How horrible was the beggar organization that turned the living into monsters in the late Qing Dynasty?

When it comes to the profession of beggars, the first impression that gives people is undoubtedly that they are dirty and smelly, unkempt and have dark fingers. They call everyone uncle and aunt, and then ask people for money.

If you look at beggars in this simple way, it is gentleness.

In essence, the world of beggars is much more complicated than you think. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, beggars organized "pot gangs", and the rules and dark side were simply unimaginable.

Tell a short historical story to show you the beggar's tactics. According to legend, in September of the 17th year of Qing Daoguang, a murder case occurred in wanping county in 1837. This murder case is shocking. If you are interested, listen to me.

One day, the village woman Wang carried a basket of cakes and took her children to her family. When she left, she told her husband to come back at night and let him prepare meals. At that time, the traffic was underdeveloped, and the rich took sedan chairs and the poor relied on their feet.

Fortunately, the Wangs and her husband's family are not far away. Every time I go back to visit my parents, I leave in the morning, have lunch at my mother's house, have a rest, and I will definitely come back in the evening. But this time, Wang didn't come home all night. Her husband was not at ease, so he went to his father-in-law's house to ask after dawn.

When I thought about it, my father-in-law cried in utter amazement and said that my daughter didn't come at all yesterday. Could it be that she was kidnapped? So the family searched everywhere, looking for a day and a night, and there was no one. This is very strange. There are no robbers here. Even if the kidnapper kidnaps money, he must tie a rich man and kidnap a village woman. Nothing to gain.

Wang's husband is worried, but he can't find it. The next day, Wang's husband searched alone. When he came to a river, he saw two little beggars arguing on the shore. One of them said, "This cake should be eaten by me. You didn't have anything to eat yesterday. Master made you hungry all day. "

Wang's husband was moved by this sympathy, so he broke his cake in half and went forward to give it to the little beggar. The little beggar took the cake and the basket in his hand caught the attention of Wang's husband. This basket looks familiar. Isn't this my home basket? So I quickly asked the little beggar where this basket came from.