《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五十七》
户口耗减这样严重，究其原因，都是由于州县官吏把逃户所欠的税款摊派给他们的邻居，邻居不堪负担，以致被迫和逃户一样逃亡。这都是那些贪官污吏剥夺百姓而向他们的上司献媚，因此只想到竭泽而渔，不考虑以后还有没有鱼可捕捞的缘故。
迹其所以然，皆由以逃户税摊于比邻，致驱迫俱逃，此皆聚敛之臣剥下媚上，惟思竭泽，不虑无鱼。
The reason for such a serious reduction in the number of households is that the county officials have apportioned the taxes owed by the fugitives to their neighbors, and the neighbors could not bear the burden, so they were forced to flee like the fugitives. This is all caused by the corrupt officials who exploited the people and flattered their superiors, so they only thought of draining the pond without considering whether there would be any fish to catch in the future.