Book VIII 5278th Day (Kisa)
Five Jurchen chieftains, including Tongmengge Tiemuer, senior myriarch
of Wuduli, visited and presented their local products.10th Day (Sinmi)
The king visited Tonggyo^28 and watched falcon hunting.The king inspected the site where the walls of the capital are to be con-
structed.
13th Day (Kapsul)
For the first time, the government created the Directorate for the Capital
City Construction (Tosŏng choch’uk togam) and appointed its personnel to
various posts: director, vice director, commissioner, vice commissioner,
administrator, and record keeper. The king ordered Chŏng Tojŏn, director
of the State Finance Commission, to choose the sites where the city walls
are to be constructed.16th Day (Chŏngch’uk)
When the king wanted to leave the palace to visit the Yongsan River, remon-
strance officials said, “Please do not make your trip too thoughtlessly, trav-
eling alone on horseback.” The king took their advice.19th Day (Kyŏngjin)
The king gave orders to requisition one thousand workers from various
provinces to build T’aep’yŏnggwan, a guesthouse for visiting Chinese
envoys.24th Day (Ŭlyu)
The king visits Prince Muan Pangbŏn^29 at night at his private residence to
inquire after his health.- It refers to the areas in Seoul that are generally known as Ttuksŏm.
- T’aejo’s seventh son, born of Queen Sindŏk.