212. The burden is heavy and it is difficult to travel far
"Stingy, aren't you afraid that this palace will break something for you?" Yingyu said dissatisfiedly.
"The princess is not right." Shang Wen said solemnly.
"Please." Shang Wen immediately took a small bottle of sulfuric acid, poured out a little, and flowed on the desk, the wooden table, immediately began to make a "snort" sound, and then began to smoke.
Shangwen immediately treated it with a damp rag.
"See, Princess. This is sulfuric acid. Its corrosiveness is not generally strong. Shang Wen said.
"Take it, I'll take a look." Yingyu immediately shouted that she wanted to take the sulfuric acid to play.
"Don't mess around." King Qin scolded. When Shang Wen heard this, he felt that this princess was too bold. I have already done such an experiment, and I dare to play like this.
The princess stepped aside with some dissatisfaction.
"Princess, this sulfuric acid is not trivial, it is definitely not something to play with, if you are not careful, you will have to worry about your life." Shang Wen said.
"Yu'er, do you understand?" King Qin immediately asked.
"Understood." Yingyu said dissatisfiedly.
Shang Wen felt that the things in his laboratory should be kept strictly. You can't just leave it in such a mess. With the nature of this foolish princess, she will definitely try her best to get sulfuric acid. Then there was an accident. Ten heads by myself is estimated to be not enough to cut off.
In fact, Yingyu is thinking so. She wanted to take advantage of Shangwen's lack of attention now. Grab a little and take a look. Have a play. There are so many new and quirky things in this guy. There are so many of them. Although the text is a little weaker. But the head is not ordinarily smart. Yingyu is planning how to steal sulfuric acid.
"Haven't asked Mr. yet, what are these?" King Qin asked.
"Back to the king, these are electric motors, generators." Shang Wen pointed out one by one.
"Mr. Qin, why is there such a big smell of alcohol in the house?" King Qin asked. In fact, King Qin smelled it before he entered the door. However, King Qin thought that this was what Shang Wen was experimenting with.
"Back to the king, the minister is refining alcohol." Shang Wen said and pointed to the place where the alcohol was fractionated.
"Oh, look at it." King Qin said curiously.
Yingyu, on the other hand, quietly approached the table where the sulfuric acid was placed. Quickly take the small bottle of sulfuric acid in your hand. Then quickly put your hands behind your back.
On the other side, Shang Wen told King Qin in detail the principle of fractionation tower and rectification, and at the same time showed the obtained alcohol to King Qin.
King Qin asked. "Can the widow taste this wine?"
Shang Wen was a little speechless, refining alcohol by himself, but it greatly stimulated some people's desire to drink.
"This, this." Shang Wen said with some embarrassment.
"Why, I don't want to." King Qin asked.
"Your Majesty, the purity of this alcohol is very high. Up to ninety-nine percent. If distilled water is not blended. Just drink it like that. Shang Wen said with some embarrassment.
"Hey, hey. The widow played a little joke with Mr. Qin. It's just a joke. King Qin deliberately snorted hahaha.
Shang Wen also breathed a sigh of relief. But I thought of it in my heart. According to the character of King Qin, it is estimated that there is also a strong drinking style in the Qin Kingdom. You don't have to do chemical experiments yourself, as long as you open a distillery every day, you can make a fortune.
"My Daqin's grain is used for military purposes, and this brewing is very food-intensive." King Qin said.
"Your Majesty, your ministers understand." Shang Wen said.
"Sir is used for experiments, and it is for the benefit of my Great Qin. Except for Mr. Qin. King Qin said.
"Thank you for your love." Shang Wen arched his hand and said.
"That's right. There is still one thing that the widow does not understand. King Qin said.
"Let's go out and talk. Smelling the wine, it was impossible for the widow to concentrate on what the husband was saying. King Qin pointed outside the house and said.
Shang Wen gestured.
"I don't understand why the gentleman transferred the production line for muskets?" King Qin said.
"Your Majesty, this is a last resort, and the arsenal is extremely large at present. Most of them are R&D in nature, and the things produced are mainly artillery and clothing. Shang Wen said.
"These things are mainly for the use of the military. And the arsenal costs a lot of money. Shang Wen said.
"The widow understands." King Qin suddenly understood Shang Wen's thoughts. The King of Qin never regarded the arsenal as a private enterprise, but as the arsenal of Great Qin, which provided monthly funds according to the government's rationing. However, Shangwen's arsenal expanded dramatically with limited funds. From the airship workshop. to the artillery workshop. Shangwen established the prototype of several industry departments at once.
And the funds have not kept up, which has become a major bottleneck restricting Shangwen's current development. Shang Wen's financial situation, King Qin did not know. But what is certain is that Shangwen was able to transfer a production line for this purpose.
"Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is that it is difficult to change the current situation by relying on the power of the minister alone. No matter how great the minister's ability is, he will not be able to build a huge industrial base. There are multiple factors involved. Shang Wen said.
"The first is to encourage those who have the capital to invest in building factories. Expand production. Then quickly occupy the market. In this way, we can ensure that we have absolute strength. And these, we must let go of the tax. This tax reform must be planned in advance to promote its development. Shang Wen said pleadingly.
"Taxes. What does this have to do with taxation? King Qin asked puzzled.
"When the minister says this, the king may understand." Shang Wen said.
"The minister has divided a production line, and it seems that the minister has lost. In fact, otherwise, the minister still has a certain amount of money. In this production line, the minister has to pay a lot of wages to maintain the operation of the workers. As a result, costs will rise dramatically. Although this production line is profitable, it is also a burden, just like a person, constantly picking up the burden on the ground. The more you walk, the more baggage you have. Baggage ends up being a hindrance. ”
"After this production line is turned out. As long as the processing parts are sold to the right convenience. The other party only needs to hire someone to process and pay the minister the money for the parts, so that the minister saves a lot of wages, which is a receipt, and at the same time sells a large number of parts. There is another income, so one in and one out, doesn't the minister have a profit? ”
"As long as you maintain one production line, you don't have to maintain too many workers. This is industrial upgrading. Shang Wen said.
"Listening to Mr. Qin's business experience, it's quite interesting." King Qin said.
The same is true of the king's taxes. It's just that the king's burden is too heavy to go far. Shang Wen bowed his head and said.
"What?" King Qin said in surprise.
"The king's burden is too heavy to go far." Shang Wen repeated.
"This tax is the king's burden. Only by reforming this tax can the king go far and go fast. Shang Wen said respectfully. Shang Wen didn't want to blink his words anymore. Instead of saying around the bend, it is better to face the problem directly. Put forward suggestions for rectification.