Another is that we currently understand the configuration of Zheng He's fleet. The fleet led by Zheng He was the most advanced and most powerful maritime fleet in the world during this period. Zheng He used at least six ships to sail to the Western Ocean.

The three types are treasure ships, horse ships, war ships, seat ships, grain ships, and water ships.

The treasure ship is actually a handsome ship, which carries very precious tribute treasures. The horse ship is actually a supply ship for the fleet. When returning, it can house the animals that the principality pays tribute to, and can also be used for combat. War ships are mainly used for

For combat needs, it has small tonnage and very flexible maneuverability. It also has a large number of combatants and is equipped with firearms. It is responsible for the safety of the entire fleet. The ship is used to prevent pirate attacks and performs amphibious operations.

.Grain ships and water ships are mainly used to carry grain and fresh water.

So from our point of view, with such a huge fleet and such a good configuration, aren't the Ceylonese digging their own graves at this time? Zheng He's fleet is so powerful, isn't it enough to imagine Ming Ming?

How powerful is the Ming Dynasty at this time? Is this going to blackmail the Ming Dynasty? If Zhu Di knew about this, my personal opinion is that Zhu Di would definitely massacre the Ceylonese people directly, because Zhu Di himself, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was a

An absolute military commander, he should be able to use his own military general's ideas to solve this kind of problem. After all, Zheng He was also a very important person to Zhu Di, which can be seen from the surname given to him.

There is another thing. In fact, some of the imperial edicts given to Zheng He by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, did not have any content, but they were stamped with big seals. This is equivalent to Zheng He having a blank imperial edict that has fully taken effect! What is this?

Concept? From here it is not difficult to see how much trust Ming Chengzu had in Zheng He, and even how much power he gave Zheng He! We must understand that if Zheng He scrawled words on this blank and already effective imperial edict, the consequences would be simply

It’s unimaginable! For example, he wrote randomly that the entire Ming Dynasty’s troops are currently attacking Nanjing, haha? But after all, Zheng He is not this kind of person.

And since Zheng He can reach such a status, it also proves that Zheng He is not just a simple eunuch. He has his own outstanding features, so Zheng He is an absolutely extraordinary person.

Smart people, at least, are not existences that a stupid head like me can figure out.

Therefore, Zheng He directly saw through the Ceylonese's trick, cleverly avoided the Ceylonese attack, and quickly led the army to surround the palace of Ceylon. The Ceylonese army was completely different from the powerful Ming Dynasty army.

They were not on the same level, so Zheng He quickly led his army into the Ceylon Palace, captured the Ceylon King, and sent people to escort the Ceylon King to Nanjing in our Ming Dynasty. But at this time, Ming Chengzu saw

Zheng He and his fleet did not suffer any losses, so they did not punish the King of Ceylon very much, but implemented magnanimity. Then Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, sent people to send the King of Ceylon back to Ceylon, and then the two countries began to reunite

Get back together.

In 1411, when Zheng He returned from his third voyage, envoys from nineteen countries also visited the Ming Dynasty with Zheng He. This also meant that the Ming Dynasty's external relations had reached a very high level.

situation.

Zheng He even made three voyages to the West, clearing various obstacles along the way, such as eliminating pirates, pacifying the internal conflicts of the countries along the way, etc. Although this was all done by force, it can also indirectly show that the Ming Dynasty

How powerful was the navy at this time, because this was not a war, but just a fleet of foreign trade ships. This had such outrageous military power, and it was really hard to imagine anything else, so this

It also basically opened up the entire route from China’s coast to the Indian Peninsula.

In 1413, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, sent Zheng He on his fourth voyage across the Indian Ocean, with the purpose of heading to the Persian Gulf. Zheng He first reached Champa, then visited many countries in Southeast Asia, and also went to the Soviet Union

Mentra. In Sumatra, Zheng He also led the army to help the king of Sumatra stabilize the domestic situation, and the warehouses originally built were indirectly protected. From here, it is not difficult to see that the troops on Zheng He's fleet were

It is so powerful that it can directly stabilize a country.

Then Zheng He continued his voyage, and after taking a short rest in Gurillo, he crossed the Indian Ocean and arrived at Horumus at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. He was also given a very grand welcome by the local king and people. Especially the locals.

People rushed to tell each other, vying to exchange corals, pearls, gems, etc. for our Chinese silks, porcelain and so on. The king even sent envoys to bring lions, ostriches, giraffes and other more precious exotic animals.

With Zheng He's return visit to China, the economic and cultural exchanges between the two countries became more frequent. When Zheng He returned to Nanjing, he also visited the beautiful island country of Liushan.

, which is our modern Maldives today.

In 1426, Zheng He made his sixth voyage to the Western Ocean, bypassing the Arabian Peninsula, passing through the Kingdom of Adam on the Red Sea, and then sailing southward to the coast of eastern Africa. Zheng He's fleet

Passing through Sansa on the Red Sea coast of East Africa, around the northeastern corner of Africa, and continuing southward, we arrived at Mugudusuo, which is our modern capital of Somalia, Mogadishu.

Zheng He arrived at Malin again, which is our modern Kenya. After that, because it was all tropical rainforest and uninhabited, he finally gave up and set out from Malin to return home. When Zheng He came back this time, he had a total of

Envoys from sixteen countries followed him to visit our country. After that, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty sent Zheng He to lead a fleet with credentials and a large number of gifts, and then escorted these envoys back.

As a result, Zheng He's fleet once again came to the countries on the east coast of Africa. The two arrivals of Zheng He's fleet had a great impact on these countries, which enhanced the friendship between our Chinese and African peoples.

Promoting cultural and economic exchanges between each other is of very important significance.

Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, died of illness at this time. Ming Renzong, who came to the throne, issued an order to stop the Western voyages, believing that this would cause great losses to the country, because each time it required very large expenditures, and more people had to be taken out.

of silk, porcelain, grain, etc. However, such a decision eventually led to the Ming Dynasty's political influence on Western countries weakening, and overseas trade also began to weaken. By 1431, in order to change

The Ming Dynasty's external influence was weakening, and even overseas trade was weakening. At this time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty once again sent the 60-year-old Zheng He on his seventh voyage to the West. Zheng He's seventh voyage to the West, almost traveled to the South China Sea, North China Sea, and South China Sea.

Countries along the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsula and the east coast of Africa. In 1433, Zheng He's fleet loaded cargo in Manga and then returned to the country.

Finally, let’s summarize the achievements of Zheng He’s seven voyages to the West. Zheng He’s seven voyages to the West are unprecedented feats in our entire world. This is to strengthen the maritime Silk Road, because Zheng He was able to fight pirates, which was also very important.

This greatly expanded the Ming Dynasty's external influence. Zheng He's footprints have spread to more than 30 countries and regions in today's Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean coast and the east coast of Africa. It also expanded the trade between China and these countries.

, which promotes economic and cultural exchanges between each other.

Moreover, Zheng He's route was drawn into the "Zheng He Navigation Chart", which is also China's first ocean navigation chart. This enriches the geographical knowledge of our Chinese people in disguise, and it also serves as a guide for future generations of China.

Zheng He's navigation industry also had a great impact. The books "Yingya Shenglan", "Xingcha Shenglan", "Xiyang Fanguozhi" and other books written by Zheng He's attachés have also become the navigation of our world.

It is an important document on history, geography history, and even Chinese and foreign transportation.

Okay, now that we have talked about this, you will soon find out that in fact, at this time, we humans are no longer living the life of gatherers or living in a paradise like we did millions of years ago.

In today's world, due to the development of many civilizations, even the diversification of transportation, and even the rapid development of the navigation industry, this seems to have eliminated our original situation where one empire and another empire could not meet at all. This is a kind of

What is the concept? Let’s compare a few examples and everyone will understand.

This is just like when we discussed before that our ancestors wanted to go to the seaside. It would take many years just to walk from the inland to the seaside. What's more, after living at the seaside, you can stay in the same place for a long time, even a thousand years.

If you live in a local place, you will not have any contact with the outside world at all, because for our ancestors at that time, without transportation, they had to travel long distances for several years, which was simply asking for death.

Likewise, there are other factors. In short, we only need to understand that at that time, it was simply impossible for our human ancestors, two people from far away places, to meet each other. In this way, it would be impossible for a war to happen because they met each other.

How can we fight if we can't even meet him, right?

Another issue is the sea. Do you still remember the Phoenicians? They were the pioneers of navigation in human history. The Egyptian pharaohs at that time had no idea that there were people on the other side of the sea. The pharaoh thought he saw

The place you reach is the place where the entire sun can shine, that is, the entire world. The Phoenician navigation industry broke this concept, and in the end there was a big war. Haven't we been talking about it?

?

Moreover, naval battles were discussed very carefully at the beginning, and when people from one place meet people from another place, 99% of the time there will be a war. China's Zheng He's voyage is an exception.

According to those people in Western countries, when they see a place, they want to burn, kill, loot, or even enslave them outright to create wealth for them and then provide them with a life of extravagance and debauchery. Most of the Western countries
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