These people have supported a rebellion against the French Government when he was a child. So, when he became king he has limited their powers.He did not allow aristocrats to hold highest state offices. Louis then started selecting capable middle-class men for his advisors. He was giving the middle-class to evolve. Louis would spend many hours each day attending government affairs. He wanted to strengthen the state as much as he could. Frances population grew to 17 million people, by far the largest in Europe. This was all help from the efficient ministers, Louis continued to consolidate his power.
By giving the middle-class a chance to evolve, Louis ended up making a great deal of money due to a man named Colbert. Colbert was able to double France’s income within ten year. He was able to do so by eliminating government waste and inefficiency, not by raising taxes. He developed a system called mercantilism. That allowed France to stop relying on imported good. Instead, They created their own good and made income my exported goods. He had cleared land for farming and encouraged mining. By all that has been done this has bolster the