Price increase, price increase, price increase...

The battle of capital was direct and obvious, when the first wizard to cultivate herbs learned that his friend had sold the simplest magic herb, Worm Grass, for double the price of the past, he naturally thought that his Worm Grass could sell so much.

Under the impetus of well-intentioned people, the news always spreads quickly, and there is a major positive news in the herbal medicine cultivation industry.

1 Galleon a pot of Cordyceps rose to 2.5 Galleons in a short period of time, and even so, more sellers are still waiting.

Herbs are the raw materials for refining potions, and the price of raw materials will rise, and the price of finished products will naturally rise.

To refine a bottle of refreshing potion, you need to use two pots of worm grass as the main material, and there are many miscellaneous medicinal materials to assist, the price of the finished potion is 10 Galleons a bottle, and the previous cost price is about 4 Galleons.

Now, the main material alone is 5 Galleons for two pots, plus those side medicines, as well as the labor costs of the Potions Master, the cost price is as high as 9 Galleons, and if it is still sold for 10 Galleons, it will not even be able to earn back the rent of the store.

It is true that the store is its own and does not need to pay funds, but the labor cost must always be counted in it.

Moreover, the store is rented out, and there is an income of 80,000 Galleons a year, and the boss does not need to watch the store all the time, so it is a big loss.

"Mr. Guderian, I have been working as an Potions Master in your Potions Shop for twenty years now, and although I am only a high-level Potions Master and can only refine ordinary potions, I still think that I have contributed to the Potions Shop. I know this is a very excessive request, but I still have to say, should you give me a raise? ”

Diagon Alley, inside Guderian's Potion Shop, Potions Master Bildt found Guderian who was settling accounts.

Guderian was calculating his income, and after hearing this, he said without raising his head: "Bildt, you should know that the current rise in medicinal materials is too exaggerated, we have not refined potions at all this month, you shouldn't ask for more." ”

"Sir, I'm not a potions master with whom you signed a sharing agreement, but a clerk with a fixed salary, and now my peers are raising their salaries, and if you don't increase here, it's hard for me to imagine if I can still do it. After all, it's not my fault that I don't have a business, I only take what I should get. As he spoke, two apprentices walked out of the shop, both looking at Guderian.

One senior potions master, four potions master apprentices, and four salesmen, this is a standard in a potions shop.

The price war launched by Wang Xu stems from the rising price of medicinal materials, but the power it shows is far more than that.

If the price of medicinal materials rises, the cultivators will have more money and will also increase the wages of their employees.

The side effect is financial inflation, as if all of a sudden everything is rising, even Gringotts has to adjust interest rates, and prices are simply the same every day.

Now, in addition to the owner Guderian, the employees in the store are discussing when they will be able to raise their salaries.

You must know that a month ago, you could buy something for 1 gold galleon, but now you can buy it for 2 gold gallons, and some types of goods have risen even higher.

Prices have risen, wages have not changed, and our purse has shrunk, and families who used to live well on wages now have to cut down on food and clothing, just like the Soviet Union before its collapse.

"This month the store has not made a profit at all, it has been losing, losing, losing! In this case, you still ask me to give you a salary increase, what will I give you a raise? Guderian was a little angry and did not hesitate to refuse this unreasonable request.

Three-legged toads are hard to find, two-legged people are everywhere, there are only three or five potions masters in the British wizarding world, and there are more than eighty high-level potions masters.

Guderian was convinced that he could raise his salary without it, or if the situation improved, he would increase it again.

But he didn't know that last night, when he was talking about the salary, Bilt had already told him that if Guderian didn't raise his salary, he could come to work in the king and Granger's magic shop.

"I've been working here for twenty years, from a hairy boy to a father of two, and I have feelings for the potion shop. But if things get to the point where they don't change, I have to make changes in my life, and this is my letter of resignation, Mr. Guderian. Bilt took out a letter from his left pocket and handed it to Guderian.

Guderian took the envelope, still unable to believe that it was true, and asked: "You are going to resign?" ”

"If you promise to give me a raise, I'll pull out the letter in my right pocket, it's a new contract, the letter of intent sent to me by King and Granger's Potions Shop, I haven't signed yet. But unfortunately, feelings are feelings, survival is production, and I still have two children to raise. Bilt nodded, turned back to the potions-making room, and walked away with his luggage without looking back.

Guderian didn't speak until the four apprentices and the four clerks also packed up and left, and he couldn't help asking, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Guderian, the king and Granger potion shop have also sent us an invitation, and we are going to work in another potion shop." The four apprentices and the four clerks left with their luggage.

Guderian watched them away in a daze, until he could no longer see anyone, and then slammed the ledger to the ground.

"Magire Potion chose to give the workers a wage increase, and the clerk and potions master there refused our invitation. As for Guderian's Potion Shop, their potions master and clerk have been dug up by us, and at four o'clock this afternoon, the door of the store was hung with a sign that was being renovated, which means that they will not be open for a short time. ”

Lying on the big bed on the second floor of Wang and Granger's potions shop, Hermione and Wang Xu faced each other naked, talking about what happened today.

Wang Xu didn't speak, just leaned on the bed and smoked a cigar, listening to Hermione's whispering.

After Hermione finished speaking, she looked up at his expression and asked, "It's been a month, a store is still open normally, and a store is closed waiting for the right time, what are you going to do next?" ”

"Close the door and wait for the opportunity, but the time is fleeting, and what is lost will not come back. Now, Guderian is afraid, like a reindeer frightened by hunters, and he no longer has the ability to compete with us. Magire's Magic Shop is a bit interesting, he has been operating normally for a month, and even fought a price war with us, losing at least 200,000 gold Galleons. Hehe, I want to see, he has a few 200,000 yuan to lose, and I bet he won't last three months. ”

Wang Xu puffed smoke, many people think that doing business, after encountering losses, they can close their doors and open their doors after a period of time.

In fact, no one will do this, the mall is like a battlefield, and the shadow left by a failure is difficult to remove.

Wang Xu can be sure that even if prices return to normal now, Guderian will not open a potions store again, which is equivalent to the principle of being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of the well rope for ten years.

Everyone says that where you fall, you have to get up.

Is that really the case, the answer is no, often we leave the place where we fell and live in fear of that place for the rest of our lives.

Every time you pass by, you think of the fall, and the fear will make you feel daunted.

"I've already chosen a location for the other two potion shops, and they will open in two days. As soon as four potions shops appear in Diagon Alley at the same time, it will send a signal that it is impossible to make money by opening potions shops because the market is already saturated. As long as we survive the Magie Potion Shop, our business will flourish in Diagon Alley, and with this bloody lesson, anyone who wants to get involved in the potions business will have to think about whether they can withstand the bite of the giant crocodile. ”

Wang Xu held Hermione in his arms, licked her earlobe, and said with a smile: "At this point, the good bubble will be punctured by us, and we will integrate the resources of the three stores to dominate the potions market." At that time, I will prepare you a large potions laboratory with ten high-ranking potions masters and twenty apprentices. Our goal will be not only in the UK, but also in Europe, into the world, to open more stores, and to put the stores in your hands. ”

"It's not fun to manage a store." Hermione pouted, if she had to choose, she would have preferred to work at the Ministry of Magic after graduation and get a taste of power.

In fact, Hermione did the same, and in the original story, she joined the Ministry of Magic after graduation and sat until the position of Minister of Magic.

Wang Xu had been with Hermione for two months, and he knew Hermione's careful thoughts, and whispered: "Don't underestimate the power of capital, once the gold coins start to clank, everything in the world will come to an abrupt end." When you're in control of the economy and your words and actions can influence countless people, it's going to be very easy for you to succeed, and even if you're going to be Minister of Magic, there will be a lot of people voting for you. ”

"Really?" Hermione didn't believe it, and she didn't know that in later life, there was a person named Trump who used this method to become president.

Although it is said that Trump's success is not only economic, but also a series of accidents and coincidences.

But Wang Xu believes that Hermione, who was born in the Order of the Phoenix and has great luck, is not difficult to become the Minister of Magic, especially with his support.