Drink Black Tea Calmly at Hogwarts

Vol 2 Chapter 576: Banquet

Xinhua News Agency, Hogsmeade, December 7th (Reporter Liu Lian) On December 7, 1997 local time, Zhao Hao, deputy director of the Central Advisory Committee, hosted a dinner at Hogsmeade and invited Rufus Sk, the Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom. Lin Jie.

   In his speech, Zhao Hao reviewed the new progress in cooperation between the two countries in various fields in recent years, and highly praised Minister Scrimgeour’s contribution to promoting the development of relations between the two countries, and hoped that the friendly cooperation between the two countries would continue to reach a new level.

   Zhao Hao said that the two countries are major economies in the world and are each other's important cooperative partners. At the end of this month, our leaders will pay a state visit to Britain. We are willing to take advantage of the momentum with the British side to plan and promote the development of bilateral relations, continue to develop bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect and equal cooperation, and better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. This is not only beneficial to the two countries, but also to Asia and Europe. , It is also beneficial to the world. China is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the UK in various fields and at all levels, including commercial exchanges, so as to consolidate the public opinion foundation for the development of bilateral relations and promote the sustained and healthy development of bilateral relations.

   Zhao Hao pointed out that my country is further opening up, a series of new measures are being implemented one after another, and British commercial enterprises have become the first beneficiaries. We welcome more British companies to invest in China, and we also hope that the British side will create a fair environment for Chinese companies to invest and operate in the UK. We are willing to expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges with the British side and consolidate the public opinion foundation of bilateral relations.

   Zhao Hao emphasized that the current international situation is undergoing complex and profound changes. The two countries have the same or similar views on many issues. The two sides should continue to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation to inject more stability into the world while benefiting the two peoples.

   Scrimgeour said that this visit gave me a further appreciation of the profound friendship between the two countries and the increasingly close cultural exchanges between the two countries. The two countries are located at the two ends of the Eurasian continent and are important strategic cooperative partners. In the past few years, the United Kingdom has benefited from the opening up and development of your country, especially the economic and trade relations between Britain and China have made great progress. The British side is willing to further expand the scale of bilateral trade, gradually open up your country’s investment in the UK, strengthen bilateral dialogue, and work with you to jointly maintain free trade and the existing international order.

   After the dinner, Zhao Hao and Scrimgeour held informal talks. The talks were beneficial. The two sides fully exchanged views on issues of common concern and enhanced mutual understanding.

   Zhang Xu, cultural commissioner of the Embassy in the UK, and others participated in the above activities.

   Hogsmeade is located in the north of Scotland. It is the only village in the United Kingdom where all residents are composed of wizards. It was built at the end of the tenth century and the beginning of the eleventh century, and the founder was Hangis.

  ?? In the silent world

  ?? Flying down

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  ?? Its dancing posture is so light

   "What did you talk about tonight?" Furong asked Zhang Xu.

   It was late at night, and there was already heavy snow outside the window.

   The day's activities have ended, and Zhang Xu is preparing to return to Hogwarts.

   "A key word," Zhang Xu said after sitting on the side of the bed and helping her to cover her quilt, "That's ‘trade’."

   "When we went to the candy store this afternoon, didn't we see that the candy store was out of stock."

   "Starting this month, various manufacturers in the UK suddenly collectively interrupted the supply to Hogsmeade merchants. They now only supply to the merchants operating in Diagon Alley."

   This afternoon, when Furong in the candy store was choosing candy for Gabriel, Zhang Xu heard the news from the boss and his wife.

   It is not only Honey Duke’s candy store that has encountered this situation. Except for imported goods and self-produced stores in Hog ​​Modri, other businesses have been out of stock by their upstream manufacturers. Even self-produced and self-sold shops are facing the threat of raw materials out of stock.

   "So they want to purchase goods from you?" Furong reacted immediately.

   Zhang Xu nodded.

   There is no need to hide this from Fleur, as long as Scrimgeour is not stupid, he will not put eggs in a basket. Just now when everyone was full and started negotiations, Scrimgeour said explicitly that he would greet fellow Europeans on the other side of the Strait at the same time, so don't ask too much. Faced with such a huge cake in the British market, if the Ministry of Magic in France and other European countries does not send anyone in a few days, his name on Zhang's account book will be changed to Zhang Yang's.

   Zhang Xu squeezed Furong's nose and said, "Okay, go to sleep, I will come back tomorrow."

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   "You need a kiss to fall asleep."

  ?? The North Wind

  ?? Snow flakes fly, flying all over the sky

   The snow is getting bigger and bigger, and the wind is unwilling to be lonely, and it rushes in every corner of this land with the snow.

   Zhang Xu, who returned to Hogwarts, was half lying in the recliner on the balcony of the professor’s dormitory, looking at the snowflakes under the candlelight outside the balcony, holding a thermos cup in his hand, slowly digesting what happened tonight.

   Zhang Xu was not surprised by Scrimgeour's visit today, he had already expected this. Behind this incident is not only the simple business he and Fleur said about doing business, but also a series of incidents recently that have put a lot of pressure on Scrimgeour. It's just that he didn't expect that the last straw that would crush the camel was the kidnapping of Mrs. Weasley.

   Since the British magical part has been divided into two parts, the two ministries of magic are working to rebuild an orthodox ministry of magic.

   However, at the crucial point of the reconstruction of Wizengamore, the Southern Ministry of Magic, thanks to the efforts of Lucius Malfoy, who is good at long-sleeved dance, has received the support of nearly half of the original Wizengamore members. If it weren't for more than half of the original Wisengama members who chose to stay on the sidelines, the Northern Ministry of Magic, which was supported by only a few former Wisengama members, would have been defeated.

   However, recent news shows that after Malfoy received the support of various capital families, more and more members of the former Wisengamao began to look at the Southern Ministry of Magic.

   In this way, Scrimgeour's pressure is increased.

   In addition, the capital bosses who support Malfoy have begun to use their commercial weapons, and have already taken some of the merchants who escaped from Diagon Alley back. When these big men manipulated Diagon Alley to give blood to the Southern Ministry of Magic, they also cut off the blood supply to Hogsmeade and the Northern Ministry of Magic behind it.

   Especially now that the Christmas shopping season has arrived, if Hogsmeade, the business card of the North Ministry of Magic, causes an economic depression due to the continued economic blockade, it will cause a severe blow to the reputation of the North Ministry of Magic. At the same time, as economic activity in Diagon Alley picks up, the reputation of the Southern Ministry of Magic will also increase.

   Under this situation, the grassroots wizards who were inclined to the North Ministry of Magic will lean toward the South Ministry.

   If the grassroots wizards and capital tycoons were all on the side of the Southern Ministry of Magic, Scrimgeour would have to tie Harry Potter to Diagon Alley and let him and Voldemort singled out such a turnaround.

   Therefore, Scrimgeour had to open the door of the country to introduce foreign capital in a short time, with the intention of prospering the northern market in the shortest time, so as to fight the Diagon Alley in the south.

   The Wizarding World market in the UK was originally a relatively closed market, where local protection prevailed. The reason why Scrimgeour used this extreme method to rudely open the country's gates to allow foreign investors to come in and grab meat in the market was the failure of the rescue operation of Mrs. Weasley last night.

   The current position of the Weasley family is very delicate.

Among the six fields of scholars, agriculture, business, and soldiers, in addition to agriculture, Arthur Weasley has a good reputation in the Ministry of Magic, and Bill and the twin brothers are mixed in industry and commerce, and they are extremely prestigious among students at Hogwarts. Gao's Harry trio is closely related to the Weasley family, and Percy is quite prestigious among Aurors at home and abroad. In the field of diplomacy, it is even more subtle. This morning, Mrs. Weasley’s American cousin, relatives in Russia and France, and the leaders of the second child’s work unit also found Scrimgeour and expressed their high attention to this matter~www .readwn.com~ At that time, Scrimgeour even had the heart to kidnap Malfoy's wife in exchange for hostages.

   So Zhang Xu analyzed that in the face of the opponent's combination of punches, Scrimgeour, who was under great pressure, had to make the necessary compromises, first to solve one of the problems and relieve some of the pressure.

   It's just that Scrimgeour might not have expected that, although they are both wizards, the way of thinking of the group of people from the east is different from him.

  According to Scrimgeour’s prediction, when he brought in European countries, these European compatriots who had been jealous of the British market for many years would inevitably unanimously raise the pig knife and slash at themselves. So he also brought in a certain country from the East, in an attempt to use it as a bargaining price with fellow Europeans. If the European compatriots charge too high a price, then I will cooperate with Asian friends.

It’s just that some people who like to use cabbage prices to go the way of others, and finally make people have nowhere to go. After receiving a call early in the morning, they rushed to the nearest airport with a flight to the UK before they even had breakfast. went.

   Thinking of this, Zhang Xu drank the hot water in the thermos in one sip, stretched his waist, and went back to bed under the covers. He will be busy for the next few days.

   In the past few years, he finally opened a breakthrough in the market of the British magic society. Next, it was time for some people behind him to rush towards the breach with the Charge.

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