When one powerful official, He Shen, was stripped of his post and his property, over 1700 ju-i were found in his home. Most of the best ju- i of this period were made of gold and jade, inlaid with rubies, sapphires, turquoise and jadeite.
最誇張的是權傾一時的和珅被抄家時，竟然抄出了一千七百多柄的如意。這些如意大多是金玉珍寶製成，上面還鑲有紅寶、藍寶、松綠石、翡翠等寶石，材料貴重，價值高昂，極盡富麗精工之能事，已經與其原始的面貌大不相同了。