Chapter 508 Precursors of Collapse (Part 2)
"...Stupid! Short-sighted and arrogant Muggles, are they all under the Imperius Curse?!"
Under the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, the busy goblin investment department was silent. Leos, the goblin elder who temporarily took over the work of the entire department, smashed a small potted plant on the table with his cane. A sharp roar spread throughout the underground office. district.
"Ukraine, the Soviets, what do they want to do..."
The old goblin elder gasped and slammed his dry fist on the newspaper full of Russian text on the table.
"Embrace freedom, praise democracy, Ukraine declares independence from the Soviet Union from today"
In the huge office, Jason, the deputy director of the investment department who was originally under Douglas, rubbed his hands, looked at the other goblins around him who were pretending to be deaf and mute, hesitated, and whispered.
"Elder Leos, you said before that the Soviet Union is a country that is completely different from the United States and the United Kingdom. They have extremely strong cohesion, and the impact of foreign capital on them is very small - it can be regarded as the highest quality financial investment. one."
"Oh, cohesion." Leos twitched the corner of his mouth and showed an extremely ugly smile, "Any ship, if the captain and first mates at the helm insist on leading the ship to the reef, no matter how hard the crew members work together, , that would only speed up its demise... That’s what those idiots in Ukraine are like.”
With the end of the referendum in Ukraine, the ruble exchange rate that Gringotts had finally stabilized fluctuated greatly again, falling by more than 5%. This can be said to be a very painful loss for the goblins who are trying to maintain their capital chain. - and more importantly, this may be just the beginning.
It is foreseeable that the ruble's exchange rate will become more difficult in the following week.
Moreover, the premise is still based on the fact that there will be no other bad news in the future.
But at this point in time, the prophecy made by former supervisor Douglas became increasingly clear, like a sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all the goblins, which might fall at any time.
Deputy Director Jason swallowed, took a deep breath and continued.
"Human beings have always been so stupid and short-sighted. It is not surprising that something like this happened... But according to the calculation models of previous analysts, even if the huge alliance really disintegrated, it would not be the best for Gringotts. It won’t have a big impact, didn’t you think so before?”
"Huh? Of course I know, but this doesn't erase the losses we have suffered!"
Leos glanced at the middle-aged goblin standing at the table, a hint of gloom flashed across his old face, "Unless those Muggles are stupid enough to let other countries help them formulate economic strategies, their government will definitely Before the exchange rate collapsed significantly, it took the initiative to intervene in the market and forcibly locked the ruble's currency value."
"Damn human wizards! Despicable Hogwarts! If it weren't for them, our losses wouldn't have been so great! As for Douglas, hehe, that guy is too focused on local gains and losses. What we want is to bring down that... A group of American traitors who have taken refuge with the wizard...at any cost...we have plenty of time..."
The old goblin coughed a few times, and a strange smile appeared on his face. He murmured as if he was tasting the delicious food after victory, and his voice gradually became lower and hoarse.
"When we defeat them, we can even turn around... hey..."
Unless a war breaks out, the currency of any powerful sovereign country cannot be turned into waste paper overnight. This is the conclusion reached in the long history - even if the Soviet Union no longer exists, the military force and industry of those countries are still alive. Under such a tyrannical guarantee, even if a pig were to be the Muggle leader, there would be no collapse.
"So, Douglas and his advisory group..."
"Of course it will continue to be closed, and the news will still be sent to them every day - I want these arrogant and stupid young people to know the wisdom of the elders and the plan to control the overall situation, and let them see with their own eyes how the Council of Elders has been running the millennium. From Ling Pavilion.”
Leos' cheek twitched, he showed a cold smile, and sat down behind the desk again.
"Continue to eat rubles, and then continue to release good news, so that all international hot money will hold on to the money and starve to death outside the Soviet Union. We have an unparalleled first hand - history has proven countless times that Gringotts will eventually You will have the last laugh. No matter whether your opponent is the traitor in America or Hogwarts...hehe..."
Soon, the Goblin Investment Department continued to be busy.
On the record board in the underground office, a blood-red dividing line was drawn below the ruble-dollar exchange rate.
[13.5:1], this is the conversion line given by thousands of goblin analysts at Gringotts that is absolutely impossible to break through. According to a large number of model calculations, there is only one way to achieve this terrible ratio - war.
Moreover, it must be a crushing overall victory that instantly defeats and captures all the Soviet top brass.
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"...War may not break out, but disaster will definitely come as expected."
In Hogwarts Castle at night, the voice echoed in the principal's office, as if telling the facts of what had happened.
"Albus, you may understand people's hearts. But when it comes to politics, you still... know nothing about it."
Grindelwald glanced at Dumbledore who was a little distracted, thought for a moment, and explained softly.
"The Soviet Union will inevitably disintegrate, their economy will inevitably collapse, and society will inevitably fall into a long period of chaos... Judging from the current situation, this is almost inevitable. It is only a matter of time before the child's prediction becomes reality. "
"Why, I don't understand..."
Dumbledore shook his head and said pointedly, his blue eyes a little confused.
"Since most of the things happening on that land now are in line with people's expectations, and they are cheering and approving, then it should represent what is right - Gale, the justice of the minority is not justice, you You should understand this very well. Then I really don’t understand where the disaster started.”
"Sorry, I can only answer half of this question. For the other half, I might have to ask that little guy."
Grindelwald shrugged, slowly picked up a handkerchief, wiped the cream around his mouth, and spoke slowly.
"This is actually very simple. In my opinion, there are at least two reasons."
"No matter how powerful a being is, it must exist within a certain range of conditions. Just like a giant cannot defeat a fish-man in the water, if it recklessly and blindly enters an unfamiliar field to fight, it will most likely die miserably. The former Soviet Union because The enemy has won on this, and now they are paying the price - democracy, free economics, free markets, things they don't even understand as much as a first-year student at Hogwarts."
"...Ahem, the following example is not very convincing." Dumbledore coughed slightly, feeling helpless.
"Second point, there is nothing in this world that can benefit most people in a short period of time without harming the interests of others - if it exists, it must be an illusion! Either the so-called majority is the perpetrator, or … They are prey.”
Ignoring Dumbledore's interruption, Grindelwald's eyes flashed with a cold light.
Although he did not understand Elena's complicated theories, based on his experience over the years and his observations in the Soviet Union these days, Grindelwald was very sure that that huge country was definitely going to be in bad luck. .
"But, back then..."
Dumbledore frowned, obviously not quite agreeing.
"Whether it's the saints who follow you, the wizards who stand against you, or the people who resist the Communist Party in the non-magical world, it is obviously different from what you said..."
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The second volume has concluded the plot, and there may be more explanations~