Submit to royal authority? Or usher in the age of capitalism in France?

The 17th century was a time of rising capital. In the Netherlands, merchants said “no” to the king for the first time and rose in rebellion. In England, the king was defeated by merchants and sent to the guillotine.

Alphonse de Moller, a sailor from a later era, is fortunate enough to become a capitalist in France.

Now, faced with the ever-rising Sun King Louis XIV—what choice should he make?