Chapter 737

Imperial Study.

Lu Yu entered and, upon seeing Qin Mu, suddenly felt a bit flustered.

She had a feeling that she had been completely and thoroughly seen through by the man before her.

It gave her a sense of shyness, as if she had nowhere to hide.

"This commoner greets Your Majesty!"

Qin Mu was flipping through books on a shelf, his back to Lu Yu.

Hearing this, he gave a faint grunt.

Lu Yu grew nervous.

The Emperor was not speaking, and for a moment, she did not know how to broach the subject.

She could only start by reporting the matter of the trade to him.

"Your Majesty, the grain trade has been completed. Master Shen is currently directing the storage of the grain."

Qin Mu gave another faint grunt.

Lu Yu was so anxious she was scratching her ears and cheeks.

She was terrified that the air would just stay this quiet.

"Your Majesty, Master Shen says that I am not qualified to be a caravan manager for Great Qin."

This time, Qin Mu finally spoke.

"You are indeed not qualified."

This...

Lu Yu was a bit dumbfounded.

Before, she had thought that in Qin Mu's eyes, she was a capable person.

That was why the Emperor had invited her to eat alone.

That was why he had hinted that she could stay in Great Qin and manage a caravan for Great Qin.

Now, in the blink of an eye, how had things changed?

"Your Majesty, Master Shen says that as long as he does not agree, even you cannot appoint a caravan manager!"

This counted as snitching.

The helpless Lu Yu had even resorted to this tactic.

Qin Mu, however, still spoke in a flat tone.

"And so?"

Reaching this point, Lu Yu simply stiffened her neck and gathered her courage.

"The Emperor is supreme, and his words are law. How could a minister dare to ignore the Emperor's words!"

"I believe Your Majesty should teach Master Shen a lesson!"

Qin Mu burst into laughter.

Only then did he turn around to face Lu Yu.

"I appointed Shen Wansan as Minister of Revenue to manage the wealth and grain of the world. I will not interfere arbitrarily in matters within his duties."

"This is called trusting one's subordinates! Surely you understand that?"

Lu Yu was speechless.

It was not that she could no longer argue, but that she was suddenly overwhelmed by Qin Mu's bearing.

Of all the rulers she had met, not one was not suspicious by nature.

Who could truly manage to trust their subordinates without doubt?

Qin Mu was clearly the only one who could do it, and he even made his ministers believe in it so firmly. It was extremely rare and commendable!

This was also a powerful charm he possessed!

Qin Mu held the book and sat down slowly.

"Just say it directly: what exactly do you want to do?"

Lu Yu's little tricks had not succeeded.

She simply did as Li Ke had said: she dropped all her little schemes and spoke straightforwardly.

"Your Majesty said you would let me manage a caravan. I just want to try, and then go slap Shen Wansan in the face in person!"

This was a competitive woman.

Qin Mu smiled and shook his head.

"Just for the sake of spite?"

Lu Yu nodded desperately.

"Just for spite. But I will definitely work hard and prove to you all that I am very capable, and that you all underestimated me!"

This appearance was actually quite cute.

Qin Mu tossed the book in his hand to her, letting her see the large characters on the cover.

"How to Persuade Others"!

"I want you to manage a special caravan; I'll give you this book, it will help you."

"A special caravan? What is that for?"

Lu Yu was very curious.

This book was also very strange; she had never seen it before.

Qin Mu said.

"Great Qin is developing that bitter, cold land in Liaodong. Many refugees have been settled there, and we want to build it into Great Qin's granary."

"Now we need many artisans; you go and scout for artisans for Liaodong."

"What kind of caravan is this?"

Lu Yu had never heard of such a caravan.

It overturned her previous understanding of caravans.

No wonder the Emperor said he could let her manage a caravan, while Shen Wansan said he would not use her.

She had thought this was a contradiction, that she could get the position of caravan manager and still go slap Shen Wansan in the face.

Who would have thought it would be such a strange kind of caravan!

Qin Mu said.

"Human labor is also a resource. Labor is also a commodity. This special caravan you are running is about taking capable people to the places that suit them."

"This caravan of yours shall be called a Human Resources Caravan."

Human labor... is also a resource?

In Lu Yu's heart, a wave of joy began to surge.

The Great Qin Emperor truly had many ingenious ideas!

The things he said were so philosophical!

Lu Yu had also traveled to many places and seen many people. She deeply understood that some people had ability but no place to put it to use.

The cause was simply that they were in the wrong place.

And what she was about to do now was to help them find the right position.

Just thinking about it was a very fulfilling task.

"Your Majesty, then is my position also that of a caravan manager?"

Qin Mu laughed in spite of himself.

This woman was still thinking about going to slap Shen Wansan in the face.

It seemed Shen Wansan had really angered her earlier.

But Shen Wansan was his capable assistant; how could he let this woman throw her weight around in front of him?

"Your caravan has a different nature; it is not called a caravan manager, but a caravan captain."

Lu Yu suddenly deflated.

She understood the Emperor's meaning; it seemed that going to Shen Wansan to vent her anger was not to be.