In the old Chinese period, Shanghai had three influential figures that everyone knew, namely Jin Rong, who was greedy for money, Zhang Xiaolin, who was good at fighting, and Du Yuesheng, who could be a man.
Du Yuesheng is a legendary figure on the beach in the first half of the twentieth century, initially just a nameless person, with his fierceness and cleverness to climb up step by step, and finally transformed into the leader of the largest gang in Shanghai (Qing Gang), known as the "Underground Emperor".
At his peak, Du Yuesheng was not only rich and invincible, but also had a monstrous power, and even those senior generals of the National Government had to give him three points of courtesy, and in the underground world, he was even more godless! So ask, how rich is this self-made "little bastard"?
The great cause of the family is very eye-catching
Du Yuesheng's financial strength can be seen from the property under his hands. In 1925, Du Yuesheng united several forces in black and white roads to establish the Sanxin Company, and with his strong backstage, he almost monopolized the business of major industries such as tobacco houses, shopping malls, docks, factories, etc., and the industry spread throughout Shanghai Beach.
Not only that, but he also controlled the profiteering drug business, which spread to Shanghai, East China, North China and other regions, and the annual sales of opium accounted for about half of the total sales volume of old China. In addition, du Yuesheng successfully entered the financial industry in 1929 and founded Zhonghui Bank, becoming a well-known industrialist in Shanghai Beach.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as it was a considerable profit in Shanghai at that time, whether it was a black or white business, Du Yuesheng was involved and was an industry leader, which showed how amazing his financial resources were.
Life is extremely luxurious
Du Yuesheng's wealth is also reflected in his extravagant life style.
Before 1902, there was not a single car in Shanghai Beach at that time, until 1912, the total number of cars in Shanghai was able to reach more than 1400, and Du Yuesheng alone owned 9 cars, and there was a Chevrolet with a license plate number of "7777", which not only reflected his amazing financial resources, but also reflected how honorable Du Yuesheng's status was.
In addition, Du Yuesheng's residence, Du Mansion, spends up to 2 million oceans every year! What is this concept? You must know that at that time, a worker in Shanghai worked hard and hard, and he could not earn ten oceans every month, and the ordinary people's annual expenditure was at most one hundred oceans, that is to say, the annual expenditure of du mansion was 20,000 times that of ordinary people, and this wealth was at least equivalent to 2 billion yuan at present! Don't say that we ordinary people, even some business predators do not dare to do this, Du Yuesheng's wealth is evident!