>be Zhu Gaochi, new emperor Emperor of China >have one

>>3097440
we will see

>>3097440
The problem wasn't that he stopped the expedition. That could be viewed as good thing since that was very expensive. The problem was he burned down the ships, essentially crippling the future generations.

In modern US politics, he'd be a staunch isolationist republican. On his taxes, foreign policy, and economy. Short lived emperor who only reigned in few months.

>>3097440
>Stopped the expeditions because they're a money sinkhole without any practical use, while mongols are raiding my frontiers

ftfy

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>>3097440
>Has there been a more boneheaded leader of a country in history?

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>>3097440
1) He halted the Treasure Fleet. Not the navy. Who the fuck was fighting pirates during Ming China then?
2) He halted it because it had done its mission already (dazzle the Spice Route states into trading with Chinkdom), and a fleet of what essentially are luxury cruise liners are expensive. In addition, the Mongols were threatening China yet again with the new confederacy, the Four Oirats, hammering down on them, so money had to go to defense.

>>3097615
Treasure fleet includes roughly 300 ships

Its a navy in of itself.

>>3097734
Yeah. And he burned the Treasure Ships and the nonessentials and told the warships to go back being a navy.