《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪二十二》
当时人民遭受侯景之乱的祸害，都扔下了耕作务农之业，群聚在一起当强盗，只有周迪所管理的地区还有人民在经营农业、养蚕业，各家各户还有些粮食布帛的盈余积蓄，政法教令很是严明，政府下令征收分派的赋税都能收到，因此别的郡凡是粮食布帛发生困难短缺都靠周迪治理的地区来取得补给。
时民遭侯景之乱，皆弃农业，群聚为盗，唯迪所部独务农桑，各有赢储，政教严明，征敛必至，馀郡乏绝者皆仰以取给。
At that time, the people had suffered from the chaos caused by Hou Jing and had abandoned farming and sericulture. They gathered together as bandits. Only in the areas governed by Zhou Di, the people were still cultivating agriculture and sericulture, and each household had some surplus of food and silk. His laws and orders were very strict and taxes imposed by the government could be collected. Therefore, other counties, whenever they were in shortage of food and silk, would seek for supplies from the areas governed by Zhou Di.