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[[File:Bamboo_book_-_binding_-_UCR.jpg|thumb|Bamboo stick version of the Book of Artifice]] | |||
'''Qipian's Book of Artifice''' is a treatise on scams and chicanery written by the [[Daxia]]n eunuch Qipian, a famous bandit leader in the late Chen dynasty. Penned and distributed to his forces as a practical guide for raising money through illegal means, it would become a blueprint to follow for [[Daxia]]n criminal organizations long after the author's capture and execution. Qipian's band were behind one of the first pyramid schemes in history, taking money from investors in order to "''carry out an undertaking of great advantage''" that ended in the collapse of Qaxi's provincial economy. | '''Qipian's Book of Artifice''' is a treatise on scams and chicanery written by the [[Daxia]]n eunuch Qipian, a famous bandit leader in the late Chen dynasty. Penned and distributed to his forces as a practical guide for raising money through illegal means, it would become a blueprint to follow for [[Daxia]]n criminal organizations long after the author's capture and execution. Qipian's band were behind one of the first pyramid schemes in history, taking money from investors in order to "''carry out an undertaking of great advantage''" that ended in the collapse of Qaxi's provincial economy. | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||