Plague as an opportunity for the survivors:
"When the plague rescinded, after three months of infection on the city’s inhabitants, the social structure changed significantly. Many folks found themselves without family; others were without assets. Out of the rubble of human catastrophe, those who stole, or inherited assets became modestly wealthy. These nouveaux riches infiltrated society, and chipped away at the IX’s rule until they gained seats in public office. The artisans and literates who survived ignored the IX’s orders of wage limitations and demanded enormous sums to perform skilled labor and notary work. For the first few years after the plague, Siena saw a moderate amount of economic growth. The foundations of this growth were shaky, and a decade later the government did not have enough in the treasury to keep public support. The IX was overthrown in 1355; the change in the social structure as a result of the pestilence was simply too difficult to govern."
https://www.montana.edu/historybug/yersiniaessays/davis.html
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