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Friends who have watched "The Biography of Zhen Huan" and "Daming Fenghua", or other costume history dramas, do not know whether they have noticed a phenomenon, that is, many concubine ministers regard golden melon seeds as very valuable, and some people have compared these golden melon seeds with today's Mao Grandpa, saying that the previous golden melon seeds were worth equivalent to the current 200,000 yuan, is this really the case?
There is a scene in the "Biography of Zhen Huan" in which the emperor gave Shen Meizhuang a lot of valuable gifts, and these gifts were personally sent by Su Peisheng, the most highly valued eunuch around the emperor. Shen Meizhuang specially grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds from the gifts given by the emperor and gave them to Su Peisheng, who was happy but did not dare to take it immediately. In addition to "The Biography of Zhen Huan", in fact, there are also golden melon seeds in the "Kangxi Dynasty", and there are also golden melon seeds in the recent hit drama "Daming Fenghua", which was asked by the prince to the King of Han.
From the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, from concubines to others, people are so attached to golden melon seeds, many friends think it must be very valuable. I saw that some people said that these golden melon seeds were about twenty grams to thirty grams a piece. Combined with the ancient currency circulation and the gold and silver exchange ratio, the purchasing power of this golden melon seed at that time was equivalent to the current 200,000 yuan.
So is there so much actual purchasing power?
In fact, according to the museum's previous displays of old objects, the emperor began to reward the ministers with horseshoe gold, that is, gold in the style of horseshoes. In real history, golden melon seeds have a history of development and evolution. The term golden melon seed was already used during the Song Dynasty, and the three dynasties of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty called some small pieces of gold golden melon seeds. In the Qing Dynasty, the golden melon seeds were finalized, as the name suggests, a small object made of gold like melon seeds.
Let's be honest, if it is really the size of a melon seed, it is really not as heavy as 20-30 grams. If there is, considering the previous gold smelting technology, the gold content of this golden melon seed will certainly not be very high. So in this regard, I don't think it is suitable for the conversion of purchasing power. So it is equivalent to the purchasing power of 200,000 yuan today, which I think is not very commensurate.
But it does not mean that the previous golden melon seeds were not expensive, of course it was valuable. It's just that I think its preciousness lies not in its purchasing power, but in the fact that it was a symbol of honor given by the emperor at that time, and that it was unique to the royal family at that time. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, according to the data, the golden melon seeds could only be owned by the emperor, and could only be handled by the emperor. And think about it, what the emperor rewarded, do you really plan to exchange it for silver to buy things? In that era, whoever got the golden melon seeds was estimated to be hidden as a treasure, and it was more practical to take it out and show off two to people. Therefore, we insist on converting the purchasing power of golden melon seeds, and I think it is better to be entertained, not too real.
But then again, when collecting information, I really saw some local tycoons making golden melon seeds according to the appearance in the play, and the price was not said, naturally not low. But this golden melon seed is naturally different from the ancient golden melon seed, which used to represent the glory given by the emperor, and now the golden melon seeds sold are also a good omen, a good luck and celebration. So if friends see it, don't be too impulsive to buy, it is best to ask whether it is hollow or solid, whether it is full of gold or other. New Year's Day, in order to have an allusion and attract customers, the style of gold jewelry is endless, friends are always more careful is always good.