Traveling through the Republic of China to become a special agent, the system is very easy for me

With Du Yuesheng's caution and Zhang Xiaotian's boldness, their business in "pornography, gambling and drugs" is getting better and better.

Once, Huang Jinlong beat the son of Shanghai warlord Lu Yongxiang without knowing it, and Lu Yongxiang arrested Huang Jinlong in anger.

Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaotian established connections with Lu Yongxiang through their former friend Zhang Zaiyang, who had become the governor of Zhejiang Province and was a friend of the Zhejiang Military Academy.

Not only did he rescue Huang Jinlong, but he also got to know a group of warlords and bureaucrats in Shanghai and its surrounding areas. As a result, they all joined forces to do the opium business, which became even more prosperous.

As a result, Huang Jinlong became sworn brothers with Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaotian.

This is how the “three big tycoons” of Shanghai came together.

In 1920, the three men jointly opened the Sanxin Company, which sold opium, forced women of good families into prostitution, and acted tyrannically.

Zhang Xiaotian was therefore called the "Three Colors Tycoon", the so-called "three colors" referring to yellow: running a brothel.

Black: Selling opium and opening opium dens.

White: murder and opening a gambling house.

These are all Zhang Xiaotian's specialties. It can be said that in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, Zhang Xiaotian was definitely a ruthless and well-known figure.

On April 1927, 4, President Chiang launched a purge. The three tycoons also organized the "China Progress Association" in Shanghai and, together with Chiang Kai-shek's army, suppressed the Red Party and leaders of the workers' movement in Shanghai.

The three tycoons were thus transformed from gangsters into government officials, and were also awarded the rank of major general senator of the National Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

Soon, they got involved in financial industries such as banking, becoming both financiers and industrialists.

In 1932, Zhang Xiaotian became a supervisor of the Shanghai Chinese Cotton and Cloth Exchange. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he instructed his followers to organize the "New Asia Peace Promotion Association" to purchase military supplies to support the enemy and make a fortune in the national crisis.

In 1937, the Japanese army launched the August Incident.

By late October, the war situation had worsened and the president was ready to abandon Shanghai.

In order to prevent the "Three Big Brothers of the Green Gang" from being used by the Japanese and puppet forces, he invited Huang Jinlong, Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaotian to go to Hong Kong together.

The ranking of the "three tycoons" was originally Huang, Zhang, and Du, but in the mid-1930s it became Du, Huang, and Zhang.

Zhang Xiaotian debuted earlier than Du Yuesheng and was one generation older than Du Yuesheng. He was always dissatisfied with Du Yuesheng being the boss.

When Chiang Kai-shek was planning his retreat, Zhang Xiaotian believed that Shanghai was a city of mixed Chinese and foreigners, with various forces intertwined. It would be easy for the Japanese to capture but difficult to rule, so they would inevitably have to win over and use gang leaders.

Among the three tycoons, Huang Jinlong has made it clear that he will not work for the Japanese. Du Yuesheng went to Hong Kong, and this was a good opportunity for him to dominate Shanghai.

In early November 1937, Shanghai fell.

General Matsui, commander of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force, quickly won over Zhang Xiaotian, reached an agreement with him, and supported him.

Afterwards, Zhang Xiaotian arranged for his disciples to coerce people from all walks of life to "coexist and prosper" with the Japanese. He suppresses anti-Japanese and national salvation activities and captures and kills patriotic people.

In the name of the chairman of the "New Asia Peace Promotion Association", he sent people to other places to purchase food, cotton, coal, and medicines for the Japanese army, forcibly lowering prices and even armed robbery. He also took the opportunity to recruit soldiers and disciples.

With the support of the Japanese, he became the leading figure of the Green Gang, and became a thorn in the eyes of the Shancheng faction.

Yuan Ye heard from Chu Yuntian that Zhang Xiaotian was also the target of sanctions ordered by the principal himself.

The Shanghai Station Operations Department took two actions against him, but both were unsuccessful.

One time, the Intelligence Department learned that Zhang Xiaotian went to the club on the fifth floor of Daxin Company to gamble every night, and after finishing his gambling, he went home in two cars with more than ten bodyguards.

Zhang Xiaotian's motorcade had to pass through an intersection on its way home, and if they encountered a red light, the car would definitely stop.

After Wang Tianwang and Chu Yuntian discussed, they decided to start here.

To be on the safe side, they sent someone to tamper with the light wires so that the red light could be turned on as soon as Zhang Xiaotian's car arrived.

Everything went as planned and the red light came on as the convoy passed by.

The Military Control Commission team members fired fiercely at the vehicle. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaotian's driver stepped on the accelerator, ran a red light, and sped away.

Zhang Xiaotian's car body was protected by steel plates, and the car window glass was also unbreakable bulletproof glass. Although he was shot, it was not serious and Zhang Xiaotian escaped with his life!

Another time, the Intelligence Department learned that Zhang Xiaotian's relative Yu Yefeng invited Zhang Xiaotian to the Xinxin Stage box the next day to watch the performance of the famous Peking Opera actor Xin Yanqiu.

So the Military Control Commission's action team ambushed in a box upstairs of the Xinxin Stage that night, and the box next to it was where Yu Yefeng was.

But the show was almost over and Zhang Xiaotian didn't show up, so the action team assassinated Yu Yefeng.

When Zhang Xiaolin learned about this, he felt hatred and fear. He stayed at home all day and asked the Japanese for a military police squad. He also arranged double guards inside and outside the gate. No visitor was allowed to enter without his consent.

From then on, he lived in seclusion and behaved much more honestly. The Shanghai station did not find an opportunity to take action against him for a while, and later they were busy sanctioning other important targets, so they temporarily ignored him.

Chai Ruhai disagreed with Yuan Ye's words and said:

"It's a different time now, maybe Mayor Fu didn't dare to touch Zhang Xiaotian's piece of cake.

However, ever since the Military Control Commission began to plan to kill Zhang Xiaotian, he has become much more low-key and is not as active as before, which makes the Japanese somewhat dissatisfied with him.

So Mayor Fu felt that this was an opportunity. He already had grudges with the three Shanghai tycoons, so he took the opportunity to take back the police power in the area where the road was built beyond the boundary, got his hands on this piece of fat meat, and made Zhang Xiaotian give up some of the profits.

In fact, Mayor Fu is not the only one who thinks so. Others are also eager to try.

Shi Kai, you definitely can’t imagine it.”

Yuan Ye thought, this person must be quite powerful, but he just didn't know who he was?