Angered by Owen's words, the wizards below the stage began to curse. The hot-blooded young wizards waved their fists angrily. After hearing about the measures taken by the umbrella, or at least the unilateral guarantee that they would solve the unemployment problem and the survival crisis, these people's attention was more or less shifted to the forces that had caused them to be in such a situation.
"Let's make the British magic world great again!"
"Minister! We have to punish those countries and let them know that we are not to be trifled with! "
"Boycott the goods produced by those countries and stop them from purchasing goods from Britain!"
The wizard who was provoked shouted loudly, and this attracted the agreement of many wizards.
"Damn it! How can they solve it so easily every time?!!! " Bostel narrowed his eyes, and his heart felt as if it was being squeezed. His hands were tightly clenched together. "They want to let the Ministry of Magic and the Umbrella monopolize the economic industry this time?!"
"Harris can indeed divert the attention and contradictions when he can solve such a big problem. His tough style will get more support from the wizards. After the food and clothing problem is solved, they will want to take revenge." Alfred muttered, "Mr. Bostel, we have to go back now and listen to the master's arrangement. Owen Harris deliberately changed his words. But if this continues, they will point their fingers at us sooner or later."
The sweat on Bostel's back had already wet his shirt, and he only felt cold all over. The angry gazes of the wizards made his hair stand on end. "I just spoke. It seems that many people are dissatisfied with me. You are right, we have to leave. It is too dangerous here."
"Then, since everyone understands the legitimacy of our economic reform, let's continue the topic." Hermione glanced at the expressions of the flustered pure-blood wizards and raised her chin proudly. "After the secret cooperation with the Muggle World, the Umbrella will be the hub of the Magic World and the Muggle World. Believe me, the common resources of the two worlds will be reduced by the Umbrella's efforts. The price of these materials will be lower than you can imagine. This is destined by the population of the Muggle World. It may not be as easy for them to collect as we do, but the storage will easily meet our needs. We will use these materials to help the Magic World to carry out industrial transformation and try to make our industrial chain self-reliant. We will try our best to get rid of the dependence on foreign resources."
When Hermione was describing the plan again, Alfreid had already given the instructions to his companions and was ready to leave. Bostel looked around anxiously. It was as if he was suffering from paranoia. He felt that everyone around him was his enemy. Although these wizards were only excited by the Umbrella CEO's promise, some workshop owners were worried about the cost of the transformation.
"Of course, just like what we promised before, Harris Bank was born for these plans. Our own wizard bank has formulated a series of support plans, including interest-free loans to help the workshop owners complete the transformation of their own businesses. As long as you use the loan on this, you will be able to get it easily." Hermione looked at the plan she and her subordinates had drafted. "Along with this plan, Umbrella's consultant on the transformation of Muggle items to the wizarding world, Mr. Arthur Weasley. His research team will also speed up the research on the transformation of Muggle items into magical items. Many of the products are already available. What we need to do is to make them magical so that they won't accidentally flow into the world of Muggles. The formulas for these products will be unconditionally provided along with the bank's transformation loan. Of course, you must understand that these projects will be controlled by the Ministry of Magic on a macro level. You won't have complete freedom of choice, but I can assure you that this will bring great returns to the workshop owners …" Hermione looked at the plan she and her subordinates had drafted in her hand.
After receiving the official response from the Ministry of Magic and the Umbrella, and now Hermione had given out some concrete measures, the wizards at the scene finally felt relieved. Under such a well-organized plan, only a few wizards who were more sensitive to numbers were still worried about whether the Harris Bank really had the financial resources to provide loans to all the wizard manufacturers in the United Kingdom in a short period of time. After all, although the famous Umbrella had been very powerful in the past few years, it was still too short a time to accumulate wealth. It was obvious that there was not enough time for them to accumulate wealth.
"In order to meet our need to quickly complete the basic development in the neutral areas of the Magic Realm, Umbrella's Combat Golem Project with Professor Ross Geller will be restarted. Due to the previous peace in the Magic Realm and the need to carve very detailed ancient runes on every part of the Combat Golem, the project was put on hold because it was not cost-effective. But now, since we need to develop those dangerous places, the Combat Golems will replace us in the frontline in these primitive places full of dangerous creatures. It is far from enough to rely on those undead creatures alone. Of course, we also hope that there will be some large-scale Combat Golems to assist us in harvesting." Hermione read the plan out loud. "In the past, most of the metals needed could be replaced by the minerals provided by Muggle. The United Kingdom can meet our own needs for a small part of the magical metals. Most importantly, because of the tedious workmanship, this project will provide a lot of jobs."
Many wizard technicians who thought that they were good at magic runes and alchemy knew that they would have a lot of jobs to do. Enthusiastic cheers and discussions seemed to have overturned the sky of the square. Although there were more laid-off wizards who did not have any achievements in this field, they still maintained their confidence after hearing the news from the Ministry of Magic and Umbrella. They believed that Hermione's follow-up plan would definitely take care of them.
"Of course, the production of golems has certain requirements for ancient magic runes and alchemy." Hermione obviously noticed the reaction of her audience. "So we also provide some jobs that are not so demanding. In the deal with Muggle, the construction industry is also the key. As long as you know how to clean up, repair, and use a little bit of transfiguration, you can build some buildings for the Muggle. Even if you only know how to use Phantom Transfiguration, you will still have a place to be. As long as you have a few Traceless Expansion Spell Backpacks, you will be able to shine in the transportation industry. You may have some understanding of the Muggle research class, but this is a big advantage for wizards. I have to admit that the Muggle are far behind us in the field of space … This will also provide a lot of jobs."
This plan of providing jobs for wizards with different situations put the wizards who had lost their jobs because of the economic crisis really relieved. The workshop owners who were worried that their families would not be able to continue living and the wizards who lost their source of income were so excited that they sat on the ground and covered their faces and cried.
Amelia Burns was standing in the crowd of the Ministry of Magic behind Owen. Her gray hair was cut elegantly. She was wearing a monocle. Her square face had just relaxed, but when she saw the clamoring crowd in front of her, she became serious again. Her eyes were filled with worry. The economic crisis caused by the embargo was solved by Harris's method. Although she did not agree with this method that could easily strengthen the dispute, she did not think that the views of the foreigners were worth her objection at this moment. However, after the economic crisis was solved, the umbrella had begun to develop combat golems again. Although it was in the name of developing dangerous areas, this kind of alchemical weapon that could be repurposed at any time was spreading … Coupled with the fact that the mages in her own country were in such a fanatical and vengeful mood, she did not think that this was a good sign for life to return to normal.
Hermione wanted to wait for the wizards below to calm down, but after a moment, she realized that it was impossible to do so in such a short time, so she could only continue. "Minister Owen reminded us of Umbrella. He gave us a request and concept, and that is — Strength comes from joy."
Many of the unemployed were still sitting on the ground, which made Hermione's idea, which should have been very tempting, sound a little dry.
"The production of these products, whether it's to improve the quality of life of our British wizards, or to make them acceptable to foreign wizards so that they can be sold abroad, requires us to have the money to buy them first. So, in addition to developing the real economy, Harris Bank will also launch some programs to stimulate consumption. I know that during this period of time, everyone's hands are not very rich. So, Umbrella will work hard to make things like wizard cars and flying ships cheaper, so that they can be mass-produced like wizard TVs, so that every British wizard's family in the Hogwarts can afford to use them!" Hermione explained on the stage, as if the audience below were just students under the jurisdiction of the president of the Union of Female Students. "For this, the Wizard Bank will provide all wizards in the British magic world with a service of installment payment for some products. Oh, I know many of you don't understand the concept of consumption from Muggle. Simply put, installment payment is a kind of loan that the bank will provide for wizards. When you buy some products, you only need to pay a small amount of gold coins to get the right to use the product in advance. The rest of the payment will be based on the contract you have signed. Then, you only need to pay a monthly payment every month until the debt is paid off. Of course, because this service is now just to stimulate consumption and is considered a public benefit, the bank will not be like Muggle, and the amount of installment payment will be higher than the one-time payment before the economy recovers."
Ernie McMillan, who was watching the live broadcast in front of the TV in the Hogwarts Hufflepuff lounge, was still confused after hearing Hermione's explanation. "What does Hermione mean? Why don't I understand? "
"It's something that's originally worth 300 Gold Galleons. If you give me 70 Gold Galleons this month, I'll let you use it first. After that, you can pay off the rest in 12 months. This way, you'll have less pressure on you and you'll be able to enjoy these products in advance …" As a child born in a muggle family, Justin Fenrieri still had some understanding of this set of things. "You know, my house is like this now. My father is worried about the monthly payment and property tax every month … So, they're mostly used for products that have a long production cycle and high cost … That's why Hermione is talking about fixed projects."
"All in all, the 'March Plan' can provide a large number of new jobs for the British Sorcerer World. The various businesses supported by the Sorcerer Bank can stimulate consumption and improve the quality of life of the sorcerers. Under the stimulation of consumption, the production of various products will increase as well. This will form a virtuous cycle." When Hermione saw that the sorcerers below finally had a positive reaction, she could feel their hope. Her voice became even more cheerful. "We'll also promote a better holiday system. For those areas that are yet to be developed, other than collecting work, we'll also develop low-cost tourism. We'll call for employees to be given sufficient holiday time and provide additional welfare compensation to workshop owners. We'll organize some holiday activities under the umbrella to ease the bloodline differentiation and promote the communication between the social strata of the sorcerers. So, no matter if it's a pureblood, a mixed-blood, or a Muggle, or even a wizard, a centaur, or even a house elf, as long as they contribute to the British Magic World, we'll repay them by giving them their own free time so that they can have a real rest. This is because — strength comes from joy."
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