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French merchants and manufacturers were strictly regulated to stay away from what Colbert regarded as wasteful competitors and to make certain that their goods have been of higher quality. Colbert tried to encourage the development of domestic manufactures to replace goods that France had had to import from abroad, in particular costly luxury solutions. Hismercantilistpolicies discouraged imports through higher tariffs and attempted to develop up export industries whose sales abroad would boost the quantity of dollars flowing into the kingdom. In the course of the final 15 years of her life Eleanor displayed extraordinary abilities as a ruler. Richard spent...