The Ming dynasty was also a maritime ban. Why do you only say that the late Qing Dynasty was closed to the outside world?

As we all know, there was a maritime ban during the Ming Dynasty. The so-called maritime ban means that you are not allowed to go to sea, you are not allowed to go to sea, and you are not allowed to conduct overseas trade. On the other hand, the Qing dynasty implemented a closed-door policy. The so-called China went abroad, lacking everything, and did not need any overseas trade at all.

At first, it sounded almost the same. But in fact they are different. The main purpose of the sea ban is not to prevent people from going to sea, but the government wants to take some important trade into its own hands and keep ordinary people out. At the same time, the implementation of the maritime ban can also resist the infiltration of Japanese invaders. As we all know, during the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates were very rampant and often robbed coastal merchant ships and people. The so-called maritime ban does not mean that it is no longer in contact with the world, but that some people in the upper class want to implement self-closure, and some exchanges between the people have never been cut off. For example, Macao, leased to Portugal a long time ago, is the gateway for the government to communicate with the world. For example, Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan Province Province in the late Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning, foreign trade was not banned in the Ming Dynasty, and no matter whether it was the imperial court or the people, people were not allowed to sail, but we all know that the government actually made a big voyage during this period, and Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were during this period. With the constant harassment of the Japanese pirates, the imperial court gradually closed its foreign trade and banned it from going to sea. However, after the enemy was wiped out, the so-called sea ban actually had no substance. Moreover, with the expansion of non-governmental foreign trade, the tax revenue of the imperial court also increased greatly, which made the imperial court acquiesce in non-governmental foreign trade in some aspects and even allowed some people to sail at sea. This is how the early Southeast Asian immigrants came.

Of course, on the surface, the policy is that the imperial court does not allow foreign trade. After all, it is related to the face and majesty of the imperial court. However, as mentioned above, the maritime ban of the Ming Dynasty came with the destruction of the enemy. In particular, some coastal residents also helped the loyalist to kill the enemy, helped the loyalist to fight, and provided food and grass. Therefore, the government did not manage this part strictly, so those who contributed to the battle gradually developed foreign trade after the war. Tax collection, of course! Nothing else. At that time, a large amount of gold and silver in the world flowed into China. After all, tea, silk, porcelain and lacquerware are the best and most exquisite in China, which brings a lot of money to the people and taxes to the government!