When Beijing was first established, Emperor Taizu only collected one-thirtieth of the grain tax in order to recuperate. Over the next hundred years or so, in order to replenish the national treasury, the tax was raised to one-tenth.
Ordinary people can harvest two hundred kilograms of rice from one acre of land, which is considered good. If they increase production like the Duan family did, the grain tax collected by the entire Lantian County will double.
What's more, the Duan family's recipe for fertilizing fields is not only useful for rice fields, but also for other grains in the fields. If the grain output in the entire south were doubled, the impact on Beijing would not be measurable with a few hundred taels of silver.
The Duan family's two hundred acres of land are now subject to tax. Previously, Duan Yuexiu was an official of the imperial court. According to Beijing's regulations, the tax was 1/20, which was half less than that of ordinary families.
Duan Yuexiu is gone, but there are still scholars in the Duan family, and the tax rate has not changed.
Cheng Yao went to the prefect's place for a visit. The prefect wanted to make his own decision and reward the old lady with some fertile land.
But I heard that the old lady wanted to see every acre of land owned by the Duan family in person.
There were many rewards for the land, so I was afraid that the old lady would work too hard, so I exempted the Duan family from taxes for ten years, and used the money to buy better seeds.
Once the Duan family's affairs are reported, the reward from the capital will definitely be quite large. Although the reward from the capital has not yet been determined, no matter how much or how little the reward is, they are afraid of the impact on the capital. The prefect then told Cheng Yao about buying grain at high prices.
, it can not only reward the Duan family, but also purchase grain seeds. It really kills two birds with one stone.
The main reward is tax exemption.
After the capital city gave out rewards, the prefect, as a local official, gave out many awards.
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Qiao Lan didn't know the Tongzhou governor's good intentions.
From summer to autumn, the entire Duan family is busy harvesting.
Originally, Qiao Lan planned to sell grain, but the county came to collect it and wanted everything, so Qiao Lan worried about this matter.
They are only responsible for weighing their own food and handing it over to the county government.
[Obtained the prestige title: Famous Countryside! Obtained prestige 491. Current prestige points: 563]
Qiao Lan was shocked by the large amount of points that suddenly arrived in her account. Although she had accumulated a lot of points over the past year of farming, they only jumped by one, two, or two or three points, which amounted to nearly 500 points in one jump.
This was her first time encountering it.
"How come there are so many?"
[These are all earned by the host by relying on his own abilities! As long as the host keeps moving forward on the road to becoming a powerful nation, the points earned will be more and more. Please keep up the good work!] The system electronic voice said happily.
Prestige points can be used together with normal points.
Qiao Lan looked at the accumulated points in the system column and washed her hands.
I haven’t drawn a lottery for a long time and several months. I saved up a few chances, so why not just come and draw one!
Qiao Lan has saved four quarters of lottery points but has not drawn any draws! You can draw four times with 80 points, but once the opportunity is used up, it will be gone.
"Let's have a luxurious fifth company!" Qiao Lan said.
One lottery draw each quarter only costs 20 points, and five consecutive draws cost a total of 120 points.
[Please host choose by yourself~]
Qiao Lan randomly ordered five gift boxes. As long as she was lucky, she would get good things. If she was not lucky, she pretended not to say so.
Qiao Lan's five consecutive prizes were "Unmanned Farm", "Plant Protection Atlas of Plant Protection, Pests and Weeds", "Matsutake Cultivation Guide", ten kilograms of nutritious soil and a pack of onion seeds.
Qiao Lan looked at the pile of rewards and didn't know whether she should be happy or unhappy.
She knew from the name of the unmanned farm that she wouldn't be able to use it. She didn't need to open the catalog to know that it was all about using technology to replace human cultivation. After all, they had it there too.
"Pest Atlas" is quite thick. Pests are inseparable from farming, so it can be said to be somewhat useful.
As for the "Matsutake Collection", even if Qiao Lan has never eaten matsutake, she knows that matsutake is in their place and can only be grown in Yunnan.
Even if Qiao Lan grows it here, it is impossible to sell it at a high price in Beijing.
As for the remaining nutritious soil and onions.
Qiao Lan still felt that she hadn't washed her hands cleanly!
There are a lot of good things in the prize pool, such as potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and other improved varieties. Even rice and yellow mung bean seeds that are ordinary outside, as long as they are produced by the system, they are all excellent varieties that have been cultivated.
Why didn't she get a good variety when she came here, but got an onion instead?
Qiao Lan couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad, she just felt a little bit sad.
"Hey!" Qiao Lan sighed.
1818 Xu noticed that Qiao Lan was not in a good mood and comforted her, [Host, don’t be discouraged. As long as the host accumulates enough points, you can directly redeem what you want.]
After traveling through time for a year, Qiao Lan accumulated less than two thousand points.
The cheapest seeds that can be redeemed in the system are garlic seedlings, which only require 20,000 points. Expensive seeds require 20,000 points, such as special cotton seeds, which require 20,000 points.
Less than 2,000 a year, and only 20,000 in ten years. If she wanted to exchange for a batch of high-quality cotton seeds, she would not be able to earn it even if she worked until she died.
Qiao Lan probably understood.
There are not many shortcuts in this world. Even if there are shortcuts, they are reserved for those who can afford them.
She is poor and not included in this list.
At the end of the year, you can plant some onions for cooking, which are quite sweet.
Qiao Lan thought and comforted herself.
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In a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, the Duan family spent their second New Year in the old house.
Compared with the fear and confusion when they first returned to their old home, this year the Duan family has found a backbone. They study when they should and study when they should, and their days are prosperous.
Two of them have changed the most. One is Duan Mingjing, who has learned the art of raising chickens thoroughly, and imitated Qiao Lan's daily habits and wrote a notebook on how to raise chickens.
As for Duan Mingjing, he didn't care what others thought. He was very happy raising chickens. He even mentioned to Qiao Lan about expanding his business, but Qiao Lan refused because his family didn't have enough manpower.
Another one that has changed a lot is Feiyan.
Feiyan's stuttering has mostly improved, and she can speak whole sentences fluently. Although her speech speed is a little slower, she is already like a normal child.
Qiao Lan has a colleague who has a child who stutters. The colleague is also worried about the child. On weekdays, she often talks about the process of taking the child to treatment and how to train the child to speak.
Many children's stuttering is related to the environment in which they grew up. Qiao Lan's colleague regretted leaving her child in her hometown to be raised by the elderly. Judging from Feiyan's description, she also stuttered because she lived alone in the back house without anyone to discipline her.
Qiao Lan handed over this task to Duan Mingchen. After all, he was the one who picked up the child and he had to be a good person to the end.
Duan Sitong studied martial arts in the morning, and learned embroidery and accounting from his mother's aunt in the evening. Feiyan was holding a book and shouting pebbles while studying, while Duan Mingchen was teaching him.
I don’t know if it’s Duan Mingchen’s good teaching or Feiyan’s own perseverance.
During the Chinese New Year, Feiyan was able to hold a tea cup and congratulate Qiao Lan completely.
"Grandma, I wish you a long life and good fortune like the East Sea!" Feiyan said shyly.