Who is the famous Mr. Du in old Shanghai? Why did I watch some anti-Japanese TV dramas?
Du, formerly known as Yong Wei, was later renamed at the suggestion of Zhang Taiyan, a master of Chinese studies. It is said that Mrs. Zhou's music is harmony in the west and sheng in the east. )
Du 1888, born in Dujiazhai, Chuansha, Jiangsu (now Pudong New Area). Before the age of four, mom and dad died one after another and were raised by her stepmother and uncle. 14 years old, first apprenticed to Shanghai Shiliupu Hongyuansheng Fruit Industry. He was always associated with hooligans and gangsters, and he was addicted to gambling and was soon fired. After that, I transferred to Pan Shengyuan Fruit Shop as a clerk. When Shichang worshipped Green Chen Gang as an old man. Chen Shichang, a gangster in the area around Xiaodongmen at that time, was nicknamed "Signature Fu Sheng". In green gang, he belongs to the "general" generation, while Du ranks in the "martial" generation in sequence. With the help of others, Du was able to enter Huang Mansion, the leader of green gang. Because of Du's cleverness, cunning and understanding, he quickly gained the appreciation of Huang, the head of the Chinese community in the French Concession at that time, and became his confidant. He was upgraded from "servant" to "opium courier" and was responsible for running the "Gongxing Club", one of the three major casinos in the French Concession. Du was good at correcting contract partners and colluding with warlords, and soon became the most powerful person in opium transportation. 1In July, 925, under the protection of the concession and warlord authorities, Du established Sanxin Company, which monopolized the opium transportation in the French concession and was called the "Big Three" in Shanghai together with Huang. In the same year, Du became the chairman of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce in French Concession, and was supervised by the China Taxpayers Association.
Among the three richest people in Shanghai, there is a saying that "Huang is greedy for money, good at fighting, and Du will be a man". Compared with Huang He, Du is really better. He is good at coordinating the relations between various factions of the underworld and dealing with warlords of various factions. He is good at collecting money and distributing it. He made money by selling opium and opening gambling tables, and then used these ill-gotten gains to win over all kinds of people in society, from political dignitaries, literati to gangsters. Du also did something to buy people's hearts. For example, he has been buying potions to prevent infectious diseases for many years and sending them to his hometown in Pudong for free. Whenever there is a disaster in Shanghai and nearby areas, he will come forward to organize disaster relief; Sometimes pretend to protect the interests of workers, come forward to mediate labor disputes, and so on. He changed the traditional rogue's colorful flag dress, wore a ring and rolled up his sleeves, but wore a gown all the year round, giving people a gentle image. Because of Li Youen, the outgoing president of Shanghai, Secretary-General Li wrote a couplet: "There are 3,000 guests in Chunshenmen, and Xiaodu is five feet south of the city." Therefore, he was touted by his party followers as "Shen Jun in contemporary spring". He is arty and has made many celebrities. Zhang Taiyan, a great scholar, Yang Du, a famous lawyer, were his guests. Therefore, Du's social status has been continuously improved.
In April, Du Fu, Du Fu, Du Fu organized the * * * meeting in China, and served as the thugs of Chiang Kai-shek in suppressing the revolutionary movement. On the evening of April 1 1, he tricked and killed Wang Shouhua, the leader of the Shanghai workers' movement, and then ordered the hooligans to suppress the workers' pickets. He therefore won the support of Chiang Kai-shek. After the establishment of the Nanjing government, he served as an adviser to the General Command of the Armed Forces, Major General of the Military Commission and President of the Executive Yuan. Although his title is empty, it helps to improve his social status. In September of the same year, he served as temporary adviser to Hua Dong of the Ministry of Industry of the French Concession, and served as Hua Dong of the Ministry of Industry from 65438 to 0929, which was the highest position for Chinese in the French Concession.
From 65438 to 0929, Du founded Zhonghui Bank and set foot in Shanghai's financial industry. By making friends with financial celebrities such as Xu, Tang Shoumin, his banking business is quite prosperous.
From 65438 to 0930, Du bought 50 mu of land in his hometown, built a large-scale construction project and built the Dujia ancestral hall. 193 1 June 8, 2000 to1June 8, 2000, held a ceremony to complete family worship and "worship the Lord into the temple". The guard of honor consists of five cadres, starting from Du Mansion in the French Concession, marching for several miles, patrolling and escorting all the way, with drums and music singing together. Du Ci gave a banquet for three days, with 1,000 tables a day. Party and state dignitaries, including Chiang Kai-shek, Xiong Shihui, the garrison commander of Songhu, and Zhang Qun, the mayor of Shanghai, sent plaques. Huge extravagance and waste, huge expenditure, and extremely prosperous.
1932, Du started to organize Hengshe, and held its opening ceremony on February 25th, 1933. Du was appointed honorary chairman. The society is called "Eternal as the Moon", nominally a folk society, with the aim of "pursuing morality, advocating morality, mutual trust and mutual assistance, serving the society and loyal to the country", but in fact it is a gangster organization. Du took this opportunity to recruit disciples and expand his influence to all aspects of society. When Hengshe was founded, there were more than 130 people and more than1937,520 people, including the Shanghai Party Department of the Kuomintang and the Shanghai Social Bureau. People from the press, film industry and many other fields attended the meeting. From 65438 to 0934, Du was the chairman of the local association.
1937 In July, Japanese imperialism launched the Lugouqiao Incident, and in August, it launched the August 13th Incident which attacked Shanghai. The people of Shanghai, like the people of the whole country, are fighting bravely and tragically against Japan. Driven by the national anti-Japanese voice, Du participated in the anti-Japanese support clubs from all walks of life in Shanghai, serving as a member of the presidium and director of the fundraising committee. He took part in the activities of the army, raised a lot of towels, cigarettes and canned food, and sent them to the anti-enemy support club. He got some badly needed communication equipment and armored insurance vehicles for the generals in China. At the request of Pan Hannian, the representative of the Eighth Route Army in Shanghai, he presented 1000 pairs of gas masks imported from abroad to the Eighth Route Army.
1937 After the fall of Shanghai, Du refused to defeat the Japanese army and moved to Hong Kong in 165438+ 10. In Hong Kong, he used his gang connections to continue his activities. He used to be the vice president of China Red Cross Society, the standing committee member of the Relief Committee, and the chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee for the Unification of Party and Government, engaged in activities such as intelligence and plotting to assassinate traitors. One of the most famous is that his disciples in Shanghai helped the secret service to hack to death the great traitor and the pseudo-Shanghai mayor Fu Xiaoan. 1940, he organized the People's Action Committee, a joint organization of China gangs supported by the Kuomintang with Du as the main leader, and actually became the general leader of China gangs.
194 1 year 12 After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Du moved to Chongqing, established Hengshe Corporation, and developed his power in the rear area. He organized China Trade Trust Company and Tongji Company to exchange materials with the occupied areas to enrich himself. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Du returned to Shanghai in early September (1945), harvested his old staff and rallied. At this time, because the concession has been recovered, the Kuomintang forces can operate openly, and the role of gangs is not as important as before. 1946 65438+In February, the Shanghai Senate elected its Speaker. After many activities, Du was elected speaker with the highest vote, but he resigned immediately after his election because the Kuomintang did not support him very much. Since then, he has devoted himself to the power development of industry and commerce, finance, transportation, culture, education, journalism and other industries, and served as various chairmen, presidents, managing directors and school managers in their sixties and seventies.
1948, in order to save the serious financial crisis, Chiang Kai-shek sent Jiang Jingguo to Shanghai to carry out market value reform and issue gold certificates, requiring the people to convert all foreign currencies and gold and silver held in France into gold certificates. Du Weiping, Du's son, did not fully abide by it. He was arrested by Jiang Jingguo for speculation and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. After this incident, Du knew that he was doomed in Shanghai. 1949 In April, the People's Liberation Army won a series of victories in the War of Liberation, and the liberation of Shanghai was just around the corner. 1 May, Du fled to Hong Kong with his family. 195 1 August, 2008 16 died in Hong Kong at the age of 63.