Du [1] 1888, an old Shanghai gangster tycoon, was born in Dujiazhai, Chuansha, Shanghai (now Pudong New Area, Shanghai). 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, Du established Sanxin Company under the protection of concession and warlord forces, monopolized opium transportation in French concession, and was called "the three giants in Shanghai" together with Huang. In the Song Dynasty, Sterling Seagrave described Du's "global network" with smooth opium sales: many Du's opium sales entered the French market through official channels. As the French Concession in Shanghai was managed by Hanoi instead of Paris, it formed a dark traffic network from Shanghai to Hanoi, Saigon, and even to the Marseille underworld, which was controlled by the powerful Corsican Federation. The Federation has a more popular name "Mafia". According to Seagrave's records, some people even think that seven of the eight packages in the world at that time were made by Du. 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. Du's wives (4 photos) 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, Huang Fu and the China Progressive Association were organized to act as thugs for Chiang Kai-shek to suppress 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. The original site of Du Mansion (17 sheets) Since 1930, Du bought 50 mu of land in his hometown, built a large-scale construction project and built the Dujia ancestral temple. 193 1 June 8, 2000 to1June 8, 2000, held a ceremony to complete family worship and "worship the Lord into the temple". Chiang Kai-shek personally sent a plaque to congratulate him on his "filial piety." The 5,000-strong guard of honor set off from Du Mansion in French Concession for several miles, patrolling to clear the way, beating drums and waving flags. Du Ci gave a banquet for three days, with 1,000 tables a day. Party and state leaders, including Xiong Shihui, commander of the Songhu garrison, and Zhang Qun, mayor of Shanghai, sent plaques. Huge extravagance and waste, huge expenditure, and extremely prosperous. After the banquet, this luxurious ancestral temple became the largest underground morphine and * * * processing factory in the Far East. 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 Chinese Communist 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. 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. 1in the spring of 948, he participated in the "running constitution" of the national government and elected Chiang Kai-shek as president. 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, demanding that all foreign currencies and gold and silver held in France be converted 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.
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In mainland newspapers and books, people often read Du Du Yuesheng, the leader of the old Shanghai green gang.
Yue Sheng's works mostly talk about his misdeeds, and occasionally mention that Du Fu is loyal and has a backbone, and has made some contributions in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Perhaps this is also the other side of the life of the underworld leader. Beijing Daily published an article asking Zhu Xiaoping, deputy director of the editorial department of Home and Abroad magazine, to interpret this legendary figure's contribution in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. According to the article, Du was the leader of China, Shanghai and green gang (also known as An green gang). 1927 Chiang Kai-shek seized power in the "April 12th" counter-revolutionary coup, and Du played a key role in the political reform. He hired hooligans to send banners and smoke cigarettes for the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, and tricked and killed the chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, party member and Wang Shouhua. As a result, the 800,000 members of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions were leaderless and thousands of workers were caught off guard by Chiang Kai-shek. As the boss of the underworld in old Shanghai, Du has many stains on his body, but he is not completely black. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the vice president of China Red Cross Society for many years and did some useful charity work. In particular, he served as the vice chairman before and after the Anti-Japanese War, and made contributions in rescuing wounded soldiers, transporting materials and building resistance forces. The article thinks that Du Fu has made four great contributions in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Du organized the Shanghai Rescue Committee in the name of the vice president of China Red Cross Society, and rescued tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians injured in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. On August 1937 and 13, the Japanese invaders attacked Shanghai in an all-round way, and the defenders in Shanghai rose up against Japan. In the name of Vice President of China Red Cross Society, Du set up the Shanghai Rescue Committee in conjunction with various organizations, and at the same time set up 10 ambulance team, 13 ambulance team and 24 temporary ambulance hospitals, collected 98 ambulance vehicles, and specially designated 16 public and private hospitals to accommodate injured soldiers and civilians. According to statistics, 44,398 soldiers and civilians injured in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression were rescued in the rescue and transportation medical work led by Du. Since then, Du also plans to open seriously injured hospitals in Songjiang, Kunshan, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Nanjing. Every year, there are as few as 200 to 3,000 people in hospitals, and as many as 3,000 to 4,000 people. After the fall of Nanjing, China Red Cross Society and its local staff mostly retreated to Hankou. Du personally flew to Hankou, negotiated with the relevant government departments about the ambulance policy, set up a temporary ambulance committee in Hankou, and set up 37 medical teams, which gradually increased to 178 due to the need, with a total staff of nearly 3,000. According to statistics, by the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the total number of soldiers and civilians rescued by the Red Cross had reached 2.6 million. This remarkable achievement can not be achieved without the efforts of all the staff of the Red Cross, but Du's leading role in it can not be ignored. Many of the materials and vehicles needed for the rescue work are called by Du, and the possibility of "destroying the family to solve problems" cannot be ruled out. At this point, he called on the groups he could influence, including his gang organizations, to donate money for the Anti-Japanese War, which played a great role. During the Anti-Japanese War, he insisted on staying in Shanghai, including participating in the work of the Anti-Japanese Support Association. It was not until June that Shanghai fell to 5438+065438+ 10 that he secretly retreated. During the Sino-Japanese War in Songhu, Dai Li and Du jointly established an armed guerrilla force of 10,000 people to cooperate with the regular army to participate in the anti-Japanese war. Although Dai Li took the anti-communist struggle as his responsibility all his life, during the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, his ideological tendency basically belonged to the young warrior camp of the main battle of Huangpu Department. At this point, Du, a "patriot, who is inferior to me", agreed with him. Originally close friends, the two reached a consensus on the anti-Japanese issue. Therefore, they agreed to establish an armed guerrilla force of 65,438+/kloc-0,000,000 people in Shanghai, which will be based on gangs and workers, cooperate with the regular army, and be responsible for preventing espionage and rape. Du donated 5000 submachine guns at his own expense and used his influence to mobilize gang members, workers, students, shop assistants and unemployed youths to join the army. In June+10/October, 5438, this hastily established guerrilla group cooperated with the regular army to fight against Japanese invaders in Shanghai and Suzhou Creek. Although its combat effectiveness is poor, most of its members are extremely brave and tenacious, making sacrifices for the Chinese nation's war of resistance. According to statistics afterwards, more than 500 rangers were killed 1500, and more than 500 were injured. It is said that Du is very sad. He doesn't care about money, but sympathizes with the young people who died for their country, many of whom are his apprentices. After the office of the Red Cross Society of China moved to Hong Kong, Du personally presided over the work and raised funds for the ambulance service. 1938 In the spring, the office of the Red Cross Society of China was moved to Hong Kong, and Du personally presided over the work, and set up an office of the General Society to receive overseas donations and raise funds for the rescue cause. It can be said that Du is very hard at this time. At that time, the Kuomintang government also had a Central Relief Committee. After the "August 13th" Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Du as the standing committee member of the Association, responsible for the work of the so-called ninth relief area in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian provinces. To facilitate their work, Du and the China Red Cross jointly set up the ninth disaster relief office in Austin Road, Kowloon. His residence is also here, and there is a room in the largest hotel in Hong Kong, which is dedicated to contacting all parties. At that time, the anti-Japanese war materials and relief materials donated by overseas Chinese were received by Du and transported to Hankou or Chongqing. At the same time, Du is also responsible for cooperating with Dai Li to collect information in enemy-occupied areas, exterminate traitors and counter-insurgency. It is said that the assassination of another gang leader, Zhang Xiaolin, is also related to Du Yuesheng. In addition, Gao Zongwu, who caused a sensation at home and abroad, broke away from the Wang puppet group and announced the "Wang puppet plot", which was also a joint rebellion by Du Fu and Dai Li. After the fall of Hong Kong, Du retired to Chongqing, presided over the meeting of the Red Cross, and handled the work of front rescue, rear air raid rescue and medical rescue. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, most of the overseas materials were transported to Du for beauty pageant through Hong Kong.
Du handled the receiving and transshipment in the name of the Red Cross, which made a certain contribution to the cause of the Anti-Japanese War. After the fall of Hong Kong, the Red Cross moved to Chongqing on 1940, and Du also retired to Chongqing to preside over the meeting, dealing with the work of front rescue, rear air raid rescue and medical rescue. 1942, Du founded Chongqing Hospital with 300 beds and complete facilities in all subjects. It was the most advanced wartime rear hospital at that time and was praised by public opinion. In addition, Du has also done a lot of work in purchasing and expediting strategic materials. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Du returned to Shanghai, urged the demobilization work in Shanghai, helped restore and strengthen the organization of the Shanghai Red Cross branch, and laid the foundation for the promotion of various social services. After 1950s, Du settled in Hong Kong. 1952, said to his wife before he died, "Take my bones back to Shanghai and bury them in Gao Qiao, Pudong." However, his last wish never came true. His body was transported to Taiwan Province Province on June 1952 1 1, and now he lives at the foot of Dajianshan Mountain in Shinan Primary School in Taipei. The inside story of Du's not going to Taiwan Province Province: Chiang Kai-shek took me for chamber pot Du. In his later years, he said angrily, "Chiang Kai-shek treated me as chamber pot and put me under the bed when I was finished." This image metaphor is not only the tycoon's resentment against Chiang Kai-shek, but also the lament of the tragic situation after falling out of favor. After the end of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Du, who thought himself a judge, wanted to use Chiang Kai-shek's meritorious reward to get an influential position and have an official addiction. He fixed his eyes on the mayor of Shanghai, at least the deputy mayor. He conveyed this idea to Dai Li, commander of the military region. Dai Li got the message and conveyed it to Chiang Kai-shek. At the end of August, 1945, Du took a group of followers and swarmed. Unexpectedly, on the way, there was news that Chiang Kai-shek had appointed Qian Dajun as the mayor of Shanghai and Wu Shaoshu as the deputy mayor, responsible for receiving Shanghai's full power. It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek's attitude towards Du had changed. Du's frustration is yet to come: when the train was approaching Shanghai, his disciples got on the train and reported that the municipal government had informed him to cancel the original welcoming ceremony and even demolished the archway that had been erected. At the North Railway Station, slogans such as "Du is the representative of the black forces" and "Down with Du" are posted. After hearing the news, Du Yuesheng became even more angry. In order to avoid embarrassment, he temporarily changed to get off at Shanghai West Railway Station. While standing by, no one asked Du to hold a beauty contest.
Members meet. 1in the summer of 946, in order to embody "democratic politics", Chiang Kai-shek ordered "election" of members of the Shanghai Senate. Du Xin thought it was true and wanted to run for the position of speaker, so he organized his disciples to make a big splash and put forward various reasons to publicize that the position of speaker belonged to Du, and spared no expense in canvassing votes. Unexpectedly, just when victory was in sight, Chiang Kai-shek came to the news that he hoped Pan Gongzhan would be the speaker. Pan Gongzhan is the backbone of CC department and a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek. This is a blow to Du. He knows that his arm can't twist his thigh, but he has become a "hero" who understands the times. After he was elected as the Speaker of Parliament after the election results came out, he immediately read a "resignation letter": "Shanghai is a metropolis, and the Speaker has a great responsibility. I am a patient. I can't shoulder this heavy responsibility and let the public down. Please forgive me and re-elect. " Mayor Wu Guozhen, who presided over the election meeting, immediately accepted the original intention and was re-elected. So he voted for the second time and elected Pan Gongzhan as the speaker. The contradiction between Du and Chiang Kai-shek is deepening day by day. After the three major battles, Chiang Kai-shek, who was trapped in internal affairs and diplomacy, was forced to step down. Du knew that the luck of the Chiang dynasty had run out, so he began to think about it. I did three things for my retreat: I sold a mansion on Dumet Road and got $600,000; Change profligacy into living within one's means, lay off employees and tighten expenses; I went to Hong Kong once and wanted to buy a house. 1in late March, 949, Du Yi returned to Shanghai and was invited to Nanjing by Chiang Kai-shek, and said to him, "Shanghai seems to be difficult to hold. Mr. Du should be prepared to take his family to Taiwan Province Province when necessary to help the great rejuvenation of the party and communist party. " Du seemed to anticipate Chiang Kai-shek's "concern" and said happily, "I'm going to give up the retrogression after Shanghai." Chiang Kai-shek once heard that the Chinese Communist Party entrusted Huang Yanpei and others to persuade Du to stay in Shanghai. He didn't want Du to be "United" anyway, so he added a few words in a warning tone: "Mr. Du has cooperated with the Central Committee for many years. During the Qing Dynasty in the Republic of China 16, he made great contributions to the elimination of communist party in Shanghai, and thus forged a deep hatred with communist party. Communist party emphasized class and struggle. They will never let you go, and they must never take any chances. It is best to go to Taiwan Province Province as soon as possible. " Du's words are still half bright and half dark: "The President can rest assured that I have no luck with * * *." Chiang Kai-shek was not satisfied with this, of course, and the two sides broke up in discord, but Chiang Kai-shek did not stop there, and he fought hard to force Du to go to Taiwan Province. Du has calculated and weighed whether to stay or not. Although the Communist Party of China (CPC) advised him to stay, he decided that he had been anti-communist for more than 20 years. When a counter-revolutionary coup took place on April 12, he killed many people, including Wang Shouhua, chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, and was too bloody to leave. As for where to go? Having bad blood with Chiang Kai-shek, I went to Taiwan Province Province alone, not just as a sponsor. Du chose to go to Hong Kong, which is called Freeport.