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 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...
