roccoschili Chapter 146 A More Desperate Situation
Chapter 146 A More Desperate Situation
After what happened to the Black family vault, the wizarding world of England ushered in a real nightmare.
Because of the operation of the Ministry of Magic, many of them have been frozen, but the money that was supposed to be paid to the major families was transferred to the account of the Ministry of Magic by Gringotts Bank.
As a result, the Ministry of Magic received a large amount of funds, repaying the wages that many people had been owed, and some even received bonuses.
In order to fight against the "Daily Prophet" controlled by Augustus, the Ministry of Magic also set up a newspaper of its own.
It's called "Magical World Pravda". The first time this newspaper was established, it used six pages in three days and bold fonts to frantically report on this behavior of the Ministry of Magic.
And due to the abundance of funds, the newspapers for these three days were distributed to all wizards in the form of free gifts.
This crazy publicity has indeed achieved certain results. Many Ministry of Magic employees who have temporarily left their jobs or been suspended at home have returned to the Ministry of Magic to continue working.
Even if their salaries are still only half of what they were at the beginning, due to conservative ideas and the bad habit of discriminating against Muggles in some people's bones.
They still regarded it as an honor to be able to work in the Ministry of Magic, and some even accepted interviews from that newspaper, madly attacking those wizards who worked in the Muggle world.
And announced that they would sue those people together with the Ministry of Magic, and send all of them to Azkaban for violating the "International Wizarding Secrecy Act".
However, the performances of these people did not last long. At that time, Clerk John did not dare to reveal to anyone what he saw because he still had work to hand over.
I just used the bonus and the arrears of wages to spend a Christmas with my family again.
Afterwards, he began to hand over his work, although he knew very well that the mysterious man was not as scary as before.
After all, they now have the protection of two Dumbledores. Even if the mysterious person wants to come out to cause sabotage, he has to weigh the existence of the two Dumbledores.
So Clerk John planned to take Mr. Weasley's recommendation and go to the Muggle world to participate in a new job immediately after handing over all his work.
However, this idea now makes Clerk John feel extremely regretful, only a week after New Year's Day.
After seeing the shameless operation of the Ministry of Magic, the major pure-blood families headed by Mr. Lucius Malfoy collectively issued a joint announcement.
Announced a complete divestment from the British wizarding world, a complete cut with the British wizarding world, especially the Ministry of Magic, and all funds were transferred to the magical worlds of the United States and Europe.
And a large part, through the relationship of Mr. Augustus, was converted into various currencies of the Muggle world, and various investments were made.
This sudden divestment led to an economic crisis in the entire British wizarding world, the most direct manifestation of which was the closure of a large number of shops.
Although these shops have been reduced to cabbage prices, no one is still willing to accept it, because the purchase channels and network of contacts have been uprooted.
Even if many people take over these shops, they cannot operate normally, and although many people receive salaries from the Ministry of Magic.
But more people still work in various stores, or provide services for pure-blood nobles, and leave with their cars.
Many people immediately moved to the United States or Europe to live, and the entire British wizarding world saw a sharp decrease in the number of goods available for purchase.
In the beginning, it was just beautiful clothes and some rare potion ingredients, and later it gradually expanded to daily necessities such as food and vegetables.
Although people suddenly got a lot of money in their hands, they couldn't buy anything at all, and the shortage of supplies had reached an astonishing level.
And because of the ridicule in the newspapers, many wizards who can easily buy these materials in the Muggle world are unwilling to bring them to the wizarding world.
And because it was declared in the newspaper, they were the defenders of the wizarding tradition, and they were traditional wizards who absolutely abided by the "International Wizarding Secrecy Law".
So they couldn't go to the Muggle world to buy some necessities of life.
And with the shortage of supplies, those black wizards who have been roaming around various countries for a long time, immediately started a crazy smuggling mode.
Clerk John remembered very clearly that from New Year's Day to today, only two weeks have passed.
The price of a basket of bread, enough to feed a family, had risen from one silver Sickle to a full ten gold Galleons.
And it is still rising. At the same time, for some unknown reason, the Ministry of Magic in Europe and the United States all use the grounds of breaking financial rules and not abiding by the spirit of the contract.
The entire British wizarding world is completely and completely blocked, and only individuals are allowed to purchase materials, and each person's share of purchases is extremely limited.
Under this series of operations, the entire British magic world has become an isolated island in the world magic world.
Isolated by everyone, prices soared and crime rates soared, the wizards who chose to stay felt abnormal pain at this moment.
After dodging several men in black robes with evil intentions, Clerk John stepped on the muddy street that was no longer cleaned up and littered with rubbish everywhere.
After going through one turn after another, I finally came to the east gate of the Ministry of Magic.
Originally, the entrance to the Ministry of Magic was on the streets of London, but they abandoned that entrance because they advertised themselves as the most traditional wizards.
At the end of Diagon Alley, next to the Leaky Cauldron, a magnificent gate was built, which took only three days to complete.
I heard that it cost a total of [-] Galleons. If Clerk John expressed doubts about the cost, it has not been a month.
Just because some people poured paint and some corrosive liquids on it, the gate that was said to be made of pure gold has exposed some black metal.
Looking at the gate covered in various paints, Clerk John could only smile wryly and comfort himself in his heart.
"It will be fine after today. When all the work is handed over, even if the other party doesn't settle the salary for me, I should leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible."
Pushing open the door, using the fireplace to enter the Ministry of Magic, before he could reach the office, a law enforcement officer he had never seen before blocked his way.
I saw him speak slowly.
"I'm sorry, Mr. John. Mr. Cornelius Fudge just called a general meeting, and he asked everyone to be there immediately."
"So please put down the work at hand and immediately go to the parliament hall on the third basement floor to prepare for the meeting."
Hearing this, Clerk John's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly evaded.
"I'm just here to hand over the work. After today, I will resign and leave, so..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the law enforcement officer had already grabbed Clerk John's arm and dragged him towards the parliament hall in a dragging and dragging manner.