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It is also an exploration of the ocean. Why is the influence of Zheng He's voyages to the West not as good as opening up new routes?
Looking back at history, it is not difficult to find that people's society is progressing bit by bit. It is by constantly exploring new things that people make our society progress continuously. Because we often live on land, the ocean is an unknown world, attracting a large number of people to explore. In our human history, there have been many trips to explore the ocean, including the famous Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, and the western countries opened up new sea routes.

In the history of mankind, every time they explored the ocean, they returned home with a full load, and so did their two voyages to the West. There are similarities and differences between their voyages to the West. Relatively speaking, the influence of Zheng He's voyage to the West was not as good as the opening of new sea routes. First of all, Zheng He went to the Western Seas to publicize the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty and establish equal trade exchanges. The opening of the new route is for the expansion of capital and the accumulation of original capital. Zheng He's actions strengthened the ties between the Ming Dynasty and other countries, and made it easier for the Ming Dynasty to acquire more rare treasures. The former is oriented to peace.

However, for the purpose of capital expansion, new sea routes began to set sail, which triggered the rise of colonies and opened up new trade areas. The opening of the new air route connected the whole world, and at the same time ushered in a great geographical discovery and discovered the new continent of America. This is far beyond Zheng He's voyage to the West. The opening of new air routes and the trip described by Kyle Poirot aroused the European dream of pursuing money, but at the same time, evil triangle trade also happened.

The opening of the new sea route made European capitalism develop rapidly and laid a solid economic foundation for the industrial revolution. The subsequent industrial revolution also made Europe lead the world for decades. However, the opening of the new continent is also evil. It is a nightmare for American Indians, and African blacks also suffer from it. All these influences are great, but the influence of Zheng He's voyage to the West is much smaller.