How did Zheng He's voyage to the West promote the prosperity of Nanyang and the increase of overseas Chinese?

The popular saying that "Sambo eunuchs went to the West" refers to the three dynasties from Yongle three years to Xuande eight years. Zheng He and others were ordered to go to the South China Sea seven times and go deep into Ryukyu, Annan, Siam, Singapore, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bangladesh, Ceylon and other countries. This will not only enhance the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but also help Chinese immigrate to Southeast Asia.

Immigration to Nanyang began in the Tang Dynasty.

Since the Tang Dynasty, overseas Chinese from China have moved to Nanyang. However, after Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, the number of immigrants "really mushroomed and increased many times at once". According to Wu's textual research, Zheng He and others not only sinicized the social cultural relics in Southeast Asia, but also deepened the relationship between overseas Chinese and the development of Southeast Asia. Now, I want to say the following:

According to Su Shi's records, Ping Huang, the envoy of China, arrived in Tani in the 4th century A.D./KLOC, and later became Zena, the governor of Batanga. Her daughter married Sultans Of Brunei II Oman, who has been handed down for twenty years.

In 2000, "Wanli was king, and the people of Fujian were also, or Yun Zhenghe made Boluo, and some people of Fujian followed. Because they left their homeland, they became their king." Some of Zheng He's men stayed in Nanyang to work for the Ming Dynasty. Humboldt had 300 eunuchs on board. They set sail, but were staggered by the strong wind. 18 years later, only three people returned to China, and the rest of the more than 200 people who failed to return to China, except for illness, mostly stayed in various places to engage in reclamation. Another example is that businessmen sent by others stay here. For example, Sulu took people hostage and "hoped they would come again".

There is a fragrant hill in Luomei, which is fragrant after the rain and full of water along the river. Residents pick it up endlessly, and its chiefs' committees accumulate buildings and sell them through commercial ships. Lilacs are not produced in the East, but it is unique here, so it is easy for China people to live in this city. During the Wanli period, the Dutch and Portuguese fought for a beautiful place to live, and the China people living there lobbied for a truce between the two countries. There were also many overseas Chinese in the Song Dynasty. The main reason is that the local area is close to Zhangzhou, China. So tell businesses to stay away from winter. Tens of thousands of people live in the stream, and some have cut down their descendants.

Overseas Chinese have lived in Nanyang for a long time and occupy considerable power. For example, in the twenty-first year of Chenghua, Zhang Xuan, a businessman from Lingyuan East, led two thousand loyal ministers to send the King of Zhancheng back to ancient China. Some are local officials or in power, and Zhang, a native of Zhangzhou, is Datuk Tani. Datuk means distinguished official in Chinese, Xie is from Tingzhou, Yue Kun of Siam, and Yue Kun means bachelor. Zhu Fu of Raozhou and Cai Jing of Nan 'an are national figures of Ryukyu.

In addition, most of the translators or envoys who bring tributes from various countries are overseas Chinese. For example, Xiao Mingju from Wan 'an is Manraja's translator, Yasan, the instigator, is the messenger of Portugal, and most of the messengers of Ryukyu are overseas Chinese in Fujian.

Pirate sanctuary

At that time, not only businessmen and loyal officials, but also criminals and pirates went to Nanyang. The latter two are often unable to stand on their own feet because they commit crimes in their own countries, so they often avoid living in Nanyang. Such as Liang, Chen Zuyi, Qiu Yancheng and Shi Jinqing. He Ba-guan, a rebel in the South China Sea, gathered outside Tundao. At the end of Jiajing, the remnants of the Japanese invaders lived in Kelantan and gathered more than 2,000 people. Zhang Lian, a Guangdong thief, fled to the old port. He was listed as the captain. Many Zhang He went with him, and the captain was an official in China. Patricia Lam Fung, Lin Daogan, etc. Defeated by royalists, he fled overseas to compete with Spain for the Philippine Islands, and was defeated by the troops of China and Spain.

To sum up, some scholars believe that there were quite a few overseas Chinese in Nanyang before15th century. 15th century later, Zheng He's voyage to the West demonstrated the prosperity of China, which not only improved the status of overseas Chinese, but also stimulated China people to go abroad. Out of reverence, there are indeed many monuments deifying Zheng He in the local area. However, since the Yongxuan era, the development and civilization of Nanyang has been closely related to the efforts of China expatriates. Some commentators believe that Nanyang has become a part of China and a vassal of China since it was actively managed. Those who are deeply saddened by the successor's withdrawal from the self-defense alliance have made the expatriates "violate the national maritime ban" and made Europeans stifle the history of world navigation after the15th century.