It is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he once sent emissaries to Japan to visit, but he was humiliated by the Japanese, and the Japanese killed them. This was a very serious national contradiction at that time, so why did Zhu Yuanzhang not attack Japan?
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in the grassroots, and his world was fought from scratch by himself again and again, which is why he was so admired and called legendary. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, in order to announce to the surrounding countries that China has changed dynasties and that he is the new emperor, he issued them a document, which basically means that I am now a new emperor who has just taken office, and if you want to turn to me, come and meet me. Such instruments were sent to many countries, including Japan.
However, at that time, Japan had just experienced the invasion of the Yuan Dynasty, and although the Yuan Dynasty was defeated by Japan because it was good at riding and shooting, the Japanese still had great hostility towards the original people. For example, the letter sent by Zhu Yuanzhang this time was not even passed on to the emperor, but was directly stopped and torn up by a prince.
After Zhu Yuanzhang sent a notice, he saw that other countries had come to give gifts, but Japan did not move, so he sent emissaries to see what was going on. As a result, the messenger was particularly unlucky, and was killed by the Japanese without saying a word. Zhu Yuanzhang then sent several more emissaries and were killed by the Japanese, and Zhu Yuanzhang realized what had happened to them.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, after all, he was the one who swept through the entire Central Plains, and you, a small Yi country, dared to oppose me and kill my emissaries? So he immediately prepared to attack. But in the end, after listening to a few words of analysis from the ministers around him, he calmed down and decided to let Japan go.
First of all, we all know that the army of the Yuan Dynasty was a very lean group of soldiers, but even they could not defeat Japan, which is enough to show how much the difference in terrain between the plains and the islands had a great impact on the battle. If you rush to send an army to attack Japan, you are likely to lose, which will in vain lose a number of manpower and material resources, and the common people will also have opinions, which is very unfavorable to rule.
Secondly, there is no need to fight Japan. At that time, Japan was a barbarian in their eyes, a barbaric nation that did not understand civilization, and even if they won the war, it would be difficult for them to integrate with the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Japanese islands are remote and small, and there are no special treasure deposits, so they cannot be fished well. If we really want to make Japan submissive, it is better to concentrate on vigorously developing the Ming Dynasty, the Economic and Military Development of the Ming Dynasty is good, and those small countries who are afraid of power will naturally take the initiative to come and make friends, just like the Tang Dynasty.
After hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang decided not to attack Japan, and could only spare Japan's killing of the emissary, and from then on the Ming Dynasty and Japan severed exchanges. Therefore, it is completely wrong for some people to say that Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to fight Japan during the period. Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to fight, but took into account many factors. Moreover, war can only bring land and not people's hearts, and only the development of oneself is the foundation of the country. There is no need to lose one's strength because of a momentary impulse and not get any special benefits.
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