《宋史·列传·卷一百六十七》
绍定元年，汪纲被召到行在，他拜见皇上说 ：臣下先谋利的心超过了殉义，为自己的富贵做打算超过了为国出谋划策，偷惰退缩，争求名利，贪婪，互相欺骗，应该扭转这种局面。 皇上说： 听说你的政绩很美，越中民力怎样？ 汪纲答 ：去年水涝，诸暨最严重，今年幸好是一般年成，十年之间，千里安定，这都是朝廷威德所致形成的，我有什么能力。 汪纲为权户部侍郎。
绍定元年，召赴行在，纲入见，言： 臣下先利之心过于徇义，为身之计过于谋国，媮惰退缩，奔竞贪黩，相与为欺，宜有以转移之。 帝曰： 闻卿治行甚美，越中民力如何？ 对曰： 去岁水潦，诸暨为甚，今岁幸中熟，十年之间，千里晏安，皆朝廷威德所及，臣何力之有。 权户部侍郎。
In the first year of Shaoding, Wang Gang was summoned to the imperial camp. He met the emperor and said: “I’d take care of my own profit more than regarding my death as a glorious one, making my own fortune rather than discussing important national affairs, being lazy, seeking after fame, profits and legal benefits, deceiving mutually – we should turn this tendency over. The emperor said: “I’ve heard you’ve functioned so well, what about the strength of the people in Yue? Wang Gang said:” Last year, there was a flood and Zhuji suffered from the worst damage, fortunately the situation is normal this year, for the ten years, the stability for thousands of miles, thank you for the court’s peaceful influence, I’m not capable at all. Wang Gang was appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue.