Before Cixi died, Puyi, who was only three years old, succeeded to the throne, and the Qing Dynasty perished after he ascended the throne, but Puyi and the Manchu nobles were fortunate that they were not persecuted and oppressed, on the contrary, Yuan Shikai was extremely preferential to the Manchu Qing royal family, and Puyi alone could get 4 million oceans funded by Yuan Shikai every year, which was more than enough for living expenses, so Puyi still lived a life of pampering and pampering after his abdication.
In order to make Puyi abdicate, Yuan Shikai signed the "Preferential Conditions for the Qing Dynasty" with Empress Longyu, and Longyu also did this in order to ensure the life of the Manchu Qing royal family, so after Puyi's peaceful abdication, Yuan Shikai did not renege on his word, he fulfilled his promise, gave Puyi four million oceans every year, and gave preferential treatment as much as possible, such as Puyi still retains the title of emperor and still lives in the palace with special personnel to serve.
If you convert four million oceans into today's renminbi, there are actually two algorithms, the first is the ocean before the Republic of China, one is equivalent to eight hundred yuan today, so four million oceans is equivalent to one hundred and sixty million, but this algorithm is certainly not accurate, because inflation and other factors must be considered, so it can only be converted according to the purchasing power of the ocean and the price at that time.
During the Republic of China period, a piece of ocean can buy thirty pounds of rice, and now the price of thirty pounds of rice is about eighty yuan, so four million oceans is equivalent to thirty-two million yuan, for Puyi this money as living expenses is more than enough, and if you convert according to wages, the salary of the palace people in the Republic of China period is five to ten oceans, and now according to the average salary of five thousand yuan, in fact, four million oceans is equivalent to sixty-five million, so Yuan Shikai's money to Puyi is definitely a huge amount.