Chapter 1135: Currency
But unlike his agitated brethren, Nagnok was full of apprehension - they had come through the gilded fireplaces on the walls of the Hogwarts walls, and the Hogwarts guards had not questioned or hindered them, and the Hogwarts guards had ignored them as they made their way to Harris Bank.
The people who contacted the Ministry of Magic planned to come to Gringotts to withdraw money or even cancel their accounts, which means that Harris has been prepared for the reaction of the elves, but Naganok has no choice, in fact, in today's world where all countries in the wizarding world use Gringotts as the main bank, the loss of some wizard customers and even the entire British orthopedic department is not painful for the elves themselves, and more importantly, the representative meaning behind this, if Harris succeeds so that other wizards in the wizarding world can see the benefits of wizards controlling the economy themselves, this is what makes the elves panicγ
And with the live broadcast, more and more wizards left the TV and rushed to the bank, surrounding the bank area. Harris TV reporters and videographers who were interviewing in the bank lobby took advantage of the situation to let Ron and the rest of the audience move through the crowd and begin to look for a better angle to photograph the elves.
Some elderly wizards, noticing the collective action of the elves and the menacing appearance, were worried, no matter how strong the mysterious man was, it turned out that he was not the opponent of Alan Harris, unlike today's raging Europe, there are not many wizards in Britain who will be afraid of the Dark Lord who was assigned to Gryffindor by the Headmaster of Hogwarts in the duel.
But the elves are different, in addition to controlling Gringotts, they are very smart, they are good at metalworking, especially good at making silverware, in addition, they are also responsible for minting the currency in circulation in the wizarding world, from the perspective of the elves, they should be equal to human wizards, although human wizards do not think so, but it can be said that to a large extent, the elves control the economic lifeblood of the wizarding world- And the possible impact of Harris's actions today is not just for local areas, which breaks the fundamental unspoken rules of peaceful coexistence between elves and wizards.
"Nagnok and all of you at Gringotts, do you have any business to do when you come to Harris Bank today?" Hermione had already stood up, and she took out the temperament of an umbrella president and asked on her own initiative.
"Want to create a bank, Harris, you don't have any fun!" Seeing that the other party was knowingly provocative, the goblin Rahoo couldn't help but rush out from the side, pointed her long finger at Hermione, and roared, "You want to take the customer from our Gringotts, take away the wealth that doesn't belong to you! We'll show you the power of the goblins!"
"Mr. Nagnanock, so that's what you're here for?" Ron, who was sitting in his seat, stood up in place of Hermione, and calmly asked in the face of the elven threat, "Is the elf planning to threaten the wizard with force?"
Nagnok held the ring behind him, a smirk on his face, his eyes narrowed and his tone was dangerous: "Director Lunn Harris... You Harris love to do things and leave no stone unturned... This is to get revenge for our goblins sticking to the rules of Gringotts and the wealth of our customers last time, and keeping you out of Gringotts?"
"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Nagnok, it's all up to the customers to choose for themselves..."Lunn propped his hands on the table in front of her, leaning forward slightly, a smile in his eyes, "As for what happened last time in Gringotts, I personally don't really mind. You kept me out of the door to follow the rules of Gringotts, which is old-fashioned, but I can understand that you are trying to... As for my brother's bank, it wasn't decided to be created in revenge against Gringotts, but because the original financial institutions in the wizarding world couldn't meet the needs of the floating city. β
"I don't believe it, you are robbers, plotting a territory that you have no right to occupy! You want to take the right to manage the economy from us goblins, and take the opportunity to seek your own benefits!"
"Ra Ring, I can't agree with your remarks. Lunn put away his smile, his expression becoming serious and as dangerous as his Animagus, and his tone intensified, "We wizards create their own banks as a free and autonomous act of wizards, and you elves have no reason to come here to protest. β
"Over the years, a tacit understanding has developed between elves and wizards - the only bank in the wizarding world run by us, wizards can go to Gringotts to deposit money or rent a vault, you Harris are secretly destroying this peace balance..."Nagnanock also put away his smirk, grimacing, and his hands clenched together, "I promise, this is not a good thing for the wizarding world..."
"So Nagnok, you yourself admit that this is just a tacit understanding? we have a chance to destroy one of his Horcruxes, and we are one step closer to destroying him completely... At first, we just thought that as long as you are kind and like peace, all wizards, but because of your stubbornness, you have created difficulties for us wizards to take actions for peace... Did you take it for granted that we drove the mysterious man out of England so that you could enjoy a peaceful life that other European wizarding inhabitants couldn't?" Lunn helped his glasses that had slipped down because of the wide range of his speech, "So under the premise that this tacit understanding can't guarantee a peaceful life for wizards... It's only natural for us wizards to want to change it..."
Hearing this, Rachel couldn't help but speak again and screamed, "The wizards have tried to control Gringotts Bank!
Although the wizards around him were silent, their eyes also changed a little, especially those young people, especially Hogwarts students, and the wizards in the already arrogant British wizarding world in recent months have become even more arrogant - throughout the history of the wizarding world, there have been several goblin rebellions, mainly because the goblins protest against the discrimination and prejudice against them by the wizarding community. In the minds of most wizards, goblins are inferior creatures, and the Ministry of Magic prohibits goblins from carrying wands, which the elves apparently don't think so, so the relationship between goblins and wizards is constantly strained.
"Pull Ring, you need to watch your words! We wizards didn't try to point fingers at Gringotts this time, and none of the wizards you left in Diagon Alley tried to control it... My brother has just built a new one of our own, and the wizards' attempts to take their personal property from Gringotts are completely normal business," Lunn said in a formal tone, "If anyone gets in the way and prevents the wizards from exercising their rights, so that the normal interests of the wizards are violated... The Ministry of Magic will defend the legitimate rights and interests of wizards at all costs in accordance with the law..."
The elves sounded cold, and he understood the meaning of Lunn's words, and the elves had better cooperate with the wizards' transfer of property, otherwise it would give the Ministry of Magic a reason to intervene by force.
"Director Harris, I think you're overlooking one thing, as a financial institution, the most important function is to unify the organization and management of currency issuance... Whoever has the right to issue money has everything in his hands ... And now the most common currency in the wizarding world is the gold galleons made by our elves..."Nagnaok was silent for a moment, and raised his head, he shook his slender finger at Lunn and smiled maliciously, "So... Maybe you won't feel it anytime soon... It's been a little longer... I think we'll be able to get back on the same page... In the wizarding world, Gringotts' role is insurmountable. β
"If you've just watched this press conference, you should have heard... The Wizarding Bank has the idea that "Len, who was Harris's spokesman at this time, did not give in, he took a step forward and met Nagnok's black eyes with a sense of oppression," in fact, the Harris Wizard Bank will soon have a new and new monetary system to meet everyone... In addition to the traditional way, I can reveal some information out in advance... It's also going to have something to do with the Ravenclaw necklace we talked about earlier..."
"A lot of times don't think too much about things! Spending a lot of time and effort to make a promoted currency will end up empty, and the currency that is not recognized is just a pile of metal. Nagnok didn't have the initial apprehension when the two sides had already torn their faces, and the elf folded his arms in front of his chest and pointed his hooked nose at Lunn, "I dare to assert that the new currency produced by Hogwarts will not be recognized by other countries..."
There was an uproar as the old wizards began to discuss with each other, while the younger wizards began to lash out at the arrogant goblins.
Completely unconcerned about these distractions, Nagnok smugly flicked his spiky beard, "You know too much about the economy, if a currency is not recognized in other countries... Then it has no qualifications as currency, and the goblin Gringotts will not accept such a currency that does not have enough circulation value to exchange it for it... I promise, Gringotts in all countries..."