Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"compensation???"

Cornelius Fudge's right hand, which was stretched out to take the wine, stopped in mid-air, and he looked at Carl with a dull expression.

Karl didn't mean to explain and just kept talking to himself.

"Yes, compensation. I have made this very clear at the trial, since the British Ministry of Magic insists."

"The safety of Hogwarts and its surrounding properties is protected by the British Ministry of Magic, which also has the right to manage Hogwarts."

"So in that great war, the forbidden forest was burned, and the magical creatures were viciously slaughtered, including those foul-mouthed centaurs."

"Hogwarts should be compensated according to the market value. As a director of Hogwarts, is there any problem with me asking you for compensation?"

Hearing this, Cornelius Fudge's face became extremely ugly. At first, he thought that through this trial, he could force the other party to give up their interests.

But now, not only did he not get a penny, but he also had to pay compensation to the other party. This back and forth was just like Qin Shihuang eating peppercorns, it was so numb and numb.

As a well-known miser, he could only express it shyly.

"Mr. Hohenzollern, I don't quite agree with what you just said about Hogwarts Castle and the rest of the school's property."

"It has always been the responsibility of Hogwarts to protect all personal and organizational property in the British wizarding community on a legal basis."

"They are all protected by the British Ministry of Magic, but in fact, Hogwarts is an exception, so..."

Having said that, Cornelius Fudge deliberately paused and secretly glanced at Carl's expression opposite him.

Of course Carl knew that the other party was observing him, so he immediately used his god-level acting skills.

He yelled pretending to be very angry.

"So what? You don't plan to pay the money. Now you say that I am just an exception."

"Then when I used the emergency avoidance regulations to defend myself, what right did that old Crouch have to refute me?"

"What's going on? You want to be a whore and also want to be a saint. You want to have both without paying a penny, Minister."

"Stand up now, put your left foot on your right foot and see if you can get up to the sky. Don't keep talking nonsense to me."

"I want to see the money now, otherwise there will be no discussion."

Cornelius Fudge took a deep breath and looked at the young man in front of him. His face seemed to say "I'll kill you if you don't give me money."

Knowing that he was doomed today, he immediately prepared to use the second method, crying poor, in the hope of minimizing the losses as much as possible.

So he pretended to be embarrassed and said.

"Mr. Hohenzollern, I really can't make the decision on this. Once the Ministry of Magic's money enters the vault."

"Without a very legitimate reason, you must not use even a single cent of it from the regular flow of funds."

"Now, apart from the funds to cover daily expenses, there is really not a single gold Galleon left, if the British Ministry of Magic must be compensated."

"Okay then, I'll pay you compensation out of my own pocket, but can we negotiate the amount?"

Carl looked at the "sacrifice for the good" expression on Cornelius Fudge's face and sneered in his heart.

I didn't expect that the minister was also a natural performer, but the other party didn't understand what he said.

This shows that he is extremely stupid. How could he only care about the compensation? The main body of Hogwarts Castle did not suffer any damage.

The Forbidden Forest and those magical animals alone were worth less than 1 gold Galleons.

What he wanted was the Ministry of Magic's treasury, so he pretended to think about it and then asked in confusion.

"Then if there is a legitimate reason, can we use the British Ministry of Magic's storage vault, such as establishing a pension system?"

“Not only can we turn the money that is used to pay huge management fees every year into useful value.”

"It can also enhance the happiness of officials in the Ministry of Magic, which is a good thing that can bring both fame and fortune."

“Pension system, what the hell is that!!”

Cornelius Fudge suddenly became excited, and his previous timid and listless appearance suddenly became full of energy and vigor.

Carl was trying hard to hold back his laughter. It seemed that this guy didn't have the courage to take responsibility, but he had the courage to make money by taking advantage of the situation.

So he continued to speak in a persuasive manner.

"It's simple. The British Ministry of Magic took out a considerable amount of funds and deposited it in the first savings bank in the wizarding world."

"And authorize the professional investors in our bank to invest this money in the entire wizarding world, and even the Muggle world."

"The money earned is summarized every year, calculated in terms of gold, and the dividends are used to pay the retirement wages of those retired employees."

"Or we can guarantee the welfare of the current employees, or even increase their salaries appropriately if the dividends are sufficient."

As he spoke, Carl looked at Cornelius Fudge, pretending to be considerate of the other party, and said deliberately.

"At the same time, considering that it is impossible to make money every time when doing business, we need to keep the basic capital pool stable."

"The Ministry of Magic can deduct a small portion from the current salary and invest it into the pension system."

"It's called employee pension insurance, and everyone's income is different. Those with money can pay more, and those without money can pay less."

“We’ll share the dividends together at the end of the year.”

After hearing the last part, Cornelius Fudge's eyes lit up completely. He immediately understood how to implement this matter without anyone teaching him.

It would be of great help in improving his prestige in the British Ministry of Magic, which had almost reached the bottom.

At the same time, he also understood the implication of Carl's words. He could completely unite those senior officials who had accepted bribes from him before.

Invest the black money in this insurance slowly and continuously, and let it go around in circles.

This black money becomes clean money, but the action must be trusted and requires the cooperation of the other party.

So he cautiously tested it.

"Mr. Hohenzollern, you have a genius idea, as can be seen from the changes you have brought to the British wizarding world in the past year."

"I agree with your idea very much. Are there any low-investment, high-return projects? I also have some spare money that I would like you to manage."

At this point, the other party was basically completely convinced. After all, as long as it wasn't out of his own pocket, the minister was still very generous.

So Carl quickly said something to avoid the issue.

"Of course there are, but not necessarily in the magical world. I can exchange your gold galleons for gold later."

"I've entered the Muggle world. There are many projects like the ones you want there, but they require a professional team."

“The fee ratio will be higher.”

"How much do you need?" Cornelius Fudge said impatiently.

Carl slowly stretched out three fingers, and the other party saw it and nodded quickly.

"30%, that's acceptable and no problem."

Karl just smiled and spoke softly.

"I think you misunderstood. I meant that you can only get 30% of the profit in the end, and our professional team will charge 70%."