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The Wealth of Ancient Vietnam: Nguyễn

Many still look at Nguyễn dynasty as one of the worst major dynasties in Vietnamese history in terms of culture, power, and wealth. However, this is only because culture and wealth was limited to a small upper class and imperial family, while powers all rested on the French. Literature, fashion, and art flourished within this spectrum. After Communism came to power, everything of the elite was forbidden, and only recently did Vietnamese begin to look back on what’s left of its ruined high culture. But what about wealth? Was Vietnam wealthy during Nguyễn dynasty? If they were, the French would’ve already drained the country of its resources, but what about before the French came?

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After Vietnam took over the Mekong Delta, during the era of Cochinchina and Nguyễn lords, the major source of income was from this region due to its natural resources. In the 17th century, most rice of the capital city was from Thailand and Cambodia, but was replaced by Mekong Delta by 18th century. In 1768, there were 341 rice ships from the delta to Huế. By the 19th century, it rose to 2000 ships. This situation pushed the price of rice way down, so according to records, the people of Huế did not have to work much. However, due to the Tây Sơn Rebellion, the 200-year wealth of Nguyễn almost collapsed completely. Nguyễn Ánh became wealthy due to Mekong, and this source was one of the major reasons he could defeat Tây Sơn and ascended the throne, establishing the Nguyễn dynasty.

In the 19th century, Nguyễn dynasty’s trade with Singapore (then still a British colony) allowed the nation to flourish. From 1823 to 1847, marine exports grew 8 folds in 24 years, from 40 thousand tons to 310 thousand tons. In 1825, rice exports of Cochinchina was only ¼th of Thailand, but it surpassed Thailand after 1845 (rice exports increased 10 folds from 1841 to 1845). This was the first time in Vietnamese history when rice export was done in such a large scale. In fact, the second biggest trade partner of Singapore at the time was Cochinchina, or Nguyễn lord’s region. When Nguyễn dynasty was established, even the emperor participated in trade, the first in Vietnamese history.

The trade with Singapore was so big that even Nguyễn soldiers were wearing uniforms made of British fabrics. Unlike what most thought, Nguyễn dynasty did not isolate itself from the world, but was quite active in trade, especially with the West. In fact, by 1830, annual gifts for the imperial family from China were mostly replaced by Western gifts.

One can also see the immense wealth of the Nguyễn imperial family through the records of the French, when they were ransacking the Forbidden Palace. In 1862, after establishing Indochina and defeating Vietnam, as tribute, Nguyễn court had to give away gold, silver, and precious goods worth 4 million piastre, which were then converted to 2880000 taels of silver for the French.

According to a French record named J. Chesneaux, Contribution à l’Histoire de la Nation Vietnamienne published in 1955, Père Siefert wrote that the French took from the homes of Vietnamese partisans 113 tales of gold, 742 tales of silver, 2627 quan (a string of one thousand coins). They also went into the palace of Empress Dowager Từ Dũ and took 228 pieces of diamonds, 266 women’s jewelries inlay with diamonds, gems and precious stones, and 271 materials made of gold. They also ransacked the tombs of Emperor Thiệu Trị, Minh Mạng, and Gia Long, which were filled with all the treasures of the deceased.

According to Père Siefert, the French even took crowns, belts, rugs, and even small objects such as toothpick holders. They also went into the imperial treasury and stole 24 million francs worth of gold. Rheinart even recorded a moment when two French were arguing over a very valuable golden elephant, so they cut it in half to get the material itself, completely destroying a relic.

De Courcy, the commander in charge of attacking the capital city of Huế, sent a telegram to the French government and said that the amount of gold and silver in Nguyễn’s private vaults were worth 9 million francs. He also said that his team had discovered multiple private vaults with valuables worth millions of silver, and asked the government to bring a ship with staffs over to bring all the treasures back.

Source: Đại Việt Cổ Phong - Sử Văn Các

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apparently food inspections stopped bc of the shutdown so things bout to be real fucked up for some of us

“The Food and Drug Administration has stopped routine food safety inspections of seafood, fruits, vegetables and many other foods at high risk of contamination because of the federal government’s shutdown…”

Most companies are probably going to continue their regular food safety procedures, but a few things you can do to reduce some personal risk:

Buy hard, solid veggies and fruits (apples, melons) or ones with rinds (bananas are probably fine). Scrub the peel/rind thoroughly with soap and water before consumption.

The more solid and dense the meat, the less likely it is for contamination to spread very far. Buy your meat in solid cuts, NOT GROUND. Especially not ground chicken rn, salmonella bad.

Cook things thoroughly. Follow guidelines for the internal temperatures meat is supposed to reach and stick to those guidelines. Use a meat thermometer. Make your steaks well done for a while.

I’d stay away from shellfish as a whole if I were you. The diseases you can get from it are some of the nastier ones. No sushi for a while, too. If you have fish, make sure it was frozen following anti-parasitic guidelines and cook thoroughly.

AVOID LEAFY GREENS. This is where we’ve been seeing the most outbreaks lately, so be very careful.

The pregnant, elderly, immunocompromised, and the very young are the ones most at risk in an outbreak. If you are in one of these groups, be extremely cautious and avoid soft cheeses and prepackaged deli meats. Check on friends and family in these groups. Report symptoms of foodborne illness to a doctor so they can report to the state health depts that are still running.

Even with these in mind, remember that most outbreaks of foodborne illness are due to things like improper cooking and storage. Stay safe out there, folks 💙

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chinese!marinette headcanons because only one person encouraged me to do this and that was enough for me to do it

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mifengdianying:

• you are all COWARDS for making “adrien teaches marinette chinese” headcanons, she speaks wenzhouhua at home and just vaguely understands mando because sabine preferred speaking her local dialect with her kids and figured she could learn mando some other time
  
• she did not learn mando but can understand some of it. also she feels insecure about her wenzhouhua at times but. i promise u it’s better than adrien’s mando, which i could not understand for my life and needed subs for
• going shopping at the chinese grocery store with her mom and picking out the veggies, knowing what they are but forgetting the names cuz she wasn’t taught to read chinese
• SHOES OFF IN THE HOUSE, always wearing fuzzy slippers indoors. her dad forgets this rule sometimes and sabine always starts mopping and grumbling under her breath immediately afterward
• i guess it’s a french bakery or whatever but don’t u dare thing sabine didn’t take marinette to chinese bakeries growing up, eating egg custards and hot dog buns and pineapple cakes
• her mom sent her to love boat
• sabine hosts family reunions every year. the house is extremely cramped and crowded, there’s at least 70 people in inside because only half the family could make it.
• “we have two 40-year-old cousins in hong kong from your jiu jiu’s first marriage, but we don’t really talk to them. i think the younger one is a singer”
  
• that jiu jiu is currently sitting on the couch and has two six-year-olds with his second wife
• there’s a mountain of shoes at the front door and finding your own pair is like playing “where’s waldo”
• especially when you have a lot of cousins in your teens and twenties who all wear the exact same adidas sneakers
• long before adrien marinette’s biggest crush was jay chou and she dreamed of being a S.H.E. member
• sabine would not wear a qipao 24/7 HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THIS!!!
• she dresses in ankle-length mom jeans and a blouse with the sleeves rolled halfway up and carried a gucci handbag, change my mind
• she becomes friends with kagami and brings her to her house and says “oh by the way can you tell my mom you’re chinese but don’t understand or speak it? thanks”
• adrien and marinette let the families meet. gabriel reaches for the bill, but it’s nowhere to be found. sabine is cackling in the corner, having finally found someone who doesn’t know the bathroom trick.
• she approves of the match once she finds out adrien’s grades and family income because marrying smart and rich will get you places
• marinette’s friends think her house is pretty chinese when they walk in with the ink paintings and scrolls. her older cousin’s house on the other hand, has a those plus a shrine plus a buddha statue plus jade turtles and frogs with coins on their heads and in their mouths RESPECTIVELY plus a tape continuously playing buddhist chants.
• her mom always tried to give her teachers gifts at the end of the semester and it was embarrassing because NOBODY ELSE DID IT
• her friends watched anime but like… she grew up on the old ones like shin chan and doraemon, but the chinese dubs
• speaking of which she has tapes of the three monks and tadpoles looking for their mother and nezha conquers the dragon king in her room at the moment

• All those family members have very specific names. It’s not just her cousin, it’s her younger male cousin on her father’s side (堂弟 in Mandarin). Talking to her family can be a nightmare when she can hardly remember how this person is related to her, much less their title.
• Marinette is totally one of those people who perfers chopsticks and will eat anything with them. And yes spaghetti is a noodle dish I will eat it with chopsticks, fight me.
• Sabine has three half empty bottles of Tiger Balm lying around the house.
• The spring festival rolls around and oh my fuck what asshole cousin put a string of firecrackers in my bathtub!?
• Marinette absolutely does befriend Kagami and has that Asian Friendship ™ experience we all know. It’s refreshing to be able to talk about your trip to see your grandparents without stopping to explain hong bao or titles/names like Nai Nai and Ye Ye. Also who doesn’t like sharing traditional food? Nothing like gossiping over sesame balls. These two are absolute Asian Legends and y'all can fight me.
• Sabine is absolutely the kind of asian mom who regularly uses a really fancy tea set. Marinette was not allowed to touch it until she was 10 because she’s such a clutz.

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THE ANIMAL NOT THE COP KHFGJFGHHHJ

Same energy

I’m glad he clarified tbh

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01/10/19

Women in Kyrgyzstan Fight Against Bride Kidnapping

• Fashion designer Zamira Moldosheva is part of a rising public movement against bride kidnapping that has included such events as charity bike rides and flag installations with campaigners saying more events would be planned this year.
• “Bride kidnapping is not our tradition, it should be stopped,” she said, adding that bride kidnapping was a form of forced marriage and not a traditional practice.