Zhao Kuo was still very happy when he learned that Europe was completely taken over by the Han Dynasty.

"It seems that Qian'er has indeed grown up. He originally just asked him to do some diplomatic activities, but he didn't expect to take down the whole of Europe."

Other officials of the Great Han Kingdom were also very happy about this.

Xu Li smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has grown up now and can truly stand on his own. This is indeed a good thing for our Han Kingdom."

Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "I have decided to retire when I am 60 years old and let Qian'er inherit my throne."

When Zhao Kuo said this, the ministers present were immediately surprised.

Xu Li said: "Your Majesty, emperors from ancient times have always been in power. Where can I say retirement?"

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "That's not possible. If you don't retire, wouldn't you be exhausted?

We must retire, and all emperors will have to retire in the future, without exception!”

Zhao Kuo said this, it was really not a whim.

Is the longer the emperor's reign, the better?

Actually, it's not.

If you don’t want to talk about anything else, just take the famous wise monarchs as examples.

In the later period of Emperor Wu of Han, witchcraft disasters were caused. Not only did the prince die, but the entire political power was also reshuffled, which eventually led to the dictatorship of the powerful minister Huo Guang.

In the later period of Emperor Taizong of Tang, he also killed Prince Li Chengqian and brought Wu Zetian into the palace, allowing the Wu Zhou Dynasty to replace the Tang Dynasty for a time.

The early period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was the so-called "Kaiyuan Prosperity", which was the most powerful period of the Tang Dynasty. However, in the late period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, he would hang out with Yang Guifei every day, and the next was the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty declined from prosperity.

These wise monarchs, without exception, were in the late stages of their rule, that is, they became unprofitable and even foolish when they got old. This shows that the older the emperor, the better.

When you reach a certain age, you should retreat and let young people with more ambition and energy sit on it, so that you will not make a joke that "How can there be a prince for forty years in the world?"

Moreover, for Zhao Kuo, handling political affairs in recent years is enough. The Han Dynasty now has a territory of tens of millions of square kilometers. It is the vastest country in history. Various affairs are extremely busy every day.

If he had to deal with political affairs every day until his death, Zhao Kuo felt that his life would be too much like a donkey pulling a mill.

You must retire! In that case, Zhao Kuo can get enough time to rest and spend his old age happily.

Although he is a time traveler, he cannot be a cow or a horse for the rest of his life.

Seeing that Zhao Kuo’s intention was already very firm, Xu Li, Pang Yan and others present no longer objected.

Pang Xian suddenly smiled and said, "Since His Majesty has decided to retire at the age of 60, how can the old minister, an old man who has long passed the age of 70, still steal the high position?

Please let Your Majesty approve it and let the retirement system start with the old ministers.”

Xu Li also said: "The old minister is about to be sixty years old, and the old minister is also applying for retirement."

Zhao Kuo: "..."No, you two guys came to make trouble, right?

Xu Li said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I have actually felt that I was in short supply over the years, but I also knew that if I resigned easily, I am afraid that Your Majesty would not allow it.

Now this retirement system is indeed a good system, but good systems need to be implemented and someone needs to start with it.

As the heads of civil servants, it is really better to use this to open the head."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was silent for a long time, and then nodded slowly.

"Well, since that's the case, I'll be sure.

The two Qing families can think carefully about who will take over your position and recommend it to me."

Xu Li smiled generously and said, "I have already thought about it. Prime Minister Li Mu is the best candidate."

Pang Nuan also nodded and said, "Although Prime Minister Li Mu is a soldier, he has actually accumulated a lot of experience over the years. He is indeed enough to take charge of the overall situation by becoming the Prime Minister."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he naturally did not object. Li Mu himself was Zhao Kuo's iron confidant. In addition, Li Mu himself was also the third-ranked prime minister, and his status was only after Xu Li and Pang Nuan. It was natural that he could take over the place.

Zhao Kuo coughed and said, "The two prime ministers have served me and the Han Kingdom for more than ten years. Let's do this. In order to show respect for the two prime ministers, all officials will be in office every five years in the future, and the maximum term of office shall not exceed two ten years!"

Of course, this is also learned from modern history. The emperor cannot be a lifetime, and the officials cannot be a lifetime, and they cannot be in one place for a long time, otherwise it will be very likely to cause corruption.

The ministers naturally had no objection to Zhao Kuo's words.

Although Li Mu was promoted to the prime minister, the positions of the left prime minister and the right prime minister were still vacant.

Finally, after everyone's recommendation and discussion, two candidates were determined.

The left prime minister was appointed by former Minister of Finance Guo Zong, while the right prime minister was appointed by former Minister of Agriculture Lu Buwei.

As for the positions of Guo Zong and Lu Buwei, Pang Jian and Li Si took over respectively.

Not only Xu Li and Pang Nuan, but also a group of officials from the Han Dynasty who were 60 years old, so they naturally had to retire, so the next Han Dynasty's monarchs and ministers had to do things.

When Zhao Kuo thought of this, he suddenly felt a little regretful. Damn, isn’t this a problem to find trouble?

But this regret only lasted for a very short period of time, because Zhao Kuo knew very well that the officialdom of a country originally needed normal replacement of new and old, otherwise the old would always occupy official positions and the new people could not go up, who would have the motivation to do things for the country?

The retirement action of the Han Kingdom continued until Zhao Qian returned from Europe and was basically completed.

When Zhao Qian returned, the three new prime ministers, Li Mu, Guo Zong and Lu Buwei, followed by Zhao Kuo to welcome Zhao Qian.

Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Qian on the shoulder and smiled, "I heard that you, you, have become a king when you go out, are really good!"

Zhao Qian sweated for a moment and hurriedly said, "When I say goodbye to my father, I am really in a hurry to follow the power at that time, so please forgive me."

Zhao Kuo laughed: "How could I care about such a thing?

Okay, let’s get in the car with me and go back to the palace.”

Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Qian also asked Zhao Qian very carefully about his past in the Western Expedition.

Zhao Qian naturally did not dare to neglect and told Zhao Kuo everything in full.

After hearing this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that this Germanic man was actually a tribe where men obey women. It's so magical.

The Celtics...well, they mainly have brute force but no wisdom, so failure is natural.

The words of the Slavs are basically not worth mentioning, and they will just send several expeditionary troops to conquer them in the future."

Among the major barbarians in Europe, the most powerful combat power was of course the Germans. The United States, Britain and Germany in later generations all came from branches of the Germans, while France was the Franks formed by the mixed blood of the Germans. Except for a Russian far away in Eastern Europe, the Slavs could only be said to be a stinky brother.

Zhao Qian also nodded and said, "The feeling of the son minister is similar. It is said that the Slavs are often sold to slaves locally, and even the word "Slav" is directly equivalent to "slave".

Zhao Kuo shook his head slightly and smiled, "Okay, okay, don't worry about those things. Since you are back, then let's deal with the government affairs well and then prepare to set off."

Zhao Qian was stunned and said in confusion: "Set out?"

Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Qian on the shoulder and smiled and said, "Yes, I have decided. By next year, you will go to the South Asian subcontinent and be responsible for the entire South Asian subcontinent."

Of course, the training of successors still requires a certain internship process. Zhao Kuo decided to use the South Asian subcontinent as the internship location.

Why is the South Asian subcontinent? Because the race there is the most docile, this place has been conquered by rulers countless times in history, but they have almost never resisted, let alone "expelling the Tartars and restoring China" like China.

Such a backbone-free nation is best for practicing Zhao Qian. Even if Zhao Qian makes any trouble, it will not lead to too much trouble.

Zhao Qian was both surprised and happy. As a young man, he hadn't thought about how he should make great achievements after inheriting the throne?

But he also knew that if Zhao Kuo was not dead, he would have to continue waiting.

But unexpectedly, Zhao Kuo actually gave Zhao Qian the rule of the entire South Asian subcontinent. Don’t underestimate this place. Its area is equivalent to the sum of the seven heroes of the entire Warring States Period! Zhao Qian hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my father, I will do my best to manage this land!"

Zhao Kuo smiled and patted Zhao Qian on the shoulder. Looking at the son in front of him, he seemed to see his young self.

Before I knew it, Zhao Qian was already twenty years old, and Zhao Kuo was already a middle-aged man of forty-five years! Zhao Kuo said slowly: "When I am 60 years old, I will retire.

By that time, you will be the next emperor of the Han Kingdom!”

Zhao Qian obviously didn't know the news yet, and after hearing this, he was shocked.

After a long time, Zhao Qian said in shock: "Why did Father say this?

How could there be in this world? How could there be..." Zhao Kuo laughed out loud and said, "Have there been a great Han country in the world before?

Has any country ever ruled such a vast land?

So, when we do things, we don’t need to be bound by the past. We must be bold and enterprising, and look forward!”

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhao Qian also focused on the key points and said, "What the father said is so true, my son knows!"

The Han Dynasty conquered civilized countries on the Eurasian continent, and it was a matter of this.

In the following time, the generals of the Han Kingdom did not stop there, and they were still actively pioneering and enterprising.

Xiang Yan crossed the sub-Saharan desert and began to conquer sub-Saharan Black Africa.

Wang Jian led his army to sea, first conquering many countries in Southeast Asia, then heading north along the East Asian continent, and finally crossed the Bering Strait and arrived on the American continent.

Here, Wang Jian unexpectedly discovered many countries established by indigenous people, and their clothing and social systems were very similar to those of Jizi North Korea.

It turned out that after the extinction of the Shang Dynasty, apart from Jizi Korea, who were willing to surrender to the Zhou Dynasty, a large number of Shang Dynasty nobles were unwilling to surrender. So they went north under the pursuit of the Zhou Dynasty, crossed the Bering Strait, which was frozen in winter, and arrived in North America.

After learning that the Zhou Dynasty was also exterminated, facing the strong ships and powerful cannons of Wang Jian's musketeers, these former Shang Dynasty nobles surrendered very happily and returned to the Chinese civilization again.

Year by year, when Zhao Kuo was 60 years old, the Han Kingdom had occupied the entire Asia, Europe and Africa, the entire Southeast Asia, the entire Australian continent and North America, and was launching an attack on South America.

Zhao Kuo also officially announced his retirement and handed over the position of emperor to Zhao Qian.

After Zhao Qian succeeded, he continued to increase his offensive against South America and finally completely conquered South America five years later.

At this point, except for the uninhabited Antarctica continent, all the other six continents were under the rule of the Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!