Price in Ming Dynasty (Wanli Year).

Prices in the Ming Dynasty:

1 tael of rice and silver = 2 shi, or 377.6 kilograms. Total RMB 1.75/jin.

The price of fine pork is 1 yuan and 6 cents = 8 pounds, which is RMB 13.2 yuan/jin.

1 cent and 2 cents of silver for fine mutton = 8 jins, equivalent to RMB 9.5 yuan/catty

7.5 cents of silver for five jins of beef, equivalent to RMB 9.9 yuan/catty

The price of five kilograms of heavy carp is 1 cent of silver, which is equal to RMB 13.2 yuan/jin

The price of five kilograms of chestnuts is 6 cents and five cents of silver, which is equal to RMB 8.6 yuan/jin

The price of one live fat chicken Silver 4 cents is equivalent to RMB 26.4 per piece

Four pieces of white cloth are priced at 8 cents, which is equivalent to RMB 132.2 yuan/piece

One pound of cotton is priced at 6 cents, which is equivalent to RMB 39.6 yuan/piece. jin

100 jins of high-grade red dates are priced at 2 taels and 5 cents of silver, which is equivalent to RMB 16.5 yuan/catty

Will try two yellow silk umbrellas, priced at 6 cents of silver, which is equivalent to RMB 3 yuan/unit

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Five shovels used by the Ministry of Justice are priced at two cents and five cents, which is equivalent to RMB 33/catty

Official longan weighs two catties and eight taels, and is priced at one cent and two cents, which is equivalent to RMB 29.5 yuan/catty

The above prices are based on "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes" in the Wanli Year of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty novel "Water Margin", when Yang Zhi was selling knives in Tokyo, Niu Er once said, "What kind of bird knife sells for a lot of money! I can buy one for thirty cents, and it can cut meat." Get tofu." One tael was worth 1,000 Wen, and a kitchen knife cost 30 Wen, about 20 yuan. Considering that there was no industrial ironmaking at that time, the price of this kitchen knife was similar to what we have now. Chapter 44: When Dai Zong and Yang Lin invited Shi Xiu to dinner, Yang Lin threw out a tael of silver and let the store serve food and drinks as he pleased. This more than 600 yuan is not enough in our current big hotel, but we can indeed serve food casually in a small restaurant.

Real estate price: "Ke Chengdao said: 'There is an empty house for sale near the tomb, and it only costs fifty taels. If you can buy it, it will be convenient.' Chun'er collected fifty taels. With money, you can buy a house. "——"Three Words·Zhao Chun'er's Chongwang Caojiazhuang" A low-end property costs 50 taels per house, about 33,040 yuan. High-end mansion: more than 10 million. "Shi Xiaoshe was eager to sell, so he fell into his trap. The property was worth several thousand gold, but Guo Diaoer negotiated an estimate and found it was only worth four hundred gold." - "Three Words: Gui Yuan's Confession for Traveling Abroad". It seems that the houses of rich people in the Ming Dynasty were really expensive.

Price stability. In the early years and the end of the Ming Dynasty, prices were such that one tael of silver could buy one stone of rice. During the Zhengtong period, one tael of silver could buy four stones. During the chaos of the Chongzhen Empire, prices were still as high as two taels and one stone. But compared to the skyrocketing prices in the late Republic of China, money was still hard currency after all. Prices in the Ming Dynasty were basically stable, especially the official salary ratio, which was one to two stones of rice. It plays a considerable role in stabilizing currency prices.

Taxes.

"History of the Ming Dynasty·Food and Goods Five" "For all business taxes, take one out of thirty, and those who exceed the tax will be considered as violating the order."

"Wanshu Miscellaneous Talks" "Within ten years of Wanli , and asked about the subject, the following three tax exemption deeds will be issued. If the purchase price is less than forty taels and the pawn price, all taxes will be exempted. If the purchase price is more than forty taels, the tax will be one cent and five cents per tael. "

"History of the Ming Dynasty·Shihuo 2" issued an edict in the second year of Jianwen's reign: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang were the only places to pay heavy tax, while Su and Songzhun rented their subjects privately, especially to punish the recalcitrant people for a while. How can this be used as a rule?" If one party is in serious trouble, it is advisable to reduce or reduce the amount."

"History of the Ming Dynasty: Food and Goods 2" issued an edict in February of the fifth year of Xuande's reign: "The old official land rent was one to four dou per mu. If the price rises to more than one stone, the tax will be reduced by three-tenths."

The commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty was originally 1 in 30, which is 3.3%. Later, the emperor and the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty considered reducing the state expenditure to reduce the burden on the people, and it was reduced to 1.5% during the Wanli period. Small businesses, small merchants and hawkers with an annual turnover of 40 taels of silver, that is, those with a turnover less than 26,432 yuan are exempt from tax. ——Is this considered taking care of the vulnerable? Farmers' tax originally amounted to three to four dou in the early Hongwu period. Later, the tax on private fields was reduced to one dou of rice per mu, which is about 18.9 kilograms. Guantian is a little more than one to three buckets. The low tax revenue of the people is also related to the downsizing of government agencies in the Ming Dynasty. However, when a war broke out, the expenses were large and insufficient. During the chaos of Chongzhen, the emperor asked almost everywhere for some military expenses. During the Wanli period, when the harvest was the best, the national finance had 2 million taels of silver per year, which was achieved through Zhang Juzheng's reforms. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the total population was about 60 million, and the per capita annual national tax payment was 0.033 taels of silver, which was about 22 yuan.

Benefits.

In the early days of "History of the Ming Dynasty: Food and Goods 1", Taizu set up a yangjiyuan to collect those who had no complaints and provide them with food every month. A leaky garden was set up to bury the poor. All prefectures and counties have free graves. He also implemented the policy of providing care for the elderly, and granted titles to those who were over eighty years old. The imperial edict was again issued to show mercy to the soldiers and civilians who were in distress. However, in the late Yuan Dynasty, the strong and powerful were punished for bullying the poor and the weak, and the legislation was mostly right-handed to the poor and suppressed the rich.

There were no beggars or homeless people in the Ming Dynasty. There were almshouses in every county to take them in for free. "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes" records that "Each person will be given three measures of Taicang rice per month, and one piece of Jiaziku cloth every year." The conditions for admission to the nursing home are: "Check out the old, sick, orphaned and poor people inside and outside the capital, and apply according to their years." .

"Because of the treatment, some people do not leave even after they become rich. "There are families who provide food and clothing and are rich for the people." "You can also mix your name in it and get some benefits. For those who are exiled due to floods and droughts, as long as they are able to cultivate the land, the state will give each person 15 acres of land to cultivate, as well as cattle and farm tools. If the poor have no money to buy land for burial, the state will give them land. For those who are over eighty years old, the state will grant them a title, which means they will have to wait until they are eighty years old.

, Ruiwu Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. For the modern Ruiwu Festival, compare this festival with the ancient times.

"On every Dragon Boat Festival, the court officials were given cakes and rice dumplings to eat outside the Meridian Gate, and there were several rows of wine. out. The civil ministers still went to the back garden to watch the military ministers shoot willows, and everything happened. After going up to welcome my mother, I was lucky enough to see the dragon boat rowing in the inner swamp, and the sound of cannons was endless. "——"Shu Yuan Miscellaneous Notes" of the Ming Dynasty.

People in the Ming Dynasty lived like this. After the Qing troops entered the customs, they experienced power politics, burning canons and changing history, shaving hair and changing clothes, heavy taxes, all people were slaves, and the quality of life was poor. It is no wonder that the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty continued for half of the Qing Dynasty.

The general level is:

Tang Dynasty: 1 tael of silver is equivalent to 1,000-2,000 yuan today;

Yuan Dynasty: 1 tael of silver is equivalent to 1,000-1,900 yuan today;

Song Dynasty: 1 tael of silver is equivalent to 800-1,600 yuan today;

Ming Dynasty: 1 Two taels of silver are equivalent to 700-1,400 yuan today;

Qing Dynasty: 1 tael of silver is equivalent to 300-1,000 yuan today.

How expensive was rice in Suzhou in 1640 (Chongzhen). What? 100 copper coins per catty, which is about 50-100 yuan per catty. Think about it, a family of three spends 3,000 yuan on rice every month, and the monthly food cost is more than 4,000 yuan. What is the concept? Of course this is the end of the world.

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