How much did it cost to build the Forbidden City?

Just give a brief answer.

I have also been curious about this issue recently. After a rough search of the information, I can't calculate it at all.

The construction of the Forbidden City took more than 10 years.

Now I’m just talking about floor tiles. It is only concentrated on the three routes of east, middle and west, and the floor tiles are laid in Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall. (This kind of "gold brick" is still produced in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, more than 600 kilometers away from Beijing.) According to the rumored price of manufacturing floor tiles at that time, it is worth about 10W RMB per piece in current RMB, and the "bricks" laid in this part of the area are More than 80 million gold bricks have been used. Therefore, a small number of floor tiles alone cost 8 trillion RMB (excluding transportation costs)

The process required for each floor tile takes 2 years to make and then be shipped to Beijing. Moreover, when it arrives in Beijing, a specialist will inspect and accept it. If it fails, it will be fired again.

Let’s talk about the wood used in part of the construction. Yes, it’s just part of the wood. The information I have seen about the cost of wood does not include prices. The wood was made of Sichuan golden nanmu. Because the wood was so huge that manpower could not transport it at that time, Emperor Yongle dug the Grand Canal. Each piece of wood took more than 4 years and traveled more than 1,000 kilometers to reach Beijing. After arriving in Beijing, specialized personnel will also record each piece of wood.

These sheets are part of the floor tiles and part of the nanmu needed to build the house. There are too many unimaginable miracles. If you are interested, you can refer to the documentaries on the Forbidden City.

So, it can only be described by astronomical figures. The significance of the Forbidden City no matter how much money was spent or how much manpower was consumed. It is the pride of our Chinese nation and cannot be measured by money.

The answers are not intended to be favorable, they are purely hand-coded. They are just for friends who want to understand the Forbidden City to have a correct direction of understanding.