Thua Thien Hue in the first half of the nineteenth century (1802 - 1858)
The rules are roughly the same as those of the Le dynasty. Under the king, everything was done by the Ministry: the Ministry of Domestic Affairs, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Laws, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Infantry. In addition to the six ministries, there is a censorate. In 1834, Emperor Minh Mang established the Privy Council to discuss the issue of the national army.
Gia Long Emperor divided the territory from north to south into 23 Tran and 4 Doanh. In the 12th year of Minh Mang (1831), the court divided from Quang Tri to the North into 18 provinces, and after 1832, continued to divide from Quang Nam to the South into 12 provinces. The whole country now has 30 provinces and Thua Thien province. In the 15th year of Minh Mang (early 1835), the court added 3 more districts in Thua Thien: Phong Dien, Huong Thuy and Phu Loc. Thus, up to this point, Thua Thien has all 6 districts: Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Huong Tra, Phu Vang, Huong Thuy, and Phu Loc.
In the nineteenth century, Thua Thien Hue included the capital, so it was often paid attention by the Hue court to the people, developing all fields to create a firm place for the dynasty.
Economically, the Nguyen Dynasty had preferential policies for agricultural development in Thua Thien, banned the purchase and sale of public land, set up Thuong Binh warehouses, Cultivale department, Plantation department, Binh Thua Depot, Tien Nong esplanade, tax exemption in case of crop failure, construction of irrigation works, embankment of saltwater dam, canal excavation, river excavation. In 1808 the Duong Xuan River was dug, in 1814 the An Cuu River (Loi Nong) was dug, in 1835 the Pho Loi River was dug. However, until the first half of the nineteenth century, the level of technology in agricultural production was still limited, tools had not made important advances and crop yields were still low.
Together with agriculture, handicrafts Thua Thien Hue in the first half of the nineteenth century, there was also a significant development, many craft villages became famous: Phuoc Tich pottery village (Phong Dien); Trieu Son hat village (Huong Tra); Su Lo Dong (Phu Loc), Phu Cam (Hue); iron smithing and smelting villages in Phu Bai (Huong Thuy), Hien Luong (Phong Dien); copper casting in Duong Xuan; embroidery in Hue; carpentry and sculpture of My Xuyen... The handicraft operation has two divisions, in addition to folk craft villages, there is also a handicraft workshop managed by the court. The crafts have contributed to the face of Hue culture, boldly imprinted on the physical architecture and in the spiritual life of people. In addition to the handicrafts, in Hue, there are also the most famous sea salt production villages, Diem Truong and Phung Chinh (Phu Loc).
A large part of the craftsmen gathered in a professional organization was the Tuong Cuc (statue)(called Ty, or Doi in Gia Long period). The number of Tuong Cuc in the capital is many, statues can be produced independently or become a part of a large workshop - the imperial court.
The development of handicrafts not only contributed to meeting the needs of royal life and the construction of the capital but also created a source of goods to promote business development. In the first half of the 19th century, the network of district markets was evenly for