Qin Shihuang.
after Qin Shihuang became the first emperor, he had the custom of going to court, which was continued all the time. Sometimes he played, but nothing happened. Later, you have to go if you have nothing to do, and it is stipulated to go in the morning. Maoshi is when the sun just comes out (equivalent to 6-7 o'clock in the morning). Later, people will have nothing to do and then come back, which is called calling the clock. Later, it became a habit and all walks of life learned it. It is stipulated to go to work in the morning.
Going to work in modern times is something that everyone does every day. No matter which side of the earth they live in, when they walk down the street at nine o'clock every morning, they will see that the largest ethnic group in this city is moving away quickly. By 6 o'clock in the afternoon, this group will be off work.
The time of going to work and leaving work in ancient times:
The time of going to work and leaving work in ancient times is similar to that in modern times, but it is earlier than the general practice of modern institutions from nine to five, which is in line with the rest habits of most people in agricultural society, and often people have to get up and prepare when the cock crows.
In The Book of Songs, there is a poem "Cock Crow", which describes the work situation of officials in the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period: "When the cock crows, the officials are ready to go to court". "The east is bright, and the dynasty is prosperous"-when the east is bright, officials are already standing in the hall.
The ancient tradition of getting ready to go to work at the crowing of chickens was formed at least in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, this period of time gradually shaped into Mao Shi. Maoshi corresponds to the modern 24-hour system from 5 am to 7 am.
local officials should also arrive at their posts on time. From the procedural point of view, "drumming to the top" is the beginning of local officials' daily work; Playing drums after work in the afternoon is called "breaking up the hall".
The drum set in front of the ancient yamen was originally used to announce the departure of the county grandfather, which was equivalent to the bell after work. It was not used until the Ming and Qing Dynasties as an emergency for people who had no time to write a complaint.