Requesting a Provisions Administrator to Manage the Army Grain請出糧料判官措置粮餉。啓
軍興之際措置緊急之事莫先於粮餉一事粮餉不足則百事皆不可爲當於今年秋成後隨便措備多數貯峙然後旣可以爲我軍調度之需有餘則推移接濟。天兵亦無不可臣旣兼管四道體察之事方欲措置器械旗幟衣甲等事而糧餉辦出甚難事未易擧前雖。啓請空名告身鳩粟於諸道而勾管者如未得人則徒爲貽弊而無益於事事變前備邊司啓請各道出粮料判官一人使之勾管粮餉之事未及有效而罷今亦於臣幕下極擇有心計幹辦之人稱爲粮料判官容臣自擧帶率以專其任苟善措置則各別。啓聞論賞事奉。承傳施行何如
Among the pressing matters to be put in order at the time of raising troops there is nothing like army grain. If the army grain is short, no manner of thing can be done. Only after it is provided as circumstances allow following this year's autumn harvest and much of it stored, can the needs of our own troops be supplied; and if there is anything over, there would be nothing against turning it to supplying the Ming troops too.
Your servant, having already taken on the office of Supreme Commander of the four provinces besides, would provide weapons and gear, banners and flags, clothing and armor and the like; but the providing of army grain is very hard, so that he cannot easily take the business up. We asked before for warrants of appointment with the names left blank, so that grain might be gathered in the several provinces; yet if no man is found to take charge and manage it, it merely works harm and adds nothing to the business.
Before the upheaval the Border Defense Council asked that one provisions administrator be sent out to each province to take charge of the army grain, but it was given up before any fruit of it was seen. Now too, may a man of judgment who does his work well be well chosen from your servant's staff and named provisions administrator, and may your servant recommend him of himself and take him about with him and let him hold that charge alone. If he should indeed put things well in order, may the matter of reporting it in particular and weighing out a reward for him be carried out upon receiving His Majesty's command?
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Seungjeon (承傳) — the procedure of receiving the king's command and passing it on