LA FABULEUSE HISTOIRE DE MONSIEUR RIQUET
THE FABULOUS STORY OF MISTER RIQUET
Pierre-Paul RIQUET, baron de Bonrepos, fut l’ingénieur qui créa le fameux Canal du Midi entre la Garonne et la Méditerranée. Un portrait de cet homme qui ne s’intéressait qu’aux mathématiques et aux sciences. En tant que fermier général il était responsable de la collecte de la gabelle (impôt sur le sel) dans le Languedoc. Il devint riche et le Roi l’autorisa à récolter ses propres taxes. Cela le rendit encore plus riche, ce qui lui permit d’exécuter de grands projets.
Pierre-Paul Riquet, baron de Bonrepos, was the engineer and canal-builder responsible for the building of the Canal du Midi ( South of France), a 240 kilometers long artificial waterway. A portrait of this man who was only interested in mathematics and science. As a farmer general he was a tax farmer responsible for the collection and administration of the salt tax in Languedoc. He became wealthy and was given the permission by the King to levy his own taxes. He executed grand technical projects with technical expertise.
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