《元史·列传·卷二十五》
至元元年，伯颜赞助顺帝遵行本朝传统制度，奏请停止一切有碍于农事的措施，四年之内国内不进行土木营造，暂停彰德、莱芜冶铁一年，免除京城周围千里内漕户杂徭，减少河间、两淮、福建每年盐课十八万五千引，赈济沙漠贫户及南北饥民千千万万。这些都经皇帝批准实行。
至元元年，伯颜赞帝率遵旧章，奏寝妨农之务，停海内土木营造四年，息彰德、莱芜冶铁一年，蠲京圻漕户杂徭，减河间、两淮、福建盐额岁十八万五千有奇，赈沙漠贫户及南北饥民至千万计，帝允而行之。
In the first year of Zhiyuan, Boyan supported Emperor Shun in observing the traditional political system of the dynasty, requested the cessation of all measures that were detrimental to farming, and the suspension of construction work in the country for four years; ironmaking in Zhangde and Laiwu was suspended for one year; all miscellaneous forced labour of boatmen within a thousand li of the capital was exempted; the annual salt tax of Hejian, Liang淮, and Fujian was reduced by 185,000 yin; donations were given to poor households in the desert and hundreds of thousands of famine victims in the north and south. All of these were approved and implemented by the emperor.