Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"I don't think there's any need to be so anxious." Lucius Malfoy, feeling humiliated, first slammed his cane heavily on the ground.

Then he stretched out his left hand and pressed the cover of the documents, looked at Mr. Zachary Ward with a serious expression, and said in a bad tone.

"You haven't answered my question just now, sir, please pay attention, although our two worlds are not the same."

"But when communicating with nobles, you should remain respectful and respectful. Any disrespectful behavior will be severely punished."

"Besides, these documents, and everything that comes after, need to be done through me."

Mr. Zachary Ward pushed his glasses up on his nose with a finger, took his hands off the papers, and leaned back slightly.

But he didn't lie down on the sofa. Instead, he stood up straight and showed his signature fake smile again.

"Of course there is no problem, Mr. Malfoy. The reason I remain silent is only because it is from my professional perspective."

"If it is a smaller amount of money, it seems unnecessary to do these operations because it will cost a lot of money."

"But since you insist, I will of course give you a satisfactory answer. First of all, let's confirm the first thing. How much money do you have, 5 pounds?"

"You still don't understand the situation." Hearing this humiliating number, Lucius Malfoy's face became even uglier.

"How could the Malfoy family be so stingy? One million pounds, just for fun first."

After hearing this number, Mr. Zachary Ward's expression still did not change much. He just nodded silently.

"It seems that I am a little bit prejudiced. If it is 100 million pounds, there is still some room for maneuver."

"You have to give me the equivalent of 100 million pounds first, and then I will find a way to convert the money into gold or other equivalents through some means."

"Then through mutual offshore transactions, it is turned into funds in the account to ensure that your funds are safe and can be accessed at any time."

"I can set you up with a confidential separate account and you can choose to keep your money in London, or wherever you want."

“And it can be used at any time, but in this process, you will probably lose about 35% of your funds, after all, this is an illegal operation.”

"35%." Upon hearing this number, Lucius Malfoy felt a little pain in his heart, considering that this was the normal exchange rate in the British wizarding world.

About 10 pounds can be exchanged for one gold Galleon, and 100 million pounds is equivalent to 10 gold Galleons, which is definitely not a small number.

You know, before meeting Mr. Hohenzollern, apart from the property in the old family treasury.

The amount of liquid funds that the Malfoy family can control is actually about this number, and now 35% of them are going to be taken away at one time.

This was indeed a little hard for him to accept, but just as he was hesitating, Mr. Zachary Ward's voice came again.

"It seems that you are not very willing to accept this price. As I expected, I can tell you clearly."

"This is already the lowest charge you can find in London, and it's also based on your special status."

"You know, if senior bank managers like us say we have never been involved in some gray industries, even we ourselves probably won't believe it."

"Every year across the European continent, billions of pounds of black money slips through our hands. Even for some extremely high amounts, we charge this fee."

The disdain in Mr. Zachary Ward's voice was no longer concealed.

Lucius Malfoy was completely overwhelmed by the insinuation made by a lowly Muggle. His face was gloomy and he clenched his cane tightly with both hands.

"How dare you taunt the Malfoy family like this? You will pay a heavy price for this in the future, no problem 35%."

"It's only 35 pounds. For the noble Malfoy family, it's just a drop in the bucket."

"When can you start working?"

"Me?" Zachary Ward pointed a finger at his face, his expression finally changed, and he looked a little surprised.

"I thought I had lost my qualification after this unpleasant exchange. It seems that this money really doesn't mean much to you."

"It's like a bottle cap that has been thrown away carelessly, but please rest assured that we are all professionals, regardless of whether the communication is pleasant or not."

"I will definitely try my best to manage this money well. After all, it is related to my professional ethics."

This subtle flattery made Lucius Malfoy feel extremely comfortable, and a smug smile appeared on his pale face.

His behavior became elegant again and he waved gently.

"It's okay. I'm just interested in new things. You know I'm a man with a family."

"Our interests and hobbies are always relatively narrow. If we come across something that interests us, we are of course willing to spend money on it."

"It's a very cost-effective deal to spend a little money in exchange for your own happiness."

At the end of his speech, he raised his chin slightly and elegantly pinched the red teacup with two fingers of his right hand.

He began to taste the black tea elegantly, as if to say, what is that little money? It's just some bastards.

Such a perfect pretense certainly needs the approval of the audience, and Zachary Ward nodded in agreement.

"That's natural. After all, whether it's capital or wealth, it's ultimately for the benefit of the holder. If you accumulate a huge amount of wealth but don't use it."

"Or if you don't know how to use it, then you will become a rich man in material terms, but a wanderer in spirit. Such a person will never be a true noble."

"But you are completely different. You don't need to be a true noble. You know very well how to spend your wealth."

“Let those meaningless gold coins be transformed into real happiness.”

Such high-level flattery completely eliminated Lucius's previous anger, and he nodded with a smile.

"Of course. I forgive your previous rude behavior. Now bring those documents over so we can deal with them properly."

"But like I just said, we still have plenty of time. Don't appear to be in a hurry sir."

"Keep your grace and elegance."

Zachary Ward slowly opened the pile of documents, arranged them one by one according to their importance and sequence, then stood up and bowed slightly and gracefully.

The files that stretched out their fingers said.

"Of course not, my lord!"