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Chapter 227 The merits and demerits of Qianqiu have their own conclusions
"Zheng He's first voyage to the Western Ocean included 208 large and small ships, carrying more than 27800 people."

"Among all the ships, there were 63 large and medium-sized treasure ships. According to historical records, the length of the large treasure ships at that time was 44 feet 4 feet (about 140.75 meters today and 18 feet wide)."

"Each large treasure ship was equipped with 9 masts and 12 sails. It was known as "majestic and invincible". It was the largest and most advanced ship in the world at that time."

"Zheng He's fleet traveled through various countries in the Southeast Asian archipelago, then reached the Indochina Peninsula, then the Indian Peninsula, and then westward to the Arabian Peninsula. It basically passed through more than 30 countries along the way, as far as the east coast of Africa."

"Everywhere he went, Zheng He first paid a visit to the local king or leader, and then read to him the edict of the Ming Emperor, calling on the local king or leader to "not bully the small, do not bully the weak, and let the common people share the blessing of peace."

"Then they were given gifts such as Chinese almanacs, silks, gold and silver, and invited to visit the flower-growing country."

"After the visit, Zheng He would conduct transactions with local merchants, mainly selling silk, porcelain, ironware, and Chinese-made copper coins to foreigners."

"And mainly exchanged local incense, pepper, sappan wood, ivory, gems, pearls, coral, etc."

"Zheng He's fleet returned after the transaction and brought back a large number of items. "The unnamed treasures donated and exchanged were worth tens of thousands," which made huge profits for the Ming Dynasty."

"After Zheng He's voyages to the West, many countries in Asia and Africa came to China to visit China and pay tribute."

"According to incomplete statistics, during the Yongle period, kings or envoys from more than 60 countries visited China 245 times."

"Among them, 8 kings from Bangni, Malaka, Nibala, Sulu and Ceylon visited the flower-growing country nine times."

“It can be said that Zheng He’s voyages to the West expanded the country’s peaceful exchanges with Asian and African countries, and developed political, economic and cultural exchanges between the country and Asian and African countries.”

"To this modern day, Zheng He plays a pivotal role in the history of our country and even in the history of world navigation."

"Although most of these actions and achievements belong to Zheng He, it would have been difficult for Zheng He to complete it without Zhu Di's support behind him. This is why Zheng He went to the West "seven times" because after Zhu Di's death, he No one supports him.”

"Looking past these influences, such a person should not be controversial."

"But Zhu Di was a very controversial emperor. He was criticized because he was unfair and cruel."

"Just like Wu Zetian's wordless monument, the merits and demerits are left to future generations to evaluate. Even if there is no wordless monument, future generations will also evaluate how well you are an emperor. Zhu Di can be ranked sixth as emperor. We Later generations have already given the answer.”

"Just like Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, he is quite narcissistic. He even directed and performed his own performance in going to Mount Tai to consecrate Zen, which scared all the emperors who followed him and did not dare to go again. If he went, wouldn't he be recognized as being on the same level as Song Zhenzong? Really? Who dares to go here? Our future generations will judge him as unworthy."

Qin Shihuang: This is the one who signed the unequal treaty, right?It's really an insult to this noble place like Mount Tai. With your letter, I don't even want to go.

Li Shimin: What kind of thing can achieve Zen status?Who is this disgusting?As Miss Zhang said, if I want to be granted Zen status, doesn’t this mean that I am on the same level as Song Zhenzong?I won’t go there again, this is really annoying.

Liu Che: Haha!Good guy!You really dare to think, Zhao Kuangyin, how come you, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, are so talented!Hahaha!

"What I mean is almost everyone's discussion. If you think you have done well, it depends on whether others recognize you or not!" "Then what Zhu Di did after becoming emperor will have its own merits and demerits over the course of a thousand years."

"However, our descendants' evaluations of the ancients are often polarized, especially the rulers of ancient dynasties. Zhu Di's discussion is similar."

"The more controversial one is Qin Shihuang. On the one hand, he unified the country, created many firsts, and laid a solid foundation for the development of the country. On the other hand, he burned books and harassed scholars, wasted people and money, and built huge and luxurious palaces. Enjoy it yourself and destroy the lifeline of the Qin Dynasty."

"In addition, like Cao Cao, he fought bravely on the battlefield and killed Dong Zhuo to save the Han Dynasty. His military strength and state-governing ability were unmatched. On the other hand, he was ruthless and ruthless. He said, "I would rather bear the burden of the world than the world. My” “bold words”.”

"Which emperor is without controversy!"

"Zhu Di was originally the vassal king, but he rebelled because Emperor Jianwen reduced the vassal state. What is surprising is that the task that Emperor Jianwen could not complete was actually successfully completed by Zhu Di, who was originally the target of reducing the vassal state."

"When Zhu Di first sat on the throne of the emperor, his position was not yet stable, so he adopted a method of dividing the vassal kings. He treated the weak vassal kings favorably." "Zhu Ming Jiu Feng", Zhu Di did not hesitate to move King Ning to Nanchang when he came to the throne.

"After the throne was secure, Zhu Di took measures against each vassal king. In the first year of Yongle and the fourth year of Yongle, he removed the guards and officials of Dai Wanggui and Qi Wangqu respectively."

"In the sixth year of Yongle's reign, he cut down the guards of Min King Zhu Chu and dismissed his officials."

"In the tenth year of Yongle, he cut off the guard of King Zhu Zhi of Liao. In the fifteenth year of Yongle, he deposed King Zhu Su of Valley as a commoner. In the nineteenth year of Yongle, he cut off the guard of King Zhu Zhu of Zhou."

"At this point, the vassal kings were no longer able to confront the central government. Emperor Jianwen's plan to reduce the vassals was perfectly completed by Zhu Di."

"After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he first set up the capital in Nanjing. Zhu Di lived in Beijing for 23 years before the "Jingnan Campaign." In the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhu Di invaded Nanjing and ascended the throne of the emperor."

"Why did Zhu Di later choose to build the imperial city in BJ? This was also the problem that Zhao Kuangyin chose the wrong imperial city at the beginning. There are many factors that must be considered in the establishment of this imperial city."

"Nanjing is considered the base of Emperor Jianwen. Emperor Jianwen treated the Jiangnan nobles well and won their support."

"After Zhu Di usurped the throne, he launched a bloody massacre against the supporters of Emperor Jianwen. The opposition forces in Nanjing were relatively strong, which made Zhu Di restless."

"And BJ is where Zhu Di started his business. He has been operating there for many years, and moving the capital to BJ is conducive to rule."

"In addition, in the north at that time, there were remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as ethnic minorities such as Khitan, Jurchen, and Tatar who frequently harassed the Central Plains."

"If the capital is moved to BJ, military forces can be organized more effectively to resist the invasion of these ethnic minorities."

"The biggest advantage is that BJ is surrounded by mountains and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, while Nanjing is in a plain area and has no danger to defend."

"Relocating the capital is a big project. Zhu Di has been preparing for this for more than ten years. He moved more than 1 households from Shanxi to BJ, and also immigrated to BJ from all over the south of the Yangtze River to promote the development of BJ. This BJ was the place where he watched the military parade at that time. It is also a modern capital, and this “heritage” is not small!”

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