Chapter 48: Bai She Returns to Tang, Raw Beer

Time passed slowly...

The renovation work of Changancheng was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The roads in the north of the Great Tang had also entered the finishing stage, and currently, the common people were greening the sides of the roads to prevent soil erosion.

For this matter, Li Er even specially established the "Great Tang Transportation Department" to manage the Great Tang's transportation, operation management, collection and inspection, road administration, highways, water transport, etc.

At the same time, some of Su Liang's workshops were constantly introducing modern advanced technology.

Such as spinning machines, looms, and sewing machines in clothing workshops; improvement of breeding methods; large-scale production of condiments such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and sugar, etc.

Not only that, after this period of effort, Su Liang also widely applied wind power generation and hydropower generation technology to workshops and the renovation of Changancheng.

When building Taoyuan City, Su Liang also reserved many line pipelines.

Now, most of the common people in Taoyuan City were using electric lights. Li Er also led the ministers to visit Taoyuan County, and at night, every household was brightly lit.

It is no exaggeration to say that since Su Liang built his fief, the development of the Great Tang had been advanced by nearly 1,300 years. Up to now, it had far exceeded the technological level of the 19th century.

In the blink of an eye, Su Liang's car was almost finished. The frame of the motorcycle had also been completely manufactured, leaving only the final engine part.

During this period, Li Er also came many times.

Not for anything else, just to supervise Su Liang, not allowing Su Liang to be lazy, and urging Su Liang to build the motorcycle early. Su Liang was extremely depressed about this; did Li Er treat his ministers so well?

However, after Su Liang pondered, he discovered Li Er's terrifying side.

The art of sovereignty and the means of controlling people's hearts were not to be trifled with. Now, the Great Tang still had to rely on these officials of the Great Tang.

Originally, Su Liang planned to use all 1,000 motorcycles manufactured for the 800-li emergency events. After all, before this, the postmen sending 800-li emergency letters were truly quite hard on the horses.

It was really because the situation in the northern frontier of the Great Tang was uneasy, and Su Liang had no choice but to do so.

Now, Wang Xuance had been on a mission to various countries for more than two months, and only news of Bai She completely submitting to the Great Tang had been sent back. Up to now, Wang Xuance was still constantly lobbying and persuading the various tribes of the Shiwei and Mohe to surrender.

The first year of Zhenguan, April 29th.

At this moment, inside Furong Garden, Su Liang was busy with the final debugging of the car, and Li Er arrived...

"Hehe... Virtuous son-in-law, when will my motorcycle be finished?" Li Er asked with a happy smile.

Su Liang just gave Li Er a dismissive look at this.

Now Su Liang already had a way to deal with Li Er, looking at Li Er and smiling: "Hasn't Your Majesty already seen the shape of the motorcycle? Aren't you afraid that the ministers will accidentally fall when riding the motorcycle?"

Li Er just wanted to speak, but Su Liang continued: "Your Majesty, I am preparing to re-manufacture a batch of motorcycles for the ministers to use."

As the words fell, Li Er immediately became interested: "If my virtuous son-in-law has anything to say, just say it directly, no need to beat around the bush."

"Now, the ministers of our Great Tang are not only military generals but also civil officials, especially those elderly and weak ministers. I am preparing to re-design a batch of three-wheeled motorcycles."

"In this way, the ministers don't need to drive them themselves, and the stability and comfort of the vehicles are much better than two-wheeled motorcycles."

After Su Liang finished speaking, he immediately took out the blueprint of the three-wheeled motorcycle from his space ring and handed it to Li Er.

"Good, good, good... The problems you mentioned, virtuous son-in-law, are indeed more comprehensive than what I considered. In this way, it will also highlight the status of our Great Tang officials."

"Since that's the case, I will wait a little longer." Li Er laughed loudly after reading the drawing.

As the words fell, Su Liang said indifferently: "Since Your Majesty is here today, if there is nothing else, just wait in Furong Garden. In half a day, the debugging of the car will be completed, and then Your Majesty can try it."

"Uh... Does my virtuous son-in-law mean that the car can be driven on the road today?" Li Er asked excitedly.

"That is indeed the case!" Su Liang said with a firm tone.

"Good, good, good... Then I will wait here."

"Virtuous son-in-law, have someone prepare crayfish now. Last time I promised Duan Lun to treat him to something delicious, let's do it today!" Li Er arranged it without hesitation.

Su Liang also knew about Duan Lun's matter.

During this period, in order not to live up to Li Er's high expectations, Duan Lun worked almost 18 hours a day and only had a little free time two days ago.

That noon, Su Liang also prepared crayfish in various flavors.

Not for anything else, in the future, Su Liang still needed the cooperation of this Great Tang Minister of Works for many things.

"Eh... Is this the crayfish His Majesty spoke of? Why does it feel like a bug!!"

At this moment, Duan Lun stared at the crayfish on the dining table and exclaimed.

As the words fell, Li Er had black lines all over his head, then looked at his brother-in-law with disdain and smiled: "Haha... Brother-in-law, try it first, this is a delicacy of the world!"

"Peel off the shell, and you can eat it."

After Li Er finished speaking, he immediately picked up a spicy crayfish to demonstrate...

Breaking open the outer shell of the crayfish, the fresh and tender shrimp meat was revealed, then dipped in the spicy sauce prepared on the side, and eaten in one bite. Duan Lun, seeing this, also tried it in the same way.

The moment the shrimp meat entered his mouth, the texture was soft and tender, and the taste was spicy and stimulating; it was truly addictive.

With a "slurp," Duan Lun finished eating and sucked on the remaining sauce on his fingertips.

"Hahaha... Good, good, good, it is truly as His Majesty said, it is a delicacy of the world!" Duan Lun couldn't help but praise loudly.

"Hehe... If you like it, eat more. In the future, Furong Garden welcomes the Duke of Ji." Su Liang said with a smile. Although he was already the Prince of Chu of the Great Tang, Su Liang still handled interpersonal relationships very well.

"Good, good, good, I will definitely come often in the future, as long as there is enough crayfish to eat!" Duan Lun agreed decisively to Su Liang's proposal.

"It's just that after eating this crayfish, the taste is slightly spicy."

As the words fell, Su Liang immediately asked Er Hu to bring iced raw beer.

"Hehe... Your Majesty and the Duke of Ji can try this newly brewed raw Son of Heaven Xiao," Su Liang recommended to the two.

"Burp..." Both of them burped after trying it.

"Tsk tsk... The taste of this raw beer is not only more fragrant and mellow than the original Son of Heaven Xiao, but the taste is also fresher. Plus, now that it is iced, the taste is even more delicious," Li Er couldn't help but praise.

"Is my virtuous son-in-law also preparing to sell this raw beer to the public?" Duan Lun asked.

"Sigh... Let's sell it to the public for now!"

Su Liang sighed helplessly upon hearing this and explained to the two: "This kind of raw beer can only be drunk within seven days. After this time, it won't taste good."

Afterward, Su Liang also popularized the types of beer to everyone: raw, pure draft, draft, and cooked beer.

It took a full quarter of an hour to popularize it, and everyone finally had a clear understanding of the types of beer. It turned out that the Son of Heaven Xiao they had drunk before was just the one with the worst taste among many types of beer.

"Haha... Virtuous son-in-law, you are overthinking it."

"Why not open a workshop for brewing raw beer in the East Market? In this way, the common people of Changancheng can also taste such fine wine in time," Li Er offered his suggestion to Su Liang at this moment.

As the words fell, Su Liang began to ponder.

It was not possible to get a shop in the East Market in a short time, but it was not a difficult task to set up a brewery in Pingkang Fang.

Now that the Court of Transmission in Pingkang Fang had all moved to Xingdao Fang, there was currently a large amount of vacant land.

After a little thought, Su Liang also confirmed this matter. ===== CHAPTER 49 =====