Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170506154558

At the very heart of the Xinese legal system is the five punishments a series of well five punishments for various crimes. Most punishments are in the form of a beating although one can have the beating remitted with a payment of sorts.

Chī, A beating on the back or buttocks with a light bamboo cane. Comes in five levels

10 Lashes, remitted by 10 Wei

20 Lashes, remitted by 20 Wei

30 Lashes, remitted by 30 Wei

40 Lashes, remitted by 40 Wei

50 Lashes, remitted by 1 Yan

Zhàng, Beating with a large stick or flogging. Comes in five levels

60 Lashes, remitted by 1 Yan and 10 Wei

70 Lashes, remitted by 1 Yan and 20 Wei

80 Lashes, remitted by 1 Yan and 30 Wei

90 Lashes, remitted by 1 Yan and 40 Wei

100 Lashes, remitted by 1 Han

Tú, Penal service and additional lashes by a large stick (The lashes can be remitted)

One year of Penal service, plus 60 lashes, remitted by 10 Han

One and a half years of Penal service, plus 70 lashes, remitted by 20 Han

Two years of Penal service, plus 80 lashes, remitted by 30 Han

Two and a half of Penal service, plus 90 lashes, remitted by 40 Han

Three years of Penal service, plus 100 lashes, remitted by 1 Yin

Liú, exile from home and castration. Those sentenced to Liú become Imperial Eunuchs

Sĭ, death. Comes in many forms from decapitation being the lowest level and the highest being by 'Death by a Thousand Cuts'

Note: payments the average pay of a worker in Xin is around 1-5 Wei a day to put the payments in perspective. 