Chapter Seventy-Four: The Essence of the Green Gang (2)
Especially in the later stage of the development of the Green Gang, like Du Yuesheng, the twenty-third generation of the Green Gang, used the power of the gang to start doing things for the government at that time, especially when fighting against foreign invaders, he made a lot of intelligence contributions.
Due to the particularity of Shanghai in China, in the concession of Shanghai and the revolutionary parties at that time, they often needed to rely on the strength of the Green Gang, especially during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the government's intelligence agencies at that time also needed to use the Green Gang to do intelligence work, so the power of the Green Gang became stronger and stronger, and many revolutionary parties and Hongmen members also joined the Green Gang.
However, these could not cover up the illegal and harmful industries that the green gang bosses in Shanghai at that time engaged in in order to satisfy their selfish desires.
At that time, the well-known "three tycoons" of the Shanghai market, Huang Jinrong, Du Sheng, Zhang Xiaolin, as well as Chen Qimei, Jiang Zhongzheng, and Wang Shouhua were all members of the Green Gang.
A company controlled by the three tycoons of the Qinggang controlled tens of thousands of tobacco houses and retail shops, forming a huge group, but Huang Jinrong and others did not personally inquire about the specific management and operation of the tobacco houses and local banks, they were all responsible for their own profits and losses, and the company only collected insurance premiums and various taxes on a monthly basis.
The company is the main source of income for Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, Zhang Xiaolin and others, and it is like a huge vampire, constantly sucking money from the vast number of opium addicts to supply the Qinggang members to squander, and it also provides a large amount of money to help Huang and Du break into all walks of life in order to seize greater power.
At that time, the Green Gang was still involved in prostitution, and there were two ways of collusion. First, it was the vicious forces of the guò house arrester and the local tyrants who protected the brothels and prostitution, and later, after making a fortune, some of the leaders of the Shanghai Youth Gang's scoundrels spent their own money to open brothels and open their doors for business.
At that time, Chu Jiu, the owner of the famous world amusement park in Shanghai, died of illness, and the big world was taken over by Huang Jinrong. Huang colluded with Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin to quickly open a number of casinos, brothels, and hotels around the big world, forming a gold cave centered on the big world. All kinds of private prostitutes also use the big world to pull business. But most of the leaders of the Green Gang mainly acted as protectors of brothels and prostitution. At that time, there were hundreds of brothels in Shanghai City's Sima Road and Huile Lane, and each brothel had one or several "turtle melons" who acted as bodyguards, thugs, and helped the bustard manage the prostitutes, and these people and brothel owners had to join the Green Gang.
The second way in which the youth gangs collude with brothels is through guò traffickers to provide brothel bosses with alternate young prostitutes. The women who have been selling skin and flesh for a long time, because they have been ravaged, are always fleeting, and their youth is short. Inferior prostitutes, in particular, are ravaged and have a more limited age of occupation.
Therefore, brothel owners should always pay attention to finding beautiful women and try to replace them. Those who can provide them with "goods" on a regular and large scale are mainly the youth gang members who make a living from human trafficking.
The human trafficking of the Youth Gang has provided new blood for brothels, promoted the prosperity of prostitution, and provided new opportunities for the Youth Gang itself to make a fortune.
The Green Gang is engaged in a wide range of businesses, among which the frequently discussed organized criminal activities include pickpocketing, dock gang activities, dung tyrants, and so on. At the same time, the Qinggang still hangs a "legal" signboard, but it is engaged in illegal activities such as drugs, gambling, and prostitution, which can be called a "gray" industry.
Another important reason why the Qing Gangs have been dominant among the Qing Gangs in Shanghai for decades is that they are extremely good at maneuvering between the political forces of various factions.
Even Jiang Zhongzheng, chairman of the military commissary of the government at that time, was originally a 23rd generation of the Qinggang Wuzi, and since he was promoted to chairman of the military commission, in order to avoid gossip and respect him as the central military commander, he returned the invitation of Jiang Zhongzheng's protégé in the same year.
As early as when the feudal system was overthrown, there were many revolutionaries who traveled back and forth in Shanghai, and many of them used the relationship between the Green Gang to cover their activities, and many of them used the backbone of the Green Gang to cover their activities, and many of the backbone of the Revolutionary Party at that time were themselves the leaders of the Green Gang, so there was no need to ask for Huang Jinrong, but in the early 20s, Chen Qimei, the leader of the Green Gang among the revolutionaries, was assassinated, and the other people were either openly identified, pursued by the military and police, or focused on political activities, and were estranged from the Youth Gang, so many people felt deeply inconvenienced. At this time, Huang Jinrong's power was booming, so many people turned to Huang Rong to seek his cover.
At that time, Jiang Zhongzheng was dormant in Shanghai, and in order to make a living, he once found Yu Qiaqing. Yu saw the face of the dead Chen Qimei, and finally helped some. But Yu Qiaqing is a busy man, and he doesn't want to pay more. Chiang had to put down the shelf of the former revolutionary army commander, put on an old suit, and engage in speculative business with Chen Qimei's nephew, Chen Guofu.
Subsequently, Yu Qiaqing founded the Shanghai Stock Exchange and introduced Jiang Zhongzheng to the exchange as a small staff member who "drew a line" in the market. Many of the businessmen in the exchange are from hooligan backgrounds, and they are accustomed to doing more with less, and soft deception and hard robbery often occur.
In order to gain a foothold in the exchange, Jiang Zhongzheng was introduced to Huang Jinrong as a protégé, Huang accepted the red post, chose another auspicious day, held a ceremony, and Xu Fusheng was the preacher, officially accepting Jiang Zhongzheng as a "protégé".
Since Jiang Zhongzheng worshiped Huang Jinrong as an "old man", no one dared to bully him anymore. Soon, with the help of others, he set up his own business and opened Hengtai Brokerage Bank, which became a stock speculation broker to raise funds for Sun Yat-sen.
With the outbreak of the financial turmoil in the Shanghai market, the Hengtai brokerage bank lost money, and Jiang Zhongzheng himself was in debt of thousands of yuan, but Huang Jinrong came forward to settle the matter and funded Jiang Zhongzheng to go to Guangzhou to join Sun Yat-sen.
There was a legend in the Qing Gang that Jiang Zhongzheng got the money, but he didn't have a wharf, but entered the casino first, lost all the travel expenses, and had no choice but to go back to the Yellow House. Because he had no face to see the old man again, he wandered hard at the door, and was seen by Ye Zhuosan, the leader of the "Little Eight Shares Party", asked the reason, led him to see Huang again, and received 300 yuan as travel expenses. They were afraid that Jiang would gamble again, so they made it clear that Ye would buy the ferry ticket on his behalf and give him the money after sending Jiang on the boat.
Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin, who debuted later, also followed Huang Jinrong's example and looked for their own supporters within the government at that time. In this way, the Green Gang has woven one protective net after another for itself and gradually developed.
The prosperity of the Youth Gang was accompanied by the prosperity of various undertakings engaged in by the Youth Gang, among which the prosperity of traditional illegal industries was particularly remarkable, including drugs, gambling, prostitution and other illegal activities.
With the victory of the Liberation War, the power of the Green Gang in Shanghai at that time also collapsed, and many people fled to Hong Kong and Taiwan, but there were still many people who changed their identities and stayed!
Because they spread over a wide range of gangs, these people who stayed behind slowly formed the current Green Gang, and today's Green Gang is no longer the Green Gang of 300 years ago, if the Green Gang of 300 years ago was a Buddha, then the current Green Gang is a demon.
Not only that, the current Youth Gang has ties with Hong Kong and Taiwan, because there are many Green Gang bosses who fled to Hong Kong and Taiwan, even in some cities in the United States, the Green Gang has a certain influence!
Especially in Taiwan, the Youth Gang has established a legal association, the "China Security Association", and many people from the military, police, and entertainment circles belong to the Youth Gang.
"Do you think that such a three-hundred-year-old Green Gang will be as strong as it appears on the surface? And I tell you that the current Green Gang is only the Green Gang of the past 100 years, and the really terrible thing is the Green Gang of 300 years ago. ”
Ye Xuan finished talking about the Green Gang, and then asked himself.
"I didn't expect a green gang to have such a background! In this way, now we are facing the degenerate Green Gang, and the Green Gang from three hundred years ago still exists, if it continues, then those forces in the Northeast and Northwest are also very promising, and it is by no means as simple as it seems? After listening to Ye Xuan's story, he couldn't help frowning and said!
"That's right! You want to be the king of the underworld! There will be a lot of strong enemies to face! I believe that it is not so easy to conquer every opponent!
"I like to do difficult things! Ha ha! Uncle Ye, listen to you, I like to challenge these even more! When I'm done settling this matter, I'll go and meet you for a while! ”
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After chatting with Ye Xuan about some specific things, Haitian didn't stay to eat with Ye Xuan, because his opponent had already started to act, and he had to go to meet someone......
Originally, Ye Xuan had to stay with Haitian for dinner, but seeing that Haitian's face became a little ugly after receiving a phone call, he didn't force him to stay!
After Haitian left Ye Xuan's house, he first went back to the villa to get the demon knife Muramasa, and then went straight to Tang Yuyan's Haitian Club!
Because this call was made by Tang Yuyan!
The dragon has reverse scales, and those who touch it will die!
And someone openly challenged Haitian, which he couldn't bear!
After Haitian just left Ye Xuan's house, a man who looked slightly older than Ye Xuan walked out of the back room, wearing a long suit, casually walked to the place where Haitian did just now, and sat down!
"Uncle Ren! What do you think of this kid? ”
"Although he is very young, his martial arts are unfathomable! I felt the breath of the two major sects of Buddhism and Taoism in his body, and what surprised me the most was his innate killing aura! The future of this son is limitless! ”
"It seems that Mei'er, this girl didn't choose the wrong person! I'm even more relieved to hear from you! ”
The dignified leader of the Hong Gang actually respectfully called Uncle to a person who looked only a few years older than the elderly, and if Haitian was present at this time to hear this person's words, he would definitely be surprised! I was probed by others, but I didn't feel any breath, and the most important thing is that the person who probed himself learned about the exercises he practiced and his innate killing aura just by perceiving it!
This person's strength must be much greater than Haitian! What kind of person is this......