Chapter 809 Ivan: Although I Am Kind-Hearted by Nature, I Am by No Means an Indecisive Person!

Ivan turned a deaf ear to Pierce's praise. Although this plan was perfect enough, it could at best be hidden from some outsiders.

For example, the Dark Lord will definitely find something wrong. Nott, who mysteriously disappeared before the war, is also a big hidden danger...

Fortunately, the most dangerous time has passed. After this battle, the entire Ministry of Magic is under his control.

In addition, the newspaper's channels of publication have been controlled in advance, so even if someone sees something, they are unlikely to cause any trouble if they choose to come forward and expose the truth.

Thinking of this, Ivan's tense expression relaxed a little. Looking at Pierce, who was still trying to flatter him, he shook his head and interrupted.

"Don't talk about those useless things. Where are the casualties and losses? Have they been calculated? I want all the data..."

"I have already asked. About six hundred wizards participated in this battle. One hundred and twenty-seven wizards were slightly injured, ninety-four were seriously injured, and two hundred and forty-five wizards died. In addition, some ruins are still intact. Cleaning up, so there may be some omissions..."

Having said this, Pierce's face became serious. Such a large number of casualties was an extremely troublesome thing for him, the incoming Minister of Magic.

"So many people died?" Ivan was somewhat surprised. Before the war, he had taken many measures to reduce casualties.

For example, the protection rings sold to Aurors before, or the order to order the Death Eaters not to fight, but to go directly to Fudge and carry out the beheading operation. This eliminates the need for last-ditch operations and should be able to save many people. life.

As for himself, although he released a lot of powerful magic in the battle, it was all pretending. The scene looked grand, but he actually had a lot of tricks to deal with. He only focused on killing traitors and destroying buildings, and not many people died at all. .

Seeing Ivan's doubts about this, Pierce immediately explained.

Most of the two hundred and forty-five wizards who died were prisoners of Azkaban. Aurors and clerks from the Ministry of Magic only accounted for a small part of them. A total of sixty-seven people were unfortunate in the process of fighting against the Death Eaters. The law enforcement officers suffered even less injuries, with only twenty-one people dying from the beginning to the end.

Only then did Ivan understand that the order to deal harshly with the Death Eaters was given by him personally, in order to prevent Voldemort from robbing the prison again and rescuing people, destroying the results of this operation, and also saving the Ministry of Magic a lot of money. expenditure.

As for the deaths and injuries of more than 80 friendly wizards, Ivan was heartbroken, but it was still acceptable.

Although he has a kind nature, he is by no means an indecisive person!

In order to defeat Voldemort and reverse the current disadvantage, some sacrifices are necessary, and this plan has the least casualties among all the measures he can think of!

Ivan knew very well that if he continued to be as negative as he had been in previous years, Voldemort would definitely increase the penetration of the Ministry of Magic and use official power to deal with him. Unless he was willing to disband the law enforcers and prove his innocence, it would be a long time. New conflicts will break out.

By that time, it won't be something that can be solved by killing one or two hundred wizards. The Second British Wizarding War will break out immediately, and the entire magical world will be devastated...

As the culprit, Voldemort was able to hide in the dark and reap the benefits. This was something Ivan couldn't accept, so he finally decided to strike first and cheat the opponent!

Thinking of this, Ivan sighed, and then continued to speak. "All those who died in this battle are heroes in the magical world. Three times the pension will be given to them. In addition, all wizards who were injured or participated in the battle will be given an additional three months' salary as comfort and reward."

Ivan can't resurrect the dead, but paying more pensions can provide protection for the families of the deceased. This is the only thing he can do.

Pierce naturally had no objections. After encountering such a war, people in the Ministry of Magic were panicked. Improving welfare would help unite people.

Even if Ivan didn't tell him, he would have planned to do so, but...

Pierce couldn't help but think of the news he got from the logistics department, and his face suddenly looked a little sad.

"What's wrong?" Ivan keenly noticed the change in Pierce's face and asked strangely.

"Your Excellency Hals, the Ministry of Magic was seriously damaged in this war. Including the pension to be paid, I am afraid it will cost about 600,000 Galleons, but..." Pierce hesitated for a long time, until Ivan's face showed With obvious impatience, he continued in a low voice.

"But there is less than 300,000 Galleons in the Treasury of the Ministry of Magic..."

What? Is the Ministry of Magic so poor? Ivan looked at Pierce with strange eyes. He could not imagine that as an official organization of the magical world, the Ministry of Magic's treasury only had so little money...

Faced with Ivan's questioning gaze, Pierce immediately poured out his bitterness and denounced former Minister Fudge for his perverse approach and his inability to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Although the Ministry of Magic collects a lot of taxes every year, its various expenses are equally staggering. Especially in recent years, it has been running a fiscal deficit every year, and it was forced to borrow a large sum of money from the goblins of Gringotts!

This is probably the reason why Fudge insists that the mysterious man does not exist. After all, the Ministry of Magic is too poor to fight a war.

"Sir Hals, I can personally afford one hundred thousand Galleons, but it's still a lot short..." Pierce gritted his teeth and took out all his savings. Thicknesse is not a pure-blood family with a long heritage. One hundred thousand galleons was something he had saved hard.

"I will give you 400,000 Galleons as reserve funds. The Ministry of Magic has a lot of needs for money recently..." Ivan readily agreed to Pierce's request. Now is not the time to save money, but to control it smoothly. In the magic world, gold Galleons are not always available as much as you want.

"By the way, I remember that some of the dead Death Eaters were members of pure-blood families, right?" Ivan suddenly thought of this, and was surprised to realize that he didn't have to pay, but could actually make a fortune. Then he made some suggestions. "You can consider confiscating their property to make up for the financial shortfall..."

He didn't know about the others, but Bella had a lot of good things in her vault. Her husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, was the patriarch of an ancient pure-blood family, and his family's wealth was equally rich. It would be enough to rob this family. Fill this gap.

"I'm afraid this is difficult to do, Mr. Hals. The property and land deeds of these people are basically stored in Gringotts. Those goblins have always only acted according to contracts. Even if I become the Minister of Magic, I'm afraid I can't force it. Confiscate it." Pierce said helplessly.

"Gringotts again?!" A look of displeasure appeared on Ivan's face. He had never been able to understand why the wizard who dominated the entire magical world could tolerate leaving such an important place like a bank to a group of greedy goblins. in hand.

You must know that financial power is the lifeblood of the country, and you can never be too careful...