This book employs a multifaceted approach drawing on economic history, monetary history, and maritime history to reveal the intricate trade networks connecting Ming Dynasty China with Japan, Korea, and other nations. The intense demand for "Tang goods" among neighboring countries, coupled with Ming China's own craving for foreign merchandise, collectively propelled transnational trade activities. This surge led to increasingly frequent border smuggling and overseas exchanges, ultimately precipitating a shift in the Ming Dynasty's maritime prohibition policies and fiscal system.
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