Force is the foundation of a society. If a society lacks force, it can't control its own territory and is easy to be eliminated by other societies. In many cases, the competition between societies is mutual conflagration. If the force is not enough, it will be a dead end.
This axe is very important.
And the popularity of the second axe is also very important《 In Godfather, the old Godfather abides by the social rules, makes peace for the local Italian immigrants, never bullies men and women, and even helps the bullied widows, which makes the old Godfather deeply loved by the local people.
This is the popularity! With this popularity, the old Godfather and the whole Mafia will have a foundation and will not be eliminated so easily.
Only those societies with the lowest ability can bully men and women. Most leaders of societies have brains and know that rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. Just like the black gangs in the black community, they commit crimes outside, but when they come back to their own community, they have to send warmth to others. If an outsider dares to bully the residents in their community, they will also stand out for it.
This has at least one advantage, that is, when something happens, a large group of ordinary people are willing to provide you with shelter and perjury.
The third is lawyers.
North America is a country founded by justice, and the contradiction between people is basically determined by the court. A good lawyer can turn the black into the white, the white into the black, the guilty into the innocent, and the innocent into the guilty. Only one mouth can turn the tide. The most famous "Simpson's wife killing case" is the best display of lawyers' power.
Everyone in North America knows that Simpson killed his wife. However, Simpson has money, and the lawyer team he invited is extremely strong. He turns the world around and gets Simpson off the hook. In the end, Simpson was also punished for some crimes, but the ability of lawyers to confuse black and white also stunned the public in North America. From then on, he was full of awe for the profession of lawyers.
If a community has a lawyer who is proficient in judicial process and has strong contacts in the judicial system on the basis of force and popularity, it can occupy a place in North American society.
Hongmen has always had strong lawyers. In the 1920s, Hongmen's lawyers were even Roosevelt. Later, Roosevelt became president and led North America to win World War II. He and Hongmen had a little affection. It was a glorious time for the situ family and the most glorious time for Hongmen.
Although Yang Jiguo is far worse than Roosevelt, he is also one of the top 1000 silver lawyers in North America. There are more than 30 gold medal lawyers in North America who work for large enterprises and consortia. Second, there are more than 1000 silver lawyers all over North America. Silver lawyers are already the elite in the legal profession, at least in one state.
The father son relationship of the three members of Yang Wanli's family can actually show the reason why Yang Wanli is in charge of Hongmen. Yang Jimin, the most powerful force in Hongmen, is Yang Wanli's eldest son, while Yang Jiguo, the head lawyer of Hongmen, is Yang Wanli's youngest son. Yang Wanli himself has been doing charity all these years. During the holidays, he comforts the lonely old people and gives small gifts to the Chinese families in Chinatown. If any Chinese family is in trouble, he can help him.
Yang Wanli is popular, Yang Jimin has force, and Yang Jiguo is the embodiment of judicial power. When the father and son are united, they have the power that is hard to be shaken in Hongmen. The only reason why the situ family can't regain the power of Hongmen dragon head is that the Yang family's power is too strong.
However, in Hongmen, Yang Wanli is not alone. There are at least two forces that can compete with Yang Wanli. These two forces have no chance of winning against Yang Wanli alone, but once they unite, they can also compete with Yang Wanli. People who know well all say that there is a romance of the Three Kingdoms in Hongmen now, and Yang Wanli is the state of Wei.
So who is Shu?
It's the situ family!
The situ family used to be the master of Hongmen. There was no doubt in Hongmen that other forces of Hongmen could not challenge the situ family. However, due to internal strife, the power of the situ family declined, giving the Yang family a chance to take advantage of it. After the internal struggle, the situ family was greatly weakened and could no longer take back the leading position. However, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and the situ family is still the second largest force in Hongmen.
Tang YUELIAN, the wife of big brother situ, is now in charge of the family. Tang YUELIAN is not the original mate of situ, but the sequel of his fifty years old. At that time, Tang YUELIAN was only sixteen years old. Today, master situ has passed away for decades. As the widow of master situ, Tang YUELIAN has won the family struggle and become the leader of the family.
Tang YUELIAN looks like a shriveled old woman, leaning on the dragon's head crutch. She can't move easily. She needs two girls to help her wherever she goes. But Yang Wanli doesn't dare to underestimate Tang YUELIAN. Yang Wanli knows that Tang YUELIAN has supported a killer organization behind her. Although Tang YUELIAN doesn't show mountains and dew, she is unfathomable. As a last resort, Yang Wanli is not willing to have any conflict with Tang YUELIAN.
Tang YUELIAN is now the elder of Hongmen, second only to the leader Yang Wanli.
Tang YUELIAN's side, standing a young and old two people. The old man's name is situ Liufang. He is the youngest son of big brother situ and the son of Tang YUELIAN. He is more than 60 years old. Although situ Liufang is not good at martial arts, he is also one of Hongmen's red flower nuns. He is mainly in charge of the finance of Hongmen.
Another younger person, in his early twenties, was the speaker of the conversation with Tang YUELIAN jointly recommended by other factions of the situ family. His name was situ Feixing. Situ Feixing has a good skill. Now he works as an action director in Hollywood and is responsible for promoting Hongmen. He is a hall leader of Hongmen. However, as the leader of the hall, he has no real power.
The situ family, just like Shu, is the orthodox of Hongmen, but the decline of its power is no longer enough to compete with Yang Wanli.
Who is the state of Wu?
It turns out that in addition to the two towering trees of the Yang family and the situ family, there are also some weeds and saplings in Hongmen, which are scattered small forces and small hills. They didn't want to submit to the Yang family or the situ family, so they played the game of "wall grass". When the situ family was the only one, they helped Yang Wanli fight against the situ family. Now that the situ family is declining, they are fighting against Yang Wanli with the situ family and restraining Yang Wanli's power.
It's just like the British Empire in Europe. It's a proper dungstick!