Complex sentence: Meanwhile, Emperor Taizu of Ming, the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, decided to approach Basalawarmi with a peaceful method, believing that conquering a remote region with force would be a costly action.
Split into simpler sentences: Meanwhile, Emperor Taizu of Ming, the first emperor of Ming dynasty, decided to approach Basalawarmi with a peaceful method. The rationale of Emperor Taizu was that, conquering a remote region with force would be a costly action.