《旧五代史·后汉·列传四》
三司使王章说 ：虽有长枪大剑，如无读书人，供给军用的财富，从何而来？ 
三司使王章曰： 虽有长枪大剑，若无毛锥子，赡军财赋，自何而集？ 
The Minister of the Three Departments Wang Zhang said: “Even if there are long spears and great swords, if there are no scholars to provide the wealth to support the military, where will it come from?”