We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 662: Restless England

"Luo Jingyi, you'd better give it to me, otherwise I won't speak nicely to you like Fourth Mother would."

"don't want".

Luo Jingyi, who is only four years old, is sitting at the dining table with her little mouth slightly pouted, showing a stubborn and unyielding expression, as if she has a firm rejection attitude towards everything in front of her, which is really amusing and makes people feel pity for her.

"Okay, in that case I'll throw away all your favorite toys."

When Luo Jingyi heard her elder sister Luo Anran's words that she was going to throw away her favorite toy, she, who was only four years old after all, burst into tears instantly.

"It was a mess early in the morning. I could hear your shouting from the bedroom while I was having breakfast."

In the early morning, the house is bustling with activity, as if even the aroma of breakfast is accompanied by bursts of playfulness and quarrels, adding a touch of warmth and liveliness to the tranquility of the early morning.

"Daddy".

The moment Luo Nianzhong stepped into the restaurant, Luo Jingyi seemed to have found a spiritual haven in an instant. Tears rolled down her cheeks involuntarily. She was filled with excitement and almost staggered towards him. Her dependence and peace of mind were beyond words.

Seeing this, Luo Nianzhong gently took her into his arms and wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his caring hands. At the same time, his words were full of heartache and inquiry, and he asked softly.

"What's wrong? Who made our little baby cry? Tell daddy and I'll beat her up."

Luo Laosi's daughter is now the youngest in the family. No one knows what's going on, but the women in the family say they don't want to get pregnant anymore after giving birth.

For this reason, Luo Nianzhong was afraid that there might be something wrong with his body. Out of consideration for his own health, he conducted a comprehensive and meticulous self-examination.

The conclusion is that, just like before, the energy is high and the battlefield begins from the moment of launch.

Forget about the competition for the placenta. In fact, before the placenta is even touched, it is already a fierce fight, leaving the participants bruised, dying, and covered in wounds, as if they had experienced a cruel baptism.

"Daddy, my sister actually wants to throw away all my precious toys. What she did is very wrong. It makes me very sad. My elder sister is a bad person."

"Luo Jingyi, if you have the courage, say it again."

When Luo Anran's voice mixed with anger sounded, the little guy couldn't help but curl up in Luo Nianzhong's warm arms, his little mouth slightly pouted, and finally hesitant to speak. In the end, his childish courage was no match for his inner timidity, and he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth quietly.

Holding Luo Jingyi, he slowly walked into the restaurant and gently helped her sit down. Luo Nianzhong's eyes involuntarily fell on the two women who were having a lively conversation.

Luo Jingyi's mother, Luo Laosi, was seen completely oblivious to her surroundings, enthusiastically sharing the latest developments in the fashion circle with Luo Laowu. Her conversation was full of ease and joy. Her undisguised ease caused a ripple of helplessness in Luo Nianzhong's heart. He shook his head secretly and smiled bitterly in his heart. This family atmosphere really made people feel warm but also a little headache.

These two guys really don't care about the children but about the upbringing. They usually say what they need to say to Luo Wenbo and Luo Jingyi, and show a lot of care and teaching, but it just doesn't last. When the other party ignores them and treats their words as wind in a deaf ear, they will just give up and it seems more like they are perfunctory.

The eldest child in the family is passionate about his career and has great enthusiasm for work, while the fourth and fifth children, although already in their thirties, still maintain that precious pure girlish heart, adding a bit of liveliness and warmth to the family.

Although their youthful mentality brings endless laughter to the home and makes the home atmosphere always filled with youthful breath, but like naughty children, they always get into trouble and get punished.

If it weren't for the second and third children's endless love and patience for children, I'm afraid this family would have broken up.

However, as the number of children in the family increased, the two daughters were sometimes unable to take care of them all.

Well, knowing that the children at home are afraid of Luo Anran, Luo Anran has a new script when he has nothing to do, which is to play the bad guy.

Sometimes I think it’s a pity for a little girl who is not yet an adult.

As for why this scene happened in the morning, Luo Nianzhong knew it without asking, just one look.

In Luo Wang Yunhua's words, Luo Jingyi inherited all of Luo Nianzhong and Guan Jiahui's shortcomings in eating.

It has inherited some of the pickyness and preferences of the former, and absorbed some of the limitations and habits of the latter, forming a unique eating tendency.

Luo Nianzhong does not drink milk and also avoids foods such as coriander and mushrooms.

In comparison, Luo Jingyi's eating habits are more picky. Not only does she refuse milk, she also stays away from any dairy products.

Guan Jiahui doesn't like green peppers, but what about Luo Jingyi? She won't eat anything spicy at all.

If he doesn’t want to eat these, then don’t eat them. The key point is that this little guy doesn’t like to eat vegetables.

It’s not that I don’t like them, it’s just that I don’t eat most of them, such as celery, leeks and many other types.

You can respect your child's preferences if he or she doesn't eat dairy products and spicy food, but you need to guide him or her skillfully if he or she doesn't eat vegetables.

The importance of vegetables is self-evident and is vital to the growth of little ones.

For this purpose, Luo Wang Yunhua specifically asked the kitchen to try incorporating vegetables into his favorite foods, so that she could unknowingly absorb the nutrients of vegetables while enjoying her favorite food.

However, looking at the rice base that Luo Jingyi picked out, Luo Nianzhong also had a headache.

However, he thought it would be better not to get involved in this matter. Luo Anran's method might be effective, but other people in the family couldn't bring themselves to do it, and there was also an old lady who was protective of her own children.

That is Luo Anran. If she insists, the old lady will usually turn around and leave to find some quiet time.

It’s like I haven’t seen her now. I guess she finished her meal early and left home.

"Luo Jingyi, sit back and eat your meal."

"Daddy".

Faced with Luo Jingyi's eyes full of help and expectation, Luo Nianzhong's heart softened involuntarily at that moment.

He knew very well that this drawback needed to be corrected urgently, and he was well aware that it was better to correct it early than late, so he had no choice but to make a resolute decision and pretended that he did not see the other party's cry for help.

"Well, Daddy has some important things to do. I'll come over to help you later, baby."

It’s better not to eat breakfast and just slip away. Didn’t you see Luo Anran coming over?

Luo Nianzhong left, and behind him came the cries of a little girl who was taken away by the devil. The sound penetrated the silence and made people's hearts tighten.

I ruthlessly went to the study, and just as I was about to ask Ah Fu to bring in some coffee and meals, the phone suddenly rang.

"Boss, there is action in England."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

It was less than three years before England left Hong Kong Island. Although Luo Nianzhong managed Hong Kong Island like an iron bucket in this life, making it impregnable for England to easily get involved, he was well aware of the unpredictable world and was certain that England's withdrawal would not be a smooth process, but a prelude to an undercurrent.

Luo Nianzhong firmly believes that behind the seemingly calm surface of Hong Kong Island, there must be Britain's unfinished plans and unwillingness. The future situation may be more complicated than imagined. This is the eve of the storm.

Therefore, Luo Nianzhong always maintains a high level of vigilance towards the UK, and focuses the dark web and family office intelligence networks closely on London, aiming to capture and understand any subtle dynamic changes at the first time, so as to respond quickly and seize the opportunity.

"Britain is ready to ask the Hong Kong government to reduce differential taxes, land rents and foreign stamp duties."

"This is to make the property market and land prices soar." Luo Nianzhong immediately understood the purpose of Yinglun's actions.

Is it expensive to buy a house in Hong Kong Island? Very expensive.

However, this is the idea of ​​outsiders. To local people in Hong Kong Island, it is easy to buy a house but difficult to maintain it.

For local residents of Hong Kong Island, buying a house is not cheap, but high wages and efforts can still give them hope. However, subsequent house maintenance and management is a long-term cost, and the cost is not cheap.

When buying a property in Hong Kong Island, the first thing you need to deal with is stamp duty.

Fortunately, the tax is relatively small and the rate does not constitute a significant burden.

But this is for locals, it is not the case for outsiders.

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For non-locals who buy property in Hong Kong Island, the current out-of-town stamp duty is around 30%, which is significantly high.

Now London is going to significantly reduce the stamp duty rate for out-of-town buyers. If the stamp duty rate for out-of-town buyers is significantly reduced, this will greatly stimulate the vitality of the Hong Kong real estate market, promote its further prosperity, and the market heat may reach an unprecedented height.

But this is not enough. What London obviously wants is not the warming of Hong Kong Island real estate, but the kind of popularity that makes it difficult to find a house.

Do you think that you are done with the stamp duty after buying a house? You are wrong. Compared with the taxes that need to be paid later, the stamp duty is a drop in the bucket. That is why Hong Kong people do not count stamp duty when they talk about taxes.

The first is the differential tax and land rent
What is the difference? It is the current assessed rent of your house multiplied by a tax rate, which is generally around 5%.

Live by yourself? This has nothing to do with whether you live by yourself or not, as long as you buy a house, you have to pay it.

In other words, as long as you own a house, you have to pay 5% of the house price as rent to the Hong Kong government every year. It is not like buying a house but more like spending money to buy the qualification to rent a house.

This happens in all capitalist countries, the only difference is that housing prices there are not so high.

As for land rent, since the land in Hong Kong Island nominally belongs to the government, one has to pay land rent after buying a house, and the tax rate is around 2% to 3%.

For example, if you own a suite in Hong Kong Island, the government estimates that if you rent it out, it would be worth about HK$24 per month, or HK$ per year.

The difference of 5% is 3, and the 7200% land rent tax is 19200, which adds up to a year.

In other words, you have to pay this money every year regardless of whether you rent out your house or not, and you have to pay this money for the rest of your life, and the fee changes according to the house price.

Moreover, the rent of this house is not calculated by you, but is the assessment result made by relevant units.

It would be better if the rental assessment of your house is 10,000. Even if you rent it out for 100,000, I will only charge you 10,000.

If you say that you are giving the one thousand yuan to your relatives in your hometown to live in, then I'm sorry, we will still charge you according to the assessed result of ten thousand yuan.

This is another reason why rent in Hong Kong Island is expensive. Which landlord doesn’t want to charge a high price to make up for the taxes?

Of course there are exceptions. For example, there are many houses on Hong Kong Island with 999-year property rights that do not require paying land rent.

However, these houses are all located in Hong Kong Island. This is why many communities on Hong Kong Island are dilapidated but housing prices remain high.

Do you think that paying these taxes and fees is the end of the matter? You are overthinking.

This is not all the expenses, such as community property fees, some people also pay insurance premiums, and old communities also have to pay maintenance funds to maintain houses and public facilities.

Looking at it this way, do you still think it’s a good idea to buy a house in Hong Kong Island?

Of course, there are benefits to buying a house, such as being able to apply for Hong Kong citizenship and enjoy various welfare benefits.

In addition, the government issues various subsidies every year, which is basically enough to cover your land rent.

After collecting these fees, the Hong Kong government will issue a large number of consumption coupons every year to stimulate public consumption.

That is why there are so many large shopping malls in Hong Kong Island but they are not short of business, especially for international and electronic goods. These are cheap in themselves and with various discounts, they are sometimes equivalent to half price.

Britain wants to significantly reduce these three taxes for only one purpose, which is to stimulate real estate.

There are mainly three reasons why the original Hong Kong Island had so many problems later on.

The first is the hidden chess piece, but this part of the potential threat has been solved by Luo Nianzhong. Now there are still a lot of secrets buried in the underground of the Luo family.

The second is to build large-scale infrastructure despite opposition, with the aim of raising land prices.

The last one is the economic structure. The booming real estate market has caused all the hot money to flow into the real estate and financial industries, making the economic structure of Hong Kong Island extremely simple.

Now the first concern has disappeared. Although the Hong Kong government is still spending money, it is all spent on large-scale projects such as land reclamation and road construction. These have a very limited impact on the increase in land prices.

Finally, in terms of economic structure, high-end manufacturing and high-tech Internet industries are now the pillars of Hong Kong Island. Together with the financial and service industries, the current economic development of Hong Kong Island is very healthy.

However, this means that Britain has lost the opportunity to reap huge profits, and how can London be willing to accept this?

"Take out half of Hong Kong Island's reserve funds and put them into a closed fund. As for the housing prices, I have a solution."

The money being spent is Hong Kong's reserve funds, which must be handed over to British companies to carry out projects before they can flow back to the UK.

However, Hong Kong Island’s reserve funds are now managed by the Far East Bank and are subject to supervision by all industries.

Given Far Eastern Bank's ability to help the Hong Kong government make money over the years, the Hong Kong community would be unable to say anything if half of the reserve funds were directly blocked.

After all, more funds in the reserve fund means an increase in various benefits every year, and Hong Kong citizens believe in Far East Bank.

As for the land price, Luo Nianzhong has a hundred ways to lower it.

After so many years of running Hong Kong Island, the saying that the real emperor behind Hong Kong Island is the Far East is not in vain.

(End of this chapter)