Zheng He's fleet practiced a flying swallow wing-spreading maritime navigation formation, with the handsome ships at the core of the entire fleet, which was both safe and convenient for dispatch and command; the warships lined up on the periphery to form an iron barrier, and the non-warships were arranged inside to ensure safety; when the fleet encountered an attack, the bird-wing swallowtail-shaped formation fleet could quickly spread out in formation to meet the enemy, and had tactical mobility.

In addition, in addition to lights and flags, in the event of fog, rain, wind and waves, when the line of sight at sea is not good, various gongs and drums are equipped as audio signals to ensure the smooth navigation of the formation.

Ming Chengzu ordered Zheng He to lead a huge fleet of more than 240 ships and 27,400 crew members to sail and visit more than 30 countries and regions in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, with a total of seven great voyages in human history. The total voyage reached more than 70,000 nautical miles, which was more than three weeks around the earth, 70 to 80 years earlier than the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope in the West and the discovery of the New World in the Americas by Columbus, and was the largest long-distance fleet in the history of mankind at that time.

The construction of the treasure ship fleet initiated by Ming Chengzu, a huge project led to seven far-reaching ocean-going voyages to the surrounding South China Sea, the Indian Ocean and beyond, as well as to coastal territories and islands. Zheng He was commissioned to command expeditions of the treasure fleet, the first three as far as Calicut on the southwest coast of India, the fourth as far as the Strait of Hormz in the Persian Gulf, and then as far as the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa.

Zheng He's first voyage to the West was the result of successful cooperation within the imperial court with opposing Confucian factions, including the merchant lobby that hoped that the Ming navy would support the Indian Ocean Chinese in business. Supporting the imperialist lobby and wanting to restore the Yuan Dynasty-style imperial aggression and expansion was in opposition to Confucianism's value of subduing people with virtue. The Buddhist lobby wants government funds to be invested in other projects rather than falling into anti-religious or scholarly schemes.

Zheng He has traveled to more than 30 countries, including Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Chenla, Guli, Siam, Punggara, Adan, Tianfang, Zhofar, Kurumus, and Mugudushu, as far as Mecca in the Middle East, as far as Beira Port in Mozambique, and possibly to Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas.

Zheng He was the pioneer of the Age of Discovery, and Zheng He's voyage to the West was the pinnacle of contemporary navigation, and in the hundreds of years in later generations, almost no one could match.

The first time to go to the West, Yongle three years Ming Chengzu ordered Zheng He and Wang Jinghong to lead more than 28,000 soldiers to the West, build 62 ships with a length of 44 zhang and a width of 18 zhang, from Suzhou Liujiahe to Fujian, and then from Fujian Wuhumen Yang Fan, first to Zhancheng, and then to the south in the direction of Java, the following year in the Zamarang landing, Java, trade.

At that time, there was a civil war between West Java and East Java, West Java was destroyed in East Java, and the West Javanese soldiers killed 170 Zheng He soldiers. Later, he went to the old port of Sriwijaya, when Shi Jinqing, the overseas Chinese leader of Guangdong in the old port, came to report that the pirates were fierce, Zheng He Xing exterminated more than 5,000 thieves, burned ten thief ships, captured five thief ships, and captured three pirate leaders.

Zheng He's fleet later went to Sumatra, Manchurian, Ceylon, Guli and other countries, and gave the king of his kingdom a silver seal in Guli, and built a stele pavilion and set up a stone stele: "Go to China for more than 100,000 miles, the people and things are salty, bustling with the wind, carving stones in Z, and showing eternity forever." ”

Shi Jinqing was awarded the title of Propaganda Envoy of the Old Port, and the meritorious soldiers who captured the thieves in the Old Port were rewarded, including 100 ingots of the commander's banknotes, 4 tables of color coins, 80 ingots of 1,000 household banknotes, 3 tables of color coins, 60 ingots of 100 household banknotes, and 2 tables of color coins; 50 ingots of the doctor's and fire long bills, 1 table of color coins, and 3 pieces of brocade cloth.

The second time he went to the West, in the sixth year of Yongle, Ming Chengzu ordered the Ministry of Industry to build 48 treasure ships, ordered Zheng He, Wang Jinghong and other envoys, Fei Xin to accompany him, and went to Guli, Manraka, Sumatra, Aru, Gayil, Java, Siam, Champong, Kezhi, Abbaldan, Xiao Kelan, Nanwuli, Gambari and other countries, and gave his king Jinqi Sara, Yongle returned to China in seven years.

The third time he went to the West, Yongle seven years Cheng Zu ordered Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian to lead more than 27,000 officers and soldiers, driving 48 ships, set sail from Taicang Liujia Port, envoys to Champang, Bintonglong, Zhenla, Siam, False Martin, Jiao Langshan, Java, Chongjialuo, Jili Suldi, Guli, Manraka, Pahang, Dongxizhu, Longya Jiamiao, Danyang, Sumatra, Huamian, Longsaliyu, Cuilanyu, Alu, Ceylon, Xiaogelan, Kezhi, Punggara, Bulawa, Zhubu, Mugudushu, Sulu and other countries, Fei Xin, Ma Huan and others will go together.

Manraka was a subject state of Siam at that time, and Zheng He was ordered by the emperor to summon him, give him a double silver seal, a crown and a robe, and build a monument to seal the domain for Manraka, and Siam did not dare to disturb. The Chinese treasure ship arrives here, erects a row of gates, sets up four gates and drum towers in the city, and orders the patrol police at night. The mountains of Manraka Kyushu Island are rich in agarwood and yellow ripe incense; Zheng He sent officers and soldiers into the mountains to collect incense, and obtained six specimens with a diameter of 89 feet and a length of 89 zhang.

In the seventh year of Yongle, Cheng Zu ordered Zheng He and others to hold the edict and wait for gold and silver offerings to the Ceylon Mountain Temple, and when Zheng He visited the Ceylon Mountain Country, the King of Ceylon Mountain, Alie Kunaer, was stubborn and disrespectful, and murdered the boat master, and was detected by Zheng He, leaving the Ceylon Mountain for another country. On the return trip, he visited the mountain country of Ceylon again, and he lured Zheng He to the country, sent 50,000 troops to besiege Zheng He's fleet, and cut down wood to block Zheng He's return route.

Zheng He took advantage of the thieves pouring out of the nest and the country was empty, and led his entourage of 2,000 officers and soldiers to surprise the royal city of Yalie Kunaer, break through the city, and capture Yalie Kuner and his family. Returning to China to offer Yalie Kuner and Yongle Emperor, the courtiers played in unison to kill, Yongle Emperor took pity on Yalie Kunaer's ignorance, released Yalie Kuner and his wife, gave food and clothing, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to discuss and choose the sage among his countrymen as the king. The sage was chosen to be named King of Mount Ceylon, and repatriated to Arekhnar.

In the ninth year of Yongle, the king of Raja, Bairimi Sura, led his wife and courtiers to come to the court, and the court gave ships to return to China to guard the territory. Since then, all overseas have benefited from serving the Son of Heaven. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War discussed and played a concert on the 754 meritorious soldiers of the Ceylon Campaign, and each of them was promoted according to the rank of miraculous merit, the rank of miraculous merit, the first merit, and the first merit, and was rewarded with banknotes and silver, colored coins and brocade cloth, etc.

On the fourth voyage to the West, in the 11th year of Yongle, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong were ordered to command more than 27,000 troops, sail 40 ships, and send envoys to Manraka, Java, Champang, Sumatra, Kechi, Guli, Namboli, Pahang, Kelantan, Kajil, Berumus, Bira, Taoshan, Sunra and other countries.

Zheng He's mission included 868 officials, 26,800 soldiers, 93 commanders, 2 commanders, 140 scribes, 430 100 households, one household lang, one yin and yang official, one teacher, two sherens, 180 medical officers and doctors, seven eunuchs, five eunuchs, 10 young eunuchs, and 53 internal envoys, including Ma Huan, the interpreter, Ha San, the head of the Yangshi Street Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi, and Tang Jing, Wang Heng, Lin Zixuan, Hu Jun, and Ha Tong.

Zheng He went to Zhancheng first, and was ordered by the emperor to give Zhancheng a crown belt. Zheng He's fleet went to Sumatra, when the puppet king Su Ganra stole the country, Zheng He was ordered by the emperor to lead the officers and soldiers to pursue and suppress, and captured Su Ganra alive and sent him to Beijing to ambush him. Zheng He's fleet stayed in Semarang for a month to rest, Zheng He and Fei Xin often prayed in the local Chinese Mosque, and Zheng He ordered Hazhi Huang Dajing to take charge of the Cham Chinese Muslims. For the first time, he bypassed the Arabian Peninsula and sailed to Malindi, East Africa, and the special envoy of Malindi came to China to offer unicorns, i.e. giraffes.

On the fifth voyage to the West, Zheng He, the general soldier of Yongle in the 15th year, made incense at the tomb of the Muslim sages in Quanzhou, went to the Western Ocean to Hurumus and other countries on business, and set out in May to escort the envoys of Guli, Java, Manraka, Champong, Ceylon Mountain, Mugudushu, Laoshan, Lamboli, Burawa, Sumatra, Malin, Rasa, Kurumus, Kechi, Nanwuli, Saliwanni, Pahang and the Old Port to return to China. He was accompanied by the monk Huixin, generals Zhu Zhen and Tang Jing.

Zheng He was ordered to give the king the seal in Kezhi, seal the big mountain in the country as the town of the country, and set up a monument inscription. Kurumus paid tribute to lions, leopards, and horses, Adan to pay tribute to unicorns, Zufar to pay tribute to long-wildebeests, and wooden bones to pay tribute to flower deer and lions, Burawa to pay tribute to camels and ostriches, and Java and Guli to pay tribute to lambs.

At the end of the Song Dynasty, the Bo Si of Quanzhou City promoted Pu Shougeng's nephew Pu Rihe, and also went to the West with Zheng He Fengyi to find the jade seal, and added the title of Quanzhou Wei Zhenfu.

The sixth time to the Western Ocean, Yongle 19 years of departure, to Bang Gela, in the east of the town, the official boat was caught by a strong wind, overturned and drowned, the boat crowed, urgently knocked God for blessing, returned halfway, Yongle returned to China in 20 years. In the twenty-second year of Yongle, Ming Chengzu died, and Renzong Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, and ordered to stop the action of going to the West with economic emptiness.

The seventh time he went to the West, Emperor Xuande did not come to pay tribute, and ordered Zheng He to go to the West to Hurumus and other countries on business, accompanied by Wang Jinghong, Li Xing, Zhu Liang, Yang Zhen, and the right Shaobao Hongbao and others. The number of people who went to the West for the seventh time was 27,550 people, including officials and scholars, banner soldiers, fire chiefs, helmsmen, class workers, generals, clerks, bookmakers, doctors, iron anchor builders, sailors, and people.

Xuande five years, Zheng He led more than 27,000 officers and soldiers, driving 61 treasure ships, set sail from Longjiang Pass, through Xushan, to Taicang, Jiangsu, out of Taicang Fuzimen, to Liujiagang, stayed for about a month, during this period, Zheng He built Tianfei Palace in Liujiagang Beicaokou, Xuande six years of spring, Tianfei Palace was built, Zheng He erected a monument: "and so on since the beginning of Yongle, sent all the envoys, now through seven times, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers per commander, hundreds of sea ships, from Taicang to open the sea, from the city of Zhancheng, Siam, Java, Kezhi, Guli country, arrived in more than 30 countries such as Hurumus in the Western Regions, and covered more than 100,000 miles...... In the sixth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, deputy envoys Zhu Liang, Zhou Man, Hong Bao, Yang Zhen, and Zhang Da, the left young eunuch, were established. ”

Xuande arrived in Changle Port in Fujian Province in the sixth year, and Zheng He's fleet stayed in Changle for about half a year, during which Zheng He led Xingping Sanwei to command thousands of households and state officials to Meizhou Island in Fujian Province, sell wood and stone, and rebuild Meizhou Tianfei Palace. And next to the Sanfeng Pagoda Temple in Nanshan of Changle County, build the palace of Changle Tianfei, completed in November, set up a stele, and cast a bronze bell, the inscription: "Eternal longevity offering, pray for the safety of the West to return to peace, auspicious wishes, the Ming Xuande six years old Xinhai midsummer auspicious day, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong with the officers and soldiers, etc., the heart to cast a bronze bell." ”

Leave Wuhumen to Champong, set sail from Champa and arrive at Java, Old Port, Manraka, Sumatra, Mount Ceylon, Guli Kingdom, and Kurumus.