The Story of Shanghai Emperor Du: The Ultimate Legend of Shanghai

The Story of Shanghai Emperor Du: An Extreme Shanghai Legend Du was an important figure in Shanghai during the Republic of China.

He is known as the Emperor of Shanghai, the Godfather of Gangsters, the Boss of Shanghai, etc.

There are many movies about Du, unofficial histories, and even quotations from Du, all showing his status and influence.

Du was born on August 22, 1888 in Dujiazhai, Chuansha, Shanghai.

Before he was four years old, his mother and father died one after another, and he was raised by his stepmother and uncle.

When he was fourteen years old, he worked as an apprentice at the Sheng Fruit Industry in Shiliupu, Shanghai. He hung out with gangsters and gangsters all day long, and was addicted to gambling.

He was quickly fired and later transferred to a fruit store as a clerk.

The leading figures in the Xiaodongmen area, Du, nicknamed Fu Sheng Lu Shi Chang, are both old men, and rank in the middle rank with Du among the enlightened generation.

Due to his relationship with others, Du was able to enter Huang's house, the leader of the Green Gang.

Du was smart, cunning and considerate, and soon gained the appreciation of Huang, the leader of the underworld in the French Concession at that time, and became his confidant.

He was promoted from a servant to the Opium Delivery Club and was responsible for running the Casino Club, one of the three major casinos in the French Concession.

Du was good at organizing gangs and colluding with warlords, and soon became the most powerful person in the opium transportation.

In July 1925, under the protection of the concession and warlord forces, Du established the Sanxin Company to specialize in the transportation of opium in the French Concession.

Together with Huang and Huang, he became the three richest men in Shanghai.

Even then, Du made seven out of eight packages of heroin in the world.

In the same year, Du became chairman of the Federation of Industry and Commerce of the French Concession and Lenovo, the Chinese taxpayer supervisor.

Among the three Shanghai tycoons, Huang is known to be greedy for money and good at fighting, while Du is a man.

Compared with Huang He, Du's technology is more complex.

He is good at coordinating the relationship between various underworld factions, handling the relationship with warlords of various factions, and is good at collecting money and giving away money.

He amassed a large amount of money through activities such as selling opium and setting up gambling tables, and then used these ill-gotten gains to win over various people in society, from political dignitaries, literati to gang leaders.

Du often buys people's hearts.

He bought potions that had been used to prevent infectious diseases for many years, sent them to his hometown in Pudong, and distributed them to every household for free.

Whenever a disaster occurs in Shanghai and nearby areas, he will come forward to organize disaster relief; sometimes pretending to protect the interests of workers, mediate labor disputes, etc.

He is no longer the traditional hooligan wearing a colorful flag, wearing a ring, and rolling up his sleeves. Instead, he wears a long gown all year round and is dressed elegantly, giving people a gentle image.

Because of his kindness to the outgoing president Li Zai in Shanghai, Li's secretary-general wrote a special couplet: Three thousand guests were at the Chun Shen Gate, five feet south of Xiaodu City.

Therefore, he was touted by his confidants as the contemporary Chunshen Lord, who was arty and famous. The great scholar Zhang Taiyan, the famous scholar Yang Du, and the famous lawyer Qin Liankui were all his guests.

As a result, Du Yuesheng's social status in the United States continued to improve.

In April 1927, Du, Huang and others organized the China Progress Association to act as Chiang Kai-shek's thugs in suppressing the revolutionary movement.

On the evening of April 11, he deceived and killed Wang Shouhua, the leader of the Shanghai workers movement, and then ordered gangsters to suppress the workers' pickets, thus winning the support of Chiang Kai-shek.

After the establishment of the Nanjing government, he served as advisor to the General Headquarters of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and as major general of the Military Commission and Executive Yuan.

Although his title was empty, it also enhanced his social status.