At first, the Qing government perished and the Beiyang government was established. Yuan Shikai promised to give Puyi 4 million taels of silver every year. Later, due to the chaotic situation, a variety of currencies appeared on the market. In order to stabilize the economy of the Republic of China, the "National Monetary Regulations" was promulgated, and silver was changed into silver dollars. After casting new coins, it was changed to four million silver dollars. So how much purchasing power does this money have? In other words, if Puyi wants to lead an army of 50,000 people, it will cost 3 million taels of silver every year, and the rest will be left to buy military supplies for soldiers.
Because the silver dollar is impure, the Beiyang government reduces the silver given to Puyi by one third every year. In the Qing Dynasty, one or two taels of silver could buy about 82 Jin of grain, equivalent to 984 million RMB. Compared with the previous silver coins, the silver dollar has indeed shrunk. It can be seen that although silver looks a lot, it is actually more like the pension of the Manchu royal family led by Puyi, and Puyi often doesn't listen to the Beiyang government, and her mother doesn't give sweetness to disobedient children, let alone "stepmother".
Coupled with the financial constraints of the Republic of China at that time, giving pensions may be a stopgap measure, in order to avoid contradictions. Later, Puyi made a fuss and often violated the rules. The promised Beiyang government often defaulted on this money. Puyi was originally the son of heaven, above the world. At that time, the society was feudal and he was a respected emperor. Later, the situation was turbulent, and I had to cut off my soaring wings, being watched and laughed at, which made me feel uncomfortable. My house was robbed by others, and I have to listen to others. You can imagine puyi's inner depression.