[{"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-49":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},2351180,4596,"Chapter 49: The Advent of the Automobile, Fireworks and Firecrackers","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>After lunch, Duan Lun went off to attend to matters at the Ministry of Works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was also busy with the final tuning of the small car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good son-in-law, how much longer until your small car can hit the road?\" Li Er could no longer sit still; he watched Su Liang tinker with the car with eager eyes, even bringing out some unknown object to fiddle with. Not understanding any of it and too lazy to ask, he could only keep urging him on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go, go, stop rushing me. If Your Majesty has the time, why not hurry and invite the Empress over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was already losing patience. He was currently flashing the ECU program for the car's computer. The EA888 engine he had redeemed from the system had too little horsepower—only 220. Su Liang intended to tow a camper behind the small car, so how could he manage without tuning it to 320 horsepower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had only managed to build one small car, and that had cost Su Liang a full forty million prestige points; he wouldn't be able to build a second one anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Changle, Zhangsun Yue, Li Xian'er, Ruyan, and others were already in the Furong Garden, and they couldn't all fit into the four-seater car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words left his lips, Li Er finally remembered his Guanyinbi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first car in the Great Tang, and he had been so self-absorbed that he had forgotten his Guanyinbi. He immediately gave Su Liang a look full of gratitude, then promptly ordered the Thousand-Bull Guards to accompany him to personally fetch the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er had brought the Empress back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was currently performing the final license plate ceremony; the front bumper of the car already bore the \"Jing A·88888\" plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good son-in-law, what is that hanging on the front of your small car?\" Li Er asked with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A license plate. It’s something that identifies the owner of the vehicle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang explained while busy attaching the rear plate: \"When I build cars for Your Majesty in the future, they will also have to have them. 'Jing' represents the Jingji Circuit, and 'A' represents Changancheng. As for the numbers at the end, they represent the serial number.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang had originally thought about using a \"Jing A·00001\" plate, but after looking at it closely, he felt it wasn't very aesthetically pleasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha... Good, good, good. Then I shall use the Jing A·99999 plate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Su Liang intended to build a small car for him, Li Er was instantly overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang smiled slightly upon hearing this; it was indeed fitting for the Supreme Ruler to use such a plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, the plates are all on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Su Liang had finished installing the license plate on the rear of the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked at Li Er and said with a smile: \"Hehe... Your Majesty, shouldn't we celebrate first before driving the car onto the roads of Changancheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? And how does my good son-in-law intend to celebrate?\" Li Er asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By setting off fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang couldn't be bothered to keep him in suspense; he just didn't want Li Er to be so agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he was manufacturing grenades, Su Liang had already thought about making fireworks and firecrackers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historically, fireworks and firecrackers began in the early Tang Dynasty and flourished at the end of the Song Dynasty. They were invented by Li Tian during the Zhenguan era of the early Tang. If nothing went wrong, this Li Tian should only be seven years old right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to historical records, there were successive years of disasters and epidemics during the Zhenguan era. Li Tian filled small bamboo tubes with saltpeter and lit them to guide the smoke, using the saltpeter smoke to dispel mountain miasma and reduce the spread of the plague, which led to firecrackers quickly becoming widespread. Because of this, Li Tian was revered by the fireworks and firecracker industry as the founding ancestor of pyrotechnics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Then why doesn't my good son-in-law hurry up and bring them out for me to see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er became interested immediately upon hearing this; he was quite confident in the things Su Liang designed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang then went to retrieve the fireworks and firecrackers. He had redeemed these from the system, as the fireworks and firecrackers he could make himself weren't as aesthetically pleasing as those from later generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Su Liang didn't just bring fireworks; he also brought the standard accompaniment for fireworks: firecrackers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firecrackers Su Liang brought out were a 1,000-shot string, and the fireworks also had 100 shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving Li Er a few brief instructions, Su Liang and Er Hu went to light the firecrackers and fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the crackling of firecrackers and the popping, whistling, and booming sounds of the fireworks rippled through the Furong Garden...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the Furong Garden was completely dumbfounded; the continuous sound of firecrackers rose and fell, echoing through the sky and deafening the ears!! Beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ladies, including the Empress, were all covering their ears tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... Everyone, no need to be agitated. These fireworks are even more beautiful when set off at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang had long known everyone would react this way, and fortunately, he had given instructions early on; otherwise, Li Er's Thousand-Bull Guards would likely have already charged in. The sound of these fireworks and firecrackers was somewhat similar to that of grenades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full quarter of an hour later, the sound of firecrackers finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright... Your Majesty, let's go test this small car first,\" Su Liang said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, Little Sizi tugged on Su Liang's large hand and acted spoiled: \"Brother Su... Little Sizi wants to sit in the front.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Sizi, be good. You sit in the back with your Father and Mother, and let your sister Changle sit in the front. Next time, Brother Su will let you sit in the front,\" Su Liang consoled her helplessly; there were only four seats, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Su Liang's words, Little Sizi understood and walked quietly toward the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang then beckoned Li Er, the Empress, Changle, and Little Sizi to get into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... Your Majesty, the seat you are sitting in is the most honorable one. In the future, once Your Majesty's own car is built, you can have a driver operate it, and you can discuss matters with your ministers in the back seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a seatbelt. Once fastened, it can prevent collisions caused by sudden braking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Liang helped them fasten their seatbelts, he explained little bits of car knowledge, causing Li Er and the others to nod in praise repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the button to open the window, and this is the air conditioning vent, which can blow out hot and cold air...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So magical? Doesn't that mean it will be very cool in the summer and very warm in the winter?\" Li Er asked immediately when Su Liang mentioned this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... Your Majesty will know in a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang couldn't be bothered to explain further; he would naturally prove it with action in a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the \"vroom vroom\" sound of the engine starting, the first car of the Great Tang officially ignited and hit the road!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the small car drove out of the Furong Garden and slowly traveled along the main road of Changancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... How does Your Majesty feel?\" Su Liang asked happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... The small car my good son-in-law built is much more comfortable than the carriage you gave me, and as you said, it is indeed very cool inside the car right now,\" Li Er laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang had made many improvements to his first small car; not only did he use high-performance lowering springs—which \"one low hides a hundred uglinesses\"—to lower the car's height and improve stability, but he also equipped it with integrated brake discs for more stable braking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was currently focusing intently on driving the small car; after all, the Great Tang didn't yet know of the car's existence, and it would be bad if a child were to run out. Although Li Er's Thousand-Bull Guards were patrolling the route ahead, he still couldn't afford to let his guard down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Li Er and the Empress were chatting about daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changle was quite interested in studying the car's large central control screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Changle's constant fiddling, modern pop music suddenly came from the car's speakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn... damn, who is talking?\" Li Er immediately blurted out a profanity; the sudden sound had truly startled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hee hee... Father, this is the music playing from the car's speakers.\" Little Sizi, sitting on the Empress's lap, giggled when she saw Li Er's flustered appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Little Sizi's words fell, the car was filled with laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the car was already driving on the Vermilion Bird Avenue of Changancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the 150-meter-wide Vermilion Bird Avenue before him, Su Liang was now completely in his element and couldn't help but step firmly on the gas pedal.\u003C\u002Fp>",1551,"2026-06-21T02:53:01.560Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","83934556f91524b4547250edd1539f361c11d8ffba90061b0a5b49d530352411","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-50","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-48",63,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-cover.jpg"]