Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 347: Chinatown (5)
The first Chinese associations and organizations that landed in North America are all under the name triad, which is the rumored "Hong'men' brothers." . .
As for the origin of Hong's gate, there are many legends in the society. Among the more mainstream ones, Zheng Chenggong's subordinate Chen Jinnan founded the "Tiandihui", the South Shaolin Hong'men five ancestor said during the Kangxi period, and the Fujian Yunlong monk founded during the Yongqian period Say.
At present, it can be confirmed that this organization originated from the famous anti-Qing organization "Tiandihui" during the Kang, Qianlong and Yong period. Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi are their main areas of activity.
As for the name "Triad Society", it was originally taken from the confluence of the three rivers of Guangdong, "Dongjiang", "Xijiang", and "Beijiang", so there are phrases such as "Sanhe River Flow" in the gang cuts. At the same time, the name also implies the congregation of the three talents of "heaven, earth and man" in ancient philosophy, implying that they were born out of the "Heaven and Earth Society" in their early years.
Actually, the triad society was in the middle of Daoguang period when it was founded. It can be said that there is not much connection with the "Heaven and Earth Society" during the Kang Yong period. In essence, it is some people with anti-Qing thoughts, under the name of "Heaven and Earth Society". The secret organization created.
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the Triad Society launched several uprisings in Guangdong. The members of the uprising called themselves "Hong Bing". The "Hong" here refers to the "Hong'men'", unlike the Hongtian King. Any relationship.
At that time, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was the "six no" governor Ye Mingchen. Don't look at this academician's ugliness in the Second Opium War, but when he encountered the problem of suppressing the rebellious "chaotic" people, he suddenly changed. Become a fierce and courageous butcher.
The leadership of the triad and the main members of the meeting were slaughtered by the Manchu and Qing army, and the remnants fled to the countryside and dormant among the people.
After the end of the two crows, the Qing government began to form local militia groups in Foshan and Zhaoqing. Many members of the "triad" became the backbone of these militia groups, and the "Hong'men'" was able to resurrect on this basis. .
However, because the high-level leaders have almost destroyed the entire army, the Hongmen triad organization is also in the process of survival, and some transformations have gradually taken place, although the "door" regulations still retain the "anti-qingshuiming" Ideas, but more about strict hierarchy and gang rules, and no longer have the previous political demands.
As mentioned earlier, in the coolie trade in Guangdong, triad disciples played a very important role. They and the Chinese brokers who practiced the coolie were embarrassed as ‘rapeers’, deceiving many innocent people. When they discovered that "Golden Mountain" was really a golden mountain, it was of course inevitable that gang forces would penetrate the Americas.
The triad members who arrived in North America for the first time regarded this land as an "impossible place." This is true of the so-called "the emperor is far away from the sky".
These thugs who like to dance knives and sticks and fight bravely on weekdays soon discovered the value of their existence and began to become active in the battle between the various clubs and clubs. Soon He made his reputation.
The conflicts and even fights caused by regional conflicts actually started in the early days of the gold rush.
California's coolies mainly come from the Guangdong region. At that time, the people in Guangdong were very strong in their temperament, and they were all about loyalty in everything, and at the same time they couldn't bear the slightest grievance, so they were extremely impulsive and often ignored behavior. The consequences, so that it is often too late to regret afterwards.
At that time, the convention halls often gathered the coolie members underneath, either for the purpose of occupying the site or entangled in commercial interests, and engaged in **** battles with real swords and guns.
Some clubs even hire veterans from the United States to help train a Chinese foreign gun team, but the purpose is only to gain the upper hand in fighting with another club.
Each coolie battle will result in casualties ranging from five to six people to more than a dozen people. For example, the use of foreign guns mentioned earlier caused more than 30 casualties in just fifteen minutes. For those opponents who are still holding a self-made spear and iron fork, even the old-style front-loaded musket is enough to cause a massacre.
At that time, it was the assembly halls that mastered the force of the Chinese community. After 1850, the assembly halls merged with each other, and they were reduced from the eight schools at the peak to six, which is the six in later generations. The era of big companies.
However, when the triad forces appeared on the stage, the force in these guild halls was somewhat insufficient.
The original purpose of Hong'Men' was to establish the entrance to the public to protect the rights of ordinary coolies and no longer be oppressed by those convention halls and clubs. Triads don’t care about the clan and native place of the members at all. As long as they are willing to join, they are regarded as "Hong'men' brothers", and they are protected by "Hong'men". They will never allow anyone to bully at will, so the lower-level coolies enthusiastically join. The strength expanded extremely rapidly.
The so-called "fighters" hired by the club at that time were not at all an opponent of professional triad fighters. The latter were always striving for the first time when they encountered problems.
The Six Congress Halls were ultimately defeated in this battle. They could only give up part of their interests and chose to compromise and coexist with Hong's Gate. The clubs no longer blocked members from joining Hong's Gate's organization. At the same time, the Chinese community The various trades and industries in the area are divided by region every month, and they begin to pay "protection fees" to their respective churches.
The "protection fee" system of the later Hong Kong gangs was completely copied from the North American triad, because the early Hong Kong gang leaders were basically the returnees of the North American triad.
"Zhi Gong Tang" was originally called "Hong Shun Tang". When the local government registered, it was renamed Zhi Gong Tang in order to prevent the Qing court's embassies from getting frustrated.
But don’t think that the "Zhi Gongtang" at this time is a revolutionary organization. Although there were many Hong'men' children of Zhi Gongtang in the year of 1911, they devoted themselves to the anti-Qing revolution, but it is undeniable that they were established in Zhi Gongtang. In the early days, it was completely a triad group.
Zhi Gongtang, like other Hong’s gates, has formed an “axe boy” and a “protection team”. The former is responsible for fighting with other tangkous, while the latter collects protection fees from merchants on the site.
Like all triad halls, Zhi Gongtang is also involved in the business of various black ‘color’ industries, especially the business of prostitutes, casinos and opium smoking parlors.
Documents record that Zhi Gongtang in Victoria, Canada even sent someone to assassinate a Canadian priest, because the other party exposed to the police that Zhi Gongtang had been trafficking Chinese prostitutes for a long time.
This murder case shocked the entire North American society. The Canadian police seized a large number of internal documents brought to court, such as the life and death contract signed with the subordinate killer. As a result, all walks of life in North America began to pay attention to the public security issues in the Chinese community. .
The civil war at the gates of Hong's Gate in North America began in 1880 and lasted until 1938. The battlefields spread throughout the United States and Canada. During these 58 years, thousands of people were ignored. Not to mention casualties, the economic losses caused by the destruction of Chinese communities in various places are astronomical.
The most serious thing is that because of this senseless gang war, a large number of immigrants have to choose to leave the Chinese community, and even drag their families back home.
Take the Chinese community in San Francisco as an example. The resident population of San Francisco’s Chinatown once reached more than 30,000. By the end of the war, there were only 12,000 Chinese who remained in Chinatown.
In 1906, an unprecedented earthquake of magnitude 7.8 broke out in San Francisco. The Chinatown community was almost razed to the ground. The Chinese diaspora suffered heavy casualties. The buildings destroyed by the earthquake included all brothels, casinos and cigarettes. The museum almost halted the family business accumulated by the San Francisco Triad in half a century.
However, the various halls whose vitality was severely damaged were not as quiet as people imagined. Instead, taking advantage of the opportunity of community reconstruction after the earthquake, they began to re-divide the territory of power, and the fighting became more intense.
Looking at this war with almost no end in sight, the result will only make everyone die together. The **** disputes between the halls have seriously threatened the survival of the people in the Chinese community. If this internal friction is not stopped, it will definitely make outsiders. The fisherman profited.
So with the efforts of the leaders of the convention halls and chambers of commerce, in the end, only the eight remaining entrances of San Francisco reached an armistice agreement, agreeing that any gang disputes since then will be'handed over' to the special'door' The establishment of the "Peace General Association" conducted arbitration and mediation, and from this beginning at least in San Francisco Chinatown, the Chinese diaspora ushered in the long-awaited peace.
"I have seen them fighting in the streets. These Chinese mafia are all horny, but they are all afraid of the "white devil" now." Clay said that he put the cigarette **** in the ashtray and twisted The steering wheel turned on a side street~IndoMTL.com~White Devil? "Welbey tilted his head and looked at the back of the driver's head.
"Inspector John Jack Manian, a tough old police officer. He has been leading the Chinatown police force for 20 years." Clay finished speaking and blew his horn twice, urging the vehicle in front to speed up. At a little speed, the traffic on this street is still blocked.
Welbey opened the small wine cabinet between the front seats and took out a glass.
"I remember that you suggested to me before, ‘make time’ to visit this inspector." Verbe said.
The driver nodded his head and replied: "Yes, I think if he helps, we can save a lot of things.".
"I don't think a police chief can help our plan." Welby pulled off the crystal cork and set it aside, then picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass of water.
"He is still very useful, I think you may have forgotten the United States..." Cray said halfway through and suddenly stepped on the brakes, then he poked his head out of the car window: "Hey, look Point the way, you idiot hillbilly!". The driver roared and added to the guy crossing the road in front of the car.
The man still wanted to give something back, but seeing this magnificent luxury car, the people on it were obviously not someone he could afford, so he speeded up his pace and got into the crowd.
"Sorry, sir, these Yankees have never learned to behave." Clay turned his head and said apologetically to Welbe, who was wiping his pants.
"It's okay, what do you want to say before..." Fortunately, there was not a lot of water spilled, and Welbe threw his handkerchief into the wine cabinet.
"Oh, what I want to say is, do you remember from the United States?" Clay skillfully puts in the gear.
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