The story of a thousand dollars for bones

The idiom "a thousand dollars to buy bones" comes from the Warring States period and describes the urgent need to recruit talents from all over the world!

During the Warring States Period, Zhao Haoqi of Yan State succeeded to the throne. He intends to recruit wise men to revitalize the country. He asked Guo Kun, "How do you think we can find talented people?" Guo Kun said, "Let me tell you a story."

Once upon a time, there was a monarch who was willing to buy a good horse with his daughter. But three years later, no one entered the palace to offer horses. Later, a courtier took his daughter to find a good horse. He bought it for 1000 yuan. It turned out to be a good horse bone. The courtiers said, "This shows the monarch's sincerity in seeking a good horse!"

Then Guo Kun said, "Your Majesty, you might as well start with me."

Yan Zhaowang immediately reused Guo Kun. Sure enough, all the wise men gathered in Yanjing.

The idiom "a thousand dollars buy bones" describes the urgent need to recruit talents from all over the world.