《明史·列传·卷五十二》
那百姓的积蓄能有多少，而内外上下的贪官却如此勒索。
夫小民所积几何，而内外上下诛求如此。
How little the people had, but officials from the inside and the outside relentlessly exploited.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 夫小民所积几何，而内外上下诛求如此。 [/INST] Contemporary: 那百姓的积蓄能有多少，而内外上下的贪官却如此勒索。 English version: How little the people had, but officials from the inside and the outside relentlessly exploited.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 夫小民所积几何，而内外上下诛求如此。
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Contemporary: 那百姓的积蓄能有多少，而内外上下的贪官却如此勒索。 English version: How little the people had, but officials from the inside and the outside relentlessly exploited.
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