4. All member nations agree to tie the developement of their currency into the developement of the price of gold. The reason for this is to make it easy for merchants to exchange currency, as whatever changes happen in economic developement will happen to all member nations. As money exchange becomes easier through this, we expect the trading in the area to grow as well. This should also ensure that if a singular member nation would face economic problems, they will suffer only minor economic damage as long as they are tied down to the trade network of the Mediterranean.