During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty's national power was about to bottom out. The northeastern region was no longer their place of prosperity. Instead, it became "fat" in the eyes of the great powers and a place where filth and evil spread.
Harbin, as an important town in Northeast China, began to "prosper" due to the construction of the Middle East Railway. Why the prosperity here is put in quotation marks and is because it is not real prosperity, but a false prosperity set off by the non-ferrous service industry.
Due to the need to build railways, many Russian technicians and workers were sent over, and then the catering and service industries boomed.
As the saying goes, "having enough food and clothing and thinking about lust", after eating and drinking, these foreign Russians will think about having some fun. After all, simply relying on the underdeveloped local non-ferrous metal industry cannot meet their needs.
As a result, a large number of Russian girls were transported over, and since then they have begun to drive the local economy and once became the leading local industry.
Although the non-ferrous industry is extremely developed, it does not serve the local people. Firstly, it is because they are too poor and cannot afford the money. Secondly, it is because tall Russian girls, even though they are in this industry, still look down on the 大清 people in their hearts and do not serve them.
doesn't provide service, but it is indispensable to deal with local people.
Who is Mao Zikai and how did he come about?
The "Mao Zikai" mentioned in the question refers to this group of big girls who came from Russia across the ocean. They stay in the hall on weekdays, sleeping until midnight every day, and then there are several kiln ladies on duty at the door every day.
Their task is to attract passing customers at the door. They are dressed up in heavy makeup, wearing Han Chinese cheongsam, black stockings popular in Europe, and holding a cigarette. A few of them are half-leaning at the door, chatting.
The reason why it is called "Mao Zi Ke" is because when they were chatting, in addition to smoking, they also chewed handfuls of melon seeds, melon seed peels and threw them on the ground, and even threw them at passers-by.
Of course, they don’t lose everyone, usually young guys passing by. As long as they stare at them intently, they will be considered interested.
If you walk slowly at the door, you will be pulled into the hall by these older girls. Although they do not serve local youth, there are other girls inside.
As a result, many young people went in and spent some money. When they passed by the hall next time and saw the big Russian girl running towards her, they all ran faster than anyone else.
How Maozi Ni can boost the local economy
As mentioned above, their arrival was specifically to serve the engineers and workers who came to build the railway from Russia, and promoted the development of the local catering industry and non-ferrous metal industries.
After more of these halls are opened, it will also promote the employment of local youth. They were recruited into the hall to look after the show, or to serve as teapots. Some even had a special carriage to pick up and drop off the kiln sisters who were on stage. They were very busy.
These people working in this situation are still competing for one thing, that is, who can open a Western restaurant without spending money. As a result, they played tricks on each other at work, and often several people teamed up to bully a Russian woman.
In foreign countries, there are also girls who are taken advantage of by them. Therefore, these big teapots are like getting a big advantage. Not only do they show off desperately, but they also become their bragging capital after dinner.
Maybe they don’t know that with just their two brushes, they are just little followers who make a fool of themselves in front of others.
Times changed, and Yao Jieer changed her career
Later, the three eastern provinces were occupied by the Japanese army, and Japan and Russia were not very friendly because of their interests.Originally, these Russian women had not been affected, but later the Japanese army discovered that these Russian women also included a certain proportion of spies, and they still came with a mission. The purpose of
was to pass back the information they had, which to a certain extent also aroused the resentment of the Japanese army. In addition to this level of reasons, the health problems of these kiln sisters have also become an embarrassing issue.
In 1909, the Japanese army made a statistics. Among the 250,000 white people, more than 20,000 of them were practitioners in the service industry. Among them, the sick sisters were violently expelled, and the remaining ones were unable to engage in their own profession.
As a result, these big Russian girls had no choice but to change careers. They were already good at drinking. After working in the industry for so many years, they became professional players in drinking and having fun. So, one by one, they changed careers and became dancers and bartenders.
Because he drinks a lot and has fun, he has actually survived in this industry. Later, they also moved from Dongshan Province to Shanghai.
After all, the reputation of the Magic City makes them more comfortable there. The money earned simply by drinking and dancing will be much more than before.
Postscript
It was not until the end of World War II that this kind of feasting and feasting dance hall slowly withdrew from the stage of history. Although this marginal industry has been hit many times, it has never been truly curbed.
However, there are fewer and fewer foreign girls dancing with the wine, and they are replaced by some local wine girls. These people all want to make some money, but for many people, it takes them a lifetime to get into the industry, because who can really survive the mire without getting stained?
