Re: Paying the Lunar Army

From: Oliver D. Bernuetz <bernuetz_at_...>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:36:46 -0000

Jeff said:
> I think the Imperial soldiers are paid in coin, because then the
> imperial suppliers can sell the tribute back to the soldiers for
> coin (which then goes back to Tarsh). An endless flow of silver
> from the Empire into Sartar and then back into Tarsh. No wonder
the
> other Provincial Kingdoms are annoyed with the Tarshite control of
> Sartar - no wonder Fazzur has so many enemies in the Imperial Court!
>

It may be too anachronistic for the period but how about official army script? That way no one has to ship heavy silver coins, soldiers have to shop at army stores or through people willing to handle the stuff and the possibilities for corruption are even higher. Sharpies will be excahning script for silver at ridiculous rates just so soldiers can buy stuff for their girlfriends and occasionally the army will change script just to annoy the black marketeers. I seem to recall a MASH epsiode centred on that subject. Even more bureaucracy laden than regular coinage!

Oliver