《明史·列传·卷一百五十九》
当初，城里城外满眼都是荒丘废墟，到现在五万多家军民在这里屯田，往城外耕种到五十里远。
初，城中郭外，一望丘墟。至是军民五万余家，屯种远至五十里。
In the early days, the city’s interior and exterior were dotted with desolate fields and abandoned ruins. Now over 50,000 troops and their families have taken up farming nearby, cultivating lands up to 50 miles away.