THIS CONTROVERSY AGAINST MONEY IS LINKED TO VERY SPECIFIC HISTORICAL CONDITIONS, SINCE BOISGUILLEBERT IS WAGING WAR AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE AND BLIND PASSION FOR GOLD, WHICH POSSESSED THE COURT OF LOUIS XIV, HIS GENERAL FARMERS AND HIS NOBILITY, WHILE PETTY EXALTS IN THIS PASSION FOR GOLD THE EFFECTIVE INSTINCT THAT DRIVES A PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR INDUSTRY AND CONQUER THE WORLD MARKET. WE NOTE THE FIERCE ANTAGONISM THAT IS CONSTANTLY BEING REPEATED BETWEEN THE TRULY ENGLISH AND FRENCH POLITICAL ECONOMIES.