《韩非子·备内》
徭役多，百姓就困苦；百姓困苦，臣下势力就发展起来；臣下势力发展起来，免除谣役和赋税的人就增多；免除徭役和赋税的人增多了，权贵就富有起来，君主坑害百姓而使权贵富有，就给臣下扩张势力提供了条件，这不符合国家的长远利益。
徭役多则民苦，民苦则权势起，权势起则复除重，复除重则贵人富。苦民以富贵人，起势以藉人臣，非天下长利也。
If there are many corvées, the people will be miserable; if the people are miserable, the power of the ministers will develop; if the power of the ministers develops, the number of people exempted from corvée and taxes will increase; if the number of people exempted from corvée and taxes increases, the dignitaries will become rich. The monarch harms the people to make the dignitaries rich, which provides conditions for the ministers to expand their power. This is not in line with the long-term interests of the country.