《汉书·传·王莽传下》
王莽喜欢说空话，羡慕古代的制度，多给人赐封爵位，性格其实吝啬，拿土地规划没有确定作为托辞，所以权且先授予象征封国的茅土，用来安慰喜欢封爵的人。
莽好空言，慕古法，多封爵人，性实遴啬，托以地理未定，故且先赋茅土，用慰喜封者。
Wang Mang liked to talk big, envied the ancient system, and granted many titles to people. His character was miserly, and he took the excuse of the land planning not being finalized, so he temporarily granted symbolic enfeoffment to comfort those who liked titles.