And this dialogue precisely unveils the very nature of ancient economic activities, as well as a consensus cognition on commercial and economic activities reached by all classes in the current era.
Xu Qing reflected for a moment before saying, "Mr. Xie, do you know how much the annual salary was for a Seventh Rank official in the early years of the dynasty?"
Mr. Xie, fluent in both ancient and modern knowledge, offhandedly answered, "Ninety stones of rice, which remains unchanged even now."
Xu Qing: "Then, in the early years of the dynasty, how much Silver would ninety stones of rice be equivalent to?"
"Five hundred wen in money, but as to how much Silver in particular, I am not certain."
Silver becoming the mainstream currency is a matter of the past century, even more so today. This is also the reason why the Grand Secretary is about to implement the One Whip Law.
Because previously, the Great Yu Dynasty had little Silver, and now there is much more Silver available.
