《·》: | 此皆地方數百里,今以并國之故,四分天下而有之。 |
All these started with a few hundred li square of land. On account of their capture of other states, now each of them has a quarter of the empire. |
《·》: | 對曰:「方六七十,如五六十,求也為之,比及三年,可使足民。」 |
'Qiu replied, "Suppose a state of sixty or seventy li square, or one of fifty or sixty, and let me have the government of it - in three years' time, I could make plenty to abound among the people." |
《·》: | 孟子對曰:「地方百里而可以王。」 |
Mencius replied, 'With a territory which is only a hundred li square, it is possible to attain to the royal dignity.' |
《·》: | 天子之田方千里,公侯田方百里,伯七十里,子男五十里。 |
The territory of the son of Heaven amounted to 1000 li square; that of a duke or marquis to 500 li square; that of an earl to 79 li square; and that of a count or baron to 50 li square. |
《·》: | 今世主有地方數千里,食不足以待役實倉,而兵為鄰敵臣,故為世主患之。 |
But nowadays, although the rulers of the world have territory of several thousand square li, the produce is not sufficient to support the soldiers and to fill the granaries, and the army is equalled by the neighbours. I regret this state of affairs, therefore, on behalf of the ruler. |
《·》: | 今秦地折長補短,方數千里,名師數十百萬。 |
《·》: | 九州之大,純方千里,九州之外,乃有八殥,亦方千里。 |
《·》: | 丞相綰、御史大夫劫、廷尉斯等皆曰:「昔者五帝地方千里,其外侯服夷服諸侯或朝或否,天子不能制。」 |
《·》: | 韓之上地,方數百里,完全富足而趨趙,趙不能凝也,故秦奪之。 |
《·》: | 善用兵者,諸邊之內,莫不與鬥,雖廝輿白徒,方數百里,皆來會戰,勢使之然也。 |
《·》: | 二年,又作師旅,臨衛政殷,殷大震潰,降辟三叔,王子群父北奔,管叔經而卒,乃囚蔡叔于郭淩,凡所征熊盈族十有七國,俘維九邑,俘殷獻民,遷于九畢,俾康叔宇于殷,俾中旄父宇于東,周公敬念于後曰:「予畏周室不延,俾中天下,及將致政,乃作大邑成周于土中,立城方千七百二十丈,郛方七十里,南繫于雒水,北因于郟山,以為天下之大湊,制郊甸方六百里,因西土為方千里,分以百縣,縣有四郡,郡有四鄙,大縣立城,方王城三之一,小縣立城,方王城九之一,都鄙不過百室,以便野事。」 |
《·》: | 王不許,曰:「昔我先王之有天下也,規方千里以為甸服,以供上帝山川百神之祀,以備百姓兆民之用,以待不庭不虞之患。」 |
《·》: | 郡:周制:天子地方千里,分為百縣,縣有四郡。 |
《·》: | 然則百物阜安,乃建王國焉,制其畿,方千里而封樹之。 |
《》: | 周元王使人賜勾踐,已受命號去,還江南,以淮上地與楚,歸吳所侵宋地,與魯泗東方百里。 |
《·》: | 中地方百里,萬室之國一,千室之都四。 |