Book XIII 743construction]. Then he appointed Pak Wi, assistant grand councilor of the
Chancellery, as supreme commissioner (to chejo) and had him watch over
the supervisors to find out whether they executed their jobs properly.The Office of the Inspector-General impeached An Ik, left director of the
State Finance Commission, and other officials: “Yu Sŏn, chief of the Pros-
perity Expansion Warehouse, and Chŏng Sangju, recorder of the Warehouse,
who are responsible for paying stipends, reported the current accounts for
stipends to the Finance Commission, showing a surplus,. However, An Ik,
advisor (chaŭi), An Inyŏng, and other Finance Commission officials were
so negligent in their duties that they overpaid stipends and lost their jobs.
We request that they all be dismissed and never employed again.” The king
granted the request, but he granted a special pardon to An Ik because he
was old and had visited China twice as envoy.8th Day (Ŭlyu)
The king inspected the South Gate (Nammun) in the capital, which had
been completed.
The king ordered Sŏl Changsu, Yi Yŏm, and An Ik to report back to
their posts.
10th Day (Chŏnghae)
The king inspected the palace walls.11th Day (Muja)
The king gave orders to return to their respective districts the local magis-
trates who had supervised the construction of fortresses.The king ordered officials of all ranks, both civil and military, to donate
rocks for the construction of the palace walls.Kwŏn Chunghwa, concurrent director of the State Finance Commission,
was ordered to supervise the casing of a bell in Kwangju. He used 50 taels
of platinum to make the bell, and it turned out successfully.