In the British Concession of Shanghai Beach, there is a rogue organization that is very active, the leader is the patrol house of the British and American Public Concession, called Shen Xingshan. Since there were eight people in the upper echelons of this organization, they were given the title of "Eight Strands Party" (in order to distinguish it from the later Small Eight-Strand Party, it was changed to the Great Eight-Strand Party). The eight members of the Big Eight-Share Party are: Shen Xingshan, Ji Yunqing, Yang Zaitian, Bao Haichu, Yu Bingwen, Xie Baosheng, and Dai Buxiang. The well-known Qinggang Tongzi rogue Ji Yunqing (Du Yuesheng is one generation lower, for the Wuzi generation) are all Shen Xingshan's subordinates, which shows that Shen Xingshan's wealth is extraordinary.
Shen Xingshan's "Big Eight Shares Party" gang began by grabbing soil and eating hard, and gradually changed from grabbing soil to "protecting soil" and reached an agreement with soil merchants to collect huge protection fees to protect the safety of the transportation of smoke and soil along the road. As their power grew larger, the "Big Eight-Strand Party" broke into the two major anti-smuggling organs in Shanghai: the Marine Police Battalion and the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, and served as the battalion commander of the two "fat" battalions, completely controlling the two anti-smuggling agencies, and by controlling these two battalions, they also opened up the joints of the army, so that the Shanghai army could also send disguised soldiers to effectively protect the opium merchants along the way. In this way, the officials and thieves were united, the "Big Eight Shares Party" turned darkness into light, openly protected by the gun of the anti-smuggling department, and as soon as the tobacco soil reached wusongkou, it was smoothly transported all the way to the British Concession, the British and French Public Concessions, and other places, thus controlling most of Shanghai's tobacco and soil business.
Just when the three tycoons of the French Concession (Jin Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and Zhang Xiaolin) gambled on the table, the brothel business was booming, and the source of wealth was rolling in, the three tycoons set their sights on the tobacco business, but encountered obstacles. This obstacle stems from the "Big Eight Shares Party".
At this time, Shen Xingshan did not put the three tycoons in his eyes. First, the French Concession they relied on covered a small area, few people, and limited strength; second, most of the opium merchants and local merchants were located in the British Concession, while the French Concession basically had none. Therefore, it is also logical that the British Concession will swallow the tobacco and soil business alone.
Coupled with the fact that Shen Xingshan sent people to openly provoke the three tycoons, the three tycoons made up their minds to get rid of Shen Xingshan and the "Big Eight Shares Party". After consultation, in order to eliminate the "Big Eight Shares Party," Du Yuesheng formed the "Little Eight Shares Party" tit-for-tat, and the members of the "Little Eight Shares Party" included Gu Jiatang, Gao Xinbao, Ye Zhuoshan, Rui Qingrong, Yang Qitang, Huang Jiafeng, Yao Zhisheng, and Hou Quangen. Soon, the "Little Eight-Strand Party" and the "Big Eight-Strand Party" began a duel. Because the "Little Eight-Strand Party" was meticulous in its thinking, meticulous and detailed in its plans, steady and accurate in its actions, swift in its retreat, and repeatedly succeeded in its efforts, it dealt a fierce blow to the forces of the "Great Eight-Strand Party" and snatched up a lot of business, and Shen Xingshan was repeatedly hit.
Green Gang Gangster
At this time, in order to make money, the government and the British and American governments have a completely different attitude, and instead of prohibiting and banning the opium business, they invited the soil giants, all kinds of dirt houses, tobacco houses, swallow nests, etc. to move from the British Concession and the British and French Public Concessions to the French Concession, and at the same time, the three tycoons asked the French Concession authorities to allow the tobacco and soil to be sold, and was approved by the French consul general. The French Concession eventually became the most toxic region in China and even in the world, and the "Sanxin Company" (a company specializing in the opium business) also rose at this time. Shanghai Beach has also become the base camp of the Green Gang.
Du Yuesheng's cleverness lies in the fact that he did not exterminate Shen Xingshan, but turned him into a jade warrior, gave Shen Xingshan a spare time in Sanxin Company, and sent a large dividend every month. In this way, Du Yuesheng not only eliminated a potential crisis, but also developed Shen Xingshan into his own strength. Worthy of being the emperor of the Shanghai underworld, the means are high!