"North Prince is merciful," he promised that he would not harm any of the Great Wu commoners who voluntarily surrendered to North Country, and the soldiers of North Country would not trouble any of the commoners, nor would they take as much as a needle or thread from the poor people. They would only confiscate the wealth of the landlords and the aristocratic families."
Upon hearing this, the people of Great Wu at the city gate of Lingyun City looked at each other uncertainly, their hearts actually not daring to believe the words of Wenren Lie.
What kind of soldier doesn't loot and plunder?
Just then, one of the commoners said, "I have been to North Country, and the current North Country is very rich; they probably don't fancy the little money we poor people have. Even if they were to plunder, it would be the wealth of the landlords and aristocratic families."
Another person added, "I think so too, and the general even said he would not make it difficult for us."