《明史·列传·卷五十七》
琼州的农田一年常常三次收获，以赋税供给军隙，军队不按时收取，等百姓缺粮时，纔急忙聚敛粮食来获取利益。
琼田岁常三获，以赋军，军不时受，俟民乏，乃急敛以要利。
Crops could be harvested three times a year in Qiongzhou, which could provided taxes for military expenditures. The troops did not collect taxes on time, and instead waited until the people were starving to collect grain and make a profit.