《明史》卷三载:洪武十五年五月,广平府吏王允道奏请开磁州铁矿。对这件于朝廷有利的事情,谁知,朱元璋却不以为然,曰:“朕闻王者使天下无遗贤,不闻无遗利,今军器不乏,而民业已定,无益于国,且重扰民。”遂否定了王允道开发铁矿的奏请,并“杖之,流岭南”。 “Ming History” volume three contains: Hongwu fifteen years in May, Guang Ping government officials Wang Yun Road please open magnetic iron ore. On this favorable thing for the court, who knows, the emperor did not agree, saying: “King Wen Wang to make the world elders, do not hear without exception, there is no shortage of this military, and the civilian population has been set, not conducive to the country, and disturbs the people. ”Then denied the development of iron ore Wang Yun Road request, and“ stick, flow Lingnan. ”