A paper is more useful to an official ... (№ 417172)

Paper is more useful to an official than gold.

Quote Explanation: The old saying of the kingdom of Ming. Paper is paper money, a bribe to an official with their rampant corruption. But for an official to accept gold means to strangle himself with a golden silk cord or inhale gold foil himself, otherwise the emperor will kill but the entire family of the official, including servants, that is, about 1000 people.