What is the metaphor of buying bones with money?

Buy bones with 1000 yuan: buy bones of a good horse with a lot of money. Metaphor is thirsty for talent. Attach importance to talents and are eager to get talents.

"A daughter wants bones", which comes from "The Warring States Policy Yance I", is about an ancient courtier who bought a swift horse for the king, but only bought the bones of a dead horse. The king was furious and puzzled. The courtiers explained that if people saw that the king was willing to pay a large price for the bones of a maxima, they would think that the king really wanted to buy a maxima at a high price and would naturally send it to the door. Later, as the courtiers said, a few swift horses were offered in less than a year. The story has spread to this day, which shows that people are very eager and attach importance to talents.

In ancient times, some emperors asked for a swift horse for 1000 yuan, but they couldn't get it for three years. Juan said to Jun, "seek fortune for oneself." Yes, I got a swift horse in March. The horse is dead. Buy its bones with 500 gold to repay your kindness. The king was furious and said, "If you want a horse, donate 500 gold to save it." Juanren said to him, "You buy a dead horse with five hundred gold. What will happen to a horse? The king is the horse in the world, and the horse is coming today! " Therefore, we can't expect years, a thousand miles of horse to three.

Translation? In ancient times, there was a monarch who wanted to buy a swift horse with his daughter, but he didn't buy it for many years. The courtier said (to the monarch), "Please let me find a swift horse." The monarch sent him to do it. After several months, Maxima was found. (But) the horse was dead. (Courtiers) bought Maxima's bones with 500 gold and came back to report to the monarch. The monarch was furious and said, "What I want is a live swift horse. How can I buy a dead swift horse with 500 gold? " The courtier replied, "A dead swift horse was bought with 500 gold, let alone a live horse. The people in the world must think that the king can have the sincerity to trade maxima, and maxima will come soon. " Sure enough, within a year, Trinidad and Tobago.

The story of truth tells us that to recruit talents and attract wisdom, we should not only put down our airs, but also be sincere and take practical actions. Guo Kun's cleverness and wisdom are admirable. His courage of self-recommendation and the way of self-promotion are also artistic.

Now it is used as a metaphor for longing for talents.