And this is the top priority. Therefore, you will definitely complete it in the shortest possible time…

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yunwen couldn't stand it anymore. Was he just giving him official platitudes again?

So Zhu Yunwen interrupted him and said:

"Can you give me a definite answer instead of all this nonsense?"

The clerk coughed, and seeing that Zhu Yunwen's question was so direct, he didn't know how to answer. After a moment of silence, he said:

"As for this matter, I'm not very familiar with it at my level. I only know that the higher-ups are working on it, making various emergency plans and taking measures to ensure that the people's planting is not delayed."

Zhu Yunwen snorted and said:

"This window is for solving people's problems, not just for answering their questions."

It's not something to be used to appease the people, so if you can't solve it, then go find your superiors.

If your superiors can't resolve it, then directly send your county magistrate to handle it. That's the imperial court's regulation.

To be honest, Nancheng County may not be good at much else, but its attitude is top-notch, unlike Shacheng before. The clerk there didn't even get angry; instead, he stood up and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Young master, please wait a moment while I fetch the head of the household affairs department for you."

The government offices in this area are relatively well-equipped. Just as the imperial court has six ministries, this local government office has six departments.

The six ministries were the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites.

Naturally, there are corresponding institutions in this place.

The six ministries of the imperial court were responsible for six categories of affairs throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.

The local six offices also deal with these six issues.

As the name suggests, this household is responsible for local household registration and other matters related to people's livelihood.

For example, seed distribution, taxation, and other matters closely related to the lives of ordinary people.

Before long, the person in charge of the household came out, and he also had a smile on his face.

Although the person in charge of this household did not hold any official rank and could not be considered an official of the imperial court, at most he could be considered a local official.

But he was, after all, a person in charge of household registration and housing in a local county, so his status was actually quite high.

In a county government office, apart from the seventh-rank county magistrate, the eighth-rank county assistant, the ninth-rank registrar, and the unranked clerk, the head of these six departments is considered to be the highest-ranking official.

Usually, the heads of the six departments in some counties are quite aloof. But the head of the household department in Nancheng County greeted the people and Zhu Yunwen with a smile.

He sat behind the counter, speaking through the small, narrow window to Zhu Yunwen and the people asking questions outside:

"The imperial court stipulated that local governments should distribute seeds to the people free of charge. The county magistrate and the county assistant magistrate took this matter very seriously."

Yesterday afternoon, he gathered us together to discuss this issue. At that time, the county magistrate gave the following three instructions. The first one…”

Zhu Yunwen rubbed his forehead and said:

"Stop! What I want to know now is when will the government distribute seeds to the local people? What day, what hour? And how many will be distributed?"

That's all you need to answer. I don't need to know what you discussed. The people are here to solve problems, not to listen to your deliberations.

The head of the household, seeing Zhu Yunwen's fierce demeanor, remained calm and smiled, saying to Zhu Yunwen:

"Young master, you may not know this, but our Nan County actually does a very good job in this regard. We will always keep the people's affairs in mind. Regarding this matter, there are three points I would like to mention."

First of all, the plans and arrangements made by our government should have the support of the people.

Secondly, our county magistrate and county assistant also discussed this matter many times.

Thirdly, we will definitely provide the seeds that should be given to the people before the season is over…

Zhu Yunwen's patience was wearing thin; he thought, "Isn't this just pointless talk?" So Zhu Yunwen said:

"I'll say it again: give a definite answer, or rather, today all the seeds that should be distributed to the people must be distributed. Otherwise, they have the right to file a complaint with higher authorities."

Upon hearing this, the person in charge of the household smiled and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Look, you're in a hurry again. Young man, you need to calm down."

Zhu Yunwen: "The people desperately want the seeds..."

"This matter isn't guaranteed to be resolved, so why get so worked up? But it needs time."

"Alright then, those who need to collect grain seeds, go back and prepare the land certificate issued by the government office and all the necessary paperwork before coming here. We'll distribute the grain seeds as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately became excited and prepared to go back to retrieve the land certificate, but Zhu Yunwen suddenly stopped him, saying, "Wait a moment. Old man, don't be in such a hurry..."

Then Zhu Yunwen looked at the head of the household affairs office and said:

"Besides the land certificate, what else do you need? Please make it clear at once. Otherwise, when they bring the land certificate, you will ask for other things, making them run back and forth and wasting their time."

Upon hearing Zhu Yuntong's words, the homeowner was immediately taken aback. He clearly hadn't expected that Zhu Yuntong would be able to see through their thoughts and ideas so directly.