Who Collected Taxes Under King Louis?
Who Collected Taxes Under King Louis? The ferme générale (French pronunciation: [fɛʁm ʒeneʁal], “general farm”) was, in ancien régime France, essentially an outsourced customs, excise and indirect tax operation. It collected duties on behalf of the King (plus hefty bonus fees for themselves), under renewable six-year contracts. What were French government agents called? The French