《元史·列传·卷六十》
然不取之于官，而取之于民。官吏有了俸禄，不至于再去剥削百姓，凡负担了官俸的百姓，不再增加他的赋税，这样百姓也乐意。
然不取之于官，惟赋之于民，盖官吏既有所养，不致病民，少增岁赋，亦将乐从。
However, the money shouldn’t come from the officials, but from the civilians. When officials have salaries, they won’t exploit civilians. As for the civilians who have covered the salaries, their taxes won’t be increased, so they will be happy about this.