Cutting down trees in the Western Zhou Dynasty will be killed without forgiveness , why are ancient

Ancient environmental laws were so stringentBecause the high-level leaders at that time had realized that cutting down trees at will would cause great harm to the environment, and would even directly affect national strength, they ordered that people should be strictly prohibited from cutting down trees, and there was a very strict environmental protection law.

The Western Zhou Dynasty brought all the mountains and rivers under the management of the state, and once issued the "Cutting Chong Order", which was a law specifically for the environment at that time, which wrote, "Do not destroy houses, do not fill wells, do not cut down trees, do not move six animals, and those who are not as good as the order will die without forgiveness".

This is the earliest record of a ban on the felling of trees. The Western Zhou Dynasty had just experienced a big war, and at that time, the war was not like today's heat, at that time, iron tools had not yet been born, and bronze tools were too high and complicated, and it was impossible to popularize them on a large scale, so most of the soldiers were made of wood. Think about it, the weapons of tens of millions of large armies are all made of trees, and if the trees are not managed well, the army will not have any weapons, let alone fight with people.

Therefore, from a military point of view, it is very necessary to prohibit the arbitrary cutting down of trees in ancient times.

In addition, the houses in the Western Zhou Dynasty were not as bricks as they are today, most of the residents lived in houses built of wood, one or two houses may not matter, but hundreds of houses in the capital are made of wood, the wood needed is very large, plus the ancient people needed wood for cooking fire, if it is not well managed, no matter how big the forest is not enough for the people to cut down.

Then there was the fact that people at that time were very fearful of ghosts and gods, and they believed that everything was animistic, including trees. If you pollute the environment at will, the gods will be dissatisfied and retaliated against, so the ruling class has issued very strict environmental protection laws.

According to the record of the "Cutting Chong Order" in the Western Zhou Dynasty, there is indeed a thing, and the original text says: "Do not destroy the house, do not fill the well, do not cut down the trees, do not move the six animals, and those who are not as good as the order will die without forgiveness." "That is to say, the most serious is to cut off the head, and there are many environmental protection laws issued in ancient times, which is the most serious consequence.

Regarding the relationship between man and the environment, our wise ancestors have long paid attention to it, because as early as when agriculture was not developed, the gift of nature is the best for people to survive, then nature should consider how to develop and adopt reasonably, in order to ensure that there has always been food and use, and later, the relevant laws were gradually formed, the Spring and Autumn Period Qin State had promulgated the "Environmental Protection Law" "Tian Law", and Xunzi put forward the political concept of environmental protection governance during the Warring States Period.

In ancient times, there were no modern plastic products and metal products (ancient metals were very valuable and would not be used as garbage), and garbage was still easy to decompose. For example, if you go to buy fish, you may now use two plastic bags, and in ancient times, a straw could be carried home through the gills of the fish. When you go to buy food, you may have to use a plastic fast food box, which was wrapped in lotus leaves in ancient times, and then tied with a straw rope. These items do not need to be landfilled, as long as they are gathered together and fermented, they can be used as fertilizer for crops.

As for the rule that there is no forgiveness for violating environmental protection laws, it is a manifestation of the ancients cherishing and caring for trees and houses. As recorded in the "Cutting Order", those who destroy houses, fill wells, cut down trees and slaughter livestock will be punished, also because one house and one well are not easy to come by, and they cannot be destroyed at will. This is not only saving, but also the prototype of the concept of sustainable development in environmental protection, so the ancients often went to the mountains to cut firewood and collect branches, and came back to burn the fire, and never cut down a whole tree.

Diligent and thrifty is our traditional virtue, the ancients' concept of environmental protection respects nature, emphasizes sustainable development, and is worthy of our reference.

Because the ancient science and technology were not developed, they still relied on the sky for food, and there was a lack of crops, so the natural environment must not be damaged, and if it is destroyed, it will bring a heavy burden to the farmers.

In ancient times, human productivity was low, and destroying trees was equivalent to destroying the environment, the environment was not good, the crops were not good, and there was no food, and the houses were built by trees, so serious food and housing were problems.

Confucius once said: "The way to know the rule is also." The husband abandons the ashes in the street and will cover people, cover people, people will be angry, angry will fight, fight will kill each other, this way of the three tribes, although the use of punishment. This shows how strong the environmental awareness of the ancients was, and all the criminal laws at that time were quite strict.

Because in ancient times, agricultural harvests would not be as large as they are now, and food was in short supply, and if the natural environment was destroyed, many people would have no food to eat.

Because of the low productivity in ancient times, if you don't protect the environment, even survival is a problem.

Because the ancient technology was not developed, and the yield of crops was low, if the natural environment was not protected and there was a lack of crops, many people would starve to death.

1. In ancient times, the environmental protection department was not called the Environmental Protection Bureau, but "Yu".The "Yu" department was first born in the Shun period, and the environmental protection sector managed by "Yu" at that time was not just about mountains and forests; Even marshlands are under management, and it can be said that as long as there is no activity, it is under the jurisdiction of "Yu". In the "Yu" department to the Yu period, has been issued in March not to cut down trees, summer can not be indiscriminate fishing ban, if violated, will be heavily punished.

Second, the period of King Wen of Zhou, "the order of Chong".When the environmental protection work reached the generation of King Wen of Zhou, it had initially reached a scale, and people also spontaneously formed a sense of protection. During King Wen of Zhou's expedition, soldiers were forbidden to cut down trees, fill wells, and kill livestock. During this period, the rulers were aware of the importance of the ecological environment to the country, and that when fighting wars, they were not allowed to destroy some infrastructure, and any soldiers who disobeyed orders would be beheaded.

3. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qi State closed the mountainWhen the environmental protection work developed to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has changed from the initial non-active destruction to active protection. March of each year is designated as the day of mountain closure, if there are people who violate the ban to enter the mountain forest; If the left foot is stepped in, the left foot is cut off, and the right foot is cut off in the same way. If the body enters the forest, it will be directly beheaded.

It can be seen that although science and technology were not developed enough in ancient times, the ancients still had a very strong awareness of environmental protection, which is also an important reason for the good environment in ancient times.

The "Decree of Cutting Chong" in the Western Zhou Dynasty should be the earliest regulation on environmental protection in ancient China, and the most serious sentence is the death penalty.

The ancients had many environmental protection policies, such as cutting down trees to kill without mercy, cutting off hands if throwing garbage on the road, and at that time it was already advocated to use lotus leaves to wrap food.

Ancient environmental policies forbade the indiscriminate felling of trees, the killing of six animals for no reason, and the heaviest punishment was the death penalty. And in the Tang Dynasty, there were 10 big boards of punishment for those who littered.

Ancient environmental policies included killing for cutting down trees, hanging for pulling weeds, and jail for picking flowers.

In ancient times, environmental protection policies were mainly to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, and to protect forests and fish. For example, only two months a year are arranged to go to the forest for picking or fishing.

Cutting down trees will indeed be "killed without forgiveness", the ancient environmental protection policy has the Western Zhou Dynasty "Felling Chong Order", which should be the earliest ancient Chinese regulations on environmental protection, the most serious to the death penalty. There are also decrees issued in the area of household waste.

He has a very typical sentence, but I don't remember it very clearly, anyway, it means that when the fish are mature, you can catch them, but you can't catch those little rain seedlings, if you want to cut down trees? You have to plant small saplings to cut them.

It must be true, in the early days, ownerless trees could be cut down. But in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was announced that all mountains, forests, and rivers would be nationalized, and the common people would not be allowed to touch them. So, it is possible that it is true.

As for the severe punishment of those who littered the streets with their hands amputated, there were also sanitation workers who worked as cleaners in ancient times.

It is true, according to the evidence, the "Vachong Order" in the Western Zhou Dynasty should be the earliest regulation on environmental protection in ancient China, and the most serious sentence is the death penalty. The death penalty included cutting down trees, destroying houses, filling wells, etc., because these were important strategic resources in ancient times.

Yes, many environmental protection laws in ancient times were quite strict, and even a small life was lost if you were not careful, and the Western Zhou Dynasty would lose your life by cutting down trees.

It is true, ** according to the "Cutting Chong Order" of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which refers to "no damage to houses, no filling of wells, no felling of trees, and no movement of six animals, which indicates that cutting down trees in the Western Zhou Dynasty will be punished."