As we all know, the Ming Dynasty was in the flood period of the Wokou, and from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century, the Wokou repeatedly harassed the coastal areas of our country, not only plundering at sea, but also carrying out smuggling trade activities with some speculators of the Ming Dynasty, which brought serious trouble to the people in the coastal areas of our country. During the ming dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang, there were already Wokou who appeared, and he hated what Wokou had done, but he did not carry out a large encirclement and suppression of Wukou or even launch an attack on Japan, the reason for which was in the 3 suicide notes published by Japan.
Throughout China's dynasties, in the real sense of attacking Japan, only the Yuan Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty only rose up to fight back when they were harassed by Japan, and had no intention of taking the initiative to attack. In 1369, Zhu Yuanzhang, in view of the fact that the Wokou often harassed the coastal area, sent Yang Zai to Japan, hoping that the Japanese Prince Huailiang could restrain his people and solve the problem of the Wokou bandits. Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also demanded that Prince Huailiang pay an annual tribute to the Ming Dynasty as a sign of submission.
When Prince Huailiang saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was so rude, he detained Yang Zai, ignoring the Wokou along the coast, and prepared to give Zhu Yuanzhang a little color. Zhu Yuanzhang waited and waited, but still did not wait for the news, thinking that the wind and waves at sea were too large, and the ship where the messenger was located was driven to the bottom of the sea. Therefore, in the following year, Zhu Yuanzhang sent an emissary to Japan, but this time the emissary Zhao Zhi was not detained by Prince Huailiang, but was entertained by Haosheng, who not only returned the emissaries who had been detained before, but also actively arrested the Wokou and returned the coastal population of our country that had been plundered by the Wokou.
In 1370, Prince Huailiang sent an emissary Zu Lai to accompany Zhao Zhi and others on an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to conclude a friendly treaty between the two countries. Regarding the conclusion of the contract, a Japanese scholar reflected in the three suicide notes published in 1988, the suicide note was written by the Japanese envoy Zu Lai, in which he wrote about Zhu Yuanzhang's anger and dissatisfaction with Japan, but Zhu Yuanzhang could not act on Japan, only because of the following four reasons he wrote in the suicide note.
First, the invincible Yuan Dynasty was in the sand when it attacked Japan, and in order not to repeat the same mistakes, Zhu Yuanzhang would not easily go to the sea to send troops. Second, the Wokou were not Japanese officers, but rogue pirates, half of whom were Ming Dynasty people, and it would be a little unwise to send troops to Japan because of the Wokou. Third, the fleet of ships during the Ming Dynasty was not suitable for combat, and firearms were already on the ships of the Wokou, and the Ming Dynasty did not dare to act rashly. Fourth, Mongolian talent in the north is the biggest threat, and Japan, which faces across the sea, is useless even if it is defeated.
However, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not engage in large-scale conflicts with Japan during his reign, during the Ming Dynasty's Wanli years, the conflict between the Ming Dynasty and Japan was constantly intensifying, and several major wars broke out in succession. The Battle of Pyongyang, the Battle of Biheguan, the Battle of Namwon, etc., the Ming army and the Japanese army also fought back and forth at sea, winning and losing each other. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty, whether it was a land or naval battle, was not vain at all, but it was only hindered by the demeanor of a big country and disdained to attack.
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