Anecdote of warlords in the Republic of China: kidnapping and beating rogue Huang.

In the 1920s and 1930s, hooligans in Shanghai Concession were rampant and did not dare to provoke them. Who dares to tie up the gangster Huang, beat him up and climb out?

Li Zongren described this interesting story for us in his memoir The Difficulties of Reconciliation in Han Ning and the Storm of the Special Committee.

"In 1930s, Shanghai hooligans were divided into two factions: green gang and Hong Gang. The most famous hooligans are Du and Huang. Relying on the protection of foreigners in the concession, they sheltered alcohol, tobacco, gambling, bandits and prostitutes and did all kinds of evil. Taking Shanghai Concession as its nest, the influence of Qing and Hong gangs enveloped almost all the docks in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Businessmen and tourists are as afraid as snakes and scorpions.

However, in the warlord era, these gangsters in the underworld still had a sense of inferiority and dared not openly call each other brothers with gentlemen and literati. In the old society, only gentlemen, officials and businessmen were ashamed to associate with them. At that time, the warlords who were corrupt and perverted the law were also hooligans who didn't pay back the money and wore headscarves.

[Lu Yongxiang (1867— 1933), Zi Zijia, born in Jiyang, Shandong. Graduated from Beiyang armament school. Army general Yuan Shikai once controlled the second town of Beiyang New Army and the twentieth town of Beiyang New Army. 19 17, was promoted to ambassador to Shanghai and Shanghai, and later served as the office of Jiangsu Military Affairs Committee and the overseer of Zhejiang Province. 1In June, 928, he retired from politics and invested in various industrial and mining enterprises and financial undertakings. 1933, Lu Yongxiang died in Tianjin]

1922 was appointed as the ambassador to Shanghai, and his son Lu and Huang had an interesting story:

According to legend, Lu once went to the concession to see a play, and when he saw an actress with excellent color and art, he cheered loudly. Shinohara thinks that she is a gentleman of honor guard, and it is very common to cheer for the actress. But when he stopped cheering, a stout middle-aged man came over, pointed at Shinohara and scolded sharply: "Who are you, dare to be presumptuous here!" Before Shinohara could answer, he gave Shinohara a slap in the face. Xiao Jia was about to have an attack. Call plainclothes guards to fight back. His entourage hurried forward and said,' forget it, young master.' Shinohara saw a cordial smile, but he still left with a grin on his face.

It turns out that this stout man is the head of Huang, a big rascal, and this female player is the concubine he wrapped up. Don't say that he is the master of the bodyguard, even the bodyguard himself, he will never get his hands on the concession.

After being humiliated, he had to flee to Zhabei Chinese community in a hurry. Soon after, Huang arrived in Zhabei for a friend's treat. After learning this, Lu sent 10 armed guards to escort Huang to the Military Advocate General's Office. Lu Dagong set up his own court, proved himself, and put a powerful guard on the ground. He was beaten with a stick, and Huang was beaten to pieces, begging for mercy. After the fight, Lou asked the guard to let him out. At this point, Huang was unable to walk, so he climbed out of the military protection department and survived. "

Huang slapped Lu in the Shanghai Concession, and Lu returned the bar to Huang in Zhabei, China. It seems to be flat, but in fact it has fallen sharply.

According to Li Zongren's account: "When the news that Huang was beaten came out, people were very happy. Because the yellow gang hooligans are criminals in Shanghai, they bully the weak and fear the hard, and businessmen hate them, but Monet has nothing to do with it. I got hit by this this time, and I deserved it. This news was once rumored in China. "

Li Zongren has his own analysis on the formation of hooligans in Shanghai Concession;

"Shanghai used to be an international city with a mixed atmosphere. Nearly a century of imperialist colonial rule has transformed it into a paradise for hooligans, bandits, prostitutes, speculators and adventurers in the world. The simple folk customs in the old areas of our country have been swept away, and the western democratic, free and rule-by-law regime and lively and positive folk customs have nothing to do with it. Therefore, the concession in Shanghai has become a rogue-ridden area. China hooligans are eagles and dogs of imperialists, unscrupulous businessmen and officials, and they do their best for businessmen in China. "

Fighting against evil should not come from the personal grievances of the sons of warlords, nor did it happen in the last century. ...