Chapter 4: Sweet potatoes and potatoes, Su Liang is made a prince

Changan City, Su Fu backyard.

"Your Majesty."

"Your humble servant has a method to solve the current shortage of warhorses."

Li Er is full of confusion upon hearing Su Liang's words.

"Oh, what method does Su kid have?"

Su Liang smiles like he's smiling but not.

"Your Majesty, when you trim your nails, do they hurt?"

"They don't hurt, what does Su kid mean by this?"

Li Er frowns, not understanding.

"Trimming a horse's hooves doesn't hurt the horse either. You can nail iron plates under the horse's hooves, which can solve the shortage of warhorses, and the weapons on the battlefield won't hurt the horses."

Su Liang says slowly.

He then takes out a drawing.

And hands it to His Majesty Li Er.

"This is the drawing, your humble servant calls it a horseshoe, Your Majesty, please look!"

"Wonderful, wonderful, hahaha..."

Li Er laughs loudly.

"Good, good, good, Su kid, do you have any other wonders?"

"Your humble servant has an object that can solve the current shortage of plow oxen."

"Your humble servant has invented a new plow, the plowing efficiency is three times higher than before. And it doesn't need plow oxen, human power can also pull it."

Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er becomes excited and cannot help but ask.

"Is this true? If it's true, the arable land of our Great Tang will expand threefold!"

"Naturally it's true!"

"There is no point in deceiving Your Majesty, your humble servant doesn't want to die yet."

"This is the drawing, Your Majesty can let the Ministry of Works forge it, and try it out; if the Ministry of Works has any questions, they can come and ask me."

Su Liang slowly takes out the drawing and laughs.

"Li Junxian, quickly send the drawing to Duan Lun, order him to forge it and try it out; if he can't forge it, he can stop being the Minister of Works!"

Half an hour later.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The Minister of Works, Duan Lun, rushes over.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed as Young Master Su said, the plowing efficiency is three times higher than before. Not only that, it can be pulled by human power, reaching the level of plowing with oxen before."

"I wonder, Your Majesty, what is this object called?"

Li Er looks silently at Su Liang.

"Your Majesty, this object is called a curved-shaft plow!"

Su Liang answers calmly.

"Hahaha, what a good curved-shaft plow!"

Li Er laughs loudly.

"Your humble servant congratulates Your Majesty on obtaining a good plow, plowing peace for all generations!"

Empress Zhangsun is also happy for Li Er, and even happier for the people of the world.

"We congratulate Your Majesty on obtaining a good plow, plowing peace for all generations!"

Seeing this, the crowd offers their congratulations one after another.

"Su kid, what else do you have, quickly let me see."

At this moment, Li Er is full of smiles, excited like a child.

"Ding: Congratulations to the host for completing the task, the reward has been issued to the storage space."

Hehe...

Finally here!

Su Liang smiles to himself.

"When your humble servant traveled the world, I discovered two kinds of crops, the yield per mu can reach about five thousand jin. It can solve the problem of food shortage."

"These two things are both harvested twice a year, mature in three months, and can be planted in all four seasons."

"One is called a potato, cold-resistant, can also be planted in the north, and can be stored in a cellar for two months."

"One is called a sweet potato, which can be stored in a cellar for six months."

"These two things can be boiled, roasted, stir-fried, and can also be deep-fried in oil..."

"Not only that, sweet potatoes can also be eaten raw!"

Li Er and the others look at Su Liang talking eloquently, as if they saw the golden age of the Great Tang.

"If it is really like this, within three years, every household of our Great Tang people will have surplus grain."

His Majesty Li Er asks, not hiding his excitement.

"Naturally it is true!"

"Your humble servant would never dare to commit the crime of deceiving the Emperor!"

Su Liang smiles slightly.

"I wonder where these things are, can you let me see them first?"

"Why not, Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I will go and get them."

Su Liang has to find an excuse; he can't take them out in person.

After a while.

Su Liang takes some potatoes and sweet potatoes over.

"Your Majesty, this is a potato. It can be boiled, roasted, stir-fried, and can also be deep-fried in oil..."

Su Liang points to the yellow potatoes, the size of a fist, and explains slowly.

Then he points to the red sweet potatoes, as thick as an arm.

"This is a sweet potato, it can also be boiled, roasted, stir-fried, and can also be deep-fried in oil, and it can also be eaten raw..."

"Your Majesty, Empress, Duke of Zhao, you can taste this sweet potato first, it has been washed clean, you can eat it after peeling."

Before the crowd can react.

His Majesty Li Er picks up a sweet potato and takes a bite.

"You all quickly taste it, could Su kid harm me? It's crispy and sweet, delicious, quickly taste it."

Instantly, the crowd picks up sweet potatoes one after another, and there is a sound of crunching.

"Guanyinbi, Fuji, is it crispy and sweet?"

His Majesty Li Er laughs.

"It is indeed so, crispy and sweet."

"It is really crispy and sweet, delicious."

Everyone expresses that it is delicious.

"Young Master Su, what does it mean to stir-fry, and how to roast it?"

Empress Zhangsun cannot help but ask.

Just now she didn't want to disturb Su Liang's speech.

"Yes, Su kid, what does it mean to stir-fry, and how to roast it?"

His Majesty Li Er and Zhangsun Wuji also ask.

"Stir-frying is to put oil in a pot and stir-fry; this cooking method was invented by me by accident, and the dishes made this way are colorful, fragrant, and delicious, and most dishes can be stir-fried, which can be called stir-fry."

"As for roasting, it is to wrap the sweet potato in a layer of mud and roast it in the fire. You can also not wrap it in mud; in short, no matter how you roast it, as long as it is roasted, don't burn it."

Su Liang explains patiently.

"Good, good, good, then we will have dinner at your mansion tonight, and taste the stir-fry you mentioned, to see if it's as you said!"

"You go and prepare the ingredients, I will chat with the Empress and the Duke of Zhao."

Hearing this, Su Liang is speechless, with black lines on his forehead; the only person in Changan City who can stir-fry is him.

No way, he can only find a helper.

Those two kids should be done by now.

"Guanyinbi, Fuji, what official position do you think I should give Su kid? There are no outsiders here, just say it!"

His Majesty Li Er stares at the two and speaks slowly.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, any official position will do. Su Liang not only has attainments in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting that can reach the level of a grandmaster, but is also peerless in medicine and martial arts. I think he can serve as both a civil and military official. The great Confucian Kong Yingda, Li Gang, and others all praise his literary talent and admit defeat. Yu Shinan once said that of the literary talent in the world, Su Liang alone occupies eight dou."

"Does Your Majesty remember the military general Su Liang recommended, Xue Rengui, who is known as having the strength of ten thousand men? Xue Rengui also said that he couldn't take three moves under Su Liang, but I don't know what kind of official position is suitable for Su Liang."

Zhangsun Wuji says in a deep voice, full of admiration.

"Guanyinbi, what do you think? I also want to hear your evaluation of Su Liang."

Li Er turns to look at Empress Zhangsun, expecting different insights.

"Er'lang, I think it's enough to give Su Liang a higher title, no need to attend court, no need to be an official. This child is unrestrained, but he has the world in his heart. If Er'lang encounters any difficult problems, you can ask Su Liang, I think he won't refuse."

Empress Zhangsun is not impatient and speaks slowly.

"Good, good, good, Guanyinbi understands me!"

"Fuji, draft a decree for me, appoint Su Liang as Prince of Chu, with a fief of ten thousand households, grant him ten thousand mu of fertile land, and specially grant him the Furong Garden..."

Li Er laughs loudly and rewards him.

"Your Majesty, Su Liang is not of the imperial family, appointing him as a Prince of the Blood is probably inappropriate; our Great Tang has no such precedent since its founding."

Zhangsun Wuji advises patiently.

"It's fine, it's fine, then break this precedent; I have always rewarded and punished clearly. The merit Su Liang has achieved today is comparable to the merit of founding the nation, and the ministers in the court will definitely have no objections."

"I have long wanted to marry Changle to that kid, Guanyinbi agrees, and Changle is also willing."

"Now there is no girl in Changan City who doesn't want to marry Su kid, how can I miss such a good son-in-law."

"Although Su Liang has stayed in the Red Light District every night, he only favors the courtesan of the Red Light District, and this woman was a clean person before."

"Fuji, you don't need to say more, I understand what you mean. Now Princess Xiangcheng has also reached the age of marriage, I will issue a decree to grant marriage another day."

Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji has ten thousand horses galloping in his heart; although they are all princesses favored by His Majesty, everyone understands this status.

One is legitimate, one is illegitimate, poor my Chong'er.

Zhangsun Wuji sighs helplessly.

"Your Majesty, I have no objections, but that Hibiscus Garden is the Emperor's palace, granting it to Su Liang like this, this..."

Zhangsun Wuji is still trying to persuade.

"Hahaha, it's fine, it's fine, I'm granting it to Princess Changle and my future son-in-law, what's wrong with that? It's just a bigger garden, Fuji, no need to say more."

Li Er laughs.

"Besides, when I want to live there, can that kid not let me live there?"

"Li Junxian, go find Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, and Cheng Yaojin, and let's taste Su kid's stir-fry tonight..."

"Wang De, go invite Changle over, hasn't she wanted to see Su kid for a long time."

At this moment, Su Liang.

Doesn't know that he has already been made a prince!

Not only that.

He also got a wife for nothing!

It just so happens that the system rewarded chili peppers, so he can eat hot pot, and he happily goes to the blacksmith shop to forge a mandarin duck pot.

The Tang Dynasty doesn't have this kind of pot yet, so he must supervise and command it himself.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu are busy preparing ingredients according to Su Liang's instructions.

One hour later, Su Fu.

Everyone sits in the hall, and dishes are served one after another.

Stir-fried eggs with chives, shredded potatoes with sour and spicy sauce, roasted sweet potatoes, beef stew with potatoes, radish stew with mutton...

"Is this beef?" Li Er asks in confusion from the side?

"Your Majesty, this is the cow that died of lovesickness in my house today." Cheng Yaojin laughs.

Everyone laughs loudly.

They are already used to this.

This matter was still instigated by Su Liang to Cheng Chumo.

Anyway, Cheng Yaojin's house often has cows dying.

Died of a cold, died of dystocia, died of lovesickness...

In short, Cheng Yaojin has used all kinds of excuses.

"Today, I have also prepared hot pot for everyone, a new way of eating, everyone can have a good meal today."

"Eh, what is this?"

"This is a potato."

"Eh, what is this?"

"This is a roasted sweet potato."

"Delicious, delicious."

"Soft, waxy, fragrant, and sweet, sweet potatoes are really fragrant!"

"Eh, what kind of pot is this? It's so strange."

"This is a hot pot, there is charcoal underneath. Beef, mutton, and vegetables can be put in the pot and blanched to eat."

Su Liang explains patiently from the side.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!"

"What is this, why is it so spicy."

"Ah... it's so spicy... water... quickly give me water..."

Cheng Yaojin curses.

"This is called a chili pepper, it's not for you to eat, it's for seasoning."

"This side is not spicy, the soup is made from beef bones."

"This is the dipping sauce, you can dip it to eat, it's for hot pot."

"Everyone eat more, I killed a cow and two sheep today, enough for everyone to eat."

Su Liang explains slowly.

"Cheng the reckless, slow down, no one is fighting with you."

His Majesty Li Er laughs loudly when he sees this.

"Guanyinbi, you also taste this hot pot."

"Changle, you also quickly taste it."

"Eh, Brother Su, what is this?" Changle picks up a long object with chopsticks and asks in confusion.

Li Er:?

Empress:??

Everyone:???

"Su Liang, I heard that you are addicted to alcohol, do you have good wine in your mansion?"

Li Er cannot help but take advantage of Su Liang.

"There is plenty of good wine, everyone is very happy today, so let's not return until we are drunk."

"Yu'er, bring the good wine the Young Master brewed!"

Su Liang shouts.

"This kind of fine wine is truly rare in the world, Young Master Su is a great talent, able to brew such strong liquor."

Everyone cannot help but sigh, praising it one after another.

"Su kid, what is the name of this wine."

"I haven't thought about what to call this wine yet, what do you think of calling it 'Drunk Tang'?"

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Su kid, I will take a few jars of wine back to the palace later."

"I want some too..."

"I want some too..."

"I want some too..."

"It's fine, everyone has some, there is not much stock, my lords drink less, in fifteen days everyone can have as much as they want."

After a while, everyone drank and talked happily, it was very pleasant!

"Su kid, today I appoint you as Prince of Chu, you don't need to attend court, just help me with ideas."

"In addition, the Hibiscus Garden I granted, you pick a day to move in, just treat it as Changle's dowry."

After three rounds of wine.

His Majesty Li Er stares at Su Liang and laughs.

"Ding: The system detects the host's situation..."

"System reminds the host: Princess Changle, named Li Lizhi, is thirteen years old, petite and exquisite, beautiful as a flower, and as the name suggests, she is naturally beautiful."

Isn't this nonsense, she is eating hot pot with me right now.

Su Liang mutters to himself.

"Ding: Issue the latest task, marry Princess Changle."

"Complete the task reward: true man physique... the host can imagine it himself."

"Damn, damn, damn."

Su Liang is secretly happy, Prince, Princess marrying down, Hibiscus Garden, hahaha...

"Son-in-law thanks Father-in-law!"

"Hehe... you kid, you are not an outsider."

His Majesty Li Er laughs.

"I am very happy today, son-in-law, why don't you compose a poem?"

"Please give me a topic, Your Majesty."

Su Liang smiles slightly.

"Then take the Empress as the topic, Wang De, you write it down."

His Majesty Li Er thinks slightly.

"Qingping Diao · Empress Zhangsun"

"Gentle, virtuous, and pitying the world, peerless and beautiful, accompanying the monarch."

"A smile back makes a hundred charms born, the six palaces of powder and black have no color."

"Hahaha, you kid is making fun of me."

His Majesty Li Er laughs loudly.

"Brother Su, I want one too, I want to laugh too"

Changle, standing to the side, shouts, blushing.

"Good, good, good, I will compose a poem for you too."

"Qingping Diao · Changle"

"Clouds think of clothes and flowers think of faces, the spring breeze brushes the railing and the dew is thick."

"If not seen on the top of Qunyu Mountain, I will meet you under the moon at the Jade Terrace."

Hearing this, Changle is shy.

Empress Zhangsun also smiles when she sees this.

"Young Master Su, can you compose a poem for me too?"

Duke of Wei, Li Jing, asks.

"Good, good, good, everyone present except His Majesty has one, the one for His Majesty is naturally different from everyone else."

Su Liang agrees.

"Jiang Cheng Zi · Gift to Li Jing"

"The old man is crazy, pulling yellow on the left, holding green on the right, brocade hat and sable fur, a thousand riders roll over the flat hill."

"To report the city following the governor, shooting tigers personally, looking at Sun Lang."

"Drinking and chest courage still open, temples slightly frosted, so what! Holding the festival in Yunzhong, when will Feng Tang be sent?"

"Will pull the carved bow like a full moon, looking northwest, shooting the heavenly wolf."

Hearing this, Li Jing cannot help but shed tears.

Half an hour later.

Everyone got a satisfactory poem.

"Su kid, that 'Bring the Wine' of yours seems incomplete, can you complete it today?"

Li Er cannot help but ask in confusion.

Hearing this, Su Liang is also a bit embarrassed.

After thinking slightly, he speaks indifferently.

"Yes, but the words violate the Tang Dynasty's law against killing plow oxen, I hope Your Majesty won't blame me."

"It's fine, I won't blame you, no one dares to say anything about your merit today."

Understanding the reason.

His Majesty Li Er expresses that it doesn't matter.

"Good!"

"Do you not see, the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning."

"Do you not see, the bright mirror in the high hall mourns the white hair, like green silk in the morning and snow in the evening."

"Life should be enjoyed to the fullest, do not let the golden goblet face the moon in vain."

"Heaven has given me talent, it must be useful, a thousand gold scattered will return."

"Cooking sheep and slaughtering cows is fun, you must drink three hundred cups at once."

"Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, bring the wine, do not stop the cup."

"Sing a song with you, please listen to me."

"Jade and jade are not precious, I just want to be drunk and not wake up."

"Since ancient times, sages and sages have been lonely, only drinkers leave their names."

"Chen Wang used to feast on Ping Le, drinking ten thousand dou of wine and having fun."

"Why does the host say there is little money, just buy it and drink with you."

"Five-flower horse, thousand-gold fur, call the child to exchange for fine wine, and sell all sorrows with you."

"Good, good, good, good poem, good words, what a 'life should be enjoyed to the fullest', what a 'thousand gold scattered will return', a man should be like this!"

"Hahaha, what a 'cooking sheep and slaughtering cows is fun, you must drink three hundred cups at once'."

"Within two years, I will definitely let the people of our Great Tang eat beef and mutton!"

His Majesty Li Er says firmly. ===== CHAPTER 5 =====