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Chapter 968 Monaco
Chapter 968 Monaco
It is very difficult for an ordinary person to enter the upper class, but Liang En and Joan of Arc are not ordinary people, at least for them, these classes can be easily crossed.
Therefore, in order to reduce hidden dangers in the future, Liang En and the others decided that it would be better to start from scratch. As for the knighthood, it is indeed a very good ticket, but it is obviously not enough to join it.
Therefore, apart from this gathering at Golden Dawn, Liang En and the others only attended two gatherings, both of which were related to academics and business, and did not participate in many ineffective social interactions.When all socializing is over they head to Paris
"It's really troublesome for you to accompany me for such a trip." When the plane landed at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Joan of Arc said with a little embarrassment. "Christmas is, after all, a time for the whole family to come together."
"It's actually nothing. After all, my parents don't celebrate Christmas." Liang En said with a smile, "What's more important is that a home is not a house, but a family."
After arriving in Paris, they did not leave the airport, but chose to take the latest flight to Nice, and then took the train to Monaco. This is because for Mr. Doris, the wet and cold Paris in winter is no longer suitable for living.
So now he lives in sunny Monaco enjoying the warm winter in the Mediterranean region, and the place where Liang En and the others met Mr. Doris is also in this small city-state.
Monaco, the full name of the Principality of Monaco, is a southern European city-state located in southwestern Europe, surrounded by France on three sides and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the south.
As a small country, the Principality of Monaco covers an area of 2.08 square kilometers, of which 0.5 square kilometers is land reclamation, and the climate is Mediterranean.
Because of the very small size of the country, there is a total of 1 town unit in the whole country, with 4 districts under its jurisdiction, and the capital is actually the whole country.A few years ago, the national population was only 38682.
However, unlike what everyone imagines, this small country has a very long history. It has been inhabited by Ligurians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians. Among them, the Phoenicians built the Monaco Castle, which was also the beginning of the construction of this city.
In 1297, the Grimaldi family began to rule Monaco intermittently for 700 years.This country took the form of a principality in the 14th century, and successively became the protectorate of Spain and France.
Unlike some big countries, for such a small country, independence is definitely an unnecessary luxury in many cases, and it is definitely a common practice to be a vassal of other countries in order to survive.
It's just that this approach may not be able to preserve the country. For example, when the German Empire was established, a small number of states also lost their independence.
The same is true for Monaco. In 1861, the Principality of Monaco signed an agreement with France to give up ownership of the two towns of Menton and Roquebrune, and the territory was reduced from 20 square kilometers to the current size.
Monaco first promulgated a constitution in 1911 and became a dual constitutional monarchy. In 1918, Monaco signed a treaty with France. Monaco promised to exercise its sovereignty under the premise of fully respecting France's political, economic, maritime and military interests. France is responsible for guaranteeing Monaco's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
And until 1919, Monaco even signed a treaty with France stipulating that once the head of state dies without male descendants, Monaco will be incorporated into France.
Fortunately, in 2002, Monaco and France entered into a new treaty. When the head of state of Monaco has no successor, Monaco remains an independent country, and France will continue to provide defense.
Because the size of the country is too small, the country has not left many traces in history. The most famous thing in modern times is the marriage of Grace Kelly, the 1956th Oscar actress, to the head of state Rainier III in 27. Prince.
Although it is generally said in the publicity that this matter is a story of a prince and Cinderella, it is actually just a story of a strong alliance.
This is because Monaco's economy was in trouble after World War II, and in order to solve its financial problems, Onassis, the country's largest investor at the time, came up with a creative solution.
He proposed turning Monaco into a "playground", a place that would attract tourists from all over the world.There, wealthy patrons could mingle with movie stars and Hollywood's elite.
So at this time, it is obviously a very good idea to find a Hollywood actress as the future princess of the country. For Americans, marrying an old European nobleman is also a good way to improve their status.
Therefore, the two hit it off, and the dowry of 200 million US dollars brought by Grace Kelly before the marriage also solved the problem of national bankruptcy that this small country was facing at that time.
After that, the country began to change to a paradise for the rich. No personal income tax was levied, and a profit tax of 33.33% was levied on enterprises, which made a large number of wealthy people and enterprises settle in.
Mr. Du Lisi is no exception. Although those traditional industries are still in France, many emerging industries and a large amount of movable property have been transferred here.
After all, taxes in this place in France are well known to be high, so for most wealthy people, it is a routine operation to transfer their wealth abroad as much as possible, or even change their nationality.
However, unlike the upstarts who bought land here, the Duris family has owned real estate here for more than 300 years, and they can say that they are the aborigines of this country.
Of course, the Duris family's investment in this country was also related to some exchanges within the noble family. They never thought that this place would become so prosperous.
I think it was just a very ordinary village when the Duris family came here, so the earliest small farm was just a small piece of barren land that was purely reclaimed from a piece of wasteland.
After all, this is a barren mountainous area by the sea, so if you just farm the land, you can barely make a living. Fortunately, with the development of the second smallest country in the world, that small piece of land has now become a high-end community.
The whole community consists of four 16-story apartment buildings, which can be regarded as the most popular high-end residential area for the upstarts. Standing on the top of the building, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole country.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the entire country is too small, but after all, such a good place with a wide view will definitely be welcomed by everyone.
And Liang En's goal now is the 15th and 16th floors of one of the buildings in this apartment, which is the room reserved for Du Lisi's family.
This can also be regarded as a characteristic of the Du Lisi family. They will reserve a room for themselves in every real estate for themselves to live in, but most of the time they are just empty there.
From a certain point of view, this can be regarded as a special habit of the rich. After all, for most people, it is good to have a house, and it is impossible to have an empty house. Back up this kind of thing.
"The hotel-style apartment does seem to meet the requirements of those upstarts." After entering the door, Liang En said looking at the very modern interior. "At least in terms of decoration it does."
(End of this chapter)
It is very difficult for an ordinary person to enter the upper class, but Liang En and Joan of Arc are not ordinary people, at least for them, these classes can be easily crossed.
Therefore, in order to reduce hidden dangers in the future, Liang En and the others decided that it would be better to start from scratch. As for the knighthood, it is indeed a very good ticket, but it is obviously not enough to join it.
Therefore, apart from this gathering at Golden Dawn, Liang En and the others only attended two gatherings, both of which were related to academics and business, and did not participate in many ineffective social interactions.When all socializing is over they head to Paris
"It's really troublesome for you to accompany me for such a trip." When the plane landed at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Joan of Arc said with a little embarrassment. "Christmas is, after all, a time for the whole family to come together."
"It's actually nothing. After all, my parents don't celebrate Christmas." Liang En said with a smile, "What's more important is that a home is not a house, but a family."
After arriving in Paris, they did not leave the airport, but chose to take the latest flight to Nice, and then took the train to Monaco. This is because for Mr. Doris, the wet and cold Paris in winter is no longer suitable for living.
So now he lives in sunny Monaco enjoying the warm winter in the Mediterranean region, and the place where Liang En and the others met Mr. Doris is also in this small city-state.
Monaco, the full name of the Principality of Monaco, is a southern European city-state located in southwestern Europe, surrounded by France on three sides and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the south.
As a small country, the Principality of Monaco covers an area of 2.08 square kilometers, of which 0.5 square kilometers is land reclamation, and the climate is Mediterranean.
Because of the very small size of the country, there is a total of 1 town unit in the whole country, with 4 districts under its jurisdiction, and the capital is actually the whole country.A few years ago, the national population was only 38682.
However, unlike what everyone imagines, this small country has a very long history. It has been inhabited by Ligurians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians. Among them, the Phoenicians built the Monaco Castle, which was also the beginning of the construction of this city.
In 1297, the Grimaldi family began to rule Monaco intermittently for 700 years.This country took the form of a principality in the 14th century, and successively became the protectorate of Spain and France.
Unlike some big countries, for such a small country, independence is definitely an unnecessary luxury in many cases, and it is definitely a common practice to be a vassal of other countries in order to survive.
It's just that this approach may not be able to preserve the country. For example, when the German Empire was established, a small number of states also lost their independence.
The same is true for Monaco. In 1861, the Principality of Monaco signed an agreement with France to give up ownership of the two towns of Menton and Roquebrune, and the territory was reduced from 20 square kilometers to the current size.
Monaco first promulgated a constitution in 1911 and became a dual constitutional monarchy. In 1918, Monaco signed a treaty with France. Monaco promised to exercise its sovereignty under the premise of fully respecting France's political, economic, maritime and military interests. France is responsible for guaranteeing Monaco's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
And until 1919, Monaco even signed a treaty with France stipulating that once the head of state dies without male descendants, Monaco will be incorporated into France.
Fortunately, in 2002, Monaco and France entered into a new treaty. When the head of state of Monaco has no successor, Monaco remains an independent country, and France will continue to provide defense.
Because the size of the country is too small, the country has not left many traces in history. The most famous thing in modern times is the marriage of Grace Kelly, the 1956th Oscar actress, to the head of state Rainier III in 27. Prince.
Although it is generally said in the publicity that this matter is a story of a prince and Cinderella, it is actually just a story of a strong alliance.
This is because Monaco's economy was in trouble after World War II, and in order to solve its financial problems, Onassis, the country's largest investor at the time, came up with a creative solution.
He proposed turning Monaco into a "playground", a place that would attract tourists from all over the world.There, wealthy patrons could mingle with movie stars and Hollywood's elite.
So at this time, it is obviously a very good idea to find a Hollywood actress as the future princess of the country. For Americans, marrying an old European nobleman is also a good way to improve their status.
Therefore, the two hit it off, and the dowry of 200 million US dollars brought by Grace Kelly before the marriage also solved the problem of national bankruptcy that this small country was facing at that time.
After that, the country began to change to a paradise for the rich. No personal income tax was levied, and a profit tax of 33.33% was levied on enterprises, which made a large number of wealthy people and enterprises settle in.
Mr. Du Lisi is no exception. Although those traditional industries are still in France, many emerging industries and a large amount of movable property have been transferred here.
After all, taxes in this place in France are well known to be high, so for most wealthy people, it is a routine operation to transfer their wealth abroad as much as possible, or even change their nationality.
However, unlike the upstarts who bought land here, the Duris family has owned real estate here for more than 300 years, and they can say that they are the aborigines of this country.
Of course, the Duris family's investment in this country was also related to some exchanges within the noble family. They never thought that this place would become so prosperous.
I think it was just a very ordinary village when the Duris family came here, so the earliest small farm was just a small piece of barren land that was purely reclaimed from a piece of wasteland.
After all, this is a barren mountainous area by the sea, so if you just farm the land, you can barely make a living. Fortunately, with the development of the second smallest country in the world, that small piece of land has now become a high-end community.
The whole community consists of four 16-story apartment buildings, which can be regarded as the most popular high-end residential area for the upstarts. Standing on the top of the building, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole country.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the entire country is too small, but after all, such a good place with a wide view will definitely be welcomed by everyone.
And Liang En's goal now is the 15th and 16th floors of one of the buildings in this apartment, which is the room reserved for Du Lisi's family.
This can also be regarded as a characteristic of the Du Lisi family. They will reserve a room for themselves in every real estate for themselves to live in, but most of the time they are just empty there.
From a certain point of view, this can be regarded as a special habit of the rich. After all, for most people, it is good to have a house, and it is impossible to have an empty house. Back up this kind of thing.
"The hotel-style apartment does seem to meet the requirements of those upstarts." After entering the door, Liang En said looking at the very modern interior. "At least in terms of decoration it does."
(End of this chapter)
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