Spotted By Grindelwald And Went To Hogwarts Chapter 288: Big plans
Xiao En saw the expression of chicken thief and anticipation in his father's eyes. Although it was impolite to say so, he had to admit that his father looked like a greedy old fox now.
"As I said at the beginning, using the primitive financial system of the wizarding world to do things is too dangerous for me, your father, an ordinary person, because the uncertainties are too high, we can't directly get involved..." Allen narrowed his eyes, "But what if we don't do things?"
"Don't do anything?"
"That's right, we don't even have to show up."
"Don't show up?" Sean pondered for a while, and then had a question again, "If I want to gain a certain voice in the wizarding world without attracting attention, the first choice must be not to show up. This is my original intention."
"No, no, my child, you are too obsessed with hiding on the surface. Combined with the current situation, try to dig deeper." Allen tempted.
"Dig deep..." Sean raised his chin.
It stands to reason that even if his father got news about the wizarding world through informal channels, the news is only relatively precious. With Sean, he knows far more news than his father. However, his own father apparently only got certain layers of it that he didn't think about deeply from the newspapers, weekly magazines, and books that every wizard could buy.
Sean's index and middle fingers tapped rhythmically on his father's expensive wooden desk. He tried to think about the problem from the perspective of his father, a private hospital owner and a somewhat conscientious capitalist.
Combining the current situation...Principal Nurmengard has changed, and the investigation team is still in the school. It must be a mess...The British Ministry of Magic is preparing for the ministerial election, and the political situation is heating up.
The Wallop family wants to get a part of the right to speak here, and the only advantage lies in Allen's capital flow. But just like what my father said, their family can't get involved in the financial system of the wizarding world with great fanfare. They don't have a really powerful and reliable wizarding background, and they can't afford the price of wizards turning the tables.
Digging deeper... Xiao En frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't find a suitable entry point.
In the end, he chose to look at Mr. Wallop with a begging look.
Alan shook his head with a smile: "Son, we need to understand where the danger comes from?"
"Where? No matter how we operate, how we choose to stand in line, of course it comes from the side whose interests have been harmed by us." Sean replied.
"Yes, we want the right to speak, and the right to speak is a benefit. If we get it, someone will inevitably lose. Obviously, I am an ordinary person. You are only in the third grade, and we can't deal with it... But what if we want to master a new right to speak? Are we going to open up a new field?"
"A new field?"
"Think about it, my child. With the political situation so anxious, those politicians in the wizarding world—yes, they manipulate politics just like our stupid cabinet. They want to canvass votes, they want popular support, but the entire wizarding world is a lot of trouble."
Alan sat next to Sean and put his arms around his shoulders: "It's still the same word, interest. Sean, you have fallen into a misunderstanding. You are too eager to think about how to get benefits safely and without risk, that is, the right to speak that you want. What you think is how to get more benefits with less effort. Of course, this is what we do. But you also find that no matter what you do, there will be hostility from people whose interests will be damaged."
Sean nodded: "That's it."
"Let's change our thinking..." Allen laughed, "What is our advantage, the Wallop family?"
"Uh, my respected Mr. Wallop is quite rich, but you can't get involved in the financial system..." Halfway through speaking, Sean suddenly froze.
He thought of the key point, which is the place he has been ignoring.
Seeing his son in a daze, Allen patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "It seems that you found out."
Sean opened his eyes wide and looked at Allen: "Shall we send money?!"
"That's right, Sean." Allen smiled.
He continued: "We don't go to anyone's trouble, we go to help them solve their troubles."
Alan picked up a copy of the Daily Prophet and flipped through it: "Look, Mrs. Haley, who lives in Bellingham, unfortunately fell down while taking care of her potion ingredients, and she couldn't even pay St. Mungo's medical bills."
"And this Mr. Dodd, he has published several times in the smallest gap of the Daily Prophet seeking to rent a house-he has recently been driven crazy by the noisy machine of the neighbor's Muggle house. I guess his friend probably bought a new lawn mower?"
"This is even a small problem. There are too many such problems, such as the upbringing and enrollment of orphans, the job problems of dropout students, the care of orphaned old wizards, and the high cost of wizard treatment..."
Alan talked eloquently: "There is almost no welfare system in the entire wizarding society, such as orphans. I only read from a book that the Ministry of Magic will subsidize part of the tuition fees, and then it will be gone."
"And what is the status quo? The political system of the Ministry of Magic is similar to us ordinary people. They want to get the votes of wizards, but they can't actually come up with policies that benefit wizards. To be honest, I don't even understand how this group of people can get votes. Although they are as empty-headed as the group of idiots in the cabinet, the cabinet at least knows to lie to the public. Don't the people in the Ministry of Magic do nothing?"
Sean was dumbfounded, this is indeed the current situation of the Ministry of Magic.
Mr. Wallop said more and more vigorously: "Then what we have to do is very simple, help the Ministry of Magic to improve social welfare!"
"Orphans? Very good, we provide student funds. Difficult to rent a house? We provide intermediary help—or the kind without intermediary fees. It’s easier to deal with the lonely and widowed.
Mr. Wallop stood up, took a new cigar from the drawer and took a deep breath, with a satisfied expression on his face: "Sean, who do you think we will harm?"
Of course, sending money will not harm the interests of others... After that, a new welfare insurance system will slowly take shape...
"A completely different way of thinking..." Xiao En murmured.
Alan smiled triumphantly: "And after that, within a few years, you will have enough power to speak, and even, when you are strong enough, as long as you are willing, I will pull up a group of teams for you to short the entire British wizarding world? It's easy."
Shawn shook his head in admiration, and then asked a question: "This trick is indeed very effective, but the cost must be considered. There are not too many wizards in the UK, but if these people are raised for nothing, it seems that our family's assets can't last long. In other words, how are your assets now, Dad?"
Alan patted his fat belly and smiled: "Assets, so-so. Of course, it is really a lot of pressure to raise so many people for nothing, and the hospital's cash flow can't support such costs, but we can ask others to pay for it."
"Anyone else?"
"I read in the book that the only people in the wizarding world who have the right to mint coins are the goblins from Gringotts, and the revenue of the Ministry of Magic, which hardly collects taxes, comes from the seigniorage, which is as high as one-third. What a big exploitable flaw."
"But aren't we here to solve trouble?"
"Yeah, so a small arbitrage is enough. One gold Galleon is exchanged for seventeen silver Sickles, and the casting cost of silver and gold in Gringotts is the same. Although I don't know why gold and silver are called metals that can have magic power, I know one thing. Wizards use the same gold and silver as us." Allen hit Sean on the head with a cigar.
"That's right..." Sean's eyes lit up.
In the wizarding world, the gold-silver exchange rate is always the same, but in London, England, and the whole world, this rate is always fluctuating. What's more, compared with Gringotts, the gold-silver exchange rate of the exchange is much different.
Mr. Wallop said leisurely: "A simple arbitrage transaction does not need much. Our cost will be borne by the entire Gringotts and the entire Ministry of Magic. Obviously, wizards who have spent thousands of years in this economic system will only be confused and can't think of the crux of the problem-even the impact on the economy will not be too great. After all, an institution like Gringotts is not called a bank at all. It is a safekeeping house."
"Of course, let's not go too far. The generous Wallop family is also willing to bear part of the wizarding world's welfare system."
"Have you already thought about it, Dad?" Sean smiled.
"It's not hard to imagine, but, with all due respect, wizards are too proud." Wallap straightened his collar.
Shawn then raised doubts: "But there is another point. When our system grows bigger, no matter which faction it is, they will definitely want to get this support as a political bargaining chip. They want our welfare system to become their achievements. Whether it is coercion or temptation, by then, we may be targeted by two factions or even more factions?"
"That's right, but we can raise a big banner~" Mr. Wallop smiled like an old fox.
Sean understood it all at once, and then showed a little fox smile: "Professor Dumbledore..."
"That's right, he has a detached position but no real power. This kind of thing is essentially beneficial to the entire wizarding society. I don't believe that this person who is praised in all the books I have read will object, and he will most likely acquiesce. Uh-huh, our signboard is this respectable old gentleman. Those people from the Ministry of Magic, can you do it?"
That's right, according to Sean's understanding of Dumbledore, the other party will definitely acquiesce, and there is a high probability that he will talk to Sean to let him not go astray-isn't this what Sean wants? I was worried that I couldn't find this old man.
Now, Sean was completely convinced. He looked at his father and exclaimed, "It's you, Mr. Wallop."
"Praise from my son, please make me proud for a while." Allen said with a smile.
The two discussed again for a while about the general direction of the whole plan, such as looking for opportunities to join the school board of Hogwarts or even Nurmengard in the future. After talking at night, Sean learned a lot from his father.
The conversation did not come to an end until Mrs. Wallop softly called the two of them to rest outside.
"Good night, Dad, thank you for your teaching."
"You're welcome, son, good night."
When Sean walked to the door of the study, Mr. Wallop called to him from behind again.
Sean turned around and saw his father's loving and gentle expression: "There are still some words."
"Huh, Dad?"
"Sean, we talked a lot, because you have been so smart since you were young, and you never let us down, so even at this age, I support you to do what you want to do, and I want you to know that your parents and your family have always supported you behind your back."
Sean's heart warmed, and he nodded solemnly: "I know, thank you, Dad."
"No," Allen shook his head, "You're welcome, I want to add something to my previous long speech."
Sean didn't speak, just looked at his father quietly.
The chubby Mr. Wallop came over and hugged Sean. His voice was strong and gentle: "We talked about interests before, but I have to correct one point. There is a kind of behavior that does not need to be driven by interests, and that is love."
He straightened up, with soft love on his face, and pride in his eyes: "I, your mother, your sister Ella, we all love you deeply, and I'm not trying to emphasize this to you, but expressing——No matter what, we are your most solid arms."
Sean stared blankly at his father, and a force and emotion that was usually not visible seemed to surge up all of a sudden. He hugged his father with his backhand, his voice was low and powerful.
"I know, I know, Dad."
The father and son hugged for a while, and waited until Allen patted his son's shoulder hard: "Safety first, then let go and do it, I am proud of you."
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The all-night long talk with his father directly gave Xiao En a clear idea ~IndoMTL.com~ Not only that, he felt more confident in doing things, and early the next morning, he began to think about candidates.
Yes, the person who ran the welfare system.
Mr. Wallop will be responsible for recruiting a group of professionals to advise. Of course, the other party does not know that this is the status quo of the wizarding world. Allen found a reason, his precious son wanted to write a book - the kind with detailed settings. It made many marvel at Mr Wallop's doting than the child.
Throwing money in for one of the children's hobbies.
Of course, Sean is not writing, he is looking for suitable candidates.
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I don’t know if there is a problem with my wps or if it’s just a bit of a convulsion. I copied a lot of repetitive content. Sorry everyone, it has been modified, just reload the chapter and it will be fine.
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