Chapter 1155 ? Protests
Since the open and secret struggle in the international magic world, facing the international pressure on Hogwarts, the people of the British magic world are now more and more aware of the impact of the embargo on all aspects of life and economy.
The anti-British magic alliance organized by the German and Bulgarian magic circles took the lead in this operation, and more targetedly launched a trade blockade against the British magic circle, focusing on cutting off various imported raw materials from the UK. The influence and arouse other people's fear of the rise of the United Kingdom. This alliance against the British embargo trade network was rapidly expanded by them and spread to other small and medium-sized countries around the world. A trade blockade enveloping Britain.
The corresponding embargo measures that followed more closely were further refined and implemented quickly. Just like the United Kingdom banned the use of flying carpets in Arabian magic areas, Hogwarts' magic ships were also boycotted by other countries and banned Entering the territory, although there is no transportation difficulty for the wizards to use the traceless stretching spell, this attitude still shows the determination of other countries.
They have adopted more targeted sanctions against Harris' umbrella group, and aimed at the most powerful pharmaceutical industry that started as an umbrella. Under the condition of controlling the input of raw materials, they have focused on increasing the pharmaceutical cost of the umbrella, and at the same time suppressed the price of finished pharmaceuticals. , in order to make the potion of the umbrella unable to obtain profit margins-they tried to make the cost of manufacturing the potion for the umbrella so high that there was no profit to be made at all. Costly hit the most advantageous item of the umbrella, trying to make the Harris lose their confidence in confrontation.
These countries were not supported by some wizarding businessmen in their country at the beginning of the closed trade with the United Kingdom. However, with the pressure of the pure blood behind the Ministry of Magic of these countries and the restrictions passed by a new order, they faced a reduction in profits. And under the risks brought by it, they had no choice but to choose to stop trade with the United Kingdom.
But before these things developed to this point, the umbrella made preparations, carried out a large number of purchases, and introduced some rare plant seeds to try to produce them on the floating city using energy cores, and under the confrontation regardless of gains and losses, again Counting and friendly countries like being supported by France, it has not revealed any disadvantages-but it also further gives Harris' opponents a reason to criticize Harris: they can protect themselves, but they don't care about others. life and death.
After this new public opinion attack, these allied countries further expanded their offensives with each other. Under the plan formulated by Muggles and half-blood wizards, the pure-blood families behind these countries and the goblins who stood on the opposite side because of the establishment of the Harris Wizarding Bank were completed. Together, they consolidated funds and began to come to the British magic world to contact the pure-blood families who opposed Harris in the UK, and bought the original raw materials of the British magic world regardless of gains or losses, to further damage the British production and economy— — This has indeed played a role. The lack of raw materials has led to a significant reduction in the production output of some companies. Some companies that did not participate in the previous anti-Harris family shutdown movement have also fallen into the dilemma of imminent shutdown.
This also makes the UK following the closure of the business by the anti-Harris pure-blood family,
More wizards lost their jobs, and some pure-blood families who didn't want to stand in line and just wanted to live a normal life were forced to consider joining the anti-Harris camp because of the loss of business.
This is the offensive purpose of Harris' opponents. Their next step is to wait for the British Ministry of Magic and Harris to come forward, and start funding and bailing out these companies and individuals according to their previous plan announced by the Wizarding Bank. Individual countries and individuals No matter how strong the financial resources are, it is bound to be inferior to the joint strength of the Allies. If it falls into a long-term economic struggle, this will cause the British social system to fall into chaos. After more variables occur, it will further hit Harris and may even cause the other party to lose control of the Ministry of Magic.
Therefore, the recent wizarding media news, whether it is the headlines of various magazines or the news of Harris' own TV station, seems to be inseparable from the topic of economics. This topic has become the most concerned topic in the British magic circle and other magic circles. topic.
In the old Three Broomsticks bar in Hogsmeade Village, Hogwarts Floating City, Ms. Rosmerta, with a graceful figure and a beautiful face, is taking care of a group of noisy wizards at the bar. Compared with her traffic in the commercial square For the bigger new store, she prefers to take care of the old store in person and communicate with the regular customers.
At this time, the wizards' attention was not on the charming female boss like most of the time, but they were all focused on the news being broadcast on the wizard TV hanging on the bar.
"Now the news in this country is only shit, shit, shit and rain..." A wizard slammed his wine glass on the table, "What the hell is the Magic Congress of America doing? , Dirk, apart from your goblins, where did we offend them? We actually took the lead in promulgating such a decree..."
"They are imitating the 'Torricelli Law' of their Muggle government. National companies that have traded with us in the UK cannot do business in the United States within half a year. Fortunately, we wizards can deliver things without those Muggle cargo ships ..." Dirk Cresswell has been having a rough time as the goblin liaison office recently, wizards and goblins are making trouble with him, but he has absolutely nothing to do about it, he can only often hide in bars.
"Even our tea is within the scope of prohibited trade... Ravenclaws... These Yankees must have planned it beforehand to exercise themselves to drink some coffee... I tasted it at the Commercial Plaza under the recommendation of an American student This kind of frothy gray... It's still disgusting to think about it now." The wizard seemed to be disgusted by the bad memories coming out of his mouth, he took a quick sip of the wine, and then he seemed to remember something, he He raised his glass and looked around at his companions, "But this doesn't just mean that the strength and development potential of our UK is now frightening the world, as long as we survive this difficult period... Come, drink for our mighty Hogwarts A glass."
After a burst of clinking glasses and a slap on the table higher than applause, the wizard put down his wine glass and belched out with a hiss.
Dirk Cresswell looked worried after putting down his glass: "But the United States has made laws like this...if other countries that oppose us follow suit...our neighbors across the ocean, those Frenchmen, are unreliable, and you all know them Is it the flag of the Muggle government? I heard it’s because they cut off the other two ends of the tricolor flag to make it easier for them to surrender…”
The noise outside the tavern interrupted the group's discussion, and they moved to look out the window.
It turned out that it was on the streets of Hogsmeade Village. Those unemployed wizards and businessmen whose production had decreased due to the embargo and could not start work gathered together, staring at the dark clouds above their heads, holding high The wooden sign loudly expresses its protest.
These anxious and angry protesters have appeared in various areas of the noisy and prosperous floating city. It has been several days. The despair and decay on the faces of these people have made many Foreigners, feel the stark contrast of decay.
"We protest that the recent reckless actions of the Ministry of Magic have made our lives difficult and difficult to sustain."
"The soaring production and operation costs and the plummeting prices of goods have put our production and life in trouble, but our Magic [Dick Fiction] Department has done nothing about it, it seems that it wants to let us go, regardless of our life and death !"
"The wizarding bank help promised by the Umbrella Group has not yet been seen. No one has come forward to say that they will help us. This is infuriating and chilling."
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The cameras of the media focused on the protest slogans, banners and other items held up by the protesting wizards: "Strongly demand that Hogwarts compromise and let foreign countries lift the embargo", "Bullshit decision to tear the economy", " Embargo culprit Harris led”…
Although the armed forces of the Umbrella will increase or decrease their manpower according to the number of protesters, they are only maintaining a high level of vigilance. No one has stepped forward to stop these wizards, and they are obviously powerless. These protesters did not have any real violent resistance. , and did not breed troubles and harass other wizards or shops, and under the unusual request of their restraint from the female head of the red umbrella department, Miss Clearwater, they had no way to hinder the actions of these people.