The officials all looked at Wu Da, after all, he was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he had to decide all the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, even if someone wanted to tie up with Mulan, if he was his master in front of Wu Da, this would be a slap in the face of Wu Da.

Wu Da groaned, got up and bowed to Hua Mulan and said: "Niangniang, the king wants to build a charity federation to build orphanages and nursing homes in various places to raise orphans and support the elderly, this is a great thing, the minister was an orphan when he was a child, and he knows how difficult it is for orphans to live in this world, and it is a gift from God that two or three out of ten can live to adulthood!" ”

"Niang Niang came in person, the minister should have given full support, and the minister also wanted to donate a house to speed up the completion of the site of the Charity Federation, but ······ Don't hide it, the Ministry of Industry does have more than a dozen sets of houses, but these houses are not privately owned by ministers, but public property, and ministers can't make decisions to donate one of them to the Charity Federation! ”

Hua Mulan knew that it was not easy to get something out of Wu Da's hands, but she didn't expect this guy to refuse in one bite, although he didn't explicitly refuse, but that's what he meant.

Mulan was also angry in her heart, she personally went to the Ministry of Works, and she also made a fate, Wu Da didn't know what to do, so she put her face aside, how could she be embarrassed?

However, although Wu Da is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but he can't cover the sky with one hand in this Ministry of Industry, Huang Zhan, the left waiter, saw that Mulan's face was wrong, and thought that this was an opportunity to get closer to Mulan, he stood up and said: "Wu Shangshu doesn't dare to agree with this, those houses are indeed public property, and you Wu Shangshu really have no right to donate one of the houses to the Charity Federation, but now that the officials of the Ministry of Industry are here, you adults can discuss it together!" It's already a big face for Niangniang to run in person, but Wu Shangshu refused in one bite, what does this mean? ”

Hua Mulan hurriedly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this palace is here to raise donations today, not to invite you to donate a set of houses as a princess, since it is a fundraiser, it is naturally adhering to the principle of voluntary, and this palace will never force you!" Since the Ministry of Industry has no intention of collecting donations, the main palace will leave first! ”

Huang Zhan, the left waiter, immediately arched his hand and said, "Please wait for a while, Rong Chen and the others will discuss and discuss, how about it?" ”

Other officials also think that it's not good to let Mulan leave like this, this is the main palace Niangniang, there is such a Niangniang in the palace at present, if the Niangniang has a bad heart, just use a little means to give someone a small shoe to wear, who can stand it?

So several officials also stood up and said: "Yes, please wait for a while, and the ministers will discuss one or two!" ”

Some people even shouted outside: "Come on, serve tea to the mother!" ”

Mulan thought about it and agreed, "It's okay!" ”

Huang Zhan immediately said: "Princess, for the sake of the world's orphans and widowed old people, the king wants to build a charity federation to build orphanages and nursing homes in various places to raise and support the elderly, it is really benevolent and unparalleled. I said that we should have the money to contribute, and the powerful contribution is, now that my Ministry of Industry has an empty house, what happened to donate a set to the Charity Federation as a meeting place? And who's to say? We are not for public and private use, but for the people of the world to make a contribution, it is a great deed! ”

Yu Dongliang of the Ministry of Industry stood up and said: "The lower officials think that what Huang Shilang said is very true, this is a great thing that the whole world should subsidize, how can my Ministry of Industry be left behind?" Xia Guan agreed to donate a house as the site of the Charity Federation! ”

Wu Yutang, a member of the staff, also stood up and said: "The lower official agrees!" ”

Immediately, several other officials stood up: "Seconded!" ”

Wu Da was a little anxious in his heart, looking at this posture, these people all supported donating a house to the Charity Federation as a venue, wouldn't he be isolated? This is a big bad thing, in this way, he will leave a very bad influence here in Mulan, and everyone else has intentions, if he doesn't agree, doesn't this mean that he Wu Da is intent on going against the princess?

Wu Da's brain turned fast, if he changed his mind and agreed at this time, he would slap himself in the face again, and it would also make the government and the opposition think that he was afraid of Mulan's identity and power, and there would definitely be people who thought that he was a capricious person who could not adhere to his principles, which would be detrimental to his career.

At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Industry almost agreed, and everyone looked at him to see what he said.

The waiter Huang Zhan was faintly proud in his heart, this time it can be said that Wu Da was roasted on the fire, to see how he resolved the current embarrassing situation, if he didn't handle it well and provoked Mulan to send out the thunder, then there would be a good show.

Wu Da said to Mulan at this time: "Niangniang, the house really can't be donated to the Charity Federation, although the title deed is in the hands of the Ministry of Industry, but its ownership is owned by the imperial court after all, and the Ministry of Industry can't donate it to the Charity Federation without authorization!" ”

When many officials heard Wu Da say this, they all had a premonition that Mulan was going to go berserk, after all, her temper was well known to the world, and several officials who had a dislike for Wu Da looked at Wu Da coldly to see how he was repaired by Mulan.

Mulan's face was also very ugly at this time, and almost all the officials of the Ministry of Industry agreed, but Wu Da didn't agree, who did he think he was? Isn't this a deliberate attempt to get along with her?

She was about to have a seizure, but she saw Wu Da and said: "However, although the Ministry of Industry cannot donate the house, but it can be rented to the Charity Federation, in order to show the support of our Ministry of Industry for this matter, the Ministry of Industry will never collect rent, and the house can be renovated until the Charity Federation moves the site, and then the Ministry of Industry can take back the house, I wonder if the mother is still satisfied?" ”

Hua Mulan was about to make a fuss, but after hearing Wu Da's words, she couldn't get out anyway, so she held back.

Hua Mulan took a deep breath, and then said with a smile: "Wu Shangshu still understands righteousness, and this palace is very relieved!" Lilacs".

Lilac stood up and made a blessing: "The slave is here!" ”

Hua Mulan introduced to Wu Da and the officials of the Ministry of Industry: "Her name is Lilac, she has served the palace for some years, she is the Shang Palace next to the palace, she is quite shrewd, the palace is limited to the rules of the palace, and she can't go to the Charity Federation every day, so most of the things of the Charity Federation still depend on the people below to do, Lilac is the deputy designated by the palace, and she is responsible for the affairs of the Charity Federation during the absence of the palace, so please support her more in the future!" ”

Wu Da, Huang Zhan and other officials of the Ministry of Industry agreed one after another, and Huang Zhan patted his chest and said: "If Ding Shanggong has something to do, if Huang can be used, just come to the Ministry of Industry to find Huang!" ”

"Thank you so much, Lord Huang!"

"Ahem!" Wu Da coughed twice, and said to Yu Dongliang in Langzhong of the Ministry of Works: "Yu Langzhong, you go to Ding Shanggong to go through the relevant official procedures for leasing!" ”

"Yes!" Yu Dongliang agreed and said to Ding Xiang: "Please Ding Shanggong come with the officials!" ”

A moment later, Mulan left the Ministry of Industry with Lilac with the official document, and Lilac not only took the lease official formalities in her hand, but also the key to the door of the house.

On the way back, Ding Xiang said: "Niangniang, I didn't expect this Wu Da to be really difficult, all the officials agreed, and he still insisted on not donating, saying that he would rent it to us without collecting rent, and he could figure it out!" ”

Hua Mulan said with a smile: "In the end, it is estimated that he was forced to have no choice, so he could only choose this way to rent the house to us, do you know how powerful he is now?" Be careful when dealing with him in the future! ”

"Hmph, I'd rather not deal with this kind of person!"

"Then you are wrong, there will be more times to deal with the Ministry of Industry in the future, such as houses that have fallen into disrepair and damaged, if the Charity Federation pays for it itself, it must cost a lot, but if you let the Ministry of Industry send craftsmen to help, you can save a lot of money, anyway, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry do not have something to do every day, they are idle, and they don't have to waste too much!"

Ding Xiang said: "Niangniang, according to me, people like Wu Da should not let him be the secretary of the Ministry of Works, but should let him manage the treasury, a person like him is in charge of the treasury, and the money and grain in the treasury can only go in and out, and within ten years, I will be able to make the country rich in the world and become the first powerful country in the world!" ”

"Poof-" Mulan couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, "It's just nonsense, how can the treasury only go in and out?" The army's salaries, grain and grass, the officials' salaries, as well as the cleaning of rivers and roads of the Ministry of Industry, and the repair of palaces all cost money. ”

In only five days, the craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry renovated the house rented to the Charity Federation, and the door of the house looked more atmospheric, more than a dozen bookkeepers were recruited, some grassroots clerks were also recruited, more than a dozen retired soldiers and a tooth owner were recruited to be responsible for the safety of the Charity Federation, and a team of retired soldiers was responsible for the supervision and implementation of rules and regulations.

On this day, Mulan instructed the following clerks to move the office supplies she bought into the Charity Federation, and a eunuch ran over panting to report: "Niangniang, the king has convened all the ministers to discuss the matter, and it seems that something big has happened!" ”

"Let's go, go back to the palace!"

When Mulan returned to the palace outside the Qinzheng Palace, the summoned ministers had arrived, and she immediately came to Dongnuan Pavilion to see Zhao Junsheng.

"Brother Junsheng, what happened?"

Under normal circumstances, if it weren't for an extremely important event, if it wasn't for the big and small court meeting days, Zhao Junsheng would never have summoned so many important ministers to the palace at one time, after all, he was busy, and the ministers were also busy.

"I have just confirmed a piece of news, the Yunzhong Imperial Court sent Li Shun to contact all the princes, and even sent people to Jiankang to lobby the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, their purpose is to organize a coalition army to crusade against our Qianguo!"

"What? Is it so serious? If all the princes send troops together, plus the Southern Dynasties, our Qianguo will be in an unprecedented predicament! ”