SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

collective punishment

  • Mozi – Chapter 70

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    Ana

    This military chapter lays out comprehensive siege regulations: strict discipline, collective accountability, beacon signals, material requisition, spy management, reward-punishment rules and full civilian mobilization to secure walled cities.

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 13.3

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    Juan

    Han Feizi Chapter 13.3 continues the jade allegory, stressing Legalist reformers face harsh persecution. True statecraft must overcome elite resistance.

  • The Compassionate Reformer: Emperor Wen of Han [Western Han]

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    Juan

    This article profiles Emperor Wen of Han, a humble and compassionate reformer. He abolished collective punishment and cruel corporal penalties, inspired by a young girl’s plea. He cut taxes, practiced frugality, and cared for the vulnerable, laying the foundation for the golden “Rule of Wen and Jing.”