"If you want to farm, pay the money first! If you don't pay, don't think about breaking the ground!"
Recently, in Shuangsheng Village, Jianhua Town, Kailu County, such words have just fallen, spring ploughing should have been a busy scene, but in front of him was an infuriating obstruction drama. The farmers in the village were preparing to sow hope in the spring, but they were stopped by the village cadres and town leaders. Their farming vehicles were also impounded, and the scene quickly became the focus of heated discussions after it was exposed online.
In the video, the tone of the village cadres is unquestionable, and they insist that the farmers pay the contract fee, otherwise the land will not be moved by an inch. even said arrogantly, "Believe it or not, I will immediately bring 200 people to block you!" This sentence can't help but make people feel a kind of arrogance of power.
Spring ploughing means a year's worth of food and income for farmers, and once the planting season is missed, it is a blank for the year. However, the farmers in Shuangsheng Village are facing such an embarrassing situation. What is it about these village cadres that makes them so aggressive?
Investigate the cause, the cause of the incident dates back to 2004. The local 4,650 acres of cultivated land are contracted by the villagers at their own expense, and they are signed for 30 years. According to the contract, it will not expire until 2034. This spring, the farmers prepared to plant corn on time, but unexpectedly, the local cadres blocked the spring plowing on the grounds of paying a contract fee of 200 yuan per mu.
What's more, even the town leaders also participated, not only blocking it, but also seizing the machinery for spring ploughing, and threatening: "If you don't pay the money, don't think about planting!" Even if 110 comes, I'm not afraid. ”
This behavior of the town leaders can't help but make people wonder if there is a greater force behind it.
Indeed, the intervention of the police officers, who arrested people on the spot in an almost arrogant manner, only deepened this speculation.
Farmers reported that this land was still saline-alkali land at the time of the contract, and it was barren and difficult to cultivate. Over the years, they have not only improved the land, but also made it fertile. Now that the land has increased in value, and the related costs have suddenly increased, the costs that were originally borne have skyrocketed, which is naturally unacceptable.
All this happened during the spring ploughing season, which not only hindered the normal cultivation of the peasants, but also aroused a wide range of public.
Twenty years ago, Mr. Zhang invested heavily in contracting 4,650 acres of wasteland in Shuangsheng Village, Jianhua Town, Kailu County, for a period of 30 years, from 2004 to 2034. As soon as the original contract was signed and the money was paid, it was clear, and Mr. Zhang's heart was full of longing for the future at that time.
However, time flies, and twenty years pass in the blink of an eye. Today's Mr. Zhang has encountered an unexpected dilemma. Just as he was about to lead a team into the fields to cultivate the land, he was blocked by village cadres and town leaders, who demanded that he pay the "contract fee" again, and even charged 200 yuan per mu of land, totaling more than 1 million yuan. This sudden expense made Mr. Zhang, who was already gray-haired, angry.
Originally, this wasteland was a saline-alkali land and sand marsh land where even grass seedlings could not grow, and the land was uneven and uninhabited. In order to bring this land to life, Mr. Zhang has tirelessly invested a lot of manpower and material resources. He invited a professional team to transport organic soil and fertilizer, prepare the land, turn the soil, and improve it, step by step, I don't know how much sweat he shed, and even spent all his family savings, just to rejuvenate this wasteland.
Finally, twenty years later, this once wasteland has been transformed into a golden wheat field, and the hope of a good harvest is within reach. However, at this critical moment, the village director actually broke in with a group of people and declared that Mr. Zhang would not be allowed to use the land if he did not pay the sky-high "contract money". What's even more outrageous is that the village director even arrogantly claimed: Believe it or not, I will be able to put together 200 people immediately, so that your land cannot be planted!
Faced with such a domineering request, Mr. Zhang refuted on the spot, but the other party not only ignored it, but used the power of the town to seize the machine he was preparing for spring ploughing. What's more, one of the town's leaders arrogantly called him "ignorant of the law" when interviewed in a secret interview, implying that the legal constraints of the land had no effect on him.
What is even more shocking is that Ji Yunhao, the deputy secretary of the town, personally came to the scene, claiming that Mr. Zhang was "grabbing land" and threatening to take away his farming vehicle. This blatant persecution and disregard for legal contracts chilled Mr. Zhang's heart. He originally thought that he would be able to rely on this land for his retirement, but now he is facing huge economic pressure and unfair treatment.
In desperation, Mr. Zhang called the police, hoping to be dealt with fairly. But what is unbelievable is that after the police came, they took Mr. Zhang's family away, and some of them were even treated roughly. Mr. Zhang thought that justice would be on his side, but he did not expect that the police's actions would greatly disappoint him.
It stands to reason that in the face of such an obvious injustice, the deputy county magistrate in charge of agriculture should have intervened as soon as possible to investigate and solve the problem. However, things did not develop like this, but intensified, and it was not until more and more media and netizens vigorously intervened that this local incident was pushed to the forefront.
Judging from the reports, it seems that the leading cadres in the town and village have formed a protective umbrella, not only ignoring the law, but even blatantly doing the opposite.
Now, with the exposure of the problem and the in-depth involvement of authoritative media, the eyes of the whole society are focused on this. The power of public opinion is enormous, and the pressure on Kailu County is also enormous.
Under such concern, people cannot help but ask: How long will this kind of behavior that harms the interests of the peasants continue? How long can such power run rampant and overbearing can be connived at?
Let's wait and see, and hope that this time there will be a fair investigation result, so that those who violate the law and harm the interests of farmers will pay the price they deserve. As for the inactive deputy county magistrate, we should also reflect on how his silence and neglect have contributed to this rampant atmosphere in the township.
Ji Yunhao, this name has undoubtedly become the focus of public attention after the outbreak of the spring ploughing incident in Kailu County. His sentence "I don't understand the law either" has not only become a hot word on the Internet, but also like opening a window for the outside world to see the problems existing among local officials.
Let's start with his experience. Ji Yunhao enlisted in the army in 07, changed jobs two years later, and went through ups and downs, and was finally appointed as a police officer at the suburban police station of the Kailu County Public Security Bureau in 2017. His work attitude was described in a special issue of his official account as "dedicated, selfless", and he seems to be the kind of exemplary professional. Such an image is in stark contrast to his current behavior.
Ji Yunhao's career can be said to be rising step by step. In just a few years, he has grown from an ordinary policeman to the deputy secretary of the town party committee, which is enviable in the eyes of ordinary people. However, is his ascension just the result of personal efforts, or is there a more complex background and force driving it?
In this spring ploughing obstruction incident, Ji Yunhao's performance was a big surprise. Not only did he admit in front of the public that he did not understand the law, but he also showed an almost domineering posture in front of the peasants, which was at odds with his image in the special issue. This kind of behavior not only makes people question his professionalism, but also makes people doubt the possible "protective umbrella" behind him.
On social media, the discussion of Ji Yunhao spread rapidly like a prairie fire. Countless netizens dug into his past, trying to understand what is extraordinary about such a figure who has risen rapidly in officialdom. In fact, such discussions and concerns have gone far beyond the scope of Kailu County, and have even attracted the attention of compatriots abroad.
Now, Mr. Ji seems to have become a marker, a negative example of how local governments treat the law and how they handle civil disputes. His case may become a trigger point for the future, especially how to improve the legal literacy of officials and improve the way civil affairs disputes are handled.