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... less than half a tael, roughly equivalent to three hundred cents.

Don’t be deceived by those heroes in movies and TV shows who casually hand out dozens or even hundreds of taels.

In the Great Song Dynasty, one tael of silver was worth a thousand wen coins.

In peaceful times, it could buy over two hundred pounds of rice.

If used sparingly, it could feed a person for a year or so.

Silver ingots are generally made in weights of one, five, or ten taels.

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