China's ancient silk, ceramics and oriental spices were very popular in the West at that time, and these things were also profiteering on the Maritime Silk Road. In recent years, a large number of spices have been used to salvage sunken ships in China waters. The money these people earned was bought from Zheng He. There are many gold, silver and precious stones.
And the business is profitable. How should I make money? Use the money earned to reduce costs. The benefits obtained in this way are real money. Zheng He's fleet reached hundreds. There are tens of thousands of WeChat personnel. Need so many people. It is not enough to transport athletes' jewels. Please try real gold and silver gems. If it were a fleet, Zheng He would never want to go to the west.
Therefore, Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean is only an official activity. Her original intention was not to make money, but to publicize the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty. To put it bluntly, it is to give a blowjob to Zhu Shan, Ming Taizu, and publicize the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty.
So there is an explanation that granddaddy Zhu Shan sent Zheng He to the Western Seas seven times. Actually, I'm looking for Zhu Jun's song of 28.8 million.
Of course, the Ming dynasty became poor, giving people the illusion that the Ming dynasty was not poor. The wealth of this country was unimaginable in the world at that time. In tribal countries in many other places, it is unimaginable to become so rich.
Joan's assumptions about the Ming Dynasty are mainly embodied in two aspects. First, the government has no money, and finally, the state treasury has no silver. Second, the agricultural income of the Ming Dynasty dropped sharply during the Little Ice Age.
These are two problems based on the Ming Dynasty. First, every descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang can get a lot from the treasury of the Ming Dynasty even if he does nothing every year. Due to the second population explosion, a large amount of land was overexploited.
So the Ming dynasty did not become poor. If you want to say where the Ming Dynasty was poor, it is maritime trade. Of course, this is the Japanese's fault. If it hadn't attacked the southeast coast many times and the Ming Dynasty didn't bother to fiddle with the sea ban, the Ming Dynasty might have been closer to the west.
In this regard, many people retort that the Ming Dynasty was so bright. Speaking of the last situation, when the Ming Dynasty perished, there were many small imperial courts in the south. When these small imperial courts perished, they kept communicating with the West.