For most people, the most concerned thing should be the salary. According to local human resources and social security bureaus, from January 1, 2022, some regions have raised the minimum wage. Among them, the first minimum wage in 9 regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Hubei has exceeded 2,000 yuan. The first minimum wage in the rest of the region also exceeded 1650 yuan.
The rise of the minimum wage not only means that the income of social workers will be more and more, and their lives will be better and better, but also indicates that the development of Our society will become better and better. However, with the continuous enrichment of people's material lives, most people have gradually begun to pursue spiritual pleasure, so chasing drama has become an indispensable thing in most people's lives.
But because there are too many costume dramas now, exaggerated plots often exist, such as the officials in the drama spend millions of silver at every turn. Some people wonder, how much is silver in ancient times worth now? In addition, how many officials can modern people's salaries be in ancient times?
1 or two silver for each dynasty
For the problem of ancient silver two, because the silver price of different dynasties in ancient times was different, it was impossible to achieve a unified calculation, so we can calculate according to its purchasing power. For example, according to the Tang Dynasty's "Tongdian Food Chronicle", 1 bucket of rice costs 5 yuan. Since 1 pair of silver is equal to 1,000 pieces of silver, 1 pair of silver can buy about 200 buckets of grain. And because 1 bucket is equal to the current 5 pounds, 1 or 2 silver in the Tang Dynasty can buy 1,000 kg of grain, so 1 or 2 silver in the Tang Dynasty is about equal to 2,000 yuan.
In the Song Dynasty, grain prices fluctuated due to frequent wars. On average, 1 or 2 silver can buy almost 5 stones of grain, and according to the overview in the "Mengxi Pen Talk", 1 stone is almost equal to 60 kilograms. Therefore, through calculations, we know that 1 two silver can buy 600 catties of grain, then 1 two silver of the Song Dynasty is equal to 1200 yuan.
According to historical records, 1 or 2 pieces of silver in the middle of the Ming Dynasty can buy almost 2 stones of grain during the Wanli Period. Because the grain measurement of the Ming Dynasty was different from that of modern times, 1 stone of grain was almost equal to 93 kilograms, so through calculation, it can be known that 1 silver in the Ming Dynasty can buy 372 kilograms of grain. In other words, 1 pair of silver in the Ming Dynasty was almost equal to 744 yuan.
Finally, looking at the Qing Dynasty, because the global maritime trade has risen at that time, many countries have taken silver to China to buy tea and porcelain, especially at that time, Britain, Spain, Portugal and other European countries were very fond of coming to China to do business. This has led to a large amount of silver flowing into our country, which has reduced the purchasing power of silver. 1 or 2 silver can buy almost 100 catties of grain. From this, it is also known that in the Qing Dynasty, 1 or 2 silver was almost equal to about 200 yuan now.
The current salary is equivalent to that of several officials in ancient times
By calculation, we already know how much 1 pair of silver is worth in modern society. For today's salary can be a few officials in ancient times, it can also be solved. However, due to the excessive number of official positions in various dynasties, we will introduce the Qing Dynasty official Feng Lu separately. After all, this dynasty is the closest to our time and has received the most information.
According to the records of the Qing Dynasty, at that time, the officials' Feng Lu mainly had two kinds of Feng Yin and Lu Rice, which were distributed in the spring and autumn. The lowest-ranking Jiupin official, which is equivalent to the current county magistrate position. For 1 year, the silver is 33 taels of silver, and the lu rice is 33 stones. Through calculations, it is known that the annual income is about 19800 yuan, and the average month can be 1650 yuan.
Because this figure is similar to the minimum wage in the first bracket in some areas we mentioned above, the wage level of almost all people can now be very moist in the ordinary life of the Qing Dynasty. Not only that, if you use this money to buy fields and grow your own crops, it is estimated that as long as you are willing to work hard, you will not have to worry about your life.
In addition, the most senior Yipin official's silver for 1 year is about 180 taels of silver, and Lu Rice has 180 stones of grain. It is also worth mentioning that in order to avoid the corruption of officials, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty would issue incorruptible silver to officials with more than 7 pins every year. The Yipin official can take 16,000 taels of silver per year, so according to the above, the annual income of the Yipin official can be 3.3 million yuan, and the average month can be 276,000 yuan. Although this number is relatively large, I believe that there are still people who can meet this salary standard.
summary
In general, most of the official job classification in ancient times was similar to the promotion of the current position of the worker, depending on the ability of the individual. People with strong abilities not only promote their positions quickly, but also get their salaries multiplied upwards. On the contrary, people who are not strong in ability not only receive less wages, but also may also be at risk of being dissuaded.
However, although it is similar, it still makes a difference. At present, our country still guarantees those who are not strong in ability or who cannot improve because of various defects. For these people, only relying on the minimum security, life can be lived, and if it were placed in ancient times, it would not be so easy.