After the revelation, people learned that Zhang Wenzhu and Zhang Wenlin, contractors of 5,600 acres of land, were not ordinary farmers, but successful local political and business people, one was a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the other was a member of the county Standing Committee. As successful local people, they should have better understood and actively cooperated with the government's policies, but they chose to refuse when they were repeatedly asked to pay the contract fee. This has led to speculation and questioning that there may be a deeper reason behind it.
First, there is an argument that the Zhang brothers may not have personally participated in the investment in grassland conversion to cultivated land. Instead, they may have resold the land to a second-hand contractor to sell it at a lower price. These second-hand contractors invest in transforming the land themselves, turning it into arable land, and then renting it out at a higher price. This may be in pursuit of higher profits, rather than for the actual investment in agricultural production. Therefore, when the government demanded the imposition of additional contract fees, prevarication and controversy arose between the Zhang brothers and the second-hand contractor.
Second, for the Zhang brothers, paying the supplementary contract fee meant that they could no longer make additional profits from the land transaction. Although they may not be legal violators, their actions have also sparked discontent and questions in society. On the other hand, for second-hand contractors, the increase in the supplementary contracting fee means that their investment costs rise further, making the whole transaction less cost-effective. More importantly, they may not be signatories to the original contract and may therefore refuse to bear the costs.
However, despite all the disputes and controversies, the imposition of additional contracting fees is reasonable. The government needs to have certain systems and norms for the management and utilization of land resources, and the collection of supplementary contract fees is precisely to safeguard the rational use of land resources and public interests. Therefore, both the Zhang brothers and the second-hand contractor should fulfill their due responsibilities and obligations in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the government.
To sum up, although a series of controversies and speculations have been triggered on the issue of the contract fee for 5,600 mu of land, the collection of the supplementary contract fee is still legal and reasonable. Both the Zhang brothers and the second-hand contractor shall abide by the relevant laws and regulations and fulfill their obligations and responsibilities. Only through legal and compliant methods can the rational use of land resources and the public interest be maintained.
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