Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

Facing Lucius's questioning, Mr. Zachley Ward's expression, which had finally improved, turned ugly again.

His face was full of confusion and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"You're not going to say it, are you?" Lucius looked at the troubled Mr. Zachary Ward, and his face instantly turned cold.

He slowly straightened his back and spoke in a cold tone.

"I will never allow such dishonest subordinates to exist around me, if you are unwilling to answer my question just now."

"Then please leave now. I can pretend that nothing happened, but there will be no relationship between us anymore."

"If you are willing to answer truthfully, I can once again forgive your impoliteness and concealment. You will definitely not have any problems with the things I promised you before."

"Give your answer now. There's no need for us to waste either of our time."

"I understand, sir." Upon hearing this, Mr. Zachary Ward stood up from the sofa with gritted teeth, as if he had made a great decision.

Said with a heavy face.

"In fact, I didn't mean to hide it from you, but I couldn't confirm the truth of the news since the day I received this damn mission."

"In the past 24 hours, I have also been investigating the situation of those bad stocks. As the investigation deepens."

"The truth hidden behind the fog is so frightening that even I, who has worked at HSBC for many years, feel a little terrified."

"This muddy water is really a bit too deep."

"What do you mean?" Looking at Mr. Zachary Ward's heavy face, Lucius couldn't help but feel a little worried.

At the same time, he was also a little excited. Having spent some years in the financial market, he was no longer the rookie who had just entered the stock market.

Now he knows very well that the greater the risk, the higher the return. The muddier and deeper the water, the more likely the reward will be terrifyingly large.

Although the rationality and past experience in his mind have been reminding him that this kind of investment is often unreliable.

But deep in his heart, there was always a voice urging him to wade into this muddy water.

That was Lucius's competitive spirit. Although he didn't want to admit it, the fact was that it was the reason why he could gain such great benefits and success.

A big part of the reason is that it benefited from the fame of Mr. Hohenzollern, not the technology company founded by him.

And with the foundation that the other party had laid in the Muggle world, it would have been impossible for me to succeed so easily.

Whenever he thought of this, Lucius felt unhappy. He didn't want to live under the shadow of that little bastard.

Even though he might have tricked the other party by doing this, it was far from enough. He always wanted to prove himself.

Prove that you are no worse than Mr. Hohenzollern, and that what he can do, you can do too.

That little bastard just took the initiative. Driven by this strong belief, Lucius completely abandoned reason.

Continue to question Mr. Zachary Ward.

"Tell me everything you know. You must tell me the truth. Just tell me everything you know."

"I will help you pay off all your gambling debts, and I will also take out 1% of MAT Technology's shares to help you complete that task."

"Now tell me everything you know and stop talking nonsense to me. I just want the answer I want."

Now that things have come to this, Mr. Zachary Ward has no choice but to hide or delay any further.

I could only speak helplessly.

"Following up on the gossip in the City of London and some information coming from Downing Street channels."

"These stocks are all from several small steel companies in the old industrial areas of Wales, UK."

"You know, the British government has been pursuing a policy of deindustrialization since the 70s, and other countries are becoming more and more industrialized."

"This traditional heavy industry has long been a sunset industry, and the valuations of these small steel companies in the stock market have always been on the verge of delisting."

"But in a twist of fate, in order to win the votes of steel workers in marginal constituencies, Downing Street finally decided to build MAT's wafer factory there."

"Thereby boosting local employment and achieving local industrial upgrading."

"What does this have to do with stocks?" Lucius didn't quite understand.

Mr. Zachary Ward seemed a little nervous and looked around.

"What are you looking around for? Have you forgotten where we are? It can be said that there is no place in London that is more hidden and safe than here."

"Hurry and continue."

Lucius urged.

Mr. Zachary Ward seemed to be relieved. He took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down, and then continued speaking.

"The problem is huge. The efficiency of those steel mills was so poor that they were privatized during the wave of reforms in the 80s."

"It was completely forgotten by the government, so the steel plant and the surrounding land have been in the hands of workers and shareholders who hold stocks."

“If the government really decides to build a new type of wafer fab there, it will involve large-scale development and the demand for land will skyrocket.”

"Then the value of that land will skyrocket, and the government will spend a huge amount of money to buy the company's shares."

"That is to say, this game of passing the parcel is not like the stock market games we usually play, where we can only reap the money of the poor people in the stock market."

"Instead, they are preparing to reap the development funds from the government. You should know that the construction of this wafer factory is funded by the British government in addition to the funds."

"There is also funding from the European Community, because this is part of Europe's new Industry 2.0 plan. It is said that the total funding for the first year of the entire plan."

"It is as high as 2000 billion pounds, and the entire plan will span 10 years. This will be a huge business worth trillions of pounds."

Lucius' eyes became a little dull when he heard this number. He was now one of the few richest people in the entire Muggle world.

However, his assets mainly consisted of stocks and various bonds, as well as all the cash in his home and in the pure-blood families behind him.

It had basically been cleared out, and like many wizards in the British wizarding world today, he couldn't even produce a single gold Galleon.

Now he is in urgent need of cash as a reserve for his future operations.

However, the stocks on hand are either difficult to sell or only suitable for long-term investment. If you suddenly sell a large number of stocks, it is likely that the loss will outweigh the gain.

So his money is actually trapped, and it will take quite a long time to cash it out, but now there seems to be an opportunity.