"If Meng Yi remembered correctly, the last time Mister mentioned the sale of refined salt at a low price, he said that there was a way to make more profit than selling salt.”
Meng Yi smiled embarrassedly and asked.
It couldn't be helped. During this period of time, in order to raise 500,000 for Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo to conquer the Bai Yue army, the entire national treasury was already overwhelmed. The emergency bamboo slips in the Internal History Office could already fill up several rooms.
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian also turned their gazes over.
Ever since Su Han told them that there was a bigger world beyond the Nine Regions, such as the Peacock Dynasty, Rome, and other foreign countries, Ying Zheng and Wang Jian's desire to conquer had been burning fiercely.
However, he was helpless.
Wanting to expand territory was not as easy as it seemed on the surface, and it was not something that could be settled with a few words.
The problem with the army was not that big. The Great Qin Cavalry could sweep across the world and drive away the Xiongnu. They were definitely the strongest army in the world.
However, once the army moved out, the consumption was too great.
After conquering the Yue, Great Qin had already used up most of its resources. Even important projects like the roads and irrigation works had been greatly affected, and they did not have enough money or food to open up a second battlefield.
"There's some progress!"
"If Your Majesty is interested, why don't you come with me to take a look?”
Su Han smiled and shook his head.
The First Emperor was indeed a little impatient.
"Please lead the way, sir!"
A smile returned to Ying Zheng's face, and Meng Yi and Wang Jian hurriedly followed him.
Although Old Qin implemented the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, it was mainly to encourage the people to resume production and restrict the excessive movement of the people in the original six countries to maintain stability.
When they reached their positions, they knew very well the importance of money.
Without money and food, not to mention the army's expenditure, even the officials of the imperial court and the various prefectures and counties would protest because of the arrears of salary!
The group of people quickly followed Su Han to the backyard.
"What is this?"
"There seems to be an extremely strong wine fragrance?”
"So Mr. Smith is also a good drinker!”
Looking at the large wooden barrel in front of him with a bamboo tube inserted into it, as well as the refreshing wine fragrance mixed in the steam, Wang Jian's eyes directly lit up.
Even the First Emperor couldn't help but take a few more glances.
He had no choice.
Old Qin lived in a cold and bitter land, and he had to face the threat of the foreign tribes all day long. He licked the blood on the tip of the blade all day long, so he naturally couldn't live without strong alcohol.
"Could this new wine be Mr. Su's way of making money?”
Meng Yi's Liquor worm was also attracted by the fragrance, his nose twitching.
"I guess so!"
Su Han smiled and waved his hand, asking the craftsmen to bring over a jar of distilled white wine.
Su Han, who came from the countryside in his later life, was no stranger to the method of making distilled liquor. It was nothing more than using the fact that the alcohol's volatile point was lower than that of water, and the amount of alcohol in the heated steam was higher.
However, Great Qin's so-called fine wine was simply too lacking. Su Han had no choice but to have the craftsmen repeatedly distill and filter the wine before he had a product that Su Han liked.
"This wine has such a pure color!"
"The fragrance is also far superior to ordinary wine!”
"I just don't know how it tastes!"
Looking at the crystal clear and fragrant white wine in the jade bowl, the First Emperor couldn't hold it in any longer. He directly lifted the wine bowl and drank it in one gulp.
"Spicy!"
"What strong wine!"
"Strong enough!"
After drinking a cup of wine, the First Emperor felt a ball of fire burning from his throat to his internal organs. It was as if his entire body had been ignited!
"Good wine!"
"As expected of Mr. Su's masterpiece!"
"This is what a man should drink!”
On the other side, seeing that the First Emperor had already made his move, Wang Jian and Meng Yi did not dare to show weakness. They picked up their wine cups and filled them up. Then, they praised loudly while their faces turned red from the spiciness.
"What do you think? If I can sell a jar of this fine wine for a profit, would Old Commandant Wang and Doctor Meng be willing?”
Su Han asked with a smile.
"Definitely!"
"Once you drink this wine, the rest of the wine won't enter your mouth at all!”
"Forget about the usual money, even if it increases by a few times, as long as I can afford it, I will definitely buy it!”
Wang Jian finished expressing his gratitude and hurriedly poured himself another one to the brim.
"Old Commandant Wang, don't be impatient!"
"This wine isn't ordinary wine. The alcohol content is very high. If you drink it like this, you'll easily get drunk!”
Seeing Wang Jian's practice of drinking white wine as if it was yellow wine, Su Han quickly opened his mouth to dissuade him,
Although he did not have an accurate measurement, after repeatedly evaporating it so many times, it was at least forty to fifty degrees Celsius. If Wang Jian drank like this, he would suffer later.
"Degree? What the hell?"
"I, Wang Jian, am the famous God of Wine in Great Qin. Brat Su, your wine is just a little spicy and fragrant. If you want to make me drunk, you'll need at least a thousand cups!”
Wang Jian said angrily.
"You're still talking? Your words are a little drunk!”
Su Han smiled and shook his head.
Before Great Qin, the alcohol content of the wine was at most on par with the beer of the later generations, which was why there were legends of people who would not get drunk after drinking a thousand glasses.
To be specific, there were many brothers who could drink well in the future. How much beer they could drink depended on their stomachs. However, the proportion of people who could still be sober after drinking more than 500 grams of white wine was pitifully small.
Su Han admired Wang Jian's courage for daring to pass so quickly on his first challenge with white wine.
Waving his hand, Su Han gestured for the craftsman to specially bring a jar of wine for Wang Jian.
He had to teach Old Buxiu a lesson for underestimating his high alcohol level and for not paying his debts when he lost money in cards!
"This jar of wine seems to be a little stronger!”
"Brat Su, why didn't you take it out at the beginning?”
Wang Jian tasted a bottle of wine, and his eyes became increasingly smug. He was just short of directly hugging the wine jar and gulping it down.
"Old Grand Commandant, you've lost your composure!"
Meng Yi was also a little speechless when he saw Wang Jian's extremely drunk manner. He hurriedly followed and dissuaded him.
"How can I be drunk?"
Wang Jian unsteadily filled a bottle for himself. Who knew that the soles of his feet floated and he actually directly hiccuped and fell down.
"Men, help Old Commandant Wang back to rest!”
Looking at the drunk Wang Jian on the ground, the First Emperor could not help but laugh a little. It was a long time before he could not make himself laugh out loud.
With his gaze, how could he not see that Su Han was deliberately making Wang Jian embarrass himself?
However, after interacting with Su Han for a long time, the Ancestral Dragon's black-bellied nature had also been brought out by Su Han. For such a harmless matter, he naturally would not expose it.
In any case, Wang Jian had been thick-skinned enough to ask for more rewards in the past. He even dared to trick him, the Emperor. The First Emperor felt relieved.
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