Did office workers in the Ming Dynasty make money? How high was the salary of the workers, and which industry was the most popular? Compared with today, what is the income? Let's take a look at the income of the workers in the Ming Dynasty.
According to incomplete statistics, one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to the purchasing power of 600-900 yuan in modern times. The conversion below is based on 800 yuan.
Dart master: the dart ceremony of the dart board is generally 5% of the value of the goods, the dart board and lodging board for the dart master, the monthly salary of four to five taels of silver, the annual income of 48-60 taels, up to 48,000 yuan / year. There is also a dividend at the end of the year.
Jingshi: An intellectual who has achieved fame and fame, and serves as a teacher to teach students who are determined to take the imperial examination, with an annual income of 30-50 taels, equivalent to 24,000-40,000 yuan.
Mafu: Driving horses for civil servants, with an annual income of 40 taels, equivalent to 32,000 yuan/year.
Silversmith: The craftsman in the silver bureau has an annual income of 40 taels, equivalent to 32,000 yuan / year.
Butcher: Selling pork in January three taels, the annual income is 36 taels, equivalent to 28,800 yuan / year.
Merchant: The commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty was originally 30 to 1, that is, 3.3%, but in the Song Dynasty, it was reduced to 1.5%. Small traders and hawkers with an annual turnover of less than 40 taels (equivalent to 32,000 yuan/year) can be exempted from tax.
Farmers: The south harvests two seasons a year, and the north harvests one season a year. The annual income of farmers in the north is 10 taels, which is equivalent to 8,000 yuan per year.
Wet nurse: As a wet nurse for the baby, the annual income is 24 taels, which is equivalent to 19,200 yuan / year.
Oil vendors: street hawkers who sell oil have an annual income of 20 taels, equivalent to 16,000 yuan per year.
Husband: A worker who cooks and washes dishes in the canteen, with an annual income of 20 taels, equivalent to 16,000 per year.
Clerk: The clerk in the yamen has an annual income of 18 taels, equivalent to 14,400 yuan/year.
Library scale: Workers weighing in the pasture have an annual income of 17 taels, equivalent to 13,600 yuan/year.
Soldiers: During the Wanli period, the annual salary per person was 10 taels, which was equivalent to 8,000 yuan per year.
Linked to the recent hot search news, Mr. Huang, who was born in the 80s, is a courier brother in a clothing market in Shenzhen. Last year's revenue reached a record high of more than 600,000 yuan, and the total income in the past three years has exceeded 1.4 million.
Corresponding to the horsemen of the Ming Dynasty, the income was also good, in the Ming Dynasty of that year, skilled workers were still the most popular, and they could not be famous in the study exam, and it was also a good career choice to be a teacher.