text_original: After his death, it was discovered that he had used all up the precious metals in the empire, and that money was so scarce that pieces of leather and paper, with their values stamped upon them, had to be used in trade.
text_transcription: AFTER HIS DEATH IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD USED ALL UP THE PRECIOUS METALS IN THE EMPIRE AND THAT MONEY WAS SO SCARCE THAT PIECES OF LEATHER AND PAPER WITH THEIR VALUES STAMPED UPON THEM HAD TO BE USED IN TRADE
phonemes: ˈæftɚ hɪz dˈɛθ, ɪt wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd ðæt hiː hæd jˈuːzd ˈɔːl ˌʌp ðə pɹˈɛʃəs mˈɛɾəlz ɪnðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ænd ðæt mˈʌni wʌz sˌoʊ skˈɛɹs ðæt pˈiːsᵻz ʌv lˈɛðɚ ænd pˈeɪpɚ, wɪð ðɛɹ vˈæljuːz stˈæmpt əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm, hædtə biː jˈuːzd ɪn tɹˈeɪd.