Du Yuesheng was very famous during the Republic of China period, and was a triad boss who was mixed up in Shanghai. At that time, their gang was called the Green Gang, the largest gang in Shanghai. Although Du Yuesheng is a gang leader, he hates foreign invaders very much. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he donated a lot of materials and actively assisted in the War of Resistance.
Du Yuesheng had a son named Du Weishan, who began to study the field of ancient coin collection in the Chinese mainland Museum. Du Weishan himself was a geologist, and later by chance, he fell in love with the research and collection of ancient coins. After that, Du Weishan went around collecting ancient coins.
Seven times, he donated more than 2,000 ancient coins in his collection to the Shanghai Museum. Moreover, he also recorded his own research experience in this area into text, leaving it for more newcomers in this research direction to refer to, and Du Weishan has made great contributions to the country in this direction.
China's historical development is divided into three major stages, and each stage has a different dynasty. In some dynasties, the land of China is relatively unified and stable. In some dynasties, the land of China was in a relatively turbulent situation.
There is an old Chinese saying that chaos produces tyrants, which means that turbulent times can make greater people, and these legendary characters can in turn make this era more attractive. The Republic of China in modern China is such an era, an era full of legends.
The invasion of foreign powers, while at the same time there are remnants of feudal culture plus some warlords. All this turned the Republic of China into a legendary era. At that time, there were many underworld gangs in Shanghai, and one of the most famous gangs was called the Green Gang. This gang was powerful, so du Yuesheng, the leader of this gang at that time, was also a very famous figure.
Du Yuesheng was born in a very poor family, and later dropped out of school because his family was too poor. It may be because he did not read when he was young and left a lot of regrets, so after Du Yuesheng made his mark, he liked to integrate into the academic circle. After dropping out of school as a child, Du Yuesheng chose to go to some fruit shops or grocery stores as an apprentice, but was expelled for one reason or another.
Later, he became acquainted with some mixed friends in society and began to mix gangs. By chance, a big man in the Green Gang at that time felt that Du Yuesheng, a small, was very clever and fierce in doing things decisively, so he accepted him as his own son. After that, Du Yuesheng climbed from the bottom to the position of the leader of the Qing Gang step by step.
Although Du Yuesheng is mixed up in the underworld, he still holds the national righteousness in his heart. Therefore, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he donated a lot of materials, including money, to the Kuomintang, and Du Yuesheng hated the foreign invaders very much. But Du Yuesheng was in such a position, the tree was very popular, and sometimes it was even difficult to protect himself.
On the one hand, there are also many people in the Green Gang who want to share a piece of Du Yuesheng and steal the power in his hands. On the other hand, the Kuomintang was both hungry for the wealth in Du Yuesheng's hands and jealous of his power, so it had been guarding against Du Yuesheng. Du Yuesheng used to be able to call the wind and rain in Shanghai's Shili Yangchang and do everything.
However, Shanghai is so big in total, if Chiang Kai-shek wants to fully control the forces in Shanghai, he must take away the forces in Du Yuesheng's hands step by step. After all, Chiang Kai-shek had military power and troop strength in his hands, on the contrary, no matter how powerful Du Yuesheng was, his men were just ordinary people with some force value. So in the end, Du Yuesheng had to leave Shanghai and flee to Hong Kong.
Within two years of arriving in Hong Kong, Du Yuesheng fell ill and died, and before he died, he divided the property among his wife and children. Each wife is divided into ten thousand pieces, and each son is divided into ten thousand pieces. Daughters who are not married are divided into six thousand pieces, and daughters who have married are divided into four thousand pieces. After that, Du Weishan's mother took Du Weishan to live alone.
Du Weishan's academic performance has always been excellent during his school years, which is actually due to Du Yuesheng's cultivation of his children. Because Du Yuesheng had to drop out of school when he was young and did not study well, this was a particularly big regret in his own eyes. Therefore, after Du Yuesheng became powerful, he attached great importance to the education of his children.
Therefore, Du Weishan's learning habits and academic performance are very good from an early age. After all, Du Yuesheng's property left to her children is limited, so Du Weishan will also work on his own during his study abroad. After completing his studies in Australia, he returned to Taiwan to work as a geologist for an oil company.
Du Weishan's greatest contribution to the country lies in his research on ancient coins. Du Weishan also likes to read books in his spare time and read some content related to Chinese history. Later, Du Weishan stumbled upon a chinese archaeologist's literature on the study of ancient coins. After that, he became interested in this aspect.
So Du Weishan himself also began to study rare ancient coins, and began to collect some ancient coins. Because there are many kinds of ancient coins in the world, Du Weishan mainly chose ancient Persian gold and silver coins at that time. Moreover, Du Weishan not only collected, he also studied it himself, and also wrote some relevant literature as a record.
The number of ancient coins collected by Du Weishan reached more than 2,000, and they were later donated. Chinese mainland museum basically has no similar collection, which is a blank in this field. Therefore, Du Weishan's research and collection have cross-era significance for the Chinese archaeological community. He can dedicate what he loves to the country, which is also the embodiment of patriotic enthusiasm.
Du Weishan is also responsible for cultivating new ancient coin research talents for the Shanghai Museum. In fact, the most crucial point in the development of scholarship is to pass on the torch, and Du Weishan has personally done this, he is not only a collector but also an educator. Because of him, more young people joined the ranks of ancient numismatic research, and the Shanghai Museum retained an office for him.
Although Du Yuesheng was born as a jerk, he was full of patriotic feelings. Although in the end, under the pressure of the situation, he had to abandon his power in Shanghai and hide in Hong Kong. However, his patriotic feelings continued to his son Du Weishan. The reason why Du Weishan can become so excellent is also due to Du Yuesheng's emphasis on the education of his children.
There is an old Chinese saying that heroes do not ask about provenance, whether it is Du Yuesheng himself as a mixed-up. Or as the son of the gang boss, Du Weishan, they are all legends and have contributed to China's development, and Du Weishan is famous for his contribution to the country. So on this basis alone, this father and son deserve respect.