Chapter 126 Bargaining
There are several ancient sayings in the East that are very applicable to today's situation.
A war of words between the two parties is a negotiation. Only by being magnanimous, that is, being civilized and polite, can we show the magnanimity of a great country.
But the current situation is that the area is only a small area, and it is not good to continue to divide it.
so...
"Impossible! Even if you sell the Ministry of Magic, you won't be able to get so much money!"
After Fudge heard Lumi's final offer, he was stunned.
"Really? I don't believe it."
Lumi was very calm and said: "Is it too much for a student of mine to ask you for three hundred thousand Galleons from the Ministry of Magic? What you lose is just money, but what my classmates lose is a day of happiness. You can buy happiness with money." ?"
Regarding asking for money, Lumi really opened his mouth like a lion.
Even if he gave Fudge a few hundred courages, he wouldn't dare agree to such an outrageous figure.
How many students are there in Hogwarts?
Hufflepuff has the largest number, more than four hundred. The number of Griffins was around three hundred and five. The number of Ravenclaws is not large, but there are more than 320 people. The Slytherins are the smallest, in their early 300s.
Just by such a rough calculation, there are more than 1,300 students, and each person is worth 300,000 yuan, which adds up.
TMD!
Lumi wants to squeeze nearly 400 million from the Ministry of Magic this time.
Minister Fudge, who was not very good at mathematics, calculated for a while and then suddenly realized something.
Fuck, Lumi wants to kill him!
He bit the bullet and said, "I can be very happy if I don't give out the money."
"Oh ho ho, that's it, that will be fun."
Lumi smiled evilly, as if his plan had succeeded, and said: "Then I have to tell you carefully. Behind every little wizard is a family. Among them, the parents of Slytherin students even hold important positions in the Ministry of Magic. What's more, there are even connections in the Wizengamot."
"Minister Fudge, you don't want to wake up one morning and find that you have been expelled from the Ministry of Magic."
This sentence carries a strong threat.
Principal McGonagall, who was playing with the portrait on the side, blushed upon hearing this.
"Ahem!"
"Ahem!"
After Principal McGonagall's reminder, Lumi woke up.
I just pulled a little too hard and almost couldn't control myself.
"But, there is a word in the East called bargaining."
Lumi corrected his attitude in time, straightened up and said to Fudge: "Let me be honest, today my goal is to cheat, not to extort, nor to blackmail. In short, I just want to get some small benefits from your Ministry of Magic to benefit the people, and after the disaster. Just a claim.”
"As you have just understood, my quotation of four hundred million does not sound good in the East. After all, Hogwarts is a school that values fairness. Our fourth-year Eagle Academy students are from the East, and we cannot damage the two countries because of this. friendly."
"So I propose to make this number more auspicious, and let it be 500 million gold galleons. If the Ministry of Magic cannot come up with the money, it can use copper Nuts or Silver Sickles instead. If the exchange rate is not clear, it can be re-determined. , anyway, I don’t care what you do, you have to pay the money.”
Lumi said this to the Minister of Magic on behalf of Hogwarts.
Can the Minister of Magic endure it? Of course not!
"Even if you crucify me here, the Ministry of Magic won't be able to come up with that much money!"
Fudge was anxious.
Seeing that the powerful Minister of Magic was so incapable of turning around, Lumi had to step aside and remind him: "Don't be angry, I made a bid, you can counter-offer."
After hearing this, Fudge's stiff face softened slightly.
He thought about it for a long time.
This is not right!
The purpose of his coming was to get Hogwarts to compensate the Ministry of Magic for the dementors.
Lumi had been talking to him so much just now, but the whole thing had the same meaning: he wanted money!
He is changing concepts.
The dementors breaking into Hogwarts was not a big deal because no one was hurt by the dementors.
Assuming that there were people whose happiness was really sucked away by Dementors, Lumi's patron saint attitude would have restored their happiness long ago.
Maybe that fool is still having fun in the dormitory now.
Lumi exaggerated the harm done to the students millions of times, almost turning the Ministry of Magic and the Dementors into heinous criminals.
But in the final analysis, the other party only wants money, but is the other party short of money?
There is obviously no shortage.
But why do you need money?
Suddenly, the minister, who had been in a high position for a long time, suddenly realized.
He looked at Mag and Lumi, who was blindfolded and smiling.
There was a sense of fear in my heart for no reason.
This is forcing the Ministry of Magic to place the blame on itself, strictly speaking, on himself!
In this way, they can arrange for someone to successfully succeed the position of Minister of Magic. So who did they arrange?
Barty Crouch Sr.? Or is it Amelia Bones?
"Don't be stunned. Just tell me the number. As long as it's not too much, we can still discuss it."
Lumi urged.
Even badgers who like to swim at night can't stand it in the middle of the night.
If you have time, go to the kitchen to cook up a few side dishes, and secretly cook some snake meat for yourself. Wouldn’t it be delicious?
After hearing this, Minister Fudge took a deep breath.
He seemed to have made some kind of determination.
"I'll give you a counter-offer."
"You give back what's yours."
"Don't do anything. Principal McGonagall remembers to protect me and you two."
"Stop the ink. No matter what price you offer, I won't do it."
"Then... ten galleons per student?"
"make a deal!"
"You said you wouldn't fight... huh?"
Lumi's reaction was so quick that Fudge didn't react. He thought his offer was too low and made the other party angry.
He had his head in his hands before he realized what the other person meant.
When he quoted ten galleons, Lumi cordially held his hand and said enthusiastically: "Thank you, Minister Fudge, for your outstanding contributions to the education sector!"
Seeing that Lumi really didn't mean to hit anyone, Fudge also breathed a sigh of relief.
But then he thought about it and realized something was wrong.
“What contribution have I made to the education community?”
His head felt a little itchy, as if he was about to grow a brain, but there was only a slight chance for it to grow.
"The subsidy you provide to students every quarter is ten galleons per person. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Minister."
Lumi said sincerely: "I thought it would be too difficult for you to settle 500 million Galleons at once, but I didn't expect that you actually came up with a good idea!"
"I did some calculations. There are about 1,500 students in Hogwarts every year. Let's add in the fraction and think of it as 1,600."
"A quarter is three months, and the fee is paid once every three months, which means one payment is about sixteen thousand galleons. It needs to be paid four times a year. Of course, the money during the summer vacation will be collected by the school and used as teaching funds. "
"That's sixty-four thousand galleons a year. Of course, due to the fairness issue I mentioned earlier, the number four cannot be included in this amount."
"In the end, you only need to pay Hogwarts sixty-five thousand Galleons every year. How about it? Isn't it a good deal?"
"You succeeded in cutting down 500 million galleons to 660,000. You...eh? Where do you want to go?"
Fudge, who couldn't bear it any longer, cried sadly and begged: "Please, let me go, Mr. Gugliel. The dementors matter doesn't matter anymore. We will compensate the students. Please accept your magical powers!"
"You're not asking for money. You're trying to drive me to death."