Chapter 1135 Currency
However, unlike his excited compatriots, Nagnack's heart was full of worries at this time-they came from the gilded fireplaces on the walls of Hogwarts' inner wall, and the Hogwarts guards did not treat them. Questioning and obstruction; and the same way as they marched aggressively towards Harris Bank all the way, and the Hogwarts guards also turned a blind eye to them.
People who contacted the Ministry of Magic planned to come to Gringotts to withdraw money or even cancel their accounts, which showed that Harris had already prepared for the reaction of the goblins, but Nagnack had no choice. Gringotts, the goblin's main bank today, losing some wizarding customers or even customers from all over the UK is not a heartbreak for the goblins. What's more important is the representative meaning behind it. Other wizards in the wizarding world saw the benefits of wizards owning the economy and followed suit. This is what made the goblins panic to death.
And following the live broadcast, more and more wizards left the TV and rushed to the bank after hearing the news, completely surrounding the area of the bank. The reporters and cameramen of Harris TV who were interviewing in the bank hall took advantage of the opportunity to let the camera leave Ron and other audiences. They jumped around the crowd and began to find a more suitable angle for shooting the coming fairies.
Some elderly wizards noticed the collective action and menacing appearance of the goblins, and worried in their hearts. No matter how strong the mysterious man was, he could prove that he was no match for Alan Harris. Well, there are not many wizards in the UK who have the fear of the Dark Lord who was assigned to Gryffindor by the headmaster of Hogwarts in a duel.
But the goblins are different. Apart from controlling Gringotts, they are very smart. They are good at metal processing, especially at making silverware. In addition, they are also responsible for casting currency in the magical world. From the perspective of goblins Look, they should be equal to human wizards. Although human wizards don't think so, it can be said that to a large extent, goblins control the economic lifeline of the wizarding world-and the possible impact of Harris' actions today, It's not just a local area, which breaks the fundamental unspoken rules of the peaceful coexistence of goblins and wizards.
"Nagnock and everyone from Gringotts, do you have any business you want to handle when you come to Harris Bank today?" Hermione had already stood up, and she took the initiative to ask with the temperament of the umbrella president.
"If you want to create a bank, Harris, you have no way!" Griphook, the goblin, couldn't help rushing out from the side when he saw the provocation of the other party knowingly asking, pointing at Hermione with a long finger, and roared, "You want to start from our Gringotts?" Take away customers? Take away wealth that doesn’t belong to you! We will show you the power of goblins!”
"Mr. Nagnack, so that's why you're here?" Ron, who was sitting in the seat, stood up instead of Hermione, facing the goblin's threat, and asked calmly, "Is the goblin planning to threaten the wizard with force? ?”
Nagnak blocked Griphook behind him, with a smirk on his face, his eyes narrowed, and his tone was dangerous: "Director Len Harris...You Harris really like to do things and never leave behind...This is In order to retaliate against the last time we goblins insisted on the rules of Gringotts and the wealth of our customers, we blocked you from Gringotts?"
"Mr. Nagnack, please don't misunderstand, all of this is the freedom of the customers to choose..." Lun put his hands on the table in front of her, his upper body leaned forward slightly, with a smile in his eyes, "As for the I personally don't mind what happened at Gringotts last time. You kept me out of the door to abide by the rules of Gringotts. Although old-fashioned, I can understand that you did it for... As for my brother's The bank was not established for the purpose of repaying Gringotts, it was because the original financial institutions in the wizarding world could not meet the needs of the floating city."
"I don't believe it. You are just bandits, plotting domains that you have no right to occupy! You want to seize the right to manage the economy from us goblins, and take the opportunity to seek benefits for yourself!" Griphook blushed with anger,
Black eyes without whites gleamed.
"Griphook, I can't agree with your remarks." Lun put away his smile, his expression became serious and dangerous like his Animagus, and he emphasized, "It is the freedom of wizards for us wizards to create their own banks. , Independent behavior, you goblins have no reason to come here to protest."
"Over the years, goblins and wizards have developed a tacit understanding-the only bank in the wizarding world run by us, wizards can go to Gringotts to deposit money or rent a vault, you Harris, this is private Destroying this peaceful balance..." Nagnak also put away his smirk, with a gloomy face, and his hands were tightly clenched, "I promise, this is not a good thing for the magic world..."
"So Nagnack, you yourself admit that this is just a tacit understanding? We obviously have the opportunity to destroy one of his horcruxes, and we are one step closer to completely eradicating him...I think as long as they are kind and peace-loving wizards, they hope Destroy the Horcruxes, but because of your stubbornness, it has created difficulties for us wizards to take action for peace... We drove the mysterious people out of the UK so that you can enjoy a peaceful life that other European magicians cannot enjoy, you Is it taken for granted?" Lun helped the glasses that had slipped off because of the large range of speech, "So on the premise that this kind of tacit understanding cannot guarantee the peaceful life of wizards...we wizards want to change it. As it should be…”
Hearing this, Griphook couldn't help but screamed again: "Wizards once tried to control Gringotts Bank! We will tell you the consequences with our actions! All of us goblins will do the same!"
Although the wizards around did not make a sound, they looked at the goblins with some changes, especially those young people, especially Hogwarts students. In recent months, the arrogant British magic The wizards in the world are even more arrogant——Throughout the history of the wizarding world, goblin rebellions have happened several times, mainly because the goblins protested against the discrimination and prejudice against them by the wizarding community. In the consciousness of most wizards, goblins are low-level creatures, and the Ministry of Magic also prohibits goblins from carrying wands, but goblins obviously don't think so, so the relationship between goblins and wizards has always been very tense.
"Griphook, you need to watch your words! We wizards didn't try to dictate to Gringotts this time, and no wizards tried to control that bank you left in Diagon Alley... My brother just built a new one for us My own, and the behavior of wizards wanting to take out personal property from Gringotts is completely normal business," Len said in a very formal tone, "If anyone interferes, prevent wizards from exercising their rights and let wizards Normal interests have been violated... The Ministry of Magic will protect the legitimate rights and interests of wizards at all costs..."
The young wizards who were watching were dissatisfied when they saw these goblins and low-level creatures daring to threaten the wizards in turn, and they were all excited after Lenn's refutation.
"The wizard's economy is controlled by the wizard himself, and it's time for Gringotts to end."
"I'm going to write to my grandma to withdraw the family property from Gringotts and transfer it to Harris Bank. I want to tell her what happened today."
"We have the floating city, but can't we have a bank?"
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The goblins sounded chilled. He understood the meaning of Lunn's words. The goblins had better cooperate with the wizards in transferring their property, otherwise they would give the Ministry of Magic a reason to intervene by force.
"Director Harris, I think you have overlooked one thing. As a financial institution, the most important function is to organize and manage currency issuance in a unified way...whoever controls the right to issue currency controls everything...and now the magic world The most common currency is the Galleon made by our goblins..." Nagnok was silent for a while, raised his head, shook his slender fingers at Lun, and smiled maliciously, " So... maybe you won't feel it for a short time... a little longer... I think we can re-establish a consensus... In the wizarding world, Gringotts' role is insurmountable."
"If you've just finished watching this press conference, you should have heard that... this wizarding bank has..." At this time, Len, who was Harris' spokesperson, had no intention of giving in, he took a step forward, and spoke to On the black eye of Nagnack, "In fact, Harris Wizard Bank will soon have a brand new currency system to meet with you... In addition to the traditional way, I can reveal some information in advance... It will also be the same as our previous That Ravenclaw necklace is about..."
"A lot of times don't think too much about things! Currency that takes a lot of time and energy to make and promote will end up in vain, and currency that has not been recognized is just a pile of metal." Now, instead of the initial anxiety, the goblin folded his arms in front of his chest and pointed at Lun with his big hooked nose, "I dare say that the new currency produced by Hogwarts will not be affected by other people." Recognition by the country..." Not caring about the turmoil off the stage, Nagnack twirled his pointed beard triumphantly, "You guys take your knowledge of the economy for granted, if a currency is not recognized in other countries... Then it is not qualified as a currency, and Gringotts of the goblins will not accept such a currency without sufficient circulation value to provide exchange services for it... I guarantee that Gringotts in all countries are like this..."