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班固:Book of Han, Food and Money, 上 食, Entry 11

班固《漢書》· 上 食 · Investing · Health · Decision · Philosophy

卒然邊境有急,數十百萬之眾,國胡以餽之?兵旱相乘,天下大屈,有勇力者聚徒而衡擊,罷夫羸老易子而沦其骨。政治未畢通也,遠方之能疑者並舉而爭起矣,乃駭而圖之,豈將有及乎? 夫積貯者,天下之大命也。苟粟多而財有餘,何為而不成?以攻則取,以守則固,以戰則勝。懷敵附遠,何招而不至?今毆民而歸之農,皆著於本,使天下各食其力,末技游食之民轉而緣南畝,則畜積足而人樂其所矣。可以為富安天下,而直為此廩廩也,竊為陛下惜之! 於是上感誼言,始開籍田,躬耕以勸百姓。晁錯復說上曰: 聖王在上而民不凍飢者,非能耕而食之,織而衣之也,為開其資財之道也。故堯、禹有九年之水,湯有七年之旱,而國亡捐瘠者,以畜積多而備先具也。

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Locator:卷二十四·上 食·第11则 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Exact match

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