《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十》
王莽于是派遣中散大夫和谒者各四十五人分别巡视全国，广泛选取被邻里所推崇的有淑女的人家，送上名册。
莽于是遣中散大夫、谒者各四十五人，分行天下，博采乡里所高有淑女者上名。
Thereupon Wang Mang despatched forty five Zhongsan Grandees and forty five Office Messengers to tour the realm, searching far and wide for worthy families where the ladies were well-regarded by their neighbours, and to submit reports.