《明史·列传·卷四十八》
在刑部时，他执法过严。到他任户部尚书时，正值用兵，国家财物短缺，颇采取厚敛的办法来保证供给。罗通，字学古，吉水人。
正统六年入为工部侍郎，代吴中为尚书。归家十五年卒。罗通，字学古，吉水人。
When he was in the Ministry of Justice, he enforced the law too strictly. When he became the Minister of Revenue, the country was at war, and there was a shortage of state finances, so he often resorted to harsh taxation methods to ensure that there were sufficient supplies. Luo Tong, courtesy name Xuegu, was from Jishui.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 正统六年入为工部侍郎，代吴中为尚书。归家十五年卒。罗通，字学古，吉水人。 [/INST] When he was in the Ministry of Justice, he enforced the law too strictly. When he became the Minister of Revenue, the country was at war, and there was a shortage of state finances, so he often resorted to harsh taxation methods to ensure that there were sufficient supplies. Luo Tong, courtesy name Xuegu, was from Jishui.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 正统六年入为工部侍郎，代吴中为尚书。归家十五年卒。罗通，字学古，吉水人。
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When he was in the Ministry of Justice, he enforced the law too strictly. When he became the Minister of Revenue, the country was at war, and there was a shortage of state finances, so he often resorted to harsh taxation methods to ensure that there were sufficient supplies. Luo Tong, courtesy name Xuegu, was from Jishui.
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