《史记·十二本纪·周本纪》
公刘虽身在戎狄之中，却重新经营修复后稷的基业，从事农事耕种，按照土地的栽培特性来种植庄稼，他从漆水、沮水渡过渭水，砍伐获取材木以供使用，使得出门的人有旅费，在家的人有积蓄，人民的生活依靠他好了起来。
公刘虽在戎狄之间，复脩后稷之业，务耕种，行地宜，自漆、沮度渭，取材用，行者有资，居者有畜积，民赖其庆。
Gong Liu, while living among the Rong and Di people, devoted himself to rebuilding the legacies of Hou Ji by engaging in agricultural practices, growing crops in accordance with the natural qualities of the soil, and used the water from Qishui and Jushi rivers to cross Weishui, obtaining timber for use and providing travel expenses for travelers and savings for homemakers, allowing the people to live better lives by relying on him.