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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 1, 通有第三, Entry 4
桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷1·通有第三 · Health · Wealth · Investing · Leadership
文學曰:「古者,采椽不斲,茅茨不翦,衣布褐,飯土硎,鑄金為鉏,埏埴為器,工不造奇巧,世不寶不可衣食之物,各安其居,樂其俗,甘其食,便其器。是以遠方之物不交,而昆山之玉不至。今世俗壞而競於淫靡,女極纖微,工極技巧,雕素樸而尚珍怪,鉆山石而求金銀,沒深淵求珠璣,設機陷求犀象,張網羅求翡翠,求蠻、貉之物以眩中國,徙邛、筰之貨,致之東海,交萬里之財,曠日費功,無益於用。是以褐夫匹婦,勞疲力屈,而衣食不足也。故王者禁溢利,節漏費。溢利禁則反本,漏費節則民用給。是以生無乏資,死無轉屍也。」
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