《宋史·列传·卷二百二十九》
到政和中期才达到极盛，运花石的船在淮、汴河上首尾相连，号称 花石纲 ，在苏州设应奉局，用内帑就像用囊中物，每次取内帑都以数十百万计。
至政和中始极盛，舳舻相衔于淮、汴，号 花石纲 ，置应奉局于苏，指取内帑如囊中物，每取以数十百万计。
It only reached its peak during the middle of the Zhenghe period, the ship carrying flowers and stones linked head to tail on the Huai and Bian rivers, known as the Flowers and Stones, and an office for receiving tributes was set up in Suzhou.