Huo Guang paused, and for a moment he really wanted to open his prince's head to see what was in his mind!

He said calmly, "If your Highness doesn't think it's a waste, then it's fine."

Liu Tan had said this to tease Huo Guang and see if he would get angry, but Huo Guang's calmness made his hair stand on end. He quickly said, "It was just a joke. If that's the case, it's settled!"

Huo Guang sneered and said nothing more. He slowly stood up, bowed to Liu Tan and said, "Since that's the case, I'll take my leave."

Liu Tan looked at his back and couldn't help but ponder. He was sure that he could win, but why did he have the illusion that he would lose for a moment just now?

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. After a while, Huo Guang came back with the results and said, "Your Highness won."

Liu Tan couldn't help but smile smugly: "Are you willing to accept the loss?"

Huo Guang's eyes softened. "Well, I'll accept the loss. What does Your Highness want to ask for?"

Liu Tan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have any requests to make.

After all, his family's prime minister was omnipotent. Huo Guang did everything he could think of, and he also did things he didn't think of.

Apart from not being able to cook and give birth to children, Huo Guang is almost omnipotent. What else can he ask for?

Liu Tan couldn't think of anything, so he simply shook his head and said, "I can't think of anything. Forget it, Prime Minister, just treat it as a casual remark made by me when I was bored."

Huo Guang looked at him for a long moment before he said, "If your Highness can't think of it now, then let's leave it for later."

Liu Tan raised an eyebrow: "Huh? Can it still be kept? How long can it be kept?"

Huo Guang was silent for a while before he said, "Leave it until I or Your Highness live a hundred years."

Liu Tan was slightly stunned. Does this mean that as long as they are alive, this promise will count?

This is very bold. They are both young and there are many variables in the future.

Liu Tan smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is putting his entire life on my shoulders. That's a lot of pressure on me."

Huo Guang said casually, "Your Highness, don't feel any pressure. You can't do anything anyway."

Liu Tan: ???

Does this mean he can't even succeed in his rebellion? Do you look down on him so much?

He raised his head and was about to say something when he suddenly remembered that his father was Liu Che.

Forget it, just follow your heart.

Huo Guang watched Liu Tan groan and groan, unable to speak. A hint of a smile flashed in his eyes, and he changed the subject in time, asking, "Your Highness, why were you so sure that there would be enough people to apply?"

After hearing this, Liu Tan sighed and said, "It's all the fault of the Xiongnu."

Huo Guang looked at him in surprise: "What?"

Liu Tan said, "Have you ever noticed how old these young ladies who come here to work are and what their family situations are like?"

Huo Guang paused. He had never really understood this. He was the prime minister, with so many things to do every day. How could he have the time to pay attention to these things? He just wanted to get a result of whether there was someone or not.

But when Liu Tan asked, he had no answer, which meant he was derelict in his duty.

He was about to say something, but unexpectedly Liu Tan had already excused him: "The Prime Minister is busy with his affairs every day, so he probably won't pay attention to this. If I am wrong, many of the young ladies here are orphans."

Huo Guang suddenly realized why Liu Tan said that it was all the Huns' fault.

Although the Huns did not cause many casualties among the soldiers during the looting, there were still many casualties among the civilians.

Because not all people can live in Shuofang City. Those who can live in the city are those with relatively good family conditions.

There were also many villages and towns near Shuofang City. Shuofang City was destroyed. These villages and towns were naturally not more solid than Shuofang City, and were the first places to be looted.

Under such circumstances, many families were destroyed and many people were killed. Before, Huo Guang did not dare to report the whole situation, for fear that Liu Tan would be so angry that he would take people to seek revenge on the spot.

Unexpectedly, Liu Tan took the initiative to talk about it.

Even if the family is broken up, one still has to continue living. Boys are easier to deal with as they are usually raised by the clan. Although their lives may not be very good, they can still grow up.

Some young ladies have a hard time, especially those who have a little land at home and cannot cultivate it by themselves. Besides, being single is very dangerous. They either have to find a husband who lives with them or find another way out.

But as for the husbands-to-be who live with the family…if the clan still exists, they will not have the opportunity to choose a husband that suits them. If the clan no longer exists, it is hard to predict what the outcome will be after marriage. In most cases, the property will be taken over by the man.

Therefore, it is the most difficult for orphan girls to make a living. Now the court's recruitment of workers has given them another way out - they can go there to work and rent out the land.

In this way, I can get rent and wages, and I am working for the court, so there is some security.

Huo Guang also sighed and said, "Actually...most of them are young men, some of them are just over ten years old. Your Highness didn't set an age limit before, so I accepted them all."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was how could they employ child labor?

But he endured it again. The basis for not employing child labor is that children of this age can receive education.

Now in the Northern Country, not to mention the children, most of the adults are illiterate. These children have to do things even if they stay at home. Since they are here, they will naturally be accepted.

However, if this is the case, then we cannot pay everyone equally.

It's not that Liu Tan is reluctant to part with that little money, but if everyone is treated equally, wouldn't those who do more feel wronged? Then everyone will take advantage of the situation and compare themselves with those who do the least. After all, they all get the same salary. Wouldn't that be a waste?

Liu Tan said, "Then we'll change it to piecework. As for how to calculate it, you guys can decide for yourself."

Liu Tan never interfered in this matter, and he also believed that Huo Guang could handle it.

After the sights had begun to be produced in full swing and some of them were equipped, Liu Tan found that he had encountered a very serious problem - soldiers these days were not just soldiers, but also farmers and laborers.

Originally, Liu Tan thought that after the first batch of sights were equipped, he could start thinking of ways to train them.

After all, one needs to learn how to use and adapt to the sight. He even thought that since the sight will basically follow the person after it is issued, in order to prevent these people from not caring about it, wantonly damaging the sight, or even reselling it, he needs to collect a deposit.

Of course, the deposit is to avoid damage. As for reselling, that is very simple. The sight is strictly guarded. Each archer is equipped with one, and there are no more. They must be kept in the equipment warehouse on weekdays. When training is needed, officials will sign to receive them. The amount received will be recorded. Once it is discovered that they are lost or resold, there will be extremely severe punishment. No one from top to bottom will have an easy time.

Even losing it is a punishment, and if you are found reselling it, it is a direct death penalty.

At this point, Liu Tan couldn't just make something good and not use it, but if he made it he would be worried that it would be stolen by the Huns, so he could only use severe punishment as a deterrent.

But the biggest problem now is that he can't find anyone to adapt to these sights because everyone is working hard!

Liu Tan couldn't tell them to stop and start training. After struggling for a long time, he went straight to Huo Guang and said, "This won't work. I need to recruit soldiers from all over the Northern Territory!"

Huo Guang was startled by him: "What are you going to do?"

Liu Tan said: "If we don't recruit soldiers now, it will be too late when the time comes."

Huo Guang laughed: "How could it be that? Even if most of these soldiers are locals, even if they are not locals, they are farming in the local area. How can they be too late?"

According to the custom of that era, soldiers would farm wherever the army went. However, unless there was a large-scale war, the place where soldiers farmed would not be too far from home.

Liu Tan looked up at Huo Guang and said, "No, I want a professional army!"