Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"Why??"

The questioner was still Kevin Lestrange, but this time there was no urgency in his tone, but instead a hint of unspeakable fear.

“What do you want to ask?” Karl still had a smile on his face and looked at the other person calmly.

“Is it about why I define the greatest wealth in this way, or asking about my motivation for doing so.”

"motivation."

Kevin Lestrange's answer was still brief.

Karl didn't mean to waste time either, he said it very calmly.

"Because if I don't do this, I won't be able to change the entire wizarding world, whether they want to admit it or not."

"At least in this era we live in, the British wizarding world can still survive, although it is difficult for most wizards to find a decent and suitable job after graduation."

"But due to their small population and years of accumulation, most people will not have problems with food and clothing, and they can often live in peace."

"I eat three meals a day, find an ordinary person to marry and have children, and do some work that I don't like but is okay."

"Occasionally go to the bar and complain about this terrible life."

"Isn't this good?" Kevin Lestrange spoke again.

"Very good." Carl nodded slightly to express his approval and then turned around and said.

“It’s almost a perfect state, but it’s definitely not an excellent state for someone who wants to change.”

"Humans are highly adaptable and inert animals. Once living conditions meet their basic needs, they will hardly be motivated to pursue other things."

"They may complain about their lives, but they don't have much motivation to change, even if there is a strong leader to lead them to change."

"People tend not to follow his footsteps, which is why it is the society with the largest sample size in Muggle history."

“Every profound change in society is due to the collapse of social order. People have lost everything and have become penniless.”

“Only those who have nothing have the motivation to change, and how to create a group of people who have nothing is the wisdom of the ruler.”

"What does this mean? Is there a difference in methods?"

Kevin Lestrange asked again. His desire for knowledge seemed particularly strong today, and he seemed determined to get a satisfactory answer.

Karl also seemed very patient today, and he explained calmly as always.

"Yes, of course. No matter what kind of social system's philosophy is, it is essentially repeating this process."

“It’s just that the goals they pursue are different. Capitalism often uses various consumer traps and financial means to raise the prices of fixed assets.”

“And tying these assets to love and social status allows people to pursue these things and mortgage their future.”

"This method is relatively mild, and it also involves a lot of psychological training, such as how to define hard work and lack of effort."

"How to define success and failure will eventually form a cycle. A person must study hard from birth and strive to get into a good university."

"Then he will get a decent job, a decent income, and eventually get married and have children, and his next generation will repeat the cycle."

“As long as this cycle can continue, it can generate endless value.”

Hearing this, Kevin Lestrange was silent for a moment, but seemed not satisfied with the answer, so he continued to ask.

"What about before that? What methods will they use?"

"The previous methods were more direct," Carl replied.

"They tend to use violence as a basis, like people who are tied to the land their whole lives, using hunger as a means."

"To control the poor is direct exploitation, so it often causes the greatest resistance."

As he spoke, Karl walked to the French window again, looking at the street below and spoke thoughtfully.

"The utopia of the magical world can only exist in fairy tales. It should not exist in reality."

"This world is so beautiful that even the villains produced have such simple minds. They never want to destroy this beautiful utopian world."

“What they want is too simple to match what they have.”

"Enjoy this last bit of Utopia. They will soon become a screw in a huge machine."

"They have obtained the full material enjoyment that they never had in their previous lives. You will never be able to return to this era."

“I promised to bring development, but I never promised that development would necessarily mean progress.”

Hearing these words, Kevin Lestrange felt for the first time that Carl in front of him was really evil, no matter what kind of blond devil he claimed to be.

What a sophisticated egoist he is. He has denied countless times that he is a kind person, but what the other party did.

Both he and that damn Pumpkin Head could find some reasonable reasons to justify themselves.

He has never destroyed anything, and wherever he goes, he always brings prosperity, even to the current British wizarding world.

As one of the few people who knew the overall plan, he, like everyone else who knew the plan, thought it was cruel.

Some violence is inevitable in the process, but overall it is still positive, both in the British wizarding community and in the entire wizarding world.

They have indeed been stagnant for too long, and it's time for someone to lead them to make some changes.

What's more, from an overall perspective, this plan will bring huge benefits to the entire British wizarding community, and everyone's income will increase.

But now, looking at that familiar figure, combined with the previous conversation, Kevin Lestrange finally realized it.

Carl never lied, he was indeed a villain, and he took far more than Voldemort and other dark wizards.

Just as Kevin Lestrange was sighing, Carl had walked to the side of the office door without him noticing.

He looked back at Kevin Lestrange, who was still in a daze, and smiled warmly again.

"Okay, I'm tired of talking so much. No one wants to continue listening to this boring philosophy."

"Just do your job well and let these guys go to the factory we are about to build tomorrow to screw in the screws."

"Let them experience with their whole body and soul what the new era brings them. If they don't work hard and struggle now, they will have nothing to eat."

After saying that, Carl disappeared in the office, leaving Kevin Lestrange alone, staring at his reflection on the computer screen in a daze.