"Of course it's true!" Lin Shuran looked at Xu Mingsheng with very firm eyes, and at the same time looked at the children of the Xu family, "Adults don't lie to children, our family's life will definitely get better and better!" ”

Hearing Lin Shuran's categorical words, the children of the Xu family were also infected by her, and the uneasiness in their hearts gradually dissipated.

"Well, let's take this opportunity to have a family meeting today, what do you think?" Thinking that he could take the opportunity to teach the children some truths, Lin Shuran temporarily decided to gather them here for an ancient family meeting.

"Mother, what is a family meeting?" Xu Minghao and the others all looked at Lin Shuran with a puzzled expression, this is a new term, they have never heard of it before.

Lin Shuran asked them to sit down on the chairs on the left and right, and then said to them with a smile: "A family meeting is a family sitting together to discuss a thing, everyone can speak freely, say whatever they want, although your father is not here today, the things we discussed are also related to him, even if he is also on the scene to participate." ”

Lin Shuran believes that "family meetings" can exercise children's language skills, so that they have a sense of belonging and responsibility to the family, but also show that adults "value" them, and can teach them some useful truths and knowledge in the process of discussing problems.

Sure enough, the children of the Xu family felt fresh and interesting about the "family meeting", and Lin Shuran also regarded them as adults in the family, and they instantly felt that they were all very important.

"Mother, what are we discussing at today's family meeting?" As the boss of the Xu family, Xu Mingchen felt that he had a heavy burden, and he also hoped that Lin Shuran could hand over more things to him to do, especially now that the Xu family had become the target of public criticism in the capital, he had to protect his family.

"Hmm-" Lin Shuran thought for a moment, and then said to them with a smile, "Today we will discuss the land that can grow crops, the scientific name is 'cultivated land', what do you think is the meaning of cultivated land?" ”

"Cultivated land? Significance? The children looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't seem to understand Lin Shuran's question.

Xu Mingchen lowered his head and thought for a while, and took the lead in saying: "Mother, cultivated land is not just crops, it can grow food, with cultivated land, everyone will not be hungry!" ”

"Brother Chen, you're right, everything is born in the soil, and the initial raw materials we usually use for food and clothing are all grown from the land, so think about it again, what's the point of cultivating land?" Lin Shuran hopes that they can think more and diverge their thinking more, so that they will not think about things more and more narrowly in the future.

Xu Mingye said loudly at this time: "There is more food in the field, and the soldiers are not afraid of hunger when they are fighting!" ”

"When the people have land, they can live well, but once they become displaced people, they may have turmoil, and then the country will be unstable." The fourth Xu Mingfan also spoke.

Lin Shuran nodded, glanced at Xu Mingye and Xu Mingfan approvingly, and said, "What you two said is very good, it is true." ”

"I also know that you can make all kinds of food out of the ground." Xu Minghao was afraid of falling behind, so he quickly stood up and said excitedly when he thought of something.

"There are all kinds of clothes, and crops are also needed." Xu Mingxuan also followed and said.

Lin Shuran also nodded approvingly to the two of them, and the other children also tried to say what they thought meant by cultivated land, and each child expressed their own opinions.

They were all able to open their mouths to express their thoughts, which Lin Shuran was very pleased with, and then she asked the children: "Then think about it, why do you have fields, and food is grown in the fields, but there are still many people in this world who are hungry?" ”

"Is it because they have too little land?" The fifth Xu Mingyuan said in a hesitant whisper.

Lin Shuran looked at him with encouraging eyes, motioning for him to continue, Xu Mingyuan spoke louder, thought for a while and said: "If there are more fields, there will be more food growing in the fields, so that there will be more things to eat, and there will be no hunger." ”

"Very well said!" Lin Shuran praised Xu Mingyuandao, Xu Mingzhou is only ten years old this year, he is usually a little introverted, and he can muster up the courage to say this, this kid is doing very well.

Xu Mingyuan's little face was red when he was praised by Lin Shuran, and he smiled a little embarrassedly.

At this time, I heard Lin Shuran ask them: "Then do you know why some people have more land at home, some people have less land at home, and some people can't even afford to grow crops?" ”

"It may be that their ancestors originally had a lot of land!"

"Mother, is it like our family, the emperor has rewarded many fields!"

"The reason they have less land is because they don't have the money to buy land!"

"It must be that their family has unscrupulous children and grandchildren, and they have sold all the family's property!"

"It may also be that someone in the family has broken the law, and the land and property have been confiscated!"

"I think it's because ......"

……

The children of the Xu family began to talk nonsense, and the more they talked, the more energetic they became, and everyone felt that they were right.

Lin Shuran expressed his affirmation and appreciation for their respective statements, and then asked them another question: "Then what do you think is the main reason why the emperor issued a new decree on land property?" ”

As soon as Lin Shuran said this question, the children of the Xu family were silent, they looked at each other, and their faces were puzzled.

Xu Mingchen pursed his lips, he didn't know what to think, then looked up at Lin Shuran, and guessed: "Mother, is it because there are many fields in the hands of those princes and nobles, they don't have to pay taxes to the imperial court, so the treasury will have no money, and the people will have no food to eat, in case of war, the army will not even have food and grass!" ”

"Brother Chen, what you said is very right!" Lin Shuran glanced at Xu Mingchen deeply, "You can see the problem of a thirteen-year-old child, how can those adults not understand!" Your Majesty, and your father, they may also see this, so as the king of a country, he wants to issue a new decree, and as a loyal and patriotic minister, he wants to hand over the land and property in his hands, and they all want the country to become better and better. ”

"But mother, the child heard that only the father and the Zhenguo Mansion in the entire court supported the emperor's new decree, why was the others unwilling? Aren't they also courtiers? "The third Xu Minghan sounds a little angry, those civil and military ministers are the same as Xu Junze, they all hold the imperial court's money, but they are against the emperor, why is this happening?

(End of chapter)