《明史·列传·卷五十二》
工程浩大，费用繁多，微调范围很广，冗杂官吏蚕食财物，耗费国家储备。
工大费繁，调度甚广，冗官蚕食，耗费国储。
The project is enormous and the expenditure is huge. The readjustment is extensive. Redundant officials embezzle property and deplete the national treasury.