Chapter 694 Talk
In the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts, Ryan promised Headmaster Dumbledore that he could quickly restore some of the resources of the British wizarding world to make up for the loss of production capacity caused by his own destruction.
This is not a perfunctory or prevarication, after combining the techniques of several worlds, Ryan has come up with a new type of plantation that can be run with only a small amount of labor. It's just that because these manors are likely to have fierce competition with those pure-blood manors, Ryan hasn't taken these things out yet.
However, although these things have not been taken out in this world, as an experiment and in order to obtain enough resources, Ryan has built three such plantations in the world of The Lord of the Rings and the world of A Song of Ice and Fire. After almost a year of operation, Ryan can confirm that it will all go smoothly for a long time.
In addition to the six plantations in these two worlds, Ryan, who is a bit of a hamster hoarder and has plenty of resources, has prepared all the necessary equipment and raw materials for six other plantations, and can build six new estates in a very short time. And this time, Ryan plans to take out three of them and build three manors in the area under his control.
"It seems that you have thought about a lot of things in advance. Dumbledore said slowly, staring at Ryan with blue eyes that looked like deep lakes. "I hope you can honestly answer my last question, why did you choose to split the British wizarding community. ”
"We didn't—" Hermione tried to argue, but Ryan held up a hand to stop her, and asked Professor Dumbledore. "We admit that we are consciously dividing the wizarding world, but we are here so that the end of this war will be the beginning of true peace, not a truce of less than 20 years. ”
Dumbledore could see his own arrangement, which was expected by Ryan, whether it was his attack on pure-blood wizards and extremely vassals, the introduction of independent financial institutions, or even the transfer of overall industrial dominance by destroying and rebuilding those magical resource production bases. All of this is evident in Ryan's willingness to re-establish a magical society.
As a centenarian who had been through so much, it was impossible for Headmaster Dumbledore not to see that Ryan was arranging the back hand. It's just that what makes Ryan a little strange is that Professor Dumbledore hadn't talked to him about this until now, and in a way it was a bit late.
"I want you to know that the purpose of war is peace. Dumbledore said solemnly. "And what you do is actually tearing apart the English wizarding society, and will seriously exacerbate the conflict between pure-bloods, half-bloods, and Muggle family wizards. ”
"Of course I know that. Ryan nodded. "But now the wizarding world in Britain has actually been divided, since the mysterious people established their own London Ministry of Magic with the help of that group of pure-blood families, the British wizarding world has been openly divided into two hostile parts. And all this stems from mistakes after the last war. ”
"Oh, where do you think the mistake is? Dumbledore looked at Ryan with interest. "After the end of the last war, we came out of the shadow of the war as quickly as possible, continued to maintain the position of British wizards in the world, and allowed the British wizarding community to return to prosperity in the shortest possible time. In my opinion, this is already a good result. ”
"But it also planted the roots of the current war. Ryan unceremoniously pointed out, "The last war was not so much provoked by the ambitions of the mysterious people, but rather a counterattack by the pure-blood families who felt that their interests had been violated after the number of hemp and half-blood wizards had increased greatly after the previous secrecy law was amended." ”
"And after the defeat of the Mystics and the Death Eaters, the British wizarding community did not seriously liquidate those who started the war. A large number of Death Eaters who held extremely discriminatory ideas of blood and participated in the last war were not tried, and they still retained their ideas, their own status, and their wealth and resources. ”
Speaking of which, Ryan looked at Dumbledore very seriously. "You might think that after that last compromise, these pure-blood wizards would be grateful, they should repent, and they should correct their deep-seated prejudices, but you are wrong. At least from the rapid fall of the Ministry of Magic and the series of battles that followed, we can see that those people did not repent at all, but instead buried their hatred in their hearts, ready to explode at any time, and once again plunge into their so-called sordid blood. ”
"I think even if the mystery man hadn't been resurrected this time, war would have broken out. In the end, Ryan pointed out a cruel conclusion that he deduced. "From the moment I went to school I heard one of them from Slytherin: mudbloods. During the Quidditch World Cup, I saw a meeting of former Death Eaters. This means that some kind of dirty and dangerous thought has been circulating in the minds of many people, and your kindness last time was only exchanged for their mockery of your weakness and preparation for the next war. ”
"You're right, kid. You're right. Professor Dumbledore looked exhausted, and he didn't defend himself as Lane had imagined. Because the current situation is what Lane said, the enemies of the last war have returned this time, and have started the war again for the same reason.
"At the time, I just hoped that more people in the British wizarding community would survive and that the loss of the British wizarding community would be minimized. Professor Dumbledore began to tell Ryan and them about the past. "When I was younger, I experienced a brutal wizarding war that spread throughout Europe. There were a lot of people who died in that war, and since then, I've been dealing with issues in the hope of minimizing losses. ”
"Your idea is good, Professor. I believe that the only purpose of a reasonable war is to stop it. "But I have to say that in the last war that Grindelwald provoked, the pure-bloods who had been the dominant family in all of Europe, except for England, were devastated. In this way, they can complete the integration just after the war, and make up for the conflict between the pure-blood half-blood and the hemp wizard. ”
"But Britain did not, and the power of Grindelwald under your protection never came to England. English wizards still retain the oldest social structures as well as the more deadly old ideas. As society progressed, there were more and more hemp and half-blood wizards, but the stubborn pure-blood wizards had almost all the resources. In this case, war will break out one day, and the only difference is who strikes first. ”
After reading a whole bunch of books recommended by Ryan, especially those related to politics and history, and practicing them in several worlds. Hermione has a deeper understanding of the causes of several wizarding wars. One of the most important is that when the power of a group of people is not proportional to their status. These wars in the wizarding world are inevitable.
"And Professor, you've been through two world wars in the Muggle world before. Ryan went on to say, "The divergent direction in which Germany took after the two wars is already telling, so we think that this time there is only a complete reckoning with the descentists." It will take time before we can achieve a truly lasting peace, and everything we are doing now is aimed at achieving that goal. ”
"Yes," Hermione nodded, then gave Headmaster Dumbledore an awkward smile. "You know, we're young. So we really don't want to be at war or preparing for war in our lives. ”
"Alright, well, this time you do what you want. After Dumbledore finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair, as if he was exhausted. "But you must not forget your original intention in the war. ”