Chapter 59: Sudden Arms Sales
Chen Bin did not believe that the Ministry of Magic knew nothing about the Muggle world. He could get a rough idea by just buying a few encyclopedias from a bookstore, and their familiarity with the Muggle world was obviously more than just a few encyclopedias.
As the question deepened, Chen Bin understood that they did not need this kind of encyclopedia background information, but that they needed him to analyze the Muggle world from a wizard's perspective.
The most important thing is Chen Bin’s comment: “If a tracer-like curse is built north of the English Channel, any unauthorized non-enchanted high-speed flying object will also be slowed down. Any Auror riding a broom before the explosion will It can also be shaped into a giraffe, and when it dies, it will automatically turn back into a broken technological aircraft. If you are a bit more desperate, you can automatically turn any aircraft that is twice as fast as a broom or is not enchanted into a giraffe. This is a large magic weapon. The curse also saves manpower.”
Chen Bin kept adding questions about combat power, and Umbridge was also very cooperative in asking questions around Muggle technology and military affairs, which made Brown and Taylor feel what soul torture was, because Chen Bin knew better than them. There’s a lot more to come.
Until the end, Umbridge said straightforwardly: "Mr. Brown, if the British Muggle society goes to war with us, how long do you think you can support it?"
Brown finally got angry. This was not about whether he could win, but how long the Muggles could resist, and it was the Muggles who started the war first. "Ms. Umbridge, I refuse to answer hypothetical questions. We are here to talk about the problems of Northern Ireland's magical society."
"Oh~" Umbridge said a long note in ecstasy, and then looked at Chen Bin. "Mr. Naama, what do you think?"
Chen Bin wanted to punch the aunt in the face, but he didn't expect that he suddenly changed into Yuan Fang. However, they were now allies on the same front, so they had no choice but to put on a smile and analyze.
"Based on the fact that 20 'qualified' knights defeated one fifth grader who failed to pass the O.W.L.s exam in the 17th century, Muggles will train all 6-year-old children as page boys from now on, and then assume that the 'passing rate' after 29 years is 100 %, it should be possible to reach 1 million qualified knights. If social production is completely stopped in this way, and the Ministry of Magic does not intervene for 29 years, if 1 million qualified knights start a war, it should be able to last for four months before surrendering. …”
When Chen Bin said this, he just showed contempt in his eyes, and hehehe twice, without expressing any opinion.
Yes, Chen Bin's data is nonsense. There is no possibility of large-scale training of knights in modern society. In less than 10 years, local wizards will surely destroy this organization.
Umbridge was very satisfied with Chen Bin's answer and asked the two traitors to go back and wait for notification. Muggles were not allowed to interfere with the magical affairs of Northern Ireland.
Seeing the disappointment and anger of the two, Chen Bin suddenly had an idea and suggested: "Ms. Senior Deputy Minister, I have a better idea."
An anti-jamming spell separated the voices of the traitor duo. Chen Bin took out a revolver and M16-style assault rifle, and also threw several shields and body armor on the table.
"I don't think it is in the interest of the Ministry of Magic to just solve the problem in Northern Ireland. Since they want the support of the great Ministry of Magic, we can support these enchanted products."
Then, he began to introduce these defective products.
Chen Bin had been researching the mass production of enchanted equipment as early as four years ago. This was inspired by the Weasley Joke Shop's reluctance in accepting an order from the Ministry of Magic in the sixth episode.
These defective products were the enchanted equipment that Chen Bin hired people to design in his early days, but later found that the power or defense was too low and the cost of mass production was too high, so he made a batch and left them idle in the warehouse.
The pistols and assault rifles are similar in appearance to the original ones, but inside are miniaturized and inferior wands installed. Once fired, the wand residue will be thrown out. Moreover, the wands can only store entry-level spells and can only be used to bully those who have not graduated. born.
The same goes for the armor. It has a low-quality wand built into it. When the magic spell hits the armor, it will trigger the fifth grader's Iron Armor Curse. If it exceeds the defensive capabilities, it will be scrapped directly.
Adding R&D fees and production line construction fees to the cost, if the production capacity is fully activated for a month, each item will cost close to 500 gold galleons, and a wand bullet will cost 40 gold galleons. The most expensive cost of the equipment is not the material and effect, but the internal anti-disassembly and self-destruction inscriptions that are directly integrated with the shape of the equipment. As long as there is any disassembly, it will self-destruct into powder.
In a magical society that doesn't pay much attention to patents, Chen Bin spends at least 70% of the cost of each product on anti-see-through and anti-disassembly, and also has the effect of being crushed into powder, ensuring that the principle cannot be found in the corpse.
"Mr. Naama, although this will not change the balance of power between wizards and Muggles, a weak Muggle society will only serve the interests of the Ministry of Magic." Umbridge's words were very British, and it was indeed European. Descendants of shit sticks.
Chen Bin cursed secretly in his heart, but showed an Umbridge-like smirk on his face: "Our Ministry of Magic is not their only choice. The International Statute of Secrecy is only strictly enforced in European and American countries. If the Muggle leadership gets anxious, it will soon Possibly bringing in non-Western supernatural powers is the way to lure the wolf into the house. Why not use this opportunity to promote the power of the Ministry of Magic and take advantage of the stupid Muggles?"
After a round of rhetoric, Chen Bin finally agreed to sell each piece of equipment for 5,000 gold galleons to reflect the Ministry of Magic's favor to Muggles, promote the superiority of magic, and allow Muggles to feel the superiority of magic. The bullets cost 500 gold galleons each, split 50-50 with Chen Bin, and the items were decorated with special designs from the Ministry of Magic (including bullets).
In fact, Chen Bin is least afraid of the Muggle wizards imitating. First, they don't have an enchanting master, and second, the magic power required to inject one-time magic into the wand is 20 times the original spell. Basically, only the Namar family, who have a serious excess of magic power, can play with it.
Maybe Dumbledore can do it, but if they can hire Dumbledore, do they still need these toys?
Others have worked hard for several years, and finally found that one night may not be enough magic to infuse a bullet, while Isabel, the most idle in the Namar family, can enchant thousands of bullets while reading novels in one night. Chen Bin felt the collapse of the imitator when he thought about this scene.
After Umbridge consulted Fudge about the deal, the arms deal was finalized without consulting the Muggle representative wizards.
When the news of the deal was informed to Brown and Taylor, the two were overjoyed and immediately signed a preliminary purchase letter of intent: 1,000 sets of full equipment each and 40,000 wand bullets each, and they didn't even bargain.
A set of shields, anti-curse vestments, submachine guns, and pistols is 20,000 gold Galleons, multiplied by 1,000, plus 500 gold Galleons per bullet, multiplied by 40,000. Chen Bin calculated that it was exactly 30 million gold Galleons, and after splitting it in half with the Ministry of Magic, it was 15 million gold Galleons, which was 750 million Chinese Yuan at the super-cheap Gringotts exchange rate.
After deducting the cost, the net profit is at least 570 million Chinese Yuan. If full-load production continues in the second month, the cost can be greatly reduced, because R&D expenses and production lines are fixed investments, and the yield rate will also increase day by day, and production efficiency will also be improved in long-term operations.
The most important thing is that Chen Bin has a lot of Muggle currencies, but Gringotts has a limit on the amount of pounds that can be converted into gold Galleons every day. Since MI6 has a way to pay with gold Galleons, Chen Bin doesn't have to send a large number of people to exchange gold Galleons every day, and he also has to look at the faces of the goblins.
After Chen Bin calculated the result, his eyes lit up, and he shook hands with the middle-aged man and the beautiful woman enthusiastically, saying sincerely: "The money will be transferred to my Gringotts account tomorrow, and you can pick up the goods directly from my company in a week."
Everyone was happy, and Chen Bin and Old Dumbledore, who served as the backdrop, returned to Hogwarts late at night.
This day has kept Chen Bin very busy, but he has no time to rest. He needs to report to Isabel in writing and prepare the entire alchemy workshop to work overtime.