After holding a number of legal positions he purchased, as was the practice, the office of master of requests, a post that often led to appointment as intendant, the chief administrator of a district.

• 这就是马克思所说的“杜尔哥试图预先采取法国革命的措施”。这些法令国王同意了，枢密院通过了，但议会不予备案。