For the past couple of years, our country has been ruled by a man known as Napoleon Bonaparte. Many of the citizens of France have mixed feelings about him and have been arguing about whether Napoleon has made France a better and thriving nation, or if he has made it worse than it was in the time of the Monarchy's. On the one hand, people believe that Napoleon’s reforms are changing France for the better because of the military advancements and freedom he gives to the people of France. On the other hand, some citizens believe his reforms haven’t changed anything, or even believe that his ideas cause France and its’ economy to decline. Although some people do believe that his reforms are damaging France, I believe Napoleon’s reforms are more …show more content…
France didn’t have its own central bank, nor did it have any rules which regulated how much money was to be spent by the government, and for what reason. Fortunately, after Napoleon was put in power, he established a strong government which was free of corruption and disorganization. Also, he created the Bank of France, which also helped stabilize the debt they had. Upon asking a government official to compare France’s economic status from before and after the rule of Napoleon, they said “the rise of Napoleon has been the best thing that happened to our country, he has helped the economy of France flourish. We now have a corruption- free government whose economy is doing much better. Before the rule of Napoleon, saw that the ex-peasants were having trouble paying for basic necessities because of the high taxes. Now, they are able to spend some money on things they want because they do not have to pay it all in taxes.” Because France’s economy was improving, Napoleon makes sure that the third estate was not required to pay high taxes which they could not affotrd. This makes the people who earn less money more content since they were now able to spend the money they usually would on taxes, on things for their own pleasure instead. Since everyone is to pay taxes depending on how much money they made, it caused more people to live happy and more economically stable