During the Republic of China period, Shanghai Beach was known as the Ten Mile Ocean Field, where the lights were red and green, the people were boiling, and it could be called the most prosperous international metropolis in the Far East, but behind this prosperity were the secret competition of various factions. And there are also many legends in Shanghai Beach, the most famous of which is du Yuesheng, the boss of the Green Gang, who can be said to be the first person in the three-hundred-year gang!
Du Yuesheng's family was extremely poor, and he became an orphan at the age of four, and later followed his stepmother and uncle to make a living, and entered the Qinggang in order to survive. Before his early years, he was only a young brother of the Qing gang, and he was often exposed to the tobacco trade, because he was bold and careful to get the appreciation of Jin Jinrong and Chen Shichang, and he stepped into the upper echelons of the Qing gang step by step. In 1925, he and Zhang Xiaolin co-founded a tobacco company and monopolized the tobacco and soil trading in Shanghai. It is rumored that the company's turnover reached 60 million in the first year of opening, which is equivalent to 1/5 of the annual income of the National Government. Later, after Du Yuesheng had a certain amount of power, he wanted to open a casino alone, and he spent nearly 50 million yuan to buy the most suitable place in the concession from the triad, of course, Du Yuesheng was forced to make the triad sell the casino because of the assassination of the person in charge of the triad in Shanghai.
After making enough money, Du Yuesheng began to bleach himself through education, entertainment, charity, etc., although he was born poor but he was not stingy, he was generous, and he could get along with all his forces in Shanghai, for money he could help as much as possible to satisfy, and did not ask for returns, such a generous and dashing style is also very appreciated, of course, it also consolidates his position. In addition, he is also very kind to the poor people, who are in distress to ask for help and verification will be issued a rescue card, and then with the card can go to the designated money bank to receive relief money, to the Xieren Xiang clothing store can also receive winter clothes, Du Yuesheng's approach can be said to make the people of Shanghai respect and fear.
When Du Yuesheng was dying in his later years, on the sickbed, he did another thing that surprised the world and caused a sensation, when he called a housekeeper to burn all the debtors' IOUs in person, and in these IOUs, King Guangxinheng waived the arrears of 500 gold bars, so it can also be seen how free Du Yuesheng is, and his approach is really difficult to imagine and understand. What is even more unexpected is that Du Yuesheng left only 100,000 inheritances after his death, and the rest were donated. Some people think that he has seen through life and wants to walk easily, and some people think that he is spending money to buy peace for his children and grandchildren. No matter what he is for, everyone can only guess, and he has become a legendary figure!