The geographical environment in ancient times was less developed than that in modern times, and a large part of the land was covered with trees to become virgin forests. Therefore, these local bandits, black thieves and wild animals provide excellent shelter. The communication equipment in ancient times was less developed than that in modern times, and the government could not protect ordinary people in time. Therefore, there may be a knife hidden at home.
As we all know, we need knives for cooking and chopping wood. In ancient times, agriculture ruled the country, and agricultural harvesting needed sharp tools and sickles. Without sickles, it is impossible to harvest thousands of food crops by manpower. Therefore, the use of knives at home was not prohibited in ancient times.
In ancient times, the decorative function of knives was not limited to household use, but also could be used as an ornament for nobles to show the conformity of their status. In many cases, everyone in the nobility will carry a knife, which is inlaid with all kinds of precious stones and gold. So it is impossible to explicitly prohibit others from carrying knives.
Knife is not the main combat tool in the era of cold weapons. The main combat tools were spears and bows and arrows, while broadswords were not the mainstream combat tools at that time. Broadswords were heavy, so knives would not be banned.
Why does armor become a forbidden item? This depends on its purpose. Armor refers to the armor worn by Spencer, whose main purpose is to prevent soldiers from being injured by weapons in war. So for ordinary people, it is basically useless, let alone possession.
Compared with the tool manufacturing process, armor is much more complicated and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Therefore, the manufacture of armor is generally funded by the royal family. After forging, it is directly entrusted to the army, and not many people handle it.
If a person hoards a lot of armor privately, he must be rich or expensive. If he hoards so much privately, there is only one purpose, and that is rebellion. So, how could the feudal rulers tolerate such a thing?
Armor, as a necessity for the army, can also be regarded as a necessity for rebellion.
It is said that in the later years of the famous Han Dynasty, his son saw that he was going to die. He remembered his father's life in Shacheng, so he planned to use his armor as a sacrifice to his father. Who knows that as soon as this thing was taken out, it was denounced by him, saying that she was going to rebel. The emperor heard that he not only arrested the famous star, but also found him guilty. The general shouted injustice, but it was only 500 pairs of armor.
Obviously, the emperor thinks that the general has high status and military power. As long as he hides his armor, he has the idea of rebellion, which is tantamount to rebellion. Which emperor can tolerate the existence of such unscrupulous people around him? Therefore, no matter how much credit the general has, he is guilty by default in the emperor's heart.
The same example is the story of the founder of the Qing Dynasty who fought against armor 13 times. Therefore, it can also be testified that the possession of armor and rebellion have been linked in the hearts of the rulers at that time. Who wants to hear the word rebellion?
Compared with the two, the knife is more suitable for family use, and has a wide audience and a wide range of uses. On the other hand, armor, its audience only stays in the army, and mastering the army is an essential element for kings of past dynasties. Whoever hides armor in his hand is not far from rebellion.
Therefore, it is understandable that feudal rulers would make such a decision.