Britain experienced a period of "nationalization" after World War II and before the Reagan period, and it was only after the Thatcher period that it began to persistently engage in "denationalization". In fact, the change is best to quote a permanent secretary of a major department in Whitehall: "If I believe what politicians have to say, I would believe in 'nationalisation', then 'denationalization', then 're-nationalization'....... Anyway, I ended up incoherent and overwhelmed. ”

During this period, not only the United Kingdom, but also its major Dominions, Australia and New Zealand, and even Midi, which was a barrier to a "free world," had similar public industries – rather than classified public utilities – that were privatized during the Reagan period. This kind of change in the name of "saving capital and improving efficiency" finally made the later "service companies" make a lot of money without exception. While some people bemoan the losses of the upheavals in Eastern Europe, they ignore the exemplary role of "Reaganomics" and "Thatchernomics" that began in the 80s.

What Lin Yilong is doing now is actually eating some leftovers that are no longer needed in the process of public-private conversion - this part of the leftovers is also very valuable.

After everything was settled, Lin Yilong was finally in the mood to go out for a walk with Xu Zhenkun. The two changed into hiking pants and T-shirts and tried their hand at seeing Mt. Fuji – but it wasn't the season to climb Mt. Fuji in the first place, and the climb turned into a hike.

"In fact, the depreciation of 'old money' to 'new money' always feels that 'new money' is more anxious about the upper class or has no basis for advancing or retreating, and I think this sentence also applies to those 'old money'. Lin Yilong preached his views to Xu Zhenkun, "The 'old money' always thinks that it seems that the 'new money' is some middle-level people who go to work, and they don't know how to spend money after they suddenly get rich, so they are like those stupid x who throw money around, ruining the taste of the upper class."

"However, I think that it is not so much that the 'new money' is anxious, but that the 'old money' that has taken over the 'new money' is more nervous. So they put the money flowing, creating a high position little by little, and letting others take over for them. ”

"New money" is a word borrowed from French, which originally means new rich and tyrant, but for some reason it is translated into English "money" - refers to the wealthy class who have accumulated wealth through their own struggle, and "old money", which is also borrowed from French and filled in English, refers to the old rich and nobles who inherited wealth from their parents.

Considering the difference between the life experiences taught to them, the tastes of "old money" and "new money" are not the same, and their ways of doing things are slightly separated, but because of this, they also dislike each other. This mutual disdain cannot be understood as a disagreement, and the descendants of "new money" will also become "old money", so there is no significant difference in identity.

"Of course I get it. Xu Zhenkun said, "However, to be honest, whether you or me, 'brocade night walking', you can only enjoy it like this." ”

This analogy is not particularly correct. Lin Yilong complained, "After the feather overlord, he was commented as 'Mu Monkey and Crown', what does this mean?"

"I mean, we know how to use capital. Xu Zhenkun said with a smile, "Instead of sitting and watching the rise of the Han King." We can't put our name on every industry, like a certain commander, and even put five big letters on our own special planes and yachts?"

"That's it. Lin Yilong replied, "Although I also belong to the 'Mu Monkey', I didn't take the initiative to stay in the cage as a special fetish of being shown animals." ”

"That's it. Xu Zhenkun said, "What we do is just let ourselves enjoy 'more equal' treatment." ”

"Also to ......" Lin Yilong agreed with his friend's statement.

The two of them were a little pampered before, and their physical fitness could not support a particularly long time, this hike went all the way, rested all the way, and even Xu Zhenkun had the idea of spending the night at a nearby homestay.

This idea was vetoed by Lin Yilong. The mosquitoes in the city of Edo are very poisonous, and there are more mosquitoes in the countryside, and they are even bigger and more unbearable for Lin Yilong. Finally, at the insistence of Lin Yilong, the two took a taxi to the station and returned to Shibuya.

The theme is still eating and drinking, Xu Zhenkun took Lin Yilong into a tavern, ordered sake by himself, and asked Lin Yilong for plum juice.

"Actually, you should try alcoholic beverages. Xu Zhenkun persuaded, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be very uncomfortable to go to a cocktail party in the future?"

"I just don't like the taste of wine. Lin Yilong waved his hand, "However, seeing that you let me drink, I must want to talk about something that can only be said after drinking." We've known each other for 22 years, so we can talk about anything, but I guess it's about partnering. ”

"During these days, I found that I fell in love with my Mistress. Xu Zhenkun said calmly, "If it weren't for money, I would even want her to marry me." ”

"If you really want that, you must remember to get an escrow agreement and trust all your assets to avoid marital risks. Lin Yilong said.

"How?"

"It's very simple, you know there is a Grosvenor family in the UK, right?" Lin Yilong asked.

"Of course I do. ”

"Do you know how they evade inheritance tax?" asked Lin Yilong.

"What?" Xu Zhenkun was very interested in this question.

"They put all the family's property under a trust, and all the beneficiaries of the trust are holders of their titles of nobility – I haven't seen a specific title, but I'll take their earliest 'Count of Belgravia' as an example:

"In this case, because according to the rules of inheritance, there can be countless potential candidates for the 'Count of Belgravia', and there can be an infinite number of individuals, and the beneficiary of the trustable property is still the 'Count of Belgravia', which is not limited to a specific natural person candidate, and naturally there is no 'inheritance' and 'inheritance', so there is no need to pay any inheritance tax or income tax.

"You here, you can also put all the property in the trust, and then designate the beneficiary as 'all members of Xu Zhenkun's immediate family' - in this way, whether they marry you or divorce, they will not take the property from you - because you are theoretically a 'financially difficult (no) difficult (can't) person who does not have any property. ”

Lin Yilong spent nearly 10 minutes talking about how to avoid asset division to Xu Zhenkun.

"So, when you see a nobleman who is always worried about inheritance tax and income tax, this person must not be a nobleman and has no knowledge of foreign countries. Lin Yilong concluded, "Anyway, when I see something in this regard, I will directly cross the upper right corner anyway, which is a common sense mistake, and it can only be said that I am not serious about checking the information." ”

"Then can you and I share the same private fund share?" Xu Zhenkun asked.

In the past six months, the trust fund of the two friends has increased nearly three times, and a large part of it comes from the loss of the trust property in the name of Xu Zhenkun. While the source of such a gain is not very glamorous, it is limited to the person who can object to it, but the person who is able to do so is not qualified – and there is no one who can influence the continued loss of the fund.

Over time, in the end, no one remembered the existence of this fund. Even if someone remembers, it will be like what Lin Yilong said to Bonnie's ex-husband Ray, the fund trust will not survive until the return period comes.

"Of course. Lin Yilong showed a smile that only Xu Zhenkun could understand.