The Qing Dynasty’s bounty was so attractive that even the dead concubines had to compete for favors

According to the regulations of the Qing Palace, the emperors’ harems were only allowed to include 1 Empress, 1 Hoang Quy consort, 2 Quy concubines, 4 Phi, and 6 Qins, and lower positions such as Quy Nhan, Thuong at, etc. There is no limit to the number of responses.

In the Qing Dynasty, when the harem management system had reached the most complete and strictest level, the spending life of the concubines in the forbidden palace was also very clearly regulated. Each year, in addition to necessities, the concubines also receive different perks depending on their rank.

Recently, a netizen searched and converted the amount of the Qing Dynasty into the current Chinese currency to be able to imagine how much the salary of an old concubine would be compared to today.

Normally, the person who enjoyed the highest treatment in the Qing Dynasty harem (only the Emperor’s concubines) would be the Empress.

According to the records of the Qing Palace, the Empress was entitled to 1,000 taels of silver each year. If converted into modern currency, the Empress will receive the equivalent of 400,000 yuan/year (about 1.4 billion dong).

Enjoying the second highest level of treatment is Consort Hoang Quy. Characters who are likened to the ‘Deputy Empress’ in the palace will receive 800 taels of silver per year, equivalent to about 320,000 yuan per year (about 1.1 billion dong).

Behind Hoang Quy Phi is Consort Quy. The concubines in the Qing Dynasty harem were each year allocated 600 taels of silver as perks, equivalent to about 240,000 yuan/year (about 840 million dong).

For those with the title of Consort, there will begin to be more differentiated when they receive only half of the benefits compared to the Concubine, which is 300 taels of silver, equivalent to 120,000 yuan/year (about 420 million dong).

Meanwhile, people belonging to the Qin rank are usually allocated 200 taels of silver per year, equivalent to 80,000 yuan per year (about 280 million dong).

Next is the position of Gentleman. Nobles in the harem of the Qing Dynasty were each year given 100 taels of silver as perks, equivalent to 40,000 yuan/year (approximately 140 million dong).

Below the Nobles are the Permanents. Ordinary people receive a per year allowance of only 50 taels of white silver, equivalent to 20,000 yuan per year (approximately 70 million dong).

Last in the list of concubines with positions in the harem are the Savages. They only received 30 taels of silver to spend for the whole year, equivalent to 12,000 yuan (approximately 41 million dong).

In addition to the perks considered as the salary mentioned above, the concubine also enjoys different benefits in terms of necessities such as daily food, silk, jewelry, the number of maids serving… depending on rank.

Through the above numbers, it can be seen that the difference in treatment is also one of the reasons why the harem concubines risk their lives to compete for favor. Because if His Majesty keeps an eye on him and confers a title, the fate of each person will also follow that “to incense”.

According to VTC