One very simple fact illustrates the true status of Sikang's Chinese rulers: nobody in the province would accept Chinese currency, and the officials, unable to buy anything with their money, were forced to subsist by a process of barter.
En meget enkel kendsgerning illustrerer den sande status for Sikangs kinesiske regenter: ingen i provinsen ville acceptere kinesisk valuta, og embedsmændene, der ikke kunne købe noget med deres penge, blev tvunget til at opholde livet ved en bytteproces.