What was the purpose of Zheng He s voyage to the West?

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the national power was strong, and the northern Mongol forces had been expelled beyond the Great Wall, and the state power was quite stable. At this time, Zhu Di began to need to find a way to show the strength of his country, probably Zhu Di wanted to become the "tribute lord" of the world, hoping that overseas countries could come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute. So Zhu Di sent Zheng He abroad to summon various countries to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zheng He's purpose in going to the West was to show the strength of the Ming Dynasty to overseas countries, and at the same time, Zhu Di also wanted to use this way to alleviate the dissatisfaction of some people in China with his armed way of obtaining power. Therefore, Zheng He led a huge fleet to go overseas. Zheng He's fleet was neither an ordinary diplomatic corps nor a merchant ship, but a fleet with both foreign trade and diplomatic significance.

When Zheng He arrived in a new country, the first thing he did was to publicize the edict of the Ming Dynasty emperor and announce to all countries that the Ming Dynasty emperor was the monarch of a great country in the upper state, and he was in charge of the world by the will of heaven, and the Yi states in all directions had to listen to the arrangement of the emperor. Zhu Di's purpose was to establish vassal relations with these countries, and if they came to pay tribute, he would exchange courtesies with them. But many people have a deeper view of Zhu Di's order to Zheng He to go to the West, after Zheng He took power, the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen are unknown, and it was rumored that Zhu Yunwen fled abroad.

Therefore, Zhu Di's real purpose in ordering Zheng He to go to the West was to go abroad to find the disappeared Emperor Jianwen. Emperor Jianwen was Zhu Di's biggest hidden danger, so he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money on shipbuilding teams to go overseas. It is also said that Zhu Di may have asked Zheng He to go overseas to find the elixir of immortality, but these are just speculations.

Zheng He's first trip to the West was in the third year of Yongle, that is, in 1405 AD, when Zhu Di ordered Zheng He to lead more than 28,000 soldiers. Zheng He's fleet consisted of 62 large ships 44 zhang long and 18 zhang wide, and a group of people from Haohao Tangtang went overseas on a sidewalk. Zheng He set out from Wuhumen in Fujian, and eleven months later, Zheng He and his party landed in Semarang, Java.

At that time, the Java Kingdom was in a civil war, and more than 140 of Zheng He's soldiers were killed by mistake, and the king of West Java also paid 60,000 taels of **. After that, Zheng He went to Sumatra, Manraka, Ceylon and other countries. In 1407 AD, Zheng He returned to China, but ten days later, Zheng He went to the West again, this time in addition to these countries before, Zheng He also went to Siam and other countries.

In 1409, Zheng He returned to China again and set out again, this time visiting Vietnam, Malaysia, India and other countries. In this voyage also welcomed back the Buddha's tooth of Shakyamuni, according to legend, after Shakyamuni was cremated, only the tooth was not damaged, this is the Buddha's tooth relic.

The main purpose is to implement Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts!

1. The main purpose of Zheng He's trip to the West was to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, which was in a period of continuous development, and the economy was also recovering, and the country was getting better and better.

Zheng He's voyage to the West was actually the largest maritime operation in China at that time, which actually showed that the strength of the Ming Dynasty was indeed very strong at that time, and he dared to sail in the ocean in that era. Of course, there are other books that say that Zheng He went to the West for another purpose, that is, to find the missing Emperor Jianwen, because the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at that time was from Emperor Jianwen, and this suspicion naturally became a matter of great concern to the emperor.

Second, Zheng He also went to the West to make more friends with allies, although his own country developed, but he still hoped to make more allies to consolidate his country's position.

In the process of driving, Zheng He also hoped to make many foreign allies, because these allies can see through the scale of Zheng He's trip to the West that the current economic development and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty are now. Many countries are willing to attach themselves to, or make friends with powerful countries, in order to ensure that their own countries are not infringed, and when they are violated, they can get the support of the country, which is also a kind of diplomatic act.

3. Zheng He's voyage to the West was also to expand the commercial activities of the Ming Dynasty, although the country's economic strength is constantly recovering, but it still needs to establish foreign trade ties with other countries and regions to ensure economic stability.

During the journey, Zheng He would give gifts to the kings of various countries to express their friendly relations. On the other hand, it will also use the situation of gift-giving to let other countries know what good things the Ming Dynasty has, which can be used as a commodity for their future exchanges, which can also be regarded as a way of publicity and sales, and it can also establish a good relationship with other countries, which will be a major help and promotion for the stability of the economy of the Ming Dynasty.

1. The purpose of Zheng Xiaoxiang and going to the West: to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty (political purpose); Extension of tributary** (economic purposes); Search for the missing Emperor Jianwen. The purpose of going to sea is to welcome the Buddha's tooth.

Strengthen ties with overseas countries. 2. Zheng He's voyage to the West was a sea voyage during the Yongle and Xuande years of the Ming Dynasty, the first voyage began in the third year of Yongle (1405), and the last voyage ended in the eighth year of Xuande (1433), a total of seven times.