As far as I remember, there was already quite a solid industry, still reflected in the streets of Hanoi. Vietnamese potery were a solid substitute to Chinese onesThese peasants-turned-craftsmen, however, were not able to develop into a strong merchant class because they were crippled by court bureaucracy which controlled the Vietnamese guilds and could tax their artisans out of business. Because of this, along with other reasons, they remained craftsmen and merchants who only traded locally and who were not able to develop their skills on an industrial scale.
Is that another PoD? Why did they change their mind?The Niens, lacking a coherent ideology and goals aside from expelling the Qing, decided to cast their lot with the Taipings. Zhang Lexing, leader of the Nian rebels, was granted the title of Prince Zhang by Hong Xiuquan, a title that he was far from happy with as Zhang himself had claimed the title of "Great Han Prince with the Mandate of Heaven".
I guess that means no spread of the latinised script?As Vietnamese scripture is similar to those of China, the boost in teachers was welcomed with thousands of new schools being opened up across the country staffed by Chinese teachers. By the end of 1870, Dai Viet’s literacy rate was almost tripled compared to before the refugee crisis.