Last time, we talked about urging the carpenter to use his magic power to remove 41 concubines from the palace and accept them as apprentices, and gave them a large "settlement fee" on the spot.

"Gee, Master, you are so kind! You think about everything for your disciples, why can't you think about yourself? It's not easy to get so much money!" Just when Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao was stunned,

Queen Zhang Yan reacted the fastest and was the first to reveal the reason for everyone's doubts?

"Haha, don't start early if you don't have any profit. I think you all know that this principle is applicable everywhere." After urging the carpenter to smile, he suddenly looked serious and said: "Do you know why I have so much wealth as a teacher?

? Let me tell you the truth, these are all obtained by killing and robbing for the master, how about it? "

When everyone heard this, they were immediately shocked. They never expected that such a generous, kind and kind-hearted master could actually be a murderous "big devil", especially after listening to Ji Carpenter's story about his previous relationship with the "hermit" Japanese pirate.

After many battles of wits and the experience of walking at night with his mother, he scared everyone!

"Master, I really didn't expect that this 'cultivation world' would be more dangerous than our secular world!" The girls were timid to begin with. After hearing this, some of them almost cried out of fright. Fortunately, they didn't relieve themselves.

Incontinence. However, there are a few people with stubborn personalities, such as Queen Zhang, who are very interested.

"Disciples, are you scared? Do you regret joining my sect? Are you worried that one day your enemies will come to your door and brutally kill you?"

"Woooo, Master, you scared the babies to death! The babies are so timid! Woohoo..." The girls, including their husband Zhu Youxiao, listened to Carpenter's vivid description of one wonderful scene after another.

In the fights and every thrilling place, he was able to turn danger into danger and kill the opponent, which made me wonder.

"Haha, apprentice, apprentice, don't belittle yourself because of the "dangerous world" and "complex society", and use metaphors that are unjust. Instead, you must face the reality bravely and put yourself to death. Only then can you train yourself in adversity and stimulate your potential.

, becomes stronger, comes from behind, and finally defeats the opponent.”

"But... Master, we are all mortals now, how can we withstand the revenge of those with 'supernatural powers'? We can't hide here all the time and seek your protection, right?" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but talk to each other.

With a sad face, even though the place was filled with gold and silver treasures, there were no eggs.

"Haha, don't think too much. It's useless to think too much. Just practice according to your master's requirements." Jing Carpenter scared everyone half to death by telling stories and gave them huge psychological pressure, so he was not afraid of them.

Fishing in the sky, eating and waiting for death, after all, no one is willing to give up glory and wealth!

In the following time, everyone had a hasty lunch, and then continued to count money and record accounts, not paying any attention to the eunuch who had just delivered the meal. The maids’ jaw-dropping expressions, after all, they had never seen so many people in their lives.

Money, even their original worth was not worth a silver ingot!

Finally, according to the prevailing gold and silver price ratio of 1:10 announced by the government in the market in the late Ming Dynasty, the value of 145,678 taels of gold is equivalent to 1,456,780 taels of silver. Adding the existing 12,345 taels of silver, there are a total of 1,469,125 taels of silver, that is

One hundred, four hundred and sixty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty-five taels.

Calculated in this way, among all the people present, except for the eunuchs and palace maids, everyone can receive an average of 20,000, 9,331, 18, 22, 25,000 silver coins!

Although each person can receive less than 30,000 taels in cash, it is still a lot for those who have been "marginalized" by the imperial court, because the treatment of concubines in the harem is often directly linked to their respective grades. In addition,

The welfare benefits for concubines also include various rewards, gifts, etc.

In various feudal dynasties in ancient times, there were many concubines in the emperor's harem, and their grades were also very different. Starting from the Qin and Han Dynasties and continuing to the end of the Ming Dynasty, the emperors' harems had a complete set of management systems that were inherited from the same origin. The concubines were roughly divided into

There are 19 grades, and the grades are also very strict.

The first thing to mention is the "Queen". In the life of every emperor in various feudal dynasties, there is usually only one "Queen" in office, that is, the emperor's "official wife", who manages the harem on behalf of the emperor and presides over the basic affairs of the harem. Moving on.

The next few are the "imperial concubines", and there is usually only one.

After all, in the era of feudal dynasty rule of "family world", "family is the country, and the country is the home". Is the whole world the royal land, and the shores of the land are the royal ministers? No matter who it is? As long as they live in the territory ruled by the feudal dynasty

Inside, they are the "subjects" of the emperor's family, and the "queen" is also the "housekeeper".

If divided according to rank, the "imperial concubine" of the Ming Dynasty was a "zhengyipin" high official in the court, equivalent to the "deputy queen". If the queen is no longer alive, or is not in the palace due to going out, being deposed, etc.

, then the "imperial concubine" can take the place of the "queen", take charge of the many concubines, and handle the affairs of the harem.

Next are the concubines who are equivalent to the "concubine". There are four concubines in total, namely "Huifei", "Shufei", "Xianfei" and "Defei". These four concubines are based on the concubine's "character"

As for the classification, this is also the standard for the emperor to confer concubines. Their status is far higher than that of ordinary courtiers, and even surpasses the "three gongs and nine ministers".

Further down, there are the "concubines" whose status is equivalent to the "second grade" officials, divided into "Zhaoyi", "Zhaorong", "Zhaoyuan", "Xiuyi", "Xiurong" and "Xiuyuan"

", "Chongyi", "Chongrong" and "Chongyuan" are nine in total. This was from the time when the hierarchy was fixed during the Tang Dynasty until the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it remained unchanged for thousands of years!

.Then there are the harem beauties whose status is equivalent to the "Zhengsanpin" courtiers. They are all "Jieyu", and there are four of them. After that, there are the "Conongsanpin", namely "Wanyi", "Fangyi" and "Fen".

There is one each for "Yi", "Deyi" and "Wenyi". After that, there are concubines with lower grades, numbering in the thousands.

Among the concubines from the "fourth grade" to the "nineth grade", those of the "fourth grade" are called "noble concubines", and those who are "fourth grade" are called concubines. They are all wives who were "certified" by the emperor with an imperial edict.

.There are four people who are in the "right fifth grade", namely "Xiaoyi", "Xiaoyuan", "Liangyuan", and "Liangdi", while those who are in the "conong fifth grade" are "Guiji".

All "harem beauties" below the level of "concubine" only receive an edict issued by the emperor to identify their identity, but they still have a higher status than court officials of the same level. After all, they are all the emperor's women. If they are lucky enough to be married to the emperor one day,

If I get pregnant, I will give birth to dragon sons and grandsons, and maybe my mother will grace the world!

As for the "harem beauties" who are further down the "rank", they are "Ji" in the "Sixth Rank"; those in the "Sixth Rank" are called "nobles"; those in the "Seventh Rank" are "talented" and "beautiful people";

Those who are "from the seventh rank" are "always in" and "lady"; those who are "from the eighth rank" are "chosen servants"; those who are "from the eighth rank" are "acquisition girls"; those who are "from the ninth rank" are "promise";

Those who are "from the ninth rank" are "dressers", their status is slightly higher than that of ordinary palace maids, and they specialize in waiting for the "emperor", "queen" or "noble concubines" to go to bed, but if they happen to be menstruating, they cannot have sex.

So he had to give in half-heartedly. If the emperor made him pregnant and gave birth to a baby, his status would suddenly soar.

This is the rough classification of the grades of the "concubines" in the emperor's harem. In different dynasties, the grade classification will be slightly different, but generally the same.

In fact, the emperor's concubines have been paid wages since the Han Dynasty, and this system has never changed. However, in some dynasties, the "annual salary system" was changed to a "monthly salary system", or various salary systems were paid.

Physical goods and daily necessities were replaced by real money and silver. In short, the salary standards fluctuated greatly.

For example, if divided according to "grade", the "Queen of the Western Han Dynasty" has an extremely high status. Although there is no clear record, the "Queen" has her own "fief" and "private residence", and there are many throughout the country.

The tax revenue of county-level administrative units is the "Tangmuyi" of the queens, and the total amount is quite huge.

In addition, in the Han Dynasty, regardless of the "Pre-Han" or "Later Han", the concubines in the emperor's harem were divided into 14 levels. From high to low, they were "Zhaoyi", "Jieyu", "婩'e" and "Huanhua".

", "Beauty", "Eight Sons", "Chongyi", "Seven Sons", "Beloved Man", "Long Envoy", "Less Envoy", "Five senses", "Shun Chang".

The following "Wu Juan", "Gonghe", "Yu Ling", "Baolin", "Good Envoy" and "Ye Zhe" all belong to the same grade, and their grade is the lowest.

Therefore, according to the "grade", the salaries of the concubines of the Han Dynasty emperors from "Zhaoyi" to "Zhaoyi" were successively lower. The annual salary of "Zhaoyi" could reach 2100 shi of corn;

"Yi'e" has an annual salary of 1050 stone; "Ronghua" has an annual salary of 900 stone; "Beauty" has an annual salary of 720 stone; "Bazi" has an annual salary of 540 stone;

The annual salary of "Chongyi" is the same as that of "Eight Sons", which is 540 stone; the annual salary of "Seventh Son" is 450 stone; the annual salary of "beloved man" is 450 stone; the annual salary of "long envoy" is 410 stone; the annual salary of "young envoy" is 270 stone;

The annual salary of "Wuguan" is 240 stone; the annual salary of "Shunchang" is 180 stone; the remaining "Wu Juan", "Gonghe", "Yu Ling", "Baolin", "Good Envoy", "Ye Zhe", their

The annual salary is 96 shi of corn. According to the calculation in the Han Dynasty, each shi is equivalent to 120 jins of later generations. 96 shi is 11,520 jins of corn.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the annexation of land by powerful landlords, national finances and taxes were sharply reduced, and the national power was weakened. As a result, the salaries of the corresponding concubines also dropped sharply, which was far less than that of the Western Han Dynasty. Many concubines' annual salary was no more than a thousand dan. By the Tang Dynasty, the level of concubines had been reduced.

It's more, and it's changed from annual salary to monthly salary.

Concubines of the "highest rank" such as "Noble Concubine" and "Shu Fei" can receive more than 9 guan per month. Concubines of the "second rank" such as "Zhaoyi", "Zhaorong" and "Xiuyi"

, you can receive more than 8 guan of money every month. Concubines like "Jieyu" and other "good third-grade" concubines can receive more than 6 guan of money.

"Beauty", as a concubine of the "Fourth Grade", can receive more than 4 guan of money per month. "Cairen" is a concubine of the "Fifth Grade", and can receive more than 3 guan of money every month. "Baolin" is of the "Sixth Grade"

A concubine can receive more than 2 guan of money per month. A "royal daughter", a concubine of the "Seventh Grade", can actually receive 2 guan of money, or two taels of silver, every month.

During the Tang Dynasty, each coin, that is, 1,000 copper coins, was equivalent to one thousand copper coins, which was worth one tael of silver at that time. According to historical records, during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, a bushel of rice was sold for only 5 coins, and usually one tael of silver was equivalent to 1,000 copper coins (

With the same amount of money), you can buy 200 buckets of rice, which shows that silver was very valuable at that time.

One stone according to 0 dou is equal to 20 stones, and one stone in the Tang Dynasty was about 59 kilograms in later generations. Calculated based on the rice price of two and a half yuan per pound in later generations, it can be seen that one tael of silver in the Tang Dynasty was worth almost 6,000 yuan, and one copper coin was

It is equivalent to a value of 6 yuan! But as time goes by, the more silver there is, the more it will depreciate.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver could buy two stones of ordinary rice. At that time, one tael of silver was about 94.4 kilograms. One tael of silver could buy 188.8 kilograms of rice, or 377.6 kilograms. Therefore, one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to about RMB 900 to 900.

Between 1,000 yuan, one penny is equivalent to 1 yuan.

Although the salary of concubines in the Song Dynasty was not much different from that in the Tang Dynasty, and basically continued to be paid according to the standards of the previous dynasty. However, in the Ming Dynasty, due to the rapid development of the commodity economy and the inflow of a large amount of silver from foreign trade, in the ninth year of Wanli (1581 AD), "a whip"

After the "Law" was fully promoted, silver became legal tender.

Therefore, the annual salary of the "queens" of the Ming Dynasty was one thousand taels of silver; the annual salary of the "imperial concubines" was 800 taels of silver; the annual salary of the four "noble concubines" Hui, Shu, Xian and De was 600 taels of silver. Again

"Ordinary concubines" at the lower end can receive three hundred taels of silver per year, which is equivalent to an annual salary of 300,000 yuan!

The "noble" person's salary is one hundred taels of silver per year; the "Chang Zai" can only get fifty taels of silver per year; and the "promise" is even less, and can only get thirty taels of silver per year, which is equivalent to the monthly salary of future generations.

2,500 RMB is simply a hardship. It is better to go home and "lie down" or "dispose"! However, what if this concubine with the lowest social status happens to be attracted by the emperor or simply gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby?

Her status may skyrocket!

In addition to the payment of "salaries", the "concubines" in the harem, as women serving the emperor, are also considered "civil servants" of the court, and their welfare benefits are still very good. In terms of accommodation, as the emperor's women, the palace will give the concubines

They arrange dormitories in a unified manner, so their accommodation is guaranteed.

However, like their salaries, their accommodation conditions are also very different. Concubines with higher "ranks" such as "Queen", "Imperial Concubine", etc. will undoubtedly live in single-family villas, so-called

The "palace" is extremely spacious and bright, with a very luxurious decoration style and complete equipment.

The residence of the "Queen" is extremely luxurious, with all kinds of jade lamps, gold tables, gold dishes, gold pots, mixed with jade, gold, silver, copper, tin, iron, etc. In comparison,

The "imperial concubine", whose "status" is lower than that of the imperial concubine, is equivalent to a "first-class official in the imperial court", but only silverware is provided.

In terms of "grade" level, the number of gold, silver and other heavy metals in the dormitories of "noble concubine", "concubine", "concubine", "noble person", "always in", and "promise" is decreasing.

, and low-level concubines even live in collective dormitories. In addition to housing, the concubines also receive good treatment in terms of food.

The supply of pork, mutton, white noodles, tofu and various vegetables and fruits is very sufficient. Although the food standards are divided by "grade", the "low-grade" concubines still have some dietary requirements.
To be continued...