《北史·列传·卷三十八》
 我认为理财的要旨，要把国家施政必不可少的八个方面放在首位。聚集财富的重要，都保留在经典著作中。
窃以食货之要，八政为首，聚财之贵，诒训典文。
I believe that the essence of financial management is to prioritize eight aspects of state governance. The importance of accumulating wealth is preserved in the classics.