In modern society, many companies will provide working meals for their employees. In ancient times, because officials had to get up early every day to go to court, would the court also provide these officials with working meals? In fact, during the Qin and Han Dynasties in China, especially during the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court provided these officials with a free working breakfast. ?

Cui, a native of the Tang Dynasty, recorded in "Sentence to Cao Dining Hall Wall" that in order to better manage state affairs, Emperor Taizong decided to extend the daily meeting time, so in order not to let officials go to court hungry, the court provided breakfast for these officials, and the dining hall was located under the porch of the Golden Hall. But I didn't expect this effect to be very good, so I was highly praised by the government. ?

Seeing that his decision had achieved unexpected results, Emperor Taizong decided to promote this policy. Then it became custom-made, so by the end of the Tang Dynasty, official canteens were widely popularized, and this system was used in every dynasty in the future. ?

The dining hall of ancient officials was used as a "public kitchen". If it's the emperor's treat, it's called "Chutian", but only local officials above a certain level can have dinner in "Chutian". At that time, officials in Beijing who were not within the scope of attending the DPRK meeting could have a working meal at the "official chef" of the agency, so it can also be called "Bai Si official chef" at this time. In addition, local governments at all levels and agencies of relevant central departments will also have canteens, which will become "county canteens" and "Cao canteens". In addition to these officials, some small officials also have canteens, which are called "official chefs" or "assistant chefs".