《资治通鉴·后唐纪·后唐纪二》
后唐帝最终还是命令王允平修筑楼阁。每天参加修建楼阁的人有一万多，所耗费的钱财十分巨大。
帝卒命允平营楼，日役万人，所费巨万。
The Later Tang Emperor finally ordered Wang Yunping to build the tower. Every day more than ten thousand people attended the construction of the tower, and the money spent was enormous.