On the cusp of the land contract dispute in Kailu County, Inner Mongolia, Zhang Wenjun, a large planter, spoke out a few days ago, facing the turbulent waves of Internet public opinion, with the sentence "I am indeed subleasing 700 yuan per mu!"
Be honest and responsive to public queries. The turmoil is not only about land rights, but also about the delicate game between agricultural investment and policy changes. While Zhang Wenjun frankly admitted the fact of subleasing, he also revealed the little-known huge investment behind it - the cumulative investment per mu of land in the past 20 years is as high as 10,000 yuan, which is a staggering figure. He asked rhetorically: "If I don't rent this money, who will give it to me?" The words revealed the helplessness and bitterness of an agricultural investor in the face of misunderstanding from the outside world. Faced with the label of "not an ordinary farmer, but a big businessman", Zhang Wenjun did not shy away from his investment background, emphasizing that he came in response to the government's call in 2004 and has been deeply cultivating this land for 20 years, turning the former barren swamp and grassland into today's fertile land. Now, with the turmoil caused by the change in the nature of the land, and the demand for the termination of the contract by village and town cadres, Zhang Wenjun denounced this move as tantamount to "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge", questioning the continuity and fairness of the policy. In this remark, Zhang Wenjun not only defended himself, but also threw out a question worth pondering: In the process of agricultural modernization, how can the interests of individual investors be protected? When the policy wind changes, where should the huge amount of upfront investment and hard work go? This controversy may be one of the difficult problems that must be squarely faced and resolved in the process of deepening the rural land reform on the mainland.