《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪十一》
汉武帝派出使臣，将当地各郡县封国仓库中的粮食全部拿出来赈济灾民，仍然不够，又征集富豪、官吏、百姓，凡借钱粮给贫苦灾民的，将其姓名上报朝廷，但还是不能解救，于是将贫苦灾民迁徙到函谷关以西及朔方郡以南的新秦中地区，总共七十多万人，所需衣服、食物全部由官府供给，数年之中，由官府借给生产资料，朝廷派出使者分区进行管理，使者的车一辆接一辆。
天子遣使者虚郡国仓廥以振贫民，犹不足，又募豪富吏民能假贷贫民者以名闻，尚不能相救。乃徙贫民于关以西及充朔方以南新秦中七十馀万口，衣食皆仰给县官，数岁假予产业。使者分部护之，冠盖相望。
Emperor Wu of the Han sent envoys to distribute all the food from the granaries of the local counties and fiefdoms to the disaster victims. It was still not enough, so he called on the rich, officials, and people to lend money and food to the poor and disaster victims and report their names to the court. However, this did not solve the problem, so he moved the poor and disaster victims to the new Qinzhong area west of Hangu Pass and south of Shuofang County, totaling more than 700,000 people. Their clothing and food were all provided by the government, and for several years the government loaned the means of production, and the court sent envoys to manage the area, arriving in an endless stream of carriages.