| 1 | Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world. | |
| 2 | To ensure the use of ships for his special envoys, Emperor Yongle also ordered all ship manufacturers to be engaged in ship building. | |
| 3 | Money did not and never could begin by some arbitrary social contract, or by some government agency decreeing that everyone has to accept the tickets it issues. |