In the finale of the classical masterpiece "Biography of Heroes and Martyrs", Zhu Yuanzhang finally established the Ming Dynasty. However, there was also an episode in the finale: Zhu Yuanzhang worshiped Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao. Originally, there were many outstanding emperors before Zhu Yuanzhang, but Old Zhu only had a special love for Liu Bang, because Zhu Yuanzhang felt that only Liu Bang and himself were self-made emperors, like Yang Jian, Li Yuan, and Zhao Kuangyin, who were all from aristocratic origins, and those people themselves had capital, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to see other emperors.
In fact, there are really some similarities between Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang. Liu Bang stood up as the chief of the pavilion, who was also a local petty official and basically had no power; while Zhu Yuanzhang had worked as a monk, that is, a beggar who asked for food. Liu Bang faced the mess of the late Qin Dynasty, and there were strong enemies such as Xiang Yu; Zhu Yuanzhang was mixed with the late Yuan Dynasty, and there were also strong opponents such as Chen Youyu. Liu Bang had the assistance of Han Xin, Xiao He and others, while Zhu Yuanzhang had Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others to help. So the question is: Liu Bang Group or Zhu Yuanzhang's team, which is more powerful?
In terms of talents, the strength of Liu and Zhu is very close, and it is impossible to say which one is strong. Liu Bang was assisted by the soldier Han Xin, and at the same time there was also the help of the fierce peng Yue, plus Xiao He, Chen Ping, Zhang Liang, and other strategists and courtiers, so there was no shortage of literary and martial talents in Liu Bang's team. Zhu Yuanzhang's famous generals were like clouds, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He, Feng Sheng, Lan Yu, Fu Youde, and other military talents were outstanding; at the same time, Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang were also very outstanding. It can be seen that the gap between the two sides in the balance of talent strength is not large.
Economic strength, the gap between Liu and Zhu is not large. The specific situation after the establishment of the dynasty does not need to be analyzed, and only the actual situation when they started their business is compared here. Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a cattle herder, and also worked as a monk and a beggar, and later turned to Guo Zixing to develop little by little, so his entrepreneurial funds were obviously insufficient. As for Liu Bang, he was only a pavilion chief, and when he started the incident, he was also very poor, and there was no local tycoon around him to sponsor him, and he slowly developed later. From this point of view, the gap in economic strength between Liu and Zhu is not large.
What needs to be compared is the ability of Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang, the two bosses. Strictly speaking, Liu Bang was a leper, neither the martial arts of Xiang Yu, nor the heroism of swallowing mountains and rivers, and he often did some humiliating things. But Liu Bang's boss knew how to use people, and Han Xin, Chen Ping, and Xiao He were immediately activated when they arrived under Liu Bang. Zhu Yuanzhang was better at fighting than Liu Bang, and Lao Zhu had been Guo Zixing's personal soldier and often had to kill the enemy personally, while Lao Zhu also had certain military talents and would also use his subordinates.
On the whole, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang are relatively close in terms of economic strength and talent, but Zhu Yuanzhang's personal ability is stronger than Liu Bang.'s. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's team is obviously more powerful than Liu Bang Group.