《宋史·列传·卷一百六十六》
五是节约财物，认为应该从皇上开始，自后妃开始，从身居贵要之位而又接近皇上的人开始，考核封桩库中国家的收入和支出的数目，并且补足和堵塞其中的不足和漏洞，寻求食盐的人的户口册籍和纸币变更的条目，并且斟酌其中的好处和害处。
曰节财用，谓当自人主一身始，自宫掖始，自贵近始，考封村国用出入之数，而补窒其罅漏，求盐策楮币变更之目，而斟酌其利害。
Fifth, save money, thinking it should start from the emperor, start from the concubines, start from those who are close to the emperor or in high positions, check the number of national income and expenditure in the sealed treasury, and make up for the shortcomings and loopholes in them, seek the register of households and the change of banknotes of those who seek salt, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of it.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 曰节财用，谓当自人主一身始，自宫掖始，自贵近始，考封村国用出入之数，而补窒其罅漏，求盐策楮币变更之目，而斟酌其利害。 [/INST] Fifth, save money, thinking it should start from the emperor, start from the concubines, start from those who are close to the emperor or in high positions, check the number of national income and expenditure in the sealed treasury, and make up for the shortcomings and loopholes in them, seek the register of households and the change of banknotes of those who seek salt, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of it.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 曰节财用，谓当自人主一身始，自宫掖始，自贵近始，考封村国用出入之数，而补窒其罅漏，求盐策楮币变更之目，而斟酌其利害。
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Fifth, save money, thinking it should start from the emperor, start from the concubines, start from those who are close to the emperor or in high positions, check the number of national income and expenditure in the sealed treasury, and make up for the shortcomings and loopholes in them, seek the register of households and the change of banknotes of those who seek salt, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of it.
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