Book I 141The Archives (Kagakko) will be responsible for collecting and keeping
official papers and records. It will be staffed with 2 assistant directors (sŭng)
who hold rank 7b; 2 controllers (chubu) who hold rank 8b; 2 superinten-
dents (chikchang) who hold rank 9b; and 2 staff foremen (sari) [whose rank
is not specified].
The Bureau of Dyeing (Toyŏmsŏ) will be responsible for supervising the
dyeing of textiles. It will be staffed with 2 directors (yŏng) who hold rank
8a; 2 assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 9a; and 2 staff foremen (sari)
[whose rank is not specified].
The Bureau of Prisons (Chŏn’oksŏ) will be responsible for those impris-
oned. It will be staffed with 2 directors (yŏng) who hold rank 7b; 2 assistant
directors (sŭng) who hold rank 8b; and 2 staff foremen (sari) [whose rank is
not specified].
The Office for the Royal Grange (Chŏn’gusŏ) will be responsible for man -
aging and raising livestock. It will be staffed with 1 director (yŏng) who
holds rank 7b; 2 assistant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 8b; and 2 staff
foremen (sari) [whose rank is not specified].
The Publications Office (Sŏjŏkwŏn) will be responsible for printing
books. It will be staffed with 1 director (yŏng) who holds rank 7b; 2 assis-
tant directors (sŭng) who hold rank 8b; and 2 staff foremen (sari) [whose
rank is not specified].
The Such’ang Palace Management Office (Such’anggung Chegŏsa) will
be responsible for maintaining that royal palace and everything associated
with it. It will be staffed with 4 overseers (chegong) who hold rank 7b; 4 rec-
t i fi e r s (sajik) who hold rank 8a; and 4 custodians (sayŏn) who hold rank 9a.
In addition, there are 2 legal erudites (yulhak paksa) who hold rank 9b; 2
erudites of mathematics (sanhak paksa) who hold rank 9b; 2 chief clerks
(p’an’gwan) of T’aech’ŏng Shrine^109 who are of rank 9b and will be treated
as temporary workers who have to leave their posts when their terms are up;
2 record keepers (noksa) of the Privy Council; 6 record keepers of the
Directorate of Ceremonial Propriety (Singmok togam); 4 record keepers of
the Capital Army (Chunggun); 4 record keepers of the Left Army; and 4
record keepers of the Right Army.
There will also be 2 chief clerks (p’an’gwan) from the Provisions Office
for the Students of the National University (Yanghyŏn’go); 4 chief clerks from
the Office of Benefitting the People (Hyemin’guk); 1 vice commissioner (pu
- It refers to a shrine where the gods of war are enshrined. Sacrifices were held at the
shrine before military expeditions started.