The wizards in the venue were still thinking about how evil Allen's plan was. However, when they heard Allen's last sentence, they couldn't help but become restless. They started to talk to each other as if they were talking to themselves. "Bank? The Hogwarts are going to build their own bank? "
"Everyone, I'm sure you've all heard about what happened to my brother Lunn in Gringotte. Of course, I personally abide by the rules and regulations of the bank, but I've discovered a problem. A problem that's hanging over our heads right now. The ones who control the economic lifeline of the wizarding world are not us wizards, but the fairies of Gringotte." Allen's gaze swept across the group of wizards. "The Gringotte Bank is the only wizarding bank in the world. There are no competitors. This incident has made me wary of the greedy fairies. It's not realistic to expect them to cooperate with us. Our business dealings in the floating city of the Hogwarts will involve monetary transactions. I don't want our wizarding city to be controlled by us wizards."
The wizards in the hall remained silent. None of them stood up to raise any objections.
Grimson opened his mouth and swallowed his words. He lowered his head and looked at his hands. He felt that he shouldn't go against the fairies so easily. Especially since many countries in the magical world had begun to show hostility towards Family Harris. There would only be more forces watching from the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity to tear off a piece of flesh from Family Harris. Under such circumstances, provoking the powerful fairies and making enemies everywhere … Grimson made up his mind. He would talk to Owen alone after the meeting and explain the pros and cons to him. It was obviously not a wise idea to directly oppose the successor of Harris in a meeting.
There were many wizards who had the same concerns as Grimson.
Allen took in everyone's expressions and calmly said, "We have to solve this problem. We have a solution. Now, let's invite the executive officer of the Umbrella, Miss Hermione Granger, to briefly explain the plan."
Hermione stood up confidently. Instead of using her wand, she used a loud voice to ensure that her volume was appropriate. "As you all know, I'm from the Muggle World. Although the wizarding world has many advantages over the Muggle World, just like the law, when it comes to the pursuit of details and logic, I believe that the wizarding world is lagging behind the Muggle World. So, rather than a plan, the Umbrella's plan this time is more like a plan that I've introduced into the wizarding world the idea of a bank from the Muggle World …"
Hermione's bluntness about her origin made many pure-blood wizards frown, especially the older generation who had followed The Dark Lord in the revolution and tried to rule the Muggle World. Although they were different from the second generation who did not have any political program and only knew how to kill the Muggle World, they inherited the ideology of the first generation and did not care too much about the identity of the pure-blood mixed-blood Muggle. However, they still believed that the wizarding world should be ruled by the wizarding world. The Muggle World was useful, but it was just like needing a horse to pull something.
These wizards did not mind making friends with the Muggle parents of a powerful Muggle to please the female companion of Harris' heir. However, Hermione's unscrupulous remarks about the wizarding world being inferior to the Muggle World still annoyed these old fogeys. However, due to Allen's preference, they could not express their dissatisfaction.
Hermione ignored the hubbub in the hall. She looked at the Granger couple who were sitting in their seats and said confidently, "The bank should not only be used for wizards to store their family's wealth … or to exchange small amounts of currency …" Hermione shook her head as she spoke. Her hair did not sway as she usually did because she had used hair conditioner for the meeting today. "Although the fairies are also expanding the business of a small amount of banks, they do not have any concept of integrity. Our bank will be a central bank. In other words, it will be the leading financial institution in a country. It will be an important tool for us to intervene and control the economic development of the wizarding world. It will also be responsible for formulating and implementing monetary and credit policies. It will have the exclusive right to issue currency and implement financial supervision …"
"I'm sorry, Miss Granger …" Grimson hesitated for a moment. He rubbed his red nose, stood up, took off his new hat and bowed slightly. "I'm sorry, Miss Granger. Please forgive my interruption. I have an idea that I would like to propose for your consideration. "
Hermione saw that it was this senior who often invited her parents to participate in activities so that they could integrate into the wizarding world. She quickly extended her hand and said, "Please speak your mind, Mr. Grimson."
"After what happened in Gringotte before Lunn, I agree that there should be a bank controlled by us wizards, especially in this new wizarding city. But if I'm not mistaken, the bank's responsibility is to control the economy of the wizarding world more than Gringotte. This is indeed a grand plan. But what I want to ask is, do we have any specific steps to implement this plan? "Grimson tried to soften his voice as much as possible since he was facing the actual leader of the Umbrella." What I mean is, if we announce it all at once, I'm worried that the fairies who have been exposed by us will want to rebel again. Those pure-blood families who are hostile to us … Although we don't need to care too much about these stubborn fools, if we provoke so many people and forces in such a short time and force them to unite, can we slow down our plan a little? I'm sorry. You know us old guys failed because we were too eager to do too many things. Now that we're old, we're a little overcautious … "
Hermione listened carefully and nodded. "Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Grimson. About the plan …"
"Uncle Grimson, I understand your concern. Please don't talk about being old or not. It's because of you that Harris, who didn't have much of a background in England, was able to develop so quickly and even gain a foothold …" Allen interrupted Hermione's explanation. He knew that the old wizard was actually trying to say these words to him, but out of respect and understanding, he directly used a more intimate way of addressing the old wizard. Although he didn't call him by his seniority, it was a public acknowledgment of the thin blood relationship between them.
Grimson was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond. He originally wanted to continue his conversation with Hermione to persuade Allen, but he didn't expect the latter to take over the conversation.
"This isn't just a plan. It's just that when we were expanding Hogwarts, we had already planned and built the bank." Allen saw that Grimson didn't respond, so he continued. "In fact, when I knew what the nuclear energy I was researching could do, it was already in my plan. The rise of Hogwarts can't be separated from it …"
Grimson leaned back in his chair and listened attentively. He didn't raise any objections, and the others who didn't agree also kept silent. It was obvious that they had misunderstood the reason why Allen and the others built the bank. They thought that it was because Gringotte didn't cooperate with the Ministry of Magic to investigate Lord Voldemort's soul vessel. But now, the bank was planned before the expansion of Hogwarts. It was much earlier than when Lunn went to Gringotte to invite the sprites to help investigate the soul vessel. This meant that Allen's description of the sprites not cooperating with the investigation was just a false reason.
"As for the enemies … I do have the intention to push the enemies … open and hidden enemies to the opposite side of us, but I don't think everyone has understood our current situation. This is no longer the time when we were chased out of Germany, so don't forget who we are … We are Harris, and I am Allen Harris …" Allen confidently put his hands behind his back and looked at the expressions of the audience. He then looked at his father. "And my father, Owen, has always taught me. I think what he told me is right. Don't think of people as a whole … So before the enemy has an Allen Harris … we don't have to care too much about the enemy's strategy in terms of strategy. We just have to look down on it …"
Owen maintained his solemn appearance as the head of the family, but the veins on his forehead started to bulge. His youngest son's words were destined to make those long-winded old men blame Allen for his radical behavior, which he didn't really approve of, and then complain and preach to him. And the key point was, just like how his father used to teach him, this was what he had taught Allen not too long ago.
"F * ck!" Owen, the old father who was constantly being tricked by the little Harris, thought.
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