But such propagandist zeal as animated the Directorate did not prevent the looting of the treasures of the liberated peoples to relieve the financial embarrassment of the French Government.

• 但是，激励督政官的这种宣传热情并没有阻止他们掠夺各国被解放人民的财富，以此来缓解法国政府的财政窘迫。