Li Ding
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Du (1888~ 195 1) was the most famous figure in modern green gang. Formerly known as Yong, he was born in Dujiazhai, Chuansha, Jiangsu. Before the age of four, mom and dad died one after another and were raised by her stepmother and uncle. At the age of fourteen, I went to Shanghai Shiliupu Hongyuansheng as an apprentice in the fruit business. He hangs out with hooligans every day and is addicted to gambling. He was quickly fired and transferred to a fruit shop in Pan Shengyuan as a clerk. After worshipping Green Chen Gang as an old man, the stone field. He is the leader of Xiaodongmen area, nicknamed "",and belongs to the generation of "Tong" in green gang, while Du ranks in the generation of "Wu" in sequence. Due to the relationship with others, Du got the opportunity to enter Fu Huang. Clever, cunning and considerate, he quickly gained the appreciation of Huang, the leading figure of the underworld in the French Concession at that time, and became his confidant. He was promoted from a servant to an opium carrier, and was in charge of running a joint entertainment meeting, one of the three major casinos in the French Concession.
Because he is good at correcting contract partners and colluding with warlords, he has become the most powerful one 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, he served as the chairman of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce in French Concession, and was supervised by 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 Laihe, Du is really clever. 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. Then, he used these ill-gotten gains to win over all kinds of people in society, from political dignitaries, literati to the backbone of gangs. Because he was kind to outgoing President Li in Shanghai, Li's secretary-general specially wrote a couplet: "Spring is three dry guests, and Xiao is five feet south of the city." Therefore, he was touted by his party followers as "Shen Jun in contemporary spring". Du did do something to buy people's hearts. He has been buying potions to prevent infectious diseases for many years, sending them to his hometown in Pudong, and distributing them to households free of charge. Whenever there is a disaster in Shanghai and nearby areas, he will come forward to organize disaster relief. He sometimes pretends to protect the interests of workers and mediate labor disputes. 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. 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.
Map of Shanghai Du Mansion 1930, Du bought 50 mu of land in his hometown, built the Dujia ancestral hall, and held family sacrifice and "offering the Lord" ceremony on June 8 +093 10. 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 held a banquet for three days and dried the table every 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 urgently needed communication equipment and armored insurance vehicles for the anti-Japanese generals. 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.
After the fall of Shanghai, Du refused to defeat the Japanese army and moved to Hong Kong in June +0937+065438+ 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 military spy chop up the big traitor and fake Shanghai mayor Fu Kuaian. 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. 1951August 16 died in Hong Kong.