Why do some people insist that Zheng He lost money when he went to the Western Seas?
Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas are pioneering, but the "China world-centrism" whose purpose and nature have not changed at all is stupid, arrogant, backward and arrogant, that is, spending a lot of money to buy face. To put it bluntly, Zheng He went to sea to show off his wealth on behalf of the Ming rulers. In fact, it is not rich. It's just that the emperor wants those countries outside to worship. As soon as Zheng He got off the boat, he began to read the imperial edict of Emperor China, and the foreign envoys looked puzzled. . . Later, Zheng He began to spread out all kinds of expensive gifts according to the emperor's wishes to show the kindness of the emperor China, and said that he would come to China to pay homage and give him a reward. . . . Those foreigners are so happy to fly to a country. Is there such a good thing? It's fun to get money when you worship, so every time you worship, envoys from all over the world come, and then the emperor begins to distribute gifts and prestige to envoys from all over the world. As a result, the national treasury became more and more empty, and slowly the emperor told the envoys not to come, that is, there was no money to send. Haha, you said that Dihua was no joke. However, Zheng He's voyage to the West is a legendary story of China in the world. In the eyes of foreigners, Zheng He is the messenger of the Chinese emperor, and his fleet is full of treasures.