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As the onlookers chatted, the functions and effects of the prizes on the poster were also explained in detail.
Until someone remembered that it took ten taels of silver to get a chance to consume.
The debate among the onlookers came to an abrupt end in embarrassment.
Even though ten taels of silver may not sound like a lot, it is relative.
In the Tang Dynasty today, the monthly salary of a second-rank official is 6,500 wen, food and rations are 1,500 wen, and miscellaneous expenses are 1,000 wen; the monthly salary of a fourth-rank official is 3,500 wen, food and rations are 700 wen, and miscellaneous expenses are 700 wen?
This salary may seem like a lot, but which official doesn't have to support a large family?
Unless they are from aristocratic families or wealthy families, ordinary officials may not be willing to spend so much.
As for ordinary people, it takes a long time to save up one tael of silver, so how could they possibly see silver often?
"History of Ming Dynasty" mentioned that the annual salary of a seventh-rank county magistrate was only 45 taels of silver.
During the Wanli period, the annual income of the national treasury only reached 2 million taels, and this was the result of Zhang Juzheng's reforms.
Therefore, Jin Yong, who wrote "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", did not seem to have an accurate concept of the monetary value of silver.
When Guo Jing first met Huang Rong, he was overcharged by her. As a result, "when the bill was settled, the total amount was 19 taels, 7 qian and 4 fen."
The era of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty, and the circulation of silver was lower than that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so its value could only be higher.
Huang Rong spent half a year's salary of a Ming Dynasty official on one meal.
With this level of consumption, not to mention that Guo Jing is just a little silly, even if he practiced the "Bixie Sword Manual", there would be a lot of women who would fall for him, right?
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