The Burning of Jiaozi on the Jin River in Shu

In the seventh year of the Xining reign, in Yizhou. The over-issuance of jiaozi caused a surge in the discount rate, and the paper currency was on the verge of collapse, with undercurrents stirring in the land of abundance. The poor scholar Ma Debao woke from a daze, finding in his mind images of financial collapse from later generations. While the world remained oblivious, he alone saw the impending upheaval. Others guarded their fields and followed ancient teachings, but he tore up his books, willingly becoming the madman of the streets, raising funds, laying plans, and engaging in games of power. The waters of the Jin River grew warm, and thunder rumbled hidden in the clouds. A storm centered on jiaozi, iron coins, and grain supplies was brewing. Everyone waited to see the madman fail, but Ma Debao only wanted to use this chaos to burn through the old, constraining order of the world. — Description from novelcodex.org