Chapter 536 - Chapter 269: Industry

Zhixin's eyes sparkled as he heard his son's words, and he couldn't help but clap his hands. "Right, right, why be bound to others' rules and regulations when we've been accustomed to freedom all our lives? Zixuan, buying a plot of land is a good idea. Our family has all those ginseng seeds and saplings, but it's the high taxes levied by the Imperial Court that have deterred us from planting too much. Ten feet of land, and we have to give up four pounds of ginseng, so for a hundred feet, the amount we'd have to pay is not small. If we purchase a forest and put it in your name, then we won't have to pay any taxes; wouldn't we save quite a bit of money each year?"