《北史·列传·卷二十八》
如果先多积蓄些粮食，按人口发给他们，他们怎么会扶老携幼，流浪到千里之外逃荒要饭？
若先多积谷，安而给之，岂有驱督老弱，糊口千里之外。
If we had saved some more cereals and distributed them to the people according to their population situation, how could they have carried the elderly and the young, wandered thousands of miles to beg for food?
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 若先多积谷，安而给之，岂有驱督老弱，糊口千里之外。 [/INST] If we had saved some more cereals and distributed them to the people according to their population situation, how could they have carried the elderly and the young, wandered thousands of miles to beg for food?</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 若先多积谷，安而给之，岂有驱督老弱，糊口千里之外。
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If we had saved some more cereals and distributed them to the people according to their population situation, how could they have carried the elderly and the young, wandered thousands of miles to beg for food?
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