What was the position of general arrest in ancient times?

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There was a "general arrest" position in the Ming Dynasty, which should be said to be a messenger, not a dirty official at all, and not a thief. But by the middle-ranking civil and military officials, mainly Wu Zhi Dusi, for example, people who may be of the third level are in charge of affairs.

For example, check a record of Ming Shenzong:

In July of six years, he was in charge of Fujian's military and political affairs together with Xu, the chief arresting officer of Zhejiang.

In July, Gui Mao was promoted to Fushan Port in Zhili and took part in the general bath as the general manager of Zhejiang.

That is to say, it is generally called "the general arrest department", but "the general arrest and the general sentence" is also recorded in Shi Minglu.

Let's talk about the meaning of "Du Si" first. "Du Si" was originally the abbreviation of "Du Commanding and Making Division".

Later, it refers to the commander-in-chief in charge of official seals, official letters and patrols, military equipment, water transportation, Beijing operations, and defense. (All commanders and commanders are second-class, tongzhi is second-class, and the third-class is third-class), which can also refer to the commander-in-chief of camp, commander-in-chief of Zhongjun, commander-in-chief of Cheying and commander-in-chief of Fort XX.

Under the camp military system, it gradually became a routine in Qin Long and Wanli period, and it was mostly promoted by presidential system, ethical system, commander-in-chief system and garrison system. Their main tasks are to fill "Zhong Jun" or "camp", defend or defend forts, lead car camps, help other towns, and so on. Some even take the title of general manager to be in charge of staff and guerrilla affairs, and listen to deputy commanders, staff and guerrilla movements.

So what do these "chasers" probably do? In fact, you can guess from the literal meaning. According to Ming Shenzong's records:

Fu Fengyang, Jiang Yilin and Yi Shicheng wrote the following questions: In Jiangbei, where the military and civilians are mixed, thieves are under the jurisdiction of general arresting officers. Weekly inspection is difficult, so it is appropriate to arrest separately. Yang Shan, Yancheng, Anton, Muyang, Haizhou and Ganyu are still responsible for food. Pizhou, Suqian, Taoyuan and Qinghe counties belong to Pizhou, Huai 'an, which is in charge of the river. Sui, Wan and Xuzhou Xiao, Pei, Yi and Yi counties belong to Xuzhou Water Conservancy Annals of Huai 'an Prefecture. Wuwei Prefecture and Chaoxian County still belong to Jiang Fang Tongzhi; Hefei, Liuhe, Shucheng, Lujiang, Yingshan and Huoshan are all under the jurisdiction of Guan Matong. They are in charge of their own domestic health centers, and Guan Yu, Guan He and other officials listen to the governor, and all the affairs that should be handled by the chief inspector are instructed to be held seriously.

Coverage of ministries. From it.

Gui You, first of all, Fujian Tingzhou government caught a thief in Hetouping, appealed to the people to build a new town hall, and sentenced Chen Wencan not go. I'm sorry I wrote you a letter, because it is said that Hetouping is in Shanghang, and there are soldiers preparing to press the border, but there are no government officials. Please take Tingzhou satrap as the general manager, in charge of the total arrest, chop the thief and pass the punishment.

The official department connects Guangdong and Guangxi mountainous areas with Hetouping Road, which is known as a thief. First, the ministers of the two provinces set up a city to add soldiers, and the special officials took the seat. We will discuss the reform in the next few years, which is related to the localities. Beggars will be dealt with according to the long meeting, and their responsibilities will be determined.

A letter to the Ministry is like a discussion, but the evil literary talent is absent from work and takes away his salary for half a year.

Xu, commander of the military and political department of Wanquan, military and political handprints of Daning, and Jin Bing, commander of Zhejiang General. Bid for the right-wing guerrillas of Zhejiang Military Gate to manage China's military affairs.

In other words, "total arrest" is to patrol thieves from all provinces, but it is not to catch a thief as you usually think, but to suppress a large-scale thief who gathers people to plunder or even resist the court. This belongs to the use of military means to maintain local security, so it is generally served by military attaché s, often named province, with heavy responsibilities, but there are also civilian accomplices and judges.