I mean, peasents of the non code variety have historically been what made everything go. Peasents historically haven't been treated well, either.

Unlike farm workers, these peasants have a pedigree and experience, plus in the West at least, they will bring in something like 5x their salary in revenue, each.

Farm working peasants had pedigree and experience (hell, the term pedigree is openly used for domesticated animals, which peasants were treated like). And yes they would bring in multiples of their cost each.