Source:
1. Mr. Wang Zengyu, an expert in the history of the Song Dynasty, mentioned in the chapter "Defeating Xiang Han" in the seventh chapter of Yue Fei's New Biography that the imperial court sent a provincial letter to Yue Fei: "Fourth, pay 60,000 meters and 400,000 yuan for military supplies. Four hundred million dollars for one hundred and two thousand pieces of silver and five thousand two hundred pieces of gold. "
2. "Every banknote is consistent, there are thousands of them, and there are also one or two pieces of silver; Four penetration quasi gold one or two, "Ming history", the 57th food five.
3. "So the Ministry decided: one ingot of banknotes, one stone of rice; One or two gold, ten stones; One silver and two stones. ”? "Ming History" records that the fifty-fourth food is the second.
It can be concluded from the above historical data that in ancient times, 1 two silver = 1 000p,1two gold = 10 two silver.
Extended data:
Gold is a rarer, more precious and more valuable metal. Generally speaking, gold in the world is measured in ounces. In ancient China, gold was measured in ounces, which was a very important metal. It is not only a special currency for reserve and investment, but also an important material for jewelry industry, electronics industry, modern communication and aerospace industry.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-gold