In the Tang Dynasty, one tael of silver at that time was equivalent to 1 0,000 copper coins, while rice at that time was only five taels, equivalent to 4 1 0,30 RMB now. A lot, my monthly salary! Really fooled by the TV series!
After one or two pieces of silver were converted into rice in the Song Dynasty, it was about 924- 1848 yuan, which was quite a lot, but compared with the Tang Dynasty, the gap was not generally large.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, one or two pieces of silver could buy two pieces of rice. According to the calculation at that time, one stone was 94.4 kilograms, which means that one or two pieces of silver in the Ming Dynasty is now 660.8 yuan. This price is similar to my one-year bonus!
In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the value was about 150 RMB 220 yuan. The price has gone up so much? The gap is not generally large. I always thought that silver and gold were heavy metals and hardly depreciated. Who knows, the strength of depreciation is not small!
190 1 year, and the 1 silver dollar in this period is equivalent to today's RMB 70 yuan. 1925 Shanghai 1 silver coins can buy 18 Jin of rice. So 1 silver dollar is about RMB 45 yuan. It seems that silver is becoming less and less valuable!
In Peiping in the 1930s, a dollar and a silver dollar could buy a "mutton hotpot". In Shanghai, one silver dollar can invite two western-style food packages. You can buy about 20 tickets if you visit the park, and about 10 if you watch a movie. From this point of view, in the 1930s, the purchasing power of silver was still rising. How can I get 3500 yuan for instant-boiled mutton now?