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班固:Book of Han, Food and Money, 上 食, Entry 17

班固《漢書》· 上 食 · Wealth · Investing · Decision · Growth

至武帝之初七十年間,國家亡事,非遇水旱,則民人給家足,都鄙廩庾盡滿,而府庫餘財。京師之錢累百鉅萬,貫朽而不可校。太倉之粟陳陳相因,充溢露積於外,腐敗不可食。眾庶街巷有馬,仟伯之間成群,乘牸牝者擯而不得會聚。守閭閻者食粱肉;為吏者長子孫;居官者以為姓號。人人自愛而重犯法,先行誼而黜媿辱焉。於是罔疏而民富,役財驕溢,或至并兼豪黨之徒以武斷於鄉曲。宗室有土,公卿大夫以下爭於奢侈,室廬車服僭上亡限。物盛而衰,固其變也。 是後,外事四夷,內興功利,役費並興,而民去本。董仲舒說上曰:「春秋它穀不書,至於麥禾不成則書之,以此見聖人於五穀最重麥與禾也。今關中俗不好種麥,是歲失春秋之所重,而損生民之具也。

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Locator:卷二十四·上 食·第17则 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Exact match

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