There is a saying that justice is free from people's hearts, and there is a saying that it is not time to report it. For this evil gang, ordinary people hate it, and they wish the police uncle could be killed on the spot to avoid future trouble.
Moreover, "evil forces" are not only rampant now, but there were such gangs in ancient China. If you don't believe me, you can watch historical games, such as officials or sparrows flying into the sky.
Of course, the game belongs to the game and the reality belongs to the reality. Now it is a society ruled by law, and we should take legal procedures to solve problems. However, when it comes to the underworld in dynasty games, we have to mention the "underworld" organizations in China history.
Underworld does exist in history, but there are great differences between ancient underworld and modern underworld organizations. The only similarity is that they are underground organizations that are not recognized by the government, and the ancient underworld is much more powerful than the current underworld!
At best, these underworld organizations are wandering in the gray area for profit now, but the ancient underworld is different. In ancient times, gangs specifically targeted at the government, contending for benefits with the government (this is much stronger than what little beggars only bullied the people in modern times), and even threatened the imperial power, which was also the key target of the imperial courts in previous dynasties.
The underworld organizations in ancient times were not called "underworld", but they also had a name called "gangster". The gang here is different from the general names such as "Beggars" and "Shaolin Temple" in martial arts novels. They are organizations with specialized fields, such as three gangs.
One is the "salt gang", that is, Er Ru's "Hong Men" went to France under the slogan of "fighting against the Qing Dynasty and regaining sight", and the other is "Cao Gang" engaged in monopoly and robbery on the water.
Their existence seriously affected the operation and interests of the court, so they were also the most important targets of the court. For example, the Salt Gang, China has been a "salt and iron official camp" since ancient times, and private individuals are not allowed to operate it. Some people organized smuggling of salt on a large scale for personal interests, and salt gangs were born.
Even a lean man like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a headache. He specially held a "Salt and Iron Meeting" to discuss whether to dismiss officials and remove salt from the salt gang. The salt gang is a large organization with many branches from south to north, which ensures the smooth transportation of salt. The Salt Gang also has strict rules, and offenders are hell to pay.
From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, salt gangs always existed and were armed groups. When it comes to state affairs, it immediately becomes a rebel, so the government takes them seriously.
There are many cows in the red gang organization. This gang is all over the country. From the establishment of the Qing Dynasty to its demise, Hongbang insisted on underground anti-Qing, which lasted for 200 years. The Qing court suppressed it endlessly, which made all emperors in the Qing Dynasty have a headache. However, don't think that they set up gangs only for the national justice, but more for money and women, as Wei Xiaobao of Stephen Chow said.
Needless to say, where the money comes from, in short, it is shady.
As for Cao Gang. It developed into the most powerful gang in the Qing Dynasty. This gang originally came from grain transportation, but after four years of reform and innovation by Weng Yan, Qian Jian and Pan Qing in Yongzheng, it didn't take long to gain legal status.
In the end, even Qianlong was helpless to them, showing the power. Then slowly transformed into the so-called green gang! Therefore, it can be said that Cao Gang is the predecessor of green gang.
In fact, in order to survive for a long time, the ancient underworld needed the protection of the imperial court in addition to bleaching, so there were obvious differences between the ancient underworld and ordinary criminal gangs, and they all had their own networks and umbrellas. In a word, if the court doesn't eliminate corruption, the evil forces in the street will flourish and wildfire will never completely destroy them.