nd even kept aclose eye on the money circulation of his own faithful court 37. Also, running parallel to Ashcraft 7Napoleon's preservation of equality, government promotion was not determined by ethnicor social standing but simply ability. Fundamentally, those who were known for their loyalservice and accomplishments were those considered for advancement. Napoleon's theoryof government " is summarized in two sayings: men are moved by two levers only: fearand self-interest " 38. If France was to survive under Napoleon, legal reform was a necessity. TheRevolution had left France with an entanglement of random and contradictory laws: Onearea might be guided by Church law, another by feudal law, and yet another by ancientcustoms. Something that was legal in one town might be illegal a few miles away 39. During the Revolution, a total of 14,400 laws had been passed, and not one of them useful to Napoleon 40. Napoleon once again saw equality as a desire of the French people andso he took action. Although Napoleon sat in on every meeting, he asked a group oftrusted men to create a new set of laws for the French in 1804; the product was called theCivil Code 41. A large number of citizens benefited from the new code while some wereat a great disadvantage. First, the document reiterated the separation of church and stateand also freedom of religion which had already been established 42. Other benefitsincluded the abolition of serfdom and the protection of property rights that had been givento the peasants during the Revolution 43. Laws against trade unions and strikes were away to reassure the owners of their position above the workers 44. At this point,Napoleon had cleverly appealed to all levels of society in one form or another. Very Ashcraft 8similar to the means of government promotion, the Code disregarded a man's backgroundto determine his profession: he was free to choose 45. While men benefited the most fromthe Civil C...
