Controller general of France from 1662 to 1683, this mercantilist sought to promote national economic prosperity by maximizing exports, limiting imports, and building up France's supply of gold and silver. He expanded the role of the government in the economy and promoted the building of roads and canals, as well as the expansion of the merchant fleet. For ten points, who 
Controller general of France from 1662 to 1683, this mercantilist sought to promote national economic prosperity by maximizing exports, limiting imports, and building up France's supply of gold and silver. He expanded the role of the government in the economy and promoted the building of roads and canals, as well as the expansion of the merchant fleet. For ten points, who was this minister of finance under Louis XIV?
Controller general of France from 1662 to 1683, this mercantilist sought to promote national economic prosperity by maximizing exports, limiting imports, and building up France's supply of gold and silver.
Jean-Baptiste {Colbert}