《明史·列传·卷四十一》
另外，快船、马船所载不过五六十石，每船只用官军即已足够，而有关官员又添差军民来递送，他们聚集听候，致使有的受冻挨饿，请予罢除；四说任教职的多不称职，请进行考核，将不称职者黜退，选俊秀之才补为生员，而军中的子弟也准他们入学；五说军人有逃亡，请查明老病的人，以其子弟来代替，逃亡的要追捕，绝户的验明后删除；六说开平等处是边防要地，守兵虚弱，粮食不足，请挑选并训练精锐之士，屯田和驻守兼务；七说漕运的官军，每年北上，回来后又要修船，终年劳苦，所属卫所又在他们空闲之时，派给杂役，使他们加倍受困，请加以禁止。
又快船、马船所载不过五六十石，每船官军足用，有司添差军民递送，拘集听候，至有冻馁，请革罢。四曰教职多非其人，乞考不职者黜之，选俊秀补生员，而军中子弟亦令入学。五曰军伍窜亡，乞核其老疾者，以子弟代，逃亡者追补，户绝者验除。六曰开平等处，边防要地，兵食虚乏，乞选练锐士，屯守兼务。七曰漕运官军，每岁北上，归即修船，勤苦终年。该卫所又于其隙，杂役以重困之，乞加禁绝。
In another note, the cargo on the boats of the Quanzhou and Machuan were only 50 or 60 ‘shi’, so there were plenty of officials to handle each boat. But the officials would add in army and civilian personnel to deliver the cargo. They gathered and waited for orders, and some starved or froze to death. Please rectify this situation. Secondly, most of the instructors are not qualified, so please test them and expel the unqualified ones. Select good candidates to fill their spots as students, and allow military children to enroll. Thirdly, some soldiers have deserted. Please allow old or sick soldiers to be replaced by their sons, pursue the deserters, and, if a household has no heirs, remove it from the register after verifying the fact. Fourthly, Kaiping is a key location in border defense. The troops are weak, and there is not enough food. Please select and train the best soldiers, and have them combine farming and garrisoning duties. Fifthly, the officials in charge of transporting grain had to go north every year, and they still had to repair their boats after they came back, making them work the whole year. Additionally, the guards under their command would assign them to other duties in their free time, making them even more overworked. Please prohibit this.