Chapter 274: Tides of Time
But when he unify the entire Steppe, that is when the true power of the Steppe could be unleashed.
At that time, he would introduce a standardized currency system
Aeryon wanted to use paper money
But since the people of the Steppe is still used to the barter system, Aeryon formulated a plan of his own to encourage the use of paper money
Educate the people of the benefit. This is step one. To refine this, he would ask Mayeux to help him
And he knows that to suddenly introduce paper money would create a shock. So, Aeryon had written it down and though of using local currency tokens first
These could be small metal disc or carved wooden pieces and assign an agreed upon value to each token
For instance, one token might represent a certain quantity of grain, livestock, or other commonly traded goods.
Establish a central exchange points in key locations. These could be near water sources, crossroads, or tribal meeting places.
People can bring their goods to these points and exchange them for the local currency tokens.
Then he would do regular barter markets where people can bring their surplus goods. While at the same time Introducing the local currency tokens alongside bartering.