Reminds me of an ancient hyper-wealthy king who obliterated economies when he traveled because he’d practically shower everyone he met with gold and jewels.
Can’t remember the name though. Pretty sure he was African and one of the economies he inadvertently destroyed was Egypt’s.
Ay that’s the one!
Yeah, homeboy had a wild story.
Musa made his pilgrimage between 1324 and 1325, spanning 2700 miles.[52][53][54] His procession reportedly included upwards of 12,000 slaves, all wearing brocade and Yemeni silk[55] and each carrying 1.8 kg (4 lb) of gold bars, with heralds dressed in silks bearing gold staffs organizing horses and handling bags.[citation needed]
Musa provided all necessities for the procession, feeding the entire company of men and animals.[50] Those animals included 80 camels, which each carried 23–136 kg (50–300 lb) of gold dust. Musa gave the gold to the poor he met along his route.
Imagine being some poor beggar and some random foreigner gives you immense wealth, more than you had ever seen before.
Yeah I remember reading about him as a kid for some history project and was just like “Damn. This dude had so much wealth it’s unfathomable even by today’s standards.”
It also made me realize the moral quandary of being too generous when you have that kind of wealth. Like it seemed like he was just being kind and sharing his fortune but without meaning to caused a lot of suffering due to oversaturation.
It’s a weird cause/effect scenario.
What’s the context on this one, grumpy?
I’m guessing it’s Operation Bernhard
Operation Bernhard was an exercise by Nazi Germany to forge British bank notes. The initial plan was to drop the notes over Britain to bring about a collapse of the British economy during the Second World War.
Thanks!
Hmm. Dunno. I reposted from reddit
