Chapter 372 Where does the Ministry of Magic’s money come from?
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Chu Ni Fan Wan
When he received the letter from his father, Sun Zhu was choosing quills in the Literary Residence.
It can be seen that he has been very busy recently and only has time to write to her on weekends.
Cedric didn't feel relieved until he saw that it was Jed.Originally, visiting Hogsmeade together on Saturday was regarded as a pastime among the students, but after experiencing the turmoil of last semester, he dared not take it lightly.
"My father told me that his position has been completely settled. He is doing some clerical work in the Wizarding Taxation Office under the Financial Secretary. This is his old profession. He often works with Gringotts, the Department of Legal Enforcement and the International Federation of Wizards. He has to find some Muggle information for reference... It sounds like a difficult job. But I don't understand why the Ministry of Magic didn't have it until now This department was established..."
Cedric froze for a moment, and then said frankly: "I really never considered the source of funding for the Ministry of Magic."
"My father did some research before." Sun Zhu stretched out his fingers and broke off, "One is the offerings from the major pure-blood families. There are two types of offerings. There are annual donations from established charitable families, and donations made after Voldemort disappeared. , the ransom paid by some Death Eater families every year in order to get rid of their crimes. There were so many Death Eaters born in pure blood back then, and most of their families were rich, so it was naturally due to this income. In addition, the prisoner People in Zkaban also have to pay fines, and those who violate various prohibitions will be treated equally.”
I heard that after Sirius left Azkaban, he donated a large sum of money to the Ministry of Magic.After claiming that he came out by himself, he found out that he was the only one spending the stinky money of the Black family, which was a bit shocking.Why not give the money to the Ministry of Magic and let them supply Hogwarts and St. Mungo's.
Although Sun Zhu felt that it was the money he paid as a thank you for the Ministry of Magic to overturn the case of his brother Regulus, he would not admit it.In short, his donation is regarded as a donation, but this source of income is unstable after all.
"If everyone stays safe in the future and doesn't commit crimes, doesn't have to pay fines, and doesn't want to donate money, then the Ministry of Magic will be empty." Sun Zhu stretched out another finger, "So the Ministry of Magic has a production department. Like Uncle Amos' Department of Magical Creatures."
"The... body parts of dangerous or rare magical animals, the heart tendons of fire dragons, the tail hair of unicorns, etc. There are also those magical plants, the raw materials of herbs and potions that can be traded, are all important The source of income. The Ministry of Magic is responsible for ensuring their survival, and is also responsible for obtaining benefits from them, so that a relative balance can be achieved. If there is no regulation from them, in case there is something like a fire dragon running all over the mountain, Muggles have witnessed Hippogriff many times The situation with the Winged Beast is also bad."
But Sun Zhu didn't know the specific method, and his father had never worked in this department, so he was just guessing.However, she felt that Amos, who had worked in the Beast Office of the Department of Magical Creatures for a long time, might not be clear about how these things worked. After all, he was a pure-blood wizard, so he might not have the concept of this at all.
"Well, then, Uncle Sun's former Sports Department should have a similar income. At least when various Quidditch events are held every year, there are advertisements for various Quidditch products, and various souvenirs for star players... "
"Advertising, sponsorship, related peripherals, and even opening bets...my dad has long realized that these are business opportunities. But again, the Ministry of Magic does not have a corresponding department. It seems that there is only the Quidditch Committee under the Department of International Magical Cooperation. It doesn't matter, but most of them don't understand."
Or rather, don't care about it at all.Wouldn't it be too boring and vulgar to ask them to learn Muggle ways to earn Galleons, anyway, they are not short of money.
So most of them are "fanart products" spontaneously created by wizards, and at most some broomstick merchants will give some "sponsorship fees".But in professional competitions, the Nimbus series brooms have an appearance rate of more than 80.00%, so there is no need for the Nimbus manufacturing company to spend any effort to attract business.
Unless it is some international competition, the kind involving the participation of the Ministry of Magic of other countries seems to be more formal and richer.
Sun Zhu thought of the famous Quidditch match that will start in the future, and sighed: "Maybe I will know more clearly when the 422nd Quidditch World Cup is held."
"It's still early, about two years." Cedric smiled, "Why should we consider such a long-term issue now?"
"Because of my dad's job transfer, I have to think a little bit more... No wonder this department is giving priority to hemp seeds. Some things are indeed better understood by Muggle-born wizards. Minister Burns really has a strong determination ah."
The Ministry of Magic also has some existing "businesses", such as opening a store in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade, which requires a registered capital, because the Ministry of Magic will also be responsible for maintaining the "infrastructure" and public security here - but the specifics No matter how you manage it, it depends on Merlin's protection.
If a wizard who has not passed the Apparition qualification certificate uses it without permission, or uses it in places where it is prohibited by regulations - such as public places where Muggles gather, he will also receive a ticket from the Department of Magical Traffic; he has not obtained a Pegasus breeding license. If a wizard family uses it without authorization, they will need to provide relevant documents and be fined; if their violations cause bad consequences and require the Department of Magical Disasters to deal with the consequences, they will also have to pay a fine - of course, most of these "suspects" are Those who cannot afford the money do so, so most employees of the Disaster Department work on a voluntary basis.
Finally, Dad came to the conclusion that the entire Ministry of Magic, without the "contribution" of pure-blood families, would basically be unable to make ends meet - the production capacity department's monetization capabilities were fragmented and supply was limited.Moreover, running this kind of business while setting your own standards and restrictions is not advisable, at least on the surface.Most of the other fines are mosquito legs.The wizards are not too submissive, after all, they all have some abilities.In many matters, Gryffindor per capita would never be able to punish them all if they were serious about punishing them. Many departments in the Ministry of Magic have become decorations.
And the newly established "Taxation" office by Minister Burns is a thing that is extremely familiar to Muggles, but whimsical to wizards.
Sun Zhu was very worried that his father would be sacked on the way home from get off work, and began to regret his original suggestion.
After all, what shop owner would be happy to suddenly have an extra expense in the shop he opens.
Fortunately, now the Ministry of Magic has another large donation to ease the pressure.
It can be seen that he has been very busy recently and only has time to write to her on weekends.
Cedric didn't feel relieved until he saw that it was Jed.Originally, visiting Hogsmeade together on Saturday was regarded as a pastime among the students, but after experiencing the turmoil of last semester, he dared not take it lightly.
"My father told me that his position has been completely settled. He is doing some clerical work in the Wizarding Taxation Office under the Financial Secretary. This is his old profession. He often works with Gringotts, the Department of Legal Enforcement and the International Federation of Wizards. He has to find some Muggle information for reference... It sounds like a difficult job. But I don't understand why the Ministry of Magic didn't have it until now This department was established..."
Cedric froze for a moment, and then said frankly: "I really never considered the source of funding for the Ministry of Magic."
"My father did some research before." Sun Zhu stretched out his fingers and broke off, "One is the offerings from the major pure-blood families. There are two types of offerings. There are annual donations from established charitable families, and donations made after Voldemort disappeared. , the ransom paid by some Death Eater families every year in order to get rid of their crimes. There were so many Death Eaters born in pure blood back then, and most of their families were rich, so it was naturally due to this income. In addition, the prisoner People in Zkaban also have to pay fines, and those who violate various prohibitions will be treated equally.”
I heard that after Sirius left Azkaban, he donated a large sum of money to the Ministry of Magic.After claiming that he came out by himself, he found out that he was the only one spending the stinky money of the Black family, which was a bit shocking.Why not give the money to the Ministry of Magic and let them supply Hogwarts and St. Mungo's.
Although Sun Zhu felt that it was the money he paid as a thank you for the Ministry of Magic to overturn the case of his brother Regulus, he would not admit it.In short, his donation is regarded as a donation, but this source of income is unstable after all.
"If everyone stays safe in the future and doesn't commit crimes, doesn't have to pay fines, and doesn't want to donate money, then the Ministry of Magic will be empty." Sun Zhu stretched out another finger, "So the Ministry of Magic has a production department. Like Uncle Amos' Department of Magical Creatures."
"The... body parts of dangerous or rare magical animals, the heart tendons of fire dragons, the tail hair of unicorns, etc. There are also those magical plants, the raw materials of herbs and potions that can be traded, are all important The source of income. The Ministry of Magic is responsible for ensuring their survival, and is also responsible for obtaining benefits from them, so that a relative balance can be achieved. If there is no regulation from them, in case there is something like a fire dragon running all over the mountain, Muggles have witnessed Hippogriff many times The situation with the Winged Beast is also bad."
But Sun Zhu didn't know the specific method, and his father had never worked in this department, so he was just guessing.However, she felt that Amos, who had worked in the Beast Office of the Department of Magical Creatures for a long time, might not be clear about how these things worked. After all, he was a pure-blood wizard, so he might not have the concept of this at all.
"Well, then, Uncle Sun's former Sports Department should have a similar income. At least when various Quidditch events are held every year, there are advertisements for various Quidditch products, and various souvenirs for star players... "
"Advertising, sponsorship, related peripherals, and even opening bets...my dad has long realized that these are business opportunities. But again, the Ministry of Magic does not have a corresponding department. It seems that there is only the Quidditch Committee under the Department of International Magical Cooperation. It doesn't matter, but most of them don't understand."
Or rather, don't care about it at all.Wouldn't it be too boring and vulgar to ask them to learn Muggle ways to earn Galleons, anyway, they are not short of money.
So most of them are "fanart products" spontaneously created by wizards, and at most some broomstick merchants will give some "sponsorship fees".But in professional competitions, the Nimbus series brooms have an appearance rate of more than 80.00%, so there is no need for the Nimbus manufacturing company to spend any effort to attract business.
Unless it is some international competition, the kind involving the participation of the Ministry of Magic of other countries seems to be more formal and richer.
Sun Zhu thought of the famous Quidditch match that will start in the future, and sighed: "Maybe I will know more clearly when the 422nd Quidditch World Cup is held."
"It's still early, about two years." Cedric smiled, "Why should we consider such a long-term issue now?"
"Because of my dad's job transfer, I have to think a little bit more... No wonder this department is giving priority to hemp seeds. Some things are indeed better understood by Muggle-born wizards. Minister Burns really has a strong determination ah."
The Ministry of Magic also has some existing "businesses", such as opening a store in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade, which requires a registered capital, because the Ministry of Magic will also be responsible for maintaining the "infrastructure" and public security here - but the specifics No matter how you manage it, it depends on Merlin's protection.
If a wizard who has not passed the Apparition qualification certificate uses it without permission, or uses it in places where it is prohibited by regulations - such as public places where Muggles gather, he will also receive a ticket from the Department of Magical Traffic; he has not obtained a Pegasus breeding license. If a wizard family uses it without authorization, they will need to provide relevant documents and be fined; if their violations cause bad consequences and require the Department of Magical Disasters to deal with the consequences, they will also have to pay a fine - of course, most of these "suspects" are Those who cannot afford the money do so, so most employees of the Disaster Department work on a voluntary basis.
Finally, Dad came to the conclusion that the entire Ministry of Magic, without the "contribution" of pure-blood families, would basically be unable to make ends meet - the production capacity department's monetization capabilities were fragmented and supply was limited.Moreover, running this kind of business while setting your own standards and restrictions is not advisable, at least on the surface.Most of the other fines are mosquito legs.The wizards are not too submissive, after all, they all have some abilities.In many matters, Gryffindor per capita would never be able to punish them all if they were serious about punishing them. Many departments in the Ministry of Magic have become decorations.
And the newly established "Taxation" office by Minister Burns is a thing that is extremely familiar to Muggles, but whimsical to wizards.
Sun Zhu was very worried that his father would be sacked on the way home from get off work, and began to regret his original suggestion.
After all, what shop owner would be happy to suddenly have an extra expense in the shop he opens.
Fortunately, now the Ministry of Magic has another large donation to ease the pressure.
