After the reports from the three demolition mobilization teams, Li Xiuyuan summarized the reasons why people were unwilling to relocate, which can be broadly categorized into several situations.
Firstly, the family is poor, and no one is willing or able to pay the rent for moving out for a year.
Secondly, there are those who demand high compensation for land demolition and relocation, wanting more compensation and money. This accounts for the majority of cases. Of course, this situation can be divided into several types. Some people are local hooligans and troublemakers who seize any opportunity to want more.
Some of them have connections, such as a relative working in a certain unit in the county, being friends with the town mayor or a certain leader, or being related to a certain leader in the county. They want to use this as leverage to ask for more money.
The last group is driven by greed.
Besides the two main reasons mentioned above, the situations of the remaining people vary. Some are due to historical issues, such as feeling wronged by past policies, and therefore have a negative attitude towards demolition. Others have a natural distrust of government policies or a confrontational attitude. Still others are more conservative in their thinking and are uncertain about life after demolition, so they do not want to be relocated.
As everyone summarized, the atmosphere in the meeting room became somber. That's just how things are with demolition; even if 80% of people are willing, and everyone knows it's a good thing, all sorts of messy situations will always arise during the process.
These people present all have extensive experience dealing with grassroots people and should have been used to these messy things by now, but they are still not in high spirits.
The reason is simple. In the past, they went down to collect taxes and implement family planning. It can't be said that everything they did was harmful to everyone, but from the perspective of the general public, it wasn't a good thing. Collecting taxes meant taking money from people's homes, and implementing family planning meant forcing people to have abortions or sterilizations.
It's understandable that the villagers down there have complaints.
But now we're building new houses for everyone, developing their village, which should be entirely beneficial to the people of Meilin Village. Yet, these messy things keep happening, which is hurting everyone's feelings.
Seeing the low spirits of the crowd, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Everyone, we actually anticipated this situation from the beginning, didn't we?"
"In building new rural areas, we chose the toughest challenge: mixed mining villages. These villages are bound to face various difficulties. We were prepared for this before we started, so it's normal that problems are arising now."
“Building a new countryside is a good thing, but it’s normal that the villagers don’t understand it. There are many reasons for this. It’s normal for farmers who have spent their whole lives working the land to accept and understand it. We, the town leaders and staff, need to be prepared for this. We can’t expect these villagers to have a high level of awareness and understanding. Otherwise, what’s the point of having us here?”
"Our existence is to guide them to understand these policies and lead them to a better life, understand?"
Li Xiuyuan's words eased the somber atmosphere in the meeting room somewhat, because at least he acknowledged their work and gave them a sense of purpose in their current tasks.
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