《魏书·列传·卷六十五》
 臣认为财政经济的重要，在食、货、祀、司空、司徒、司寇、宾、师八政之中列在首位；聚集财物的可贵，典籍之中，论述俯拾皆是。
窃以食货之要，八政为首；聚财之贵，诒训典文。
The official believed that the finance and economy were of great importance, ranking first among the eight administrations of food, goods, sacrifices, public works, education, justice, hospitality, and military affairs, and the preciousness of accumulating wealth was widely discussed in the historical texts.