At the end of the nineteenth century, the Western powers opened the door of China with several cannons. Up to after this
More than a century
In time, the mountains and rivers shattered, and the wind and rain fluttered.
Revolution
After the establishment of the Republic of China, China entered a short period
Thirty years of gold
During this period, a series of national salvation and survival movements that can be sung and wept have occurred, and many patriotic scholars and non-governmental figures have emerged, and Du Yuesheng is one of them.
Du Yuesheng is a famous figure in the modern Shanghai Youth Gang, known as "
Emperor of Shanghai
"The Godfather of China", he was firm and stoic, resourceful, low-key and domineering, and made great contributions to the anti-Japanese movement. Du Yuesheng settled in Hong Kong in his later years and died on August 16, 1951, at the age of 63.
First, the life is cold, and the hero is reckless
1888
Chuansha Hall
Inside the wall of the Du family courtyard on the south side of The High Bridge, a baby boy fell to the ground, and his parents had high hopes for him and named him Du Yuesheng. afterward
Phaser
Seeing this boy can't help but marvel, this is for the boy to grow up to be rich and wealthy.
When Du Yuesheng was about four years old, his parents died and his family was ruined, so he had to live in his uncle's house and taste the pain of sending people under the fence. Du Yuesheng defected to that time when he was fourteen years old
Shanghai Green Gang
, to Chen Shichang's door. Later, after chen shichang's recommendation, it was favored and reused by Jin Rong, and began to mix with it
French Concession
of casinos, and renamed Du Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng passed under the Golden Rong Gate for several years
Experience
found
opium
The business was very profitable, so he began to cultivate his own strength, secretly colluded with the military forces in Shanghai, poured opium, and earned the first pot of gold.
In July 1925, Du Yuesheng opened the "Sanxin Company" in the French Concession of Shanghai, which was widely planted with henchmen and could operate well at the same time
with black and white
Two-way
relationship
, and with the business community and
Military
The relationship was also handy, and gradually monopolized the opium business in the French Concession in Shanghai and established its own original
Business map
。
Second, speculate on the national fortunes and expand on a large scale
Du Yuesheng's
Traces
It was inseparable from the support of Chiang Kai-shek, Song Ziwen, Dai Kasa, Kong Xiangxi, and others, and the Kuomintang top brass gave Du Yuesheng enough
Political and business resources
Help him in
On the beach
While Du Yuesheng used his Qinggang forces to settle many thorny issues for these people.
In April 1927, Du Yuesheng, together with Jin Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin, founded a new one in Shanghai
Gang organization
, for the Kuomintang authorities to fight the working class
Strike movement
And the ccp's activities, during which the communists and workers were massacred, the atmosphere in Shanghai was extremely terrifying
Chiang Kai-shek government
Very satisfied.
After that, with the support of the top brass of the Chiang kai-shek government, Du Yuesheng successively touched Shanghai
Finance
, became the French Concession
Public Administration Bureau
The Hua Dong, the commercial map and gang forces were further advanced
dilate
The Kuomintang even agreed to Du Yuesheng as the leader of the Shanghai Local Association.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Du Yuesheng ignited
Homesickness
He actively used the gang power to collect armaments and materials for the frontline soldiers, and even took the initiative to provide a lot of materials for the communist army.
Shanghai
Fall
Later, the Japanese always wanted to win Du Yuesheng to help Japan implement it in Shanghai
Appeasement policy
Du Yuesheng sternly refused, secretly went to Hong Kong, and later returned to Chongqing. However, after returning to Chongqing, he did not actively participate in the anti-Japanese cause, but at the time of national crisis, he bought scarce materials on a large scale, and then sold them at a high price and made a windfall.
Third, retire to Hong Kong and live in the old Xiangjiang
In 1945, the Emperor of Japan
Pacific Ocean
Officially on the cruise ship
Surrender is announced
China won the War of Resistance Against Japan. Du Yuesheng returned to Shanghai from Chongqing in an attempt to clean up the old ministry and continue to operate his own business territory. Unfortunately, the country has just survived the disaster, and the beach has also been
Time has changed
Gone are the days when du Yuesheng and the Qing Gang belonged.
In addition, Chiang Kai-shek at that time began to be quite jealous of him.
The Kuomintang-Communist Civil War
As soon as the outbreak started, Du Yuesheng had a keen sense of smell, resolutely abandoned the Shanghai position and returned to Hong Kong to settle down. Until the end of the Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, Du Yuesheng could not get rid of the past
burden
Fearing that the CCP or the Kuomintang would retaliate against him, he refused to return to the mainland and did not follow the Kuomintang to retreat to Taiwan.
Du Yuesheng had already been in the last year of his life
Sick
But he persisted with illness
Fight
。 Thinking back on his brilliant life, he couldn't help but feel very emotional, and he thought of the xiangshi who had predicted that he was very rich and noble, which made him once again have the idea of asking people to tell fortunes. So he invited a fortune teller into the house and asked about his illness and birthday.
The fortune teller said him bluntly
Unscathed
At the age of sixty-four, Du Yuesheng was sixty-three years old at the time, and the imaginary age was just sixty-four. As soon as this remark came out, Du Yuesheng woke up like a dream, and since then he has been devastated, no longer actively fighting the disease, and died shortly after.
Summary: Du Yuesheng was born in the grass, and he was fierce, played with fire, fought fiercely, and relied on his resourcefulness and a share
Accept defeat
The fierceness of the fight has made a big business. At the same time he danced with long sleeves,
Means of communication
Strong, wandering among a large number of political and business celebrities from a family and no less inferior, manipulating their huge network of relations, dominating shanghai and the French Concession, there is no disadvantage. At the time of the survival of the nation, Du Yuesheng can
Give up small profits for great righteousness
He actively participated in the anti-Japanese movement, made indelible contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japan, and made great contributions to his hard work. A generation of heroes, a lifetime can be described as magnificent.