"The Secret History of Du Yuesheng's Origins" commented on Du Yuesheng: "Du Yuesheng's coverage is very extensive, he not only went in and out of black and white, navigated the business, military and political circles, but also extended his tentacles to finance, industry, news and newspapers, education and many other fields, which can be said to be unique in China at that time. He came from a humble origin, his parents died early, and it was such a small and insignificant little shriveled in the eyes of everyone, who actually had a weak body. Breaking into the great Shanghai, which is known as the survival territory of the strongman, he finally became the boss of the Green Gang in shanghai, and became a tycoon figure on the shanghai beach who swept through the three worlds of China, Britain and France. ”
Du Yuesheng: A generation of legends in Shanghai Beach
During the Republic of China, Shanghai Beach was arguably the largest city in the Far East. When it comes to Shanghai Beach, we have to say that the three tycoons of Shanghai Beach call the wind and rain - Jin Jinrong, Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin.
Among these three people, if they are the most legendary in their lives, they should be Du Yuesheng. From an orphan to a fruit vendor to the boss of the Green Gang, he can be called a black and white all-you-can-eat, which can be described as a legendary figure of a generation.
As the most representative underworld boss in the Republic of China period, Du Yuesheng's ups and downs can also be called a true portrayal of the rise and fall of the Underworld Group of the Republic of China.
There were hundreds of thousands of Disciples of the Green Gang under Du Yuesheng's door, and everyone said at the time: Du Yuesheng stomped his feet, and the whole Shanghai Beach shook three times.
Although this statement is exaggerated, it is also a fact. Because among these three people, if they belong to the strongest force and the most property, Du Yuesheng should not give in.
Du Yuesheng was born in 1888 in Chuansha Hall, Jiangsu Province, which is today's Pudong, Shanghai. Before he was four years old, his parents died one after another, and he was raised by his stepmother and uncle Shang Qingguo.
When he was fourteen years old, he worshipped Chen Shichang as an old man, and it was precisely because of the relationship between Chen Shichang and others that Du Yuesheng was able to enter the Golden Rong Mansion.
Later, Du Yuesheng gained the trust of Jin Rong and began to operate the casino "Gongxing Club" in the French Concession.
In 1925, he co-founded the "Sanxin Company", monopolized the opium trade in the entire French Concession at that time, and began to make a fortune.
Later, Du Yuesheng attracted chiang kai-shek's attention again, and the two saw each other as they were, and with the support of Chiang Kai-shek, Du Yuesheng became more prosperous, and his social status in the Republic of China continued to increase, and his wealth also increased day by day. In the end, he surpassed Jin Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin and became the first tycoon in Shanghai.
"Contemporary Chunshen Jun", friends all over the world
Du Yuesheng is involved in many fields, even in the field of journalism, there is also a great development.
According to Zhang Junyu's "Biography of Du Yuesheng", after the victory of the War of Resistance, Du Yuesheng first served as the chairman of the reporting board, the director of the news newspaper, the chairman of the Business Daily, the chairman of the Dadong Bookstore, the director of the Zhonghua Bookstore, and the acting chairman of the World Bookstore.
Because of his great achievements in the fields of education, culture, and journalism, he was touted by his henchmen as the "contemporary Chunshen Jun".
At that time, the university scholar Zhang Taiyan, the famous scholar Yang Du and the famous lawyer Qin Liankui were all his guests.
Du Yuesheng is very fond of raising doormen, and among the doormen, there are three religions and nine streams, and there is everything.
The amount of money spent by the keepers is unimaginable, and the reason why Rao Hanxiang, the secretary general of Li Yuanhong, compares Du Yuesheng to "Chun Shenjun", it can be seen that the number of his doormen is absolutely quite large.
Being able to spend it like this, it can be seen that the huge amount of Du Yuesheng's property is absolutely unimaginable. In fact, no one knows the exact number, but from his daily expenses, you can tell one or two.
A glimpse into Du Yuesheng's property geometry in several aspects
At its peak, Du Yuesheng had 9 cars under his name, which may not be a big deal in modern times. But you know, in 1902 there was not a single car on the beach, and until 1912, there were more than 1,000 in the whole of Shanghai.
The Du Mansion where Du Yuesheng lived was built by designers invited from France at a high price and cost a total of 300,000 US dollars.
And Du Yuesheng's daily expenses, according to the survey, at that time, Du Yuesheng's mansion cost about two million oceans a year. These two million oceans could feed Shanghai's 200 million citizens a year.
In 1935, Du Yuesheng also ordered 120 military aircraft from the Curtis Wright Company of the United States, all of which were donated to the Nationalist government. At that time, the Nationalist army only had 150 aircraft, of which 120 were bought by Du Yuesheng.
Some say that Du Yuesheng's peak property is equivalent to the sum of the three largest banks in Shanghai.
But in fact, Du Yuesheng has been fighting for righteousness and neglecting money all his life, and whenever a friend comes to borrow money, he is always generous. During the anti-Japanese period, he took the lead in donating huge sums of money.
Before Du Yuesheng died, he also burned all the IOUs, hoping to tell his family that they would not go around looking for someone to ask for debts.
It can be seen that although Du Yuesheng has a huge amount of family property, he is a relatively indifferent person.
With the death of Du Yuesheng in Hong Kong in 1951, the story of a generation of legendary tycoons of the Republic of China also came to an end.
brief summary
Du Yuesheng on the beach in the Republic of China can be called a veritable first person. Looking at his deeds, it is indeed impeccable to call him "the first person in the underworld in three hundred years". Although Du Yuesheng's culture is not high, its power is indeed incredible.
References: "The Secret History of Du Yuesheng's Origins", "Du Yuesheng's Biography"
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