I'm the king of the roll at Hogwarts

Chapter 102 Knight Grand Cross

Louis knew that the person Lucius was talking about was most likely Ron's father, Arthur Weasley.

In the original novel, the two even had a fight in Flourish and Blotts, which was a complete disgrace.

But in fact, some people speculated that Lucius only took this desperate measure in order to take advantage of the chaos to slip something into the Weasley family's memory.

"This is a distorted world. Honest people are bullied." Louis took a sip of moonberry juice. "It's really unfair that an honest man like Uncle Lucius is treated like this."

He has always been able to confuse right and wrong, and he has mastered this skill to perfection. He can tell lies with his eyes open without blushing or feeling any pain.

Moral vacuum Louis redefines honest man.

Lucius instantly felt like he had met a bosom friend. He sighed repeatedly, "Alas, the world is becoming more and more corrupt, and people's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. There are really fewer and fewer kind people like Your Highness."

The honest Lucius redefines a kind person.

"It's a pity that I'm not strong enough now, and I can't speak for you, Uncle Lucius." Louis sighed, and it seemed that there was some sincerity in his words.

Only he himself knows exactly how many there are.

"I wonder what Your Highness thinks of... um, the mysterious man?" Lucius went around in circles for a long time before finally asking the question he wanted to ask the most.

He wanted to make a basic judgment based on Louis's view of Voldemort.

"To be honest, I don't know the real demands of the Dark Lord." Louis crossed his arms and smiled meaningfully: "I have heard about his high-handed tactics. In fact, I have always believed that instead of using violence to force others to obey, it is better to seek a common interest for everyone, let others unite around this interest, and work hard together sincerely."

"What about you, Uncle Lucius? Do you understand his true intentions? And why did those pure-blood families gather around him in the first place?" Louis asked.

“He—” Lucius did not dare to tell Voldemort’s code name in the end. He did not even dare to tell the mysterious man. He could only use “he” instead: “He deceived those pure-blood families. He made empty promises to the pure-blood families but failed to deliver…”

At this point, Lucius paused. Louis saw his uncertain expression, and thought that he must have thought of some unpleasant memories.

"The pure-blood families were just tools for him to gain power. Once he truly rose to prominence, he abandoned the pure-blood families. In comparison, he was more willing to believe in half-blood wizards and the fringe existences of the magic world, such as werewolves and giants..."

Louis chuckled and added: "Dumbledore once told me that, in fact, in Vol..." He saw Lucius's pupils shrinking, and considerately changed his words: "In the mind of the mysterious man, only he is qualified to be above everyone else."

"He is good at and enjoys distorting all relationships. He is well aware of the Death Eaters' fear and awe of him, but he describes this relationship as friends and family. He describes the fear of the wizarding world as respect for authority and the negligence of his subordinates as disloyalty. He likes to be sarcastic about everyone's weaknesses, and sometimes even makes self-deprecating remarks."

"But he has never learned any lessons from his mistakes. Perhaps the only lesson humans have learned from their mistakes is that they will never learn from their mistakes. This is also true for the mysterious man." Louis shrugged and said in a joking tone.

Lucius was stunned for a long while, and finally sighed: "Dumbledore knows him, what a pity."

He only said half of the words and didn't continue.

Maybe he felt sorry that Dumbledore couldn't stop his madness, or maybe he regretted why he was so blind to follow him.

"He's just a madman. His pursuit of immortality has distorted his mind." Louis tapped the cup and continued, "Pure-blood wizards are naturally noble, but this noble dignity is not easy to maintain. You should have a deep understanding of this sentence for you who have been trying your best to maintain the Malfoy family."

"For us, there is no reason to push Muggles and Muggle-born wizards against us. As I said to Draco, instead of isolating them from Muggles and Muggle-born wizards, we should let them create value for people like us."

"If we can break the Wizarding Secrecy Statute, think about it - there are only tens of thousands of wizards in our country's wizarding world, but there are tens of millions of Muggles... think about it, how much wealth can we get from these Muggles? Although the British pound cannot be circulated in the wizarding world, we can buy goods from Muggles."

Lucius' eyes suddenly lit up, and he firmly grasped the word "wealth".

No one would think that money is too little, really. If someone brags like someone else that he is not interested in money, that is nonsense. If he really was not interested in money, he would have retired to the mountains and forests long ago.

Louis saw the gleam in Lucius' eyes, and he deliberately sighed and said, "However, this plan is too far-fetched, and it is not something I can consider as I have no foundation in the magic world at present."

He deliberately put a subtle emphasis on "without any foundation".

"Your Highness, what do you need me to do? You..." Lucius gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind: "Just tell me."

Seeing that Lucius had finally taken the bait, Louis said with a smile, "I just happen to have some small business that I want to do with you, but... I just don't know if you can let go of your prejudice against Squibs."

"Your Highness, please give your orders. For the sake of Your Highness's great cause, even if you let me keep these duds... that's no problem!" Lucius said gritting his teeth, his sincerity evidently evident.

In fact, he also knew that Louis would never let him keep a Squib, and he said this just to express his attitude.

"Oh...how could that be, Uncle Lucius." Louis said with satisfaction: "You don't need to do this, you just need to show up."

"Please speak, Your Highness." Lucius also showed an interested look at the right time.

"Take this moonberry juice for example. I plan to promote it throughout the wizarding world." Louis paused and continued, "From producing containers to bottling, manpower is needed... We might as well start with the Squibs and provide them with jobs."

"Louis, why do we have to do this? Wouldn't it be more efficient if we let the house-elves do it?" Draco asked in confusion.

Louis stopped Lucius from scolding him. He looked at Draco and said in a slow and soft voice, "Let me tell you a story about something that happened in the history of my mother's hometown."

So, Louis told him the story of Feng Xuan's visit to Lord Mengchang in a way that was easy to understand.

After listening to the story, Draco was obviously very excited, but Lucius and Narcissa both showed thoughtful expressions.

"Draco, what do you think your family needs most? Money? Or status?" Louis began to ask questions.

"Uh, well... there shouldn't be any shortage of it." Draco said proudly after thinking for a while. His family background has always been what he relied on.

"Excuse me for being blunt, but Uncle Lucius was once controlled by... I mean the You-Know-Who with the Imperius Curse, and was forced to join the Death Eaters." Louis patted Draco's hand: "No matter whether it was voluntary or forced, this is a stain that cannot be erased."

"And now, you are also facing the problem that Lord Mengchang encountered in the story. The 'what the Lord's family lacks' in the story is the people's hearts. What you give is kindness and righteousness, and what you buy back is the people's hearts and reputation." "The Malfoy family is facing this problem now. Now there is a good opportunity in front of us. What we provide for the Squibs and desperate wizards is employment opportunities, but in fact, it is giving them a way to survive."

Louis chuckled softly: "Uncle Lucius is a recognized platinum noble. Such a noble man would actually lend a helping hand to the desperate Squibs. Don't you think they won't be grateful and moved?"

"Admittedly, the power of a Squib is very small, but there is a question before us: Which Squib is not the child of a wizard? Which wizard dares to guarantee that his child is not a Squib? People who have seen magic are unwilling to survive in the Muggle world. Why don't we give them a chance and let them live uprightly in the wizarding world?"

Draco said with understanding: "Louis, you mean... to gain prestige in this way? But... well, I mean, you know, many people are prejudiced against our family. Won't they use this to attack the Malfoy family?"

"No." Louis said firmly: "If anyone dares to oppose, the wizards of the entire magical world will drown them in saliva... This is different from conspiracy, Draco, this is an open conspiracy."

"Everyone knows that you are trying to win people's hearts, but no one has any way to deal with it. Perhaps... we can call it political correctness."

"The Malfoy family is willing to contribute a small amount of our strength to you." Lucius came out at the right time to set the tone.

"This is our first cooperation, Uncle Lucius." Louis looked at him and said softly, "Since it's all up to you, let's split the profits 50-50... In this way, I won't take a penny from my share, and Uncle Lucius can use the money to improve the lives of his employees."

Louis looked at the puzzled looks of the Malfoy family and said with a smile: "I am not short of money. Like you, I just lack status and reputation in the wizarding world."

"Since Your Highness is so generous, I can't be stingy." Lucius gritted his teeth and hardened his heart: "I won't take a penny of my share. I will use it to increase the benefits of the employees!"

For Lucius, who has always been a slippery person, this is a very rare statement.

"Lucius!" Narcissa was a little anxious. Why was her husband so angry that he worked for others for free?

"Great! Uncle Lucius is indeed the person I have my eyes on." Louis felt relieved. It seemed that the goal of the first stage had been half completed.

Next, prepare to start completing the other half.

He picked up the goblet and clinked it with Lucius's. After taking a sip of the moonberry juice and carefully savoring the fruity fragrance, he looked at Lucius and said slowly, "When the factory is built and everything is on track, from that day on, people will no longer call you Mr. Malfoy."

Lucius didn't understand what Louis meant for a moment, and he looked at Louis with a questioning look.

"In fact, Sir Lucius is more suitable for your status, isn't he?" Louis imitated Dumbledore and winked mischievously while speaking.

Lucius was stunned for a long time before he asked in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness, are you saying..."

"GBE (the highest level of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, the Knight Grand Cross, established in 1917)." Louis spoke in a leisurely tone, emphasizing each word.

Given the political resources controlled by Louis' family, awarding someone a GBE is as easy as drinking water.

Don't look down on old Louis just because he played cards and fished at home every day. In fact, the cabinet secretaries before and before him had worked under him for several years.

After all, he was once an imperial marshal.

The reason for giving Lucius this benefit is that you can't let people work for him for nothing without seeing any benefits. Adults are different from students. They are sophisticated and smooth. For such people, it is useless to rely on ideals alone. You also have to give them benefits.

Louis really couldn't let the horse run and not eat grass at the same time.

Lucius, who had been calm since the beginning of the dinner, stood up suddenly. He stared at Louis and spoke through his teeth.

"Your Highness! The Malfoy family will always be loyal to you!"

Lucius had longed for this day for too long. Ever since his great-grandfather was stripped of his title, his family had been thinking about restoring the glory of the Malfoy family.

Now even an honorary knighthood is enough to drive Lucius crazy.

This is the glory that generations have been dreaming of!
It's ironic to say that the dream of several generations of others can be easily accomplished by Louis with just one sentence.

It really proves the saying that some people are born as mules and horses, and some are born in Rome.

And some people were born to rule Rome.

Even Narcissa was shocked by Louis' words.

After all these years of living together, how could she not understand her husband's desires.

She still remembered what her father-in-law had said to Lucius before he died of dragon pox.

After Louis finished making the promises, he began to paint a rosy picture for Lucius: "Perhaps one day, Uncle Lucius and Aunt Narcissa may be... Baron and Baroness? Viscount and Viscountess? Or... Earl and Countess?"

He spoke each word, pausing after each one. Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Lucius and Narcissa's hearts.

Some people might say that people in the wizarding world don't care about Muggle titles.

Just listen to this for fun.

Don’t forget, before the seventeenth century, the British Ministry of Magic obeyed the royal family!

The wizard is a bit like the ancient Seres. You see him putting fame and fortune on the table day by day, and if he is given fame and fortune, he will fall to his knees faster than anyone else...

The title of nobility is not something that can be easily obtained. In the UK, it is something that many people dream of.

Especially in this era when the wizarding world generally observes the Wizarding Secrecy Statute and has little contact with Muggles, wizards with titles are even rarer.

In fact, there is almost nothing.

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