The Zhou Family's children took Yu Qing back to his room first.
Zhou Yunshen said, "Yuzhou City has a unique geographical position. Everything made at the Arsenal will pass through Yuzhou, and Yuzhou also has the Sulfur Mine and the old ironworks. I propose setting up the testing site in Yuzhou City. What do you think, Madam?"
Although Marquis Yu was the master of Yuzhou City, his wife ruled the roost.
Madam Yu had always had a good eye, too. As long as she nodded her approval, anything concerning Yuzhou City was practically settled.
She put down her chopsticks and adopted a businesslike expression as well. "The New Weapon requires not only materials, but a great deal of skilled craftsmanship. It simply cannot be mass-produced. The only thing we can produce in bulk is explosives, and there are plenty of places where those can be made."
"Marquis of Zhennan, you want to put the testing site in Yuzhou City because you intend to blow it up, don't you?"
Zhou Yunshen smiled. Young as he was, his eyes held the cunning of an old schemer.
"It isn't that I want to blow it up. What the Goddess provided was flawed to begin with. Huahua has already done the calculations. It will definitely explode."
"His Majesty listened to the Imperial Preceptor's advice and mine, and decided to choose a single site for testing first."
At this, Madam Yu fell silent, an unreadable look in her eyes.
Zhou Yunshen knew what worried her.
The emperor was an enlightened, diligent, and good ruler, the likes of whom were rare throughout history. He listened to everyone's opinions rather than making arbitrary decisions.
But he was still the emperor.
Just as he could suppress the Fourth Prince, he would never take his own son's life for