According to the "Comparative Advantage Theory", although the efficiency of Muggles farming and doing housework is lower than that of wizards, if wizards do these things, because the opportunity cost of wasted is higher, it is generally a huge loss.

As a simple example, a 25-year-old, college-educated dentist wants to remove snow outside his door, and his neighbor's child is 10 years old.

It stands to reason that adults have an advantage over children whether it is work or shoveling snow. But the doctor earns £30 an hour for work, but the child shovels snow for £5 pocket money.

So the best thing for this adult to do is to go to work by himself and hire a neighbour's kid for £5 to shovel the snow. Neighborhood kids can only make £2 selling lemonade or reselling biscuits, so naturally they are willing to shovel snow.

The status quo of the wizarding world is that this high-income dentist has to shovel snow in person because of the Secrecy Act, and the child has also lost his job. The entire macro-society has lost 30 pounds of GDP due to this.

So far, Lockhart has not tried to develop those "labor-intensive" industries in the wizarding world, even oil wells and water works, he would rather hire Muggle people or directly use Muggle tools to complete .

But if you want to play a comparative advantage, you must first realize free trade.

Just do it!

Similarly, according to the theory of macroeconomics, under the previous fixed exchange rate system, the central bank of the wizarding world, that is, Gringotts, which is qualified to issue currency, cannot effectively promote national property through monetary policy.

Only when the exchange rate is allowed to fluctuate, the imbalance of imports and exports caused by policy adjustments will not cause adjustments in money supply and demand.

If wizards and Muggles are regarded as two different "nations", then the current situation is that wizards need to "import" things from Muggles, but Muggles know nothing about the wizarding world, so naturally Ask for nothing.

Last year, Lockhart finally managed to find a way to make Gringotts understand the importance of floating exchange rates while making a profit by operating binary options trading. One-way mouth problem.

It is not enough to develop oil wells for this, because it will only benefit the upper echelons of the wizarding world: the pure-blood families with capital, which will certainly keep these people away from the lunatic Voldemort, but... if pure-bloods The strength has skyrocketed, but the civilians have not changed much, until the power of the two sides is completely out of balance, what does the pure blood family need the Ministry of Magic to do? In that case, does it make any difference with or without Voldemort?

He had to find a way to balance it out so that the commoners of the wizarding world also benefited from the Muggle trade, so that the economy and politics could continue to thrive.

To this end, he must develop this resort project so that when the pureblood family eats meat, they also score some meat for the residents of Hogsmeade, instead of making them only drink soup or swallow.

As a civil servant conscious, Lockhart understands the balance very well, and he even thinks he understands balance better than that idiot Fudge.

Alas, I'm so heartbroken about this home--Lockhart with a rather

Compassionate thinking.

Chapter 196: A Hundred People Empty Alley

field?

prison,

/wy,

When Lockhart finished the association in his mind, he found that Gemma in front of him also seemed to be hesitant, and seemed to be distressed about what decision to make.

"What's the matter? Are there any questions?" Lockhart asked pleasantly.

Gemma bit her lower lip and seemed to finally make up her mind.

"That's it...Although I have heard a little about it before, I have never experienced such a thing as a movie. I don't know if you would like to take me... uh... watch a movie.

Seeing that Lockhart's expression seemed to have changed, Gemma hurriedly added: "When this is to enhance the intuitive experience of the project, I am obliged to describe the most authentic experience to the sponsors..."

The more she spoke, the more hurried her tone became, and in the end she didn't even know what she was talking about.

Lockhart said in his heart that it would be better to let the sponsors watch a movie by themselves.

Yu Ke must be so troublesome, and this reason is too far-fetched.

But he immediately thought that since his subordinates are willing to experience in-depth, then accompanying him is a good way to enhance the friendship of colleagues.

Just like Lockhart's boss in his previous life, he liked to take his subordinates to the racetrack the most. Having a good relationship in common can indeed enhance the relationship between people.

So he agreed: "Okay, let me see tonight's film, the trailer was released the day before yesterday... It's "Roman Holiday", oh, that's a good film, I'll watch it after a few decades , it is also still a very beautiful love movie

Gemma didn't expect that she accidentally won a big prize.

"Tonight then!" she said hurriedly, "it's not good to take up too much time.

, resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Lockhart was a little unhappy because he was going to spend the night at Three Broomsticks.

"In that case, my schedule will be changed." He sighed, "I'll ask that friend if it's okay to temporarily change the plan."

Tell me who that guy is and I'll get him to change his mind - Gemma almost blurts out.

"Of course, if there is an appointment, the appointment should come first. After all, you can watch movies every day." Gemma said against her will.

Lockhart said nothing, went to Three Broomsticks after the office meeting, told Rosemerta about it, and hoped that she would speak up.

But Rosmerta politely turned him down.

"I'm sorry, but I have a principle that I will never destroy someone's family," she said.

\"Family? I haven't started a family yet?" Lockhart was inexplicable.

Rosmerta chuckled: "Three brooms' way of survival is to never offend anyone, especially women, I am a woman myself, so I know that women's revenge is not only extremely strong, but also often irrational. If I ignore the woman's feelings in order to gain the man's favor, then the three brooms will not last long.

The more and more Lockhart listened, the more confused he became: "But I just asked you to help me think of an excuse. But Rosemerta showed no mercy, and made up for it: \"From today

, you don't come here at night, because I feel it will be very dangerous. "

\"Danger?"

"Goodbye, now you can go to the movies, to be honest, I'm actually quite

I want to watch it, so from today onwards, the drink supply in the tavern will be directly done at the cinema in the evening. "

"Also, remember, you came to me today to talk about this." Rosmerta warned Lockhart again: "I don't want to hear other people gossip." Lockhart is a fool, at this time It also came to me in retrospect: "You shouldn't have said that.

oo that girl oo"

"Thank you for calling yourself smart." Rosmerta blasted him out.

Like the previous two films, "Roman Holiday" once again caused a "hundred-empty alley" in Hogsmeade.

Although "Roman Holiday" is not a thoughtful film in its content, its content is far more enjoyable for women than "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Sound of Music."

Because it is a pure love film, it also tells the dewy love story of a princess and a poor reporter, and it is naturally eye-catching.

Love is probably a topic that has been enduring for a long time since human beings have written, and it is also a real hot topic that supports many literati and writers.

From Greek mythology to The Book of Songs, from Shakespeare to Cao Xueqin, to Thomas Hardy and Eileen Chang, many classic works are born out of love and run through human history.

Even Hedgehog and Cat, there are a bunch of readers shouting "don't watch if there is no emotional drama" every day.

In short, in the pursuit of love, there is no gap between wizards and Muggles, everyone is a slut.

In addition, the hero and heroine of "Roman Holiday" are Gregory Pike and

When Audrey Hepburn was at the peak of her appearance, even a wizard couldn't help but be moved by it.

Sure enough, Lockhart paid attention when watching the movie, and the wizards were really amazed by Hepburn, while the witch was obviously more concerned about the plot itself.

But what Lockhart wanted them to notice was not these, but the crowded streets of the Muggle world in the movie, the row upon row of cars and tall and beautiful buildings. Anything that impresses the wizard will do.

And it's a mid-20th century movie, and the Muggle world is only going to be more prosperous than it was back then—and that's what Lockhart is trying to instill.

It is precisely because he has seen it many times that Lockhart not only did not immerse himself in it, but even started a desertion:

I don't know how Hermione's progress is going, and whether she can convince her partner to officially take the first step in politics.

Hermione, study hard! That's how adults exert social influence, he thought.

It's just that Lockhart didn't notice it, and the people next to him looked a little disappointed when he found that he was a little absent-minded.

When the end of the movie began to play, even in this open-air theater with only one or two hundred people, the applause never stopped.

"Hey, Gilderoy, when is this movie going to be played again?" asked Mrs. Padiff eagerly. "Is it ok on weekend mornings? I'd like to ask you to put that machine in my teahouse."

Because the teahouse run by Mrs. Paddyff is mainly for couples, she suddenly realized after watching this movie that her teahouse has a demand for love movies.

The young couples at Hogwarts often go in and out of her teahouse, but the time they stay is often very limited. Sometimes a couple they just met are clumsy, so they don’t have much to say for a long time. It must be said that Mrs. Paddyff was even more anxious than them.

But when she was watching the movie just now, the reaction of the villagers and couples in the dark made her suddenly realize that the movie also has the effect of adjusting the atmosphere of couples, at least it will not make people feel embarrassed to talk.

However, in her opinion, such a powerful device must be very expensive, so she decided to rent it from Lockhart, not knowing that the price of this thing is likely to be less than half a month's income.

Lockhart wanted to have a deep talk with Mrs. Padiff, but then he noticed that the people around him seemed a little unhappy.

"Let's go to your teahouse and talk," he said to Mrs. Paddyff.

Then he turned around again and greeted Gemma: "Just in time, let's get up and have some supper."

The eldest lady's mood suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny.

"Although I rarely eat at night, I can make an exception today," she said. "Of course, because this is the first project I'm actually involved in..."

Chapter 197 Motorcycle

In a gentlemanly manner, Lockhart deliberately made a circle after the negotiation and sent Miss Farley back before returning to the Screaming Shack.

After returning to the screaming shack, Lockhart couldn't help but feel that he was carrying a newcomer on an assignment, but serving a potential boss who could not be offended.

He suddenly remembered an old joke circulated among the British civil servants that a baroness's birthday invited her husband's lower-level wives to dinner, but the one who came was a countess. Sitting on the throne, the countess' husband had to apologize to his boss the next day.

Now his situation is similar to that joke, and this one is even more ridiculous, because Lockhart found this "weaving" himself.

At this moment, he suddenly vaguely hoped that Voldemort could quickly resurrect and let the wizarding world shuffle the cards again, otherwise this situation is really hopeless.

In any case, Lockhart's work is finally on the right track. After the eldest lady of the Farley family came forward, he finally dared to discuss the sponsorship fee with the "Daily Prophet" and the Comet Company.

...Maybe they originally wanted to leave this credit to her. Lockhart thought rather darkly.

With such thoughts in mind, Lockhart got into the quilt, ready to take a good night's sleep and deal with the bathroom thing tomorrow.

As Lockhart's "dog", Sirius also went to see the movie.

But for him, love or something is naturally something that does not exist, and there is nothing to see. As for the Muggle streets, he has seen and played, and it is not very rare.

Just when the residents were talking about the light motorcycle in "Roman Holiday"

Towing a car and trying to find out where that thing was sold, Sirius pouted secretly.

Motorcycles are of course a good thing, and when he just graduated from Hogwarts, despite the tension with his family, he was still very rich, and he bought a big seat from Muggles at that time. the two-seater motorcycle, and cast flying magic on it.

Thinking back to the feeling of driving the motorcycle, Sirius still vaguely remembers it - it was very enjoyable, and it was better than the feeling of riding on a broom and a flying carpet.

Although the flying carpet is comfortable to ride, simply sitting on it will not give him a sense of control, and because of the center of gravity, the braking of the flying carpet will be much slower than that of a broom. Sirius doesn't like this thing.

Although the broom has a sense of control and good braking, even with the addition of a cushion curse and pedals, the comfort is far inferior to that of a motorcycle, not to mention that the thing is completely unblocked.

It's a pity that he didn't drive the motorcycle for long before he heard the sad news of the death of the Potters and his wife. In despair, he gave the flying motorcycle to Hagrid, and he didn't know if Hagrid was still using it. , I really want to ask him.

...Forget it, if he were in front of Hagrid now, he would probably rush up and beat his chest with his fist.

If you are still alive after killing Peter, then buy another motorcycle and travel around the world.

Although Blake had little interest in the movie at first, he watched it several times in a row because he told himself he needed to determine when the movie would be played.

He noticed that every time a movie was played, Hogsmeade residents would drop their jobs and other recreational activities to watch a movie together in the open space, when the village was almost empty.

And Lockhart usually has to stay in or around the open-air theater during this time to maintain order, lest those dementors be attracted by "deliciousness" and suppress it.

Don't stay, come uninvited.

That is to say, during this time, he is very safe no matter what small movements he makes, and no one will pay attention to where a dog goes.

He counted the time and found that in the currently playing movies, including the 10-minute break in the intermission, it takes at least two hours before and after, while a movie like "The Wizard of Oz" takes a full three hours. hours to finish.

Two or three hours without anyone noticing—what a great opportunity to commit a crime! Sirius muttered to himself.

Now at Hogwarts, he can be said to have both an internal response and a relaxed external environment and conditions for committing crimes. What he lacks is only an opportunity to enter the common room.

He was almost unable to hold back his desire for revenge to kill the rat.

However, he finally had some brains, knowing that if he reappeared at Hogwarts rashly again, Dumbledore would know that he had a secret channel that Filch didn't know about. found.

That's why he chose a more "obvious" secret way to escape last time, and his escape from that secret way should have been discovered, otherwise the Ministry of Magic staff wouldn't say "searched all over the lake".

So the next shot must be a fatal blow, and you can't give them a chance to react, otherwise Peter Pettigrew will definitely run away even if the school doesn't find him.

Next, he just needs to go to the secret passage every day during the movie time to make sure that the secret passage he knows has not been discovered. When Crookshanks finds a way to get the password, he will wait for a time when Dumbledore leaves school. Just do it.

Seeing that revenge was just around the corner, Sirius calmed himself down instead.

Anyway, after so many years, it's not too short of a while.

Now Sirius's life is extremely regular: he is "walked the dog" every morning, sleeps at noon, wakes up in the afternoon, eats and drinks, watches movies at night, and sleeps at night.

Sneak up and scout around Hogwarts—if it's not for revenge, it's a pretty good life.

He may not have realized that, under such quiet but silent "corrosion", he began to rekindle the desire for "life" in his heart.