880: C880 It Was Priceless

C880 It Was Priceless

"Spirit Stone?"1

Daolord Shen focused his gaze, sensing the spiritual energy within the jade. Eh? He couldn't help but let out a soft gasp. Heaven and Earth contained a type of spiritual energy. It was called spiritual energy. If the world comprehended and had a cultivation method, they would be able to absorb spiritual energy into their bodies and breathe in and out. Step by step, strengthen their bodies until they entered the realm of ghosts and gods.

And in places where spirit energy was dense, it was possible to form Spirit Stone. Using Spirit Stone to cultivate would result in twice the result with half the effort. After killing the Feng Shui master, he obtained a small bag of Spirit Stone. However, the Spirit Stone inside was not as high grade as the one that Ling'er gave him. Its appearance was also much worse.

"Big Senior Brother, just accept it. After all, this is a token of appreciation from Miss Ling'er."

Qiu Sheng reacted very quickly. He tugged at Daolord Shen's sleeve, constantly hinting with his eyes.

The moment he saw this piece of suet jade, he felt as though his soul had been cleansed. He was a genuine Houtian warrior, and there weren't many treasures that could be of use to him. Although this piece of jade could not be said to be priceless, it was definitely a rare item that could not be bought with money. Meeting it was a type of fate.

China's jade had a long and long history. During the primitive era of the new stone, the ancient people had already grasped the method of making jade.

Due to the scarcity and rarity of jade resources, all kinds of jade raw materials were more and more treasured and valued by the ancient people. Among them was the familiar Kazuda Jade.

In history, Kyota Jade originated from the Kunlun Mountains and was also known as the 'Kunlun Jade' and 'Yu Xingyang Jade.' It was established in the Kyota Zhili Province, and from then on, it began to be called 'Kyota Jade'.

All along, the best white jade in Kyota Jade was called "white jade."

The value of the suet jade was different from the exchange rate in different periods of history.

For example, during the chaotic times of society and peaceful times, the same jade could be given a completely different value. The difference could even be as great as the difference between heaven and earth.

During the primitive era of the new stone, along with the growth of the jade culture, the jade was removed from the stone and no longer had the function of a practical tool. Instead, after a gorgeous turn, the "divine jade" that was given in the primitive religion to communicate with the gods of heaven and earth, from then on, the jade had a unique and valuable value.

With the development of the production information private system, the power and wealth of society began to gradually gather. At this time, not only did the jade have a religious nature, but it also represented identity, status, and social wealth.

In that era, ordinary people were not qualified to use the jade. The jade became the symbol of power of the ruling class.

In such a historical era, the value of jade was suddenly magnified. Not only did it become the ruling class' attacking in all directions', but it also became the symbol of power for the ruling class." The important resources of war and pillage, at the same time, also maintained an important symbolic meaning. It had a magical spiritual value.

That was why when the Emperor committed suicide on the Deer Platform, he was covered in jade - "The pearls and jade of the victim were burned to death by fire."

Along with the development of business and handicraft, the production of jade artifacts also flourished. The quality of China's jade artifacts, from quality to quantity, had undergone a qualitative leap.

At this moment, the high-quality white jade that symbolized social wealth and status had become an important resource that the feudal lords and nobles coveted. Its value had also been infinitely magnified, to the extent that it had truly reached the level of "priceless."

283 BC, when King Qin Zhao heard that Zhao had obtained the "Heshi Wall," he was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. He even dreamed of taking it for himself.

Therefore, the King of Qin and the King of Zhao discussed and expressed that they were willing to use fifteen cities to exchange for this jade coin.

King Zhao felt very troubled. He was afraid that the Qin would act shamelessly in exchange for it, but he was also afraid of being beaten. He tossed and turned, and he was so anxious that he could not sleep.

Later on, it was not easy for a negotiator expert, Lin Xianru, to come forward and express that she was willing to be in charge of this international trade project. From this, a historical drama of 'returning the treasure to the state of Zhao' was played.

Although the legendary "He Clan Annulus" wasn't made of white jade from the Kunlun Mountain Range, the story of "returning the treasure to the state of Zhao" indirectly reflected the value of the jade during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, and the price was so high that it was exaggerated to the extent of "willing to exchange the treasure with fifteen cities."

The nobles of ancient times treated jade, especially the best suet jade. They all showed an extremely precious attitude, and it had already been formed during the Spring and Autumn Period. "The pearl jade is the upper coin, the gold is the middle coin, and the knife cloth is the lower coin. " "It's the low coin." The point of view.

There was such a plot in the "Water Margin," Yang Zhi Selling the Saber section. Yang Zhi, who was disappointed in his official position, took out all his savings. He specially ordered a pair of white goat fat jade bottle, and intended to give it to Grand Commandant Gao Lou. When Gao Lou asked about the price of this bottle, Yang Zhi answered that it cost about five to six hundred silver taels.

In 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Grandma Liu saw that the Jia Mansion's entire meal cost 24 silver taels. She sighed and said that the small family could live for more than a year. One had to know that Grandma Liu's family was considered middle-class at that time. They had houses and land, and they could even afford to hire workers. The first time they went to the Jia residence to catch the autumn wind, they received 20 taels of silver. They were extremely grateful. The History of Ming also mentioned that the annual salary of a Grade 7 County Magistrate (basic salary) was only 45 taels of silver.

A pair of low grade Aries jade bottle was actually worth 500 to 600 silver. An ordinary person might not be able to earn this pair of jade bottles money in their entire lifetime.

- The content came from [Mugu Reading]

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