The Strongest Overlord of the Three Kingdoms

Whether the hearts of the people are on the king's side, Lu Meng decided to go and see for himself.

Can the prestige of King Liu Ke of Chu suppress Jing Zhaoyin?

Lu Meng's first stop was Baling County. As soon as the army arrived, the county magistrate opened the city and surrendered, and led the people to welcome him.

People are actually wearing silk!

Lv Meng was stunned. It is as rich as Yangzhou, and ordinary people rarely go out wearing silk.

Silk is inconvenient to work with, and no one will wear it except the real rich.

Even if ordinary people in Yangzhou can afford it, they are unwilling to buy it.

In the small Baling County, the people who came out to greet them were dressed so well, Lu Meng couldn't believe it.

Unless these people are pretending to be wealthy households in the city.

In order to compete with Liu Ke, Cao Cao turned all the people into soldiers and frantically plundered the rich households and businessmen under his rule.

This caused some people to complain.

Now King Liu Ke of Chu has taken over Jing Zhaoyin and become the new master.

Everything is different.

The status of Yangzhou merchants is very high!

Some business giants are more effective than prefects.

Therefore, the county magistrate of Baling was ingenious and led a group of wealthy people to welcome the Yangzhou army and Lu Meng.

Intentions are good.

In the eyes of the magistrate of Baling County, the status of rich people in Yangzhou is higher, which is actually the case.

It's just that he ignored Lu Meng!

Would Lu Meng care about the compliments from these people?

will not!

What he wants is to see Jing Zhaoyin's heart clearly so that he can report to Liu Ke.

Asking a bunch of rich people to come out and pretend to be obedient is not what Lu Meng wants to see.

And these so-called rich people are very rustic.

It is completely different from the big businessmen in Yangzhou.

For example, potters, Liu Shang and others are descended from aristocratic families, one is the son of Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian, and the other is the son of Jiaozhou Mu Liu Yao.

Both of them were born in Yangzhou Taixue, and their talents and learning background are both there.

They serve the country and the people. While making money, they also benefit the people.

This is the real Confucian businessman!

Now a group of crooked melons and split dates appeared in front of Lu Meng, it was really eye-catching.

"What about the people in the city?"

Lu Meng is very straightforward, a county magistrate is not worthy of his politeness.

"Reporting to the general, those present are all big Han people..."

Lu Meng gave the county magistrate a blank look, and directly ordered people to post a notice to distribute grain in the city.

When the people heard the words, they gathered one after another.

Lu Meng heaved a long sigh when he saw the ragged people in Baling County.

Cao Cao's militarized rule is very harmful.Apart from not starving to death, the people didn't have a single piece of clothing that was pleasing to the eye.

"Hurry up and thank the King of Chu! Thank you, General Lu!" The county magistrate shouted from the side.

The people who received the food shouted one after another.

Seeing this scene, Lu Meng finally felt relieved.

The prestige of the king shines on every part of the man!

Next, Lu Meng's momentum was like a broken bamboo, without stopping, he took Huayin County and Lantian County all the way.

In order to let the Lantian people return to their hearts, Lu Meng paid homage to Xiao He's tomb.

As we all know, Xiao He helped Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu and was the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

His cemetery is in Lantian.

On the high ridge of Hengling, the wind is tight and the trees are whistling. Looking west at Chang'an, you can vaguely see it.

Lu Meng led all the soldiers, accompanied by the magistrate of Lantian County, to pay homage to this place.

Xiao He was the earliest planner of Chang'an City, and also the "first hero in the founding of the country" of the Han Dynasty.

With Lu Meng's obeisance, news spread across Lantian and even Jing Zhaoyin in an instant.

This represents the attitude of Chu King Liu Ke towards Jing Zhaoyin, a kind of deep respect.