Now we have to check in to check in at work. If we don’t think about the ancients who would have check in at work? What punishment will be given for being late? In fact, people in ancient times also needed to check in when they were working, such as officials in Beijing who held a gold rice bowl. Take the court for example. To reflect the emperor's diligence, it is generally stipulated that it is from 5:00 to 7:00 in the morning. The commonly said "Dianmao" comes from here, and translated into human words is "name". In ancient times, civil servants had to check in at 6 a.m. in summer and autumn, they had to sign in at 5 a.m. If someone absent from work or is late for no reason, it is not as simple as deducting some money now. Depending on the number of days and the severity of the circumstances, they can be punished with flogging or imprisonment.
Tang Xuanzong period: "Civil and military officers who fail to attend the court for no reason will win a quarter of their fortune." During the reign of Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty, "The officials in the court were not allowed to go to the court for no reason and took a monthly salary." During the Tang Dynasty, Wenzong : "A civil and military officials often participate in officials, but if they fail to participate in court, they will be fined twenty-five people per stake according to the amount of money." Tang Law also stipulates: "If you miss absent from work for 35 days, you will be sentenced to 21 years in prison for fixed-term imprisonment. If you are an official working in a military center or a border area, you will be punished with first-class crimes." The punishment in the Ming Dynasty was even more severe. Officials were beaten for 20 small boards for one day without work, and the crime was added to the first level for every 3 days. If they were beaten with a stick for 100 large boards for 20 days, so we don’t need to envy the ancients’ working system. In ancient times, civil servants were actually more miserable than us.
