《元史·列传·卷二十六》
二曰 天子之财皆来自人民，人民竭其力来供官府，而官府还感到费用不足，恐官民抱怨之气会影响阴阳之调和，水旱灾害会由此而生。
二曰： 天下之财皆出于民，民竭其力以佐公上，而用犹不足，则嗟怨之气上干阴阳之和，水旱灾变所由生也。
Second, the wealth of the emperor all comes from the people. The people do their best to support the government, but the government always feels that the expense is not enough. I am afraid that the grievances between the officials and the people will affect the harmony of yin and yang, and water and drought disasters will arise from this.