The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lord Of The Rings Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 27 days agoFull creditlemmy.worldimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down10
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minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·27 days agoOpium, silver, tea. Described as the holy trinity by English traders in East Asia as China demanded only silver as payment. They used opium to get chinese silver to buy the tea. The chinese are nuts about silver. Everyone else is ga ga about gold first.
Opium, silver, tea.
Described as the holy trinity by English traders in East Asia as China demanded only silver as payment. They used opium to get chinese silver to buy the tea.
The chinese are nuts about silver. Everyone else is ga ga about gold first.