《南齐书·本纪·卷七》
栽种各种好树美竹，当时正是盛暑，不过一天，便都枯萎了。于是到民家征取，看到树便挖，不惜折墙扒屋，这样早上栽，晚上拔，道路上来往不断的都是为这事，其他花药杂草，情况也与此类似。
种好树美竹，天时盛暑，未及经日，便就萎枯；于是征求民家，望树便取，毁撤墙屋以移致之。朝栽暮拔，道路相继，花药杂草，亦复皆然。
They planted all kinds of good trees and beautiful bamboos. It was the height of summer at the time, and in just one day, they all withered. So they requisitioned them from the people. When they saw a tree, they dug it up, not hesitating to break down walls or demolish houses. In this way, they planted in the morning and pulled up in the evening. People were constantly going back and forth on the road running errands like this. The situation with other plants and weeds was similar to this.