《旧唐书·本纪·卷二》
我现在不让你们挖池塘筑花园，建造所有过分糜费的东西，不让农民放纵安逸享乐，兵士只练习射箭骑马，期望使你们能够战斗，也期望你们前面没有强敌。 
我今不使汝等穿池筑苑，造诸淫费，农民恣令逸乐，兵士唯习弓马，庶使汝斗战，亦望汝前无横敌。 
Now I do not let you dig a pond and build gardens, construct all kinds of overly wasteful things, do not allow the peasants to indulge in comfort and pleasure, and the soldiers only practice archery and horse riding, expecting you to be able to fight, also expecting no strong enemies in front of you.