In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hepu County in Southwest China (now Hepu County in Guangxi) was famous for its rich pearls. The pearls produced there are round, big and pure in color, and have always been famous at home and abroad. People call them "Hepu Pearl".

Local fishermen collect pearls for a living, and then exchange the money from selling pearls for the food of people who grow food in neighboring counties. Due to the high income from pearl picking, some corrupt officials took the opportunity to take bribes and bend the law, and set up various kinds of exorbitant taxes and levies to exploit fishermen who picked pearls under various pretexts. In order to get more oil and water, which violates the growth law of pearl mussels, Zhu Min was asked to collect and fish blindly.

As a result, there are fewer and fewer big pearl mussels, and the rest are small pearl mussels. Hepu can catch fewer and smaller pearl mussels. Now the output of pearls is low and the income is greatly reduced. Fishermen don't even have money to buy food. Many people move away from home and even starve to death.

After Liu Bao, Emperor Shun of Han Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, he appointed a man named Meng Chang as Hepu county magistrate. After Meng tasted his post, he quickly found out the reason why local fishermen had no food. Therefore, it was ordered to abolish the malpractice, cancel the exploitation of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, prohibit fishermen from fishing indiscriminately, and stipulate the fishing time and the size of pearl mussels to protect pearl mussels resources. Soon, the living environment of pearl mussels became better, and gradually a large number of pearl mussels moved back to their hometown and multiplied.

In less than a year, the pearl production in Hepu County has returned to its original appearance. Ordinary people returned to work, businessmen began to come and go, goods began to circulate, and the lives of ordinary people settled down. They were so happy that they regarded the Taishou as a god and kowtowed in front of the Taishou yamen, thinking that he had touched heaven and recalled Hepuzhu with divine power.

Find something lost.

Pronunciation: hé pǔ huán zh.

Explanation: It is a metaphor for finding something that has been lost, or a metaphor for finding it after people have gone.

Quotations: Shen Ming whale "Two Beads: Mother and Child Divide Beads": "I will bring you one today and keep one for myself to show the meaning of returning the pearl to Hepu."

Example: Although I lost something insignificant at that time, I always felt like it.

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1, returned to the original owner

Description: Return items to their original owners.

Pronunciation: ZH incarnation.

Quotation: Ming Lingmengchu's "Surprise at the First Moment" Volume 35: "If he doesn't have children, he will inherit your son and the furniture will be returned to the old owner. Isn't it providence? "

Quotation: Lao She's Teahouse Act III: "No confiscation, right? Back to the original owner? This is a happy event! ? "

Example: I give you this thing, which can be regarded as returning it to its original owner.

It turns out that this jade belongs to Zhao.

Explanation: Use the allusion of Lin Xiangru's return to Zhao in perfect condition. Refers to the return of things to their original owners without loss.

Pronunciation: yuá n bí and guzhao.

Quotations: The 18th time in the Qing Dynasty's Cold Eye View: "Is there any way (you) to return the 400 pieces of lace lost by that guest to Zhao?"

A few days later, the unclaimed necklace was finally returned to Zhao.

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