《宋史·列传·卷一百九十七》
于是，修改原有之法，对那因贫困而不能哺养孩子的人家，经申请后，由官府帮助赡养，对已弃之婴孩，容许由他人收养，官府出粮给收养之家。这些措施使得许多弃儿活了下来。
乃损益旧法，凡当免而贫者，许里胥请于官赡之，弃者许人收养，官出粟给所收家，成活者众。
Therefore, he revised the existing laws, providing government support to families who were unable to raise their children due to poverty, and allowing abandoned babies to be adopted by others, with the government providing food for the adoptive families. These measures resulted in the survival of many abandoned children.