Third update today: Chapter 2679! 3/4!
Li Jing's words immediately caused an uproar among everyone present.
Yang Yao remained silent, but the others had yet to grasp the key point. "Why do you say that, Heavenly King Li? In this old man's view, the Grand Canal Project is a great undertaking that benefits both the nation and its people!"
"Yes, how could it be... a path to disaster?"
As for Hao Jian and the others who knew the inside story, they all turned their gazes toward Yang Yao.
Some things weighed only four taels when not placed on a scale, but once weighed... not even a thousand catties could hold them back.
Clearly, Li Jing saw farther than most, but he still... had not seen far enough!
The Grand Canal Project had indeed been proposed recently. Yang Yao had learned of it shortly after receiving the Asura Race delegation.
By level, this plan could be divided into three layers.
The first layer was what Yang Yao had mentioned at the meeting: this was a cross-generational project beneficial to the development of both races, with countless advantages and no drawbacks.
As for the second layer, barring any unforeseen circumstances, even Yang Yao and the others might not have realized it at first. That was, this Grand Canal Project might become a military route for the Asura Race's designs upon the Human Race.
But under the present circumstances, Yang Yao and the others clearly understood this second layer of meaning.
Naturally, this was because of Xu Kun's instructions from Heaven.
Xu Kun's instructions had not covered every detail, but he had broadly laid out the opportunities and challenges the Human Race might encounter during its future development.
Yang Yao had recently compiled them into a general guideline called the "Human Race