The Ruan royal family is the last feudal dynasty of the ancient Annan Kingdom. Their fate has been doomed since the French began to colonize here. At present, the French still hope that this feudal dynasty will stabilize the political situation, so they can still stay in the north.
But with the development of the times, the advancement of science and technology, and the fragmentation of feudal ideas, this royal family will be swept into the garbage dump sooner or later. They have already anticipated this tragic ending.
A weak country naturally has its own rules for survival. The most critical point is to be smart, to be very aware of the nature of being a weak country, and to be extremely vigilant against dangers.
From the moment Emperor Jiaqing gave Vietnam the name, the Ruan family knew that the Central Plains Dynasty was unreliable, and they never believed in themselves.
This is really a story. During the Jiaqing Dynasty, King Ruan Phu Ying of Annan made a petition to Beijing City, requesting the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to add the name of Annan Kingdom to Nanyue Kingdom.
Emperor Jiaqing was no fool. As soon as he heard the name, he knew what this small Nanyue country was up to. It wanted to inherit the legal system of the ancient Nanyue country!
The Kingdom of Nanyue was the first feudal regime established by the Han people in the south after Qin Shihuang. Zhao Tuo was a proper Central Plains native, with a surname from Zhengding, Hebei!
This is the first historical record of the founding of the country in Guangdong, Guangxi, Annan, Fujian...these regions. This is the first appearance of national civilization.
This name is not valuable, but the political meaning behind it is so exquisite!
Of course, the Ruan family did not dare to go to war with the Qing Dynasty. They also knew that they could not defeat the Qing Dynasty, but they also grew up reading the books of Han sages, including the Historical Records and the Twenty-Four Histories.
It's not like they didn't understand the historical laws of the rise and fall of dynasties. To ask the Qing emperor for a title for the South Vietnam Kingdom was to provide a legal basis for the future.
When the chaos and warlord war breaks out in the Central Plains, with the banner of South Vietnam, he can naturally expand his power to Guangxi and Guangdong!
God knows how many prefectures and counties they will be allowed to eat by then? Even if the territory is not lost, it won't do if millions of people are taken away!
Jiaqing saw through the evil intentions of these southern black men at a glance, rejected their request, and then gave the Ruan royal family a Vietnamese title in a prank.
This is the origin of the name of Vietnam, which was granted by Emperor Jiaqing!
Vietnam, Vietnam, means the south of the South Vietnam Kingdom. The subtext is very clear. Your little broken country is a wild land further south than the ancient South Vietnam Kingdom.
I, the Central Plains, have no interest in taking your territory, and you can’t even think of taking advantage of us, just go away and stay!
The name Vietnam is actually a very shameful memory for the Nguyen royal family, but it doesn't matter to ordinary people.
There are even some clever Vietnamese scholars who will smugly fantasize about "Vietnam, Vietnam, the south of Vietnam... Vietnam is a barbaric land in the eyes of the Central Plains people, let alone the barbaric south!" '
'Oh, what a good thing! This shows that the Qing Dynasty has no interest in annexing our territory, and we can continue to live our good days! '
Does this self-soothing therapy look familiar? It is also the tragedy of a weak country!
But just a few days after Ruan was a member of the royal family, a group of French people suddenly came from the south. They wanted to preach as soon as they arrived.
Well, just preach, but inexplicably a foreign devil pastor dies!
Now the French had an excuse. They bombed with warships and landed the Marines. Saigon was captured in three attacks and five divided by two. The Nguyen royal family cowered in the north and did not dare to resist.
These French invaders bombed Saigon and Da Nang indiscriminately, beating the Nguyen royal family to the point of losing their temper. Then the fleet was filled with supplies and sailed north. Where did the entire army go?
They all went to join the British fleet in Hong Kong and directly started the Second Opium War!
This was so helpless. Finally, the Ruan royal family realized that the French were going to fight the Qing Dynasty. When they passed by, Vietnam conveniently destroyed your country and established a colony.
What a tragedy for a small country! I can't even shed as many tears as I want!
But you should not underestimate the endurance of these small and weak countries. After a period of observation, the Nguyen dynasty, which was hiding in the north, suddenly discovered that these French people did not seem to have the intention to completely destroy their country.
They set up the Governor's Palace in Saigon, but only left a few thousand troops. They occupied ports, cities, and rivers and did business and collected commercial taxes.
That's right, these French people have snatched away commercial taxes, but these big noses have no interest in paying taxes on food and grain in the vast rural areas... In fact, the French simply don't have that many manpower to penetrate the countryside.
The Ruan Dynasty saw that this was okay. You had big fists and you took away the commercial tax and occupied the big cities, but the countryside is still mine!
I can still collect money and food, and my officials can still infiltrate into the countryside. This is not considered destroying the country!
How do they know that this is actually the beginning stage of deep colonization, semi-colony!
The French adopted a semi-colonial governance model, which somewhat maintained the face of the Nguyen dynasty. In addition, many uprising troops emerged in the north to fight against France, which also threatened the foundation of the Nguyen dynasty's rule.
After weighing the pros and cons, these black dwarfs from Annan Kingdom actually burrowed their heads in the sand and acted like ostriches!
The world is too ugly and dirty, what should I do? It's easy to handle, just close your eyes and you can't see!
Everyone in the Ruan Dynasty has learned to close their eyes and pretend to be confused. They are just like the Manchu and Eight Banners men who eat hard-core crops in Sijiu City. They can only eat, drink and play, as long as there are people under their feet who can be exploited and bullied. people.
Then no matter what changes he makes, don't tell me anything. I can't hear or see anything. I'm just blind!
But can such a life really last long?
The Qing Dynasty had no interest in Vietnam, and France was only interested in Vietnam's commercial interests. So wouldn't there be new powerful and cruel hungry wolves in this world to spy on?
Of course, the Chinese have already opened their bloody mouths and are waiting to bite this place!
Before Xiao Hexin arrived in Saigon and before the handover ceremony was held, the head of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Chinese clan, who was leaning on a cane, submitted his credentials to the Nguyen royal family.
The name Vietnam is not used once in the entire credentials, but only one name is Annan!
The feudal officials who were immersed in ancient writings smelled a signal of danger. It was clearly written in the Chinese national letter that they wanted to hand over all rights to the French.
After the ceremony, all French rights in Vietnam will be owned by the Chinese. The Nguyen dynasty is required to wait calmly, exercise restraint and wait patiently for the final results of the Chinese Grand Council.
"What? We still have to wait for the final result. In other words, you, the Chinese, want to take away your rights without even making a promise?"
"It's terrible. You are more bullying than the big French nose!"
