And in kokuga (provincial government offices), kumonjo was set up in order to produce these documents, and the figures who had skill in writing or calculation were appointed as zaichokanjin (the local officials in Heian and Kamakura periods) such as kokushi and shisho (people who performed miscellaneous duties about documents).
また、国衙においてはこれらの文書を作成するために公文所が設置され、文筆や計算に通じた人物を国司・史生と言った在庁官人に任命した。