How did the ancient dynasties of China treat gambling? Song dynasty is the most ruthless. If you catch it, behead it directly.

Gambling was very popular in ancient China, so severe punishment measures were taken in all previous dynasties. The worst is the Song Dynasty, where recidivists can be beheaded directly!

Tracing back to the history of human gambling, there was a habit of "taking chances" as early as the late Paleolithic period. In the prehistoric civilization of China, the divination method of "drawing lots" was widely used to judge bad luck, including major wars, which were decided by divination. Xu Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty said that "Cao doesn't write blogs", but his courtiers. From this perspective, gambling appeared in the Xia Dynasty in China.

The most popular gambling in ancient and modern China and foreign countries is "hitting the number" luck, such as singles and doubles, dice, and now mahjong, poker, Pai Jiu and so on. The reason why this kind of resigned gambling can be popularized is very simple. It embodies a kind of "providence" fairness and authority, and has the same sex relationship with human primitive consciousness and religious concept. Secondly, this kind of gambling is easy to understand in procedure and not easy to cheat. Suitable for various social groups. Pure intellectual games such as chess are not suitable for gambling, because gambling lies in verifying "providence" and "luck" and is always full of charm.

Spring and Autumn Period: The prince is addicted to gambling, and he will be laid off if he refuses to mend his ways.

According to the laws of the Warring States period, anyone who "gambles" will be fined three yuan. If the prince gambles, he will be punished by flogging. If it is committed again, the punishment will be aggravated. Those who refuse to change after repeated instruction will make more princes.

Qin dynasty: gambling on "thorns" in private.

Li Si, the minister, made a law for Qin Shihuang, stabbing officials and people who set gambling privately, that is, marking or writing on their faces, smearing them with ink, and in severe cases "cursing their shares".

Han dynasty: mainly attacked the upper officials of the ruling class.

At the beginning of Han Dynasty, ancestor Liu Bang focused on the upper level of gambling. Any official who "plays games" with property will be dismissed. "Using his wealth" not only confiscated the stolen money, but also fined him all the money. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huang Sui, the former emperor, was sentenced to hard labor with instruments of torture, second only to the death penalty, for gambling.

Tang dynasty: gambling was arrested and exiled.

Gambling was also strictly prohibited in the Tang Dynasty, and gamblers were found to have "one hundred sticks" and their "floating wealth" was confiscated. If gambling taps are set for profit, the law stipulates that "several stolen goods are caught". If you are caught gambling in Beijing, you will be put to death; If people catch gambling, they will be fired.

The dynasty that gambled the most should be the Northern Song Dynasty. People in your eyes can be beheaded.

Northern Song Dynasty: Severely beheaded!

At the end of 1950s, the world was in chaos, thieves were rampant, and market gambling became increasingly rampant. The Song Criminal Code, which was formulated at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, has a clear legal text on the prohibition of gambling. In actual punishment, even exceeding the legal limit, the punishment is unprecedented. Therefore, after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Taizu promulgated laws:

Chop: Anyone who gambles in Beijing will be beheaded. ;

Conviction: Anyone who conceals gamblers and fails to report them commits the same crime. People and their accomplices ");

Exile: Anyone who gambles outside Beijing will be exiled.

It can be said that the crackdown on gambling in the Northern Song Dynasty was the most severe.

Yuan dynasty: exiled serious gamblers.

The laws of the Yuan Dynasty strictly prohibited gambling. In addition to flogging, in severe cases, gambling is even exiled.

Ming Dynasty: All gamblers cut their hands.

Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty tried his best to ban gambling, and the laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulated that all gamblers should cut off their hands.

Qing Dynasty: Officials were dismissed for gambling.

In the Qing dynasty, rice