The Penalty-Ransom is the important penalties on the history of Chinese ancient legal system, which is a legal method that stipulates the convict to pay some money and goods to replace or countervail his crime. 赎刑是我国古代法律制度中的一项重要刑罚,它是规定犯人交纳一定数量的财,以代替或抵销其罪行的一种法律手段。