Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 279 Voldemort is about to be resurrected
"You came to me, so you should have a list of goods, right? Bring it here." Lin You said calmly.

Cornelius Fudge hastily handed over a roll of parchment, looking anxious. "This is the quantity of materials we have initially planned, and then there is the price... Some of the goods have never been imported, so we are not familiar with the prices. If you have any requirements, we can discuss it."

Earl Goff seemed oblivious as he continued to check the list. The more he looked, the more he wanted to laugh. To him, the so-called "unknown" and trouble were because of the forces that had emerged in the magic world to challenge him. As for the demand for raw materials for the construction of the stadium, it was not a trouble at all.

The wizards who challenged the Forresters severely underestimated two things.

First, he underestimated the productivity of the Muggle industrial society, and second, he underestimated the power of the Forresters in Muggle society. Building a stadium for 100,000 people may seem like a huge project, but in reality, all the raw materials cannot even fill a 100,000-ton cargo ship.

What was this little bit of stuff for Britain in the 1990s?

People living in the Renaissance handicraft era could not imagine the grandeur of large-scale industrial production; although many wizards lived in Muggle communities, their understanding of Muggles was not even superficial, let alone their in-depth observation of the characteristics of industrial society.

"The price is acceptable, so let's follow the list! All the goods will be in place in two weeks. I will notify you of the warehousing time for each batch of goods, and then you can send someone to pick it up at the dock warehouse. Of course, we can also deliver the goods to your door, but we will charge an additional transportation fee." Lin You quickly glanced at the list. The material categories, quantities, and prices recorded on it did not exceed expectations.

Hearing this answer, the Minister was delighted. But Lin You added, "But there is a prerequisite. Don't let something like the Dementor riot happen again. Every time something happens, the warehouse must be sealed off for at least one day. It's not just time that's wasted, but also money."

The smile on Minister Fudge's fat face suddenly became extremely awkward. He reluctantly responded for a while, then said, "Mr. Bagman will handle the specific matters." Then he left in a hurry.

The Minister of Magic visited Forrester Manor twice, and both times he left in a miserable state. I wonder if this will leave a psychological trauma in his heart.

However, the Director of the Sports and Physical Education Department did not stay for long; as mentioned before, Lin You kept his distance from the Minister of Magic and did not even show respect to Bagman.

The Director had originally intended to show off his skills to establish a relationship with Earl Goff, such as helping to get a ticket, or introducing the betting business in sports games; but he was frightened by Lin You's cold look and became restless.

In Lin You's eyes, Bagman's words, deeds and even methods of doing things are similar to those of the liar Mundungus; what is the difference between taking tickets and introducing gambling to make money and Mundungus selling stolen goods door to door? It's just that the level and style of the stolen goods are a little higher.

Ludo Bagman was on pins and needles. In the end, he simply left a contact address, promised to pick up the goods as soon as possible every time, and fled the manor at the same hurried speed.

Only less than three minutes later than the Minister.

When the reception room quieted down again, Lin You handed the list of goods to the old butler and did not ask about the details of the follow-up work. This "small business" was not worth Earl Goff's trouble. Civil engineering was expensive because of labor and land. How much money could he make from the price difference of building materials?
What really makes Lin You sigh is that time flies. He has unknowingly spent more than three years in the big world. If the original plot remains unchanged, it will be less than two years before Voldemort is resurrected.

That was the most important plot twist in the Harry Potter story; the only thing that could compare to it was Dumbledore's death. As the Forresters' power in Muggle society was mobilized, a huge amount of goods were imported into the wizarding world within a few weeks; the biggest obstacle in the whole process was not the collection of goods, but the transportation and reception of the Ministry of Magic.

From Cornelius Fudge to Ludo Bagman, no one expected Lin You to act so quickly. It took only two weeks, and it was the Ministry of Magic that was caught off guard. A large amount of construction materials were piled up in the warehouse and could not be transported to the stadium site in time, so that the transportation of other daily goods was affected.

Of course, this may also be due to the fact that a large number of manpower were transferred to hunt down Sirius Black.

Mr. Ludo Bagman was extremely anxious; he ran back and forth between the warehouse and the construction site several times, and finally had to shamelessly apply for additional budget, and then ask the Forrest family to provide transportation services after obtaining the funds.

As a result, when the goods were shipped, the director of the Sports and Physical Education Department was stunned by the mighty momentum of hundreds of container trucks; compared with the magical world's ant-like transportation method of moving goods by flying brooms and the Floo Network, the Muggle heavy trucks were much slower but much more efficient.

To transport the cargo of a container, at least three wizards would be needed; two on flying brooms would take turns casting the "floating spell", while the remaining one would clear the way, cover the rear, and block the perception of Muggles along the way.

With the wizard's limited physical strength, he has to run two trips a day to load a container, and then his magic power will be exhausted and he will collapse.

Forget about the Traceless Extension Charm; that thing is rare in quantity - especially the legal quantity; and it is often not stable inside; no one knows if excess cargo will be lost for no reason if loaded in.

More importantly, the cost of the traceless extension spell items is too high, and the production speed is too slow, so it is impossible to catch up in a short time. And the traceless extension spell items in private homes are hidden like treasures. Who is willing to use them to store stones, wood, steel and other useless things?

Even the Ministry of Magic doesn't have that much face, let alone Ludo Bagman.

When the Ministry of Magic was in a state of panic and had to rely on Lin You to solve the problem, someone from the other side also came to him.

The people who came were not wizards, nor did they belong to the magical world. Instead, they were from the Vatican; a red cardinal personally led the team to visit Earl Goff.

Perhaps knowing that they had a bad reputation in the wizarding world, these church guests did not approach Earl Goff directly; they first visited the Church of England, then found the royal family through the Church of England, and finally visited Forrester Manor accompanied by the head of the Royal Management Committee.

"So grand?" Lin You was stunned when he received the visiting card.

The Anglican Church is a Protestant denomination, and has never been on good terms with the Vatican, which considers itself the orthodox Catholic Church. Unexpectedly, in order to see him, the cardinal of the Vatican actually condescended to ask for help from his mortal enemy.

(End of this chapter)