If there was no prior reminder from Li Qikun, hearing Gu An's words, Gao Feng definitely believed that Gu Zhixian was blatantly asking for bribes. However, he was warned in advance that this was not the case.

The so-called offering of treasure is not a presentation of gold and silver treasures, but a special measure set up by Gu Zheng after taking office to communicate with the government and the people and excavate strange people and foreign objects in the county.

Offering treasure is just a way of saying, in fact, it is to solicit the strategy of governing the county, looking for rare and exotic objects, and exploring potential manpower, in Gu Zheng's words, it is to ask for life for the people and take the three treasures, which are treasures, treasures, and treasures.

Collecting the three treasures is Gu Zhengzhi's county, employing people, and building museums. The masters are in the people, and the treasures are also in the people, through this way of banquet offerings, the enthusiasm of the county's celebrities and dignitaries is mobilized, and they come forward to gather, which is much more worry-free and efficient than the government directly appearing.

Just ask, who doesn't want to press others in public and show themselves; Who doesn't want to leave a name in history and write a stroke on the county chronicle; Who doesn't want to be admired by all the people and be flattered in every way, so this move will definitely make everyone do their best and show their housekeeping skills, and the treasure will become more and more valuable.

In other words, if this move is sincere for the people, it is not bad, and Gu Zheng has done a good thing. Of course, it is a good strategy to harbor evil intentions and profit from them.

Bao Ce and Bao Craftsman said that after all, they can't be pocketed, but the treasures are different, and if one is not handled well, it will not only bring a bad reputation, but also evidence of corruption and perversion of the law.

Fortunately, Gu Zheng understood this drawback a long time ago, and took a series of measures to prevent tongue-in-law, putting himself in full view of the public, so that no one could find evidence of his illegality.

For example, if a treasure appears, if it is a work of skill worthy of promotion, it will definitely be promoted in the whole county, and there is no such thing as greed for ink. If it is a strange thing or a cherished thing, he will let people record it, announce the treatment plan in public, and then code and make a card, indicate the origin and allusion, or put it in Fengming Garden, or place it in the exhibition hall, or enshrine Yongning Temple for everyone to visit, appreciate or watch. In this way, he avoided suspicion.

Organizing a banquet to offer treasures is not only as simple as collecting the three treasures, but also the link of evaluating the treasures, which is to let everyone evaluate the treasures on the spot, so as to select the best one, two and three prizes, respectively, one hundred taels of silver, fifty taels of silver and thirty taels of silver. In particular, the first place will also receive Gu Zheng's autographed inscription.

Of course, there are also some so-called treasures that have no value and cannot be selected, so I'm sorry, the master can only take them back.

Treasure offering activities have been organized many times, many families have benefited a lot from it, some have been recorded in the county annals, destined to leave a name in history, for which more families have been invited, many people come to the banquet, just for this event, they are not for anything else, only to offer the treasure can be selected.

Therefore, when Gu An announced the start of the treasure offering activity, the scene suddenly became enthusiastic, some arranged for their families to prepare for the treasure offering, some asked each other what treasure to give, and some guessed whose treasure was the best this time, and would win the first place, and so on.

Gao Feng sat there and didn't move, he had no name and no share, there were so many celebrities and dignitaries on the scene, it was really his turn, I don't know what year and month it would be, it was better to see the excitement first.

The scene soon fell silent, and the judging seats were arranged, a square table adjacent to the main table, at which five judges were seated.

The five judges have to evaluate the treasures offered by everyone, and then hand them over to the referee seat (that is, the main table, generally known as the arbitration seat in later generations) for the final ruling, everyone agrees, and the judges announce the verdict results.

The procedure for offering treasures is very simple, the donor explains his clever ideas and introduces the treasures in the middle area, and then hands them over to the judges, and he just needs to wait for the news.

The first person to offer treasure did not exceed everyone's surprise, it was Du Wangchu, Juniper's father.

When he reached the middle area, with a wave of his right hand, the two servants brought up an object half a man high, which was not light from the way they looked struggling, but no one knew what it was, because it was covered with brocade cloth.

Du Wangchu took a step forward, raised his hand and tore off the brocade cloth, and a red thing appeared in front of everyone.

"Ahh Red Coral! It's still such a big plant, and the Du family really made an extraordinary move! An exclamation followed.

I saw that the coral tree was indeed carefully made, with a red sandalwood base, red branches interlaced, smooth and luxurious, and then through the moonlight and lights, it became more and more brilliant and red.

Seeing everyone's envious eyes, Du Wangchu smiled with satisfaction, and he arched his hand to everyone and said: "This red coral is purchased by the Du family from the southeast coast with a lot of money, and it was transported here with great effort, and then found someone to process it, this tree is four feet and five feet high, and the branches are three feet and one, and it weighs sixty-eight catties (Song system catty). Its color is shiny, its texture is shiny, and it is a peaceful thing. I offer this thing to wish the county a smooth wind and rain, and the people are healthy. ”

After saying this, Du Wangchu bowed his hand to everyone and returned to his seat. The real thing is here, it is useless to say more, not to mention that there is a level of judgment.

The judge quickly sent someone out to measure, weigh and test, and record the data.

It's really rich! Gao Feng couldn't help but sigh, I don't know how many times the value of this coral is higher than the value of his manor, this is just a drop in the bucket of others, I really don't know how rich the Du family will be. For this reason alone, Gao Feng looked at those big families differently.

After the judgment and the judgment seat, the judgment opinions came out quickly, and an old man appeared and announced: "The red coral offered by the Du family is the best product, and it will be entered into the county chronicles, passed on to future generations, and displayed in the exhibition hall." ”

For this result, Du Wangchu was naturally satisfied, and saw that he immediately stood up and hugged his fists to greet everyone and express his gratitude.

Du Wangchu doesn't care if the show is not displayed, but being able to be included in the county chronicle is the main purpose of his efforts to build coral, and now that the goal has been achieved, the money spent is not unjust.

Subsequently, the Huang family presented a jasper Guanyin, the Lan family offered a Shoushan stone, and the Bai family presented a golden Buddha, all of which were built by Seiko and carved to lifelike, regardless of the shape, texture, or workmanship, they are all extraordinary. Among them, the jade Guanyin and the golden Buddha are placed in the Yongning Temple, and the Shoushan stone is placed in the Fengming Garden for everyone to worship and watch.

The Zhu family sent a prescription, according to them, this prescription is an ancestral thing, which can treat scabies. This prescription is a treasure for the convenience of the people, and it is naturally included in the county annals, as for whether they make it public or not, it is not in the scope of discussion, but there is one point, if there is a patient, the Zhu family must give treatment.

In this regard, the Zhu family is naturally satisfied, the money is earned by themselves, and they can also become famous, a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, why not?

The Shi and Yan families did not come forward to offer treasures, their Dahong Fist Sect had already entered the county chronicles, and they had nothing else to ask for for this, and they came here this time just to have a good time.

When everyone's eyes were on Li Qikun, he stood up with a smile and shouted, "Serve the wine." ”

PS: Book friend LuffDLang proposed that it could not be called Da Hong Quan in the Song Dynasty, that was the name of later generations, and the mountain people checked the information and found that sure enough, the Song Dynasty should be called Taizu Changquan or Six-Step Frame, but for the needs of the plot, it can only be called so cheekily, and I would like to thank the book friend LuffDLang, and I hope that other friends will also put forward valuable opinions.