Whether it is reading books or watching TV, the most wonderful thing in the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty is the Chu-Han dispute, and in the Chu-Han war, as a weak force, why can Liu Bang have the courage to compete with Xiang Yu for the world, and whether Liu Bang is blindly confident or has a chip to compete with it? All this must start from Liu Bang entering Guanzhong.
Xiao He entered the Xiang Mansion to obtain important archival materials for Liu Bang
When Liu Bang led his army into Xianyang, all the generals rushed to the Qin Dynasty's treasury where gold and treasure were stored, but Xiao He made a different move at this time, Xiao He did not rush to the treasury to collect the treasure like other generals. Instead, he went straight into the palace to collect the geographical atlases, documents, household registration books and other archives of the Qin Dynasty's Chancellor's Mansion, and it was precisely because of these archives obtained by Xiao He that Liu Bang took this opportunity to fully understand the mountain and river fortresses in the world, the number of hukou, and the distribution of financial and material resources.
The treasures of the world, the most important tools of the country are geographical atlases, documents, and household registrations:
Geographical Atlas:
The geographical atlas obtained by Xiao He in The XiangFu was probably the most detailed geographical atlas in the country at that time, which recorded the mountain and river fortresses of the counties under the heavens, and was an important military geographical atlas.
It can be said that the important position of the geographical atlas in the Chao Xiang Mansion is equivalent to the Jiuding of the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and it is said that Jiuding was traveled to Jiuzhou by Dayu when he ruled the water, and the mountains, rivers, landforms, population, materials and other important information of Jiuzhou were portrayed on this Jiuding. At that time, Jiuding was the world's artifact, and those who won the Jiuding won the world, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to get the Jiuding, it can be said that they struggled with each other, especially the Qin State.
With the most detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative military map in the country, it can be said that it is equivalent to having the weapon of marching and fighting, and the most important resource for fighting wars in ancient times is the map in addition to food. Without a map, you can't march, just as the so-called soldiers are expensive, with a map can greatly improve the speed of the army's march, you can reach the battlefield faster and occupy a favorable terrain. Whether the army occupies a favorable position is very important for the war, and once the army occupies a favorable position, it can be said that who has the lead.
Of course, the most important point is that in addition to the mountain and river fortresses on the map, it will also mark the geographical location of the granary of the whole country, and grain, as an important resource for war, can only support the huge consumption caused by the war if you have enough grain in your hand. This is also why Liu Bang later "Ming Xiu Zhan Dao Darkness Chen Cang",
Purpose 1: To confuse Xiang Yu into secretly sending troops. Purpose two: Chen Cang is a grain storage center, the most important purpose of the secret Chen Cang is to seize the grain of Chen Cang, with grain and grass can have the capital to march and fight, otherwise everything is empty talk and everything is fantasy.
Paperwork and Household Register:
The documents recorded many important events and information, the Han Dynasty Wang Chong
In the "On Heng Bei Tong", it is recorded: "Xiao He entered Qin and packed up the documents. Han can control Kyushu, and the power of the instrument is also. "Suffice it to say the importance of the instrument.
The household registration book records the population distribution of the counties and counties in the country, and in the ancient cold weapon era, the war relied on people, and with these household registration books, you can clearly understand which place has a large population and which place has more strong men, and you can seize those places with a large population to develop and expand your army.
Why is Xiao not stupid, leaving so many gold and silver treasures and not taking them, but rather taking these things, indicating that these things are definitely more valuable than those gold and silver treasures. Gold and silver treasures can only make them temporarily rich, and obtaining these important information materials is the secret treasure to seize the world, and the eternal treasure is incomparable to those gold and silver worldly things.
Liu Bang was able to finally seize the world because he could not do without the important information recorded in these geographical atlases, documents, and household registration books. It is like two armies fighting each other, one side has a lot of information and intelligence, and the possibility of natural victory will be greatly increased.
Zizhi Tongjian:
Pei Gong went west into Xianyang, and all the generals fought for the division of the house of gold and treasure. Xiao He Du first entered the Qin Xiang Mansion to collect the Tibetan books, so that Pei Gong could know the world's ersai, the number of household registrations, and the strengths and weaknesses.
Seal off treasures and treasuries
Sudden wealth will make people lose themselves, although ancient warfare is a military merit system, the soldiers are all laymen, each is a wealth fan, even Liu Bang's will is not firm, in the face of the sudden grandeur of entering the Xianyang Qin Palace, it is inevitable to lose themselves, not to mention the laymen and soldiers under them.
At that time, after Liu Bang entered Xianyang and saw the palace rooms, draperies, dogs and horses of various breeds, valuable treasures and palace women of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang was lost by the sudden grandeur in front of him, and he wanted to stay and live in the palace. Fan Saw that Liu Bang was greedy for comfort and forgot the way he came, so he advised Liu Bang: "Do you want to own the world, or do you just want to be a rich man?" These extravagant and gorgeous things are all things that caused the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, what use do you want them to be! I hope you will return to The Lord as soon as possible and do not stay in the palace! But Liu Bang just didn't listen, and finally woke up under Zhang Liang's repeated persuasion, and after Liu Bang woke up, he immediately closed the precious treasures, belongings, and warehouses in the Qin Dynasty Palace and returned to the army.
There were two important reasons why Liu Bang closed the treasury of the treasure house
The first reason: allocation problems
In fact, no matter how Liu Bang distributes these goods, he will be dissatisfied by many people, and if he divides them equally, what will those who have established great achievements think? If it is distributed according to the work, how should it be reasonably distributed, who has the greatest credit and whose credit is small? In short, it is a problem anyway, so there is only no distribution, and the treasury of treasure is directly closed.
The second reason: the treasure already belonged to Liu Bang
In fact, from the moment he entered Xianyang, all the treasures in the Qin Palace in Xianyang already belonged to Liu Bang, and at this time, Liu Bang would then connive at his hands to rob the treasures, which was equivalent to letting the hands go down to grab their own treasures. Liu Bang did not understand it at first, but after Zhang Liang's persuasion, he suddenly woke up and closed the treasury of the treasure house.
The third reason: the division of treasure will cause soldiers to lose morale
In ancient times, many soldiers were actually forced to be helpless, although to a certain extent it was decided by the policy at that time, but the peasant rebel army was different, all for the sake of life. Once these soldiers have obtained wealth in their hands, then the mentality of these soldiers will change, before there was no reason not to be afraid of desperate efforts, but now that they have wealth in their hands, it is different, and there will be a lot of scruples and ideas.
Historia:
If he wanted to stop the palace retreat, Fan Duo and Zhang Liangzhi sealed the Treasury of Qin's heavy treasures and treasures, and returned the military hegemony.
The brutal contrast between Liu Bang Renyi and Xiang Yu doomed Xiang Yu to ultimate failure
First point:
Liu Bang arrived at The Infant of Bashang to surrender, and instead of killing the Infant under the call from the general to kill the Infant, he handed it over to his subordinates. The reason why Liu Bang did this was first because king Huai of Chu let him attack Qin land in the west because of Liu Bang's benevolence, and Liu Bang could not go against the intentions of king Huai of Chu. Moreover, Xiang Yu was cruel, as long as Liu Bang treated people with kindness, naturally people would abandon Xiang Yu and turn to Liu Bang.
Second point:
Liu Bang gathered all the fathers and elders of the counties and the people of prestige together, and agreed with the fathers and elders in three chapters: the murderer was executed, and the wounded and the robber atonement. In addition, the laws of the Qin Dynasty were all abolished, and all the officials and the people remained stable as usual.
And explain that the reason why I came here is to eliminate harm for the fathers and elders, not to bully them without fear! The reason why the army returned to the hegemony was to wait for the arrival of the various princes to formulate a rule. Immediately, he sent people and officials of the Qin Dynasty to tour the counties, townships, and towns to explain the reason to the people. Liu Bang was loved and supported by the people of Qindi, and all of them rushed to take cattle, sheep, and wine to comfort and entertain Liu Bang's officers and soldiers, but they were all resigned by Liu Bang, and the people were even happier, lest Liu Bang not claim the throne in Qindi.
That is to say, Liu Bang has been establishing benevolence and righteousness for himself, exerting benevolent government on the people, and winning the love and support of the people. This is in stark contrast to xiang Yu's later massacre of innocents and the burning of the Qin palace in Xianyang, wherever he passed, they were all destroyed and destroyed. Xiang Yu killed the infant who had surrendered, set fire to the Qin Dynasty palace, and the fire burned for three months. They also searched for the gold, silver, treasures, and women of the Qin Dynasty and went east, much to the disappointment of the people of Qin, but they were afraid and did not dare to disobey.
Xiang Yu's cruelty and tyranny made him lose the hearts of the people, and Liu Bang's benevolence won the hearts of the people, and the people's will can make the world return to their hearts, in order to finally win the world, it is obvious that Xiang Yu has no luck with success, has been step by step towards the demise, failure is only a matter of time.
summary:
Although Xiang Yu had the advantage on the surface in the Chu-Han war, Liu Bang had the detailed information on the distribution of military fortresses, population, and resources in the world, and with this information, Liu Bang had the capital to fight with Xiang Yu. Coupled with Xiang Yu's cruelty and tyranny, Xiang Yu lost the hearts of the people, and Liu Bang's benevolence and benevolence won the people's hearts, so Liu Bang's victory over Xiang Yu was also a world problem.
References: Zizhi Tongjian, History