When these powerful families stopped focusing on buying land and hoarding grain, people's livelihoods began to improve, and Liu Hong's commercial reforms were already showing initial results.

Leading a few friends on a stroll, Chen Xing couldn't help but marvel at the changes in Luoyang.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Royal Restaurant, Chen Xing, familiar with the place, went to a wooden sign next to the entrance to check the dishes offered that day.

At this moment, the wooden sign was already surrounded by diners watching, as well as some locals who had come specifically to see it.

"My God, what kind of dishes is this Royal Restaurant serving? The cheapest one costs ten thousand coins?"

Looking at the prices of the dishes posted on the wooden sign, a young man from Jiangdong couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing looked at the young man with disdain.

"Tch~, a bunch of bumpkins. The chefs and waiters at this royal restaurant are all from the imperial palace, and the dishes are loved by His Majesty and the officials in the court. You think this is expensive?"

The young man's expression also changed: "Hmph, I was just speaking casually, why are you resorting to insults?"

Chen Xing laughed: "What do you mean by 'speaking hurtfully'? You, on the other hand, don't understand the reasoning behind it and spout nonsense. What else could you be but a country bumpkin? There are plenty of new and interesting things here in Luoyang. Study hard and don't speak carelessly, lest you become a laughingstock!"

After saying that, Chen Xing laughed loudly and then led his group of friends into the Royal Restaurant, leaving the people from Jiangdong standing there with livid faces.

In fact, not only the people from Jiangdong, but also those from Yizhou, Jingzhou, and even Xuzhou, when they first came to Luoyang and encountered all sorts of new things, were more or less ridiculed by some people.

This left these people from other states feeling extremely frustrated, yet helpless.

As Chen Xing said, since arriving in Luoyang, they really felt like country bumpkins.