On Chinese Currency —— Coin and Paper Money

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ISBN: 9781330318959 出版年：2016 页码：290 Willem Vissering Forgotten Books

The three kingdoms. The Tsin-dynasty re-unites the empire. Hwan hiucn proposes to abolish the money.' Speech of the privy councilor Kung-lin against that plan. The same question discussed in another part of the country. Division of the empire into North and South. The Southern empire, the Sung-dynasty. A session of the privy coun oil and advice not to coin too light pieces. Wretched condition of the currency during the reign of the Deposed emperor. — View of the po litiosl events by which the four subsequent dynasties rose and fell. Admirable speech of a Minister on the necessity that money should have a real value and be perfectly coined — The Liang-dynasty. — Institution of iron money; its failure. The Tg'an-dynasty. The northern em pire. The Wei-dynasty. Money is not used at all, the people enu forced to usc it. Discussions on the institution of a new currency. Northern tsi-dynasty.-assisement introduced. -gold and silver money of the far west. The Sui-dynasty re-unites the empire. Unavailing measures to introduce a better currency. Money superseded by other objects. End of the Sui-dynasty.