[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er":3,"chapter-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-46":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Tang: Starting Off by Vindicating Li Er",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351177,4596,"Chapter 46: Reforming the Morning Court, Abolishing the Curfew","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Er had completely realized that knowledge is the ladder of human progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was named Wuben Ward, the education of the Great Tang must be placed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials in Wuben Ward were merely changing their place of residence, and the Memorial Receiving Office was simply changing its office location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, Wuben Ward would thoroughly become the melting pot of Great Tang culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, what do you think of designating the entire Xingdao Ward as the Memorial Receiving Office?\" Su Liang also offered his own suggestion at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, among the 108 wards of Changan, Xingdao Ward was relatively small in area, measuring about 350 paces from east to west and north to south, or approximately 520 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, the Great Tang would definitely have far more departments than it did now, so making arrangements in advance was for the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, apart from a few inns and the residences of several officials, there were only about five hundred households in Xingdao Ward, making it quite convenient to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good...\" Li Er said, agreeing immediately upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This way, the Memorial Receiving Office in Pingkang Ward can also be vacated, and we can open two more ward gates in the north and south of Xingdao Ward to facilitate the entry and exit of officials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright... let's leave it at that for now; today I will treat you all to crayfish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Su Liang finished speaking, he immediately had Er Hu go to Lotus Lake to catch crayfish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the one thousand catties of crayfish the system had rewarded him with last year, Su Liang had only eaten two hundred; the remaining eight hundred were stocked in Lotus Lake, as there were no other crayfish in the Great Tang outside of the Lotus Garden lake at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, Su Liang intended to take all the smaller crayfish caught and stock them in the Chan River; it wouldn't be long before the people of the Great Tang could all eat crayfish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, Su Liang prepared crayfish in six different flavors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, he also prepared Li Er's favorite braised lion's head meatballs, spicy boiled fish, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, having eaten and drunk his fill, Li Er looked at Su Liang and said, \"Good son-in-law, when will that car of yours be finished? I also want to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not giving Li Er a chance to continue, Su Liang waved his hands hurriedly and said, \"Hehe... Your Majesty, please don't set your sights on mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time Li Er had ridden in the carriage Su Liang made, he had demanded it on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a car, and the difficulty of manufacturing it was not ordinary; it had cost Su Liang a full forty million prestige points. Furthermore, the current demolition and renovation of the old districts in Changan still required Su Liang's prestige points to exchange for the corresponding building materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang would absolutely not agree to Li Er's request; the car Changle had suggested for Yao'er still had no prospect of being built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er shouldn't even think about it; at least not now!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice fell, Li Er found it difficult to say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he understood very well that if the small car Su Liang spoke of were so easy to build, Su Liang naturally wouldn't be stingy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\" Li Er let out a deep sigh at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Li Er had learned from Changle that the small car Su Liang built could travel four to five hundred li in an hour, and he couldn't help but be tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for the current Great Tang, this was truly inconceivable; that was an existence capable of traveling six thousand li in a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Er's unhappy expression, Su Liang looked at him and said, \"There is no small car, but a motorcycle is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Motorcycle? What kind of thing is that?\" Before Li Er could speak, Zhangsun Wuji, who was to the side, couldn't help but frown and ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just like a car, it's also a means of transportation, but it only has two wheels,\" Su Liang explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how far can it travel in an hour?\" Li Er asked excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About the same speed as a car, perhaps even a little faster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, it's best not to go too fast; after all, that would be truly too dangerous,\" Su Liang continued to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then where does the power come from? The wooden oxen and flowing horses my good son-in-law built could only travel one hundred li a day,\" Li Er inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using fierce fire oil; when fierce fire oil burns, it can generate power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't explain this in detail to Your Majesty; once the car is built, Your Majesty can try it and you will know.\" Su Liang did not want to say too much; even if he explained it, Li Er wouldn't understand at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce fire oil was the ancient term for petroleum, and it was currently only used for military purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good... Then I shall wait. Good son-in-law, how much longer will it take you to build the car and the motorcycle?\" Li Er asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... the car will take about twenty days, and as for the motorcycle, within a month,\" Su Liang said after a moment of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the things needed for the car were almost all ready; it just required Su Liang to assemble them bit by bit. This was technical work, and since he didn't know these things himself, he still needed to rely on the encyclopedia search engine to try it out slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good... Once you build the motorcycle, I can push back the time for the morning court,\" Li Er said happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, is Your Majesty planning to reform the morning court?\" Su Liang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is indeed the case. Now that the roads within the Capital Region have all been built, the officials don't need to get up so early to attend court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, didn't you say, good son-in-law, that you could build the motorcycle within a month?\" Li Er said, staring at Su Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was incredibly depressed; Li Er really was a good Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he seek benefits for the people of the Great Tang, but now he was even thinking of seeking benefits for the officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a long time, Su Liang continued, \"Your Majesty, it's better not to bring out the motorcycle for now; it would be truly too dangerous for the officials to ride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... is my good son-in-law looking down on the court officials of my Great Tang?\" Li Er was suddenly displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to what you say, wouldn't riding a horse also be dangerous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They just need to ride a bit slower; it's not as if they have to ride that fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice fell, Su Liang couldn't say much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Su Liang didn't have time to build electric scooters yet; it wasn't that he couldn't build them, but that charging them was a troublesome matter, and the infrastructure of Changan was not yet perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would have to wait until the renovation of Changan was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the infrastructure of Changan still needed to be properly improved; Su Liang couldn't help but feel a headache over this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after a while did Su Liang speak leisurely: \"Your Majesty, now that there are no more petty criminals causing trouble in Changan, why not lift the curfew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? What scheme is my good son-in-law plotting now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er asked suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In less than half a year, the multi-story buildings in Changan will all be finished, and there will be no need for ward officials by then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang also gave his own reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, the various wards of Changan were opened and closed morning and evening by the ward officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Su Liang's renovation, this was no longer necessary; after all, every residential complex now had walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er also understood the meaning behind Su Liang's words; the residential complexes Su Liang had renovated already had a bit of the flavor of a market, and one only needed to manage the complexes well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can agree to this, but the specific measures will still need to be discussed with the court officials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first year of Zhenguan, the twentieth day of the fourth month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, inside the Liangyi Hall of the Taiji Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er sat at the head and looked at the court officials, saying, \"I intend to lift the curfew in Changan. Do you ministers have any good suggestions regarding this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice fell, the officials began to whisper to one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Wei Zheng said, \"Your Majesty, the public order in Changan is already quite good, so lifting the curfew is not impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main problem at present is the issue of the multi-story residential complexes. Although this move by the Imperial Son-in-Law is a great good deed, it will inevitably cause the population of Changan to be overly concentrated, so it must be managed well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wei Zheng's voice fell, the officials nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, they had also been frequently discussing this matter in the Memorial Receiving Office; the population density of the multi-story complexes was ten times higher than before, so it truly needed proper management, otherwise, trouble might arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, do you ministers have no objections to lifting the curfew?\" Li Er asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have no objections!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have no objections!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials all voiced their agreement one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, how do you ministers think we should handle the public security of the multi-story buildings?\" Li Er asked, surveying the officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Fang Xuanling stood out and said slowly, \"Your Majesty, we can have the Gate Guarding Guards assist the ward officials in handling this matter. Currently, the Left and Right Gate Guarding Guards of Changan each have twenty-five thousand men; the Right Gate Guarding Guards are sufficient to be responsible for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice fell, Li Er nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Changan of today was no longer the Changan of last year; last year, Changan had only fifty thousand people, while now the Gate Guarding Guards alone numbered fifty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, there were thirty thousand Qianniu Guards and ten thousand Divine Machine Battalion troops in Changan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing this was indeed the most appropriate method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ministers, does anyone else have any good suggestions?\" Li Er asked, scanning the other officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, not a single person in the hall spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suggestion of the Duke of Liang was already the most suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you ministers have no objections, then this matter is settled. From today on, the curfew in Changan is lifted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Er's voice fell, seeing that the officials had no other business, he immediately brought up the matters of Xingdao Ward and Wuben Ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ministers, I intend to build a library in Wuben Ward, so the officials currently in Wuben Ward will need to move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the officials in Wuben Ward were speechless and unable to say anything for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... you ministers need not worry so much; I have already arranged your residences, which are the newly built Sihe Academies of the Prince of Chu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sure you ministers will be satisfied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the crowd was overjoyed; they knew of the houses Su Liang built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the houses in Taoyuan County were sold last year, many of them had already bought them, and they were indeed incredibly comfortable. Moreover, the Sihe Academies Su Liang was building now were in Wannian County, which was not far from the Imperial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In addition, the Memorial Receiving Offices in Wuben Ward and Pingkang Ward will all be relocated to Xingdao Ward. From now on, all the Memorial Receiving Offices of the Great Tang will be gathered here, which will be easier to manage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials did not feel anything was amiss with Li Er's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they nodded and praised him one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Er continued with a profound gaze: \"Once the library is built, anyone may consult and read the books within it; I will also bring out some of the books from the Hongwen Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how large Your Majesty intends to build this library?\" Fang Xuanling asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... two hundred mu!\" Li Er laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded; how many books would it take to fill a space of two hundred mu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Majesty's own Hongwen Hall only contained twenty thousand volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, some had already thought of Su Liang; after all, everyone knew of Su Liang's capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... not only that, but from now on, only the Imperial Academy and the library shall remain in Wuben Ward. In the future, Wuben Ward will surely become the cradle for the many students of our Great Tang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice fell, the court officials could not help but think of the Taoyuan Academy built by Su Liang; the Taoyuan Academy in Taoyuan City occupied a full four wards of the city, covering an area of nearly twenty thousand mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at the grounds of the Imperial Academy, it truly seemed far too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ministers did not know that the Taoyuan Academy was designed by Su Liang according to the universities of later generations; after all, universities in later generations were often thousands of mu in size, not to mention that the Taoyuan Academy had four major colleges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was that kind of person: either he didn't do it, or he did it the best he could—within the scope of his abilities, of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, the court officials began to ponder; the current Imperial Academy oversaw the six schools of the Imperial School, the Grand School, the Four Gates School, the Law School, the Calligraphy School, and the Mathematics School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although barely sufficient, it lacked the knowledge possessed by Su Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the court officials were deep in thought, Li Er continued: \"The Prince of Chu has said that he intends to bring out tens of millions of books in the future; do you ministers still think the library's area is too small?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, the court officials were completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of millions... tens of millions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all muttering to themselves at this moment; it was truly inconceivable, yet they could not help but believe it, for there had never been a time when Su Liang's words did not count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, why not build the library across the entire east side of Wuben Ward? If the Prince of Chu really brings out tens of millions of books, a mere two hundred mu would not be enough to hold them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Cheng Yaojin could not help but offer this advice to Li Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe...\" Li Er chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could Su Liang not build the library like a multi-story building?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yaojin was left speechless by this; he had been far too rash today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even been thinking of helping Su Liang secure more land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, if you ministers have no other business, you may retire from court.\" Li Er waved his hand. He then looked at the Minister of Works and said: \"Duan Lun, you stay behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quarter of an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Ganlu Hall of the Taiji Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er took out the papermaking method recorded by Wang De two days prior and handed it to Duan Lun: \"This is the papermaking method improved by Su Liang; it only takes about 55 days to produce paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Lun stammered, unable to speak a complete sentence; the events of the past few days had already been shocking enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this new papermaking method taking only 55 days was simply incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er could not help but laugh out loud at this moment: \"Hehe... take it, study it well, and prepare the paper needed for the publishing house as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, make sure to copy this papermaking method down properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2733,"2026-06-21T02:53:01.560Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c05d8819fa63340a1fb2a8d1a31141f7b87e53943b8c8f53a29b240b6b75a20c","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-47","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-45",63,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-cover.jpg"]