Since human beings entered civilized society and private property appeared, the profession of thief was born. As a typical representative of getting something for nothing, thieves get people's money through a series of theft means, which is also deeply criticized by people. They are called "the demons that stir the world, make the world peaceful, and make ghosts fear God" in "Famous Words of Awakening the World", which shows that the wind comments are bad.

The ancients also tried their best to fight thieves. But there were no real safety measures in ancient times, and most houses were transparent on all sides. Coupled with the low-rise bungalows at that time, it was quite easy for thieves to commit crimes. To this end, some ancient people repeatedly made strange moves, such as Zhang Jun in the Southern Song Dynasty, and they came up with such a method.

Speaking of Zhang Jun, people familiar with the history of the Southern Song Dynasty must have heard of his name. Together with Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi, they are also called "the four great names of ZTE". However, Zhang Shun was not so worthy of the name, and even helped Qin Gui commit perjury to kill Yue Fei. Today, the author is telling the story of his struggle with the thief.

Because Yue Fei was killed, Zhang Jun's reputation among the people thoroughly stinks. Plus, he was a big corrupt official, so the gentlemen on the beam were discussing how to make Zhang Jun bleed a lot.

According to legend, the wealth of Zhang Junmai's family is amazing. There are not only ten thousand mu of fertile land, but also 600 thousand stone rice can be collected every year by rent alone, and the wealth at home is piling up. Others are two hundred pieces of silver, and Zhang Jun is one thousand pounds of silver directly. And Zhang Jun is a famous miser, always thinking about these treasures, for fear of being stolen by others.

In order to prevent theft, he melted all 1000 pounds of silver and made it into a 1000-pound ball. He proudly named it "Helpless", which means there is nothing a thief can do when he comes.

Indeed, in ancient times, it was quite difficult to move a big silver ball weighing more than 1,000 kilograms without such equipment as truck jacks, and Zhang Jun directly put the big silver ball in the middle of the yard, with the purpose of showing off to thieves and watching these small sneaky silver balls make a fool of themselves.

A few days after the silver ball was thrown, a thief really came to your door. That night, Zhang Jun, who was sleeping soundly in bed, heard the movement in the yard and crept into the dark of the courtyard wall, ready to watch a good show. Sure enough, under the night, a thief wearing a night suit and burying his face is looking at the silver ball up and down. After a while, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to move.

Unexpectedly, this first effort almost missed the thief's waist. The silver ball was too heavy, and the thief tried to suck it, but it only moved a little. After that, I tried several times in a row. I was so tired that I was sweating, but the silver ball did not move. One side of Zhang Jun saw this scene and almost laughed.

Seeing that he could not move, the thief finally gave up, turned a somersault along the wall and disappeared instantly. Zhang Jun was satisfied to leave, ready to go back to the room to sleep.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the bedroom door, he was stunned by what he saw. The room was in a mess, and all the cabinets and boxes were opened and emptied. His calligraphy and painting antiques, together with some rare treasures, were washed away. You see, the wall of the bedroom brought the thief back to life. Zhang Jun blacked out at the moment and suddenly fainted.

What a diversion! It turns out that these thieves have long known Zhang Jun's stupid way. They specially sent a colleague to "perform" for Zhang Jun in the yard, while others used his time in the theater to make his house clean. Zhang Junben thought the plan was successful, but he didn't expect to be caught by himself.

In the end, the Zhang family was left with the big silver ball. It also spread quickly among the people, and at that time, Zhang Jun became the laughing stock of ordinary people in their spare time.

Although the ancients complained about thieves, in this story, thieves became the embodiment of justice. In the final analysis, most petty thefts in ancient times were ill-gotten gains like Zhang Jun. Ordinary people were already struggling for survival, and these gentlemen on the beam would not start. From this point of view, ancient thieves were quite chivalrous.