《明史·志·卷七十一》
所谓累积的威势是指，柬厂考核提拔的办法，是比较上报案件的多少，番役每每出高价来购买事件，出卖者甚至诱人为奸盗而卖事件，番役不问消息是从哪里来的，卖者已经分利走了。
所谓积重之势者，功令比较事件，番役每悬价以买事件，受买者至诱人为奸盗而卖之，番役不问其从来，诱者分利去矣。
The so-called accumulated prestige refers to the East Factory’s assessment and promotion method, which was based on the number of cases reported, and the guards would often pay a high price to buy cases; and the sellers would even lead people into crime and theft to sell cases, and the guards would not ask where the news came from, as the sellers had already made their share.