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1.04 Post Necker, Pre Chaos
French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)
The French Government's Debt Time Bomb
The nation looked fine after the first shot was fired when france openly entered the conflict in 17 78. When the war ended in september 17 83, some several thousand shots later, france still looked fine. By the time peace reigned once more, the sturdiness of france's finances was, in fact a complete illusion. Necker had cooked the books in his compe de rendu of 17 81, and in reality, a future bankruptcy was now a real threat. Yet despite this uncomfortable fiscal reality, the french government made hardly any serious attempts to cut the wire until the clock was just about done. Despite the obvious threat bankruptcy could bring to a nation, the french
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