Mention Du Yuesheng, I believe that everyone is no stranger. Born into a poor family, a small gangster, he eventually became a gangster on the beach. At its peak, Du Yuesheng's influence on Shanghai Beach was even conceded by the Shanghai Municipal Government. Even Chang Kaishen of the Nationalist Government had to hand over Du Yuesheng to the festival, which showed Du Yuesheng's strong influence. So, why did Du Yuesheng, who had such power, hide in Hong Kong in his old age and end up dying of poverty? Let's listen to the editor to tell you in detail.
Du Yuesheng is a person with extremely high emotional intelligence, so he can mix from a small man who sells fruit on Shanghai Beach into the Huang Mansion, and get the weight of Jin Rong and his wife. Later, he managed the casino of the "Gongxing Club" until he established himself, and gradually surpassed Jin Rong to become the head of the three tycoons, and became the emperor of Shanghai Beach. However, his success was actually the result of the combination of the complicated situation in Shanghai Beach and the Qinggang forces controlled by Du Yuesheng. Because Shanghai, which rose from the end of the Qing Dynasty, has never been completely controlled by the central government.
At that time, in order to strengthen his control over Shanghai Beach, Chiang Kai-shek chose Du Yuesheng, the leader of the Green Gang, to become his helper. Because the Green Gang does not have to talk about so many rules, it is the most suitable candidate for both power and can do some "dirty work". As a result, Du Yuesheng gained greater power and influence. But at this time, Du Yuesheng actually saw the situation clearly, and Chiang Kai-shek took advantage of the fact that he was a gangster, and also showed that he was just a pawn in his hand, which could be discarded at any time. For Du Yuesheng himself, the biggest trouble was his black background that could no longer be black. Therefore, Du Yuesheng began an active road of whitewashing.
He first refused cooperation with Japan on the grounds that he was a Chinese citizen. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he took the initiative to participate in the Support Committee, traveled around to raise funds for the preparation of a field hospital for the treatment of the wounded, and also took the lead in donating a huge amount of money to donate a fighter jet. Later, after the fall of Shanghai, Du Yuesheng swore not to be a traitor, and in order to avoid Japanese coercion, he gave up all his shanghai industries to go to Hong Kong and continue to assist in the anti-Japanese war. All the costs were out of pocket, which also led to a significant reduction in Du Yuesheng's family property.
Du Yuesheng, who had done so many things, returned to Shanghai after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. He thought he had done enough that there was no problem in letting Chiang Kai-shek divide his own official and half-time duties. However, when he first arrived in Shanghai, what he saw was the slogan of overthrowing the evil forces Du Yuesheng, and Chiang Kai-shek had already arranged for the selection of the mayor and vice mayor of Shanghai. Du Yuesheng was not reconciled, and he wanted to run for the position of president of the Shanghai Senate, but was told by Chiang Kai-shek that there was already a candidate. Only then did Du Yuesheng understand that his gangster identity could not be whitewashed no matter what. And now he is just an outcast that Chiang Kai-shek no longer needs.
Later, Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan. The Green Gang on the beach was also swept away by the new China, and Du Yuesheng knew that Taiwan was not a place for him to stay, so he took his family to Hong Kong. Because his industries were all in Shanghai, he lost ownership in Hong Kong and eventually died of depression.