Chapter 1159: Strength Comes from Joy
Aroused by Owen's emotions, the wizards in the audience erupted in invective, and the young wizards waved their fists in anger, and after hearing that the umbrella measures at least unilaterally promised that they would solve the problem of unemployment and the existential crisis, these people's attention was somewhat diverted to the forces that had caused them to find themselves in such a situation.
"Make British wizarding great again!"
"Minister, we have to punish those countries and let them know that we are not good bullies!"
"Boycott the goods produced by those countries, and refuse them to come to us in England to buy goods!"
The wizard who was provoked to anger shouted loudly, which attracted the echo of many wizards.
"Damn, why do they solve it so easily every time?!!! "Bossed narrowed his eyes, his heart felt as if he was being caught, and his hands clenched together, "They are going to give the economy and industry to the Ministry of Magic and the Umbrella monopoly this time?!"
"Harris is really able to divert the contradictions and the gaze in this situation where he can solve this big trouble... With his tough style, he will get more support from wizards... They're going to want revenge when the problem of food and clothing is solved..."Alfred mused, "Mr. Birdside... We have to go back now... Listen to the master's arrangement... Just Irving Harris deliberately changed his words... But if this fermentation continues, sooner or later they will point the finger at us......"
The sweat on Bird's back had already soaked his shirt, and he felt cold all over, and the angry gazes of those wizards made his heart furious: "I just spoke... It seems like a lot of people are unhappy with me... You're right, we've got to leave... It's too dangerous here..."
"So... Now that you understand the legitimacy of our economic change... So let's get back to what we just said. Hermione glanced at the expressions of the panicked pure-blood wizards and raised her chin a little proudly, "With a secret partnership with the Muggle world, the Umbrella will serve as the hub between the wizarding world and the Muggle world... Believe me, the resources shared by the two worlds will be under the umbrella to make these materials more affordable than you think....This Muggle population base is predestined, they may not be as easy to collect as we are, but the storage capacity will easily meet our needs... We will use these materials to help the wizarding world transform its industry, try to make our industrial chain self-reliant, and try to get rid of the previous dependence on foreign resources. ”
By the time Hermione described the plan again, Alfred had already sent his accomplices a model number to leave, and Birdside looked around uneasily, now feeling like he was in a paranoia of being killed, and felt that he was surrounded by his enemies - although the wizards were only excited by the promise of the Umbrella President, and some of the workshop owners were worried about the cost of the transformation.
"Of course, as we promised, Harris Bank was born out of these plans... Our own wizard bank has developed a series of support programs, including interest-free loans to help workshop owners complete the production transformation of their businesses, as long as you use the loan for it, you can easily get it." Hermione looked at the draft plan she and her subordinates had drawn up in her hands, "To match, Mr. Arthur Weasley, the Umbrella's advisor on the conversion of Muggle items into wizarding worlds, his research team will also speed up research on the conversion of Muggle items into magical artifacts... Because many Muggle products are already ready-made, all we need to do is to make them magical, and not inadvertently flow into the Muggle world to avoid Muggles misuse, the recipes of these products will be unconditionally provided to everyone along with the bank's transformation loan, of course, it needs to be understood that these items will be macro-regulated by the Ministry of Magic, and will not have the right to choose completely... But I can assure you that it will pay off handsomely for the workshop owners..."
After getting an official response from the Ministry of Magic and the Umbrella before, and now after Hermione has given some specific measures, the wizards on the scene, who were not too stable, finally feel that they can let go, under this kind of plan, only a few wizards who are sensitive to numbers, and some are still a little worried about whether Harris Bank really has the financial resources to provide loans to wizarding manufacturers all over the UK in a short period of time- After all, although the famous umbrella has been very strong in recent years, it has been established for too short a time, and the time to accumulate wealth is obviously not enough.
"In order to meet our need to quickly complete the basic development in those neutral locations in the wizarding world, the Umbrella has previously asked Golem expert Ross Brown. Professor Geller's battle golem project will be restarted, they have been shelved due to the lack of use for peace in the wizarding world and the need to carve ancient magic scripts in detail for each part in the production, but now that we need to develop those vicious places, they will be fighting on the front line in these pristine places full of dangerous creatures in place of us wizards... It's not enough to rely on the undead, and of course we hope to have large golems to assist our wizards in their collection work. Hermione read into the draft plan, "And in the past, most of the metals needed could be replaced by mineral substances provided by Muggles, and a small number of magical metals could be met by ourselves in the UK, and the most important thing was that because of its cumbersome workmanship, this project would provide a lot of jobs." ”
Many wizard technicians who thought they were good at magic and alchemy knew that they had a lot of work to do, and the enthusiastic cheers and discussions seemed to overturn the sky in the square, although more laid-off wizards who had not made achievements in this area were a little frustrated, but they still maintained confidence under the previous news from the Ministry of Magic and the umbrella, believing that Hermione's follow-up plan would definitely take care of them.
"Of course, the production of the Golem requires both ancient magic and alchemy. "Hermione was clearly aware of her audience's reaction," So we also offer some positions that are not so demanding, in the trade with Muggles, the construction industry is also the key, as long as you can clean up, repair as before, plus a little transfiguration you can build some buildings for Muggles under the umbrella arrangement, even if you can only apparage, you have a place to play, as long as a few Traceless Retractable Charm Backpacks you can shine in the transportation industry, you may have taken a Muggle studies class to understand, this is a big advantage for wizards, I have to admit that Muggles are a big step behind us in the field of space... This can also provide a large number of jobs. ”
This kind of plan to provide jobs for wizards in all different situations, those wizards who have lost their jobs due to the economic crisis during this time are really relieved, and the workshop owners who are worried about the unsustainable life at home, and the wizards who have lost their financial resources are so excited that they sit on the ground and hide their faces and cry...
In the crowd of the Ministry of Magic behind Owen, Amelia Bones's gray hair was elegantly cut, she wore monocles, her square face had just relaxed, she looked at the crowd in front of her and became stiff again, her eyes were worried, the economic crisis just caused by the embargo was solved by Harris's method, although she didn't agree with this way of easily strengthening disputes, but she didn't think that the views of those foreigners were worth objecting to at such a moment compared to letting others suffer, but after the economic problems were solved, now the umbrella began to develop the Battle Golem again- Although in the name of exploiting dangerous areas, this alchemical weapon, which can be repurposed at any time, spreads... Coupled with the fanatical and vengeful mood of the wizards in her own realm right now, she didn't think it bode well for life to return to normal.
Hermione had planned to wait for the wizards below to calm down, but after a moment she realized that this was impossible in such a short period of time, so she could only continue: "Minister Owen reminded us of the umbrella, and he gave us a request and a concept, that is, power comes from joy. ”
Many of the unemployed in the audience were still sitting on the floor, which made Hermione's idea of what should have been very tempting sound a little dry.
"The production of these products, whether to improve the quality of life of our English wizards or to make them acceptable to foreign wizards and sell them abroad, requires our own people to have money to buy them first... Therefore, in addition to the development of the real economy, Harris Bank will also launch some targeted projects to stimulate consumption, and I know that everyone is not very rich in money during this time... So the Umbrella will work to make things like wizarding cars and airships that were previously expensive more affordable, so that they can be supplied in the same large quantities as wizarding television, so that every British wizard and family at Hogwarts can use it!" Hermione explained on stage, as if the audience were only students under the jurisdiction of the president of the schoolgirl council, "To this end, the Wizarding Bank will provide installment services for some products for all wizards in the British wizarding world... Oh, I know a lot of people don't understand this Muggle-derived concept of consumption, but in simple terms, installment payments are actually a kind of loan that banks will provide to wizards, and when you buy some goods, you only need to pay a small amount of gold coins, and you can get the right to use the goods you need in advance... The rest will vary depending on the contract you sign, and you will only need to pay the monthly payment every month after that until the debt is paid off... Of course, because this kind of business is only for the purpose of stimulating consumption, which is considered a public welfare nature, so until our economy recovers, banks will not be like Muggles, so that the amount paid in installments is more than the lump sum payment..."
Ernie McMillan, who was watching the live broadcast in front of the TV in the Hufflepuff common room at Hogwarts, was still at a loss after listening to Hermione's explanation: "What does Hermione mean by this?
"It's something that was originally worth three hundred gold Galleons, you can give it to you for seventy gold Galleons this month, and then those can be paid off in twelve months, then you will have little pressure, and you can enjoy these products in advance..." Therefore, they are mostly used in some products with long production cycles and high costs... So Hermione was talking about some fixed items. ”
"Overall, the 'March Plan' will provide a large number of new jobs in the British wizarding world, and the various businesses supported by the Wizarding Bank can stimulate consumption, so that the quality of life of wizards can be improved, and then the production of various goods will be increased by stimulating consumption, which will form a virtuous circle. Hermione saw that the wizards below finally had a positive reaction, and felt their hope, and her voice became more cheerful, "We will also promote a better vacation system, and those areas to be developed will also develop cheap tourism in addition to the collection work, and we will call for employees to give them plenty of vacation time and additional welfare compensation for workshop owners... We will organize some holiday activities under the umbrella, and also to ease the blood divide and promote the bridge of communication between the wizarding social class, so whether it is pureblood, half-blood, Muggle-born, or even wizard or centaur or house-elf, as long as they contribute to the British wizarding community, we will reward them by giving them their own free time, so that they can have a real rest, because - power comes from joy. ”