《宋史·本纪·卷四十二》
又上奏说： 使财富充足的办法，最急切的是除掉赃吏，太祖惩治赃吏，杖杀前堂，孝宗真决刺面，今天如果按此实行，那么财富自然可以充裕。 
又奏： 裕财之道，莫急于去赃吏，艺祖治赃吏，杖杀朝堂，孝宗真决刺面，今日行之，则财自裕。 
He also played a memorial: The most urgent measure to make the country rich is to get rid of corrupt officials; Taizu punished corrupt officials by giving them severe beating before the public, and Xiaozong really tattooed them on the face; if we follow these examples, the country can be rich naturally.