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what caused this The Chinese forced traders to pay in gold and silver. to happen??????????????

Lazorwolf64:

the Chinese had a voracious appetite for silver. During the latter part of the 16th century, during the Ming dynasty, Beijing ruled that taxes should be paid in silver, and without domestic recourse to the precious metal, the demand for imported silver soared.

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Lazorwolf64:

your welcome : )

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