Liu Bang was the first commoner emperor in Chinese history. He launched an army against the Qin Dynasty at the age of 48. Within 8 years, he counterattacked from a bandit to become an emperor, creating the prestigious Han Dynasty. Liu Bang's life is full of legends. Next, we will introduce Liu Bang’s wonderful experience of buying wine on credit, but the store did not ask for the bill and instead gave him a free bill.
At the end of the Warring States Period, Liu Bang was born in an ordinary farmer's family in Peixian County. Influenced by the culture of cultivating scholars during the Warring States Period, Liu Bang did not like farming, but liked drinking with his friends, picking up girls, and giving advice.
Liu Bang and his friends most often went to Wang Lao and Wu Fu's family to drink and dine. Every time Liu Bang invited them to dinner, Liu Bang often gave them credit. After a year like this, I often owe a lot of debt. The strange thing is that the two taverns not only did not ask Liu Bang for debts, but wrote off the accounts when the accounts were settled at the end of the year, and still warmly entertained Liu Bang for eating and drinking. What is the reason for the store to do this?
Liu Bang has an open-minded personality. He is not engaged in production but likes to make friends. He often eats, drinks and has fun with his friends. The most frequented ones are the taverns of Wang Yu's family and Wu Fu's family. Although Liu Bang himself did not have much money, he brought a steady stream of customers to the tavern. Treating guests to dinners took turns, and although Liu Bang sometimes defaulted on his bills, other guests were not so shameless. At the end of the year, the boss calculated that after deducting the amount of Liu Bang's default, the store made a lot of money from the customers Liu Bang brought. From this point of view, Liu Bang looks like a living Lei Feng who attracts customers for the store. Of course, the store is happy to waive his bill and encourage him to eat and drink more and bring more customers.
After the reunification of the Qin State, Liu Bang was appointed as the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion, which was equivalent to the director of a police station. Although his position was small, he still had imperial status, and with his personal charm, Liu Bang had close contacts with the county officials and the boss of the local gangsters.
Taverns are a mixed place, and it is very easy for someone to get drunk or even intentionally cause trouble, so it is very necessary to have someone to protect you. And Liu Bang, as a local snake who takes both black and white, can undoubtedly be used as a talisman in the tavern. After all, who dares to cause trouble in the place where the police station director is? For this reason, the tavern is also happy to keep Liu Bang who eats and drinks.
Liu Bang was not engaged in production and loved to spend money. The salary as the director of the pavilion was naturally not enough, so he was penniless and often went home to eat. The more times he went home, the more he was disliked by his sister-in-law. Liu Bang then went to the tavern, and naturally he had no money to pay, so he had to pay on credit.
When Liu Bang was penniless, even if the tavern owner wanted to ask Liu Bang for debt, it would be in vain. After all, Liu Bang had no money to pay.
So the store owner simply made a favor so that he didn't have to worry about collecting the debt, and he was able to please Liu Bang and attract more customers. It was a good strategy to kill three birds with one stone. What you buy is not as good as what you sell, right?