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To: TobagoJack who wrote (217090)	10/15/2025 2:56:05 PM
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China had 317 ships in 1405. Columbus had 3 ships in 1492. Guess which civilization threw away their 100-year head start? In 1405, Admiral Zheng He commanded the largest naval fleet in human history. His treasure ships were five times larger than the Santa Maria. He reached East Africa, mapped the Indian Ocean, and built trade networks spanning three continents. Then bureaucrats who'd never left Beijing made three decisions: ? Burned the maps and navigation logs ? Dismantled the entire fleet ? Made it illegal to build ocean-going ships Within 50 years, Portuguese explorers were sailing routes that had been on Chinese maps for decades. This isn't just a history lesson. It's a masterclass in how political risk destroys generational wealth—even when you do everything right. Six investing lessons from Zheng He's treasure fleet: First-mover advantage only compounds if you maintain it Scale changes the nature of every negotiation Trade beats conquest (better economics, willing partners) Information asymmetry is the ultimate competitive moat Systems must outlast individuals—or they die with you Political risk can destroy decades of work overnight Zheng He rose from enslaved child to supreme naval commander. He built infrastructure meant to last centuries. But he couldn't protect it from people who didn't understand what they were destroying. The modern parallels are uncomfortable: Xerox invented the GUI—Steve Jobs walked through PARC and built Apple Kodak invented digital photography—and filed for bankruptcy China built global maritime dominance—and abandoned it The lesson? You're not just building wealth. You're protecting it from people who might not understand its value. New episode of The Timeless Investor Show drops today. Get it!

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