In fact, the so-called gold mentioned by the emperor is not real gold, but some golden metals, such as copper and tin. So when you listen to the reward of 12 million, it's actually not that much. In ancient times, the emperor was the supreme leader with supreme power and status. They not only control everyone's life and death, but also determine everyone's fate. All ministers bowed to the emperor's feet, served them and prayed for rewards and the future.

Under normal circumstances, there are two kinds of rewards from the emperor, one is to make officials knights, and the other is to give gold, silver and jewelry, which is mainly determined by the contribution made by the courtiers. Moreover, in TV series, we often see the emperor say, "Give two thousand gold."

The ancient gold mining technology was not high, and it was difficult to smelt high-purity gold, so the purity of these gold was uneven. Generally, high-purity gold will be stored in the national treasury and will not be easily rewarded to others. As for the gold with low purity, the price is naturally greatly reduced because it is doped with other metal substances, which is far less valuable than modern gold and cannot be compared with current gold at all.

The output of ancient gold was not high, and the emperor could not squander it at will. Although these metals are similar in appearance to gold, their value is far less than that of gold, and the output of copper was relatively high at that time, so the emperor did not hesitate to reward the hero. ?

In addition, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for an emperor to use a reward of 2,000 yuan. After all, those metals are limited. If all ministers can have this reward, then even if the emperor has Jinshan, it will be hollowed out sooner or later. Moreover, in fact, the so-called "golden twelve thousand" is not all boxes of gold ingots, but some jewelry, all kinds of gold, food and clothing. Therefore, the value is not as precious as "Golden Twelve Thousand".