My friend Zheng He was powerful during his time. He told me of his tails before he died, and I wish to share some history with you.
Zheng He was pretty powerful in the government. He told me he did this by helping Zhu Yuanzhang defeat the Yuan Dynasty. In return, he would boast, he would get rewarded with an official post in the government. He helped Zhu Di gain the throne and he was given command of the Chinese navy. In 1405, early Ming rulers would send Chinese fleets into waters far away to show its glory of the government and for trade with other Countries, says he. Zheng He was sent and he had a goal: to promote trade and collect things from people weaker than China. When Zheng He died in 1435, the Ming decided to ban the building of ships, and ships with 2 masts were for some reason outlawed which was costly and didn’t produce profit because they spent so much money making this. Confucian scholars didn’t like oversea adventure; they wanted to stay inside China. It was a bad idea because China weakened, and I heard it will probably be taken over sometime later.
This was important because Zheng He was such an important person in the Chinese world, and he helped the Chinese trade.
This was important because Zheng He was such an important person in the Chinese world, and he helped the Chinese trade.
"Zheng He." China Culture. China Culture, 01 Jan 2003. Web. 20 Oct 2010. <http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22644.htm>.
Source: "The Mongol and Ming Empires." World History A. (2010): Print.
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