Zi Shou's gaze wandered uncertainly. He would first ask what the man wanted.
Disciples of the Daoist School entering court as officials was nothing new. Wen Zhong and Li Jing both had powerful backers.
But Zhao Gongming was different. He had already attained success in immortal cultivation. Why enter court to serve over mortal affairs?
Zhao Gongming stood up, revealing a pit where he had been crouching.
Holding the stone he had just dug out, he said, "Your Majesty, this humble Daoist tripped over this stone just now. Who would have thought it was actually a piece of jade?"
As he spoke, Zhao Gongming exerted a little force. The weathered outer layer instantly crumbled to dust, revealing a piece of flawless, pure white jade.
Holy shit? You could even dig up jade in the palace?
But on second thought, Zhao Gongming was the future God of Wealth, and this was the world of the investiture of the gods. With fortune on his side, digging up jade was perfectly normal. A stroll around Chaoge City might even net him a whole sack of gold.
"Is this what you wish to present?"
"No." Zhao Gongming shook his head, casually tossed the jade onto the ground, and took out a ruler. "This is the Qiankun Ruler. It can measure heaven and earth, and determine the length of things."
Zhao Gongming sang the Qiankun Ruler's praises. His point was that he had come specifically to establish standards for weights and measures.
In truth, even in a mythological world, weights and measures originated in the wisdom of their ancestors, not some immortal's magic treasures.
The Yellow Emperor established standards for length, volume, weight, distance, and number. During his winter tours, Shun coordinated the tribes to unify their weights and measures, while Yu the Great used