《辽史·本纪·卷十七》
燕地又连年大闹饥荒，户部副使王嘉又献计造船，让百姓中熟悉海上事务者，漕运粟米以赈济燕地百姓，水路艰险难行，许多船只沉没了。
燕又仍岁大饥，户部副使王嘉复献计造船，使其民谙海事者，漕粟以赈燕民。
There was a famine in Eastern Liaoning Province for many years, and the deputy minister of the household department, Wang Jia, offered a plan to build ships and let the people who were familiar with maritime affairs transport rice to relieve the people of Eastern Liaoning Province. The waterway was difficult and dangerous, and many ships sank.