[quote=KabenSaal]
Certainly won't be engaging anyone's forces. And the way to avoid war was for the whole nation, not just themselves.
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Also, P.S., you can be self sustaining if you make the majority of your soldiers unlevied and have them work the crops. But to be completely self sustaining, you must have all soldiers work the fields. Then you can have excess crops, but no men to fight... at least you don't lose bullis.