《明史·志·卷六十三》
现在，应当首先疏通大河，让水归回故道，然后修筑长堤来使其安定。
今当先浚大河，令水归故道，然后筑长堤以固之。
Now, the big river should be dredged first, so that the water can return to its old course, and then a long embankment should be built to make it stable.