Yo can someone make this so its not plagiarized? Contrary to popular imagination, the Mongols were not just masters of conquest but possessed a genius for progressive and benevolent rule. Genghis Khan was an innovative leader, the first ruler in many countries to put the power of law above his own, encourage religious freedom, create schools, grant diplomat immunity, abolish torture, and institute free trade. The trade routes he made became wealthy pathways for commerce, but also for ideas, technologies, and expertise that transformed the way people lived. The Mongols also introduced the first international paper currency and postal system. They developed and spread revolutionary technologies like printing, the cannon, compass, and abacus. They took local foods and products like noodles, tea, playing cards, and plants and turned them into life around the world.