Send us a text What if the health of an empire could be read in the trust of its money and the fairness of its institutions? We follow Han China through a gripping arc: from early market freedom and soaring wealth to Emperor Wu’s heavy hand—state monopolies in salt, iron, and liquor, unified coinage, and price-smoothing granaries—and then into the turbulence of debasement, counterfeit coin, and a monetary dark age. Along the way, the Silk Road begins to hum, standards slash fraud, and safer r...
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Send us a text What if the health of an empire could be read in the trust of its money and the fairness of its institutions? We follow Han China through a gripping arc: from early market freedom and soaring wealth to Emperor Wu’s heavy hand—state monopolies in salt, iron, and liquor, unified coinage, and price-smoothing granaries—and then into the turbulence of debasement, counterfeit coin, and a monetary dark age. Along the way, the Silk Road begins to hum, standards slash fraud, and safer r...
Send us a text What if the financial strategies of an ancient empire could reshape your understanding of economic power today? Join me, Mike D, on a captivating exploration of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, where every twist of a half-brother's betrayal and the cunning moves of a powerful sister become a lesson in political intrigue and economic innovation. Witness the rise and fall of rulers like Xerxes II and Darius II, whose stories of borrowed warfare echo through time, parallel to the so...
History of Money, Banking, and Trade
Send us a text What if the health of an empire could be read in the trust of its money and the fairness of its institutions? We follow Han China through a gripping arc: from early market freedom and soaring wealth to Emperor Wu’s heavy hand—state monopolies in salt, iron, and liquor, unified coinage, and price-smoothing granaries—and then into the turbulence of debasement, counterfeit coin, and a monetary dark age. Along the way, the Silk Road begins to hum, standards slash fraud, and safer r...
