Ho lung had the highest "degrees" and was said to have more than once enlisted an entire ke lao hui branch in the red army . 贺龙的‘辈份’最高，因此据说曾经不止一次把一个地方的哥老会全部兄弟收编进红军。
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Ho lung ' s fame in the elder brother society extended over all china 贺龙在哥老会中的名声遍及全中国。
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The reds said he could go unarmed into any village of the country , announce himself to the elder brother society , and form an army 红军说，他可以手无寸铁地到全国任何哪个村子里去，向哥老会说出自己的身份后，组织起一支部队来。
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The society ' s special ritual and language were quite difficult to master , but ho lung had the highest “ degress ” and was said to have more than once enlisted an entire ke lao hui branch in the red army 哥老会的规矩和黑话很难掌握，但是贺龙的“辈分”最高，因此据说曾经不止一次把一个地方的哥老会全部兄弟收编进红军。
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Entering modern history , the secret societies including tiandi society , gelao society , bailian religion , qing gand , hong gand and so on , one after another was spread to hunan province and became very popular 近代以降，天地会、哥老会、白莲教以及青帮、洪帮等渐次进入湖南，并以较快的速度发展、壮大，充分体现了后发优势。
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In every part of the country they have their secret societies , which were originally their mutual - aid organizations for political and economic struggle , for instance , the " triad society " in fukien and kwangtung , the " society of brothers " in hunan , hupeh , kweichow and szechuan , the " big sword society " in anhwei , honan and shantung , the " rational life society " in chihli and the three northeastern provinces , and " the green band " in shanghai and elsewhere 他们在各地都有秘密组织，如闽粤的“三合会” ，湘鄂黔蜀的“哥老会” ，皖豫鲁等省的“大刀会” ，直隶及东三省的“在理会” ，上海等处的“青帮” ，都曾经是他们的政治和经济斗争的互助团体。
