Some common foods, such as tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, corn, garlic, peanuts and sunflowers, were originally "imported" and were introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty with the "geographical discovery".

Especially the introduction of pepper is of great significance to China's diet. Without Chili, today's Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine can't form you, and today's tomato and egg soup, which is cooked by almost every household, has already appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

The foreign crops brought back were widely planted in China, and the agricultural output and population increased, which promoted the agricultural development at that time. In addition, the commodity economy has also developed rapidly because of this influence. But this is my personal guess, not necessarily true.

At the same time, it also promoted the progress of navigation technology and shipbuilding technology. Zheng He's voyage to the West is the embodiment of his powerful national strength. The purpose of going to the west is to show and communicate.

Therefore, going to the West is a form of foreign exchange, which enhances international exchange and publicizes Daming's national prestige. On the other hand, Zheng He introduced foreign crops to the Western Ocean, which promoted the economic development of the Ming Dynasty again!