Turn off formatting, but have note links?

I don't need note formatting. i use Markdown for this. So when I need formatted note, I convert text from plain text to formatted html (dozens ways to do this).

But if i turn formatting off, i lost ability to use note links, am I right?

And if I don't turn formatting off, i can't copy numbered list and paste it somewhere with numbers.

Maybe there is a way to turn formatting off, but have note links?