During the reign of Shunzhi (1644—1661) in the Qing Dynasty, in the region of Tengxian and Yixian Counties, seven out of ten people were robbers. The government dared not arrest them. Later, these robbers voluntarily came over and pledged allegiance to the authorities. The county magistrate called them the Robber Families so as to distinguish them from ordinary residents. If occasionally some disputes arose between ordinary residents and robber families, the government officials tended to decide in favour of the robber families for fearing that they might make trouble again. During the reign of Shunzhi (1644—1661) in the Qing Dynasty, in the region of Tengxian and Yixian Counties, seven out of ten people were robbers. The government dared not arrest them. Later, these robbers voluntarily came over and pledged allegiance to The authorities. The county magistrate called them the Robber Families so as to distinguish them from ordinary residents. If occasionally some disputes arose between ordinary residents and robber families, the government officials tended to decide in favour of the robber families for fearing that they might make Trouble again.