During the 1700s, a cabal from the burgeoning capitalist class raised a mercenary to raid the coffers of the local feudal lords. After doorbusting their castles, they plundered all they could see and peddled the stolen valuables in the town square at bargain rates causing a buying frenzy.
The feudal lords were incensed and used their militia armed with muskets to fight against the mercenary with their blunderbusses causing the streets to become black with soot and gunpowder.
The townspeople fled wearing their new cheaply bought Prussian silk robes and carrying knapsacks containing fine Ming chinaware shouting “be a libertine, on dollar a day, frugality”
The capitalists made off like bandits, because they were, the townspeople were busy enjoying their new things, the town was upended and covered in soot, and the feudal lords saw the writing on the wall.
This was the first Black Friday.
