After a moment's thought, Lü Yongchang understood.
Indeed, controlled nuclear fusion held an irresistible appeal for Su Country.
After all, Su Country had begun building large numbers of nuclear fission power stations back in the previous century.
"What did the Head Councillor ask you to ask me?"
At Lü Yongchang's question, an inscrutable gleam flashed in Hong Qiming's eyes. He answered softly, "The Head Councillor asked me to ask you how Xia Country should handle this matter."
Lü Yongchang's expression shifted slightly, and he instinctively said, "Minister Hong, I don't want to get involved in politics like this..."
Hong Qiming froze for a moment, then chuckled and waved his hands. "I phrased that badly."
"The Head Councillor meant, how should Xia Country handle controlled nuclear fusion technology?"
Lü Yongchang understood.
So that was what he meant!
Without hesitation, he said, "Share it, of course!"
Hong Qiming's brows immediately furrowed.
"Share it?"
"Why?"
The Head Councillor and the other councillors had spent hours in a meeting over this very issue!
Almost every councillor had advocated keeping controlled nuclear fusion technology firmly in Xia Country's hands!
Asking Lü Yongchang this time had merely been a formality.
After all, as the Space Administration's first director, Lü Yongchang had considerable say in matters like this!
Hong Qiming had originally thought Lü Yongchang would be the least likely person to agree to sharing nuclear fusion technology!
This was the fruit of his own painstaking work!
In all his years as Minister of Science and Technology, Hong Qiming had never seen a scientist willing to hand the results of his hard-earned research over to someone else!
Perhaps because of the dim lighting, Lü Yongchang did not notice Hong Qiming's expression.
He continued, "Minister Hong, Xia Country cannot survive the coming disaster alone."
"We must have reliable