Book I 133The Office of the Royal Lectures (Kyŏngyŏn) will be staffed with people
who concurrently hold other posts. It is responsible for presenting lectures
on the classics and histories [to the king], and it is staffed with 1 director
(yŏngsa) who concurrently holds the post of a chief minister or higher; 2
deputy directors (chisa) who hold rank 2a; 2 associate directors who hold
rank 2b; 5 participants (ch’amch’an’gwan) who hold rank 3a; 4 readers
(kangdokkwan) who hold rank 3b; and 2 commentators (kŏmt’ogwan) who
hold senior rank 4a and [unspecified number of] deputy commentators (pu
kŏmt’ogwan) who hold rank 5a. There are also some clerks, who will be
required to leave their posts at the Office of Royal Lectures at rank 7.
Crown Prince Tutorial Office (Seja Sigangwŏn) will be staffed by people
who hold other posts concurrently. It will be responsible for both lectures to,
and the security of, the crown prince and will be staffed with 1 director
(chwa sa) and 1 deputy director (u sa) who hold rank 2a; 1 first mentor
(chwa pin’gaek) and 1 second mentor (u pin’gaek) who hold rank 2b; 1 first
tutor (chwa podŏk) and 1 second tutor (u podŏk) who hold rank 3b; 1 third
tutor (chwa p’ilsŏn) and 1 fourth tutor (u p’ilsŏn) who hold rank 4a; 1 first
instructor (chwa munhak) and 1 second instructor (u munhak) who hold
rank 5a; 1 first librarian (chwa sagyŏng) and 1 second librarian (u sagyŏng)
who hold rank 6a; 1 first proofreader (chwa chŏngja) and 1 second proof-
reader (u chŏngja) who hold rank 7a; and 1 first attendant (chwa sijik) and 1
second attendant (u sijik) who hold rank 8a. There are also four clerks, who
will be required to retire at rank 8.
The Office of the Inspector-General (Sahŏnbu) will be responsible for
deliberating the appropriateness or inappropriateness of government deci-
sions, for rectifying manners, and impeaching or commending officials
after examining their conduct or the performance of their duties. It will be
staffed with 1 inspector-general (taesahŏn) who holds rank 2a; 1 second
inspector (chungsŭng) and 1 concurrent second inspector (kyŏm chunsŭng)
who hold rank 3b; 2 third inspectors (sisa) who hold rank 4a, 2 fourth
inspectors (chapdan) who hold rank 5a; and 20 bailiffs (kamch’al) who hold
rank 6a. There are also six clerks. Those clerks will have to leave their posts
at the Office of the Inspector-General at rank 7. Regular civil servants will
receive a stipend. The rest will be treated as interns.
Kaesŏng Magistracy (Kaesŏngbu) will be in charge of all the affairs con-
cerning the lands, households, agriculture, sericulture, schools, litigations,
etc., in the Kyŏnggi region. It will be staffed with 2 chief magistrates (p’ansa)
who hold rank 2a; 2 second magistrates (p’anyun) who hold rank 2b; 2
deputy magistrates (soyun) who hold rank 4a; 2 chief clerks (p’an’gwan)