Chapter 1157: British wizards first
"The Ministry of Magic has always been well aware of the current plight of the wizarding world in Britain, which is the ripple effect of an increasing lack of raw material imports... The reason why we haven't responded to everyone's demands before is because we're trying our best to find a way to solve this problem first... And now we've found it—" Owen waved.
The chief of staff of the Minister of Magic, John Barça, took out a hookah pipe that had been prepared, the mist erupted from his mouth, and the illusion formed spread in the air, and a huge world map was clearly projected in the air, and some of the wizards who were at the scene whispered to the wizards around him: "Why did Harris show us the world map? Could it be that they plan to go to war?"
The illusion then changed, and Owen waved his wand at some places on the huge world map, marking a triangle in blue. "For a long time, these regions have either been remotely located at the borders of the magical communities of other countries, and the magical communities of these countries have abandoned their claims to jurisdiction over these areas due to their neighborhoods or the difficulty of development... Like the unattended forest where Voldemort used to hide in Albania, or like the northernmost island of Delia in Scotland, because of the existence of XXXXX-level five-legged monsters that are particularly fond of cannibalism and have reddish-brown hairs on their bodies and legs, these islands have not been mapped on the map, and we have not sent any personnel to manage them..."Owen said with a smile on his face, "But according to our investigation, these areas exist, and some of the raw materials that we lack now... While these are still completely unexplored and cannot fully solve all of our problems, we in the UK are in a position to solve these problems and help us delay the immediate need for now. ”
The British Minister of Magic's statement caused some stir, and although many wizards did not react to what this was about, some of them were already feeling proud or panicked as their brains turned quickly. Among the members of the ministry who were also following the Minister of Magic, Sirius, who was listening to Owen's speech, suddenly realized this, and whispered to the female boss beside him, "Josephine, is this the purpose of the information you asked me to hand over to Allen?"
"Call me Director Harris!" the aunt straightened her visor in annoyance, "Shut up!"
"A lot of people wonder why Hogwarts suddenly started to move to where it goes?" Owen smiled confidently, "The British Ministry of Magic is currently negotiating with Hogwarts and the Umbrella, and now the British Ministry of Magic will authorize the Umbrella Company to develop the above-mentioned unmanaged locations, since other countries can't manage it, let's take care of it." ”
Seeing that the Ministry of Magic gave a practical solution to solve the problem, estimating that the lack of raw materials should be solved, some of the workshop owners who were facing the shutdown looked a lot more relaxed, they calculated that although the materials in these places would not be collected immediately, and they might not be able to find all the resources they needed, compared with the despair that they had gone into a desperate situation before, it was obvious that there was finally hope for redemption now- The only risk was the attitude of other countries, and how determined the British Ministry of Magic could be to deal with it, and at least Harris's style reassured them.
"Hell, it's a complete mess! These places are not taken care of, but these places are even surrounded by other countries!" Hidden in the crowd of protesters, Persted couldn't help but jump out in disagreement, "Do you want Britain to rob other countries?!!
"Mr. Birdsted, as I said at the beginning, I have to remind you that the places we have chosen are now uninhabited, and since they can't manage them themselves, let us have the ability to govern them... It would also help with compliance with the Law of Secrecy, as Muggles had their attention from time to time when Muggles had stumbled and disappeared..."Owen withdrew his wand, straightened his back, and his voice was resolute and powerful, "And to tell you the truth, if a thief steals your stuff, a robber steals your goods, and you take your stuff back, are you considered a thief?"
There were already quite a few more radical wizards in the audience, and they began to applaud enthusiastically under the tough and problem-solving approach of the British, and a few wizards who had participated in the protests threw the slogans and protest signs aside.
Hearing that the relocation of the floating city was to solve the problem of raw materials, the workshop owners who needed raw materials immediately cheered: the female owner of the pet shop magical zoo in Diagon Alley wearing heavy black-rimmed glasses even couldn't help but hug the wizard next to her with joy, these primitive unattended areas are the most important thing to lack is wild magical animals, some pure-blood workshop owners who originally just wanted to do business quietly have some outgoing personalities, and even took out Weasley to swish fireworks and set off to celebrate.
Alfred Crawford, the butler of the Burke family, took off his coat with some irritability, and said to Boss, who was beside him: "This farce of forcible possession will escalate the already tense world situation again! It will even be regarded as an invasion by these countries and trigger further conflicts, and even more dangerously, it may push Britain to the brink of war! Do you want to risk the fate of our England on your own initiative?"
"You have to be clear about one thing, the Bocks... Mr. Butler?" Owen bit the word butler very hard, "This matter is not the first thing that we in England provoked, we in England are just at the forefront of the mysteries of magic, and as I said before, we are also helping other countries maintain the enforcement of security and secrecy laws, as well as helping them develop magical technology..."Owen said with a grim look on his face, "But how can they repay us? And we're doing it with restraint now... I don't have any of our people to force the blockade on us, although we have the reason and the strength to do so... We took a more secure approach for the sake of peace, choosing those neutral areas to be self-reliant... As for the tensions in the world and their attitude...", he nodded confidently, "I am the Minister of the British Ministry of Magic, and my responsibility is to take care of our own wizarding needs first, this is what British wizards expect from our magical government, this is the first and foremost, the first in line... As for whether other countries will feel offended by what they think, what do you families think about closing their businesses when the raw materials were still abundant at the beginning of the embargo, I don't care, I care... And now we are just taking back what we need from these places where no one cares, under this unjustified sanction, and legally justifiably ... My policy is to give priority to English wizards, do you think there's anything wrong with that?
The crowd erupted in louder cheers and applause, and even many of the members of the Ministry of Magic behind Owen slapped the table - whether it was righteous or not after the problem was solved, the wizards now needed a speech to make them feel righteous.
"English wizards first! Get back our own!"
"Our current suffering is caused by these foreign countries!"
"And the traitors of those families!
The pure-blood wizards such as Birdside and Alfred looked around, seeing the reactions of the wizards around them, and were worried and wanted to find a point where they could break the situation and fight back - if Britain is really so tough now, it is now possible to find a channel to get raw materials and materials that are not available in the UK, it is very likely that the crisis caused by the embargo will eventually be completely resolved, and then the plans for Harris that these pure-blood families discussed before are likely to be forced to abort.
"Minister Harris, it would be too much to rely on these unexplored and desolate places to survive our predicament! If these barren lands are really rich in products, we won't wait for us to develop them now..."After wiping the sweat stains on his forehead, Alfred finally came up with a reason to stand up and question Owen directly, "What's more, the types of materials in these places should not be complete, and there are also a lot of materials that need to be processed by wizards from other countries using their unique techniques before they can be applied to our production, and the embargo crisis we are facing cannot be completely lifted." "If our wizards don't stop the loss in time, but instead invest more production costs and the final resources can't keep up, then the losses for these wizards will be even worse, Minister Halis, have you considered these issues?"
The passion that had been raised was like cold water being poured on it, and the wizards did not know what was going on in these places, they were afraid that it was a promise made by the Ministry of Magic.
Compared with the other party's increasingly acrimonious and excited tone, Owen's voice was calm: "You're right, as you said, the resources we have found now are indeed not enough to meet the needs of the entire British wizarding community... It's not going to solve all of our wizards' economic problems...", and the Minister of Magic smiled at the crowd, "but beyond that... We're not the only one... In addition to the issue of raw materials for magical products, we have a series of economic recovery plans on the horizon... I think it would be better for Miss Hermione Granger, President of Umbrella Corporation, to elaborate on the situation..."