How much did it cost to get married in ancient times, and how much did it cost for a man to get married in Ming Dynasty?

Personally, I don't know much about it. Compared with now, men in the Ming Dynasty spent a lot of money. In the Ming dynasty, it cost hundreds of thousands of people to marry a daughter-in-law. Compared with the simplicity of the Tang Dynasty, it was completely different in the Ming Dynasty. It is not only bulky, but also ridiculously expensive. The first step is to get married, that is, take both birthdays and go to the fortune teller's office to see if the eight characters of the two people have any influence. After the man receives the woman's horoscope, he can't get married immediately. He should put these eight words under the incense burner in front of the kitchen throne. At this time, you should be careful. You can't break the bowl or cup at home within three days, otherwise the marriage won't happen.

The second part is to look at the eight characters. After that, men usually send gold, silver, tea fruits and so on as dowry. According to the conventional practice, there is a silver ingot and a Jin Ruyi to show a certain degree of satisfaction, and litchi, longan, chestnut, candied dates, or fragrant ribs, dragon and phoenix cakes and so on to show wealth. Tea is also the main dowry, commonly known as tea gift, because tea seedlings can not be transplanted, let alone brought back to life, which embodies the moral concept of women in the old society.

After the ceremony, just before the wedding 10, the man's family held a "salute" ceremony, and the clothes and gifts for the woman's family should be honored. Among them, four pieces of clothes are essential: hair clasp, ear steak and white, purple and red skirt. At the same time, the woman uses needle and thread or Four Treasures of the Study to "reply", which is the so-called "reply"

Let's roughly convert the price. 1 gold in the Ming dynasty is about 4000 now, half of the average person's 500, and nearly 1 10,000, so marriage in the Ming dynasty is very expensive.