Throughout the ages, in the chaotic world, there have always been tyrants, most of whom have done evil and demonstrated their status by oppressing the people to accumulate wealth.
Nowadays, it can often be seen in some Republic of China film and television dramas that the three tycoons in Shanghai can be called for wind and rain in Shanghai, among the three people, Du Yuesheng's reputation is the loudest, And Jin Rong is the earliest "famous", while Zhang Xiaolin has become the object of people's scorn, and even died at the hands of his confidants.
▲ The three tycoons of Shanghai in the Republic of China and various forces
So how did these three Shanghai tycoons climb to the "Celebrity List of Shanghai of the Republic of China"? What about their later years? What kind of life will future generations have?
Under the chaos of the world, the three great tyrants gathered together
The earliest famous Golden Rong can be said to have ascended to the throne by a woman.
In 1900, Shanghai was inhabited by various national forces, and Jin Jinrong was a small patrol in the French Concession. Due to the reason for his work, Jin Jinrong met Lin Guisheng, who opened his own wind moon place at a young age.
▲ Golden Rong
Being able to do the Fengyue business in the bustling area of Shanghai, Lin Guisheng must have some means, and after Marrying her, Jin Jinrong's power has gradually expanded, and he has established a gang with a wide range of disciples and become a prominent figure in Shanghai.
Not only did he have a smooth ride in the underworld, he even became the only Chinese inspector general in the French Concession.
Du Yuesheng's history of making a fortune can be said to be all about his own efforts.
In the fruit business in Shanghai, he occasionally did some shady things, but he was a man of few words, and he knew how to make a fortune by relying on a big tree, so he joined the gang of Jin Rong.
It is gold that always shines, and Du Yuesheng, who is doing business, especially knows how to deal with people, and is soon promoted by Jin Rong to become the second leader of the gang.
▲Du Yuesheng
Zhang Xiaolin is not a native of Shanghai, and he also attended a military academy when he grew up in Hangzhou. After being introduced by the elders of the Jinrong gang, he came to Shanghai, and at first he only cooperated with Huang and Du, but Du Yuesheng saw that Zhang Xiaolin was fierce and fierce, so he pulled him into the gang to let him suppress the hostile forces.
▲Zhang Xiaolin
The three tycoons gathered together, "potential, friendship, and martial arts" were all occupied, and the power developed even faster.
▲The three tycoons of Shanghai
Times change, and the highlight tyrant finally falls
The forces born under the deformed era will certainly not survive, and the three tycoons of Shanghai have also gone down.
In 1925, Lu Xiaojia, the son of a warlord of the Republic of China, entered Shanghai and had a dispute with Jin Rong in the theater over Lu Lanchun.
Then Lu Xiaojia grabbed him to vent his anger, which also had a scene of Du Yuesheng saving Jin Rong, and since then Du Yuesheng has the most famous among the three tycoons.
▲ Lu Xiaojia
At a time when the war situation was slowly becoming clear, Zhang Xiaolin was obsessed, not only did he still want to be the boss, but he even colluded with the Japanese forces to suppress the anti-Japanese generals, becoming a traitor to the letter. His confidant Lin Huaibu finally could not see his cruel methods against his compatriots, and after returning from the way, he killed Zhang Xiaolin, a traitor who had brought calamity to the country and the people.
▲ Zhang Xiaolin in his later years
Although Jin Rong's power was not as great as before because of Lu Xiaojia's affairs, the skinny camel was bigger than Ma, and he still had rich financial resources and connections.
Although some people offered to let him flee to the United States to avoid war and punishment, he decided to stay in the land where he was born and raised, and finally stayed in Shanghai for labor reform. Perhaps it was the retribution of the young greed for money and lust, and in the end his wife also swept away his money, leaving him alone to die of illness.
▲ Golden Rong in his later years
Du Yuesheng made a clear statement during the anti-Japanese war and vigorously funded the anti-Japanese contingent regardless of camp. Although he has the best reputation among the three tycoons in Shanghai, he has also done a lot of bad things. After the War of Resistance Against Japan, he returned to Shanghai, and he was no longer a "leader", worried about being plotted against, and took his family to Hong Kong.
He was so accustomed to it that he still had a whole box of IOUs that he had not recovered before he died, and he firmly believed that it was all human feelings.
▲ Du Yuesheng in his later years
Two of the three tycoons have no queen, and one of them is leafy
When Jin Rong was young, he not only smoked and drank, but also loved opium, and his body had long been corroded by these turbid substances, and he would certainly have no heirs.
Although he adopted two adopted sons, the first child died early, and the second was sent abroad by him to study, but he never appeared again after his death.
Zhang Xiaolin has a biological son, although Zhang Xiaolin is good at fighting outside, he is very doting on his son, and because of this, Zhang Fayao can be said to be a full-fledged clumsy disciple.
Du Yuesheng sent him abroad, he was only a flower and a weed, and he had no choice but to set up a law firm for him in Shanghai.
But Zhang Fayao, who was idle and accustomed, still did not enter, but instead became infected with drugs and died at home.
Du Yuesheng can be regarded as a leafy branch, although his life is flowing, but the five ladies are loyal to him, and gave birth to a total of eight sons and three daughters, some of whom became merchants, some became politicians, except for the eighth son who died in his early years.
▲ Du Yuesheng and his aunts and wives
Conclusion
Maybe it is really people who are watching the sky, although the three tycoons in Shanghai are all tyrants under the chaotic world, everyone is innocent, but in the key choice, it can be seen that Du Yuesheng still knows the great righteousness of the nation, and it is precisely because of this that his old age is not so desolate, the family can also flourish, and future generations can embark on the right path.
Nowadays, when the society is stable, we should be grateful to this society and our country with good intentions.