Two days later.
A ring road in the capital.
Looking at the somewhat quaint buildings in front of him, Lu Yongchang showed a hint of regret in his eyes.
"Let's go, Councillor Li is waiting for you!"
Seeing Lu Yongchang stop, Hong Qiming hurriedly urged: "By the way, are the things I asked you to prepare ready?"
Lu Yongchang smiled and nodded, shaking the briefcase in his hand.
"It's just a budget sheet. I've already prepared it."
Hearing this, Hong Qiming breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"I won't go in with you this time. You have to handle everything on your own."
"Remember, stay calm and don't say unrealistic things like you did last time!"
Lu Yongchang nodded helplessly.
…
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Standing in front of the heavy wooden door, Lu Yongchang took a deep breath, raised his hand and gently knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A short, powerful voice came from inside the door.
"Squeak…"
As soon as he opened the door, Lu Yongchang saw Councillor Li sitting behind his desk, looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Yongchang, you gave me a surprise!"
Councillor Li stood up with a smile and walked to Lu Yongchang.
"Sit down!"
Councillor Li was the first to sit on the sofa nearby.
Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment, did not refuse, and sat down opposite Councillor Li with confidence.
"What are you going to do next?"
Without any polite words, Councillor Li asked directly.
Hearing Councillor Li's question, Lu Yongchang said without hesitation: "I suggest that we immediately launch a controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor project!"
Councillor Lee frowned slightly.
"Demonstration pile? So fast?"
Lv Yongchang nodded slightly: "At present, we already have relatively mature controlled nuclear fusion technology. I think this is an opportunity."
"Opportunity?" Councillor Li raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Lu Yongchang in front of him with interest.
"That's right, an opportunity to catch up with the United States!"
"A chance for Xia Country to take off again!"
Lu Yongchang's eyes flickered as he spoke word by word!
Councillor Li's pupils suddenly shrank.
He stared at Lu Yongchang meaningfully and said softly, "You said something similar when we met last time."
"Didn't Hong Qiming tell you to be calm? Don't say anything unrealistic."
Lu Yongchang looked solemn and shook his head slowly.
"Minister Hong reminded me."
"But... in my opinion, if Xia Country doesn't even dare to have such an idea, it will never be able to catch up with the United States!"
"Perhaps in your opinion, controlled nuclear fusion is just a better power generation device. It can bring an inexhaustible supply of low-cost energy to Xia Country. Am I right?"
Councillor Lee fell silent.
After a long while, he asked again: "Isn't it?"
"Of course not!"
Lu Yongchang was a little excited.
"Controlled nuclear fusion means the key to a new era!"
"This new era refers to the interstellar era!"
"With controlled nuclear fusion as an energy source, we can look further!"
"The moon, Mars, and even the entire solar system!"
"Xia Country, which has nuclear fusion as its energy source, can definitely take the lead in advancing into space!"
Seeing the calm look on Councillor Li's face, Lu Yongchang hardened his heart and opened his mouth to tell him some shocking news!
"I already have some ideas about the fusion reactor miniaturization project."
"If it succeeds, Councillor Li, just imagine the scenario where our aircraft carriers, submarines, or fighter planes have nuclear fusion as an energy source!"
Now, even Councillor Li couldn't keep calm!
With a bang, he stood up from the sofa and stared at Lu Yongchang in front of him with burning eyes!
"Are all your words true?!"
Facing Councillor Li's burning gaze, Lu Yongchang's heart beat violently.
These words were not originally in his plan.
After all, the Xia Kingdom in this life has accelerated its progress by several years compared to the previous life.
Logically speaking, at the current rate of development, Xia Country will definitely be able to escape from the solar system in twenty years!
But...for some reason, he always felt a little worried.
Perhaps because he had truly experienced the feeling of powerlessness during a helium flash explosion, Lu Yongchang at this moment was like a soldier suffering from a fear of insufficient firepower.
It's just that he suffers from a fear of technological deficiencies.
Especially after seeing the cutting-edge technologies in the technology tree system in his mind, he deeply realized a problem.
Compared to the universe, human beings are so insignificant!
"Of course!" Lu Yongchang nodded slightly and said with a firm face!
"call..."
Councillor Li took a deep breath and asked, "How confident are you?"
The moment he said this, Councillor Li's eyes shone with an unprecedented brilliance!
He had to admit that he was moved by Lu Yongchang's words!
The moment he heard these words, a smile appeared on Lu Yongchang's face.
He knew that he had made the right bet again!
"Ninety percent!"
Lu Yongchang looked at Councillor Li with a firm gaze: "I can issue a military order. Within half a year, the small fusion reactor project will definitely make a breakthrough!"
"Okay!" A hint of excitement flashed in Councillor Li's eyes.
"In that case... I will believe you this time!"
"The current Xia Kingdom can still afford the gamble!"
Lu Yongchang quickly struck while the iron was hot, opened the briefcase aside, took out a document, and handed it to Councillor Li.
"Councilman Li, this is the budget table for the fusion demonstration reactor after the laboratory's discussion!"
Councillor Lee's breath suddenly stopped.
The next moment, he glanced at Lu Yongchang meaningfully: "You kid...are you ready to convince me?"
"What will you do if I disagree?"
Lu Yongchang's face fell, and he said with a wry smile: "Member Li, you wouldn't do such a thing, would you?"
"Don't you want to see Xiaguo getting better and better?"
Councillor Li was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "You're right! I didn't expect that even at my age, I still can't see things as clearly as a young boy like you!"
As he spoke, Councillor Li reached out and took the document from Lu Yongchang's hand and examined it carefully.
After seeing the last string of numbers on the budget table, Councillor Li's expression suddenly changed.
"Ahem... Councillor Li, this is a nuclear fusion power plant after all, so it's normal that the cost is a bit high."
Seeing the sudden change in Councillor Li's expression, Lu Yongchang quickly explained: "But I assure you that once the nuclear fusion power station is built, the benefits it will bring will be extremely exaggerated!"
Councillor Li looked at Lu Yongchang helplessly: "Don't worry, I won't go back on my word."
"Fifty billion, Xia Country can still afford it!"
Hearing this, Lu Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief.
That's good.
Councillor Li sat back at his desk with the budget sheet in his hand. He then picked up the pen on the table and wrote four large, flamboyant Chinese characters on it.
"Project approved!"