How terrible is Gu Ning Ancient Pagoda? Why are some Manchu officials recorded in history scared to death?

In the dramas of the Qing Dynasty that everyone often watches, there is a familiar scene, that is, court officials violated the king's law, and the emperor was angry and "sent to Ningguta and never entered the customs". When officials hear that they have been demoted to Ningguta, most of them will faint on the spot. So where is Ningguta, so many officials would rather die than go?

At first glance, the name Ningguta is a tower. In fact, Ningguta has nothing to do with this tower. In Manchu, it means "six", because in Manchu legends, six brothers once occupied their respective sides here, hence the name Ningguta.

Ningguta, a place with a long history, was once the capital of the State of Jin, and was also considered as the land of Longxing by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. The general stationed in Ningguta, also known as General Ningguta, is a very important commander.

Later, General Ningguta moved his station to Jilin, but this position is still very important. It was an important strategic base for the Qing rulers to control the Heilongjiang River Basin. At that time, the troops stationed here were called armored men, and all criminals exiled here by the emperor and their families were paid to these soldiers called armored men as slaves to do some hard labor in the local area.

Because the conditions in the slave labor place are very difficult, being sent to Ningguta is basically sentenced to death, so exiled officials are very reluctant to come here. There are many reasons why the local conditions in Ningguo Tower are particularly difficult. First of all, its climate is particularly bad, and it is a bitter and cold place. Most people will freeze to death here.

Second, when you are exiled to Ningguta, you will be asked to do a lot of hard work, such as building bridges and roads, reclaiming land to grow grain and so on. Every day, you are not only labor-intensive, but also short of clothes and food. Before being exiled here, officials usually lived in luxury and pampered themselves. How can you get used to these things?

Therefore, most honest officials would rather commit suicide when they were exiled than go to Ningguta to serve their own hard labor.