In recent years, China's economy has taken off rapidly and presented a new look to the world, and all these changes have also benefited from the rapid development of urban construction. Everyone has a sense that the low-rise bungalows in the town have become high-rise buildings in the blink of an eye.
In the process of urbanization, there are also many people who have gained huge wealth because of demolition, and the myth that they got rich overnight has become the envy of many migrant workers.
In 2010, the high-tech industrial zone in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, also started the transformation project of urban villages, and Dongshima Village was the first pilot site.
Hearing the news, the villagers were elated, and the myth of getting rich that they had heard was about to reappear in themselves. When the villagers moved out of their old houses one after another, there was a discordant voice in the village.
Don't move, don't say 100 million, it's 1 billion, 10 billion don't move" said this is called Ren Jinling, his bold words also made him quickly become a famous local "nail household", now 12 years have passed, how is Ren Laohan, does he regret it?
Let the developer take the initiative to offer a compensation of 100 million, which is naturally Ren Jinling's family is not ordinary, indeed, his family's huge courtyard is also the largest house in the village, and it is also an ancient house, the locals call it "Ren's old house".
The reason why it is said to be "old" is because the construction time of the house can be traced back to 1775, when Qianlong was the emperor, and it has a history of more than 200 years.
Since the ancestor Ren Junxuan built the "Ren family compound", the Ren family gradually prospered, and the descendants not only had people enter the court as officials, especially Ren Junxuan's great-grandson Ren Derun, but also served as a political envoy in Henan, which is a big official from the second grade.
With the prosperity of the Ren family, the population has also increased, at that time, it was funded by Ren Derun, and the "Ren family compound" was expanded into a seven-entry courtyard on the basis of the ancestral house, which was built for several years, and the courtyard covered an area of more than 30 acres of land after completion.
Later, at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the first year, there were many wars, the world was not peaceful, and the Ren family gradually declined.
The Ren family took down all the carefully carved decorations in the courtyard and buried them in the soil with the valuables treasured by the family, so that the "Ren family compound" survived decades of war.
It can be said that Ren Jinling's ancestors took great pains to preserve this ancient mansion. Although the courtyard has been modified several times, it now covers an area of more than four acres, and its location in Dongshima Village is also very central.
In the 21st century, China's economy has developed rapidly, and the momentum of development has soon spread to the central provinces and cities, especially Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan.
With the expansion of the urban area, the remote village of Dongshima was soon included in the development area. When the plan was decided, the villagers were overjoyed and excited about the good news, and everyone could move into a brand new building in the future, and each family would receive a large amount of compensation.
But when this good news reached the ears of the old man of Ren Jinling, it made him worried, moving is a good thing, but the price is also huge, that is, he must abandon the ancestral house where his ancestors have lived for more than 200 years.
In Ren Jinling's heart, this old mansion not only retains bits and pieces of his life for most of his life, as well as very precious memories, but more importantly, the roots of their Ren family are here, which cannot be exchanged for any amount of money.
Sometimes he still remembers his old father's advice to him before his death: "No matter what time it is, we must protect our ancient mansion well."
Later, all the families in the village signed demolition contracts with the developer, and they all slowly moved out, and in the end, only Ren Jinling, the last one in the village, remained.
In order to persuade Ren Laohan to agree to move out, the developer also took great pains, initially using wheel tactics and arranging a group to discuss the demolition with Ren Jinling.
With the mentality of "demolition households" at that time, it was nothing more than that the money was not in place, and the developer was also determined, and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to persuade Ren Jinling, and the compensation was increased from the initial tens of millions.
It slowly increased to 100 million. When the villagers heard the news, they were all envious, thinking that as long as Ren Laohan used his pen, he could immediately become a billionaire.
But what is surprising is that this time Ren Jinling still did not let go, and 100 million is also the limit of the other party. The last time was the leader of the demolition and relocation office who personally came to greet Ren Jinling, when Ren Lao Han opened the door, saw them again, and wanted to close the door angrily, the other party said to Ren Jinling in a friendly voice
Uncle Ren, you see that it is not easy for us to run this trip, you can get to your standard through the bottom! ”
After hearing this, Ren Jinling said impatiently: "How many times have I said it, just don't dismantle it, let alone 100 million, it's 100 billion, and 100 billion won't be demolished." ”
It seems that Ren Jinling is really iron-hearted and will not leave, and the other party will die when he hears it.
Later, the surrounding houses were torn down and tall buildings were erected. The tranquility of the Ren family's compound was broken, surrounded by noise from various construction sites every day, and not only that, but all the wiring in the courtyard was cut off, not to mention electricity, even the running water was also cut off.
But these are not a problem for Ren Jinling, as long as he can keep the ancestral house. But for a while he found that the beautifully carved tiles on the roof were often taken away, and it hurt him to death. He originally planned to build a long wall to protect the old mansion, but the cost was too high, so he had to give up.
In the end, he negotiated with the construction party many times before slowly putting an end to this phenomenon. However, at that time, there were often rumors of violent demolition, and he stayed in the courtyard, and he was often worried, afraid that he would be pulled out of the yard one night, and the old house would be bulldozed to the ground overnight.
Fortunately, until the surrounding works were gradually completed, nothing happened to him that he was worried about. In the end, the surrounding buildings were built, and he finally set his foot on his mind, and the old mansion was saved.
However, today's old mansion has long been cut off from water and electricity, and these things will be slowly solved in the future, but the huge mansion will be eroded by the times sooner or later, and the repair of the mansion alone also requires a lot of money, which is also a big burden for Ren Jinling.
In the end, he finally came up with a solution, which was to apply to the Zhengzhou Cultural Relics Bureau to convert his house into a museum, so that he could protect the old house and various cultural relics in the courtyard.
When experts enter the Ren family compound Guanlan, they are attracted by all kinds of exquisite porcelain, Qing Dynasty robes, furniture, and even household and agricultural supplies representing each era, and the objects of a courtyard, which can be seen as the epitome of China's centuries-old historical development.
In 2017, Ren Jinling's application was approved, and Ren's compound was renamed "Zhengzhou Tianxiang Museum". Ren Jinling was the first curator, his wife Cui Lili served as the deputy curator and cleaner, and the narrator was the daughter-in-law.
In order to let everyone better understand the history, Ren Jinling allows tourists to visit for free, and the other party can come in and visit as long as they register with their real names.
To this day, every weekend is the busiest time for the Ren family, although busy, but Ren Jinling and his relatives enjoy it, although he missed the opportunity to become a billionaire, but kept the ancestral home that his ancestors have passed down for hundreds of years.
This is the greatest happiness and achievement in his life, to be able to withstand the changes of the times, to resist the money, so that these buildings of great historical significance are protected, Ren Jinling's contribution is huge, but also very admirable.