Why did ancient kings worry about fiscal revenue? Didn't all the money melt by itself?

Although silver coins are all made by ourselves, silver is still a mineral resource and needs to be tapped. So in ancient times, the amount of silver was not much.

1, inflation

As modern people, we know that if banks issue a large amount of money, it will cause inflation and ultimately affect social stability. Although there was no such finance in ancient times, people at that time also knew that if money suddenly poured into the market in large quantities, it would lead to a crazy rise in prices at that time and finally affect social stability. So the ancients had the wisdom of the ancients. They also know that money is easy to use, but if it is not well controlled, it will have very serious consequences. Moreover, there were dynasties in ancient China that suffered such losses, because the wishful thinking of kings led to the direct collapse of the economic system of the whole society, and farmers and businessmen could not maintain their own lives.

2. Silver is a mineral, so it is necessary to mine veins.

Silver is a mineral resource that needs to be discovered and excavated, but the technology at that time was not very superb, so it is generally said that the excavation of silver depends on accidental circumstances. The silver flowing in the market is fixed, and few new silver flows into the market. Because if you want new silver to flood into the market, you must ensure that you find new veins, so that you can develop new silver. This kind of opportunity is rare, which is why the ancient kings didn't look for the silver vein themselves.

To sum up, the reason why ancient kings were worried about fiscal revenue was mainly because silver was a very rare metal.