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Prices in Ming Dynasty (Wanli Year)

Prices in Ming Dynasty:

1 tael of rice and silver = 2 stones, that is, 377.6 jin. It is equivalent to RMB 1.75/jin.

High-quality pork silver 1 cent six cents = 8 jin is equivalent to RMB 13.2 yuan per jin.

High-quality mutton silver 1 cent two cents = 8 jin is equivalent to RMB 9.5 per jin

Five pounds of beef, silver, 70% and 5% plus RMB 9.9 per kilogram

Five pounds of heavy carp are priced at 1 qian in silver and RMB 13.2 yuan per jin

Five pounds of chestnuts are priced at 6 cents and five cents of silver. 8.6 yuan per jin

A live fat chicken is priced at 4 cents of silver and RMB 26.4 per piece

Four pieces of white cloth priced at 8 yuan per silver

A pound of cotton flower is worth 6 cents of silver and RMB 39.6 per pound

High-end red dates cost 100 jin of silver 2 taels and 5 qian per jin of RMB 16.5 yuan per jin

I'll try out two yellow silk umbrellas with price of 60 cents of silver RMB 3 per hand

The Ministry of Justice uses five shovels with two cents and five cents to 33 yuan per hand

Official longan weighs 2 kilograms and 8 kilograms and 1 qian 2 min 5 qian 29.5 yuan per jin

The above prices are as follows: "Miscellaneous Notes on Wanshu" in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition: According to the fifth issue of "Chinese and Foreign Corporate Culture" in 2008, "Where did the silver from the Ming Dynasty come from?", the amount of silver flowing into China every year from 1600 to 1630 was as high as 250,000 kilograms. Calculated at 16 taels per catty, it is about 8 million taels of silver, which is 240 million taels of huge silver in 30 years!
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