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Histories -> Yan Tie Lun -> 卷六 -> 水旱 -> 4 - Parallel passages[More information]
贤良曰:“农,天下之大业也,铁器,民之大用也。器用便利,则用力少而得作多,农夫乐事劝功。用不具,则田畴荒,谷不殖,用力鲜,功自半。器便与不便,其功相什而倍也。县官鼓铸铁器,大抵多为大器,务应员程,不给民用。民用钝弊,割草不痛,是以农夫作剧,得获者少,百姓苦之矣。”