Therefore, we cannot compare the price of grain in later generations with the Ming Dynasty, but to measure the value of silver in the Ming Dynasty, we must look at the price of other living materials, such as cotton, cloth and other necessities, and there should be a big difference in converting the silver in the Ming Dynasty according to the price of grain in later generations.

Moreover, during the Ming Dynasty, officials mainly gave food, and even if they gave money, the standard was calculated according to the grain.

Attached here is a detailed list of Ming Dynasty officials, which is the standard for the Wanli period:

Zhengyi product: 87 stone of the month. From a product: seventy-two stones per month. Zheng Erpin: 61 stone of the month. From the second grade: forty-eight stones. Zheng Sanpin: 35 stone of the month. From the three products: twenty-six stones. Positive four products: twenty-four stones of the month. From the four products: twenty stones per month. Positive five products: sixteen stones of the month. From the five products: the moon is fourteen stones. Positive six products: ten stones per month. From the six products: the moon and eight stones. Seven products: seven stones and five buckets of the moon. From the seven products: the moon and the seven stones. Eight products: six stones and six buckets of the moon. From the eight products: six stones of the month. Zheng Jiupin: five stones and five buckets of the moon. From the nine products: five stones of the month.

In fact, it is meaningless to estimate how much silver in the Ming Dynasty can be converted into now. Therefore, it is not based on the information found here to calculate how much a tael of silver is worth now, but according to the income standard.

Seeing the excessive performance of several women, Yang He's heart moved, and suddenly realized that there were some things that he might have misunderstood, or that he had been misled by Zhang Shun and others and his limited historical knowledge.

When Zhang Shun and others mentioned their military salaries, they always said silver, and the economic data of later generations in ancient times were also calculated by how many taels of silver, so Yang He thought that the currency of the Ming Dynasty was silver.

But if silver was the currency of the Ming Dynasty, then these women would definitely not behave like this.

Sighing softly, Yang He secretly said in his heart: Fortunately, I had an extra heart just now, and I didn't take out the big ingot silver. It seems that in the future, we must understand the livelihood of the people in the Ming Dynasty, and we can't take things for granted.

Waving his hand, Yang He said, "If you are worried that the child will drop the silver, you can put it away yourself." ”

He said to Mrs. Liu: "These children are bothered by Mrs. Lao, if there is any need, just send someone to tell me." ”

"It's nothing, the concubine has nothing to do anyway." Mrs. Liu said busily.

Yang He nodded: "Then I will leave." ”

He gently touched the heads of several children and told them to listen to Mrs. Liu before leaving the camp.

After Yang He left the tent, the curtain in the middle of the tent was gently opened, and a girl walked out.

Seeing the girl come out, several women hurriedly said, "The slave has seen the young lady." ”

The girl smiled and said, "Sisters-in-law, you are not my Liu family's descendants, so you don't need to be polite." ”

Several women hurriedly said: "Yang Engong asked the slave maid and others to serve the lady and the young lady, and the slave maid is the descendant of the Liu family." ”

The girl shook her head slightly: "Yang Engong wouldn't have ordered that, it was the people below him who said so, right?" ”

Several women nodded hurriedly.

The girl smiled and said: "That's right, in the future, you must remember that you are Yang Engong's temporary arrangement to work in the Liu family, not the Liu family's subordinates, and Yang Engong will make proper arrangements for you in the future." ”

"Yes, miss." Several women were busy.

The girl looked at the children, sighed lightly and said, "Yang Engong is really a bodhisattva, he must have seen these children pitiful, so he sent them to my mother to take care of." ”

As she spoke, the girl turned to the maid and said, "Xiangming, go and fetch the half of the cloth I collected, and let a few sisters-in-law make clothes for the children." ”

"What kind of people are we, how dare we use Miss's things?" Several women were busy.

The girl smiled and said, "What's not to use?" We were all saved by Yang Engong, and it can be regarded as sympathy for the same fate, so let's take it. Go back and wash the children, but don't let Yang Engong see the children dirty again. ”

The women hurriedly thanked them, and said yes again.

After a while, the maid brought the cloth, and the women excused themselves for a while before taking the cloth and taking the child away.

When the women came out of the tent, the girl walked up to Mrs. Liu and said, "Mother." ”

Mrs. Liu looked at her daughter and sighed softly: "Daughter, I have wronged you." ”

The girl shook her head and said, "What's wronged?" ”

Mrs. Liu sighed: "Don't look at the people here to be respectful to our mother, but what ideas they have in their hearts, my mother seems to have a mirror in her heart, but there is no way, your father does not know whether he is alive or dead now, and his mother is still counting on these people to find your father, so I have to wronged you to live in the barracks with your mother." ”

"Mother, daughter understands." The girl said busily.

Mrs. Liu shook her head: "You don't understand, we live in the barracks, and it is inevitable that there will be rumors, once it spreads, the innocence of our mother and daughter will be gone." ”

"And what does Mother think?" The girl asked.

"What else can you think, if your father is still here, your father is in charge of everything, but in case your father is gone, our mother and mother are lonely, and we can only submit to them." Mrs. Liu sighed: "At least with their protection, no one can bully our mother." ”

After a pause, Mrs. Liu continued: "Daughter, what do you think of that Yang He?" ”

"Mother!" The girl exclaimed shyly.

"It's just us here, what do you have to be ashamed of?" Mrs. Liu smiled.

The girl shook her head slightly: "My daughter doesn't know, I just think that his words and deeds are not quite the same as those martial artists." ”

Mrs. Liu said, "How is it different? I've seen this man three times, and each time I saw him, he was covered in blood, and I don't know how many people I had killed. ”

The girl shook her head and said, "Mother, my daughter didn't mean this when she said that he was different from other martial artists. ”

"Then what do you say is different from others?" Mrs. Liu asked.

The girl did not answer, but asked, "Mother, when have you ever heard of a soldier helping the common people?" ”

"It's good if you don't bully the people when you are a soldier, how can you help the people?" Mrs. Liu shook her head and sighed.

"But this person not only saved us, but also saved the children and women, and my daughter also heard that the people in Quang Ninh City and those wounded soldiers were also withdrawn by him." The girl said.

Madame Liu nodded slightly: "Those soldiers and civilians said so. ”

"Doesn't my mother think it's strange? Listening to Xiangming, this person is just an ordinary soldier, but can an ordinary soldier do such a big thing? The girl answered.

Mrs. Liu sighed for a while when she heard this: "When you say this, my mother suddenly remembered that when Yang He came in just now, many generals outside the tent were waiting outside, including the General Zhang who came to our house with Yang He to find us to sew the military flag, and later arranged for us to move, and it seems that General Zhang is not the biggest official, the biggest official should be the person standing next to Yang He." ”

"Yang He is in the tent, and the general is waiting outside? Mother, do you think this Yang He will be an ordinary soldier? The girl asked.

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu was puzzled: "What do you mean, Yang He is the son of a high-ranking official and dignitary in the court?" ”

Immediately, Mrs. Liu shook her head: "How could those high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the court send their families to a place like Liaodong?" Even if he is sent, he must at least serve as a general such as a guerrilla general, how can he be an ordinary soldier? ”

"But if Yang He is not the son of a high-ranking official and dignitary, how can those generals listen to his orders? How could they wait outside the tent? Mrs. Liu then muttered to herself.

The girl thought for a moment and asked, "Mother, how many times have you spoken to him, what do you think of his conversation?" ”

Mrs. Liu muttered, "Talk? This man's speech is no different from those rough people, full of you and mine, but he still knows how to be polite. By the way, this man speaks a little strangely, as if he has to think about it every time he speaks. ”

"Does Mother think that the children of high-ranking officials and dignitaries will talk like this?" The girl asked.

"Never." Madame Liu shook her head.

Immediately, Mrs. Liu was puzzled: "But if he is an ordinary person, why would those generals listen to him?" And why was he so respectful? ”

"Has Mother heard the story of Dongou King and Xinguo Gong Tanghe?" The girl said.

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Naturally, I have heard that the Duke of Xinguo built fifty-nine cities along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the Jiajing Dynasty was in turmoil in the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Niang's hometown is in Taizhou Mansion, Zhejiang, very close to Wenzhou Mansion, these things Niang heard of when she was a child. ”

The girl smiled and said, "Does the mother know that when Taizu raised the army, he was a subordinate of the Duke of Xinguo?" ”

"I've never heard of that." Mrs. Liu said.

"It is recorded in "Taizu Record" that Xinguo Gong was a thousand households, and Taizu was the ten captains under Xinguo Gong, but Xinguo Gong respected Taizu very much at that time, and asked Taizu's opinion on everything, and followed Taizu when he traveled." The girl said.

"You girl, why are you reading these books when you have nothing to do?" Mrs. Liu said angrily.

Gently pushing Mrs. Liu's body, the little girl smiled and said: "Mother, being a female celebrity all day long, watching those "Female Training" and "Female Commandments", I am bored and suffocated." ”

Mrs. Liu smiled and nodded her daughter's forehead: "Dead girl, if it's okay, steal your father's book to read." ”

After a pause, Mrs. Liu hesitated: "You mean that this Yang He is also a person with outstanding ability, so those generals are willing to listen to him?" ”

"Mother, people who can do things like Yang He can't be general, right?" The girl said.

Mrs. Liu stared at her daughter for a while, then sighed softly and said: "Originally, your father and I meant to resign after the expiration of our term, and then go back to our hometown to choose a young talent for you...... Alas! ”

"Mother, Daddy is a natural person, it will be fine......" the girl said.

"I hope so!" Mrs. Liu sighed.

Shaking her head, Mrs. Liu continued: "Daughter, you also know what the situation is at home, the last time the rebels were in turmoil, the subordinates of the family only cared about their own lives, and no one cared about our mother, but fortunately, Yang He saved our mother, and then sent someone to protect our family and send food to our family."

That General Zhang came to our house many times, although he didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning of the mother has already understood, the mother was afraid that Yang He would send someone to propose, if the mother did not agree, I was afraid that he would retaliate against us, we were lonely, only to be slaughtered, but if you agree, I feel sorry for you. ”

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