The idea that money is merely “nothing” and just information about debt is a relatively modern concept of the 19th and 20th century. The idea to create “wealth” out of nothing was implemented in the 19th century (Crédit Mobilier). It's pretty powerful technology; one can fund otherwise expensive wars and at the same time create the illusion of bringing “wealth to the poor”. It's especially popular among politicians as a means to make unfulfillable promises and expand power: debt is power over people, and financing government programs through such debt is absolute power. Creating money from nothing is the modus operandi of fractional reserve banking and central banks.

“Power over men is the essence of debt”. In this sense, we are all slaves. But who's our master? Those who issue are: governments who grant institutions the monopoly to issue debt (like the US and the FED) or who own central banks with monopoly power (like the EU and the ECB).

“Power over Nature is the essence of wealth”. Good, sound money, therefore, is a natural resource. Salt, fish, rice, shells, metals – these are all natural resources that are per se tied to the nature's laws, the earths boundaries and natural constraints. You can't artificially inflate corn supply; you either produce corn – and create wealth – or you don't. In that sense, if over time – through a social process, not through a top-down “declaration” – a certain good becomes a “generally accepted medium of exchange” (money), is is wealth that spreads.