《元史·列传·卷五十九》
在此以前，桑哥遣忻都及王济清理全国钱粮，大加搜括，已征入数百万，未征者还有数千万，弄得民不聊生，相继自杀。逃入山林者，官府发兵追捕，无人敢来劝阻。
先是，桑哥遣忻都及王济等理算天下钱粮，已征入数百万，未征者尚数千万，害民特甚，民不聊生，自杀者相属，逃山林者，则发兵捕之，皆莫敢沮其事。
Before this, Sangha sent Xindu and Wang Ji to clean up the country's money and food, and they collected millions of dollars. There were tens of millions more that had not been collected, which made the people miserable and committed suicide one after another. Those who fled into the mountains were hunted down by government forces, and no one dared to dissuade them.