1. Silver, weights and measures, salary

The common algorithms of ancient currency are as follows:

1 liang gold = 10 liang silver = 10 copper coins = 10,000 copper coins

1 liang silver = 1 copper coin = 1000 coins

1 copper coin = 0.3 yuan

The purchasing power of 1 liang of silver in the Song Dynasty should be between 300-500 yuan today;

In the Song Dynasty, 1 liang of silver was about 1 penny, that is, 1,000 copper coins.

There were 800 essays and 850 essays during financial constraints. The first few dynasties of the Song Dynasty were not bad. Even in the reign of Emperor Renzong, it was okay, and the economy was still active.

Although the actual situation recorded in the History of the Song Dynasty is a little different, it is not a big problem.

Official salary:

The salary of a prime minister in the Song Dynasty was 300 yuan per month, that is, 90,000 yuan, with an annual salary of 1.08 million yuan. There are 20 pieces of silk in spring and winter, 30 pieces of silk, and a hundred taels of winter.

Participate in political affairs, three divisions, with a monthly salary of 200 yuan, about 60,000 yuan, and an annual salary of 720,000 yuan. Ten pieces of silk in spring and winter, ten pieces of silk in spring, twenty pieces of silk in winter, and fifty taels of cotton.

Entering the internal service provincial know, deputy know, escort class, 25 passes. Seven silks in spring, ten in winter, and thirty taels in winter.

An ordinary county magistrate with a monthly salary of 15 yuan, equivalent to 4,500 yuan and an annual salary of 54,000 yuan.

In addition to the principal salary, there are also various allowances such as salary, Lusu, boat money, kitchen materials, salary and charcoal, increase, public money, coupons, job fields, etc.

(Note: The Qianmo system in the Song Dynasty, that is, the measurement method of dozens of cents or more than 100 cents as Mo (hundreds), is a unique phenomenon in the history of Chinese coins. Among them, the representative of Song is the most prominent, but it is not involved here

and, because it is more complicated)

Civil prices:

At the time of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the pork was about 20 yuan per catty.

A bucket of 30 meters, only between 600 and 700 yuan per stone.

30 pieces of kitchen knife.

About 100 yuan per catty of raw fish.

All kinds of pasta, about 10 articles per bowl, such as: Tongpi noodles, ginger knife, Huidao, cold Tao, Hengzi, Jiluo noodles and so on.

The price of renting a pommel horse is about 150 yuan, and it is estimated that a certain deposit will be paid.

Night snack, porridge and snacks, 20 yuan a serving.

Most of the prices in Beijing Normal University are higher than those in other places. The more remote places, the lower the prices will be, and the more expensive the rich and prosperous places will be higher than those in the poor and backward places.

A little can be seen from the Water Margin. In the fifteenth episode, when Wu used to persuade San Ruan to join the group to rob the birthday program, Wu asked Ruan Xiaoqi to use a pair of silver to buy a urn of wine, 20 catties of raw cooked beef, and a pair of big chickens

can be proved.

Measures and Measures:

1 catty in the Song Dynasty is about 1.2 catties today

The 1 stone in the Song Dynasty was 92.5 catties, about 110 catties today

1 foot is equal to 10 inches, 1 inch is a little more than 3 cm now, 1 foot = 31 cm, 1 foot = 3.1 meters

Time:

Carving - In ancient times, a day and night was divided into twelve hours, and another hundred minutes; a moment was about 15 minutes.

hours--

At noon (from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day), rats jump the most at this time.

When it is ugly (from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock), the cattle will finish eating grass at this time and prepare to plough the field.

Yin time (3 o'clock to 5 o'clock) Tiger Tiger is the most fierce at this time.

At Mao'clock (5 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the morning), the rabbit moon, also known as the jade rabbit, is still in the sky during this period.

Chengshi (7 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the morning) It is said that this is the time of "a group of dragons in the rain"

The snake hides in the grass at this time (from 9:00 to 11:00)

At noon (11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), the sun is the most violent at this time. It is said that when the yang qi reaches its limit, and the yin qi will be produced, and the horse is a yin animal.

No time (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.) When sheep eat grass during this period (from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.), monkeys like to cry at this time.

Youshi (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) The chicken begins to return to the nest in the evening.

At 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock, the dog began to guard the door.

At Haishi (9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) The pig was sleeping in the middle of the night.

Ancient timers: sunshade, copper pot drip (water and hourglass)