Downward harvesting, using monetary policy to squeeze people's wealth, is the most common method ancient regimes used to enter and exit the market, and also the fastest way for them to resolve crises.

After Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang and minted small coins to drain the market, he withdrew to Chang'an, leaving the people of Luoyang with only soaring prices.
When Liu Bei just entered Chengdu, he not only looted the property of the government and large households to reward his generals but also issued straight hundred coins to short the market and supplement his own funds.