Why should he? Just relying on wisdom and bravery?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:43 am
Of course, we also need enough money, which is impossible to achieve by relying solely on domestic taxes.
There is no doubt that Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were definitely not just for the so-called "promoting national prestige"; there must have been sufficient benefits involved.
According to the "Ming Hui Dian", "each blue and white porcelain plate is five hundred strings of coins, each bowl is three hundred strings of coins, each vase is five hundred strings of coins, and each wine jar is one thousand five hundred strings of coins. Each bean celadon porcelain plate is one hundred and fifty strings of coins, each bowl is one hundred strings of coins, and each vase is one hundred and fifty strings of coins."
Any bowl or plate from the Central Plains can be panama telegram data shipped overseas, and the profit can be dozens of times; similarly, the pepper purchased from Sumatra for nearly 100 silver taels can be shipped back to China and sold immediately, and the profit can be 20 times...
According to the inference of Ming Dynasty history expert Tian Peidong based on the "Veritable Records of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty", the currency earned by Zheng He's fleet alone, that is, gold and silver, exceeded 700,000 taels and 12 million taels respectively... and the amount of other spices, pepper, heparin and other goods was even more inestimable.
It is certain that you will make money, but the question is who will get the money?
All of them went into the emperor's inner treasury.
The fleet was built with funds from the Ministry of Revenue. In a business, the government pays for the investment, and not only does it not distribute dividends, but the profits still belong to the boss alone. Is this reasonable?
There is no doubt that Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were definitely not just for the so-called "promoting national prestige"; there must have been sufficient benefits involved.
According to the "Ming Hui Dian", "each blue and white porcelain plate is five hundred strings of coins, each bowl is three hundred strings of coins, each vase is five hundred strings of coins, and each wine jar is one thousand five hundred strings of coins. Each bean celadon porcelain plate is one hundred and fifty strings of coins, each bowl is one hundred strings of coins, and each vase is one hundred and fifty strings of coins."
Any bowl or plate from the Central Plains can be panama telegram data shipped overseas, and the profit can be dozens of times; similarly, the pepper purchased from Sumatra for nearly 100 silver taels can be shipped back to China and sold immediately, and the profit can be 20 times...
According to the inference of Ming Dynasty history expert Tian Peidong based on the "Veritable Records of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty", the currency earned by Zheng He's fleet alone, that is, gold and silver, exceeded 700,000 taels and 12 million taels respectively... and the amount of other spices, pepper, heparin and other goods was even more inestimable.
It is certain that you will make money, but the question is who will get the money?
All of them went into the emperor's inner treasury.
The fleet was built with funds from the Ministry of Revenue. In a business, the government pays for the investment, and not only does it not distribute dividends, but the profits still belong to the boss alone. Is this reasonable?