"There's no more information yet, and that's one of the things we're trying to figure out."
Dumbledore shook his head slightly, his expression a little solemn.
"The clues that the goblins of Gringotts in London can provide are only a group photo of secret meetings between MACUSA officials and the goblins of the Gringotts branch in North America. We still don't know what kind of cooperation the two have reached.
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"It's very simple, support with force."
Grindelwald said without thinking.
"Given the weak and miserly character of the fairies who are afraid of death, only with the help of the group of American wizards can the fairies of North America have the confidence to declare independence."
After experiencing several goblin wars, the magic world has been extremely strict in suppressing the armed forces of goblins. In addition to the basic security system, goblins are almost not allowed to have any armed forces.
Therefore, compared to the ancient goblins who could easily start a war hundreds of years ago, the only way for goblins in today's era who lack controllable armed forces to start a war is to call for foreign aid.
In fact, according to the original agreement, when necessary, the Ministry of Magic of each country will provide basic protective support to the local Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
But this does not include sending wizards to directly participate in the war between the goblin factions. There is no doubt that MACUSA has successfully exploited the loopholes in the contract and intervened in the internal affairs of Gringotts as a patron.
"On this point, including me and most officials from the Ministry of Magic, we all think so."
Dumbledore nodded, his expression becoming more serious.
"Then, more importantly, this time, the goblins of Gringotts in London made a very clear request for military support - they want to join forces with the British Ministry of Magic's cutting-edge combat forces to launch a lightning expedition and use the gold galleons that have not yet been closed.
Transmission channel, pre-emptively suppress the group of North American Gringotts branch goblins who call themselves the [American Wizards Federal Reserve System] by force..."
At this moment, Elena, who had been listening to the story carefully, suddenly stood up from the edge of the bed, her pupils shrinking violently.
"Wait a minute, Dumbledore! What do those goblins of Gringotts America who you just said declared independence call themselves?"
"It's Professor Dumbledore."
Dumbledore frowned, corrected Elena gently, and continued unhurriedly.
"According to the goblins of Gringotts in London, the group of separatists calls themselves the [American Wizards Reserve Bank System]. Of course, we naturally reject this request to initiate a war without hesitation..."
"Kill them!"
Elena's delicate and tender face was full of murderous intent, and her tone was particularly cold.
"Without any emotion or mercy! Accurate beheading at the speed of light. This is the core expression of the wizard war."
If Elena was still a little hesitant at first as to whether all this was a coincidence.
Well, since hearing the familiar [Reserve System] from Dumbledore's mouth, Elena is at least 90% sure of her inner suspicion - the damned Federal Reserve has intervened!
Even though the goblins in North America put on the shell of Wizard Bank, the recognition of their core keywords is too high.
"What nonsense are you kidding? Not to mention, just this afternoon, the passage has been closed by the goblins over there. Even if it is still open, how can we support such a barbaric war behavior."
Dumbledore frowned heavily, subconsciously reached out and touched Elena's forehead, turned his head to look at Grindelwald, and said rather dissatisfied.
"What have you been instilling in my students these past few days?!"
"Albus, don't blame me for everything. This little guy has a very vicious temper."
Grindelwald snorted softly, tapping the back of his hand with his slender fingers, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"However, the reaction of the goblins of Gringotts was so violent, which was beyond my expectation. As the headquarters of the goblins of Gringotts, which has been in business for thousands of years, it did not have the confidence to defeat the challenge of a young branch head-on.
Even if you add wizards from the Magical Congress of the United States of America, you can ask for help, but you won't make such a request directly from the beginning."
"Yes, this is the first place that confuses all Ministry of Magic officials."
Dumbledore nodded and gently adjusted the lenses on the bridge of his nose.
"Bloody force cleansing like this was relatively common in goblin battles hundreds of years ago, but it has become extremely rare in the past few decades. Moreover, drastic methods are usually only used when you are at an absolute disadvantage. So.
, most of us are more inclined to think that this should be just a way for the goblins to show their uncompromising attitude."
"What's there to think about, because they have indeed been forced into a desperate situation. Your hesitation may cause the magic world to miss the way to end this dispute at the minimum cost."
Elena sighed deeply, her face full of regret, and she looked at Dumbledore helplessly.
Sure enough, it was just the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. Albus Dumbledore was indeed a true demon lord cultivator, and the biggest demon in the future world was just let go from his hands.
The Federal Reserve System, the United States Federal Reserve System, referred to as the Federal Reserve.
A completely independent central bank that can influence the world structure. Its decisions do not need to be approved by the U.S. President or any high-level member of the legislature. It does not receive funding from the U.S. Congress, and its members’ terms span multiple presidential and congressional terms.
Such a giant organization with a transcendent status and decisive influence can be said to perfectly meet the magic world's positioning demands for itself, and with the goblins' obsession with wealth, it is impossible to let this go.
A delicious big fat piece of meat.
There is no doubt that no matter who is the actual controller of the Federal Reserve in this parallel world, American wizards, American goblins, and American Muggles have definitely reached some secret non-magical relations beyond the "International Federation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy"
cooperative relationship.
No matter what the control of the non-magical world is, no matter which side of the goblins wins, the Gringotts goblins who have completely controlled the gold Galleons minting power have gone through this violent merger. With the fall of the furry bear, the Gringotts goblins will
It will completely grow into a behemoth that no wizard can check or balance.
After a slight pause, Elena looked at Grindelwald, who was still a little confused, and explained, "Don't you understand? Obviously, the goblins in Gringotts in Europe know very well that they can no longer escape from this scene.
In the internal war, if they continue in the normal way, their hope of eventual victory is not too high, and even if they win, it will be considered a failure."
"Is it because wizards from MACUSA intervened?" Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, showing a hint of hidden disdain.
"No. It's because of working capital..."
In the middle of speaking, Elena suddenly swallowed her saliva, raised her head and glanced at the White Devil whose expression didn't change much, and quickly explained:
"The mortgage contract between Gringotts and Hogwarts was paid in cash on the spot. In other words, Gringotts' liquidity was directly withdrawn. In this way, within a short period of time,
There is no way European Gringotts can compete head-on with the well-prepared North American goblins. Of course, we only need to give the goblins some time to buffer, mid-term investment, and long-term investment will gradually withdraw, which will naturally reverse everything. However, in this way,
The time front will inevitably be stretched...wait?"
Elena suddenly stopped talking, frowned heavily, and her expression changed rapidly.
"I see." Grindelwald nodded thoughtfully and continued.
"As the war situation becomes more tumultuous, the independence of the North American goblins will naturally become an established fact? So, is this the reason why, Albus, you are unwilling to express your stance to help the European Gringotts goblins?
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"I just want to minimize the dispute."
Dumbledore shook his head slightly, neither admitting nor denying.
After speaking, the old man turned his head to look at Elena, who was deep in thought, and smiled gently, "So I've said before, just leave these matters to me. It won't do anything to you if you come into contact with this information too early."
meaning……"
"Chance!"
At this moment, Elena suddenly raised her head, her eyes were brighter than ever before, and her tone was filled with frightening fanaticism.
"This may be humanity's only chance in the past thousand years!"
"Fundamentally damage the entire Gringotts and bring monetary power back under the control of wizards!"
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Gu~The main plot of the second volume has started.
Gringotts is a very large, ancient banking institution.
The disintegration of the Soviet Union was also an extremely complicated event. It is not that simple to eat the meat of this furry bear.
Of course, loaning rubles - converting to US dollars - waiting for disintegration - converting rubles - repaying the loan is the easiest way to make money, but it is also the most hateful way. At the same time, if you want to maximize profits, it also takes up time and cost.
A relatively high form, because the ruble collapsed completely in 1993.
This is why few people have written about this before - because this area requires too hard-core financial knowledge~
The exchange rate difference was just a way to fool the old carrot in the early stage, or it was Elena's original intention, but if you only rely on a small contract, you can't enter Gringotts~ After all, it is only a few hundred million gold galleons.
That's all. Although Gringotts is painful, it can still afford the compensation.
Readers who are good at economics should be able to guess what will happen next, so please don’t spoil it!!!
Book friends who have done a lot of research on Soviet history should try not to give any hints. Yeah, thank you.