Siheyuan: If I marry Qin Huairu, I will become stronger by showing off.

Although the "Triad" is also known as the "Hongmen".

But "Hongmen" is not the same as "Triads". Strictly speaking, it is a branch of "Hongmen".

There are also many branches under the "Triad".

For example, the "He" brand, the "Dong" brand, the "Tong" brand, the "Quan" brand, as well as Guangliansheng and the Bamboo Union Gang in Taiwan.

Among them, the "He" branch has the most mountains, with a total of 13.

Including: Hehetu, Heshenghe, Hequnying, Helihe, Heshengtang, Heyongyi, Hequnle, Heliqun, Heanle, Heshengyi, Hehelu and Hehongsheng.

It is worth mentioning that,

The following "和"-shaped hills are all split from the "和合图".

The Wo Hop Tu Triad was established in 1908 and was one of the largest triads in Kowloon at that time.

It is a tight organization that follows the traditional rituals of the Triads and elects a leader every two years.

Later, the power of "Heshenghe" which split from "Hehetu" was slightly greater than that of "Hehetu".

In today's Kowloon,

The local triad gang is led by "Wo Shing Wo", which is the strongest and has the largest number of members.

In addition to "He Sheng He",

There are two other forces that should not be underestimated, and although the latter two developed later, they have already shown a trend of catching up.

Dai Li had a favorite student named Xiang Qian.

Born in Lufeng County, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province in 1907, he was awarded the rank of Major General of the Military Control Commission.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he sneaked into Kowloon to carry out espionage activities. In order to conceal his identity as a spy, he founded the Ngee Ann Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Taiping Peak Sports Club, the Ngee Ann Company, the Sun On Company, etc. in Kowloon, and made huge profits by sponsoring gambling and collecting protection fees.

In 1947, the British government in Kowloon cancelled the registration of the Ngee Ann Chamber of Commerce and Industry because of its involvement in triad activities.

At the age of 40, Xiang Qian changed the name of the organization to "Xin'an Company."

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In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek suffered successive defeats in the three major battles, and eventually collapsed and fled overseas.

5 month 27 day.

The 60-year-old Du Yuesheng bid farewell to Huang Jinrong who stayed in the mountains and seas, and boarded a passenger ship bound for Kowloon with more than 100 of his men.

Leaving Shanhai Beach this time was different from the last time. The last time he left was to come back better, but this time he knew it would be a farewell forever.

Standing on the deck, looking at the mountains and beaches gradually disappearing into the distance, Du Yuesheng couldn't help but feel mixed emotions and sigh.

The past 47 years of events flashed before my eyes, and all the glory, wealth, merits, demerits, and right and wrong were washed away like rain and wind.

There is even a hint of the heroic spirit of "leaving the place after the work is done, leaving all achievements and fame hidden".

This was Du Yuesheng's second time to Kowloon. Even a tycoon like him who could call the shots had to seek refuge in the mountains and seas. One can imagine how many pro-Chiang Kai-shek people came to Kowloon to seek refuge.

Not to mention the defeat of the Kuomintang...

At that time, nearly 10,000 defeated KMT soldiers came to Kowloon, among them was a famous figure in the war of resistance against Japan - Ge Zhaohuang! !

Du Yuesheng came to Kowloon mainly for retirement, which was hardly a dragon crossing the river. But Ge Zhaohuang's coming to Kowloon was a real dragon crossing the river!

Ge Zhaohuang, born in 1894, was 13 years older than Xiang Qian and held a higher official rank than Xiang Qian.

In 1942, Ge Zhaohuang joined the Military Control Commission and made great military achievements:

In 1944, he assassinated Chen Yaozu, a high-ranking official of the Wang Puppet Government in Guangdong Province. Chen Yaozu was the younger brother of Wang Jingwei's wife Chen Bijun.

In 1945, he destroyed the Japanese-backed Hongmen organization of the "Southwest Headquarters of the Five Continents Overseas Chinese Hongmen" and took over the organization by calling himself the "Hongmen Protector".

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ge Zhaohuang changed the name of his headquarters to the Hongmen Loyalty Society and placed it under the command of the Military Control Commission.

In October 1949, the People's Liberation Army marched straight into Guangzhou and occupied it.

Ge Zhaohuang and nearly 10,000 defeated Kuomintang soldiers flocked into Kowloon and gathered in the Sai Wan area of ​​Kowloon.

These defeated soldiers of the National Army had nothing to do during the day and wandered around watching the fun. Some of them had no food to eat and started stealing and robbing. At night, they spread oil paper or blankets on the ground under the eaves of houses on the roadside and slept.

In order to accommodate these unstable elements, the British Hong Kong authorities set up a so-called refugee camp on Mount Davis west of Kowloon Island.

The refugee camp is very simple. There is not even a wooden house. Instead, there are tents built with various items. The tents are scattered all over the hilltop. There is a lack of public facilities and people urinate and defecate everywhere.

The stench is even worse when the sun is shining brightly.

When it rains, the ground is muddy and even if you cover it with straw bags, they will soon rot.

But these unstable elements are still unstable.

In June 1950, the remnants of the National Army in Mount Davis clashed with the people of Kowloon, and soon hundreds of people started fighting. The incident resulted in more than 6 young people from Kowloon being injured.

In order to avoid further unrest, the British Hong Kong authorities abolished the Mount Davis refugee camp and established the Tiu Keng Leng refugee camp in the relatively remote Devil's Hill in Kowloon, opposite Tseung Kwan O.

How could the remnants of the National Army be willing to live in huts on the top of the mountain?

What’s more, there are many officers from Whampoa Military Academy among them!

Let them do odd jobs, look at other people's eyes, and earn a meager income???

In the words of Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty or give me death.”

So, former National Army Lieutenant General Ge Zhaohuang stepped forward and founded "14K".

"14K" refers to the birthplace of "14K", namely No. 14, Baohua Road, Xiguan, Guangzhou City, which is the base founded by Ge Zhaohuang in Guangzhou.

K is the first letter of the Kuomintang’s English name, KuoMinTang, and also refers to K gold (Karat). K gold is harder than ordinary gold, implying the strength of the organization.

"14K" quickly established its territory in Kowloon. After all, the members of the organization had received military training and hand-to-hand combat training, had rich practical experience, and had been through many battles.

You are not afraid of rain of bullets and flying shells, but you are afraid of gangsters???

The Sun Yee On, which also has the genes of the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau, gathered a lot of defeated soldiers when the Kuomintang army was completely defeated, and became even stronger.

Since then,

"Sun Yee On" and "14K" have become the two major gangs in Kowloon.

The local gang is headed by "Wo Shing Wo", but faced with the "Sun Yee On" and "14K" who dare to fight and kill, have strong individual combat capabilities, and are very aggressive, even "Wo Shing Wo" can only temporarily avoid the limelight and be inferior to the two gangs.

The above information was collected by Chen Xueru during this period of time.

When Wu Youde went to Kowloon at the beginning of the year, he also learned about these things through the Le family in Kowloon and Governor Grantham.

In addition to these, Chen Xueru also revealed the latest situation in Kowloon in the letter.

Since the end of last year,

The founder of "14K" Ge Zhaohuang died of cerebral hemorrhage. After several months of chaos, his son Ge Zhixiong ascended to the throne of the leader of "14K" in February this year.

But the gang has begun to split. Ge Zhixiong is only the nominal boss. The 36 branch organizations are independent of each other and call themselves "14K" to the outside world.

In other words, the current "14K" is no longer the "14K" that once could suppress the local "Triad" in Kowloon. It has almost become a pile of loose sand, its strength has been greatly reduced, and it is no longer as strong as before.

This year too,

Xiang Qian was expelled from Hong Kong by the British government, and he only took his most favored third wife to Taiwan.

So far,

"14K" was taken over by Ge Zhixiong, and a new chapter began in the Kowloon underworld.

Oh, by the way, Xiang Huayan has several younger brothers, one of whom is called Huaqiang and the other is called Huasheng.

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After reading this,

Wu Youde has a better understanding of the current situation of community organizations in Kowloon. He did not expect that within just one year, both companies would have changed their leaders.

It goes without saying that the social groups in Kowloon will become even more chaotic, rampant, and domineering in the future!

But victory is easier in chaos, and only in confusion can there be opportunities.

Chen Xueru said in the letter that Yang Ergou and Xu Damao are currently in a branch of "He Sheng He" and that Yang Ergou has become a "red stick" in the branch with his extremely ferocious fighting ability.

Responsible for an area of ​​a street.

As for Xu Damao, he was with Yang Ergou, acting as his "white paper fan" and giving him advice.

See here,

Wu Youde nodded secretly. With Yang Ergou's strength, he was more than qualified to be a "Red Stick", and it was even a bit of a waste of talent.

One year is not a slow period for the two to develop to this point.

As for why the two joined "He Sheng He", Wu Youde knew it.

He once learned from Li Yaochen that Li Yaochen was also a member of the Hongmen in the past and his seniority was not low, but later all the Hongmen in mainland China were scattered overseas.

It is reasonable to think that when Yang Ergou arrived in Kowloon, he would contact some of his master's old friends and use them as a stepping stone to join the team.

……

In the second half of the letter,

Chen Xueru talked about the specific support plan. The first step is investment, or recruiting.

She provided Yang Ergou with money so that he could win the hearts of the people, recruit followers, purchase equipment and expand his power.

The second step is to expand to surrounding streets.

There are two methods of expansion: bribery and suppression.

Seeing this, Wu Youde laughed.

Boss Chen has become more and more adept at using the carrot in one hand and the stick in the other. He has mastered it to perfection.

As for the third step,

Chen Xueru said that the social organizations in Kowloon are very chaotic now, and several major forces are fighting among themselves, including "Wo Shing Wo". Several factions are fighting openly and secretly and are unwilling to submit to each other.

When Yang Ergou expands his power, there is a high probability that no one will care.

If there are factions within "He Sheng He" that are not tolerated, she will still use the two methods of bribery or suppression. Otherwise, she will indirectly pay tribute to the incense master of the hall to which Yang Ergou belongs, so that the other party will come forward to protect her.

We will deal with it based on the specific circumstances at that time.

About the community,

Chen Xueru stopped here and Wu Youde nodded repeatedly, looking very satisfied.

This plan is very reasonable and feasible. It also predicts possible crises in the future and provides responses.

"It seems that letting go is indeed the right thing to do..."

Wu Youde laughed and muttered to himself.

Letting Chen Xueru, Yang Ergou, Xu Damao and others develop on their own will save both worry and effort, and it seems to be a good idea at the moment.

At the end of the letter,

Chen Xueru finally talked about her business plan, which made Wu Youde feel a little relieved. He was really worried that Chen Xueru would go astray.

how to say?

Developing a community is just a stopgap measure. In today's Kowloon, only if you have your own knife in your hand can your business develop smoothly and your life be harmonious and happy.

But we cannot stick to one path until the end. After a few decades, all the arrogant societies will be suppressed one by one and disappear completely.

Only business is king!

This is also the right way!!

But he saw that Chen Xueru was writing about how the society should be developed...how to grab territory...

Every word between the lines can make people feel excited!

That’s right, it’s exciting!

Wu Youde could clearly sense that Boss Chen was very interested in forming a gang to grab territory...

That's why he was a little worried.

However, when he saw that Chen Xueru still mentioned her business plan in the end, Wu Youde knew that she was still clear-headed and did not put the cart before the horse.

Chen Xueru said in the letter that after several months of investigation and understanding, the first industry she planned to get involved in was ports.

"You are right. There is a natural deep-water harbor here. The harbor is wide and deep, the sea is calm, there is no siltation or freezing, and there are many passages.

This innate condition is really great!

I have consulted many people in the shipping industry, and they all said that Kowloon’s deep-water port is one of the best in the world! ”

"I've decided to build the port first!"

Chen Xueru said this in the letter.

She also said that the current dock facilities at Victoria Harbour are outdated and few in number, occupying only a small part of the entire Victoria Harbour.

She plans to first take over a section of Victoria Harbour and invest in the construction of a new port and a new dock. She has already discussed the plan with Grantham, who has expressed support and welcome.

Now all that remains is the price of the Bay Land and the support from the Hong Kong Eagle Government…

After reading it, Wu Youde pondered for a long time.

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