Edict 1SZ-04-01

To the Silver Houses of Zezhou Prefecture, 

''The counties of Laozhong and Duling are in the grip of a severe famine now, and relief is urgently needed. Their magistrates have been doing their best to alleviate the suffering of the people, by taking loans to purchase grain. ''

''We hereby command that, for the next year, all such loans to these two counties for the purpose of shipping grain for relief are to be compensated by the Imperial Court. You are to submit all such records to the Court for our inspection. ''