As far as I understood these treasure ships were ocean goiing. And about quality of armor I don't doubt the quality of armore of Europe.
The ocean gooing chinese ships of that day were much larger than the Cog of the Europeans. Also the ships in the Chinese fleet had different tasks. Some of them were only to have cattle on board. The Chinese also ahd some understanding of the need of fresh food, so when they made land fall, even after a long period offshore they were not the under fed, desease ridden half rotting men, and women as the Europeans after that long period.
The fully armored European warrior of this time peroid was superiour to anything else. But all is about impression and looks, And I think, even the European courts of that day were bright and collorfull the Cinese can make an impression.
To call the Chinese just undisiplined peasant levies, I think this is an under estimation of them.
Small doubt if the Chinse were impersed of Europe, but what about the Europeans?
The ocean gooing chinese ships of that day were much larger than the Cog of the Europeans. Also the ships in the Chinese fleet had different tasks. Some of them were only to have cattle on board. The Chinese also ahd some understanding of the need of fresh food, so when they made land fall, even after a long period offshore they were not the under fed, desease ridden half rotting men, and women as the Europeans after that long period.
The fully armored European warrior of this time peroid was superiour to anything else. But all is about impression and looks, And I think, even the European courts of that day were bright and collorfull the Cinese can make an impression.
To call the Chinese just undisiplined peasant levies, I think this is an under estimation of them.
Small doubt if the Chinse were impersed of Europe, but what about the Europeans?