gǔ / rén / yǒu / shí / bǎ / yōu / hòu / de / fèng / lù / dàng / zuò / zhāo / lǎn / rén / cái / de / lù / ěr

古人有时把优厚的俸禄当作招揽人才的禄饵。

In ancient times, generous official pay was sometimes used as bait to attract talented people.