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In May 1949, Chairman Mao took his secretary and took a jeep to Beiping for a secret visit.
At that time, it was late at night and there were very few people.
As a result, just in front of an alley entrance, there was a scream and a terrifying sound.
The secretary got out of the car and looked at it, and found that it was the foreman of the wind and moon place, a decent group of bullies, punching and kicking the girl who had lost her foot.
He quickly pushed the bully away, stopped in front of the girl, and scolded: You are not allowed to beat her badly.
The boss was arrogant and retorted: She is my handmaiden, I beat her, can you manage it?
After the matter was handled, Chairman Mao called Luo Ruiqing, minister of public security, and asked him to rush to the Xiangshan Villa as quickly as possible.
Half a year later, Luo Ruiqing launched a large-scale "anti-prostitution campaign" in Beiping, truly turning them from "ghosts" into people.
Today, this article will tell you about the "hellish" experience of thousands of women who lost their feet on the eve of the founding of the country, and the difficult process of the government's transformation of them.
After Receiving the call, Luo Ruiqing immediately rushed to The Fragrant Hills Villa.
Along the way, he was nervous, after all, Chairman Mao's tone was so angry, it was the first time he had encountered it.
Arriving at his residence, Chairman Mao recounted what he had seen and heard.
In addition to the Hutong incident, he also learned that a 15-year-old girl, forced to become a runaway girl, received more than a dozen people a day, but only got 4 nests.
New China was about to be founded, and Peiping, as the capital, had happened in such a frenzied manner that Chairman Mao angrily ordered that it must be thoroughly investigated.
Seeing that the chairman's attitude was so resolute, Luo Ruiqing immediately said: Yes, Chairman, I want to find a way to close all brothels in Beiping.
However, he knew very well that this matter was as difficult as ascending to the heavens, and there were two major problems.
The first major problem, the agents are very arrogant, assassinations often occur.
A month ago, Kuomintang agents set fire to the Beiping Tram Factory and destroyed 42 trams.
On May 4, agents sneaked into Nanyuan Airport, destroying 13 planes and killing or wounding 24 people.
Not only that, but the safety of important leaders in Peiping cannot be guaranteed.
Nanyuan Airport
Mao Renfeng once sent spies to assassinate Mayor He Siyuan, and even chairman Mao's Xiangshan Villa was buried with a bomb. If it were not for the thorough investigation by Li Kenong, the head of the intelligence group, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, just to ensure the stability of Beiping, the Ministry of Public Security is already struggling.
The second major problem is that the public security bureau has too few cadres and insufficient manpower.
Only a few months after the liberation of Peiping, the total number of public security troops was only 1267, while the Kuomintang police in Beiping had more than 10,000 people.
Together with the lurking agents in Beiping, the total number exceeded 16,000, who from time to time wreaked havoc, killed policemen, held meetings at Tiananmen Square, and robbed and killed people near the station of the Ministry of Public Security.
The list of similar evil deeds is endless.
Therefore, in the face of such a huge secret agent, the public security force in Beiping is simply a drop in the bucket!
However, he understands that in addition to ensuring the safety of the CCP's top brass, it is imperative to ban brothels.
However, how to solve the manpower problem?
Liberation of Peiping
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In fact, after the liberation of Peiping, the government also rectified brothels.
For example, for each wind and moon place, the name, age, and occupation of the people staying in the room must be reported every day.
If a man who seeks pleasure is caught, the government stamps it on him, and all the people can see it, so that the number of people seeking pleasure gradually decreases.
In addition, the government stipulates that the owner of the Wind Moon place cannot do illegal business, cannot scold and abuse women who have lost their feet, and cannot prevent others from being good.
These practices have achieved certain results.
But the number of prostitutes is decreasing, the number of prostitutes is increasing, and many bosses are still manipulating and abusing women behind the scenes.
Luo Ruiqing understood that if this task was to be completely completed, it would be very difficult because there were too many people involved.
In 1917, a sociologist conducted a survey to count the number of prostitutes and the proportion of the total population in the world's 8 largest cities.
The results show that the highest proportions are In Beiping and Shanghai, how exaggerated is it?
In Peiping, there is one public prostitute in every 259 people. These people have two characteristics: poor and have physical problems.
Now that 32 years have passed since the investigation, will the inside story of the Wind Moon Place be more exaggerated? The only way is to go door to door.
In order to increase manpower, Luo Ruiqing reported to the Central Military Commission and requested that 50 cadres at the military level be transferred to work in the Ministry of Public Security.
This application was rejected by Chairman Mao, who replied: Your appetite is too big, and you want 50 military-level cadres at once, and I will not give any of them! The chairman gave Luo Ruiqing a trick: We must plant seedlings for the southerners, and use fewer and more fine cadres.
There is no way but to find another way.
In order to grasp the detailed data, Luo Ruiqing joined hands with the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Women's Federation and other units to start an investigation.
The key area of the survey is the famous eight hutongs in Beiping.
According to some records, when Yuan Shikai wanted to overthrow the Republic of China and claim the title of emperor, he set the location for bribing the members of the National Assembly in bada Hutong.
At that time, in order to gain the support of parliamentarians, Yuan Shikai decided to give parliamentarians 200 oceans per month.
Under the control of Yuan Shikai, the qinglou was full and often hung up full of signs.
It can be seen that the historical problems left over from the Eight Hutongs are very serious.
In the investigation, Luo Ruiqing found that women who have lost their feet are divided into ranks, one or two grades, living conditions are particularly good, and they are very resistant to the government's investigation.
The remaining three or four ranks, comparable to slaves, have no personal freedom and are exploited very badly.
For example, according to the regulations of the Republic of China, guests can get 1 piece when they enter the door, 2 pieces when they encounter generous people, and 12 pieces when they meet shoppers.
Of these 12 pieces, the aunt and the girl have 1 piece each, the boss foreman 5 pieces each, and then the boss draws another 5 cents and rewards the women who have lost their feet.
In order to ensure business, some black shop owners also set up basements privately, tortured them with leather whips, fire tongs, wooden sticks, etc., and abused women of three or four ranks.
For example, if the number of guests is not enough, they will be beaten, and Congliang will be beaten even more.
In the old movie "Sisters and Sisters Stand Up", there is a missing girl named Xiaomei, who is unwell, has not been open, and is put into a coffin alive by the old bustard.
The boss saw that she was not dead, and with a long nail, he smashed it hard against his chest, and after a scream, Xiaomei completely lost her breath.
There are also some people who are unwell and have scars, and the boss uses fire tongs to iron the scars directly to the wounds.
According to statistics, at that time, the third and fourth class people had a life expectancy of about 30 years old, and 70% of the people did not live to be 40 years old.
Relatively speaking, they are more willing to accept reform.
And the first and second grades, rumors everywhere, indicating that the so-called transformation, is to go to the Great Northwest to open up the wasteland, or to be tied to the front line to step on mines.
In response to this situation, on September 19, the "Measures for the Handling of Prostitutes in Beiping City" was promulgated.
The document determined that Luo Ruiqing would serve as the commander-in-chief and draw 2,400 people from all units in Beiping to carry out the task of sealing the wind and moon place.
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November 21, 1949.
All the public security departments in Beijing received a notice: All cadres and policemen will stop and stand by on the spot!
After dinner, the police took all the brothel owners, the leaders, to the police station to investigate.
Then, 2,400 people waited for the opportunity to act.
The purpose of the trip was to concentrate the women who had lost their feet, deal with the pleasure-seeking men, and seize all the property of the brothel.
Before leaving, Luo Ruiqing issued a death order that all personnel must strictly abide by discipline.
You can't flirt with women who have lost your footing and be hooked up with people.
It cannot be ironic to look down on women who have lost their feet
Be sure to pay attention to hygiene and disinfect if necessary.
In just 12 hours, 224 Fengyue places were closed and 1286 women were taken in.
Next, how to resettle this group of people? Luo Ruiqing decided to settle on the spot.
The difference is that the original name of the brothel was changed to the Beijing Women's Production and Correctional Institution.
There, there is only the relationship between the cadets and the instructors, and everyone is equal.
However, the process of transformation of this group of students is extremely difficult.
Someone refused to get out of bed.
Some people refuse to eat.
Someone dropped something, tore open the window paper, tried to climb the wall and steal it.
Some people deliberately flirted with the People's Liberation Army and threw dirty water on them.
In the face of this situation, the instructor proposed that he should understand the reason and move with affection.
The instructor asked some people to tell their suffering experiences and make more people resonate.
In order to dispel the doubts of the trainees and let them understand that the government is saving them, Luo Ruiqing thought of a strange trick.
When Huang Shuqing, one of the four bullies in the Eight Hutongs, was taken to the execution ground and shot, Luo Ruiqing deliberately let the car drive past the door of the 8 correctional institutions.
Thousands of trainees watched the bully's execution with their own eyes.
The trainees finally believed that this time, they really turned over and became the masters!
In response to some stubborn trainees, Luo Ruiqing took a series of measures.
Return of personal property withheld by brothels.
Arrange for them to meet with their families.
In the form of dramas, complaints against brothel owners are conducted.
In addition, the government has spent 100 million yuan to buy medicines for them.
After two years of rapid transformation, the work has achieved a lot of results.
596 people married.
374 people went home.
62 people participated in the troupe and medical work.
Eight people were admitted to the national art troupe.
The rest became cotton mill workers.
More than 1,000 trainees, with the help of the government, finally embarked on the road of freedom and happiness on their own hands.
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After the founding of New China, in addition to Beiping, Shanghai, Wuhan and other cities, movements for the liberation of women were also launched successively.
Looking back, women were reduced to Qinglou women because of their family poverty, and they were slaughtered.
Today, the state has liberated them, and through their own labor, they have created value for society and the country.
They can finally hold their chests and say with dignity: I am the master of this country.
Whether it is imperialism, feudalism, or bureaucratic capitalism.
Those who force people to become women who have lost their feet, and who have oppressed all of China, will surely leave us.
As Chairman Mao said: Don't give up hope, the future is ours!
Just this article, dedicated to the heroes who have worked hard to liberate all of China!