Zhao Si himself was also dizzy, and Wang Li was so focused on him that he allowed Zhao Si to move erratically due to his natural strength.
However, for Wang Li's sake, Zhao Si did not let Wang Li lay down on the ground.
It can be felt that Wang Li is really excited. In fact, Zhao Si is also a little excited. He and the First Emperor eat hot pot and drink together. I have only seen this plot in novels in my previous life, and he actually became the protagonist in real life.
Although I can’t say much about the sense of integration in this era, but!
That's the First Emperor!
As for Wang Li, a filial son, it seems that he was oppressed too much by his father...
On the other side, the First Emperor, who was driving, was half-lying with his belly stretched out and one hand on his belly.
So full!
Although I eat delicacies from the mountains and seas on weekdays, they are bland and tasteless, and I have lost my appetite recently.
With a sudden appetite, coupled with fresh and delicious condiments, it is easy to eat too much without restraint.
The First Emperor was in a good mood, and his communication with Zhao Si was also pleasant.
Although Zhao Si mainly plays a political novice, Zhao Si's speeches are vivid and interesting. Listening to the stories is quite good, which is a rare pastime.
The First Emperor had a very good impression of Zhao Si.
Political novices can be cultivated. After all, Zhao Si went to sea on a ship when he was a child, and now he has just returned to Daqin.
What's rare is that Zhao Si can actually let go in front of him.
Although it may be because he drank a little, the First Emperor could feel the informality and freehandism of Zhao Si in his bones. Zhao Si's attitude towards him was not disrespectful, but like...
Hmm... facing the elders? In short, it is not the attitude of subordinates facing superiors.
The most important thing is that the First Emperor could feel that Zhao Si and he had a restless heart and an adventurous factor buried deep in his bones that was not afraid of risks.
It’s just that Zhao Si’s adventurous spirit was reflected in nature, and Shi Huangdi’s adventurous spirit was reflected in politics.
In short, the impression Zhao Si left on the First Emperor was that of a young man who was neither humble nor overbearing, spoke interestingly, brought him a lot of good news, seemed relatively close to him, and had the same adventurous spirit as himself.
A, um... very good young man, one of the rare children who could make the First Emperor's eyes shine and interest him at this age.
Of course, this is just the First Emperor's own summary.
In fact, it is unclear how much of these summaries are attributed to individuals and how much to the halo of raw jade.
At the very least, given the character of the First Emperor, it was difficult to label a person with a good impression in a short period of getting along with him.
It makes a good impression and is approachable!
These labels were extremely difficult for the First Emperor to give to someone.
On the contrary, the First Emperor did not know how many of those labels such as capable ministers and officials were sold wholesale.
Driving slowly forward, the First Emperor looked a little lazy. Although he didn't smile, not even twice in total, but this time when he came to Lantian, the First Emperor's mood improved a lot.
I saw the sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes growing well, I still have an appetite, and I ate delicious hot pot barbecue...
Returning to the palace, Zhao Gao put down the bamboo slips summarized by Wang Ben one by one.
Meng Yi, the First Emperor's personal secretary, was responsible for coaching the First Emperor in summarizing.
"Wonderful!" Meng Yi sighed with a smile as he watched.
"Your Majesty, this method of drying salt can solve the problem of insufficient salt produced in various places!" Meng Yi said.
Except for Qidi and other coastal areas, the rest of the world does not produce much salt.
Including Shu salt, it is not worth mentioning compared with the vast amount of salt produced in Qi Di.
If we take it seriously, the current salt production of the entire Daqin is not enough for the whole world to use. Salt is really a scarce resource in this era.
Including the people in Qi Di, a large salt-producing household, they also had to eat less salt.
Although there is a lot of salt produced in Qi, the method of boiling salt is used. The method of boiling salt requires a lot of firewood. The production process determines that the price of salt remains high. Even if the salt is produced from the same source, the price is still high.
If you use firewood to boil salt from sea water, how much firewood does it take to cook a pound of salt? The cost price of these firewood is not exempt.
Not to mention the rest of the country, there are very few edible natural salt deposits. Well salt production is even lower. Transporting salt from Qi to Shu to circulate around the world consumes a lot of money.
How would you describe the current salt production in Daqin?
The cost is high and there is not enough food.
Let's put it this way, even if the current salt production in Daqin is increased five times, it can still be completely digested internally.
As for what to do now that there aren’t that many? Just make do with life.
The poor have a poor life, following the beasts to lick salt stones, jealous cloth, and even directly eat poisonous brine salt.
Of course, poor people also have more tips to supplement salt. In the end, it is not enough to eat, but it is enough to survive.
If we take the amount of salt that modern people put in cooking for three meals a day as a standard, I am afraid that the salt production of all feudal dynasties is not enough.
"According to what is stated in it, the cost is no more than brine salt mining, manpower sifting of water, and building a salt pond. The salt pond can be built from wasteland. The cost is probably lower than the method of boiling salt on the ground." Meng Yi said excitedly.
The cost of salt production in the Central Plains has been directly reduced to the cost of salt production in coastal areas. What a huge progress this is.
As for brine salt mines, there are really many in the Central Plains.
"And if this method is used to level the ground, the cost will probably be even lower!" Meng Yi said with excitement on his face.
Because Zhao Si said that there is no need to open salt mines in coastal areas, just divert seawater to produce salt in salt fields.
The steps are also very similar!
The cost of mining and transporting brine salt is directly skipped!
Salt production in Qi can reach new lows!
The most important thing is to get rid of the trouble of boiling salt and burning firewood.
Firewood must first be wood, right? A big reason why the amount of salt produced in Qi's land cannot increase is that you can't put in as much firewood as you want to burn salt. Otherwise, with the predicament that there is not enough salt in the world to eat, Qi State will It has already directly crushed the six countries economically.
First of all, your country, Qi, must have so many trees to burn for you, right?
Therefore, the wealth of Qi Salt can become the hegemony of Qi State, but it is not enough to widen the insurmountable gap.
To put it bluntly, Qi produces a lot of salt, which can not only satisfy itself but also generate income through export, but it is not so large that it can directly control the salt industry of the other six countries.
"What a pity! It all depends on the weather after all!" Meng Yi sighed.
There was no expression on the Emperor's face, he just nodded.
"If you want to practice the method of drying salt, you may need a place to watch the stars to ensure that the weather is safe. If there are storms and waves, there is a risk of losing all your efforts before the salt comes out." Meng Yi said.
Of course the First Emperor knew this truth. Meng Yi had already made it very clear. Sun-drying salt also has its limitations, because it depends on the weather. Although the sun-drying salt method is better than the boiling salt method, there are only a few days of good weather throughout the year, and the production of salt is It will be much more expensive than boiling salt, and the cost will be much lower, but it is not as if once this method comes out, Da Qin's salt can really be squandered.
Before industrialization, the sun-salting method could at best be self-sufficient with limited export sales.
"Before launching a trial trial of salt fields in Langya... it will be your responsibility." The First Emperor knocked on the table and frowned.
"In this case, Your Majesty must keep some disciples of the Yin Yang family with you." Meng Yi said with a smile.
He was one of the few people who could be so close to the First Emperor. After all, he was the First Emperor's personal secretary.
Hello, disciples of the Yin Yang family!
These days, all the sects are basically good at stargazing, but the Yin Yang family is undoubtedly the more accomplished among them. Meng Yi himself studied in the Mohist school, so he didn't like the Yin Yang family, but he came over to see that the weather was quite nice.
This kind of job of eating according to the weather is indispensable for the Yin and Yang family.
(I don’t mention the theory, only the practical application. The Yin and Yang family goes to sea, communicates with distant countries, and is a weather forecaster. I am really a little expert. Recommended monthly ticket and quick voting channel. Please also follow up.)
