In modern society, the bride price at the time of marriage almost always requires the man to have a car and a house, and give the woman's parents a dowry of 20 thousand to 30 thousand. This may have been handed down from the Han Dynasty. There was a very grand and complicated ceremony for the ancient emperors to marry their queens, which was divided into five ceremonies: accepting gifts, asking names, accepting gifts, accepting gifts and employment period. For example, in order to hold a wedding for his son and granddaughter, Lv Hou took out 20,000 Jin of gold as a dowry. At that time, the total property value of a well-off family was about 10 Jin of gold, which was almost the total property of 2000 medium-sized families.
One of the reasons why the bride price was so high in Han Dynasty was that the marriage was just right at that time. Many wealthy families hope that their daughters can marry the right official. At that time, they may have never met before they got married, so they only listened to their parents' orders and matchmakers' words. But I have to say that this idea still exists today. Modern parents still want their daughters to have a good home, and now they advocate free love. Many young people think that wealth is not important, but true love between two people is the most important thing.
Maybe this is just a simple idea when you are in love. After a long time, both parties will feel very tired, and slowly, they will choose to give up. Therefore, in my opinion, whether in ancient times or in modern times, the material basis of life is money. The bride price in ancient times was very high, and it is not inferior now.