Title: Bearded Storm: The Life and Death Years of the Northeast Silk Bandits in 1925
Introduction: Lifting the thick curtain of history, we seem to be able to smell the unique smell of gunpowder and alcohol in the Northeast in 1925. This year, the situation in the Republic of China has changed, but there is a group of people in the Northeast who live in their own world - they are bandits known as "Locks". They are not only marginalized people in society, but also products of the special background of that era. Today we're going to talk about the stories of these bearded people.
Text: Back in the fourteenth year of the Republic of China, in the northeast of the country, the word "silk" appeared more and more in the ears of the people. They either have thick goatees or long flowing beards, and they weave through the streets and alleys, forming a presence that is hard to ignore.
At that time, the social order was unstable, and the people were struggling to make a living. Many people who have lost their land and jobs have lost their livelihoods, and with lax government control and law, some have embarked on the road of using guns and forming cliques for personal gain. Some of them are those who were forced to be helpless because of their innocence, and there are also those who have bad intentions and ill intentions. But in any case, these "locks" became part of the special and complex social network of that era.
Most of them belong to a "car shop", which does not sell cars, but refers to gang-like collectives. Each car shop has its own set of rules and scope of activities, and it is not easy for newcomers to join the company. You have to go through careful selection and testing, and you can only join if you pass, and you have to carry out the move-in ceremony - don't underestimate this ceremony, such as the head of the incense pull, etc., are all exquisite.
Doesn't sound like a plucker? The new beard had to prove his courage and loyalty to his brothers by nibbling a piece of pork from the hot pan in full view of everyone - hey, hey!
Let's talk about the daily life of these beards. Although they are not famous, they also have their own set of principles and ways of living. In addition to robbing homes and doing some "other industries", they also engage in small business to subsidize their families on weekdays - of course, "small business" may include smuggling, usury, and so on. "Eating, drinking, and having fun" is indispensable, and they can often be seen in the restaurant casino.
However, beneath the black humor lies a brutal reality: the beard culture seems to be lively and fraternal on the surface, but in fact, there are frequent infighting and life and death stakes. Today, it may be that the two brothers are drinking and singing songs to spend a good night together, and tomorrow they may become unjust souls because of conflicts of interest.
There are mixed reviews of this group of people in society: some say they do all kinds of evil, others think they are forced by the general environment of the times to act helplessly - after all, who wants to live that kind of fearful and precarious life?
By talking about the culture of the bandits in Northeast China in 1925, I want to reflect the problems of social order chaos and employment difficulties at that time, and to think about the complexity and diversity reflected by the existence of such a special group in the corners of the bottom of society.
Conclusion: A hundred years after the passage of time, "Silk" has long become a vague and distant image in historical memory. However, the social outlook and public order phenomena carried and reflected by it during the Republic of China period are worthy of our deep consideration and remembrance. After all, history is always strikingly similar – if only we were willing to observe and reflect.