There is a good saying, chaotic times produce heroes, but also the same dog bear, only care about their own interests and ideas, do not care about the feelings of others, think of ways to exploit the people, such a person really makes people hate to itch their teeth, today's person named Ma Hongkui is like this, he is a veritable "soil emperor", although he looks honest, but he does all kinds of things that lack morality, some people call him "slippery horse".
Ma Hongkui was one of the four major warlords in the northwest of the Republic of China, holding heavy power, and later first defected to Feng Yuxiang, and later to Chiang Kai-shek as a backer. Because of his special status, he almost single-handedly controlled the military and political power in the entire Ningxia region, and his personality was also very cunning. Ma Hongkui relied on his power and position to do opium business, not to mention the scourge to the people, but also amassed countless riches. During the Anti-Japanese War, the people were already poor, and the soldiers were fighting bravely on the front line to defend their homeland, but Ma Hongkui customized a set of ways to accumulate wealth.
Relying on his own power, Ma Hongkui made it mandatory for people with cars to pay taxes, and required those who did business in the local area to pay protection and management fees, otherwise they would not want to mix in this area, Ma Hongkui is a typical bully who bullies and oppresses the people in all kinds. And in order to quickly accumulate wealth, he flaunted the banner of patriotism and called on the people to donate, and if the people could not come up with money, they would be charged with "treason". And the money collected by these donations was not used for the war in the end, but all fell into Ma Hongkui's pocket.
After Ma Hongkui squeezed the people dry, he started the idea of the officials around him, and had mandatory requirements for the clothing of officials, and had to buy qualified clothing at high prices in the places where he cooperated, and all the oil and water in the middle were swallowed by him alone. Don't do bad things and are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, Ma Hongkui is also worried about the disclosure of things, so he has achieved almost perfection in every step, and eyeliner has been installed in every place, as long as there is a little wind and grass, Ma Hongkui can immediately receive the news, and then make countermeasures, so no one in the entire Ningxia region dares to confront Ma Hongkui at the beginning.
It is said that Ma Hongkui is the "Earth Emperor", not only because of the countless wealth in his name, but also reflected in his life. He is naturally lustful, and any girl he sees has to be included in the backyard, whether the other party wants it or not, and lives a dashing life with a group of wives and concubines. However, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ma Hongkui's life has changed dramatically, and his control over the Ningxia region has been much reduced. After 1949, Ma Hongkui knew that his sins were serious, so he began to transfer his property, and then fled to Taiwan.
I thought that I would be able to breathe a sigh of relief and live a happy second half of my life with a huge amount of property, but Ma Hongkui was accused as soon as he got off the plane, saying that he was the culprit of the defeat in the northwest and must be responsible. Ma Hongkui was dismissed from all posts as a result, and he knew that if he continued to stay, his life might be difficult to keep, so he asked his wife to feign illness to cover him. Ma Hongkui found an excuse that he was going to see his wife for the last time, but as soon as he came out, he secretly flew to the United States and transported 7.5 tons of gold, even if he arrived in the United States, he did not have to worry about life.
Ma Hongkui fled to the United States with his three aunts, but the native Chinese did not adapt to the United States, became weak in his body, and although he had a huge wealth in his hands, he was still unstable. Ma Hongkui has lived in the United States for more than ten years, and his mind is still thinking about the land of the motherland, and when he is old, he knows that time is running out, and his desire to return to China is even stronger.
Ma Hongkui often asked the people around him: "Do the people hate me?" Although he dreamed of going home, he was indeed a person who made mistakes, how could he have the face to go back? Ma Hongkui died in Los Angeles in 1970, and is said to have sighed in the direction of China when he died. In fact, for Ma Hongkui, this ending has been very happy, he did not get retribution for what he did, but spent his old age peacefully, and the only regret for him is that he did not return to his roots.