The king said, "I spend all my time and energy on the affairs of state. Not one of the neighboring kings cares about his subjects the way I do. Yet my kingdom's population does not increase. Why is this so?"
我對管理國家大事費盡心力，我看鄰近各國沒有人像我一樣愛護百姓，但我國的百姓卻不見增多，這是何故？