"Where there is a forced tyrant woman, this is called a traitor, and the offender will be killed."
This is a military rule that all the ancient armies have. Whether an army's combat effectiveness is strong has a lot to do with military rules and regulations. But then again, in ancient times, soldiers were all men, and war was not a joke, and sometimes it was not impossible to fight for a few years. Of course, there are also some soldiers stationed on the frontier who have not seen women for many years, so the "rape army" has occurred.
Goujian took the lead in solving this problem. He invented the military prostitute system so that soldiers could live a normal life. Moreover, this system has been passed down through dynasties in later generations, and the system has been very perfect.
If we follow this logic, it took Zheng He, a hi- Ming Dynasty, , to hi- His voyage to the West, , to spend most of his time on the sea, so he should take some young women on board. However, historical data tells us that Zheng He didn’t bring a young woman, but instead brought many midwifes. What kind of medicine is Zheng He sold in the gourd?
Peace Messenger
There are many different opinions on why Zheng He went to the West, and two of them are the most legendary. One is to go out to sea to find Zhu Yunwen that disappeared in the palace. The second is to help Zhu Di find ways to live forever or elixirs.
In fact, these statements are too vague. Those who know Zhu Di should find that Zhu Di is an active, open and confident emperor. Overall, it is nothing more than the word "学". In 1405 AD, when Zhu Di was admonishing his son, he said:
"People must set ambitions, and ambitions will make achievements. There are no people in the world, who have achieved success without ambitions."
How great is Zhu Di's ambition? He moved the capital to Yanjing not because of nostalgia. Yanjing is located north of Great Wall , and the Gobi Desert outside is a completely wild land. However, there are a large number of nomadic peoples in the north, and Kyoto is placed in Yanjing, which can effectively restrain the development of nomadic peoples and the southward movement.
In addition, relying on geographical advantages, Zhu Di could go north to expand the territory of Ming Dynasty at any time. And he did do this, so even if he died, he was still on the way to the return of the Northern Expedition. In addition to expanding to the north,
is also one of Zhu Di's "ambitions". However, compared with the forceful Northern Expedition, Zhu Di's expansion at sea mainly had certain political and economic purposes, so harmony was the most important. In other words, the most important thing is to promote the reputation of the Ming Dynasty and expand trade. Therefore, the gentle Zheng He chose Zhu Di to take on this important task.
Zheng He made sufficient preparations to complete Zhu Di's mission, and in the next twenty years, he voyaged to the West seven times. The Ming Dynasty's strong military capabilities and abundant resources amaze all countries, and many countries have become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year.
In addition, Zheng He is kind and will do his best to help local people develop technology and spread culture whenever he goes to a place. In order to thank Zheng He for his selfless dedication, countries have presented various treasures, such as corals, ivory, spices, zebra , camels, leopard , West Horse, etc. It can be said that Zheng He transported back to a "zoo and botanical garden" and mountains of gold and silver.
Because they have to carry a large number of cargo every time, Zhu Di ordered the construction of more than 200 ships of different purposes, each ship must be equipped with more than 100 people, totaling more than 20,000 soldiers and sailors.
Strangely, every two years of sailing, there are young men on the ship. Zheng He will not bring some young women, but on the contrary, he brings many old midwives.
Wisdom behind
Zheng He himself is an eunuch . He has no feelings for the relationship between men and women, so he is understandable that he does not bring young women. But more than 20,000 young soldiers and crew members have to stay on the boat for two years, and spend most of their time in loneliness and boredom. Why didn’t Zheng He bring some young women on the boat?
There are reasons behind everything.
In fact, each ship in the fleet has limited space. A fleet of 20,000 people cannot bring 20,000 young women. This is obviously unrealistic.
What's more, women are more delicate. In ancient times, it was recommended that women not go out of the door without going out. How can such women withstand the turbulent sea life? A weak woman will soon get sick or even die.
So Zheng He did not bring young women after summarizing his experience.
As for why you want to bring a midwife, it actually contains great wisdom.
Ancient midwives had very rich medical knowledge and were very familiar with simple wound treatment, drug configuration, decoction and soup making, and could take on the responsibility of a doctor on board. Especially they are not as delicate as young women and know how to live at sea.
Of course, when midwife is fine, she can transform into a woman who cares about the food and daily life of the soldiers and crew. She can do the work such as washing, cooking, cleaning, etc.
and their age will not cause unnecessary trouble, and it can be said that they will kill multiple goals in one fell swoop.
Indeed, big ships sail on the sea, and everyone on the ship has their own responsibilities. The soldiers in charge of defending cannot be allowed to do rough work, nor can the crew who master the navigation go to wash clothes and cook. The elderly midwife can perfectly solve these problems, which shows the great wisdom behind this.
summary, thinking about
600 years ago, Zheng He's voyage to the West, and his nautical technology and fleet size were far ahead of the world at that time, and at the same time, he created valuable experience for HNA World. Take diet for example. Zheng He's fleet relies on bean sprouts made from these midwife and old women bringing on the boat to successfully avoid the consequences of sepsis from the crew.
Later, it was precisely because of this dietary structure that the European fleet achieved the purpose of ocean. Otherwise, after several months of drifting at sea, the crew would have died at sea due to sepsis.
Chinese wisdom has lasted for more than 5,000 years, creating countless advanced things for the world, but also has an extraordinary spirit of exploration. Exploration and experience complement each other, making the Chinese people stand tall until today, looking at world history, and it is unique.
Reference: "History of Ming Dynasty"
What's more, women are more delicate. In ancient times, it was recommended that women not go out of the door without going out. How can such women withstand the turbulent sea life? A weak woman will soon get sick or even die.
So Zheng He did not bring young women after summarizing his experience.
As for why you want to bring a midwife, it actually contains great wisdom.
Ancient midwives had very rich medical knowledge and were very familiar with simple wound treatment, drug configuration, decoction and soup making, and could take on the responsibility of a doctor on board. Especially they are not as delicate as young women and know how to live at sea.
Of course, when midwife is fine, she can transform into a woman who cares about the food and daily life of the soldiers and crew. She can do the work such as washing, cooking, cleaning, etc.
and their age will not cause unnecessary trouble, and it can be said that they will kill multiple goals in one fell swoop.
Indeed, big ships sail on the sea, and everyone on the ship has their own responsibilities. The soldiers in charge of defending cannot be allowed to do rough work, nor can the crew who master the navigation go to wash clothes and cook. The elderly midwife can perfectly solve these problems, which shows the great wisdom behind this.
summary, thinking about
600 years ago, Zheng He's voyage to the West, and his nautical technology and fleet size were far ahead of the world at that time, and at the same time, he created valuable experience for HNA World. Take diet for example. Zheng He's fleet relies on bean sprouts made from these midwife and old women bringing on the boat to successfully avoid the consequences of sepsis from the crew.
Later, it was precisely because of this dietary structure that the European fleet achieved the purpose of ocean. Otherwise, after several months of drifting at sea, the crew would have died at sea due to sepsis.
Chinese wisdom has lasted for more than 5,000 years, creating countless advanced things for the world, but also has an extraordinary spirit of exploration. Exploration and experience complement each other, making the Chinese people stand tall until today, looking at world history, and it is unique.
Reference: "History of Ming Dynasty"
