International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 88 Fudge Finance

Yaxley's statement caught Lucius Malfoy by surprise.He only brought this rarity to the meeting in order to find a few more people to support the scene, and he didn't expect him to take the initiative to speak.

But what he said was on point.Lucius silently praised his little friend in his heart.This may be "a fool who thinks a lot will gain something", he thought to himself.

"Then we'll let Gringotts use shares to make up for our losses!" Fudge said suddenly, his face brightened again, "The wizard's bank can only be controlled by wizards, goblins should obediently work for us."

These words made Lucius call himself an expert. It seems that Fudge is not easy to deal with. It is pure wishful thinking to ask him to sit still and obediently give up the throne of Minister of Magic.

Rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone Cornelius Fudge from a pure-blood family?

In fact, if Lucius knew that the cowardly minister in front of him dared to confront Dumbledore three years later, he would definitely change his view of him—he was not cowardly, but greedy and stupid.

But now Fudge did make a good move.

The Ministry of Magic is not a place where all kinds of food and drink gather.On the contrary, there have been many resolute and courageous people born here.Take, for example, the 19th-century Minister for Magic, Ottaline Gamble.She was very courageous, and it was this wizard who presided over the construction of the Hogwarts Express.

At the time, there was a problem that had plagued wizards for a long time: how to ensure that hundreds of students arrived at Hogwarts safely every year without attracting the attention of Muggles.They used to use portkeys and apparitions and the like, which were easy to expose.

To solve this conundrum, Ottalion proposed a "bold and controversial" proposal.She is not a self-styled conservative, she actively understands the changes in the Muggle world-this alone can kill many ministers of magic.

Inspired by Muggle technology, she decided to use trains to transport young wizards between London and Hogwarts.

In order to obtain a train, the Ministry of Magic carried out a massive project. They cast 167 oblivion spells and the largest concealment spell in British history, and stole a train from Muggles!
Overnight, a railway station appeared in Hogsmeade village.Of course, Crewe's Muggle railway employees spent the next year feeling like they were missing something important.

And the Ministry of Magic didn't just steal the car, they made further improvements to the Hogwarts Express.

Initially, the practice was met with outcry from some pure-blood families, who refused to use the Muggle-built device as wizarding transport.A large number of shouting letters were sent to the Ministry of Magic. In those days, the Ministry of Magic was full of words such as "unsafe", "unhygienic", and "degrading to human dignity".

However, she immediately said that students must either take the train to school or not.The pure-blood family backed down, and the voices of opposition also disappeared.

What this minister has done can be called "great".She really dares to do things.

Historically, there have been many high-ranking officials and ministers of the Ministry of Magic who have tried to take back the economic power of the wizarding world from Gringotts, but they have only scratched the surface.The reason is very simple-the main reason is not the opposition, but the lack of financial talents in the wizarding world.

If the wizards really have enough financial talents, even if there is a huge opposition, there will be a Minister of Magic with the awareness of self-sacrifice to complete this great cause.

No group lacks heroes.

If others don't say it, would Ottaline Gamble not have that courage?She dared to withstand the pressure of the pure-blood family and let the offspring of the pure-blood family go to school in the way of Muggles!

What else is she afraid of?What resistance could Gringotts really offer?Launch a third goblin rebellion?They were wiped out by the wizard the first two times, so the goblins who are not as strong as before can succeed the third time?impossible.

Fudge's words drew Crouch's sarcasm.

"Your Excellency, you should know the reason why the seniors did not take back Gringotts."

"I know." Fudge had recovered. "We can first occupy a part of Gringotts' shares. Then Dumbledore wants to reform education? Then let's teach a finance class. In a few years, we will be able to have our own financial talents."

Crouch was momentarily at a loss for words.Indeed, no one has ever considered this before, or Hogwarts has never thought of adding a few courses before...

"So you want Muggles to become professors at Hogwarts?" the patriarch of a pure-blood family said in a low voice.

"They really know more about finance than us!" Fudge's eyes lit up, "The master is the teacher! There's nothing to say!"

Fudge was very fortunate that he carefully read an anonymous letter he received a few days ago.There is only one meaning expressed in the letter: I hope that Hogwarts will open a finance class, and explain the importance of finance.

At that time, Fudge was dismissive of this: Finance, what is finance?His credo is: nothing can go wrong.

Prudence is his survival principle.Relying on this principle, he successfully served as the Minister of Magic for ten years!
Open a finance class?Stop it!What should I do if something happens to me?
But today, he was forced to a dead end, so he could only use this strategy to try to turn things around.

He did it.He succeeded.

Everyone present was thinking about the feasibility of the matter.

In fact, anyone with a little knowledge of finance can see that this plan is extremely unreliable.

First things first: what is finance?Finance is the branch of economics that studies how companies, individuals, governments and other institutions raise and invest money.It has the following main research branches: Financial Economics, Money and Banking, International Finance, Public Finance, Investment, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance...

Main branches up to 20!
Any one branch is enough to make people study for a lifetime!How could a group of young wizards who had never been exposed to mathematics in junior high school understand these things!Many college students are hanging on a tree called high mathematics, but how can you engage in finance if you are not good at mathematics?

It was Fudge's delusional idea to have Hogwarts students study finance.

But the people present don't understand finance. In their eyes, finance is a Muggle teacher teaching young wizards how to pay other people's wages, just like selling snacks on the Hogwarts Express... So Fudge's idea worked.

Fudge cleared his throat, "Without further ado, let's send someone to Gringotts to check. See if they really took our money. If they resist... Aurors are already the elite force of the Ministry of Magic , it is not in the interests of wizards to dare to resist the goblins of Aurors, and they have to punch hard, do you understand?"

"Understood," replied Auror Chief of Staff Rufus Scrimgeour.

　In the middle of the night, I ask for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, investment and other things!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)