Yan Jun Qian Jin

Yan Jun Qian Jin

Yan Jun Qian Jin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ā NJ ù nqi ā NJ ī n, which means that it is later used as a code for recruiting talents. It comes from the first yance of the Warring States period.

The origin of Idioms

During the Warring States period, Yanzhao king was eager to recruit talents in order to strengthen the country after he ascended the throne. Guo Kai used horses as a metaphor. He said that the ancient kings offered a reward of thousands of gold to buy a thousand li horse. Three years later, they got a dead horse and used 500 gold to buy horse bones, so they got three thousand li horses in less than one year. In order to persuade Yanzhao king, if he can sincerely seek virtue, the sage will come. See "Warring States strategy: yance I"

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing. Example song Zhende Xiu's Xie CI Yi Dai Anshan Ma Biao said: "Shun's clothes are five colors, I'm ashamed to be able to supplement them; Yan Jun's gold is willing to attract more people."