Polished leather shoes, crisply pressed trousers, and a neatly tailored jacket.
Aside from being a little hot, it was nearly perfect!
Lyon ran both hands from his temples, smoothing his hair back along his scalp and past the ends behind his ears. Some slightly melted hair wax clung stickily to his hands.
He took a handkerchief from his breast pocket, wiped the sticky wax from his hands, and tucked it back inside.
"This spot is pretty good!" He surveyed the surroundings and nodded approvingly.
Quite a few people followed at his side. They were all Peng Joe politicians from the "Superior Authorities."
Peng Joe was still implementing a provincial system, equivalent to the Federation's "states." The highest-ranking administrator of a province was its governor, who practically held the highest authority in the region!
A governor's power was far greater than a state governor's. Not only did he have comprehensive control over administrative decisions, he also controlled the local military, Judicial Power, and even the local right to mint currency!
The internal conflicts in Peng Joe had not completely erupted after its defeat. This was not because the newly ascended Your Majesty the Emperor possessed any remarkable political ability.
It was simply that the external pressure was too great, forcing the internal conflicts to be temporarily shelved and compromised over.
Besides, the military and political power in each region still lay in the hands of the great nobles. Before any signs of large-scale unrest emerged, Peng Joe could still barely hold itself together.
Everyone was now searching for a new way forward. Privatization was a decent direction, and after fully opening the market, Peng Joe's economy seemed to be recovering.
This had once again made privatization and opening up the buzzwords of the moment in Peng Joe, and even a political