Macau Gambler King
In history,
Ho
Sir has always been a legend. He is a well-known patriotic businessman in Hong Kong and Macao in China, with a large number of companies and different identities. However, he is best known for his achievements in the "gambling world", with an astonishing number of casinos and huge income, he is proud of Macau and has always been regarded as "
”。
As the saying goes, "
Behind every successful man, there is a woman who silently supports him
”。 In history, family harmony, the intellectuality and gentleness of partners have always been the greatest encouragement to men and the driving force for their success. But as long as there are many wives, family rooms will inevitably have problems, and the ancient royal family is the best case. But here in Ho Hongshen, he has four lovers who support him without regrets, they are all Ho Hongshen's wife, and indeed He Hongshen's forward movement has played a lot of help.
Why polygamy?
But in this, it can't help but make people a little strange.
Although there was a system of polygamy in ancient China, but time has passed to modern times, the law has long been changed to monogamy, and bigamy is not allowed, so why can he marry so many wives?
Can money really do whatever it wants, even ignore the establishment of the law?
Privileges from the Qing Dynasty
Not really, but
Mr. Stanley Ho is so long-lived! This was a privilege given to him by the Qing Dynasty
。 As we all know, after the outbreak of the Opium War, the West opened the gate of the Qing Dynasty with strong ships and cannons, which also made the Qing Dynasty tremble and pay blood, money, and land. In the Treaty of Humiliation, Places like Macau became colonies of foreign powers. However, in the treaty at that time, if the Chinese committed crimes in Hong Kong and Macao, the Qing Dynasty still had sovereignty over them.
Penalties will be imposed in accordance with the Great Qing Laws
。 It is precisely for this reason that until the late stage of the warlord melee, the laws adopted by the two places were still the "Great Qing Laws" of the Qing Dynasty. because
Monogamy is not mandatory in the law, so as long as there is money, a man can legally have three wives and four concubines
。 Mr. Stanley Ho was born in 1921 and caught up with this "last train".
In fact, according to the situation at that time, his approach was still a bit clever. Because when he married his first wife, Li Wanhua, his wife was Catholic, and he was married according to Portuguese monogamy. However, after 10 years of getting along, Li Wanhua fell seriously ill and could not continue to fulfill her wife's responsibilities.
Therefore, Mr. Stanley Ho transformed himself and took out the "Great Qing Laws"
, and became a man who could be remarried, and also married the second wife Lan Qiongyi.
The status of the rest of the ladies
In 1970, because the Great Qing Law was no longer suitable for the current situation, the decree was repealed under the public's voice, and a new law was also enacted.
Monogamy was established
。 The third wife, Chen Wanzhen, and the fourth wife, Liang Anqi, were not actually his wives in law.
At best, it is a lover, so it is not illegal
。
However, everyone does not have to envy Mr. He, after all, for ordinary people, one lady cannot serve, let alone multiple.
The blessing of qi people is too difficult for men!