EPISODE · Apr 22, 2021 · 12H 32M
Empire of Silver by Jin Xu
from Don’t Miss: This Breakthrough Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals. · host Jin Xu
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/127412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire of Silver Author: Jin Xu Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: mp3 Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 04-22-21 Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings Genres: China Publisher's Summary: This revelatory account of the ways silver shaped Chinese history shows how an obsession with “white metal” held China back from financial modernization. First used as currency during the Song dynasty in around 900 CE, silver gradually became central to China’s economic framework and was officially monetized in the middle of the Ming dynasty during the 16th century. However, due to the early adoption of paper money in China, silver was not formed into coins but became a cumbersome “weighing currency”....
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/127412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire of Silver Author: Jin Xu Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: mp3 Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 04-22-21 Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings Genres: China Publisher's Summary: This revelatory account of the ways silver shaped Chinese history shows how an obsession with “white metal” held China back from financial modernization. First used as currency during the Song dynasty in around 900 CE, silver gradually became central to China’s economic framework and was officially monetized in the middle of the Ming dynasty during the 16th century. However, due to the early adoption of paper money in China, silver was not formed into coins but became a cumbersome “weighing currency”....
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