Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms, Volume 5

Southeast Seas: Coastal Nations

Though the local braves original: 豪 (háo), referring to local militia or irregular leaders can occasionally withstand the cavalry and infantry of the English English (Yīng jí lì): Great Britain, their soldiers lack discipline. Once their defensive palisades are breached, they inevitably fall into a state of chaotic retreat and scattering.

The military organization of Annam Annam (Ān nán): an historical name for Vietnam, however, is trained according to European Europe (Ōu luó bā): the Western continent military tactics and may be considered a disciplined force. In terms of troop strength, around the year 1800 the sixth year of the Jiaqing reign, they numbered approximately 140,000. Today, they do not exceed 50,000, of whom 30,000 are stationed within the royal capital to protect the King.

It is reported that the King of Annam possesses gold coinage in his treasury amounting to 7.14 million yuan original: 員 (yuán), likely referring to the Spanish silver dollars or similar international trade coins circulating at the time, while his silver is beyond calculation.

The population of Myanmar Myanmar (Miǎn diàn): Burma is roughly five million; the population of Siam Siam (Xiān luó): Thailand is roughly 1.2 million. The population of the Tonkin region of Annam Tonkin (Dōng jīng): Northern Vietnam is 5,104,000. Laos Laos (Là ā shì): the Lao kingdoms has a population of approximately 840,000, and Yan-lai-you likely a phonetic transliteration of a Malay state or "Malayu" has a population of roughly 190,000. Additionally, there are approximately 440,000 Chinese individuals registered in those regions.

Their official systems, ceremonial regalia, and writing systems broadly follow...