Chapter 982: The Hearts of All the People (I)
After Wang Guorui asked Liu Feng to go down, Jun Zhixian took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, those gifts for the two princes and princesses from all over the country have been sent, do you want to go and see it?" Recently, the 100 days of the prince and princess are coming, and these gifts have also arrived, and there will be a special person to select them. According to what the emperor said, you can't use expensive materials, so there are no too expensive materials this time. However, there are a lot of distinctive things, should the emperor go and see them? β
"Oh? Gotcha? Wang Guorui asked.
Wang Guorui knew that the 100 days of his son Wang Jiaxing and daughter Wang Jiaxin would soon arrive, before Wang Guorui asked the people to make various gifts, and then sent special personnel from all over the country to collect them in the capital. Then whoever gets the top rank can get a lifetime knighthood. Even if the title is only for life, and there is no so-called fiefdom and bonus, and even in terms of privileges, it cannot be compared with those founding hereditary titles. However, this is enough to attract many people who have money and no status, or who want to achieve higher development. Especially this title will play a great role in the future, and with this title, ordinary local officials will not dare to mess with you easily. Even if a crime is committed, it must be tried by the Supreme Court, and the local court cannot hear it.
So of course, this honor attracts many people, and money can't get it. So this opportunity, everyone has come over to hope to get the title, and this gift to the prince and princess can also get these titles, even if the hope is not big, but it is worth fighting. After all, this cost is still relatively low, and it is not like anything else that needs to be followed to fight the world or make great contributions.
Wang Guorui came to a large warehouse, here are all kinds of gifts sent from all over the world, Wang Guorui of course has to give priority to see.
"Your Majesty, there are all kinds of works of art here, and there are no materials that are too expensive. However......" Jun Ji-hyun was a little embarrassed, obviously the latter words were not easy to say.
"What's wrong?" Wang Guorui asked.
Wang Guorui stipulated that the cost of materials for these gifts should not exceed three yuan, and it would only be less than a thousand yuan for future generations. In this way, Wang Guorui also hopes not to take advantage of various birthday banquets to receive gifts, especially those gifts made of precious materials, which is even more "vulgar". It's definitely not worth it to make a fuss about this gift. Therefore, the value of the material of this gift must not exceed three yuan, so as to avoid too much waste and advocate extravagance.
Luxury goods do not contribute to economic development, let alone to the social mentality. Therefore, luxury goods can still be less and less, and even consider collecting luxury taxes, which can not only curb the trend of luxury, but also play a role in robbing the rich and helping the poor. However, Wang Guorui obviously underestimated the Chinese's ability to exploit loopholes.
"Your Majesty, although the value of these gifts may not be high in material value, the cost of making them is definitely not low! Your Majesty, look at this bronze artifact, although the cost of manufacturing this bronze artifact is not high. However, many handicrafts do not only depend on the price of materials, but also on who makes them. This bronze sculpture has a hollow in the middle, and inside is a machine, which can walk on its own. And I probably listened to the introduction, this technique is very difficult, and ordinary sculptors and technicians can't do it. I am afraid that the craftsmen who make this internal movement are very high-level craftsmen even in Europe, and the cost of making one such craft is definitely not less than five hundred yuan. β
"And there are many similar things, although the price of materials is not high, but they are all made by famous teachers, not just ordinary people can get them. Of course, those famous craftsmen have also indicated that they are free to make, so if these are strictly calculated, the cost is indeed very low. But behind the scenes, who knows if there is any deal? β
Wang Guorui really smiled bitterly, this Chinese's ability to exploit loopholes is indeed not small, he only stipulated that the price of materials should not exceed three yuan, but he did not expect that these guys were so shrewd, and directly invited those senior technicians to make it. This cost actually seems very low, but in fact, if you count those famous masters to make it, then the cost is many times higher than the cost, and it is simply impossible to measure. But what can this kingdom say, is it to investigate this manufacturing cost? People have made it clear that they are made for free, and there are many ways to bypass this method.
For example, if they do not sign any sales agreement, they can circumvent this law with a so-called gift relationship. Just like the inheritance and transfer of real estate in later generations, those close relatives can secretly trade in a gift relationship by reducing the total price, so that a lot of "tax avoidance" can be carried out. There are loopholes in any law, so Wang Guorui also understands it. Such a guy exploits loopholes, so Wang Guorui doesn't have a good way. It is impossible for Wang Guorui to directly pursue them for this.
"Let's not talk about this, let's evaluate it when the time comes." Wang Guorui didn't say much, this kind of person is no longer too much treated by Wang Guorui, and those who deliberately drill into the camp, so Wang Guorui is also quite dissatisfied.
Jun Jixian next to him understood what Wang Guorui meant very well, and these were actually telling them that this kind of person who deliberately exploited loopholes should not be judged as the top few. Especially this kind of drill camp guy. After all, this time it is about novelty and mind. This kind of specially invited famous artists to make it, so what is it? Wang Guorui actually hopes that ordinary people will make it by themselves, and go to those famous teachers to make it, which is actually too utilitarian in the final analysis. Although several of these participants in this so-called dedication are not utilitarian. But this one was made by a famous teacher, and it looked too ugly. Even if it's for utilitarianism, don't look too ugly, otherwise what will people do in the future?
Therefore, there is no need to keep these famous teachers to make them, which is actually of little significance. This time, the 100-day banquet for his children was actually to allow the royal family and the people to interact, not simply to compete with each other to see whose gifts were of higher value and whose artistry was higher. The key is the mind, if as long as the mind is reached, even if a thing with a bad artistry is not too good, it is not impossible to get attention. If you spend money to hire those famous teachers to make it, it will be a bad one.
"Your Majesty, you see this is a stone. The stone is not expensive, but the words on it are very interesting. The words on it are Jiaxing and Jiaxin, so it happens to be the names of the prince and princess. And this represents the will of God, so someone has sent it! Jun Ji-hyun said.
Wang Guorui laughed: "I'm afraid this is artificially made, right?" Really for the sake of sycophancy, everything was delivered? β
Wang Guorui is really speechless for this kind of guy, what kind of auspicious rui is he doing this year. This kind of broken thing, Wang Guorui is very disdainful. It's like the later generations are obviously new China, and they still make some "natural" "altogether" in some places. Long live the party, long live the "Taizu" or something. It has even been developed into a scenic spot, which makes Wang Guorui want to vomit. If there is such a coincidence, but there are several places all over the country, it is definitely not a coincidence. It's disgusting to be doing this for a long time.
"This guy, you guys can see it for yourselves!" Wang Guorui said.
And Jun Ji-hyun understands that this so-called auspicious rui is useless. Wang Guorui doesn't believe in any auspiciousness, especially this broken auspiciousness. At present, China does not need this kind of foolish way to prove its legitimacy and so-called orthodoxy, if this guy's things are selected, then all kinds of so-called "auspicious" will emerge in an endless stream in the future, and this will not only do no one any good in the future. In this era, with the popularization of education, everyone understands what kind of foolishness this is. If we continue to fool the people in this era, it will not be worth the loss.
So there is no need to keep this kind of guy, this kind of gift must not be chosen.
"Hey, that's interesting!" Wang Guorui pointed to the thing.
Wang Guorui didn't expect that he actually saw something small, it was magical. This thing looks like a table of dishes, a lot of dishes. But Wang Guorui understands very well that this is actually made of stone. This stone is a strange stone, and if this stone is taken out alone, it does not have much value. But if it is gathered together and becomes a table of dishes, then this is really valuable.
In this kind of later generations, many people who collected strange stones even made a lot of various tables full of Han people, and then became various dishes. These dishes are made of stones, which is a very rare thing in later generations. If you want to say that this stone is actually not very valuable, but the key is whether you are attentive and whether you collect it with your heart. And there is no so-called technician carving in this one, so it is actually a natural thing. This kind of natural thing, in fact, is worthless if it is really taken apart individually. The key is to have this heart, to collect these and gather them, that money can't be exchanged!
"Your Majesty, this is indeed interesting. This was sent by a jeweler, but the jeweler did not choose to use precious materials to make it, but would use such worthless things! Jun Ji-hyun said.
"This is the one who really knows how to jewelry!" Wang Guorui said.
This is the real knowledge of jewelry and strange stones, many people pursue those precious stones, the pursuit of those what jade and all kinds of jade, in fact, in the final analysis, these jade and jadeite, the focus is on his scarcity. But this scarcity is the value that human beings give him, not the real value of himself. The key in this world is to see how to find beauty, as long as you can find beauty, then anything can be called a "gem". If you just pursue those so-called scarcities, then this is actually a clichΓ©.
No two leaves are the same, and no two stones are exactly the same. Therefore, being able to discover his unique charm from the ordinary, this is the person who really knows how to appreciate! Therefore, Wang Guorui said that he is a real jeweler, not the kind of person who simply jeres for the sake of jewellery. (To be continued.) )