We all know that we live in order to facilitate, the sunflower seeds become melon seeds, is one of the essential snacks on New Year's Day or when we have nothing to do. Especially in the New Year's Eve, often put in the pocket a hand, idle on melon seeds, is the most common snacks. But the following to say is the melon in the aristocrat, that is the gold melon. To say that the gold item alchemy ring we can often hear, that gold melon is what?

Golden melon in the end is what?

Golden melon seeds are not golden sunflower seeds. Historical "golden melon seeds" no sunflower seed shape, in fact, is a small broken gold. The first historical reference to the "golden melon seeds" is the "History of Song Dynasty - Zhao Pu biography", which is all about the broken gold. Now we see the sunflower seed-shaped gold jewelry, are derived from modern crafts.

A gold melon seeds weigh between 20 grams and 30 grams, according to the ancient gold and silver ingot conversion standard is about 1 two. Ancient gold and silver exchange standard in the 1 to 10 or so, the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, the ratio increased. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, even reached 1 to 20. Referring to the current cash standard, the exact value of one tael of gold when in the 200,000 yuan.

The only way to get the gold melon is the emperor's reward

So get the gold melon has become a symbol of imperial grace, whether it is the princes and ministers or concubines and guards, are relying on the emperor to appreciate the favor of life, especially the concubines of the harem, with the favor, in order to get the high opinion of the people, for the mother family glory, the day to live smoothly, so naturally care about the emperor's gold melon reward. The emperor's gold melon seeds of the reward.

Of course, in addition to this symbol of honor and favor, the gold melon seeds also has a very important role, that is, as hard currency, gold itself a strong economic value, the emperor sits in the world, food and clothing do not have to private money, his gold melon seeds are used to reward, highlighting the imperial grace, but others can not ah.

The foreign ministers receive salaries to support the family, get a few gold melon reward, the bottom of the family suddenly thick; harem concubines, although food and shelter in the palace, but also according to rank, receive monthly money to live, and in the palace need to use the money is not a lot of places, in addition to food, clothing and supplies, but also to reward the subordinates, ask for things to do the reward money.

Symbol of the Golden Melon

In the feudal era, the emperor is the son of heaven, is the ruler of the country. Imperial power moreover meant the highest right on earth. In order to better rule the commoners and highlight the special ruling status of the royal family, the rulers would use a lot of rules and laws to highlight the uniqueness of the royal family.

For example, in ancient times, many things were only available to royalty, and some valuable and cherished resources were exclusive to royalty. Going into details, the data used by the royals to make clothes and the patterns embroidered on the clothes were beyond the reach of commoners.

If someone violates the ban, then it will be punished according to the law, if dealt with according to the crime of disobedience to the emperor, then it is very likely to incur the risk of extinction, so in addition to the royal family members, from the officials to the civilians do not dare to act as these violations of the rules.