Zvikeche kubva kuSiam - Thailand kuburikidza neDutch magirazi: Strange vakomana, avo maSiamese….

Munguva yekugara kwake seDutch consul muSiam, Willem Hendrik Senn weBasel akaramba achishamiswa nenyika uye kunyanya vanhu. Nekudaro, kuzvarwa nekurerwa muDutch East Indies, anofanira kunge akashandiswa kune chimwe chinhu…

Pasinei nekuti kabhuku kake Sketches kubva kuSiam inotsauka muzvinhu zvakawanda kubva kutsanangudzo dzechinyakare dzakakungurutswa kubva kumichina panguva iyoyo, akabvumirana zvachose pane chimwe chinhu nemamwe maEuropean peni knights aive azvipira zviitiko zvavo zveSiamese papepa: maSiamese akange asina hanya nehutsanana hweveruzhinji.

Verenga uye unakirwe paanotaura nezve yaimbova Chinatown muzvinonhuwira uye mavara: 'Mushure memaminitsi mashoma ekufamba isu tatovapo. 'Munyika yeChina. handina kumbosvikako.' asi ndinofunga kuti mumaguta ane vanhu vakawanda zvikuru eHumambo hweKudenga hamuna kuungana kwevanhu vakawanda munzvimbo diki, musisina nzvimbo ine tsvina uye hapasisina kunhuwa kunosemesa kupfuura pano, munzvimbo idzi dzeBangkok. (...) Musika wezvinyorwa zvipenyu uye zvitsva uri panowo, uye unosiyaniswa nemwero wakatokura wetsvina, umo imbwa dzinohwanda dzinodya marara, nepo vana vachibata hove mugomba rinonhuwa rinomhanya kumativi ese emugwagwa, vatakuri vemvura, vatengesi nevanotonhorera vanoenda nekudzoka vachifamba uye vakuru veSiamese vakauraya nguva yavo nekufamba. Kutenderera kwakanaka hakuna chokwadi, kunyangwe kune dzimwe nguva kuine mapurisa ekuzvarwa akapfeka mayunifomu akasakara. Pano muChina akamisa chivako chechinguvana pakati pomugwagwa kuti anamate mwari wake; Zvishoma zvishoma isu tinofanirwa kupfuura pasi pechiChinese theatre, panjodzi yekuti chimwe chinhu chisingazorodze chinodonha kubva mairi panguva imwe chete; mabhiza, akatasva nehafu-akashama Siamese, anodzivisa kufamba kwatove kwakaoma zvakanyanya, uye nekuda kwekuchenjerera isu nguva dzose tinofanira kutarisa kumativi ose, kuitira kuti tirege kuwana nguva yekubhadhara zvakakosha misoro yevakadzi yakaisvonaka, iyo. itawo kuti nzvimbo ino inakidze. Runako urwu michero yemusanganiswa weChinese neSiamese.'

Kunyange muzinda wamambo hauna kupukunyuka maitiro aya: 'Tichipinda isu zvakare tinorohwa nekamwe kakasiyana-siyana. Tsvina nekupfuma zvakabatana pano. Pedyo nemifananidzo yakaisvonaka yebhuronzi, yakavanzwa pasi pezvinomera zvinopisa zvinopararira, pedyo namadhiragoni akagurwa misoro, ma<em>mandarin echiChinese akagadzirwa negranite ane mitezo yakachekwa, muchivanze cheWat wamambo, akafukidzwa namatairi epasi endarira, pane. zvidhori zviviri zvakaisvonaka zvemarble, naLouis XIV zvakapiwa. Chimiro chechiHindu chinokunda mumuzinda, asi unyanzvi hweEurope hauna kubviswawo. Iyo facade inototeedzera iyo yeTuileries. Uye pedyo nemakamuri akapfuma, akashongedzerwa nemidziyo yedamaski yebhuruu neyesirika, pane makamuri anogara mazana evakadzi, kunyange zvikumbaridzo zvawo zvakafukidzwa netsvina inosemesa zvikuru inoparadza mhepo.'

Kunyange zvazvo asina kuvanza kunzwira tsitsi kwake vaSiamesewo zvavo, akanga akasiyana zvachose paakazviisa mumusoro make. Sketches kubva kuSiam pamusoro pavapfumi navane simba muumambo. Kunyangwe ndisina kuwana humbowo hwakazara muNational Archives muThe Hague, ndine fungidziro yakasviba kuti mumwe kana vanopfuura vevanhu veSiamese vane simba neimwe nzira vaive neruoko mukumanikidzwa kusiya basa kwaWillem Hendrik Senn weBasel semumiriri uye kuti iye. Sketches kubva kuSiam ajaira kuwana uremu hwake. Semuenzaniso, pakutsanangura mabiko egadheni panzvimbo yakafara yeGurukota rezvekune dzimwe nyika, haana kukwanisa kuramba kusanganisira mufananidzo unokatyamadza we, mumeso ake, asina musoro weSiamese. Beau Monde kupenda: ' VaSiamese, kunyanya avo vanga vari muEurope kwenguva pfupi kana yakareba uye saka vanonzwisisa chimwe chiRungu uye vakawana dzimwe tsika dzeEurope, vanotora mukana uyu kuratidza zvavakadzidza. Inosanganisira kutamba mabhiridha, kunwa uye kutuka, kutaura anecdotes ane ushingi uye kupfeka hembe dzakanaka. Ndiwo mugumisiro chete wedzidzo yavo inokosha.'

Sekunge kuti izvi zvanga zvisina kukwana, Willem Hendrik akanzwa kuti matunhu aitungamira munyika aisanganisira manyepo: 'Mukuru kana mupfumi weSiamese anoshandura husiku huve masikati uye zvakasiyana, kazhinji haamuke pamubhedha pamberi pegumi mangwanani, anodya kudya kwemangwanani nemukadzi wake wekutanga uye anogamuchira vanhu vashoma vanoda nekukurumidza kutaura naye, uye ipapo. anoenda - zviri ipapo zvishoma nezvishoma akava one o'clock - zvakare akaenda kunorara kuti varege kubuda zvakare pamberi shanu kana matanhatu o'clock. Panguva iyoyo zuva rinotanga chaizvo kune ava vanhu vechiSiamese, vanotanga kushanda, kushanya, kupinda kana kuputsa nhaurirano uye sekutonga havadzokeri kumba kana kudenderedzwa remhuri yavo pamberi pepakati pehusiku. uko, kunze kwebhizinesi rese, ivo ivai nenguva muchiimba nokutamba, nokusetsa kana kuti nokudzokorora, kunoitwa nevadzimai vavo vaduku kana kuti vashandikadzi vavo, kutozosvikira na3 kana kuti 4:00 mangwanani, sepavanorarazve .'

Tisingarevi kupambadza kwevapfumi nevane simba: 'Izvo izvo kunyangwe muenzi akasarudzika kuSiam asingatadze kuona inzira inoshamisira iyo vakuru veSiamese kana vapfumi vanoshandisa mari yavo. Izvi zvinoratidzwa nekuwanda kwengarava dzechitsinga dzinogona kuwanikwa mumahombekombe erwizi kana muhova dzisingaverengeki nemigero inokamura Bangkok kuita zvitsuwa zvakawanda. Kusiiwa kana kungorindwa nevaranda vashoma, avo vamene vanobira mudziyo wezvinhu zvose zvinokosha kuti vagutse ruchiva rwavo rwokubhejera kana kuti upombwe; Izvi zvinopupurirwazve nematemberi eBuddha anogara achiwedzerwa, nepo kudzorera temberi dziripo kwaizopfuura zvakakwana; Dzimba dzamambo dzakanaka dzakashongedzerwa nekupfuma dzinopupurirawo izvi, izvo zvisingambobatiki nechinangwa chekuita kuti pesvedzero inokuvadza yenguva uye kushandiswa zvinyangarike; Pakupedzisira, zvigadzirwa zvisingaverengeki zveunyanzvi neindasitiri yeEurope zvinopupurira izvi, izvo zvakatengwa nemitengo isinganzwiki, zvozongobva zvaregeredzwa uye kukanganwika.

Chero zvazvingava, zvinoramba zviri chokwadi chinoshamisa kuti aimbove mumiriri haana kuzeza kufumura akati wandei maitiro matsva uye - izvo zvaive zvisina kujairika panguva iyoyo - anonzi murume nebhiza paakataura kuti yaimbova imba yekugara yehama dzeFalck. & Co. yakanga yashandurwa kuita institution ' asingakurudziri hupenyu hwemhuri uye ane zita rinofanirwa kuramba risina kutaurwa nekuda kweuchenjeri', akabva aratidza kushamisika kwake pamusoro pokubatanidzwa kwomumwe wevane simba zvikuru muguta muimba iyi youfeve: 'Kuti tiratidze mamiriro ehunhu hwenyika ino, zvinonzi sangano iri riri pasi pekuchengetedzwa kwakanyanya kwaGavhuna weBangkok, Phra Rott Rong Murry.  (Pya Rong Mu'ang) mamiriro, uye, vamwe vanoti; yakasimbiswa pachinzvimbo chake. Anoudzora uye anonakidzwa nekubatsira kwemari kwahwo; Pamusoro pezvo, akapomerwa mhosva yekuunganidza mutero wekuchengetedza dzimwe dzimba dzakadai, iyo inokwana chikamu chimwe kubva mugumi chemari yose, uye gore negore anounza mari inosvika mazana matatu emakattis kana 300 guilders, iyo, maererano nemasangano enyika. , inongoshandiswa pakuvaka nekugadzirisa mabhiriji, migwagwa nemigero.'  Kana kuti sei neiyi: 'Mhuri yekare Regent - the Surawongse, inowanzonzi Kalahome -  inogamuchira 10% yeopium inotengeswa yakawanda nediki neHurumende pachayo.'

Kune - aimbove mumiriri wenyika, Willem Hendrik Senn wekuBasel aive akapinza zvisingaite muongororo yake yekupedzisira yevanhu vakuru munyika avo, semaonero ake, vakashatisa vanhu: ' Zviitiko zvinosuruvarisa zvatatsanangura uye zvatakapupurira hazvina kukudzwa kuvatongi veSiam sezvo vari kusaruramisira kune hunhu hwevanhu uye mweya wechitendero, uyo unofananidzwa zvakanaka neicho chemamwe marudzi eAsia nekuti inokurudzira kushivirira uye inoparidza kupfava, kurwisana nechisimba chakashata. Asi chido choumbozha uye kuzvitutumadza kwemachinda nevarume vakuru, vanoda kuzvienzanisa nevanokudzwa vemarudzi eEurope, zvakavaita kuti vaunze kuparara kwetsika dzevanhu kuti vagutse nguva dzose— kuwedzera nyota yemari. Vakaita opium kushungurudza uye kudhakwa hunhu hunozivikanwa hweSiamese; vakazadza dzimba dzokubhejera nedzimba dzokurwa nadzo majongwe: vakabvumira vagari vemo kuti vaomerwe navaroja, kuti mari yerendi ikwidzwe zvisina kuenzana kuti vabatsirwe; Mupawnship vakaita kuti vanhu vawane nzira yekunyura nekudhakwa kwavo nekubhejera; vakashandura ugororo nekuuraya kuita bhizinesi rinopa mari kune vakuru, iro majeri anopa vashandi vanodiwa ...'

Zvichakadaro, zana nemakumi mana emakore gare gare, ndinoshamisika kana zvematongerwo enyika eThe Hague akagadzwa nekudururwa kwaWillem Hendriks panguva iyo, mushure mekupokana kweVOC, hukama naSiam hwakatanga kugadzikana zvakare ...