《后汉书·列传·荀韩钟陈列传》
所以做君主的首先要使财用丰足，安定他们的情绪。古时候帝王亲耕田，后妃亲事蚕桑，国内无游手好闲的人，四野没有荒弃的产业，财用自给，不随便使用劳力，以济人事。
故在上者先丰人财以定其志，帝耕籍田，后桑蚕宫，国无游人，野无荒业，财不贾用，力不妄加，以周人事。
Therefore, the first thing a monarch does is to ensure that there are sufficient finances and stabilize people's emotions. In ancient times, emperors personally farmed, and imperial concubines personally saw to the cultivation of silkworms. There were no idlers in the country, and no abandoned industries in the wilderness. Finances were self-sufficient, and forced labor was not used casually to help people.