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The government changed Pongsŏng District to Sŏwŏn County^84 after ele-
vating its status.7th Day (Musin)
The king prohibited officials from writing memorials in small letters.The king dispatched officials to the workers engaged in constructing the
walls and had them inquire about any ailments that the workers were suf-
fering from.9th Day (Kyŏngsul)
Chŏng Tojŏn, director of the State Finance Commission, proposed to the
king that various provincial commissioners select the most talented military
strategists among the officers under their command and teach them how to
deploy troops.10th Day (Sinhae)
On the occasion of the winter solstice, the king led his officials in per-
forming the rite of paying respect to the Chinese emperor. However, he
stopped the officials from paying respect to himself.11th Day (Imja)
[The leaders of] the Wulangha tribe paid a visit.12th Day (Kyechíuk)
The moon concealed the Pleiades.Chŏng Tojŏn mustered the troops on the kyŏkku ground and drew them up
in a battle array. Then, he trained them to respond to the sound of drums
and horns as well as banners and signals and practiced advance and
retreat.- Pongsŏng and Sŏwŏn are old names for modern P’aju in Kyŏnggi Province.