Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 135 - 121: The Deer

On the way to Dahua Village, Liang Run once again detailed the situation of Dahua Village to Zhao Yao.

Although Dahua Village is located on the outskirts of the capital, its location is quite special. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, which are not very tall but are covered with dense forests. There is also a river running through the entire village; it is not very large, but it provides water for the whole village.

Due to the surrounding mountains, Dahua Village doesn’t have as much farmland as other villages, but there are still a few hundred acres, enough for the villagers to cultivate. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

The population of Dahua Village is not very large, with only a hundred households, making it the smallest among the nearby villages.

Perhaps because of the unique geographical location or some other reasons, the farmland in Dahua Village is quite fertile, and the annual grain production is quite good.

When the late emperor founded Great Zhou, the country was in ruins. To ensure the people could have enough to eat, the court exempted many taxes for the people, including the grain tax. At that time, taxes were exempted for three years.

Three years later, although the grain tax exemption was lifted, the collected grain tax was still very low, only one sheng out of twenty was taxed. Of course, now the taxes have certainly increased a bit, one sheng out of fifteen.

Because the grain tax is not high, over the past decade, the villagers of Dahua Village have gradually been able to fill their stomachs and even have leftover grain.

Aside from growing grain, Dahua Village also cultivates flowers. The village is called "Dahua Village" because there are many flowers.

Initially, the villagers did not plan to grow flowers, but the village had many wildflowers, especially on the surrounding mountains, including quite a few orchids.

In the previous dynasty, a certain merchant accidentally got lost and was kindly taken back to the village by the compassionate villagers of Dahua Village. The merchant was attracted by the beautiful environment of the village and stayed there for a while.

Guided by the villagers, he explored the entire Dahua Village and discovered the unique wildflowers. Most importantly, he found orchids in the mountains.

The merchant bought the wildflowers from the village and the orchids from the mountains. He told the village chief at that time that Dahua Village was very suitable for growing flowers and suggested that they could cultivate flowers in their spare time. Since then, Dahua Village began growing flowers, and the villagers found that their village was indeed suitable for flower cultivation, and selling flowers earned them quite a bit of money.

After the establishment of Great Zhou, although villagers were encouraged to cultivate more land and grow more crops, they were not forced to abandon other types of agriculture. However, Dahua Village did not continue growing flowers as in the previous dynasty.

During Emperor Xia Ling’s reign, due to oppressive governance, the villagers of Dahua Village were unable to produce enough grain to meet the court’s requirements, let alone have the intention to grow flowers. From then on, the villagers of Dahua Village only grew grain and no longer cultivated flowers.

Even though the villagers of Dahua Village can now fill their stomachs, they do not dare to grow flowers again.

Having gone through a long period of not having enough food, the villagers of Dahua Village feel there is nothing safer than growing grain. Growing flowers can make money, but it cannot fill the stomach.

Although the villagers of Dahua Village no longer cultivate flowers, there are still many wildflowers in the mountains.

It is now spring, and the wildflowers on the mountains of Dahua Village are mostly in bloom, in an array of colors, very beautiful.

Zhao Yao and his companions had not yet reached Dahua Village when they could faintly smell the scent of flowers in the breeze.

After nearly two hours of carriage travel, Zhao Yao and his companions finally arrived at Dahua Village.

The village chief had been waiting and immediately understood that the young master with the delicate features brought by Liang Run was the esteemed guest.

Although Zhao Yao wore clothes of ordinary fabric, not of brocade or silk, his noble aura could not be concealed by simple clothing.

He did not feel any noble aura on himself, but in the eyes of others, he not only possessed a noble demeanor but also had much prestige.

This inherent prestige is the imperial demeanor, innate, something that ordinary people and noble families do not have.

Clearly, the Zhao family has been part of the Royal Family for only over a decade, but the imperial prestige has been increasing day by day, after all, the Zhao family was originally of humble roots, not a noble family.

Liang Run only introduced Zhao Yao as his nephew, bringing him to Dahua Village for a visit, without introducing more. However, the village chief immediately recognized that Zhao Yao was Liang Run’s master.

The village chief pretended not to know anything and warmly welcomed Liang Run and Zhao Yao.

The villagers of Dahua Village already knew Liang Run. Recently, Liang Run frequently visited Dahua Village and behaved very gently, leaving a good impression on the villagers. Now that they saw him bring along a child resembling a porcelain doll, they were all very curious.

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