How Did Louis Xiv Make Political Decisions

Political decisions should be decide from the top down due to complete control over everything. King Louis XIV is a great example of why political decisions should be run from top down. These reason include war, economics, and preservation of power. King Louis XIV was a master of warfare, money was not a problem so he bought a professional army that was one of the best army in the world. Loius desired power so he soon began expanding his borders. To do this a builder named Vauban designed trench warfare this allowed Louis to go to the front line and have the enemy surrender to him which made other country fearful of not just his war power but him himself. Also this made his subjects also see him as a force to be reckoned with. It also gave …show more content…
This makes France more wealthier since subjects are now paying taxes which leads to the king has more money which equals more power and larger armies. To help put this system in action merchants had tax breaks which lead other merchants to move to France and to trade in France. Also France would bring other merchants into the country so France wouldn't have to import goods and skills and then only would export. This lead to France becoming more self sufficient. Also the government invented tax farming this was when private companies paid the government to collect taxes. Now the government got money for collecting taxes and didn't have to spend any on collecting them.(class notes) A huge project that helped france in the long run was the making of the Canal du Medi which was a canal that went straight through France. This saved time and money from going all around spain to sail to the other half of France. This also helped france export more easily and also gave them a steady flow of money when merchants crossed the canal. All of this helped finance the kings large budget and kept France a strong world