《元史·本纪·卷十二》
又，阿合马专权时衙门太繁杂，虚耗朝廷的俸禄，应当按照刘秉忠、许衡所确定的，合并、减省为宜。 
又阿合马专政时，衙门太冗，虚费俸禄，宜依刘秉忠、许衡所定，并省为便。 
In addition, during Ahema's reign, the government bureaucracy grew excessively large, wasting the court's wages. It would be better to follow the plans of Liu Bingzhong and Xu Heng and merge or reduce its size.