Speaking of businessmen in the ancient history of China, people can't help thinking of "Fan Li", also known as "Tao Zhugong". His professional ability is also famous in history. Besides, who else in history, such as Hu Xueyan and Shen Wansan, can also be called "big businessmen". But in fact, the business they do is economic, in short, it is simply making money. Of course, these businessmen also helped the imperial court more or less and got some "official positions", but they are still businessmen, even if they are a little bureaucratic, they are still "businessmen" in essence.

But the man we want to talk about today is not only a "businessman", but also a great emperor. who the fuck is he？

Liu bang-stills

This person is the founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang;

The question is, why do we regard Liu Bang as a businessman? Ok, first let's look at the definition of businessman.

The businessman we are talking about now is nothing more than a businessman. The core of doing business, that is, buying and selling activities or economic activities, is profit. But please think about it, what was the purpose of ancient wars? Most of the reasons are nothing more than to seize the world or stabilize the world, right? So can we also regard this ultimate goal as a kind of "benefit" produced by economic activities? Fundamentally speaking, farmland is actually the same as business.

Liu Bang was the best businessman in the Chu-Han War, and he could get big returns with small investment. Why do you say that?

Xiang Yu-stills

When the Chu-Han War was fierce, Liu Bang was besieged by Xiang Yu in Xingyang City. Not only that, Xiang Yu also cut off Liu Bang's logistics supply line. Liu bang, who is besieged in the city, can be described as saying nothing every day, and the ground is ineffective. what should he do ？ If you continue to be trapped like this, how can you live once Xiang Yu attacks on a large scale?

At this time, Chen Ping made a suggestion and said, "Hanwang gives me 40 thousand gold, so I can get rid of the Chu army."

Liu bang was naturally happy when he heard this. He said, "Money is not a problem, but I don't know how you are going to use it?"

Chen Ping said: "In the Chu army, only Fan Zeng, an old minister, was resourceful and loyal to Xiang Yu, and was also honored as the father of Xiang Yu. As long as we try to get rid of Fan Zeng, we can save a lot of trouble. Of course, Xiang Yu also has General Mei Zhongli and others. "

Hearing this, Liu Bang felt that the deal was cost-effective, and 40 thousand gold could get Xiang Yu, so it was done. In fact, at this time, the treasury of the Han army doesn't have much money, so it is better to spend it than to put it in the warehouse and wait for the Chu army to attack and rob it. Therefore, he gave Chen Ping 40,000 gold "privately" without greeting the officials in charge of money.

Fan Ceng-stills

It is worth mentioning that after Liu Bang gave Chen Ping 40,000 gold, he didn't ask him how to spend it, but let him play. Actually, you can't ask, because this kind of thing can't show too much. Liu bang trusts his own people, and naturally he doesn't need to ask more questions, but this doesn't mean that he hasn't done any consideration and budget in his heart. After all, this is 40 thousand gold, not 40 gold.

Of course, this is not a waste of money for Chen Ping. He has a proper calculation of how much people at any level spend and how much they should spend. Finally, Chen Ping came to Chu camp with the money, bribed some powerful generals in Chu army, and made them spread rumors in an attempt to alienate Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng. Later, we also know that the relationship between Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng broke down and Fan Zeng left Xiang Yu. General Mei Zhongli and Xiang Yu also clashed, and Xiang Yu alienated Mei Zhongli.

It was in the chaotic situation of Chu camp that Liu Bang was finally able to break through and later annihilated Xiang Yu.

Chen Ping-Steels

Perhaps our story is not very exciting, but it can also be seen that Liu Bang's business was "big" from the beginning, and he would not be stingy with his own money, because he knew that the money he invested could bring him great victory. Xiang Yu is not. Xiang Yu is a stingy person. The general should have been rewarded for his meritorious service, but he refused to hand over his official seal. This is the difference between the two.

Of course, the reason why we compare the Chu-Han War to a business and regard Liu Bang and Xiang Yu as the CEOs of the two companies is actually reasonable. Liu Bang's treatment of his subordinates, that is, his employees, can not only give foresight, but also give enough trust. Most importantly, he is not stingy and generous, and people who have made great achievements will be rewarded. From the inside of the company, Liu Bang's corporate culture is good, as well as the organization and unity of personnel. Moreover, the operating efficiency of this company is still very high. Of course, all this is largely due to CEO Liu Bang. And Xiang Yu's company is dying, even his own great adviser Fan Zeng can't stay, that is to say, even his own deputy director can't stay, and he will do it himself. How can we do that? Moreover, he is still very stingy with his employees, so it is naturally difficult for such a boss to lead the company further.

Fan Ceng-stills

Of course, it is worth mentioning that Liu Bang followed the overall ability of the company's internal organization, while Xiang Yu followed the powerful ability of the leader, that is, ignoring the strength of the organization. This is also one of the reasons that led to the final failure of Xiang Yu Group.

To sum up, the author thinks that Liu Bang is a successful businessman, and the biggest business he did in history was to spend 40 thousand gold to win the world.