n**e 发帖数: 1296 | 1 明朝苏州城的富庶是我们很难想象的。文人笔记记载了正德初年的物
价,猪肉
每斤七到八文,牛肉五文,水鸡四文,鱼虾四到五文。最下层的小市
民,一天
赚个三四十文,也可饱食滥醉而有余了。有钱人生活,更是穷奢极欲
。
苏州人尚新奇,当时流行两个新名词,‘苏样’和‘苏意’,凡服装
式样新鲜
离奇的,一概称‘苏样’,见到别的稀奇鲜见的事物,称‘苏意’。
某人刚到
杭州作官,枷号示众一个窄袜浅鞋的犯人,一时想不出如何书封,灵
机一动,
写上‘苏意犯人’,传为笑谈。
当时的服饰甚至有令人惊骇的,时人称‘服妖’。某人进了一趟城,
却见满街的
生员秀才,涂胭脂抹白粉搽口红,身穿艳服,外披内衣,写诗感叹“
昨日到城郭,
归来泪满襟,遍身女衣者,尽是读书人”。
苏州人好写俗诗俚曲,写城中的虚华。
城中多的是骨董摊,但大多是些赝品,骗骗外路人。诗云:‘清幽雅
致曲栏杆,
物件多般摆作摊。内屋半间茶灶小,梅花竹 避人看。’
多清客店,巴掌大的一间屋,分作两截,兜揽的是嫖赌生意。诗云:
‘外边开店
内书房,茶具花盆小榻床。香盒炉瓶排竹几,单条半假董其昌。’
多茶寮,兼卖面饼,也是骗外路客的。诗云:‘茶坊面饼硬如砖, | f*x 发帖数: 196 | 2 An average yearly house income in big cities in Ming Dynasty was 7-8
Liangs of silver (Ref.: Huang Ren Yu's book), which was equal to 7000-
8000 Wen. Thus, the average daily house income should be around 15-20
Wen. Such a income is equivalent to about 20 RMB/day today -- a little
bit above the poorest limit of Beijing city (Note that the average
family size was much larger in Ming Dynasty).
Pork/clothings was a big deal in daily life in Ming Dynasty. Many articles
and jokes talked about them aga |
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