"I wonder what the cost and production of this immortal wine is?”
Looking at Wang Jian, who reeked of alcohol and was carried away by several soldiers, the First Emperor reluctantly looked at the jade bowl filled with fragrant white wine and asked.
"Actually, it's similar to the purification of refined salt. It's just that ordinary wine needs to be steamed and filtered a few times. The cost and output are guaranteed!”
Looking at the burning eyes of the First Emperor and Meng Yi, Su Han hurriedly said,"It's not that I didn't want to tell you earlier, but there are many methods in the future that I don't understand. If I want to use them in Great Qin, I'll need to experiment and modify them.”
"This is indeed a profitable business!”
Meng Yi's eyes immediately lit up.
He wasn't familiar with the cost of Great Qin's ordinary wine, but a jar of inferior wine only cost around 10 to 20 copper coins.
However, Su Han's improved immortal wine was praised by him, Wang Jian, and even Emperor Shi Huang. There were definitely plenty of rich and powerful people who were willing to pay for it.
Among them, there was a profit margin of dozens of times!
If they could spread this to all of Great Qin's counties, even if each county sold three to five jars a day, they would earn at least a million yuan a year, which was enough to make 10% to 20% of Great Qin's annual income!
"Mr. Smith, you're really good!"
The First Emperor's eyes were filled with joy.
A million strings of income in a year meant that Great Qin could support hundreds of thousands of soldiers and soldiers, and Great Qin's pace of expanding its territory would be much faster.
If there were another eight or ten of them, not only would they not be able to unify the world and conquer the Xiongnu and the other grassland tribes, but they would also be able to defeat the Peacock Dynasty, which Su Han had mentioned had a population that was not inferior to Great Qin's. There was definitely a great chance.
"However, Great Qin's food supply is already quite limited. If we make wine on a large scale, won't we lose sight of one thing?”
Meng Yi pondered for a long time before he suddenly whispered.
The First Emperor frowned.
Money, food, money, food. Although food was not the most important thing, it was more important. If there was no money, they could still endure. If there was a lack of food, there would really be a famine and people would starve to death. It might even cause a civil revolt and damage the foundation of the country.
"Actually, it's not a big deal!"
"Even though Great Qin's territory is only 30% to 40% of what it is in the future, its population is only 2% of what it is in the future. Even if the grain production per mu is much lower, it should be more than enough to fill our stomachs!”
"There is a possibility that it is slightly insufficient now. After the Six Nations were destroyed by Great Qin, the millions of convicts and surrendered soldiers were not released, causing a large area to be abandoned due to a lack of young labor.”
Su Han said in a deep voice.
After spending so much time with the First Emperor, Su Han deeply felt that the First Emperor was actually far from being as violent as described in some of the novels in later generations.
In fact, the First Emperor had never killed a single famous general. Even Wang Jian, who had made great contributions to the empire, had died peacefully. His son, Wang Ben, and grandson, Wang Li, were not affected at all.
The real problem with the First Emperor was that he was too impatient.
Building the Great Wall, conquering the Yue, conquering the Xiongnu, and so on were all great achievements in history. However, if they were to be completed in just ten years, it would be beyond what Great Qin could handle.
In particular, with more than a million surrendered soldiers and convicts, as well as all kinds of conscripted labor, it would be strange if the economy did not collapse if only 20 million people had to supply nearly 3 million young and strong labor forces that should have been the main force of production.
However, compared to the words of another person who had made great contributions in history, but also had the title of warmongering, Su Han actually understood:
To put it simply, when they saw that the heir was really useless, the First Emperor and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could only brace themselves and persist in the difficult matters while they were alive, leaving a good foundation for their descendants.
The only difference was that after the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty continued for hundreds of years. Naturally, there would be their own descendants to help clear the name. They would not be like the first emperor in history, who was slandered but no one could defend himself.
"But those surrendered soldiers and criminals are restless people. If we let them go easily, it will be even more troublesome in the future!”
Meng Yi sighed helplessly.
It was not that the Great Qin Dynasty Hall did not know how difficult it was to raise so many people. However, compared to the security problems that might arise if they let these people go back, the current situation seemed to be more acceptable.
"The surrendered soldiers and convicts were indeed at fault, but the way we treat them can actually be slightly improved!”
"In the future, there's a method called labor reform. It might be useful!" Su Han said with a smile.”
"I'm willing to hear the details!"
The First Emperor said in a deep voice,
Even though Su Han's words were a slap in the face, as long as he could make Great Qin better, the First Emperor did not care.
Wei Liaozi would write about the Black Emperor whenever he wanted, but didn't the Emperor restrict Wei Liaozi from leaving Xianyang and turn a blind eye to the rest?
"The surrendered soldiers and convicts of the Six Nations are indeed restless, but their crimes are not worthy of death. That's why His Majesty has always let them serve as corvee. This is actually a kind of labor reform!”
"However, the surrendered soldiers and convicts can't see any hope of escaping from their miserable lives, so they naturally don't put in any effort. To put it bluntly, they're wasting Great Qin's food!”
"The commoners recruited by the people are also concerned about the livelihood of their families. How can they be proactive?”
"It would be better to specify the time and type of corvee according to their respective situations. For example, one to ten years, whether it is to build roads or dig mines!
"Those who perform well can be sent home early or become official soldiers of Great Qin, and they will be assessed by the military merit and nobility system.”
As such, these people could see some hope, and working hard for Great Qin would bring them benefits. Their attitudes naturally changed.
The imperial court's investment would also be reduced, and the harvest would increase. There was a high chance that a win-win situation could be achieved.”
Su Han said with a smile.
"It's indeed a good idea!"
The First Emperor's eyes lit up.
The First Emperor and the courtiers had long had a splitting headache over these criminals and surrendered soldiers who were difficult to kill, wasted money and food to raise, and even dragged them down in battle. They did not expect that they would be able to get a solution from Su Han when discussing the issue of grain for brewing wine.
"Your Majesty, this is a wonderful plan!"
"Those who can pass Mister Su's test and return home have already reduced their hostility towards Great Qin to the minimum. There shouldn't be any problems!”
Meng Yi calculated in his heart and was also very interested. He looked at the First Emperor with an inquiring look.
"Mister, do you have any other opinions?"
The First Emperor nodded slightly and then looked at Su Han.
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