140 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
The Prosperity Expansion Warehouse (Kwanghŭngch’ang) will be
responsible for payment of official stipends. Its organizational personnel
structure, from commissioner to controller, follows the example of the
Surplus Storage Warehouse.
The Office of Royal Procurement (Cheyonggo) will be responsible for
supplying such things as silk, hemp, and ramie cloth. It will be staffed with
1 commissioner (sa) who holds rank 5b; 2 vice commissioners (pusa) who
hold rank 6b; 2 assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 7b; 2 controllers
(chubu) who hold rank 8a; and 2 record keepers (noksa) who hold rank 9b.
The Directorate for Leather and Fur Products (Haejŏngo) will be respon-
sible for leather and fur goods and fabrics. It will be staffed with 2 commis-
sioners (sa) who hold rank 5a; 1 vice commissioner who holds rank 6b; 2
assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 7b; 2 controllers (chubu) who hold
rank 8b; and 2 record keepers (noksa) who hold rank 9b.
The Bureau of the Capital City Markets (Kyŏngsisŏ) will be responsible
for such matters as regulating prices, preventing cheating, controlling
thievery, and collecting merchant taxes. It will be staffed with 1 director
(yŏng) who holds rank 5b; 2 assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 6b;
and 2 controllers (chubu) who hold rank 8b.
The Bureau of Bamboo Crafts (Kongjosŏ) will be responsible for the
manufacture of bamboo goods [for use in the palace and agencies of the
central government], and it will be staffed with 1 director (yŏng) who holds
rank 6b and 2 assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 7b.
The Eastern Bureau (Tongbu) will be responsible for the registration of
households and the mobilization of the people under its jurisdiction. It will
be staffed with 1 director (yŏng) who holds rank 6b and 2 record keepers
who are temporary workers. When their terms are up, they will have to
leave these posts.
The organizational structures of the Southern, Western, Northern, and
Central Wards will all follow the example of the Eastern Ward. The employ-
ment of staff foremen (sari), from the Wine Office (Saonsŏ) to the Five
Wards, all follows the example of the Foods Office (Sasŏnsŏ). These offices
and agencies [in the capital] all have functionaries serving as interns in
addition to the fixed number of regular staff members.
The Righteous Salt Storehouse (Ŭiyŏmch’ang) will be responsible for salt
taxes. It will be staffed with 2 assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 7b;
2 controllers (chubu) who hold rank 8b; 4 chief clerks (p’an’gwan) who will
be treated as temporary workers who have to leave their posts when their
terms are up; and 2 staff foremen (sari).