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" Cambodian officials only know how to bribe and be bribed. Offices are sold; nobody carries out orders; everyone works for his own account. When we tried to recruit soldiers, the king was perfectly willing, but the officials concealed great numbers of... "
A History of Cambodia
by David Chandler - 2009 - 304 pages
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The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History

David P. Chandler, Norman G. Owen, William R. Roff, David Joel Steinberg, Jean Gelman Taylor, Robert H. Taylor, Alexander Woodside, David K. Wyatt - 2004 - 584 pages
...according to their merits and demerits. We have asked the king to help us, but he has hesitated to do so Cambodian officials only know how to bribe and be...account. When we tried to recruit soldiers, the king was willing but the officials concealed great numbers of people. When we wanted to compile a list of meritorious...
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