《宋史·列传·卷二百零二》
后世都以为梅尧臣的这些观点十分精辟与精彩。梅尧臣曾先后做过德兴县令，建德、襄城知县，监湖州税，签书忠武、镇安判官，监永丰仓等地方官。
历德兴县令，知建德、襄城县，监湖州税，签书忠武、镇安判官，监永丰仓。
Later generations all thought that Mei Yaochen's views were very insightful and wonderful. Mei Yaochen had successively served as a county magistrate of Dexing, a magistrate of Jiande and Xiangcheng, a tax supervisor of Huzhou, a signed book of Zhongwu and Zhen'an, a supervisor of Yongfengcang, and other local officials.