Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

So what we have to do is to remain aggressive forever, and once we find any enemy that may endanger our Han country, we must immediately eliminate it. "

Zhao Qian's words clearly showed the education he received from Zhao Kuo.

He looks gentle, but in fact he is in the same line as that father, and he is a very strong person in his bones.

Since he is a very strong person, it is impossible to accept any compromise, let alone accept the policy of being passively beaten.

In the following time, Zhao Qian's performance also proved the correctness of these words.

In just two months, Zhao Qian led the 5 troops to sweep across the entire Spanish peninsula, bringing it all under the rule of the Han Kingdom.

Since the sudden expansion of the conquest this time was really beyond the expectations of the Han Kingdom, there was even a dumbfounding situation, that is, the thousands of officials sent by the Han Kingdom were not enough.

Originally, these thousands of officials were intended to rule the Balkan Peninsula and the Apennine Peninsula, but they did not expect that they would have expanded to Gaul and the Spanish Peninsula.

However, Zhao Qian also came up with a temporary idea, that is, he immediately sent a large number of officials from Carthage to assist the officials of the Great Han Kingdom.

The officials of the Han Dynasty are the main ones to rule these newly conquered places.

After doing all this, spring has just passed, and summer has come to this land.

Zhao Qian felt that there was still plenty of time, so he asked Wang Jian for his opinion.

"General Wang, do you think we still have enough time if we continue to attack the Germans and Celts?"

Wang Jian also gave a very positive answer to Zhao Qian's question.

"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness, we still have half a year to go, this is definitely enough."

After getting this answer, Zhao Qian was completely relieved.

He immediately led his army northward, and at the same time sent someone to get in touch with Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan also achieved a very brilliant record at this time. He has conquered the entire northern Gaul, and is preparing to enter the Rhine River to compete with the Germans there.

After learning that Zhao Qian had led the army northward, Xiang Yan also stayed temporarily, waiting for Zhao Qian's army to join up.

After another half a month, the two sides finally joined forces victoriously.

It was at this time that Wang Jian actually made another suggestion.

"Judging from the current situation, the Rhine River is actually a relatively difficult target to attack. These Germanic people all live in the mountains and forests. It is not easy for us to attack them. It is not the best way to conquer this place with a large army.

So I think we only need to exclude a part of the elite troops to conquer this place. If all the [-] troops enter this piece of Germanic mountains and forests, it will be a waste of resources.

We should continue to divide our troops into two groups as before, one of which will continue to attack the Germans here, and the other can consider crossing the strait to go north to attack the British Island and wipe out all the Celts there.

In this way, we can achieve the two goals of conquering the Germans and the Celts at the same time. Isn't this even better? "

After listening to Wang Jian's words, Zhao Qian couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

What is going on with these generals of the Han Dynasty now?

It's surprising that everyone is so proactive in asking for the division of troops. Is it true that they don't take the enemy seriously at all?

But if you think about it carefully, in fact, Zhao Qian suddenly felt that Wang Jian's words were indeed quite reasonable.

The reason why these Germanic people can live for a long time is mainly because the Nordic plains are full of dense forests at this time.

Things like forests are actually not suitable for human habitation. If you look through human history, you will find that human beings prefer the low plain open space, because it is very likely that all kinds of giant beasts will be raised in the forest.

After thinking about it, Zhao Qian finally agreed to such a proposal completely, and Xiang Yan didn't have any opinion on it.

So Zhao Qian immediately sent people to Spain to let the Carthaginians dispatch a batch of ships, and at the same time, let the captives start building ships.

As for who is going to attack the British Island, Zhao Qian has also figured it out, and that is himself and Wang Jian.

Zhao Qian and Wang Qian have worked all the way from Spain, and it can be said that they are quite exhausted, and they can take a good rest during the one or two months of shipbuilding.

Xiang Yan's army is different, because they were originally fighting in this area, and they were here before, waiting for Zhao Qian's main force. Half a month is equivalent to half a month of recuperation. month, recharge your batteries.

Then Xiang Yan naturally led his army to set off immediately, and went east to attack the Germans.

Judging from the news that came back, Xiang Yan's attack on the Germans was definitely effective.

A large number of Germans quickly chose to surrender, and there were also some diehards who tried to resist the Han army, but the difference in weapons between the two sides was too great, and the military level was not at the same level.

Seeing the news of Xiang Yan's victory kept coming, Wang Jian couldn't calm down anymore, and urged the craftsmen every day to cross the strait and go north to attack the Great Britain Island.

Finally, two months later, all the ships were built, and Zhao Qian immediately led the army across the sea to the north and landed on the British Isle.

The British Isles at the moment are Celtic territories.

The Celts established many small kingdoms here, but these small kingdoms are completely insignificant to the Han army led by Zhao Qian.

It's just that in just two months, the change of money was like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. The small kingdoms in the hills and mountains in the south of the British Island were all swept away.

Just when Zhao Qian wanted to continue to conquer the north, winter came suddenly.

So Zhao Qian led the army to temporarily go south to make corrections, and a city was established at a more suitable port in the south of Great Britain.

Here, Zhao Qian spent a relatively pleasant winter.

After the spring of the second year, Zhao Qian once again led his army to the north. This time he did not encounter any obstacles, and it can be said that he reached the northernmost tip of the Great Britain Island unimpeded all the way.

It must be admitted that the Celts are a very brave nation, and their tenacity also impressed Zhao Qian very deeply.

But as I said in advance, no matter how tenacious you are, in the face of such a huge gap in weapons and military power, these are completely insignificant.

Thus ended the conquest of the Isle of Great Britain.

There are also some Celts who fled to a small island next to the island of Great Britain, which is called Ireland.

So, Zhao Qian immediately sent an army of 2 people into the island of Ireland, and conquered that island as well.

At this time, the military power of the Han Dynasty is too strong, it is almost invincible, and there is no decent obstacle at all.

After Zhao Qian completed the conquest of Great Britain and Ireland, he left a part of the occupying forces here, mainly the Romans, and then he traveled south and returned to the European continent.

At this time, Xiang Yan's government against the Germanic people also achieved great results. The entire Central European plain where the Germanic people were located was basically conquered, and the remaining Germanic tribes had to flee eastward to the territory of the Slavs.

After completing the conquest, Zhao Qian also announced that this time the war was officially over.

In this war, Zhao Qian led 5 Musketeers of the Han Kingdom and more than 10 servants to fight in the north and south, and brought the entire Western and Central Europe under the Han Kingdom. Added more than 400 million square kilometers of land.

This is definitely an incomparably brilliant victory, a conquest destined to be recorded in the annals of history!

Chapter 1314 The Finale

Zhao Kuo was still very happy when he learned that Europe had been completely captured by the Han Kingdom.

"This Qian'er seems to have really grown up. Originally, he was only asked to engage in some diplomatic activities, but he didn't expect to take down the whole of Europe."

In this regard, other officials of the Great Han Kingdom are also very happy.

Xu Li said with a smile: "His Royal Highness has grown up now, and he can truly be on his own. This is indeed a good thing for our Great Han Kingdom."

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

When Zhao Kuo said these words, the ministers present were immediately taken aback.

Xu Li said: "Your Majesty, emperors throughout the ages have always been on the throne, how can there be any talk of retirement?"

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "That's impossible, if you don't retire, wouldn't you be exhausted?

Must retire, and all future emperors must retire, without exception! "

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

Is it true that the longer the emperor's reign, the better?

Actually it is not.

If nothing else, let's take a few well-known Mingjun as examples.

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

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

The early period of Tang Xuanzong's reign was the so-called "Kaiyuan Prosperous Age", which was the most powerful period of the Tang Dynasty, but in the later period of Tang Xuanzong, he hanged out with Concubine Yang every day, followed by the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.

Like these wise emperors, without exception, they are all in the late period of ruling, that is, after they get old, they start to become unenterprising or even fatuous. This shows that the emperor really does not get better with age.

When you reach a certain age, you should step down and let more ambitious and energetic young people sit on it, so that the joke of "there is no 40-year-old prince in the world" will arise.

And for Zhao Kuo, it is enough to deal with political affairs these years. The territory of the Han Kingdom is now tens of millions of square kilometers, which is already the most extensive country in history, and it is extremely busy with various affairs every day.

If he dealt with political affairs like this every day until he died, then Zhao Kuo felt that this life would be too much like a donkey pulling a mill.

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

Even though he was a time traveler, he couldn't spend his whole life being a cow or a horse.

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

Pang Nuan suddenly laughed and said: "Since His Majesty has already decided to retire at the age of 60, how can the old minister, who has already passed the age of 70, still occupy a high position?

I also ask Your Majesty to allow the retirement system to start with the veterans. "

Xu Li also said: "The veteran will soon be 60 years old, and the veteran also applies for retirement."

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

Xu Li said very sincerely: "Your Majesty, the old minister has already felt that his energy has run out of energy these years, but the old minister also knows that if he resigns easily, I am afraid that His Majesty will not allow it.

Today's retirement system is indeed a good system, but a good system needs to be implemented, and someone needs to start it.

As the heads of officials, the old minister and Prime Minister Pang are really the best way to start this. "

Hearing this, Zhao Kuo was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly.

"Forget it, if that's the case, then I'll agree.

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

Xu Li smiled boldly: "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. It is indeed enough for him to be the prime minister to preside over the overall situation."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he naturally didn't object. Li Mu himself was Zhao Kuo's hard-core confidant, and Li Mu himself was also the third prime minister, only behind Xu Li and Pang Nuan, so it was logical for him to take over.

Zhao Kuo coughed and said, "The two prime ministers have served me and the Han Kingdom for more than ten years. How about this? In order to show respect for the two prime ministers, all officials in the future will have a term of office every five years. The term of office shall not exceed two ten-year terms!"

Of course, this is also learned from modern history. The emperor cannot be tenured for life, and of course officials cannot be tenured for life, let alone serve in one place for a long time, otherwise it will be very easy to cause corruption.

Regarding Zhao Kuo's words, the ministers naturally have no opinion.

Although Li Mu was promoted to be Prime Minister, the positions of Prime Minister Zuo and Prime Minister Right are still vacant.

In the end, after everyone's recommendations and discussions, two candidates were determined.

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

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

It's not just Xu Li and Pang Nuan, there are also a group of officials of the Han Dynasty who have reached the age of 60. They will naturally retire, so the next kings and ministers of the Han Dynasty still have things to do.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo suddenly regretted it, what the hell, isn't this just looking for trouble?

But this kind of regret only lasted for a very short time, because Zhao Kuo knew very well that the officialdom of a country originally needed a normal replacement of the old and the new. Motivated to do something for the country?

The Han Kingdom's retirement operation lasted until Zhao Qian returned from Europe and was basically completed.

When Zhao Qian returned, there were three new prime ministers, Li Mu, Guo Zong and Lu Buwei, who followed Zhao Kuo to greet Zhao Qian.

Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Qian's shoulder and said with a smile: "I heard that you boy went out and turned into a king, very good!"

Zhao Qian sweated for a while, and hurriedly said: "If you go back to the father, it was really a matter of urgency at that time, please forgive me."

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly: "How could I care about such things?

Alright, let's get in the car and go back to the palace with me. "

Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Qian also inquired very carefully about Zhao Qian's Western Expedition.

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

After Zhao Kuo heard it, he couldn't help expressing emotion: "I didn't expect that the Germanic people are still a tribe where men obey women. It's amazing.

The Celts, well, they mainly have brute force but no resourcefulness, so failure is a matter of course.

The words of the Slavs are basically not worth mentioning, and it is enough to send a few expeditionary forces to conquer them in the future. "

Among the major barbarians in Europe, the Germans are of course the strongest when it comes to fighting power. The United States, Britain, and Germany in later generations are all descendants of the Germans. France is the Gauls, Romans, and Germans. The resulting Franks and Slavs, except for a Maozi far away in Eastern Europe, other countries can only be said to be stinky brothers.

Zhao Qian also nodded and said: "I feel the same way. It is said that Slavs are often sold as slaves in the local area. Even the word Slavs is directly equivalent to slaves."