Lin Qi's words left Mr. Truman deep in thought. He pondered what Lin Qi had said, as well as the special country that was the Peng Joe Empire.
Historically speaking, it had not started out as a vast empire. Back then, it had been merely a middling country surrounded by unfriendly neighbors.
That was simply how inland geopolitics worked. It was filled with seemingly irreconcilable conflicts.
Culture, resources, population, and even food could all drive these people to war.
To make the nation stronger, the first emperors of the Peng Joe Empire had established a national policy that continued to influence the country to this day: everyone participated!
From a certain perspective, this policy had not been particularly unusual at the time.
Because, in essence, it was no different from the raids of nomadic peoples—burning, killing, and looting everywhere to strengthen themselves.
Whoever seized something owned it.
But it was also different, because this was not a nation primarily made up of nomads! They had their own territory, their own city-states, and their own development and construction.
From emperors to nobles, citizens, and even the Lowly People and slaves of that era, everyone could participate.
Slaves who earned military merit could become commoners, then rise to become citizens, and even become nobles! Anyone could improve their social standing, receive monetary rewards, obtain slaves and land, and acquire everything they wanted through participation in war.
The nobles of the Peng Joe Empire today were basically all descended from the earliest batch of commoners! The histories of these people and families inspired many who joined later.
This gave many people a direction to strive toward. What truly allowed Peng Joe to expand rapidly was the string of victories achieved after everyone's determination converged! They crazily conquered one country after another, and every