Chapter 264: Competing in Industry

Afterwards, Joseph barely listened to Fouche's report, since he had the documents and could read them later at his leisure.

Once Fouche had left, Joseph looked out at the sunlight and stretched his back with effort.

It must be said that after a year of his handling, he had stabilized the debt, gotten through the famine, and improved the plight of the lower classes. The likelihood of France facing a major calamity was now almost non-existent. He had preliminarily solved the most pressing survival issues.

But the cost was disturbing the Old Nobility's piece of the cake, which triggered new social issues.

Nevertheless, the size of the domestic cake was finite. Giving a larger share to the peasant class naturally meant the aristocracy would get less.

Therefore, if he wanted the aristocracy to reliably unite around the Royal Family and continue contributing to France's prosperity, the cake had to be enlarged. It was essential to involve them in the new process of cake distribution.