《汉书·传·傅常郑甘陈段传》
工程进行了几年，天下人都受到了劳累，国家疲敝，国家库藏空虚，一直到老百姓，都愁苦不堪。
作治数年，天下遍被其劳，国家罢敝，府臧空虚，下至众庶，熬熬苦之。
After several years of construction, people all over the world have suffered from fatigue, the country is exhausted, the national treasury is empty, and even the people are in distress.