That piece of sailing that has been high for more than six centuries
Yesterday was "China Sailing Day", 615 On July 11, the Chinese navigator 郑和 began its seven voyage to the West. I would like to use this article to commemorate Zheng He, the great pioneer of the Chinese nation. For the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, there must be a revival of ocean consciousness, and must be born and prosper from the sea.
In 139 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dispatched more than 100 people to the "Western Regions" journey of". He traveled westward for more than 10 years and went through hardships. Although he failed to achieve the goal of uniting the Dayue clan against the Huns, he inadvertently opened a road connecting Xiyi from Chang'an through the northwest to Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, Iran, From then on, the Eurasian transportation routes to Iraq, Syria, the Mediterranean, and Rome, Italy were expanded. Chinese gold, silk, jade and other products and iron smelting were transported along this road to the countries of Europe and Asia. To be precise, the Silk Road should be the "Silk and Jade Road" and the "Golden Silk and Jade Road"; while the walnuts in the Western Regions , Grape, pomegranate, broad bean, alfalfa and other plants were introduced to China.
French missionary Lubrucci after 1400, Italian businessman Marco Polo after 1440, Italian Columbus after 1600, and other Chinese silks, It is from here to the world.
Chinese silk touches the world.
In fact, more than 80 years before Columbus tried to reach China, Zheng He, the Chinese navigator of the Ming Dynasty, had already started his maritime Silk Road.
Human beings should remember this day-July 11, 1405, Zheng He, a 10-year-old eunuch, entered the palace as an eunuch and followed his master Jin Ge and Iron Horse to fight in the North for the Ming Dynasty Emperor 朱棣 ascended the foundation. The eunuch, who has made great achievements, stands tall and looks far away. Under his command, there are more than 200 warships carrying more than 27,000 strong men. With high masts and heavy masts, hunting with flags, and prosperous majesty, Zheng He embarked on an epic voyage of seven Western Oceans.
Changle Zhenghe Historical Relics Exhibition Hall
By 1433, his fleet traveled to the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean, and sailed to Java, Sumatra, Sulu, There are more than 30 countries and regions including Pahang, Chenla, Guri, Siam, Banggala, Adan, Tianfang, Zufaer, Krumos, Mugudushu, etc., reaching the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa as far as possible.
Although Zheng He is not the pioneer of the Maritime Silk Road, he is an expander.
The ancestors of the pre-Qin period had marine activities. The ancestors of Lingnan and Baiyue used canoes to travel to and from the coastal waters. The earliest navigators and explorers appeared, and their footprints extended to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. After Qin Shihuang unified China, Nanhai County was established, and the activities of "using the sea as business" began to flourish. In 203 BC, Qin General Zhao Tuo was dissatisfied with Qin’s tyranny, and took advantage of the chaos of the world to establish Nanyue Kingdom and became king himself. In 1993, when Zhao Tuo established the country, he devoted himself to shipbuilding in the Lingnan area and 航海技术, and the marine economy developed. In 196 BC, Han Gaozu Liu Bang sent his doctor Lu Jia to South Vietnam to persuade Zhao Tuo to return to the Han Dynasty. Since then, the South China Sea has been included in the Han Dynasty. Maritime economic and trade activities are frequent. The trade routes connecting the port cities of southern China and the Southeast Asian islands have basically taken shape During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty not only opened up the Land Silk Road in the northwest, but also developed the Maritime Silk Road in the southeast. The Han court recruited a large number of merchants, sailors, and translators to gather in Xuwen, Zhanjiang, Guangdong today. The three ports of Hepu in Beihai, Guangxi, and Hue in Vietnam, exported gold, silk, porcelain, etc., and imported pearls and colored glaze. For a time, the volume of Sino-foreign maritime trade surged. The East China Sea route with Japan as the destination port, Port of destinationOn the South China Sea route, ships shuttle busily, and the Maritime Silk Road is gradually taking shape.
During the Three Kingdoms period in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the shipbuilding industry in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was developed, and the silk reeling industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was developed. Silk products soon became the main commodities of overseas trade; in the Tang Dynasty, Yue kiln celadon, Huzhou textiles, and Hangzhou brocades were popular overseas. Welcome to make Ningbo Port one of the big ports; during the Mid-Tang Dynasty, the inland war caused the blockage of the Silk Road in the northwest, and the export of Chinese porcelain increased greatly during the late Tang and early Song Dynasty. The safety of smooth and direct maritime transportation is obvious. The Maritime Silk Road flourished for a while, better than the caravan and camel squadrons that clashed on land. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the southeast coastal foreign trade developed rapidly, and Quanzhou, Fujian even became the world's largest port. Chinese inland silk, porcelain and other foreign trade products gather here, and overseas products land here. Looking forward to this situation in the South China Sea, the poet Yang Wanli of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote a poem with great enthusiasm: "The eye of the Jiahu boat is full of eyes, and a blue wave sticks to the sky."
In the Yuan Dynasty, the prairie civilization and marine civilization collided, and the shipping was prosperous and merchants gathered. Quanzhou Citong Port became a giant town in the southeast and the largest port in the world. Therefore, there is a paragraph in Marco Polo's Travels that Columbus read: "The quantity of pepper transported to Quanzhou is considerable. If there is a ship carrying pepper to Alexandria, there will be a hundred ships transporting Erythronium." Also in the Yuan Dynasty, Guangzhou was second only to Quanzhou in scale, and 146 countries and regions traded through the Maritime Silk Road. The history of
paved the way for the grand appearance of Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng He began to embark on the Silk Road in Shanghai, ascended the stage of history, and created the peak of Chinese history and even the history of world civilization.
Zheng He is a great pioneer.
——Zheng He erected a beacon of Chinese wisdom on the vast sea.
87 years after Zheng He's departure, Columbus only began to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1492; after 1992, in 1497, the Portuguese Da Gama bypassed the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa. , Arrived on the west coast of India along the route established by Zheng He that year; 116 years later, in 1519 AD, the Portuguese Magellan crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and later named the "Strait of Magellan". In other words, Zheng He led the world's sailing adventure sports in the footsteps of nearly a century. This is Chinese courage.
Zheng He not only created many records such as sailing distance, fleet size, span time, etc., but also created the pinnacle of the era of navigation technology.
Zheng He made seven voyages to the West. Every voyage, 10,000 people set off and made all kinds of trips. Hundreds of treasure ships, horse ships, food ships, seat ships, warships, and water ships are organized into boat divisions, amphibious troops, and guards of honor. The sails are like battles, and the flags cover the sky. They are huge in scale, tightly organized, and well equipped. The vigorous momentum makes the navies of any Asian country and even all European countries "unmatched." Later, the fleet of Columbus, Da Gama, and Magellan consisted of only a few ships, and no more than 20 ships.
Spectacular is not only in the scene. Shipbuilding technology and navigation technology involve multiple disciplines such as structural mechanics, fluid mechanics, magnetism, engineering, mathematics, astronomy, geography, geology, oceanography, meteorology, biology, medicine, etc., to a certain extent, it represents machinery The highest achievement in manufacturing. At that time, no country in the world could match China in terms of displacement, endurance, and technology. On the sea where Hong Tao catches the sky and huge waves like mountains, they "cloud sails high, starring day and night", relying on the compass invented by the Chinese themselves, the navigation positioning method, the formation method, and the communication method invented by themselves, forming a huge Systematic shipping engineering. The sea is far away, the sky is vast, there are countless deserted islands, reefs, glacial trenches, and swirling storms. They collected ocean data as they walked and mapped out the names of more than 530 cities, islands, nautical signs, beaches, reefs, mountains and sea routes. "Zheng He's Navigation Chart" provided a guide for later navigators such as Columbus, Magellan and Da Gama...
——Zheng He sowed the seeds of Chinese civilization on the vast sea .
When Zheng He set off in 1405, France was still in the middle of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. There were still many soldiers and life was overwhelmed. Britain was abolishing serfdom and labor, and developing an economic society with the majority of self-cultivation farmers, and gradually formed British nation-states; some countries and regions in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa are in slavery societies and tribal disputes, with low productivity; Oceania, the Pacific and Indian Ocean islands are still in the primitive communal society stage. At this moment, the Ming Dynasty is in the "Eternal Music and Prosperity", the country is unified, the society is stable, the economy is prosperous, and the country is strong.
Yongle Emperor Zhu Di was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty and one of the few emperors in Chinese history. The empire pushed to the pinnacle of history and created many of the best in the world. It is called "the miracle of the Ming Empire" by historians. He inherited the many wise policies of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and kept the economic and social development stable. The emperor who moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, built the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, expanded the Grand Canal, built the Forbidden City, overhauled Wudang Mountain, compiled the "Yongle Dadian", and loved astronomy. He climbed high and looked into the distance and saw the distant blue waves. He is committed to the development of shipbuilding industry, maritime transportation and foreign trade, continuing the trajectory of his ancestors, leading the Chinese nation that stood up on the banks of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River to the sea. Zheng He is Zhu Di's ocean representative.
Zheng He dropped the anchor of the Ming Dynasty in the harbor along the coast of the oceans, and also planted Chinese civilization in a variety of exotic places. He pursued the policy of "good neighborliness", "thinking of others", "promoting morality and softening people away", "promoting education in overseas countries, guiding etiquette and changing their habits", and shouldering "share peace with the world". The important task of "Fu"; the ship is full of four books, five classics, calligraphy and painting classics, he spread Chinese ethics and Confucianism to the countries along the way, and condensed the Chinese wisdom of the calendar and weights and measures system, agricultural technology, manufacturing technology, hand-carving technology, navigation and shipbuilding technology , Papermaking, printing, Chinese medicine, etc., as well as a variety of skilled craftsmen, translators proficient in various languages, Buddhists and Islamic people, etc., brought them to the uncivilized land. The people of all countries along the way were surprised and warmly greeted these courteous envoys from the prosperous and prosperous state, the poems and ceremonial people, dressed in robes and mantles. The Lamu Islands on the east coast of Kenya, Africa, still retain the habit of using Chinese porcelain cups, Chinese boats, Chinese straw mat bamboo baskets, Chinese houses, Chinese cupping and "ginger tea".
Not only did Chinese Confucianism spread along this Silk Road to countries along the route, Western Christianity and Indian Buddhism also spread to China from the Maritime Silk Road, and a large number of missionaries , Foreign monks landed and entered the interior, and a number of temples and pagodas settled in the southeast coast. The Italian Catholic Jesuit missionary and scholar Matteo Ricci departed from Rome via Lisbon in Portugal and around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. It was exactly along Zheng He’s route back then from Mozambique on the east coast of Africa to India and Ceylon. ，Pass 马六甲海峡 to reach Macau, China.
Along the road of friendship opened up by Zheng He, envoys from the monarchs and envoys of various countries came to offer tribute and worship, forming a grand scene of "all nations coming to court". In the 21 years of Zhu Di's reign, envoys from Asian and African countries came to China 318 times, an average of 15 times a year. Eleven kings from Brunei, Mantraja, Sulu, Gumarangguo and other countries personally led delegations. At most, 18 national tributary missions came to China at the same time, and 3 kings died during their visit to China. , Leaving a will to entrust the burial in China, the Ming Dynasty was buried one by one according to the king's treatment.
Zheng He's voyages to the West not only spread Chinese civilization to the outside world, but also strengthened the exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations. At that time, the Ming Dynasty government opened the "Siyi Pavilion", which is equivalent to today's foreign language school, specializing in training foreign language talents; opened the "Huitong Pavilion", which is equivalent to today's state guesthouse, with North Korea, Japan, Annan, Siam, etc. There are 8 pavilions in Tatar, Manga Spear, Fearless, and Ryukyu. The compiled bilingual publication "Hua Yi Translated Language" has spread overseas.
The navigation route is turbulent, civilizations are surging each other, Zheng He ploughs the sea and pastures the waves, sowing civilization along the way.
——Zheng He paved a commercial road flowing with gold and silver on the road far away.
"There is a lot of cheers everywhere in the heavenly book, and the chiefs of the barbarian rush to greet you", 郑和船队 Wherever you go, you will turn it into a sea of festivals and a sea of festivals . Exquisite gold and silver, silk, brocade, porcelain, lacquerware, ironware, copperware, golden flags, incense burner, umbrella, sesame oil, Chinese medicine, tea, food, livestock, farm tools, plants, musk, camphor, rhubarb, citrus, cinnamon on board , Grains, soybeans, etc., are very popular. In Java, Chinese copper coins and Chinese fabrics can be used everywhere; in Sumatra, "16 taels are a catty", borrowing Chinese measurement methods; in Champa, Chinese paper, pen and stationery changed the country The history of "writing without paper and pen".
Sell and buy are for trade. "Buy all kinds of exotic treasures, unicorns, lions, camel hens, etc., and draw pictures of paradise to return to Beijing." "Yizhong Department Stores are all indispensable in China; barbarians must sell them, and China must want them", "It is the pearl of the moon, the stone of the crow falcon; the fragrance of Shen Nanlong speed, the strangeness of the unicorn Kongcui; the treasure of Mei Naoweilu, the beauty of the coral jade kun; both come back as a ship." Is there any intercommunication.
——Zheng He raised the sword of peace on the arduous and dangerous journey.
Regarding the purpose of Emperor Zhu Di’s order for Zheng He to sail to the West, there are divergent opinions. Some talk about displaying national strength, some promoting the mighty virtue of Ming Dynasty, some showing off military power, and some searching and constructing. Emperor Wen Zhu Yunshou said that some of them talked about the development of foreign trade, and some talked about sweeping and deterring internal and external disturbances.
seems to make sense, but not all. The Ming Dynasty’s ability to carry out maritime operations spanning 28 years with the nation’s financial resources was definitely not for a single purpose, let alone the personal intentions of a certain emperor. If we stick to the clues of a certain event to derive history, and treat the belly of the ancients with the heart of the present, we really underestimate our ancestors.
Zheng He's voyage to the West is an awakening of the Chinese nation's ocean consciousness.
Of course, the powerful Ming Dynasty had the intention of both propaganda and armed forces, as well as enlightenment and power. In the world at that time, only it had this qualification and ability. But it did not engage in military expansion or overseas colonization. Zheng He has mediated between island countries many times to mediate disputes, resolve contradictions, eliminate barriers, and quell conflicts. His treasure ship is not full of opium, butcher knives, or looted gold, spices, and slaves.
Changle is the berthing base of Zheng He's boat division and the starting point for opening the ocean.
The picture shows the historical and cultural block named Heping-Heping Street (photo by Ming Qing)
Zheng He made seven voyages to the West and only fought three battles.
Once, Zheng He went to Ceylon Island (present-day Sri Lanka) as an envoy. The king of Ceylon wanted to looting the treasure ship. He divided his troops into two groups. Tens of thousands of troops cut off the Zheng He guards who came to visit and returned from the banquet Retreat and take the Zheng He fleet anchored on the coast all the way. The three thousand men of Zheng He's accompanying guards, with their excellent combat qualities and sophisticated weapons and equipment, stood out from the siege, stood up before the enemy launched a sneak attack, thwarted the opponent's conspiracy, and then stormed into the city of Ceylon and captured Ceylon alive. As a hostage, the king retreated safely to the fleet.
Another time was to wipe out the 陈祖义 super pirate group that was rampant in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, the Sea of Japan, and the Indian Ocean. More than 5,000 bandits were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the bandit leader Chen Zuyi went to Beijing and Emperor Zhu Di. Ordered the execution of the pirate lord who had been plundering maritime merchant ships and coastal cities, ensuring the safety of maritime navigation.
Another time, it was a sneak attack by tens of thousands of troops from an infighting party in Sumenda Assassin. Zheng He commanded soldiers to resist and capture the leader alive.
These wars all took place near Southeast Asia. Peace is maintained by force. Without Zheng He's large fleet, there would be no peace and tranquility in the southeast waters.
In the early autumn of 2016, on the Chao Phraya River in Thailand, Thai officials pointed to the mouth of the river and told me that Zheng He entered Bangkok along this river. There is a Phra Nanche Temple on the riverside. The statue of Zheng He is enshrined in the temple. There is a couplet saying: "Seven degrees make the neighboring countries famous and prosperous and pass on the foreign land. The three guarantees are the old capital of Cihang.
People will not build a stele for robbers. Only the messenger of peace can enjoy this honor!
I have visited Zheng He's footprints in Jakarta and Bali in Indonesia, the Strait of Malacca in Malaysia, and the Mee Lan River in Thailand. There are temples, mountain towns, streets and ports named "Three Treasures" on various islands. , Palaces, wells, stone tablets, Zen temples, etc., show the local people's love for Zheng He. Many festive rituals of offering sacrifices to the "Three Treasures" seem to be calling Zheng He's heroic soul for protection.
Stopped in the Strait of Malacca, I was wondering why Zheng He’s fleet passed through this close-at-hand transportation route several times without building a castle, stronghold, fort and colony. Doesn’t he know the strategy of this gateway? importance? Zheng He's fleet traveled far to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, but only set up a temporary supply base on Kish Island in the Strait of Hormuz during the fourth voyage, and used it again during the sixth voyage. , There is no other picture.
There is only one conclusion: the Ming Dynasty did not attempt to conquer an inch of foreign land by force.
Early nautical history in Europe is a history that accelerated the process of mankind. It is also a history of expansion, aggression, and colonization. The rainy wind has made a nautical history that should be beautiful and charming, become blood-stained and cannot bear to read it. Brutality only provokes resistance. The brave Magellan did not expect that he would be killed by the fierce Philippine tribesmen. His fleet started with 265 people, and only 18 survived when he returned to Spain three years later.
Today, in museums in some African countries, artillery used by Europeans for landing and ceramic crock pots gifted by Chinese are lined up. This is a sharp contrast and the best judgment.
Forerunners are often lonely ones.
Zheng He is a great lonely man.
In front of him, there are only a few navigators walking along the coastline. Behind him are the shadows of Columbus, Dias, Da Gama, Magellan, Cook and others for nearly a century. His feat of voyage has no one before and no one has come after. But what really makes the hero lonely is the chill from the heights and the coolness behind him.
Zheng He fought bad waves, but could not hide from the wind.
In September 1422 AD, Zheng He returned to the Western Ocean for six voyages. In August 1424, Emperor Zhu Di died during the Northern Expedition, and Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne. Some people began to criticize Zhu Di's foreign policy, coupled with the continuous disasters, the empty treasury, and the decline of people's livelihood. Some people blamed Zheng He's going to sea for laboring the people and wealth. So on the day Zhu Gaochi took the throne, he issued an edict to stop shipbuilding and recall people.
Under the pressure of the national policy of banning the sea and the pressure of public opinion, Zheng He has not set sail in the past ten years.
In 1431 AD, the new emperor Zhu Zhanji decided to send the sixty-year-old Zheng He to sail for the seventh time. Although the course remains the same and the route is familiar, this old navigator who has been able to fight against the sword and the sword knows that this is probably the last voyage of his life.
Before Zheng He made his last voyage to the West, he set up the "Tianfei Lingying's Monument" in Changle: "If the Changle Nanshan Palace is to be visited, the rest is left by the boat master. Serve the wind and open the ocean."
If someone thinks that Emperor Zhu Di, who originally sent Zheng He to the West, has some intention, or even an ulterior motive, Zheng He who performed the task is completely selfless. Unlike the later Columbus expedition, which was driven by a strong interest-he confessed in his will that he would get the post of admiral and the governor of the continent he discovered, and he would get one-tenth of the income from the sea and land. One-eighth of the salary, as well as the salaries of admirals, governors, and officers, must be inherited by one's own sons, grandsons, and generations to generations, and even the distribution of rewards badges is planned. Walk with himAll of the sailors got rich. Windfall makes people desperate.
And Zheng He has no selfish desires, he is a pure-hearted eunuch. The boat went to the Arabian Sea and anchored in the wind. Looking to the west, Mecca is located in Saudi Arabia. As a Muslim, it was Zheng He's lifelong wish to go to Mecca on the pilgrimage. However, Zheng He once again decided to give up his wish. He sent a Muslim sailor to row a small boat to the holy place, but he mournfully stayed in Kuri on the west coast of India, where he had stopped seven voyages to the West, and looked sadly across the Arabian Sea, the holy place that had been admired for a lifetime.
I think Zheng He's move is to show the world that he traveled across the oceans for the Ming Dynasty and the Chinese nation, not for the realization of his personal wishes. Because it was also this time that India Guri kept the world's greatest navigator and most pious Muslim forever.
Everything is as expected. What greeted this great navigator from exhausted sailing back to the country was a decree: "All national treasure ships going to the West will be stopped", "Building and building ships will be stopped..." and a bunch of raging fires— -In order to prevent people from going out to sea, officials of the Ministry of War burned Zheng He's fleet, shipyards, shipbuilding drawings, logbooks, and nautical data.
The route opened by the forerunners of the generation is thus ruined in the fire.
Ming people have a torch and hate forever!
With the death of Emperor Zhu Zhanji, the Ming dynasty fell into a thorough sea ban policy-foreign trade merchants were executed and foreign language teaching was strictly prohibited. The Qing government even stipulated that Pianfan was not allowed to go out to sea, not to be closed outside the border, and to go out of the border to kill!
The sail of a nation has been wiped out for hundreds of years! The glory of the sea is no longer, the rise of foreign barbarians is not seen, the strong enemy covets it without notice, and the pain of the skin is left to future generations.
The forbidden sea is to close the country as well as to close the windows. It is impossible to go out or see outside. A dynasty has since closed its eyes and listened.
The self-destructing route of the Ming Dynasty gave way for the European powers to invade the east.
Mr. Liang Qichao sighed: "After Columbus, there is an infinite number of Columbus, after Da Gamma, there is an infinite number of Da Gamma, and after Zheng He, there is no second Zheng He."
The sigh of China is the shame of the world, but the pain of China has become a lesson for others.
In 2002, the U.S. government wanted to cancel funding for the "New Horizons Project" for exploring the outer solar system. NASA's chief expert Dick strongly opposed it. He used the "Recall Zheng He case" in the report urging Congress to approve funding. He said: “In 1433, when Zheng He’s fleet of China was about to set off to explore the unknown Atlantic Ocean, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty recalled them—therefore, China lost its discovery in Columbus decades ago. The opportunity of the new continent in the Americas. And today in the 21st century, should we lose another good opportunity to explore the Xinjiang region outside the solar system due to our short-sightedness?” A full 610 years after China Zheng He set sail, in August 2015, he flew over Pluto’s The US probe is traveling through the Kuiper belt objects. The Americans surpassed "Zheng He's pain" and extended "ocean consciousness" to "cosmic consciousness."
The Zhenghe Stone Carving of Changle at the Estuary of the Minjiang River (Photo by Yuhang)
One person’s voyage is a national event. A person's sorrow is the tragedy of a dynasty.
To commemorate Zheng He requires reflection. A country that admires heroes shouldn't let heroes alone.
For six hundred years, if you want to pay tribute to our sailing ancestors, you can only sacrifice their character from the remains of a Chinese sailing boat salvaged by foreigners; if you want to explore the footprints of warriors, you can only borrow Zheng He from foreign museums. A copy of the nautical chart. The American magazine "National Geographic" once counted more than 30 most prestigious explorers in a thousand years, and the only Asian, Zheng He, was included. But we lack sufficient knowledge of our pioneers. We shouldn't have the fragrance inside the wall, and make ourselves frivolous!
For six hundred years, Zheng He did not seem to enjoy the courtesy of a hero. Zheng He realized Emperor Ming’s dream and his spiritual pursuit, but not personallyBehavior, but the behavior of a dynasty, a country, and a nation, realized the expedition aspirations and cultural height of a nation. However, Chinese society has kept silent about this that it should not have for hundreds of years. If there is no Zheng He fleet cruising the sea, mediating disputes, deterring the strong, and comforting the weak, there can be no peaceful and stable environment around China, and it is impossible for the countries along the way to enter the warehouse to cast swords and plows to develop production. Different nationalities, different races, and different Religious tribes do not know how long they will fight; if there is no Zheng He's fleet of waves, humans will still be tremblingly inseparable from the coastline, and transoceanic trade and intercontinental exchanges will have to go through long explorations. This is Zheng He's contribution to the world. We should give him the honor of a hero with applause like the waves of the sea!
For six hundred years, China's history has proved a truth-backwardness is easy to be beaten. Without a strong maritime armed force, it will be difficult to guarantee national security and territorial integrity. From 1840 to 1842, Britain launched the first Opium War against China. From 1856 to 1860, Britain and France launched the second Opium War against China with the support of Russia and the United States. From 1894 to AD In 1895, Japan launched the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. The invasion from the sea severely hit the politics, economy, and culture of the Qing empire, and made modern China plunge into the darkest abyss. The Zheng He fleet is a powerful maritime armed force. It is not only a battle group similar to today’s aircraft carrier, but also a huge marine force. It is a joint maneuver of multiple services and arms capable of naval battles on board and can be mounted and fired on board. force. The fleet is the fleet, and the ocean is also the battlefield. If Zheng He's fleet is still in power, China will not stage the subsequent tragedies of cession of land and compensation, kneeling for peace, and loss of power and humiliation; there will be no Qing empire in the Nanjing Jinghai Temple, which was built by Zhu Di to reward Zheng He. A "Nanjing Treaty" that humiliated the country; there would be no painful groans and eternal shame of the Qing imperial gardens in the light and fire of the Anglo-French allied army; there would be no screams of grief and anger in the Jiawu naval battle; there would be no The arrogance of the Eight-Power Allied Forces in the military parade in China's Qing Palace! The sour history, the tearful tragic song, the fishy wind is still there, the bloodstains are still there!
I have sailed along the nine-dash line in the South China Sea for 18 days, with a distance of 8,000 kilometers, and reached the Zengmu Shoal at the southernmost point. On the way, I was chased by planes and warships of unknown nationality. I passed the Zhenghe Reefs and Yongle Islands in the Nansha Islands. The Xuande Islands, and the islands and reefs named after Zheng He's deputy generals Jin Qing, Daoming, Yin Qing, Jing Hong, Fei Xin, Ma Huan, etc. But some of these islands are no longer in our hands. The foreign warships are rampant, swaggering, and attacking China's nine-dash line. The Silk Road was divided and eroded. The China Sea is calling for Zheng He's power.
Zheng He established a bronze bell in Changle
(now in the Museum of Chinese History)
The bars painted by Columbus at that time turned into chaotic clouds Flying across, the storm pierced through the sky. But the city indicated by the hand in Columbus's pen is rising majestically, gradually moving toward the center of the world stage. The two silks of the “Belt and Road” have tied a strong Chinese knot here, and the huge ship will set off from here.
The Silk Road Long Song, prospered by the times. The magnificent voyage will start again.
Source: Changlai Changle
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