Post away whatever on your mind.
My intention is to bring out the story of Warring States.
There are the period of Spring and Fall and that of warring states.
Spring and Fall or Cun Quo:
There are 5 states. They challenged Zhou King. Zhou has no power. The 5 states fought to be the leader or Zheng Ba.
Qi Huan Gong was the first Ba Zhu or the leader. Qi was in the northern part of Shan Dong province. It has fishery, salts and crops. QHG has a good minister that shot him an arrow. He forgave him and used him as the minister. The country grew rice and crops.
The minister name is Guan Zhuong. He said that people have food and water will know grace and Li. A country that has food in its warehouses will be strong.
Qi was respected as the leader because the people are well fed and plenty of surplus. The country is strong. Many talents came to serve Qi, because the king forgave Guan Zhuong and even appointed him as the minister. The king used people because of their talents.
In short, the country is well run and rich. The people are well fed and happy.
The other 4 states are not able to match up. Qi has the hearts of all of the people of China. Qi is the Ba Zhu from respect.
The war or fighting part is the least of a factor in Qi's success.