In the old Shanghai Beach of the last century, the three tycoons of the Green Gang: Jin Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and Du Yuesheng can be described as famous and powerful. Although the phenomenon of hooliganism has existed since ancient times, the rogue tycoon group that has reached the level of power and influence of the three tycoons of the Qinggang gang is naturally unprecedented in the history of China's underworld, and it is estimated that it is difficult for a latecomer to do it.
In 1918, on the road of the mansion in Shanghai Beach, Sanxin Company was established, and the 51-year-old Jin Jinrong was the most core figure of the company; in addition, 41-year-old Zhang Xiaolin and 32-year-old Du Yuesheng were the second and third people of the company second only to JinRong.
Group photo of three tycoons in Shanghai
Since ancient times, there is a custom in China that people always like to rank others, so some people have asked the question, how should the three of them be ranked in high and low order? Who of these three people has a higher social status?
If only in terms of age, Jin Rong must be in the first place, after all, since 1892, Jin Rong has already begun his life of "police and bandit" in the Shanghai Beach French Concession, and has accumulated a lot of wealth. Later, he opened brothels, set up casinos, and sold arms, and in Shanghai he did nothing wrong, did nothing for profit, and was a well-known rogue leader and an important gangster.
Golden Rong in his later years
According to the age, the second place is Zhang Xiaolin. Born into a well-off family, he went to school and went to a factory, but the best thing he did from childhood to adulthood was fighting, and he had no special skills. Therefore, he finally chose the path that suited him best - the gangsters came out on top.
From the hooligans in Hangzhou City, to becoming a member of the Shanghai Youth Gang, to the introduction of Du Yuesheng to Jin Rong, his ranking is also well deserved.
As for Du Yuesheng, the reason why he will be ranked last is entirely because he is the youngest, even though his influence on the Bund in Shanghai is greater than that of the other two, but he initially started out after he turned to Jin Rong before he came to prominence, so from the perspective of the three generations alone, Du Yuesheng can only rank last.
Zhang Xiaolin
However, in terms of the influence of the three people in the jianghu, it is definitely Du Yuesheng who ranks first. Du Yuesheng is the most flexible of the three, he knows how to maintain the face, the scene and decency, which makes him a real black and white gangster. What's more, in addition to relying on gangsters to make a fortune, Du Yuesheng also funded Sun Yat-sen and the Nationalist government; he actively donated money and materials in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Du Yuesheng is a person and a person, with the purpose of "multiple friends and many roads" and the premise of adhering to the national righteousness, so Du Yuesheng, who has great influence in both black and white, is also known as the "Emperor of Shanghai".
Although he started as a hooligan, he was able to dominate the beach not only by relying on financial resources and manpower, this green gang wizard with high emotional intelligence is still a legendary figure, and his influence is far greater than that of the other two.
Du Yuesheng
Jin Rong's reputation is far worse than Du Yuesheng's, and in the early years, he did nothing evil in Shanghai, which made shanghai citizens suffer. Therefore, after the liberation of Shanghai, the people were shouting with their arms to severely punish Jin Rong, in order to transform his image, Jin Jin Rong actually ran to the gate of the Shanghai Great World to sweep the streets, but from the tragic career of his later years, his positive influence was far less than Du Yuesheng.
As for Zhang Xiaolin, it is not to mention more, this person has always advocated that "if you have milk, you are a mother", and finally, even during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he became a traitor to the country and the people. His ending was also the most gratifying: because he became a traitor, he was eventually assassinated by anti-Japanese rebels in Shanghai Beach, ending his criminal life. And so far, Zhang Xiaolin is a notorious figure, and his influence in black and white is far worse than the previous two.