Daming's ancient books record America.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty traded with other countries in the world. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a closed sea policy was implemented, but a trading port in Guangzhou was still opened. Although Guangzhou's trade is monopolized by thirteen banks, China still has contact with the outside world. Moreover, it was in the Ming Dynasty that American corn and sweet potatoes were introduced to China because of their participation in world trade.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the seeds of capitalism appeared in Jiangnan area, and many manual workshops used wage labor, which marked the emergence of the seeds of capitalism. However, the germination of capitalism in China was hindered by the feudal system, and the labor force was tied to the land. The bud of capitalism was not fully developed and finally died. Therefore, it does not have much influence on China's budding capitalism. But during the Ming Dynasty, great changes took place in the west. In the 5th century, Portugal and Spain led the development of new sea routes. From 65438 to 0492, Columbus discovered America, and American crops such as corn, cocoa and potatoes began to flood into the international market.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, American potatoes also spread to China. But in the eyes of Ming people, Chinese and foreign trade is a tributary trade system. In other words, China is the suzerain and foreign countries are the vassal countries. They came to China to pay tribute, not to China. The trade relationship between them is unequal. However, the Ming dynasty did not participate in international trade on a large scale, and few people participated in world trade. The opening of the new sea route did not have much influence on the Ming Dynasty, which was not included in the capitalist world system.

Therefore, the seeds of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty finally died, and the Ming Dynasty was not included in the capitalist world market.