I had no idea tax collecting was outsourced in 17th century France. For others interested, I found a little bit more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferme_g

I had no idea tax collecting was outsourced in 17th century France. For others interested, I found a little bit more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferme_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale#Tax_farming_before_Colbert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferme_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale#Tax_f...