The prostitute system in China has existed for 3,000 years. Why did Luo Ruiqing sweep twenty-four brothels in Peiping overnight?

China has a history of 5,000 years, and China has a prostitution system of 3,000 years, which can be regarded as a "long history". However, we are proud that prostitution was completely eliminated for the first time in New China in the late 1968+1early 1950' s. 。

Luo Ruiqing took office.

Before China People's Liberation Army entered Beiping from 65438 to 0949, Luo Ruiqing was the director of the Political Department of North China Military Region and the first political commissar of the Second Corps. After the uprising of Fu Juqi, Luo Ruiqing's troops entered Peiping, took a short break and prepared to March to the northwest. On May 4th, 1949, Mao Zedong called Luo Ruiqing who was recuperating in Qingdao in Xiangshan: "When the troops leave, please come to Syria and find someone to represent them." Soon, the Central Committee appointed a new political commissar, and Luo Ruiqing arrived in Beiping from Qingdao.

Luo Ruiqing came to Zhongnanhai, Zhou Enlai's office is in Zhongnanhai, and Mao Zedong still lives in Xiangshan. Push the door and go in. Zhou Enlai and Luo Ruiqing are sitting next to each other on the sofa, saying that they have something urgent to see you. To announce the birth of the new China immediately, the Central Committee has your position, that is, the Minister of Public Security. Hearing this, Luo Ruiqing straightened up from the sofa and said to Zhou Enlai, "I'd better go south with the four fields and take part in the battle to liberate all China." Zhou Enlai said with a smile: "So, who will be the minister of public security?" Luo Ruiqing said: "Minister of Public Security, isn't Li Kenong more suitable?" Zhou Enlai shook his head and said, "Everyone has his own career. Don't bargain." Tell Zhou Enlai Luo Ruiqing: "The Central Committee has decided to appoint you as the Minister of Public Security and concurrently as the Public Security Director of Beiping. Chairman Mao will meet you tonight, and don't mention anything about going to the front. "

That night, Luo Ruiqing was taken to Shuangqing Villa. When Mao Zedong Luo Ruiqing came in, he smiled and said, "I heard that you don't want to be the minister of public security, but you are going to war. Now you must establish a new state power. None of us did this, but we all went to war. Is that all right? " Luo Ruiqing smiled a simple and honest smile and said, "Please rest assured, Chairman, that I will definitely do a good job in the public security work assigned by the Party."

Luo Ruiqing, the Minister of Public Security, can be said to be the most powerful Minister of Public Security in the history of New China. He is directly under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, and it is a military institution, not the current the State Council system.

Prostitutes are not allowed anywhere, and the mafia is rampant.

Mao Zedong lives in Shuangqing Villa, but he has never been to Beiping City. One night, he took his secretary into Beiping City by jeep. In an alley, the car was blocked by a group of noisy people. It turned out that the brothel madam was beating an escaped prostitute. The pimp with a bunch of thugs punched and kicked the little prostitute. Seeing this, Mao Zedong angrily smashed the back seat of the car with his fist and asked the secretary to stop. The secretary pushed her way through the crowd and shouted, "Don't hit her!" "Which way are you immortal? What do you care? She is my girl. Do you mind if I hit her? " The secretary didn't accept her suggestion, just waved and grabbed the procuress's hand and said, "I'll take care of this." We will never allow our brothers and sisters to suffer like this. You must take her to the hospital at once. "

Mao Zedong made an unannounced visit to Peiping and was very angry when he saw the most worrying scene. Soon after, Peng Zhen came to see Mao Zedong and talked about brothels. At that time, Peng Zhen became the party secretary of Beiping. One night, he led the main leaders of the municipal party Committee and government to the "Eight Hutong" outside Qianmen and the brothel on the south side of the city to understand the situation. A 15-year-old prostitute wept bitterly and told how she was trafficked to a brothel. After being exploited by her boss, her daily income is four steamed buns. Peng Zhen said angrily, "Is this a life for people? Can we sit back and watch? " Mao Zedong is already angry about this. After Peng Zhen came, he was even more indignant. After Luo Ruiqing and Luo Ruiqing arrived in a hurry, Mao Zedong firmly said: "Prostitution will never be allowed everywhere in new China, and the underworld is rampant!" Luo Ruiqing replied: "OK, Madam President, I will consider closing all brothels in Peiping immediately."

24 brothels were closed overnight.

Brothels are places where evil people and behaviors are hidden.

There is also a problem of * * * knowledge in closing brothels. A unique "service industry" has formed around brothels. In addition to prostitutes, there are "shopkeepers", "maids" and "guys" in brothels, all of whom are bottom-level workers. Around the brothel, there are consumer service industries such as bathing, barber shops, cinemas and theaters, as well as some vendors and singers. These industries depend on brothels for survival. Closing brothels is not without worries, but these people's jobs will also be broken. Luo Ruiqing foresaw various factors. He explained at the people's congresses of all walks of life in Beijing: "Some teahouses and vendors who make a living from brothels, or people whose lives are affected by the closure of brothels, may have some resentment. Others, hooligans, local ruffians, spies and gangsters may all create rumors, hoping to give people from all walks of life an explanation, prevent the destruction of bad elements and help the government do this thoroughly. "

1949165438+10 12, Luo Ruiqing announced at the collective office meeting of the Beijing Public Security Bureau: "In order to completely eliminate the feudal forces in the city and liberate women, we must resolutely close brothels and punish those brothel owners who are extremely guilty or heavily indebted." He also pointed out that "to do this, we must listen to their opinions through the National People's Congress and wait for them to make a decision." According to Luo Ruiqing's opinion, at this office meeting, the "Proposal on Immediately Closing Beijing Brothels" was drafted, submitted to the municipal party committee for approval, and sent to the municipal people for final resolution. The Beijing Municipal Committee instructed the Public Security Bureau, the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Women's Federation to jointly form the headquarters for banning brothels. Luo Ruiqing, Minister of Public Security and Director of Beijing Public Security Bureau, was appointed as the commander-in-chief to lead the work of closing brothels. At the same time, a "Prostitute Handling Committee" composed of the Public Security Bureau, the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Health Bureau, the Women's Federation, the People's Court, the Enterprise Bureau and other units has been set up to focus on educating and reforming closed prostitutes, and the bosses and foremen will be punished or forced to reform and educate according to their crimes.

1949165438+1October 2 1 Sunday afternoon, representatives from all walks of life in Beijing passed a resolution to close all brothels in Beijing. Peng Zhen, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Nie, mayor, immediately reported the resolutions of people's congresses from all walks of life in Beijing on closing brothels. Mao Zedong said, "This resolution is very good." At 5 pm, Luo Ruiqing received an order from Nie, the mayor of Beijing, demanding the immediate implementation of the resolution of the Second People's Congress of Beijing on the closure of brothels, and ordered the brothel closure action team to start action immediately. At 8 o'clock that night, more than 2,400 police officers in Beijing were divided into 27 action groups and dispatched 37 vehicles to attack five urban areas with brothels and the eastern and western suburbs. A disinfection team from the Ministry of Health brought disinfectants and medicines and set off at the same time. Before leaving, Luo Ruiqing once again announced to the members of the action group that he emphasized the implementation of six disciplines: First, he must stand firm and take a serious attitude, perform his duties according to law, and must not make fun of, seduce, sneer at or despise prostitutes; Second, do not accept any bribes or any hospitality; Third, the property of brothels must be registered according to the prescribed procedures and must not be neglected; Fourth, it is forbidden to take brothel supplies or use public interests for personal gain; Fifth, we should conscientiously implement the task of accident prevention; Sixth, obey orders, obey orders.

In the name of holding a meeting before the action at 8 o'clock that night, Luo Ruiqing has invited the brothel owners and foremen one by one, put them under house arrest, asked them to explain their problems to the people and the government, and announced the order to close the brothel to them. The boss and the foremen were dumbfounded. In this operation, no boss or foreman escaped, and some of them were immediately arrested and taken to the police and legal departments of Beijing Public Security Bureau for custody.

After the action began, each group first laid a double-layer "encirclement circle" around brothels and alleys. Plainclothes and armed police imposed martial law, and the entrance to each brothel was guarded by police. There are policemen patrolling the alley, and no one else is allowed to walk. Then, according to the division of labor in advance, the cadres enter the designated brothels, gather the clients and prostitutes in the yard or big room, and announce the order to close the brothels immediately. After that, the "staff" in the brothel were counted and registered one by one, and the dismissal policy was implemented. For the parties present, they will be released on the spot after checking their identities and registration qualifications. Only prostitutes stayed. Because of the sudden action, the prostitutes panicked and screamed one by one. The cadres publicized and explained the policy of closing prostitutes and explained the truth of freeing women by closing prostitutes. Prostitutes are mainly educated and reformed, and the people's government provides prostitutes with a way out of life.

All personal belongings around prostitutes are their own, and the government doesn't want money. Except for prostitutes in first-class brothels who are accustomed to parasitic lewd life and have strong resistance, other prostitutes have fully considered their future lives and have not driven them out of the house, and their emotions have quickly stabilized. That night 12, each action group disinfected 268 prostitutes one by one in the whole city12, and concentrated them in 8 women's maternity hospitals in Hanjiatan. After the prostitute moved away, the police registered the property of the brothel and confiscated the property of the boss and foreman. The long seal of "Beijing Municipal People's Government 1949" is posted on the doors of various brothels. By 5 am on the 22nd, all brothels in the city were closed, and the operation was completed cleanly.

165438+1on the morning of October 22nd, Luo Ruiqing picked up the phone and reported to Zhou Enlai in detail the results of the brothel closure: 269 brothel owners and 185 foreman in Beijing were "caught in the net" and all of them were taken into custody by the public security bureaus in various districts, so as to reflect on their crimes and account for them, and deal with them separately after examination. Prostitutes in the whole city 1268 gathered in 8 reformatories in Hanjiatan to carry out educational reform and help them find another way out. Their conscientious work is progressing smoothly and orderly. Zhou Enlai happily praised Luo Ruiqing for doing a good job and told him that Mao Zedong was very concerned about the closure of brothels. He immediately reported to Mao Zedong the result of closing the brothel.

The closure of brothels in Luo Ruiqing is only the first step to eliminate brothels in new China. At that time, the city with the largest number of brothels and the largest number of employees in the world was Shanghai, with more than 7,000 people, and the population ratio was1:1137. For various reasons, Shanghai did not adopt the "Beijing way".