Editor's note: Before the Cold Weapons Research Institute, "Can a horse race in the Forbidden City?" In the article on behalf of the late researcher about the Qing Dynasty's military equipment behind "Burning the Old Summer Palace", the author mentioned Mr. Zhu Jiajin, a researcher at the Forbidden City. In the "Historical Data Collection of the Office of Yangxin Temple Construction", which he participated in and edited, the author saw some original documents helpful to the study of military equipment, and shared them with you as a form of miscellaneous talk.
is the abbreviation of Yangxin Temple Building Office, and the full name is Yangxin Temple Building Office. It was founded in the early years of Kangxi, and was established in the Hall of Yangxin in the early Qing Dynasty, hence the name. In the Yongzheng dynasty and ordinary people’s impressions, the manufacturing office only manufactured some KitKat toys for the emperor. It was actually a comprehensive manufacturing organization. The product range covered various materials such as metal, ceramics, glass, wood and other materials, such as royal utensils, appreciative utensils and Practical tools. Regarding the craftsmanship, the Yongzheng Dynasty records related to weapon manufacturing: jade, gilded, paint, lettering, tooth, lacquer, inlay, copper, wood, rattan, leather More than 160 people mentioned names in the work files, such as miscellaneous work, artillery and gun work, bow work, spindle medicine work, iron work, and map office.
In the ordnance industry, in addition to the usual production of gold-inlaid and jade-embellished imperial guns and ornately decorated imperial swords, it can also produce a large number of firearms and admiration cold weapons when necessary. At that time, when the Northwest and Northwest Routes were using troops, all members from the ranks to the soldiers received different levels of rewards. In addition, there are also tasks for military production. For example, the Map Office draws military maps, artillery guns are used to make tens of thousands of artillery ammunition, and ingots are used to make pill powder and traditional Chinese medicine. These are military supplies for the Northwest Road. The establishment of
belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The manufacturing office has a special briefing management office minister. This position is often assigned to one or two princes or a high-ranking member of the inner court, which is equivalent to the direct command of the emperor. The top management personnel of the Yongzheng dynasty included Prince Yi and Prince Zhuang. Among them, Prince Yi managed the most comprehensive and specific, and his own aesthetic standards were also the highest. The following staff included Lang Zhong Baode, Yuan Wai Lang Hai Wang and others in charge of various affairs.
This book, as the first series, is a compilation of the emperor's decree and records of the management of the Yangxin Temple from the first year to the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1723-1735). The historical data adopts the chronological style, and records the minister of management, management officials and management situation every year. The first year of Yongzheng: On the third day of February, Prince Yi paid a sip of Western sword. Your decree: The top iron scabbard on the target is good, and the pan iron is replaced with a shark skin sheath, equipped with a scabbard and scabbard, and the waist knife is packed. Editor's Note: The top iron pen on the target personally thinks it is the head of the knife, and the bottom of the sheath is regarded as the sheath tail. The phrase “pan iron sheath” refers to replacing the iron sheath of the Western sword with a Chinese-style wooden sheath covering shark skin. The blade of the Western sword did not move. The cultural relic is a Western-style modified waist knife in the Forbidden City, used as a reference. The cultural relic is currently on display in the Western Cultural Relics Special Exhibition of the Gulangyu Palace Museum in Xiamen. Except that this knife is a copper tool, the others are basically consistent with the description. Description of the Forbidden City: "Steel knife, blade edge, golden sword face, Western knight wielding a sword, drawing of a weapon, drawing of a weapon, curling leaf flower pattern and Western writing, and the handwriting is illegible. The handle is wooden and wrapped with yellow silk. The hand is gilded copper flower and leaf pattern, embedded with red coral and lapis lazuli. The scabbard is made of wood, Mongolian shark skin, and the 琫 and 珌 are both gilded copper and gold flowers. The inlay is the same as the end and the hand guard. Two horizontal copper plated hoops , The ribbon and the gold-plated copper ring belong together. The blade is Western-made, and the handle and sheath are made by the Qing palace."
The Biography of Prince Yi on the eighth day of October of the first year of Yongzheng: Four shots of the accompanying tiger gun. Follow this. It was done on November 29 and was presented by the doctor Baode. Purpose: To cross the Gushanda. He also packed up olive wood tiger guns and Yibadan tiger guns. Editor's note: The escort means the emperor's daily use, and cannot be literally interpreted as an accompanying guard. This point must be clear. The cultural relic is the tiger gun used by the Imperial Palace in the old collection of the Forbidden City.
related to Tiger Spear in "Weapon Spectrum|Not to mention that I thought it was a Modao. Why is this mysterious "miao sword" as long as 2.5 meters? "Illustration of the old exhibition weapons of the Forbidden City has been mentioned many times in articles such as the Forbidden City. On the 25th day of the first month of the second year of Yongzheng, Prince Yi selected eleven ash wood poles. Wang Yu: Used as a tiger spear. Six ash wood poles and seven Yibadan wood poles were selected to make a tiger spear. On the third day of February, Baode found eleven old paint-collecting spears, one bamboo spear, one three-lens spear, one rattan spear, and three iron spears. Lengbanzi has three rattan pole hooks and three wooden pole hooks. The four deacons handed over three olive wood spears and WuAn olive wood spear was sent from the Jiaku of Beiyuan. Prince Yi: This olive wood is good, keep it temporarily. Prince Yi handed over a gun and iron barrel, and the decree was to match the scabbard. Qin this. Prince Yi handed in four Yibadan wooden tiger guns, four Alban Yibadan wooden tiger guns, eight larch sheaths, eight thread sheaths, one hundred willow arrow shafts, and one birch arrow shaft. Hundred roots. Wang Yu: Deliver this arrow shaft to the archery workshop. Editor's note: Please pay attention to the difference between the above and the reward. The cultural relic is the old Tibetan iron hazelnut whistle beryllium arrow of the Forbidden City as a reference.
Editor's note: For other supplementary information about the gun barrel, please refer to "Cihai" for details, but can't you see it in Junbo? Reveal the true appearance of ancient combat long-handled cold weapons from cultural relics. Three years in Yongzheng period: On the 25th, the member Wailang Haiwang gave an order from the king: Five hundred olive wood spears are made now, and the caps of the spears are hidden. Follow this. Done on August 20. Editor's note: Many lances have caps to protect the blades. Some are leather and some are wood, but they are not easy to preserve. The cultural relics are in the old collection of the Forbidden City for reference.
on the fourth day of September, member Wailang Haiwang's decree: Make a few more Yueaxes. Qin this. On the 10th day of September, a sample of Song Longyan Yue and Axe was painted, and a sample of Kui Longyan Yue and Axe was painted. Yuan Wailang Haiwang submitted it to him. By decree: Make a few of each. Qin this. On the seventh day of March, four years, two enamel yoke and two axes were made and presented. On the 21st, they made two more and cleaned up a knife. Editor's note: Please see the so-called Song Longyan Yue map, please see "Weapons | "Qing Gong Wu Bei" is wrong! That is obviously a Japanese naginata. The picture shows the Forbidden City Chief Weapon: The Weapon Chapter. The cultural relics are in the old collection of the Forbidden City for reference.
On November 23, Yongzheng 4th year, he led a reminder that Erhei held a knife under a birch sheath, saying that the eunuch Liu Yu's decree: change this blade to face outwards, and then make small knives and make the blade face outwards. Being a knife maker also passed them on to make outward-facing blades. This knife was delivered in a hurry. I made a decree with the blade facing outwards. If the blade is facing outwards, the tip of the knife should be bent inwards, and the straight blade should be facing outwards. Qin this. On November 27, two small knives with birch leather blades facing outwards were made and presented to the end. On the third day of the third day of the Yongzheng five years, the eunuch Zhang Yuzhu gave a decree: Reward Sichuan Admiral Huang Tinggui for using his waist knife. Qin this. (Reward to Yuanjin Shuzier with a large concave waist knife). The cultural relic is in the former collection of the Forbidden City. As a reference for the large concave knife, this is a royal knife.
If the reward will be in accordance with the regulations, the handle rope and the knife lanyard will be changed to blue or green, similar to the following
闰 March 10th... It is also said that a black leather sheath and ivory paper knife will be used. On the first day of March, the sixth year of the Yongzheng period, the Prince Haiwang Fengyi ordered several pieces of iron that will be made into a large concave surface, with gilt copper-plated ornaments. On the fifth day of the fifth day, Yuan Wailang Shen Yu and Tang Ying selected eight of the ten undecorated large concave waist knife heads, and urged the chief Wu Huazi to decorate them. The master of the meal, Wu Ji, handed over a small knife with a copper bundle in a leather sheath and said that the dining room tube led 80: I still make five, remember this. According to a post from the Old Summer Palace on June 29, Li, the eunuch in the Prince Yi’s Mansion of this month, paid 17 yuan for Fujian bulk steel and 17 yuan for Chuzhou steel. On December 15th, a wooden pattern was made and presented. Bong Wang Yu: You don’t have to do it like this, you can do it like a Japanese sword. Follow this. The cultural relics are used for the Ryukyu in the Palace Museum. The current title of the official website of the Forbidden City: Shark skin handle lacquer pattern sheath waist knife
Yongzheng, May 2nd, 7th year. Wuhu Steel's twelve catties plus Taitou Steel's knife head make two. Editor's note: For details, please see: "Why do Baogang blades that are 1,000 years behind China become the mainstream of Japanese swords? Deciphering the History of Sino-Japanese Sword Exchange in the Qing Dynasty. The cultural relics are in the old collection of the Forbidden City for reference.
On the third day of October, the Chinese doctor Haiwang Fengyi ordered 10,000 waist knives to be used as a reward for the soldiers to use the large lacquer ornaments of the leather sheath. On August 20th, 2009, he sent a hundred knives to him and sent him to Marsell, the father of the university, to reward his brave soldiers. On December 11th, 2009, 352 swordsmen from the new camp will be rewarded, and the leader of the soldiers, Yu Sheng'e, will take them away. On May 11th of the tenth year, a thousand knives will be rewarded to Jehol Soldiers and Hu Dawen, leader of Soldiers, will take them away. The cultural relics are military officials and soldiers, and they are used as reference by the Palace Museum.
Yongzheng eight years: Appreciation of Wuhu steel concave waist knife green leather color gold flower sheath gilded ornaments. In the 9th year of Yongzheng: Appreciating the Han guard Ding Yunlong with a large concave waist knife. Fifty fine waist knives with bronze ornaments for brave soldiers. Ten years of Yongzheng: the 30th day of the first lunar month. Minister of the dayHaiwang also ordered: to appreciate the Xiaoshun sword of the military camp, there are no styles, and you can ask the Lama Temple, the father Zhan Dai enters the Xiaoxuzi sword, and investigates it. July 23 Heisha Linpi color gold sheath ingots, gold studs, large concave waist knife reward, general Mukden Editor's note: For details of the Qing palace's military equipment, please see what can you think of when talking about the Qing army and the post-jin? No picture, no truth, classics and cultural relics tell you the true Eight Banners. The cultural relic is an old Shundao in the Forbidden City for reference.
On the 28th of the first lunar month, reward Aohan King Ezhetu with an isometric knife each. Fifty large concave waist knives were used for rewards, and gold-plated copper ornaments were black leather sheaths. They were rewarded with General Darzi, Admiral Fan Ting, Academician Ortai, General Zhang Chaoliang, and Efu Celing. On May 11th, the old silver-rimmed large lacquered iron ornaments with a thousand waist knives were taken away, and Yiershida, who came from the Buddha's standard of the deputy capital of Baitang Ahuashan, and fifty-eight Jiaorehe, was taken away. On November 12, make fifty flat waist knives to Changde. In the 11th year of Yongzheng, there are still activities for this year: a gold-plated Kuilong ornament with a waist knife in a black leather sheath to reward Wu Zheng, a soldier in Sichuan. The cultural relics are in the old collection of the Forbidden City for reference. Such as rewards, the handle rope and the sword lanyard will be changed to blue in accordance with the regulations.
Twelfth year of Yongzheng On April 20th, Haiwang passed the decree: Reward the general soldier Ren Huaide's waist sword, pocket knife and other pieces. Qin this. On the seventh day of June, the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng period...Today will be spared...Three pieces of gold-plated small knives and utensils on a wooden target in a sheath. April 30: Five knives with horns and horns, three knives in birch wood, three knives in Koryo wood. May 17: Ten pieces of birch yi leather sheath knife. In the 13th year of Yongzheng (1735), the August 23rd of the lunar calendar, and the August 8th of the Gregorian calendar, Aixinjueluo Yinzhen was hung up.
This article focuses on extracting the description of the artifacts from the manufacturing office about its weapons for royal use/appreciation, with pictures and explanations to supplement the shortcomings of the picture description. "Since it is an excerpt, it will inevitably be missed. I hope readers who are really interested can read it. The original text, with reference to cultural relic research.
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