[1] Not enough yuan to buy a pancake, but he contracted 6,000 acres of land at this price!
Have you ever heard of such a thing? Someone spent less than 100 yuan to contract a piece of land the size of more than 6,000 basketball courts, and a package is 30 years! Don't doubt it, this is not a joke I made up, but a real miracle that happened on our land. Today, let's talk about this legendary contracting story of "9 cents an acre" to see how it has sparked heated discussions and how it has challenged our legal and moral outlook.
[2] The secret and truth of "9 cents".
Let's talk about the origin of this "9 cents" first. It was in 2000, a farmer saw the opportunity, spent a mere 5,400 oceans, contracted 6,000 acres of land, each mu of land only 9 cents a year, a contract is 30 years. Doesn't it sound like pie in the sky? But people really don't pick it up randomly.
At first, this land was mainly used for cattle raising grassland and wasteland, a total of 110 acres, and the rest was all saline-alkali land and desertified land, which was "chicken ribs" in anyone's eyes. But this farmer is not ordinary, and he is stunned to turn this "chicken rib" into a "gold mine".
He first spent a lot of effort to change the 110 acres of grassland into fertile land, planted corn, and the yield of one acre of land could reach 1,800 catties, which was higher than many good lands. After tasting the sweetness, he continued to invest and turned the remaining saline-alkali land and desertified land into farmland. Now, 6,000 acres of land has properly become a "golden rice bowl". According to him, excluding various costs, I can make a net profit of several million a year, and in 30 years, tsk, I don't dare to think of that number.
[3] Law VS morality: a tug-of-war of "changing land and getting rich".
However, behind this seemingly inspirational story, there is a big question mark. Why? Because the way of "changing the land and getting rich" may have stepped on the red line of the law. According to the laws and regulations of our country, the nature of land cannot be changed casually, especially saline-alkali land and desertified land like this, which are special land and must be changed through approval. This farmer didn't go through these processes, and directly changed it, which is a bit like the green belt of your own community, you secretly shoveled the vegetables yourself, can the neighbors be happy?
Lawyer friends said that this kind of behavior may be suspected of illegal occupation of agricultural land, and if it is not done, it will have to be sued. There was a similar case in Qinghai where someone was sentenced for converting grassland into arable land without authorization. Therefore, it is really difficult to conclude whether this peasant is a hero who has worked hard to get rich, or a "land black hand" who violates the law and discipline.
[4] What should a real "land magician" look like?
To be reasonable, this farmer can turn wasteland into fertile land, and he does have a hand. If he applies for a change in the nature of the land through formal channels, he may even get a large subsidy from the government. For example, in Jilin and Gansu, in order to encourage the improvement of saline-alkali land and dry land, the amount of subsidies is frighteningly high, and some even go rent-free for several years. In this comparison, the farmer's approach is a bit "loss".
Besides, although he made money in the short term by changing the land without permission, in the long run, the management of land resources and the protection of rights and interests have buried hidden dangers. Therefore, the real "land magician" must not only have the ability, but also understand the rules and abide by the law, so that he can not only enrich his pockets but also protect the ecology.
[5] In the face of the "Gate of Changing the Earth", which side do you stand on?
Now, the farmer has resumed farming, but the village collective insists on raising the rent. The two sides are so stiff, and I don't know who will win in the end. Do you say, should the law severely punish this kind of unauthorized land change? Morally, how should we evaluate this kind of "self-reliance"? Also, what good ideas do you have for the management and use of rural land?
Come, let's see you on the message board, and let's talk about this legendary contracting of "9 cents a mu". Do you think this peasant is a "hero" or a "legally blind"? How do you think rural land should be rationally utilized? Welcome to leave a message to share your views, let's open our minds together, and maybe we can also make suggestions for rural land reform!