must be muddy sheep intestine trails, and you still need to cross mountains and mountains, wade across rivers, and walk all the way, how can you not suffer hardship!

So why are there still people rushing to go? Although the servants worked hard and suffered, at least they still had an errand to do, and they could get a salary to feed and wear. Therefore, even if it is very hard, there may be a preparation, and there will be many people rushing to do it.

Secondly, in ancient times, exile was a serious crime, and many prisoners died on the way to exile, and their families would give a lot of benefits to the officials in order to avoid the prisoners from suffering. Just like the current unit sends grass-roots personnel on business trips, they are tired and tired to get paid when they don't go on business trips, and they only need to do the goods on business trips, and most of them are flexible and not subject to the rules and regulations such as getting off work on the basis of work. Occasionally, there is a bit of oil and water. Hokushi.

Because escorting prisoners to the border is a fat gap and can get a good income, the officials scramble to be the first to follow.

That's because the process is very easy and you can live the life you want to live, and at the same time, it's very free and undisciplined.

In the Water Margin, Lin Chong was exiled and then sent to a distant place, he had already died before he arrived at the place of exile, this is the cruelty of exile. If there is no money to bribe the officers and soldiers escorted along the way, it will be a journey of fighting all the way, often with sticks, and many people will die if they can't hold on to their destination. And the escort officer can excuse himself by just finding a reason, and no one cares how the exiled death row prisoner dies.

In ancient times, prisoners were exiled only after committing very serious crimes, such as Song Jiang in the Water Margin, because he killed Yan Po in anger and was exiled after killing someone.

In ancient times, if a prisoner committed a serious crime, he would be exiled, and he would be sent to the frontier, where he would be left to live alone and fend for himself, where it was sparsely populated and very difficult to survive.

Because the space of prisons in ancient times was limited, it can be said that the places where they were exiled in ancient times were barren and difficult to survive.

The exiled prisoners were those who had committed serious crimes but did not cause death, and the places of exile were very harsh and harsh, and those who arrived there usually died of torture.

Exile is a form of punishment, the exiled person cannot return, and it is easy to starve to death or exhaust on the way to exile.

In ancient times, there were so many exiled prisoners, and there were so few escorts, there must have been prisoners who thought about escaping, but the fate of these escapees was very miserable. After thinking about it, and with the previous examples, those prisoners naturally didn't dare to run away casually, and it was difficult to say what the final outcome would be.

Generally speaking, prisoners are exiled to very far places, which takes at least a few days and nights, and during these times, the prisoners can easily escape. These prisoners also wanted to escape, but they didn't dare, because their relatives were still alive, and if they ran away, they would definitely implicate their own families. And if you escape and get caught, then the consequences are very tragic, not only will your life be in danger, but also your family will be affected.

There are also some prisoners who have no relatives who want to escape, but it is also very difficult. Every prisoner will be shackled by the escort officer, it is very cumbersome, and it is a problem to walk by himself, how can he escape under the nose of others? Even if you escape, then you will be wanted by the whole country, there is no place for you anywhere, and sooner or later you will be arrested.

At the very least, exile will cost the prisoner's life, but if he escapes and is caught, then his life is not guaranteed, so these prisoners know how to weigh the pros and cons between the two.

In ancient times, the punishment of exile was already very light, and the kind of torture in ancient times was unbearable for many people. At least they are not dead, it is good to be alive, torture is the kind of torture that makes people worse than death.

Because they can't escape at all, and it will be even worse if they are caught.

Because they don't have a chance to escape, because the prisoners will carry that shackle on the way!

Because they have a very serious idea of this hierarchy, no one is running away.

Because you can't run away at all, if you don't have a household registration, you can't go at all.

Men made up the majority of the exiles, but there were occasional female prisoners. In order to avoid the abuse of their loved ones, the families of these prisoners often resorted to a combination of grace and intimidation, on the one hand, threatening and intimidating the officials, and on the other hand, giving the officials more gold and silver to buy them. As a result, female prisoners tend to earn more money than male prisoners.

It is precisely for this reason that when a female prisoner is sentenced to exile, the officials will rush to escort them.

The families of female prisoners are worried that the prisoners will be violated or killed on the way, and the families of female prisoners give much more bribe money than male prisoners, and the officials are more willing to escort female prisoners in order to earn more money.

Because female prisoners are a vulnerable group and are easily violated by these people, these people rush to go.

In ancient times, it was so hard to escort prisoners, why did the officials of all sizes rush to go when they met female prisoners?