《徐霞客游记·随笔二则》
于是兵部职方郎上疏，说普名胜的土地不到百里，军队不到干人，即使反叛也可以用一道命令传檄平定，何必调动大批军队去打？
于是部郎疏论普地不百里，兵不千人，即叛可传檄定，何骚动大兵为？
Thus, the Ministry of War recommended that, since Pu Mingsheng's domain covered less than a hundred li and his army consisted of less than a thousand troops, even if he had instigated a rebellion, a single order would be sufficient to put down the rebellion. It was thus unnecessary to dispatch a large army to fight.