Battle of the Third Reich

The earliest Chinese societies that landed in North America were nominally affiliated with the Triad, also known as the "Hongmen Brothers".

Regarding the origin of Hongmen, there are many legends in the society. The more mainstream ones are the creation of the "Heaven and Earth Society" by Chen Chengnan, a subordinate of Zheng Chenggong, the five ancestors of Hongmen in southern Shaolin during the Kangxi period, and the establishment of the Yunlong monk in Fujian during the Yonggan period.

What can be confirmed at present is that this organization originated from the well-known anti-Qingtian organization "Kangdi Association" in the Kangganyong era. Fujian and Guangxi are their main activities.

As for the name "Triad", this was taken from the confluence of the three rivers of "Dongjiang", "Xijiang" and "Beijiang" in Guangdong, so there are phrases such as "Sanhe River Water Million Years" in the gang incision, and the name It also implies the meaning of the combination of the three talents of "heaven and earth" in ancient philosophy, indicating that they were born out of the "heaven and earth society" in their early years.

In fact, when the triad was founded, it was already in the middle period of Daoguang. It can be said that it has no much connection with the "Heaven and Earth Society" during the Kang and Yong years. In fact, some people with anti-clear thoughts came up with the name of "Heaven and Earth Society". Secret associations.

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the Triad launched several uprisings in Guangdong. The members of the uprising called themselves "Hong Bing", where "Hong" refers to "Hong Men", which has nothing to do with that Hong Tianwang.

At that time, it was Ye Mingchen, the governor of the "Six Nos", who was sitting in the two provinces and Guangdong. Don't look at the bachelor's ugliness in the Second Opium War, but when he encountered the problem of suppressing and rebelling against the "random people", he suddenly became a fierce and bold. Killer butcher.

The triad leadership and the main force in the meeting were slaughtered by the Qing army, and the remaining elements fled the country and lay dormant among the people.

After the end of the Second Crow, the Qing court began to form local groups in Foshan and Zhaoqing. Many members of the "Triad Society" transformed into the backbone of these groups, and "Hongmen" was able to resurrect on this basis.

However, because the high-level leaders were almost wiped out, the Hongmen Triad Society is also in the process of seeking survival, and some transformations have gradually occurred. Although the concept of "anti-clearing and resurrecting" is still retained in the door rules, more is The strict hierarchy and gang rules no longer have the earlier political demands.

As mentioned earlier, triad members play a very important role in Guangdong's coolie trade. They and the hardworking Chinese brokers are embarrassed, and fraud has hurt many innocent people. When they discovered that "Golden Mountain" was really a Golden Mountain, the penetration of gang forces into the Americas was of course inevitable.

The triad members who first arrived in North America regarded this land as an "unable land", as is the so-called "Tian Gao Emperor Far".

These ordinary thugs who like to dance with swords and make good fights, soon discovered their own value of existence, and began to become active in the battle between various clubs and clubs, and soon developed their own reputation.

Conflicts and even armed conflicts caused by regional conflicts have actually begun at the beginning of the gold rush era.

California’s coolie mainly came from the Guangdong region. At that time, the people of Guangdong were very strong-hearted, and they were always loyal to everything. At the same time, they were not to be aggrieved at all. Therefore, it is extremely easy to be impulsive in case of incidents. The night of regret.

At that time, the conference halls were always fighting for the site or commercial interests, and they would often gather the hardworking members underneath and launch **** fighting with real swords and guns.

Some clubs even hire American veterans to help train a Chinese-style foreign gun team, but the purpose is only to gain the upper hand in fighting with another club.

Every coolie fight will cause casualties ranging from five or six to more than ten. For example, the use of foreign guns mentioned above caused more than 30 casualties in just 15 minutes because An opponent with a self-made spear and iron fork, even an old-style front-loaded smoothbore gun, is enough to create a massacre.

It was the convention halls that controlled the Chinese community’s force during that period. After 1850, the halls merged with each other, shrinking from eight to six at the highest peak, which is the era of the six major companies in later generations. .

However, when the triad forces came on stage, the force in the hands of these halls was not enough.

The purpose of Hongmen's initial establishment of Tangkou was to publicize to protect the rights and interests of ordinary coolies and no longer be bullied by those halls and clubs. The Triad does not care about the clan and origin of its members at all. As long as they are willing to join, they are regarded as "Hongmen Brothers" and protected by "Hongmen". No one is allowed to be bullied at will. rapid.

At the time, the so-called "beater" hired by the Guild Hall was not an opponent of the triad professional thugs at all. The latter all fought for themselves when they were in trouble.

The Sixth Congress Hall finally defeated in this battle, and could only give up some of its interests. It chose to co-exist with Hongmen Tangkou. The Hall no longer prevented members from joining the Hongmen organization. At the same time, all walks of life in the Chinese community, each The month is divided into regions, and the “protection fee” begins to be paid to their respective subordinates.

The "protection fee" system of later generations of Hong Kong gangs was completely copied from the North American Triad, because the early gang leaders in Hong Kong were basically returned children of the North American Triad.

"Zhi Gong Tang" was actually called "Hong Shun Tang". When the local government registered, in order to avoid the Qing embassy embassy abroad, it was renamed Zhi Gong Tang.

But don’t think that the “zhigongtang” is a revolutionary organization at this time. Although there were many Hongmen children under the Zhigongtang in 1911, they had devoted themselves to the revolutionary cause of the Qing Dynasty. It's all a triad society.

Zhigongtang, like other Hongmen’s entrances, formed “Axe Aberdeen” and “Protection Team”. The former is responsible for fighting with other entrances, while the latter collects protection fees from the merchants on the site.

Like all triad hall entrances, Zhigong Hall is also involved in various black industries, especially the business of brothels, casinos and opium houses.

It is documented that Zhigongtang, Victoria, Canada even sent someone to assassinate a Canadian priest, because the police revealed to the police that Zhigongtang has long been selling and selling Chinese prostitutes.

The murder shocked the entire North American society. The Canadian police seized a large number of internal documents to the public hall, such as the life and death contract signed with the subordinate killer, which led all North American communities to pay attention to the law and order of the Chinese community.

The civil war in Hongmen, North America, continued from 1880 to 1938, and the battlefields were all over the United States and Canada. During these 58 years, thousands of casualties were left aside, just It is the destruction of the Chinese communities everywhere, and the economic loss caused by it is an astronomical figure.

The most serious is that because of this meaningless gang war, a large number of immigrants have to choose to leave the Chinese community, or even drag home to return home.

Taking the Chinese community in San Francisco as an example, the population of San Francisco Chinatown was once as high as 30,000, and at the end of the battle, there were only 12,000 Chinese remaining in Chinatown.

The unprecedented 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck in San Francisco in 1906. The community of Chinatown was almost razed to the ground. The Chinese nationals suffered heavy casualties. The buildings destroyed by the earthquake, including all brothels, casinos and smoking halls, were almost In one fell swoop, the family business accumulated by the San Francisco Triad in half a century has been eliminated.

However, the various places where the vitality was badly wounded did not die down as people thought. Instead, the opportunity to rebuild the community after the earthquake began to re-divide the territory of power, and the fighting became more intensified.

Looking at this war with almost no end in sight, the result will only let everyone die together. The **** disputes between the mouths have seriously threatened the survival of the Chinese people. If you do not stop this internal friction, it will definitely benefit foreign fishermen. .

Therefore, with the efforts of the conference halls and chamber of commerce gangsters, in the end, only the remaining eight halls of San Francisco reached an armistice agreement, agreeing that any gang disputes since then will be handed over to the specially established "Peace Council". Arbitration and mediation began, at least in the Chinatown of San Francisco, where the overseas Chinese ushered in the long-awaited peace.

"I've seen them fighting on the streets. These Chinese mafia are all ruthless characters, but they are now afraid of the "white devil." Clay said, put the cigarette butts in the ashtray, twisted the steering wheel and turned a horizontal street.

"White Devil?" Welbe tilted his head and looked at the back of the driver's head.

"It's John Jack Manion, an old police officer with a tough style. He has led the Chinatown Police Force for twenty years." Clay said after honking the horn twice, urging the vehicle in front to speed up a bit. The traffic on this street is still the same.

Welbe opened the small wine cabinet between the front seats and took out a glass.

"I remember you advised me before to make time to visit this inspector." Welbe said.

The driver nodded and replied: "Yes, I think if he helps, he can save us a lot of things.".

"I don't think a police officer can help our plan." Welbey pulled out the crystal stopper 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 that he suddenly stepped on the brakes halfway, and then he poked his head out of the window: "Hey, look at the way, You idiot country man!". The driver growled and added wicked words to the guy crossing the road from the front of the car.

The man wanted to say something, but when he saw this magnificent limousine, the person on it was obviously not able to afford it, so he accelerated his steps into the flow of people.

"Sorry, sir, these Yankees have never learned to follow the rules." Cray turned back, apologizing to Verbe, who was wiping his pants down.

"It's okay, what do you want to say in front..." Fortunately, not much water was spilled, and Welby threw his handkerchief into the wine cabinet.

"Oh, what I want to say is, do you remember the American Exclusion Act?" Cray hangs up the gear skillfully.

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