Ancient execution executioner, how are all selected?

Of all occupations, executioner may be one of the most scary occupations. Between knife and knife, it is a life. So people often call those evil people Hangman, also expressed their dislike for this man.

But in fact the executioner is only a profession and is not necessarily a bad profession because although there are unjustly wrong cases in the death sentence, most of them are extremely cruel and the executioner is, to a certain extent, a member of the public harm.

So how does the executioner choose to dial? Do not look at the executioner just chopped his head, but in fact it is a high-precision work. Executioner must aim precisely at the gap between the intervertebral bone of the prisoner, so as to make the knife rise and fall, or if it is cut on the bone, then the cut is made, but the execution has always been concerned only with a knife, so must be under Knife to be accurate.

Therefore, the executioner is often ancestral down. As a goblet family, they will have a very sharp knife, as a tool for execution. Of course, there are master apprentices, than China's last executioner Deng Haishan, he is worshiping a executioner as a teacher to enter this business.

That you want to become executioner, you must work hard. Daily holding a knife facing winter melon training. This is mainly practiced in two ways: First, practicing arm strength, can knife cut melon into two. Second, practice the stars. Usually on the melon will be drawn on the line, see your knife is not exactly on the horizontal line.

After the executioner is trained, he can be appointed. Hangman to perform the task, it is quite stressful.

Normally, they grind their knives and burn incense sticks the night before, and they will ask the names of their prisoners for error before the execution. At that execution, one side stands alone to attract the attention of the prisoner, while the executioner will cut off the knife when the prisoner does not pay attention.

After doing the work, the executioner will never return to the Yamen cross, will also call the ya poor ass to show off bad luck.

Of course, though this is a profession, it is a murderous act, so the executioner has a hidden rule that no more than 99 beheadings should be done or retribution should be made. That last mentioned Deng Haishan, China's last executioner, because he only knew the artisanal work, and the living wage was relatively high. It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty he was cut off and there were four oceanic subsidies. So Deng Haishan did not listen to Master's advice, he has been cut to cancel this punishment until China, it is learned is cut more than 300 heads.

I do not know is not really retribution, Deng Haishan late age is indeed more bitter, because his reputation too loud, most people are reluctant to approach him, he did not marry his wife no descendants, to the elderly died at home, no one received the corpse.