Zhou Shuren did the math for Zhulan, "Graduates of our dynasty are exempt from certain taxes. Just from the land tax exemptions alone, we're talking about a hundred acres. Though our dynasty doesn't offer the same benefits as the previous ones, like exemptions for vehicle use or subsidies for lamp oil and living expenses, once one attains the Graduate designation, merchants and gentry are eager to curry favor by giving gifts and land, which amounts to a substantial family fortune in Silver."
Zhulan remembered that Zhou Shuren's family had produced a Graduate, "So, is that how our ancestors built up the family's wealth?"
