Chapter 556 How Can a Goblin Be Short of Money?

The Ministry of Magic does not have an independent financial department, only a Goblin Liaison Office.

Not all of the successive Ministers of Magic have thought about taking back the economic power of the wizarding world from the goblins, but most of them wisely stopped the reform after trying it once or twice and re-activated the goblins of Gringotts. them.

This is partly because wizards lack corresponding talents and guidance in numbers, finance, and interest rates. Even if they forcibly take over Gringotts Wizarding Bank, it will be difficult to maintain a normal socioeconomic system without the goblins completely leaving;

On the other hand, the main reason is that the goblins in Gringotts are really "easy to use".

With the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, the wizards of the Ministry of Magic do not have to think about the complicated and cumbersome salary payment. The monthly salary and remuneration will automatically appear in the treasury of each official. For example, Cornelius Fudge , Dolores Umbridge and other senior officials of the Ministry of Magic will receive some extra small gold coins compared to the published salary value.

Even the expenses for most activities and daily maintenance costs are mostly borne by Gringotts. As long as they are not asking for gold directly from Gringotts, the goblins are quite obedient to the orders of the Minister of Magic. of.

Of course, every Minister of Magic will not press too hard on Gringotts. After all, whether it is their own savings or some gray income, those goblins must have registered a ledger secretly, and the goblins also We strictly abide by our own professional ethics and will not leak or open customer data to the outside world no matter how the regime changes.

As time went by, the checks and balances between the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts Wizarding Bank gradually stabilized.

The daily work of the Goblin Liaison Office is to represent the Ministry of Magic, requesting budgets or salary increases from Gringotts, and feeding back Gringotts' news and demands to the Ministry of Magic, to assess whether Gringotts continues to be loyal to wizards, and whether the request Reasonable.

"Gringotts...the information is strictly blocked. I only heard that there seemed to be an internal purge..."

Mockridge, who was the director of the Goblin Liaison Office, thought for a moment and shook his head.

"The specific reason is difficult to find out, but it is related to Gringotts' recent investment failure in the former Soviet Union, and the goblins of the American Gringotts branch declaring independence some time ago. Most of the goblins in Europe are internal this time I suffered a little loss in the fight, so I removed some of the people who were not doing well, right?"

"Removal? I guess it was a secret execution. Those greedy creatures who are greedy for money are killing each other for gold galleons. I am not surprised at all... Some time ago, they even had a whim. I hope our Ministry of Magic can help suppress it. I guess I am panicking this time..."

"The wizards of the Ministry of Magic intervened in the goblin civil war. Well, they hope to tie the entire British Ministry of Magic to the chariot of Gringotts Wizarding Bank. All idiots know what the results will be. I am afraid that the Ministry of Magic of various countries and the International Magic Parliament will After uniting to deal with the British Ministry of Magic, even now, our position in the world is very embarrassing."

Cornelius Fudge snorted coldly, with a gloomy look on his face.

"Besides, even if we can agree, there is no way to explain why wizards become mercenaries of goblins. On the first day when the contract is signed, we will be ousted by the angry pure-blood families. The goblins think about it themselves. Method."

"But... recently, there have been some strange rumors in society."

At this moment, John Delis frowned and took the initiative to speak.

As the deputy director of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic, his function is actually a role between the secret police and the police. In addition to fighting crime as an armed force of the Ministry of Magic, part of his job is to monitor various rumors and dangerous signs.

"Huh? About what?"

Cornelius Fudge turned his head, looked at his right-hand man, and shook his head half-jokingly.

"If the mysterious person is about to resuscitate, you'd better take some extra money and keep it at home, then ignore it. Even "The New Quibbler" wouldn't write about such boring rumors, and they will naturally stop after a while. "

"It's not that, but there's something really strange about the Gringotts goblins lately."

John Deluxe shook his head and said with some confusion.

"Since some time ago, many members of pure-blood families have been asked to make appointments in advance or make additional financial investment recommendations when they go to the bank to withdraw money. This is different from the efficiency of Gringotts in the past. There are rumors that the ancient There is a problem with Lingge's funds. In short, even simple deposits and withdrawals in the past two days will be slower than usual."

"even……"

As he spoke, John Dellish glanced at Mockridge, who looked slightly uneasy, turned to look at Minister of Magic Fudge and Deputy Minister Umbridge, and continued in a solemn tone.

"There are rumors that Gringotts is secretly embezzling the gold from our wizarding existence."

"Huh? What's going on? Who said that?" Fudge subconsciously sat upright and frowned.

"As far as I know, it first came from Perseus Parkinson of the Parkinson family. He was convinced that the gold in the vault had been secretly tampered with by goblins. Although the total was not wrong, they It didn't appear in its original position. But it's just what he said based on his memory, and these speculations cannot be confirmed yet."

"It's probably true that there is a problem with Gringotts' funds. Douglas, the head of the goblin venture capital department who contacted us before, has disappeared. As for misappropriating wizards' gold, the goblins are not that bold yet."

The director of the Goblin Liaison Office shook his head and said with a grin.

At the same time, Dolores Umbridge also shook her head and smiled, her thick and short fingers caressing the gemstone ring on her left hand that she had just worn for a few days, and responded. He said.

"The latter one is probably because Mr. Perseus is too sensitive. The goblins are responsible for distributing the salaries of various Ministry of Magic officials and the procurement of materials by government-related enterprises... It is a matter of course that these processes will go into the treasury. Maybe it was recently The news about the mysterious man has spread a lot, making him a little suspicious, right? How could the goblin be short of money?"

"Yes, Gringotts Wizarding Bank may have a small number of investment failures, but it will never fall into crisis. As a bank, doesn't all the money have to go back to them? It's impossible to just go out and just go around. Has it evaporated?"

Glancing at Umbridge with some gratitude, Mockridge nodded and agreed softly.

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