“The only thing Cambodia can offer is food.”

"If we want to raise the price of grain in the Chen Dynasty, it would be best to have riots and small uprisings break out, so that the Chen court will realize that they need cheaper grain."

"Sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, the Chen Dynasty's grain production is not low."

"We don't need to make the Chen Dynasty court short of food, we just need to make the people of Chen Dynasty short of food."

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Lin Hai was very pleased to see his students discussing with each other. Usually at this time he would just calmly drink some tea. To be honest, there was no doubt that all his students were smart people. As the youngest group of refugees, they were able to survive in an environment like the old forest, which showed that these people had first-class intelligence and adaptability. In addition, he had carefully selected them again, so Lin Hai believed that even if he counted himself, these twelve people should be the twelve smartest people in the southwest.

For smart people, proper guidance is enough; overly detailed rules will restrict their development. This is what Lin Hai said to Shi Zhen'er whenever he wanted to slack off.

"Then why do you always make things so clear to me?" Shi Zhen'er asked back.

"Big brother told me everything. I'm an orphan wandering around. My sworn brothers are my elders, and big brother is my head of the family. Since big brother and your father have agreed, then you and I are destined to be together in this life. I don't want to hide anything from you or make things vague and cause misunderstandings. Straightforward communication can help us maintain mutual trust."

After hearing Shi Zhener's question, Lin Hai almost told the truth, "Because I guided you, you wouldn't think of these things." Fortunately, it was not the first time that he faced difficulties from women of the same age, and Shi Zhener's little difficulties were not even entry-level in Lin Hai's previous world, so he could deal with it calmly.

Hearing, "Big Brother and your father have already agreed," Shi Zhen'er lowered her head, a rare moment. Lin Hai suddenly felt something strange about the surroundings, noticing how quiet they were. Turning back, he saw twelve pairs of gleaming eyes staring at him in the dim, flickering light of the oil lamp. The gossip-mongering spirits around him were raging, and he couldn't help but rage, "Have you all finished discussing this? Now that we've discussed it, let's move on to the next question. If you can't answer it, you won't sleep tonight."