《宋史·列传·卷一百九十六》
在这之前，泉州之诸小城曾预借二税达六、七角，真德秀赴任后，禁止向市民搞预借活动。有些市民几个月交不起一文钱，州郡财计亦为之窘迫。
决讼自卯至申未已。或劝啬养精神，德秀谓郡弊无力惠民，仅有政平、讼理事当勉。
Before Zhen Dexiu’s appointment, several towns in Quanzhou had borrowed six or seven years’ worth of taxes in advance. After he took the office, Zhen Dexiu forbade this practice, which resulted in many people being unable to afford to pay their taxes for months, causing great financial strain on the city and prefecture.