In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zheng He was taken to Nanjing by the Ming Dynasty lieutenant, castrated as a eunuch, and then entered the Yan Palace of Judy, the prince of Yan. He was only ten years old that year. Although he suffered such cruel things when he was young, Zheng He has been working hard and being positive. In the change of Jingnan, Zheng He made great contributions to Judy, the prince of Yan. This surname Zheng was also given to Zheng He by Judy of Ming Taizu in order to commemorate Zheng He's meritorious military service and promote him as the eunuch of the Inner Palace. Unlike Zheng He's ordinary eunuch who went to the West, he was resourceful and proficient in military knowledge and tactics, and the Ming Emperor Judy trusted him very much.
During the decades from AD 405 to 1433, Zheng He made seven voyages to the Western Ocean, which was also a very great action in human history at that time. Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas had a great influence on China and later generations, so in the sixth year of Xuande, Zheng He was made a eunuch of three treasures. Zheng He's seven voyages to the West are acts of state, and Zheng He is a qualified country. Dealing with countries along the route is conducive to stabilizing the international order in Southeast Asia and implementing China's foreign policy of peace. To a certain extent, it also shows the enemy that China is strong and does not dare to invade easily, which is conducive to maintaining national security. In the history of world civilization, the development of non-governmental trade is also conducive to economic development and widening navigation channels.
Zheng he's famous words
Zheng He was one of the greatest navigators in ancient China, and many scholars commented that Zheng He was the man who started the era of great navigation in the world. In fact, Zheng He, as the most adventurous man in ancient times, made seven voyages to the Western Ocean, bringing China's cultural thoughts and exquisite porcelain, silk and other articles to the countries around China, which had a far-reaching impact on China's peaceful diplomacy, trade and cultural export.
Zheng He was also a visionary. In the15th century, Zheng He realized the importance of the ocean. At that time, Zheng He said a famous saying: If a country wants to be rich and strong, it cannot ignore the ocean. Wealth comes from the sea, and danger comes from the sea.
From this sentence, we can see Zheng He's fancy for marine resources. It is really commendable that he has such a far-sighted vision in the15th century. Until today, we have been exploring the ocean around us, with countless treasures and resources. The desire to understand the ocean inspires generations to dedicate their enthusiasm in the blue world.
On the other hand, Zheng He also realized the threat from the ocean. This danger includes not only the infinite unknown possibilities brought by the ocean, but also the natural disasters brought by the ocean itself. More importantly, Zheng He realized the danger of those civilizations on the other side of the ocean. In this consciousness, Zheng He started his own ocean voyage. With China people's idea of "benevolence", he went to countries around China to publicize China's friendship and kindness, which laid the foundation for China's foreign policy of peace.
But hundreds of years later, in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Aisingiorro didn't realize the importance of the ocean and adopted a closed-door policy, which led to China falling behind the West.
Where is Zheng He from?
Zheng He's ancestors moved to Yunnan in the early Yuan Dynasty, and their ancestors were nobles below the king of Yunnan. 137 1 year, Zheng He was born in Kunming, Yunnan, so he should be said to be from Yunnan.
However, when the Ming army went to Yunnan to clean up the old forces of the Yuan Dynasty, Zheng He, who was only eleven years old, was taken away by the then deputy commander-in-chief of the Ming army. Aquamarine castrated Zheng He and stayed in the army as a handyman. Later, Zheng He was sent to the Prince's Mansion in Nanjing. After that, Zheng He left his hometown and began to live overseas for decades.
Unfortunately, Zheng He did not return to his hometown after his death and was buried in Nanjing. There is no record of Zheng He's return to Yunnan in history, but some descendants of Zheng He still live in Yunnan. Many people are curious. Zheng He was not castrated and lost his fertility. How can he have offspring? In fact, Zheng He's descendants inherited it from Zheng En, the son of his eldest brother, as his heir. One of Zheng Enlai's heirs has been living in Yunnan.
Actually, it doesn't matter where Zheng He came from. What is important is that Zheng He made an important contribution. At present, there is a very abnormal phenomenon in society, that is, people like to compete for the ownership of celebrities. This abnormal phenomenon is also a strange phenomenon in cultural development. But Zheng He's contribution is not only to a certain region or a certain person, but also to the development of the whole Chinese civilization and even the world civilization. Until today, when people remember Zheng He, the question of where he came from no longer seems so important.