Chapter 323 Soap
At this time, France's rights were divided into three parts. The first was the traditional aristocracy. These aristocracy did not need to pay taxes and had their own fiefdoms. One or two aristocracy was nothing, but when these traditional aristocracy joined forces, the French king was not easy to speak.
The second is the church, which has been even longer. While endorsing the imperial power of the French king, the church has achieved great benefits through the privileges of the church.
The third is the French bankers, who were the emerging commercial class in France. Napoleon was the spokesperson for French bankers. Later, the vigorous Paris Commune was defeated by French bankers with money to hire German soldiers.
At this time, Paris was the financial center of Europe, and bills issued from BNP Paribas can be used throughout Europe.
Since Gianni began the industrial revolution in France, these three groups of people have begun to jump up and down. For example, the old nobles believed that the railway through their land would affect the number of eggs and grain production of hens in the territory.
Missionaries also believe that the rumbling passing of trains on the railway will affect the sleep of ancestors.
Bankers quickly saw the benefit of railways, which was that they could quickly transport goods on land in large quantities, but bankers wanted to control the railways in their own hands, how could they not do such a profitable business?
However, now the French King Louis XVI has paid off their loans. There are more than 3 billion in the treasury, and the fiscal level is completely good, even if there is no tax collection in the next three years, so we can completely avoid those French bankers.
As for the royal factory that invests in, there will be great dividends after three years of profitability. Even if Queen Anne spends tens of millions or hundreds of millions of francs every year, she will not be empty after three years.
Moreover, in the past three years of tax exemption, Louis XVI has appeased the citizens and small and medium-sized merchants, farmers, handicraftsmen, etc. As for the unemployed population, Jenny has built so many factories, which must be manpower, even if it is a good idea to train for several months after recruitment.
In addition to these, Jenny also took out money to build parallel highways with carriages and roads everywhere outside the railway.
In the 21st century, everyone understands the principle that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. This era is similar, because poor places must be remote places. Europe's Mediterranean region has been relatively wealthy for thousands of years because of its convenient water transportation system.
Nordic countries such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden are relatively wealthy because of their rich fishery resources and convenient maritime transportation systems. Nordic shipping during the Hanseatic League period was able to communicate with each other. If a city famine occurs, you can buy food from other cities immediately.
Louis XVI was not just a French king who could be a locksmith, but he still had some political skills, otherwise he would not say in front of the guillotine, "I will die of my innocence, and I hope my blood will prevent the French people from bleeding again in the future."
In fact, Louis XVI's personality is still a little soft. If Louis XVI was a tyrant, his reform measures in history may have been successful with the blood of countless old nobles, missionaries and bankers.
Faced with the opposition between the three classes, Louis XVI said to the old French nobles: "If you donate one hundred billion francs to the French royal family, the railway will not go from your territory."
Louis XVI said to the missionaries again: "If the church can donate 10 billion francs to the royal family, then France can not build railways."
Turning to the head, Louis XVI said to the bankers again: "If anyone can donate one hundred billion francs to the royal family, he will get the right to build a railway in France."
Louis XVI imply that the rights of Marquis Jenny were obtained by donating 10 billion francs to the royal family. You are unwilling to pay, so what are you going to pay here?
If these three classes do not join forces and each gathers 10 billion francs, it is not a difficult task. Needless to say, the old nobles are always tax-free. In addition, don't underestimate the financial resources of the church. Bankers are naturally the richest among the three classes.
However, if they were asked to spend 10 billion francs to seek some kind of rights in France, they might spend 10 billion francs to overthrow the existing French regime because it would be more economical.
Now we can see Louis XVI's three-year vision of tax exemption. During the tax exemption period, the people's burden was much lower. Even those who were not full before could eat enough now can eat enough. Those who had no jobs have found a job, and their salary level is pretty good.
The French people who can eat enough will not rebel. They are not as good as starving to death today. If they are rebellious, they will die. Who will rebel?
Later, in history, the citizens of Paris vigorously captured the Bastille, and finally found seven prisoners from the Bastille that were rumored to be detained and tortured hundreds of revolutionaries, two of whom were mentally ill, four were fakes, and one was the Marquis of Thade who committed the crime of debauchery.
Even if three classes can fool a small group of people to rebel, it will not be able to form a scale. The French Army had just defeated the British in the New World, and its combat effectiveness and quantity are now the biggest European brothers. In addition, the national finances are not short of money, suppressing a small rebellion is not easy to defeat.
Zhang Cheng had nothing to do at home, and Paris was so scented that he didn't want to go to. Paris' urban construction plan Jenny had already made a proposal, waiting for Louis XVI to pass, and after building a cement factory and a cement component factory, one block after another, Paris was not in a big way in this era, so we had to put the water in the house.
Seeing the construction of the royal factories one after another, Zhang Cheng remembered that he could make soap. Although it was the kind of homemade after buying various raw materials, Zhang Cheng understood the process. How difficult is it? It was nothing more than oil, alkali, and water.
There seems to be no simpler in industrial products. Besides, soap also plays a great role in human life. Without soap, what should we pick up!
So, after taking the ride-hailing ride, he hung up the Royal Soap Company brand, Zhang Cheng built a factory here, recruited workers to train, and began to produce soap and soap.
When making soap soap, the by-product obtained is glycerin. Even if this thing is not used as a bomb, it can be used to blend wine. France was originally a major wine producer.
Soon, cheap soap and soap were launched. The pig pancreas that people used to use before were beaten so much, in fact, the formula for adding wood ash and oil to react with sodium hydroxide is the same, but the latter has a higher purity and has obtained a better product.
Not to mention, Zhang Cheng started a company here for large-scale production, and the cost and price were naturally lower. It would be strange if he could not occupy the market.
Chapter completed!