Chapter Seventy-Seven: Let me make three simple points
"Romania?"
Clark glanced at Malfoy.
"Their approach was to enclose large tracts of land for the dragons to hunt and live, and at the same time, through magic, they established a large meat supply company to reduce the cost of breeding.
But the big country near the north before had its own special national conditions, and the relationship between wizards and Muggles was not as severed as ours, and the International Wizarding Secrecy Law could not control them, so this method was not suitable for small dragon farms in Britain with only one or two dragons. ”
Hearing this, Hagrid was in a hurry, although he didn't calculate the cost, but recently Noble was really eating his and using him, and if he continued to consume it like this, he would have to take all the unicorn blankets he had worked so hard to collect.
However, Clark also went on to talk about the projects that can be used to make money in the dragon farm:
"Just like people, as long as the food supply is guaranteed, a giant dragon can also draw blood every once in a while, which can be regarded as the long-term income of the dragon farm. In addition, for example, Malfoy's family participated in the 'Adopt a Dragon' event, which charged a fee for the visit, and occasionally collected dragon dung and dragon scales, which could earn gold gallons.
Of course, the big head is still the profit after slaughtering the dragon. Romanian dragon farms have a set of experience in slaughtering dragons when their input is about to outstrip their output, and sell their alchemical materials with abundant magical power to maximize profits. ”
"It's cruel!" Malfoy said a rare kind word, "Will the dragon I adopted also be killed?" ”
Clark didn't answer, but it was a tacit acquiescence.
"We can't do that, they're not cattle and sheep raised by humans." Hagrid's Madonna heart flared up again, and he always had a soft spot for these big fierce creatures.
Hermione listened to him and rolled her eyes cutely, as young as she was yet to be affected by the fanatical animal protectors of the Muggle world.
Hermione didn't feel anything about these magical creatures being raised and slaughtered far away from her, just as you wouldn't pity the pigs in the slaughterhouse if you ate pork, she would be extra calm.
"Hagrid, you see, those guys aren't ordinary cattle and sheep, they're dragons that can eat people, and if wizards don't keep them in captivity, then Muggles are in danger."
"And," she said, as if recalling something, "I remember reading in a Muggle magazine that proper slaughter actually helps protect those animals. ”
"You think, if the wizards forbid the killing of dragons, then under the temptation of high profits, there will be people who will take risks and secretly hunt dragons, and even more cruelly, and those dragons will not be protected by anyone, because they are all public property that does not belong to anyone.
On the contrary, after opening up breeding and legal hunting, the owners of those dragon farms will be more attentive to protect those dragons, after all, they are their private property, private property is sacred and inviolable, and anyone who dares to poach will be retaliated by the dragon breeding family. ”
"This ......"
Hermione's words successfully rounded Hagrid and the three of them in, and Clark nodded as well, adding what he knew.
"Yes, at the Wizards' Congress in 1709, the Wizards' Confederation officially passed a bill banning dragon breeding.
They thought that the enactment of this law would play a role in protecting the dragons, but after the enactment of the law, the number of wild dragons has been declining rapidly. Because they couldn't raise dragons, the wizards who encountered them killed them instead. ”
Clark's words put a moral cloak on the act of raising dragons, but Malfoy didn't care about that, he wasn't Hagrid and Harry, for him, raising dragons was pure fun, he didn't care about dragons' feelings, he wanted to have a dragon.
"So, all this nonsense you said, I just want to know, how are we going to set up this dragon farm? How to raise this dragon? All you have to do is tell us what to do! ”
Malfoy's words were simple and straightforward.
For today's small meeting, Clark actually collected a lot of information.
However, looking at the blank faces of Harry, Hagrid, and Malfoy, and the attitude that they only wanted results and were not interested in what was behind them, Clark suddenly became a little distracted and didn't want to talk about it.
Maybe smart people are always lonely, and it's no wonder that Thanos would say that he is a man cursed by knowledge.
"The matter of the dragon farm is actually better solved, and it will be done in Hogwarts," Clark no longer sold off, and gave a direct answer.
"First, Hogwarts is large enough to enclose a lot of space in the Forbidden Forest. And Hogwarts was shrouded in a large Muggle expulsion enchantment, and the entire school was wiped off the Muggle map, which saved a lot of money. ”
"Second, there are very good dragon trainers among the graduates of Hogwarts, such as my cousin, Charlie Weasley, who now works in a dragon farm in Romania."
"Thirdly, the question of funding," Clark glanced at Malfoy, "Draco's father is a member of the Hogwarts school board, and their family is very rich, so I think that since he is willing to spend money to adopt a dragon in the dragon farm in Romania, he should also be willing to contribute to the dragon farm in Hogwarts." ”
When Malfoy heard this, his mouth was full of bitterness, and he only felt that this was really lifting a stone to his own feet, but in front of Harry, a sworn enemy, he was embarrassed to refuse, because that would undoubtedly admit that his family had no money, and all the previous show-offs were bragging.
So he could only nod awkwardly, secretly estimating in his heart how many gold gallons he could get from his father with his identity as a son.
Fortunately, Clark saw Malfoy's discolored expression and added.
"Of course, the Malfoys alone are certainly not enough, but there are enough Hogwarts trustees, and if they don't mind adding a seat to the board, we, the Puwits, are willing to donate a sum of money to help Hogwarts build this dragon farm."
"As for the third point, the production and sales of dragon materials, in fact, this is not a problem. Because we only have a dragon, and it is more used for teaching and research for students, and it does not carry out various for-profit projects. The expenses of the entire dragon farm still rely more on donations from the society and subsidies from the Ministry of Magic. At the same time, this should also reduce the hostility of those dragon breeding families in Eastern Europe. ”
Clark's three solutions make sense, and they all work.
At least to Harry and the others, Hogwarts and the Dragon Farm seemed to be a match made in heaven. If Hogwarts doesn't keep dragons, it's a waste of its own excellent resources.