Scholars can hold official positions and their lands are exempt from taxes.
Just these two points alone are enough to ensure the Li Family's affluent lifestyle. Not to mention the last one, which attracted many landlords to affiliate their lands with them, while the Old Master Li's previously affiliated lands were also retracted.
This affiliation is not something that can be done casually, as it incurs a fee. Normally, for lands affiliated with the Li Family, they do not need to manage anything yet receive a tenth of the grain harvest.
In comparison to the heavy taxes paid to the Imperial Court, this tenth is significantly less. Hence, countless family landlords are willing to affiliate their lands with scholars.
