In primary school textbooks, I read that in the early Ming Dynasty, Zheng He sailed to the West seven times. www.biquge.info as far as Madagascar and many other places in Saudi Arabia, he was the most accomplished and remarkable navigator in Chinese history, as well as one of the earliest international traders. Some people may say that Zheng He is just a eunuch, but he is favored by Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty who has repeatedly made military exploits. So he had important rights in his hands, and Zhu Di often let him handle things on his behalf, and later Zheng He had seven great achievements in the West. So why did Zheng He go to the Western Ocean seven times, and why did the Ming Dynasty go to sea with a large-scale fleet? Moreover, it was not an ordinary small boat that went to sea at that time, Zheng He went to sea at least dozens of ships at that time, and the largest ship was called the treasure ship, which was 44 zhang and 4 feet long and 18 zhang wide according to the records of the Ming Dynasty. One zhang is ten feet. One zhang is equal to 3.3 meters, and along this conversion, we can know that Zheng He's ship is 145 meters long and 60 meters wide, which means that Zheng He's largest treasure ship is equivalent to the size of today's light aircraft carrier. In the fifteenth century, there was no other fleet of this magnitude in any part of the world. This flotilla carried 27,800 men, which is equivalent to the strength of any army at present.

So I think you said that Zheng He's fleet was engaged in trade, and I really didn't believe it, as if it was going to invade other countries. So what was the purpose of Zheng He's going out at that time? I think it was to promote the national prestige of our Ming Dynasty and let these small countries see the domineering power of our Chinese kingdom. Moreover, from ancient times to the present, whenever a country has become strong, it will have a taste of pointing fingers at neighboring countries, and this is the case with the United States now, which feels like acting as the world's policeman. To say that it is good to maintain world peace and fulfill the responsibilities of a major country, but to say that it is difficult to say is to seize the right to speak in the world. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly powerful, so it was inevitable that it would point fingers at the surrounding countries, and even in local areas, we had to say it. Therefore, Zheng He's going to sea not only promotes the prestige of our country, but also has a little bit of the flavor of acting as a world policeman. It's not just that I'm talking about it, but there's something to prove it. At that time, Zheng He had such a powerful fleet, and many small countries did not dare to make a second, and there were many small countries that did not have the strength of the whole country. According to the clear records of the Ming Dynasty, the first event was in September of the fifth year of Yongle, when Zheng He's sailors returned to China after their first voyage, and envoys from various countries followed them to Beijing to meet them. Zheng Hejin presented the captured old port pirate boss Chen Zuyi. The old port is now Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, and the Ming Dynasty set up the Ming Old Port Propaganda Division here during the Yongle period, which was the highest administrative body of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang. Chen Zuyi, whose ancestral home is Chaozhou, Guangdong, was the most famous leader of the pirate group at that time, after fleeing to the South Seas during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, he was entrenched in Malacca for more than ten years as a pirate, with more than 10,000 members of the group at its peak and 100 warships, dominating the seas of Japan, the Indian Ocean, Taiwan, and the South China Sea. Zhu Yuanzhang once offered a reward of 500,000 taels of silver to arrest Chen Zuyi. When Zheng He's sailors first flew to the army, they sent envoys to appease them, but Chen Zuyi surrendered and secretly planned to stop the ship and rob it, in a vain attempt to rob several Zheng He's "treasure ships". Zheng He led the sailors to encircle Chen Zuyi, killed more than 5,000 pirates, burned ten pirate ships, captured seven, and captured Chen Zuyi alive. Later, Chen Zuyi, a pirate boss, was executed in the capital. In September of the 6th year of Yongle, Zheng He's sailors went to the Indian Ocean island nation of Ceylon and present-day Sri Lanka after a short period of repair. The king of Ceylon, Arekhunal, had a bad heart and lured Zheng He to the country, extorted gold and silver treasures, and sent heavy troops to rob Zheng He's fleet. Zheng He sensed the emptiness in the city of Ceylon, so he waited for the opportunity to lead his elite army to break through the mountain city of Ceylon by surprise, and captured Alekhner, his wife, children, and officials alive in one fell swoop. In June of the ninth year of Yongle, Zheng He returned to the court to present the captured king of Ceylon. In order to show the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the king of Ceylon to be pardoned for capital crimes and let him return to China. In November of the 11th year of Yongle, Zheng He sailors went to the West three times. When the fleet arrived on the island of present-day Sumatra, Indonesia, the puppet prince Su Gan was planning to kill his lord and stand on his own. Sugan Thorn is the son of the former king of Sumatra, and later the country of Sumatra was invaded by the orphan country, and the king of Sumatra was poisoned by an arrow and died. An old fisherman stepped forward and led his army to defeat the orphan country, and the princess married the old fisherman and respected him as the old king. After Su Gan became an adult, he pulled up his team and killed the old fisherman king, and then fled to the mountains to set up another mountain. Su Gan resented Zheng He for not rewarding him, so he led an army to intercept Zheng He's sailors. Zheng He immediately led his division to meet the head-on attack and chase after him, defeating Su Gan's army until he captured Su Gan and his wife and children alive. In the thirteenth year of Yongle, Zheng He returned to China with the captured Su Gan, and later Zhu Di ordered Su Gan to be killed.

Until the twenty-second year of Yongle, Zheng He had been to the West six times. At this time, Chengzu had already died. After Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he was very disliked when his father was in power, and Zheng He was also in his last years at this time, but it didn't take long for Emperor Xuande to change his mind. ordered Zheng He to continue sailing, which was the feat of Zheng He's seven voyages to the West. Emperor Xuande meant to let other countries know that I was already a great treasure, and you small countries wanted to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty. Why is he still willing to go at this time? I think this is because of Zheng He's love for navigation. This voyage finally made the elderly Zheng He run out of oil, and finally died on the way to the West seven times before returning to his hometown. Zheng He made seven trips to the West to create immortal achievements, and as a eunuch to be able to have such a feat, it can be said that he is the first person since the opening of the heavens and the earth. Zheng He used his own words and deeds to draw a successful end to his life's long-cherished wish.