Chapter 103 second quarter

Struggling around, struggling in the afterglow In the constant passive beating, Du Yuesheng gradually regained his strength.After all, he has a complete team in Shanghai, and a group of competent people who have been carefully cultivated for many years.Du Yuesheng kept a low profile to adapt to the new situation, and at the same time worked hard to rebuild the honor of "famous people". First, he began to clean up Wu Shaoshu through Dai Li, the most reliable close friend of the upper echelons of the Kuomintang.Dai Li, who was in charge of liquidating the traitors, seized the ironclad evidence that Wu Shaoshu had privately released Shao Shijun, the puppet director of the Shanghai Taxation Bureau, to seek money, and reported it to Chiang Kai-shek for the crime of "indulging a traitor and swallowing up property". Wu Shaoshu was replaced as deputy mayor, and then the director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Social Affairs was dismissed, and Wu Kaixian, a member of the Central Committee who was close to Du Yuesheng, succeeded him.Wu Shaoshu fell into a slump from then on, and Du Yuesheng was able to recover the face lost due to "being bullied by his apprentice" and let out a bad breath.

In December 1946, the election of the chairman of the Senate was held in Shanghai.Du Yuesheng knew that he was not supported by the Kuomintang, but he wanted to show his strength and popularity, and was determined to win the post of speaker with a high number of votes, and then resign gracefully.After the operation of disciples from all walks of life, there was a tendency of "unanimous election" for a while.When the votes were counted for the election, Du Yuesheng expected that his name would be sung all the way to the end. Unexpectedly, there were more than 40 blank votes out of a total of 180 votes. Although he was still elected, the result was far from Du Yuesheng's expectations.Amid the applause, Du Yuesheng stood up to speak. He was no longer interested in talking loudly according to the prepared speech. He only repeatedly stated that his health was not good and his administrative experience was not sufficient. The "resignation" drama ended hastily, and 180 councilors accepted the resignation with "Mr. Du's attitude is humble and restrained, and his resignation is firm and sincere", and Pan Gongzhan, a member of CC sent by the Kuomintang, was elected on the spot as Shanghai City Speaker.

Beginning in August 1948, in order to save the ruling crisis, Chiang Kai-shek, with Chiang Ching-kuo as a special commissioner, went to Shanghai to implement emergency financial and economic measures, and carried out activities against giant businessmen, rich households, and big bureaucrats. This activity was called "fighting tigers."Du Yuesheng knew that he had been regarded as the root cause of the complex and chaotic situation in Shanghai society, and he must bear the brunt this time. He immediately told his eldest son Du Weifan to close his Weichang Securities account and go to Beiping to escape, but his third son Du Weiping was still caught by Jiang Jingguo. —Sell 2,800 shares of Wing On Spinning Factory off the market, and then go to jail and publish it in the newspaper.Du Yuesheng, who was forced into a corner, publicly challenged at the meeting of Shanghai industrial and commercial and financial giants convened by Jiang Jingguo. He said: "I was originally a bad person, but since the president took office, he regarded me as a good person. I have never done bad things. What happened to my son I expect the authorities to investigate and verify the case and handle the case impartially. I completely obey the government. However, as we all know, the materials hoarded by the Yangtse Company are second to none in Shanghai. The prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. If you don’t come to the company’s warehouse, I can send someone to act as a guide!” After speaking, he said that he was “in poor health” and walked away.The "Yangtze Company" mentioned by Du Yuesheng refers to the Yangzi Jianye Company owned by Kong Xiangxi's eldest son Kong Lingkan and the second lady!His words immediately spread throughout Shanghai, and many people were convinced by it.When Chiang Kai-shek heard that "fighting the tiger" had hit his own head, he immediately rushed to Shanghai to order Chiang Ching-kuo not to act recklessly, and Du Weiping was also released.

In the midst of advances and retreats, gains and losses, Du Yuesheng tried his best to maintain the dignity of the "big boss", and his resentment towards the Kuomintang grew day by day.He once said to his close friend Fan Shao: "There was no justice in Shanghai when it was occupied, and there was no justice in Shanghai after victory." The means are more than ten times that of imperialism." He even said that Chiang Kai-shek used him as a chamber pot and threw it under the bed when he was done using it.After several ups and downs and struggles, he has seen through the despicable and corrupt regime of the Kuomintang. Although he also wears the chairman of the National Flour Industry Association, the National Cotton Textile Industry Association, the National Steamship Industry Association, the vice president of the Red Cross Society of China, and the Shanghai With more than 70 laurel crowns including the president of the Municipal Local Association, Du Yuesheng, who suffers from severe asthma, feels powerless.