The first step is when

"Named" disciples, this requirement is not particularly high, but it is also very cumbersome, what is the specific cumbersome method?

The Cao Gang has its own set of rules and methods. You have to find one

"Introducer" guarantee introduction, this

The "introduction division" is equivalent to the role of political examination gatekeeper, guarantor and entry guide. He will introduce the gang rules, precautions, and instructions to the people who want to join the gang, and then introduce you to a certain master, who is called

"Natal Master", and then you have to come to the door in person

"Natal Division" casts

"Protégé Post". However, this post is not written beautifully, and the tone can be respectful, but there are fixed format and content requirements, and your name, gender, age, place of origin, occupation, marital status, residential address, political appearance, equivalent to a job resume, but also add a confidentiality commitment, to be qualified.

Of course, don't forget to give some gifts, except for the brain, the rest is whatever you want, it must be expensive.

Next, this gang member can go home to wash and sleep, because

The "natal master" will not reply on the spot, but must consider, study, investigate, investigate, and after a few days, if he writes back

The "protégé post" was accepted, so congratulations, you have officially become a member of the underworld, of course, the kind of little minion.

The second step is to perform a ritual that goes through the motions, called

"Upper small incense hall". elapse

After a period of investigation, when the "natal master" feels that you still have great development potential and cultivation value, he will put on the incense table, sit on the Taishi chair, wait for you to kowtow, and carry out political study by the way, and let you recite gang rules, etiquette, etc.

This ceremony does not need to be held on the old hall ship, the location is self-determined, generally the master's house, prepare an incense case, invite a few guests, but there are many rules, the main requirements are as follows: respect for the elders, mutual assistance, love for the younger generations, help in distress, respect for Anqing, incense hall quiet, etc.

Don't be too happy, passing through Xiaoxiangtang does not mean that you are an official apprentice, you are still a hard-working boy on the periphery, and the master still wants to inspect you.

In the words required by the gang rules, it is called: apprentice visits the master for three years, and the master visits the apprentice for three years, also called

"One foot in the door, one foot outside the door". After six years of lying on the salary and trying the courage, consistently being a man with his tail between his legs (the performance is particularly good, and those who are turned positive in advance are not within the scope of this discussion), congratulations, you can finally go to the formal Xiaoxiangtang, remember, the previous one is informal, and this is the officially recognized process.

It's a fraction of a second. There is one of the most essential differences in the convening of the formal small incense hall, that is, in addition to

In addition to the "natal division", there must also be a second teacher of introduction and preaching. Why is there such a rule?

Because this is handed down from our ancestors, it cannot be changed. Until Xu Wenqiang's time, the Green Gang derived from the Cao Gang was still implemented according to this rule.

Because the three ancestors of Weng, Qian, and Pan were the leaders of the Cao Gang when they preached in Hangzhou, but they were later divided into Huaisi, Xingwu, Jiabai and other branches, but the root was one.

Therefore, when accepting disciples, one must worship three masters, one of whom is the natal teacher, and the other two are the introduction teacher and the preacher respectively.

In this way, one person receives disciples as well as the other two also receive disciples, which is called

"All teachers are teachers, and all apprentices are apprentices, but there is another rule here, these three masters cannot belong to the same gang, and after careful consideration, it can be found that this regulation still has a certain meaning. Because the unity of ancestors does not mean the unity of future generations, there are many people who do not get along with each other for more than two generations, not to mention underworld organizations, so there is this rule that hopes to strengthen the unity between branch gangs through the combination of master and apprentice relationship. It's a pity that the ancestors of the Cao Gang didn't know that this method did not work, and it was not uncommon for the Cao Gang to grab land and compete for interests among the Cao Gangs in various parts of the Qing Dynasty. In the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods, the grain ship sailors belonging to Weng'an, Qian'an, and Pan'an have been formed into three major branches, Weng Anhu is a big house, Qian Anhu is a second room, and Pan Anhu is a third room

"Zhu Mo painted the face, each for identification, fought fiercely with a knife, day and night, or cut off the hands and feet, threw them into the river, and the beating lasted for four days, about the total number of Pan An sailors killed more than 40 people, Qian An sailors killed several people, and 59 bodies were successively recovered" (see in the recital of Cheng Hanzhang, the governor of Zhejiang at the time).

It's just that in Yan Xingji's generation, relying on his prestige and skill, the various branches are fighting openly and secretly, and they maintain a harmonious atmosphere on their faces.

Without further ado, return to the basics, when you pass five levels and kill six generals, and after the vicissitudes of life, you still have the determination and ideal to be a hooligan, and you have a certain level of achievements and levels in the underworld, so that you can carry out the fourth step

"Upper Great Incense Hall", also known as:

The procedure of "going to the big money and grain" is similar to that of the formal small incense hall, but the scale, level, etiquette and meaning are not the same.

It must be accounted for by each of the three divisions

"Three Gangs of Nine Generations" and

"Ten Rules",

"Ten Prohibitions",

"Ten Commandments",

The four major organizational disciplines of "Ten Wants". Organizational discipline is easy to understand without going into details, but the so-called

The three gangs in the "Three Gangs and Nine Generations" refer to the gang leaders of the three masters, the introduction master and the preacher, and the nine generations refer to the names of the three generations of the three masters.

Don't think that these are formalism, you must keep them in mind one by one, because this is the core secret of the Green Gang, and it is also the magic weapon for you to walk the rivers and lakes in the future.

For example, one day when you and who are going to open a flat film, the other party is strong and strong, and there are many people, seeing that you are going to suffer a loss, at this time, you ride to the dust, go to the meeting with a single knife and go up to play tricks: "I am the apprentice of the whom, so-and-so is my master, oh, you are the subordinate of the whom, I know each other, I am very familiar, his master is still my master's ......." So, a fight turned into jade silk, and also achieved your tongue to retreat from the strong enemy, the name of a generation of Jianghu mouth gods, Of course, you can win the admiration of the surging river.

This is not a blind break, the underworld also admires the strategy of surrendering soldiers without a fight, and the result of settling everything with fists must be dead without a place to be buried, don't be misled by the underworld heroes in film and television works, if the world is full of your enemies, then you are still a fart.

It is the same in ancient and modern times, and everything is the same, especially in China, where life is mixed, must rely on connections and value exchange.

After going through this process, you finally enter the house and enter the mountain gate, and become

"Apprentice", remember that it is no longer a disciple but an apprentice. This moment marks that you have a relationship with the three masters that blood is thicker than water, and from now on it will no longer be a person fighting, but a group of people supporting you behind your back.