In the history of China, the feudal nobles used pearls and precious stones as decorations for a long time. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the exchange between the East and the West made these treasures flood into China from Central Asia and Arabia, which greatly satisfied the luxury desire of the feudal royal family. The most representative figures, such as? In the room of the Emperor Temple in Yang Di, there was no incense burning, but one hundred and twenty big beads were hung to illuminate it. Jiangnan loves her, and the palace is decorated with dozens of big beads every night, shining like a bright moon? . By the Yuan Dynasty, the influence of Mongols had reached as far away as Europe and Central Asia, and many Semu people came to China from the East to specialize in jewelry industry, trying to provide convenience for Mongolian nobles, which further encouraged the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty's luxury desire.
In most official arts and crafts institutions, there are Shiya Gold Bureau, Agate Jade Bureau, Warm Rhinoceros Hat Bureau and Pearl Jade Bureau. , used for jewelry processing and decoration of royal clothes and hats. When I reward my deputies, I also give them many clothes inlaid with jewels. For example, in Yuan Wenzong, items given to Timur by Taiping Rebecca included beaded clothes, pearls, Qibao belts and Qibao belts. Mongolians have not been far away from nomadic life for a long time, and they still have nostalgia for hunting and eagle hunting, so many rare animals such as lions, leopards, eagles and cranes are raised in most places. The Royal Zoo has a relatively complete range of animals, so-called? What rare animals and birds are there? .
By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the extravagance of the court was particularly serious. Only Christina, lions and leopards ate dozens of times more meat than at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. In July of the first year of Hongwu, the Ming army arrived in Beijing. On the night of July 28th, Yuan Shundi led his concubines to sweep the palace? Children and jade? From Jiandemen to the north, precious treasures were swept away. Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing and implemented it again? Sea ban? So is the policy? Bad for distant objects? . Until Judy moved to Beijing, after the completion of the city walls, palaces and gardens, precious treasures, rare birds and animals were very scarce. Besides searching in China, Zheng He was sent to lead them? Treasure ship? Many trips to the West have collected a large number of exotic foreign objects, enriching Beijing's palaces and gardens.
Zheng He led the fleet to various places and collected treasures in various ways. The first is to get a lot of treasures through buying and selling. If the treasure ship arrived in Adan, Wang Wenqi arrived, that is, he led leaders of all sizes to the seaside to meet the rescue reward, and when he arrived in Wang Fu, he bowed very respectfully and was deeply touched, and finished reading. The king told his countrymen, but some treasures were promised to be exchanged. There, he bought two dollars worth of large opal, elegant aunts and other exotic treasures, big pearls, and several two-foot-high coral trees. Also bought five cabinets of coral branches, rose dew, unicorns, lions, flowers, leopards, camel chickens, doves and so on? . Zheng He sent people to Guri again. Bought all kinds of exotic unicorn, lion, camel and chicken, drew a real picture of heaven and returned to Beijing? . Another example is Ke Zhiguo's? The rich man buys precious stones, pearls, spices, etc., and waits for guests from China's gem ships or ships from other countries to buy them. Each pearl weighs 3.5 pounds? .
China's treasure ship went to Liu Shan again, and suddenly Lumos bought a lot of treasures. Secondly, through physical exchange, many treasures were also obtained. Like Ceylon people, like China musk, colored silk, blue plates and bowls, copper coins, camphor and so on. Will it be replaced with gems and pearls? . Another example is that the fleet led by Zheng He arrived in Zuffar. After watching, enjoying and kicking, the king sent a leader to tell the people all over the country to exchange frankincense, dragon's blood, aloe, myrrh, rest in peace, storax oil, momordica seed and so on for porcelain? . This method is mostly suitable for areas with relatively backward social and economic development.
Get treasures through collection again and again. Zheng He took risks and sent troops into the mountains to collect treasures in some places where mountains and valleys were dangerous, forests were dense and wild animals were infested. As in Jiuzhou Mountain, In the seventh year of Yongle, the eunuch Zheng He and other officers and men were sent into the mountains to collect incense. The diameter is eight or nine feet, and six plants are eight or nine feet long. Qing Xiang has a long taste and black fine-grained flowers. In fact, this is rare! ? After Zheng He succeeded in collecting incense in the mountains, what about the people in the mountains? Open your eyes and spit out your tongue, calling me a soldier in China? . . Elsewhere, Zheng He picked up natural materials that local residents didn't take. For example, Ceylon is rich in all kinds of precious stones, such as Hongya Valley, Qingya Valley, Huangya Valley, Qingzhu Lanshi, Xilani, Quwulan and so on. These gems? They are all produced in towering mountains. Floods and rainwater flow in the river at the foot of the mountain, and China people pick them up? . Another example is Zheng He's trip to the country with a long face (that is, an orphan). Orphans produce sulfur in one mountain, so I stabbed a boat at Zase Gate and sent someone to another mountain to collect sulfur? .
This collection method is carried out without harming the interests of local people. In addition to the above three ways, the treasure ship of Zheng He also provided convenience for countries to pay tribute, so that they could go to China with the ship to pay tribute, which also obtained a large number of tributes.
Zheng He led the treasure ship to the Western Ocean for seven times, and gained a lot, and returned with a full load every time. So when Wang Shizhen talked about Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean, he said: How many millions of nameless treasures have been offered and exchanged? . Huang province once praised it like this. He said:? Therefore, it is the pearl of the bright moon, the stone of the crow's stork, the fragrance of the dragon in the south, the wonder of the lion Kong Cui, the treasure of plum blossoms and the beauty of coral Yao Kun, all of which are full of boats. The significance of Zheng He's voyage to the West is various, which not only strengthened the friendship with the people of other countries, but also strengthened the equal trade with Asia and Africa, and enriched the court of the Ming Dynasty with a lot of treasures.