— The Complete Biography of Du Yuesheng —
— Written by Ren Zhongyuan
Du Yuesheng is very famous in Shanghai, and almost half of the Chinese people know that there is a supernatural Mr. Du in Shanghai. This time, in order not to be a traitor, Du Yuesheng left his hometown shanghai and went to Hong Kong. Today's Du Yuesheng is naturally not du Yuesheng in Shanghai, but it has become "China's Du Yuesheng".
Du Yuesheng's influence expanded throughout China. This is not an exaggeration, as can be seen from the situation in Shanghai after his departure.
Song Ziwen (December 4, 1894 – April 25, 1971)
On the evening of November 26, 1937, Du Yuesheng successfully left Shanghai. Behind him, the beach fell into a state of even greater chaos. The Japanese laid a heavy blockade, and they did not expect that Du Yuesheng, Song Ziwen and others actually escaped from under their eyes, which was simply a "great shame"!
A few days later, the news of Du Yuesheng and others arriving in Hong Kong reached the Japanese military headquarters in Shanghai, and several of the main generals of the Japanese army invading China were almost mad.
Osamu Nagano (June 15, 1880-January 5, 1947)
Japanese Commander of the Shanghai War, Yuki Nagano, Army Commander Matsui Ishigen, Secret Service Chief Daisaku Kawamoto, and Kenji Doihara, Intelligence Minister of the Japanese Army's Base Camp, in addition to severely condemning their subordinates for their unfavorable handling, they also resorted to cruel revenge against Du's disciples and related personnel.
Zhonghui Bank and Hengshe were surrounded by Japanese agents or gendarmes, and several bank employees or Hengshe members were arrested every day. They were severely tortured by the Japanese, and many were tortured to death.
Du Yuesheng left a lot of people in Shanghai, and the tragic situation of his disciples and friends soon spread to Hong Kong. He was devastated, but he could not reach it, so he had to try his best to find a way to rescue him.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the Japanese to stop brutally torturing Du Yuesheng's people. This is not because the Japanese are soft-hearted, but because there is no Du Yuesheng's Shanghai Beach, it has been completely chaotic, and even the various concessions are not at peace. The British, French, and other consuls in Shanghai warned the Japanese that they should no longer harass Du Yuesheng's people.
In the old days, Shanghai was a complex city, and although there were many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen, the vast majority of Shanghai's population was still occupied by the lower classes of the three religions and nine streams. All along, it has been the gangs that rule the people at the bottom and maintain relative stability.
The Qinghong Gang is the largest gang in Shanghai, and they control all kinds of other small gangs.
Therefore, Du Yuesheng was the Earth Emperor who ruled the lower classes. Even in the concession, the foreigners want to maintain their rule, in addition to relying on patrol houses, they also have to rely on gangs, and even many people in patrol houses are gang members.
In this way, almost all Shanghai residents have a close relationship with Du Yuesheng in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Those high-level magnates can only control the overall situation, and they can't control those trivial matters. As soon as Du Yuesheng left, they were helpless.
The Qinghong Gang organization, the Red Gang was established first. The red gang is really called "Hongmen", and the Green Gang (also known as the Qing Gang) is also known as the "An Qing Gang".
After Du Yuesheng and some of the backbone figures in the Qinghong Gang left Shanghai, some of the hooligans who were still relatively restrained in their daily lives were no longer restrained. Robbery, theft, and homicide occur frequently, and many small gangs and factions continue to carry out "firefights", and all Shanghainese people are not at peace.
The power of Japan, France, Britain, the United States and other countries stationed in Shanghai cannot control shanghai's public order.
During this period, the dispute between a small gang actually made all the residents of the concession want to flee Shanghai.
It's not a big deal to say, but it has something to do with everyone. In the Shanghai Concession at that time, there was no such thing as a septic tank, so the excrement of the residents was picked up by the dung men with their burdens every day. Although the dung man is relatively dirty, it is a good profession in the eyes of the people at the bottom.
In addition to charging the residents for cleaning, the dung man can also sell the manure as fertilizer to make a profit, so that they do not have a penny of capital, they have two incomes, and the income is not a lot. As a result, many people are red-eyed about this profession and are vying to be dung men.
The more people fighting, the more dungs form a gang. One of the most powerful characters has become the "dung mind", that is, the dung gang leader. This man profits from the dung picking industry and is also responsible for maintaining the order of the dung gang.
In the past, the "dung head" of the French Concession was called Fan Kaitai, who died relatively early, and later his wife Shi Jinxiu inherited the husband's business. Jin Xiu is the first female white person on the beach. Du Yuesheng admired her more, so Jin Xiu's position as a "dung head" was very stable.
When Du Yuesheng left Shanghai, Jin Xiu had already died of illness, and her son Xiao Fan inherited his mother's business. Xiao Fan was a clumsy boy with little ability, and he used to rely on Du Yuesheng, and the dung men did not dare to rob him of his job. Now as soon as Du Yuesheng left, Xiao Fan couldn't hold back. Thus, all the dung men in the French Concession started a fight.
They divided into several small groups and used force to compete for the position of "dung brain". As for Xiao Fan, there was no deterrent at all, and they had long since left it aside.
The dung men fought for a few days, and the residents of the concession were killed. The concession was full of people, but there were no pickers. As a result, every household stinks. The French consulate in Shanghai was also stinking, and the consul general jumped to his feet in anger. If Du Yuesheng is in Shanghai, where will this situation occur?
At this moment, from the dignitaries to the peddlers, all the people deeply realized that Shanghai could not do without Du Yuesheng.
Therefore, under heavy pressure, the Japanese had to give up their revenge on the Du people. They knew that Du Yuesheng was very important to Shanghai, but they never expected it to be so important.
Qian Xinzhi (1885-1958), name Yongming, character Xinzhi, with character lines, late number North Prison Old Man. Originally from Wuxing (present-day Huzhou), Zhejiang, he was born in Shanghai. One of the representative figures of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols in the Republic of China period.
At this time, Du Yuesheng and his friend Qian Xin stayed at the Peninsula Kowloon Hotel in Hong Kong. Through various channels, he is always in control of everything that is happening in Shanghai.
Shanghai is his base, and Du Yuesheng has left, but this place will never be left behind. Unexpectedly, he had not yet made a move, and the Japanese, French, etc. could not hold on any longer, and had to compromise with him. This surprised Du Yuesheng and was somewhat proud.
Du Yuesheng is very unaccustomed to living in Hong Kong. He used to be a gangster, and he had a particularly strong sense of crisis, and he could not be at peace with the slightest wind and grass.
Therefore, Du Yuesheng basically does not sleep alone in the room, even if there is no wife around, he will call a male companion to accompany him in the room. He was not in good health, and he usually worried about a lot of things, and as a result, he developed a quirk, that is, every night someone had to pound his waist and legs for him until he fell asleep.
When he arrived in Hong Kong, he could not solve them at all, and the language was not understood, so Du Yuesheng did not rest well every day, and his mood was also very depressed. Although Du Yuesheng is not an ordinary person in Hong Kong today, he is much worse than Shanghai, and his sense of loss is particularly obvious.
Xu Shiying (1873~1964)
What made Du Yuesheng come out of the trough and regain his fame was his old friend Xu Shiying.
Xu Shiying was the Chinese ambassador to Japan, and at the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he happened to return to China to report for duty. Six days later, he returned to Japan. At that time, Du Yuesheng went to the dock to see him off, and he encouraged Du Yuesheng to do more to save the anti-Japanese people. Later, Du Yuesheng did not live up to his high hopes and made immortal contributions to the anti-Japanese resistance.
On January 20, 1938, China and Japan fought against each other, and Xu Shiying was ordered to return to China. He made a special detour to Visit Du Yuesheng in Hong Kong and once again had high hopes for this old friend. This time, Xu Shiying made a comprehensive plan. He planned to set up a relief committee in Hankou to relieve the refugees in the Sino-Japanese war, hoping that Du Yuesheng would join in.
This time, Du Yuesheng did not happily accept it. He had two concerns, the first was that he never wanted to be an official, and he had already seen through the officialdom, and if he were asked to become an official, he would simply use him, and when he ran out, he would kick him away; second, he was now in Hong Kong, how could he be responsible for Hankou's relief work?
Xu Shiying was well aware of Du Yuesheng's concerns, and he had long thought of a countermeasure. The Relief Committee can be called a charity, so Du Yuesheng joined and was not counted as an official. In addition, many shanghai rich people have run to Hong Kong, where Du Yuesheng carries out relief work, which is more appropriate.
Under the persuasion of Xu Shiying, Du Yuesheng finally took over this heavy responsibility. Soon after Xu Shiying returned to Hankou, he won a position for Du Yuesheng: a standing committee member of the Relief Committee and a special commissioner for Hong Kong and Macao Relief.
After Du Yuesheng became this charity official, he played a huge role.
Thanks to his efforts, the fundraising campaign went more smoothly, and many people benefited from it. During this period, in addition to the poor people at the bottom, many celebrities in the occupied areas also fell into a dilemma, thanks to Du Yuesheng and others for timely relief.
Zhang Mingqi (1875 – September 15, 1945), courtesy name Jianbai, was a native of Wudi, Shandong, who was a scholar of the JiaWu Dynasty in 1894.
Among them, Zhang Mingqi, the former governor of Qing And Liangguang, could not open the pot at home, and he planned to go out to be a traitor for the sake of the family's life. Fortunately, Du Yuesheng sent charcoal in the snow, which saved his reputation. To this end, Zhang Mingqi was eager to burn incense and kowtow to thank Du Yuesheng.
Later, he deliberately picked the famous sentences of Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, and framed them into couplets, and entrusted people to bring Du Yuesheng to Hong Kong.
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