《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪六》
现在我们白白地浪费财力物力，老百姓也累得疲惫不堪，做这种无益的事，干什么用呢？
今虚耗府库，疲弊百姓，为无益之事，将安用之！
Now we are wasting our financial and material resources, and the people are also exhausted. What is the use of doing such useless things?