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Maybe you could help me brainstorm /his/
I'm attempting to write an alternate history scenario where Zheng He's voyages lead to Ming dynasty China colonizing the Indian Ocean and East Africa.
>what would happen to existing Asian kingdoms? Would they be colonized, become vassal states, or launch voyages of their own?
>how would the balance of power in Europe be effected? Would the Portuguese and Spanish empires still become dominant powers?
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>>1567272
There's several problems to start
Zheng He's expedition wasn't really about exploring (he was travelling routes that Chinese merchants had already been taking), but about going to all these distant lands and showing off how rich and awesome China was so that they could say everyone in the world recognizes the Emperor's authority.
Ming China will also have problems financing further trips and financing these new colonies. The were having to spend more and more money on internal matters, and eventually another northern tribe like the Manchu or Jurchen are going to arrive to fuck shit up.
The final problem is, why bother? China was the shit and no other region compared, and anything you don't have at home traders are willing to travel half-way around the world just to bring it to you instead of having to go out and get it yourself.
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>>1567529
This. They didn't even bother properly colonizing Taiwan and other Islands before the Qing dynasty or so, what the fuck would they be doing in East Africa when they have the Philippines and Southeast Asia next door?
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>>1567546
too busy seperating the MONGOL DICK from their mouths & every other orrifice to worry about spit in the sea & piss in the wind
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