The Republic of China is far away for most people, and few people know what happened during this historical period. However, because of the popularity of some TV dramas that interpret the Republic of China period in recent years, many people have begun to understand this history. But TV dramas are always TV series, and they cannot show history very completely, and there will be some scenes that contradict history, and all TV dramas shooting this period will have one thing, that is, the ocean.
In the TV series that we can see, the young masters who have generous shots are all carried by dozens of oceans, and some jewelry and jewelry can also be bought in dozens of oceans, and the purchasing power of oceans at that time can be said to be very strong. It can be said that the ocean is an inseparable and important part of the history of the Republic of China, whether it is an official or a civilian, the most used is the ocean currency, it can be said that people's lives during the Republic of China period are inseparable from the ocean currency, basically all goods are priced according to the ocean.
The ocean is a silver product, so at that time there was also another name called silver dollar, different from our current dollar, the ocean at that time was made of pure silver, put in our day, not counting the historical value of the ocean in it, the material alone is worth a lot of money. The ocean first appeared in the Qing Dynasty, when the picture of the dragon was printed on it, so it was also called long yang, after that there were many endless types of oceans, because there were too many types of oceans, it was difficult to unify the planning, so people gave the ocean this easy to remember and good name.
In the Republic of China period, after the introduction of the national currency regulations, even began to determine the monetary system. The silver dollar is set as the most basic currency, and the weight and purity of the silver dollar are also stipulated, and the weight of seven dollars plus two points, the purity of silver is eight points nine. After the establishment of the system, the development of the ocean began to be on the right track, and it became prosperous day by day. In this way, the ocean has completely become an important part of people's lives that cannot be missing.
Later, when Yuan Shikai was in power, he ordered that the ocean be changed to a coin with eight or nine pieces of silver and one component of copper, and his head was printed. Yuan Datou was born in this way, and it also became the main circulating currency in society at that time. This continued until 1928, when Sun Yat-sen of Nanjing issued new monetary regulations, and after the transformation of the previous currency, the national currency of the time was produced. In 1933, the status of the silver dollar was completely determined, and the silver dollar in circulation in the market could not be exchanged with the silver dollar of equal value. Since then, the development of silver dollars has entered its peak.
But with the outbreak of war, the ocean began to disappear step by step from people's vision. But the main thing was the indiscriminate issuance of paper coupons in place of silver dollars in 1948, which eventually led to inflation and the disappearance of the ocean. After a million heroes crossed the river in 1949, a new era arrived, and the ocean completely disappeared into the long river of history. However, we also have to admit that the important role of the ocean has been China's hard currency for a long time, which has played an extremely significant role in the development of history.
What kind of value did the ocean have in the society at that time, and how much could a piece of ocean buy? I believe that everyone will have these questions, and I will solve these questions for you below, and introduce you to the purchasing power and unique value of The Ocean in an all-round way.
In different periods, the value of an ocean is also different, when it first appeared in the Qing Dynasty, a piece of ocean walking on the street basically buying things that no one can find, when a piece of ocean is enough for a family to live for half a month or more. At that time, a craftsman could earn a few yuan if he did a good job, but a craftsman who learned a craft may not have an income for several months.
At that time, the society was very advocating education, and the investment in education was a big number. Mr. Cai Yuanpei, the president of Peking University, was paid as much as six hundred at that time, which can be said to be money that ordinary people cannot earn in several lifetimes. This also shows how noble the cause of education was at that time. At that time, the people who could make so much money were probably only these highly educated people.
At that time, a meal was a few cents, a pound of meat may be a dime, a piece of ocean is indeed enough for a family to live for a long time, of course, this is not counting those rich families eat dozens of oceans a meal. Under normal living conditions, an ocean can indeed make an ordinary family live for a long time. With the continuous emergence of wars and warlords, the value of the ocean has always been in a fluctuating situation.
With the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dayang also completely withdrew from the stage of history. The value of the ocean now is history and its own material. If it weren't for the popularity of the TV series, I don't think so many people would pay attention to the ocean.