When it comes to opium, the world knows that before Lin Zexu and in the era in which Lin Zexu lived, the opium problem was an issue related to the life and death of the Chinese nation, but they do not know that from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the seriousness of the opium problem was still more serious than when Lin Zexu was alive. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

From June 3 to 25, 1839, Lin Zexu publicly destroyed 2.37 million catties of opium handed over by British and American tobacco dealers in Humen. The start date of the tobacco sales was June 3, which was later designated as the Smoking Cessation Day. The smoking cessation pill prepared by Lin Zexu himself was regarded as a smoking cessation pill by later generations.

After the Opium War, however, the opium problem became even more serious. Red clay and ointment (both opium) were imported, and domestic tobacco (also another name for opium) flooded the market, and the culprits were naturally the black-hearted colonial powers. They took advantage of the privileges of concessions and inland navigation in China to spread the organs of drug production and trafficking all over China. Shanghai was their main base for openly selling opium.

Jardine Matheson Co., Ltd., a British company, monopolized the opium trade in Shanghai for 30 years, and its sales scope included all regions of the Yangtze River basin. Subsequently, Sassoon & Co. and Hartung & Co. became the main bases for British opium sales in Shanghai.

It is difficult to curb the import of opium from the source, and Ah Fa regrets and hates it. But if there are no scum in the country who are willing to be accomplices of the great powers and harm their own people, how can the harm of opium be so rampant? Among them, in addition to the profit-hungry businessmen, it is the Green Gang that is the most involved. Therefore, cracking down on the underlying networks that sell, spread, and harm people with opium and punishing scum and evil people can also be regarded as a way to control tobacco and poison.

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As night falls, the stars blink, and the hustle and bustle of the temple gradually quiets down.

In the main hall, there is also a statue of Guan Yu reading "Spring and Autumn" at night, in front of which is incense flowers to worship, the curtains are hanging down, and the incense candles are high. Most of the chairs on both sides have been vacated for the masters, and there are not many people left, but the serious and mysterious atmosphere still exists.

Regarding Ah Fa, Jin Sanye's opinion has changed a lot, and he is very suspicious that Ah Fa is one of the seven killings. And those who can rush to the front are not only the characters who are entertaining on the scene, but also the hands under them should be very hard. Therefore, this time he accepted Ah Fa into the gang, he discussed with Ah Fa in advance, and also gave Ah Fa enough face.

First of all, in terms of seniority, Jin Sanye "humbly" did not dare to accept Ah Fa as an apprentice, but invited out his master's tablet, accepted the apprentice on behalf of the master, and let Ah Fa be his junior brother; Then there was the arrangement of the position, giving Ah Fa a very noble title in the gang - Shuanghua Hongba, and invited other people in the gang with status to introduce the relationship, also known as "pulling the scene".

The noble position in the Hongmen usually has a Hong stick, a white fan, a straw sandal, called the three flowers and the first, the Hong stick is equivalent to the marshal, the prime minister, and the head is inserted with a double flower when the post is conferred, so it is also called the double flower Hong stick. This is not the same meaning and concept as a large number of Hong Kong street sticks (gold medal fighters) in later generations.

In Xingyi Hall, there is only one Hong stick who has a position but no power, which is also what Ah Fa means. First, this position is noble, and when I meet the Hongmen brothers outside, I can speak; Second, his energy will mainly focus on Longxingtang, which is gradually separated from Xingyitang, and the Chinese trade union in Shanghai, and he is not ready to take care of the affairs of Xingyitang.

The idle people had dispersed, Ah Fa and Jin Sanye were sitting in the middle, and there were twenty-seven big men standing straight in front of them, who were the first batch of people to join Longxingtang. This is also Ah Fa's repeated selection and weighing in the resumes of the people in the gang, so as to find out this group of guys with relatively innocent backgrounds and not too many bad deeds.

First pure and then wide, this is Ah Fa's way of thinking; And fancy the overall quality is another characteristic. When this group of people was selected, Jin Sanye was somewhat surprised. In his mind, Ah Fa would choose someone who could fight in the gang, but the result made him a little incomprehensible.

Gang fighting, when it comes to Ah Fa, it is no longer a group fight with knives and axes like the old boys, at least it will not be the main means. Shoot the man first and shoot the horse first, capture the thief and capture the king first, Ah Fa prefers the decapitation action, fast and ruthless, short and urgent.

"In the decades since the establishment of the ....... Xingyi Church, although the number of disciples has increased day by day, the good and the bad have also continued to mix." Jin Sanye's angry voice echoed in the hall, "Taking advantage of the gang's momentum, there are more and more traitors, insulting my court, and ruining my reputation, it's really time to rectify it." The so-called do not break or stand, remove the old for the new, and set up another Longxing Hall is this meaning. I am old and frail, my energy is low, and I am shy in the position of the lord of this mountain, and this matter of establishing a new hall and renovating the old hall will be entrusted to the sitting hall, my junior brother-" He stretched out his hand and pointed at Ah Fa, glared at the crowd, and said sharply: "In the future, no matter how big or small, it will be decided by sitting in the hall; If you sit in the hall, you will sit in the hall as I do. If there is disrespect, if you do not obey the order, you will be severely punished by the help rules, and you will never be lenient. Do you understand? ”

"Follow the orders of the dragon leader!" Everyone either understood or was a little confused, but they all bowed down and agreed in unison.

"Now that you understand, let's go forward and sign up for the number and pay homage to the big brother sitting in the hall!" Jin Sanye nodded at Ah Fa, stretched out his hand to take the tea bowl, and sipped it carefully.

Sitting in the hall - assisting the leader to handle the affairs of the whole mountain, with great power, second only to the main and deputy leaders. And except for Jin Sanye, there is no deputy dragon head, and in Longxing Hall, Ah Fa is the largest.

"Meet the eldest brother, the younger brother He Zhaoxing, nicknamed 'Big Head Pear', is now begging for life in Yongtai Pawnshop......"

"Meet the eldest brother, the younger brother Ye Tianlong, nicknamed 'Iron Arm', is now at the dock......"

Twenty-seven people stepped forward one by one, reported to their homes, and met Ah Fa, the grandfather who sat in the hall, or called the eldest brother.

Ah Fa smiled, kept gently bowing his head, and put these people and the resumes he had seen one by one. Some of them are acquaintances, and more of them are meeting for the first time. After everyone finished visiting, Ah Fa slowly got up, walked in front of everyone, and watched.

"Whether it's Xingyi Hall or Longxing Hall, it's all out of the Hongmen." Ah Fa stopped and said in a deep voice: "When you brothers enter the Xingyi Hall, you must be familiar with the thirty-six oaths and seventy-two cases, not to mention the three major creeds of 'loyalty to save the country', 'righteous unity', and 'chivalrous hoeing and rape'. But knowing is knowing, knowing is knowing, how many people have done this, and how much have they done? ”

After a pause, Ah Fa's voice increased, "Loyalty to save the country can be put down for the time being, but righteous unity and chivalrous hoeing must always be remembered and observed." I have to be valued by my senior brother, and the rebuilding of Longxing Hall is to cleanse the evil and be a loyal and filial husband in the bloody battle. Brothers, if you are willing to go with me to create a foundation and enjoy happiness, please make a grand wish and call me big brother again. If you don't want to, make it clear on the spot, I won't force it, but if I regret it and rebel in the future-"