After busying themselves for over ten days, the residents of Swamp Prefecture have finally finished the early rice harvest. Next, they will rest well for a few days because by the end of the month, they will be busy planting the second season of rice.
This year, there was a bumper harvest of early rice, with the overall yield being double that of previous years. Zhao Yao only needs to submit one-third of the early rice harvest.
The court mandates that Lingnan must submit grain to the capital twice a year. Once for the early rice and once for the second season rice. If there is a third season of rice, it is not required to be submitted to the court because there are fewer places in Lingnan that grow a third season of rice.
