 In the capital the strings of cash had been stacked up by the hundreds of millions until the cords that bound them had rotted away and they could no longer be counted.On average, millet cost 75 cash and polished rice 140 cash a hectolitre, a horse 4,400–4,500 cash.A labourer could be hired for 150 cash a month; a merchant could earn 2,000 cash a month.