《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十八》
本年夏季，四月己巳，章帝下诏，撤销该项工程，改用驴车运粮。停工以后，每年节省开支以亿万计，得以活命的役夫有数千人。
夏，四月，己巳，诏罢其役，更用驴辇，岁省费亿万计，全活徒士数千人。
In April of the summer, Emperor Zhang issued a decree to cancel the project and use donkeys to transport the grain. After the suspension of work, hundreds of millions were saved each year, and thousands of laborers were able to survive.