Chapter 336 I hope the old guys still remember me

so smart? !

Sebastian raised his eyebrows and looked at Grindelwald in surprise.

The handsome old man had collected a lot of information about himself, even discovering some of his small actions in the new city of Hogsmeade.

This cannot be accomplished in two days.

It is true that supermarkets that sell Muggle items have been reducing their prices, but this time span is measured in months.

The extent of each price reduction is not obvious, and most people do not notice such small details. Only housewives and cooks have increased their frequency of visiting these supermarkets.

Seeing Sebastian's surprised look, Grindelwald pointed at Dumbledore.

"These details were told to me by Albus. He often buys Coke in those supermarkets. After noticing the fluctuations in the price of Coke, he also observed other products."

"He found out that they were all lowering their prices. Albus said that this was your way of doing good for the wizards."

"That's why I asked, have you changed your career to become a philanthropist?"

"Sebastian," Dumbledore smiled, "I didn't mean to investigate the new city you built. It's just that your new city is too lively and I want to settle down here after I retire."

"So, I observed more carefully. I was also curious about why you did this."

It turned out that it was Old Deng who discovered it. However, what these two people said was not accurate enough.

In fact, it is not the Muggle items in the supermarket that are falling in price, but the basic supplies in the wizarding world are becoming cheaper.

Under Swann's alchemy operation, meat, eggs, milk, grain, cloth, and even non-magical items made from these basic materials are falling in price, such as non-magical food, drinks, ordinary clothes, etc.

The wizarding world used to be a small, self-sufficient society. Although with the help of magic, everyone had enough food and drink, but production capacity was always limited.

Compared with the powerful productivity of Muggle industrial society, these production capacities are somewhat insufficient.

After integrating with Muggle society and being impacted by industrial society, these basic materials will inevitably see a massive drop in price.

Ordinary wizards are naturally happy to see this situation, but wizards who make a living by selling these supplies cannot withstand the sudden impact.

If we let these wizards feel the price changes in advance, they will naturally start to change their careers and seek other ways to make a living.

For example, give full play to the magical talents of wizards and do more meaningful things.

Sebastian wanted to use this method of boiling a frog in warm water to allow these wizards to slowly transform, and then let all wizards enjoy the convenience brought by the Muggle industrial society.

Until one day, the wizards discovered that they only needed to spend a small amount of gold Galleons to solve the problem of food and clothing for the whole family, and everyone had extra money to make their lives richer and more comfortable.

By then, wizards will naturally be happy to actively integrate with Muggle society.

After all, who doesn’t want to live a more comfortable life?

As for the philanthropist's statement...

There are many countries in the world where food and clothing are cheap and of good quality.

Taking advantage of the wizards' flexibility in movement, you can use the pounds you earn to make purchases in those countries. You can make money anyway.

As Sebastian walked, he explained his ideas to the two old men, who nodded repeatedly.

"There is a very interesting phenomenon among Muggles called immigration."

"They like to migrate from one place to another country with higher welfare, and these countries generally have one thing in common, which is that money there is more valuable."

"With the same working hours, the same work intensity and the same work content, the money earned is very different. The same money has very different purchasing power."

"My goal is to build the British wizarding world, or the new town of Hogsmeade, into such a place, and then attract wizards from all over the world to settle here."

Looking at the new city of Hogsmeade in front of him, Grindelwald praised softly.

"I have an idea! And it is indeed possible to realize it."

"However, there are two problems here. The first is whether wizards will become completely dependent on Muggle products and be controlled by them."

"The second is," Grindelwald said with a half-smile, "If you want to make wizards' money more valuable, there is an obstacle that cannot be avoided, and that is goblins."

“How are you going to solve these two problems?”

As they were talking, the three of them walked into the new town of Hogsmeade. The shops on both sides of the street were extremely busy, and the shop windows were filled with all kinds of magical supplies, attracting passing wizards to stop and admire.

There was a long queue in front of Swann Alchemy's door, and everyone wanted to be the first to experience the newly launched magic phone.

Looking at the crowded crowd, Sebastian said easily.

"As for the first question, the relationship between wizards and Muggles is not one-sided, but mutual."

"For example, the Muggles really need our potions."

"What we need are mainly basic supplies such as food and clothing, which are available in many countries and cannot restrict us at all."

As for the second question, all we can say is that when the goblins stand in the way of the wizard, they have become the wizard's enemies.

It is a ridiculous fact that the wizards' economy is actually controlled by goblins.

This time when launching the magic phone, Sebastian intended to add a mobile payment function to the magic phone, but the goblins refused to give in.

They said that everything related to gold galleons was the goblins' business and wizards had no right to interfere.

This is really unbearable.

Apart from personal grudges, on a larger scale, there are also irreconcilable contradictions between the wizarding society and the goblins.

The goblins are too greedy. They think that everything they make belongs to them, and wizards are just using it temporarily.

The Sword of Gryffindor belongs to them, and so do the Galleons.

Therefore, they have been trying to ensure that all wizards' gold Galleons are stored in Gringotts.

As for the wizarding community, the best way is to allow Galleons to circulate thoroughly in the wizarding community, rather than letting them lie in Gringotts as a pile of useless metal.

Therefore, if the wizarding society wants to develop, conflicts between wizards and goblins are bound to occur.

Thinking of this, Sebastian said mysteriously to the two old men: "Don't worry about the second question. Someone will definitely take action against the goblin."

"When the time comes, we will just go with the flow, put the blame on that person, and take all the benefits."

After hearing Sebastian's words, several prophetic images suddenly appeared in Grindelwald's mind.

He smiled slightly and said, "Forget it. When the time comes, you will naturally take the initiative to find me."

"Let's just relax for now. I'll leave here after we relax."

"I hope some of my old friends still remember me."