In the Qing Dynasty, the underworld in Guangdong was rampant every day. How did Li Hongzhang get rid of evil?

Li Hongzhang, the minister of the late Qing Dynasty, is a very controversial figure. However, this article does not discuss his merits and demerits, but only talks about his suppression of the underworld in Guangdong during the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi. At that time, the Qing government was extremely corrupt, the people of the whole country were poor and many people's livelihood was unsustainable, and they could only become gangsters. This situation is particularly serious in Guangdong, which has seriously affected the people's livelihood and development of Guangdong. After Li Hongzhang became the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he made a special attack on the rampant black people in Guangdong. Specifically, Li Hongzhang took three steps: 1. Strive for more authority from the Qing court; 2. Set up a special group to fight crime and eliminate evil; 3. Use heavy codes in troubled times. 1. Strive for more authority from the Qing court.

After Li Hongzhang came to power, he found that the gangs in Guangdong were very powerful, which seriously affected the stability and development of society. As the highest person in charge of Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Hongzhang is naturally duty-bound to crack down on evil forces. Therefore, he first fought for greater authority in the Qing court and could act cheaply. Shortly after Li Hongzhang sent a letter to the Qing court, he quickly got permission from the Qing court: gangsters could execute themselves without reporting to the central government.

Set up a special organization to fight crime and eliminate evil.

After Li Hongzhang got permission from the Qing court, he immediately set up a special organization to crack down on the evil forces-the General Bureau of Arrest, which was fully responsible for cracking down on the evil forces in Guangdong. Li Hongzhang has granted great powers to the General Administration of Arrest, and local governments and local troops must unconditionally cooperate with the orders of the General Administration of Arrest and must not violate them. In addition, Li Hongzhang also recruited rural soldiers, strengthened training, bribed informants, and closely investigated the evil forces in Guangdong, so that he knew everything and said everything.

3. Use heavy codes in troubled times

After making relevant preparations, Li Hongzhang launched an all-round and high-intensity attack on the evil forces. Li Hongzhang issued a document, strictly ordering the evil forces in Guangdong to surrender within a time limit, otherwise they will be shot. After the end of the surrender period, Li Hongzhang immediately began to kill gangsters, but all the rebels were killed. At one time, the walls of various places were covered with gangsters' heads. According to relevant statistics, Li Hongzhang killed nearly 60,000 gangsters in half a year.

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Under the pressure of Li Hongzhang, the evil forces in Guangdong have indeed been well contained, and the public security in Guangdong has also been well improved. However, after Li Hongzhang left office, the evil forces in Guangdong quickly revived and committed atrocities in Guangdong again. This is mainly because the Qing government is corrupt, and the people are in a precarious situation and have to live for evil. If you want to change all this, the only way to change this time is to improve people's quality of life.