How did Du Yuesheng step by step from a stupid young man to a gang boss?
In Shanghai before liberation, there were three all-powerful gangsters: Huang Huangrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and Du Yuesheng.
Posterity summed up their characteristics as follows: Huang Jinrong loves money, Zhang Xiaolin can fight, and Du Yuesheng knows how to behave. It can be seen from here that the best one is Du Yuesheng who knows how to behave.
In 1888, Du Yuesheng was born in what is now Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The day I was born happened to be the Ghost Festival. According to feudal superstition, this child was born with ghost energy.
Du Yuesheng’s family was relatively poor. When she was two years old, her mother died in childbirth, and her younger sister was given away because she could not afford to raise her. After Du Yuesheng became rich, he searched everywhere to no avail. When he was five years old, his father died again. Because they were poor, Du Yuesheng's parents were not buried. Instead, they were placed on the ridge of the field and covered with straw. A few years later, a box tree grew between the two coffins, with lush branches and leaves, covering the sky above the coffins like a canopy. Later, Du Yuesheng wanted to relocate his parents, but Mr. Feng Shui told him that the two coffins must not be moved, especially the tree, which was related to the fate of the Du family and must be protected. Of course, this is feudal superstition, and everyone just needs to see how strange it is.
After his parents died, Du Yuesheng lived with his grandmother. He usually cheated and cheated with a bunch of fox friends and dog friends, and also loved to gamble. In the end, he lost so much that he lost his pants and was kicked out by his uncle. 15-year-old Du Yuesheng had no choice but to go to Shanghai to find a way out.
Shanghai Beach, Du Yuesheng is here!
When he first arrived in Shanghai, Du Yuesheng was selling fruits in a fruit shop. It was said that he was very skilled in peeling fruits and was known as "Fruit Yuesheng" and "Laiyang Pear"
Selling fruits was also a new beginning. Enough for food and clothing. Du Yuesheng is a very ambitious person. Unwilling to be inferior to others, he engaged in some side jobs, such as touching bags, but the one he was most familiar with was the "Paoxiang Palace". What is the "Paoxiang Palace"? It means following people, taking off their hats when they are not prepared and running away. Then sell it at a second-hand store.
After doing this for a while, Du Yuesheng found that there was no future in any of these, and at best he was just a street gangster. If you want to get ahead, you cannot do it alone, you must be organized. So Du Yuesheng found a way to join the Qinggang and became a disciple of the Qinggang.
This Green Gang has a long history. It was founded by Weng Yan, Qian Jian and Pan Qing in the fourth year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty. Originally, we used to do some water transportation and transport grain. Later, it became bigger and bigger and became a secret gang. Together with Hongmen and Ge Lao, it was called the three major gangs.
Joining the Youth Gang was just the first step. Du Yuesheng collected some protection fees and became a member of the underworld. Next, Du Yuesheng's most important opportunity came. He was introduced to the Huang Mansion.
Huang Mansion is Huang Jinrong’s home.
This Huang Jinrong is more impressive. He is a gangster of the Shanghai Bund Youth Gang and the chief inspector of the French Concession Patrol Room. He can be said to take both black and white. The biggest livelihood in ordinary times is to eat undercover and send people to grab opium and sell it on the road.
Entering the Huang Mansion to work gave Du Yuesheng a chance to rise to the top. However, opportunities are for those who are capable. Some people have worked in the Huanghuangrong family all their lives, and those who make the fire are still the ones who make the fire. After Du Yuesheng worked in Huang Gongguan for several years, he was on par with Huang Jinrong, and in the end his reputation was still higher than Huang Huangrong.
How did he do it?
Here are two examples.
One day in the middle of the night, Huang Huangrong summoned everyone at home and said that he had just grabbed a sack of opium. Now, those who have been cut off have come back, but those who deliver goods have not yet come back. Something must have happened, but unfortunately, there is no one available at home now. Would any of you want to go out for a run?
People here are usually responsible for pouring tea and water, but now they are looking for opium. This is not professional.
When everyone was afraid to speak out, Du Yuesheng stood up and said, lend me a gun and I will go look for it. Du Yuesheng also specifically said that I can go alone.
Du Yuesheng understood that this was his best opportunity to perform, and he would never let anyone share the credit.
But where to find that sack of opium in the middle of the night? There are many people at dawn. That would be hard to find.
After leaving the door, Du Yuesheng quickly analyzed that if the thieves robbed the Huang Mansion's goods, they would definitely not stay in the French Concession in Huang Jinrong. Moreover, it was night and the city gates of Shanghai County were closed. Even the other party can't get out. The only place you can go to is the British Concession, which is right next to the French Concession.
Finding his idea, Du Yuesheng immediately ran towards Pidgin Beach, the junction point of the British and French concessions. He believed that the other party would definitely pass by here.
Sure enough, a rickshaw drove over slowly because it was carrying heavy objects.
In the darkness, Du Yuesheng rushed towards the car, pointing his gun at the people in the car: "Brother, you've lost your temper!"
There was indeed Huang Huangrong's opium inside.
Because of this incident, Du Yuesheng became a core figure in Huang Gongguan and could participate in the opium business: that is, eating and stealing opium.
Let’s give another example. One time, Du Yuesheng went out to work to grab opium, but ended up grabbing two extra packages. The leading guy's name is Aguang. Seeing the money shining in his eyes, A Guang secretly shared the extra opium with everyone. Du Yuesheng took it and secretly handed it over. As a result, Huang Jinrong drove A Guang out. Then, Huang Jinrong gave Du Yuesheng a task to cut off one of A Guang's fingers.
This is not easy to handle. If you don't cut it, you will be disobeying the order and not being able to pay the job. If you cut it, it will be unethical. After all, Huang Huangrong has already let people go, and doing so will make enemies for himself.
What should we do? Classmates, if it were you, what would you do?
Du Yuesheng came to see A Guang with food and wine. After drinking for a while, Du Yuesheng took out a few oceans and said: These are for brothers to pay for their expenses. Of course Ah Guang can't have it. Du Yuesheng said if you think it's too little, if you think it's too little, then take away my money too. After that, he took out a few pieces of ocean. Aguang was surprised, I was the one being chased away, why did you have to keep me in trouble too?
Du Yuesheng took out the ax and put it on the table, saying that he had received an order from Boss Huang to chop off one of your fingers. But brother I would never do that. So I am also ready to leave.
As soon as Aguang heard this, his mind went crazy. He grabbed an ax and chopped off his fingers on the spot!
"Brother, you are so kind and righteous, I won't drag you down, just take my finger!"
Hey, gangsters can fool you, gods can't stop you.
With such an IQ, it would be difficult for Du Yuesheng not to show off, and this person has a very high emotional intelligence. For the first time in his life, he got a huge sum of money, and in one day, he gave all of it to his previous old friends, used to return favors. He has a famous saying: "Making money is not the key, being able to spend money is the key."
With his shrewdness and courage to fight, Du Yuesheng became Huang Huangrong's confidant, and Huang Huangrong was loved by this person. Gambling, but the way to make money is very simple and crude, that is to send some brothers on the streets to see whoever transports opium and beats them with sap. After Du Yuesheng came over, he started to set up companies and joint ventures, and soon made more money than Huang Jinrong. Of course, there are many stories during this period, such as Shen Xingshan, the detective of the Ying Concession, Zhang Xiaolin, who was righteous, etc., but what made Du Yuesheng's reputation surpass Huang Jinrong's was such an incident.
Huang Huangrong had a sweetheart named Lu Lanchun, a Peking Opera actress who was single-handedly made famous by Huang Huangrong.
But this was Lu Lanchun, and Huang Jinrong suffered a big setback.
Lu Xiaojia, the son of Lu Yongxiang, the great warlord of Zhejiang Province, fell in love with Lu Lanchun. Lu Xiaojia, along with Sun Yat-sen's son Sun Ke, Zhang Zuolin's son Zhang Xueliang, and Duan Qirui's son Duan Hongye, were collectively known as the "Four Young Masters of the Republic of China"
When young masters pick up girls, they are all forced to do so by the overlord. When Lu Lanchun was singing, this Lu Xiaojia was whistling and acting like a hooligan in the audience. As a result, Huang Jinrong became angry when he saw it, "How dare you date my girl?" ! He immediately took his younger brother up and slapped Lu Xiaojia several times.
It would be bad luck to offend the warlord. Soon, Lu Xiaojia led his men to arrest Huang Jinrong.
After Huang Huangrong was arrested, his relatives all came to intercede. For example, Zhang Xiaolin, who was the best at fighting, came to his house to intercede, but Zhang Xiaolin only fought on the streets and didn't care if he met someone with the army. use.
This young man is very angry and will not let anyone go. At this time, Du Yuesheng had no choice but to take action.
Du Yuesheng only needed a contract to let Lu Xiaojia go.
Du Yuesheng proposed that he, Huang Jinrong, and Zhang Xiaolin would raise 10 million to open a "Jufeng Trading Company" specializing in the tobacco business, and asked Governor Lu to become a shareholder! You don't have to pay any money, you can get shares just by showing your name.
The tobacco and soil business is a huge profit. Lu Xiaojia immediately agreed on behalf of her father. Du Yuesheng said that it would be great if the major shareholder, Boss Huang, did not attend the ribbon-cutting of the new company.
They are all Chinese partners. Lu Xiaojia immediately agreed to release him. But Du Yuesheng didn't want to take Huang Jinrong back like this.
The news that Huang Huangrong was arrested by Lu Xiaojia has spread throughout Shanghai. Going out to hang out is all about saving face. As the Shanghai dialect goes, it’s the stage. Taking it back like this, Huang Huangrong's stage will collapse. Therefore, Du Yuesheng suggested that everyone set up a banquet table and formally shake hands to make peace.
In this way, Du Yuesheng not only rescued Huang Jinrong, but also saved his face.
Of course, everyone knows that Du Yuesheng is too embarrassed about this matter. Gradually, Du Yuesheng's reputation became higher than that of Huang Jinrong. In the end, Du Yuesheng became the actual boss of the three tycoons in Shanghai.
By the way, this Lu Lanchun couldn't bear the loneliness. When Huang Jinrong was not at home, she took all the money from the Huang family and ran away with a pretty boy. This is the only time I know that the old man next door ate turtle.
Actually, there are many stories about Du Yuesheng, such as the confrontation with the Ax Gang leader Wang Yaqiao. The two also cherished each other as heroes.
Teacher Naodong won’t say much more. In the future, Teacher Naodong will report to you in detail. As everyone knows, the prototypes of Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li in "Shanghai Beach" are this Du Yuesheng.
Finally, let’s introduce the ending of the three big guys in Shanghai. During the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Xiaolin was shot to death because he surrendered to Japan and became a traitor. It is said that it was Du Yuesheng who arranged the move.
After liberation, Huang Jinrong stayed in Shanghai, worked hard to reform, and sometimes went to the streets to clean. He died at the age of 85.
Du Yuesheng went to Hong Kong after liberation and died of illness in 1951. He was 63 years old.