《明史·列传·卷六十六》
尚书白圭以陕西百姓正贫困，奏请缓兴工程。
尚书白圭以陕民方困，奏缓役。
Minister of the Board of Works Bai Gui, considering that the people of Shaanxi were impoverished, petitioned the emperor to postpone the project.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 尚书白圭以陕民方困，奏缓役。 [/INST] Minister of the Board of Works Bai Gui, considering that the people of Shaanxi were impoverished, petitioned the emperor to postpone the project.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 尚书白圭以陕民方困，奏缓役。
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Minister of the Board of Works Bai Gui, considering that the people of Shaanxi were impoverished, petitioned the emperor to postpone the project.
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