How did Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty eliminate pornography and illegal publications in ancient times?

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the prohibition of prostitution in the Qing Dynasty was severe, but it was also repeated. In the early Qing Dynasty, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, Jiao Fangsi was established in the capital. However, the emperor shunzhi twice cut back on Jiao Fang's female music, and when he held activities in the palace, he trained 48 eunuchs to replace female prostitutes. In the eighth year of Shunzhi (A.D. 165 1), the court ordered to stop female music in Jiao Fang and began to ban prostitution.

Emperor Kangxi inherited Shunzhi's policy of banning prostitution. In the 12th year of Kangxi (A.D. 1673), a decree was issued, reaffirming the prohibition of prostitution. In the 19th year of Kangxi (A.D. 1680), it was clearly stipulated in the law: "A group of people opened a kiln to lure women and children, and were punished as bachelors first, so as to armor people in Heilongjiang and other places as slaves."

Emperor Jiaqing further increased the punishment for prostitution. In the 16th year of Jiaqing (A.D. 18 1 1), the Qing Law was revised, which stipulated: "Anyone who catches prostitutes inside and outside the capital and keeps a soft shed for a long time will be rented out to the owner, with 80 employees for the first time, only one month ..."

The prohibition of prostitution in the Qing dynasty can be said to be a real "legal prohibition of prostitution", and the "anti-pornography" of the court was very powerful and effective for a period of time. Take Yangzhou, a famous "red light city" in China at that time, for example. At that time, sex workers were very nervous. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the sex industry in Yangzhou has been very developed. Although the imperial court "cracked down on pornography", prostitutes have not been banned, and they have always been "private prostitutes". As long as the wind is tight, they will "collectively disappear". Wu Qi, a beginner in Qing Dynasty, said in Preface to Yangzhou Proposal: "Whenever there is a ban, you will flee for life and death, and I don't know what to do."

In the ancient dynasties of China, the prohibition of prostitution in Qing Dynasty was the most explicit, but it was not actually prohibited. The phenomenon of folk prostitution is still serious, especially after the reign of Emperor Xianfeng, prostitutes in Beijing became active again, and the "Prohibition of Prostitution Order" existed in name only. Before the end of the feudal era, the sex industry advocated by Guan Zhong rarely had its final glory. At that time, many "red light districts" were formed in China, such as the "red light district" in Beijing.

Why did the sex industry flourish again in the late Qing Dynasty? First, after the western powers opened their doors, the commercial economy destroyed the sex industry that has not disappeared; Second, because the emperor took the lead in entertaining himself, the Tongzhi emperor liked to "swim" and often visited brothels in disguise. It is not groundless to say that his department died of "sexually transmitted diseases". The most important thing is that the policy of banning prostitution in Qing dynasty was loosened, which historians call "loosening", and many places * * * smoked "flowers", in fact.

The prohibition of prostitution in ancient China was always a game of prohibition and irrepressibility. It was not until the founding of New China that the prohibition of prostitution became a reality.